I had a little free time tonight, so did some quick searches for you. Maybe this will help you. Check out http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sheboygan/1855cen5.htm It seems they probably arrived before 1855 as it looks like your Herman and maybe two boys (or maybe brothers of his) were living in Sheboygan City in 1855. I found Herman in the 1860, 1870 and 1880 census for Sheboygan and Kaukauna census for 1900. None of them stated anything except he was born in Germany or Prussia. Nor did they have the immigration year. Too early. Nor did I see any children with him and Eva that might have been the two surviving children from Germany. But, not sure what age they were when they came over either. Do you know where the 5th child was born? Also, check out the US GenWeb pages for Sheboygan, WI at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sheboygan/sheboygn.htm Lots of hits for the names Jacob and Jacobs. I searched on www.castlegarden.org for Herman coming over, but was unsuccessful. I've never found my Nicolas Lofy that I know the exact ship and date he arrived on there either. But, have found other family members. That is only for if they came in to New York harbor, too. Mine did. I've got the passenger list. The family went from there to PA, then to IL. Do you know what port they arrived at? As others said, work your way backwards. Find obituaries, look for the supposed two children that came with them that survived the trip over, look for biographies, naturalization papers, marriage/birth records of the children, etc. Also, look for Jakobs spelling. Sometimes my Jacobs family was found that way. They were from Buedlich and Breidt, about 15 miles east of Trier. Sorry. Check out www.familysearch.org for films from Sheboygan and Outgamie Co, WI. Lots of records for both counties. If you need help with that, write back and I can send directions on how to find things. Good luck. Patty At 03:02 PM 9/27/2006, you wrote: >We are very new to this group, but would really appreciate >help/suggestions/ideas. > >We are interested in the birthplace of our Great Grandfather, HERMAN >JACOBS, his parents and siblings. There are two hints that he was from >Koblenz, but we hired a Dr. Anna Seegebrecht to check, and she found nothing >in Catholic Church records in Koblenz. > > >HERMAN JACOBS > >Born abt December 4, 1822 > >(We thought) Koblenz, Germany > >We do not know his parents or siblings. > >d. December 22, 1900 in Kaukauna, WI > > > >His first wife was > >Elizabeth BACH > >(We do not know date or anything about her.) > >The family story is that they left Germany in early 1850's > >With 4 children. Three died at sea and > >Elizabeth died in childbirth with 5th child, so together they had 2 living >children. > >We have not confirmed this story. > > > >Herman then married > >Eva ROMMELFANGER > >b. July 15, 1836 in Zerf, Germany > >daughter of Conrad & Anna Dickob ROMMELFANGER > >d. April 24, 1891 in Kaukauna, WI > >(This is our lineage and we do know quite a bit of Eva and Family) > >http://www.genealogienetz.de/vereine/wgff/trier/Familienbuecher > > was a tremendous resource. > > > >Thank you for taking the time to read all this, and if anyone can give us >some direction, it would be extremely appreciated!! > > > >Jake and Connie Jacobs > >behappy@ez-net.com