Jim wrote: QRYTEXT: Pierre Hector Napoleon Ecuyer (hus);Madeleine Soulet Ecuyer (wife);Leonce Ecuyer(son);George Lepold Ecuyer(son);and Emile Sylvester Ecuyer(son) left Niort, France and landed in Galveston Sept. 1850. After awhile they went to New Orleans, LA (between 9/1850 and 1851); #######method of transportation unknown####### My family and I would appreciate knowing the name of ship,and where to find proof of landing in Galveston; and possible information on their transportation to New Orleans. My previous personal visits to Galveston indicated the storm of 1900 had destroyed all or most records.The city was trying to reconstitute them, but lacked funds to complete the project.. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My Rankin family came from North Carolina through Louisiana and took a Steam boat to Galveston back in the same time frame. So you might be looking for Steam boat companies that docked in Galveston and Louisianna......They probably took the Steamboat back to Louisianna as well. My Rankins all Mom Pa and 10 children took refuge in the Old Catholic church (still standing to this day 99 years since) that was on higher ground on the island. All their posessions were swept away but they all survived the ordeal. If you send me your snail mail I can mail you a great write up from a book of Historical papers of Texas. It tells a first hand account of the hurricane before and after from the weather stations back then and a local journalist of that time living in Galveston. I could also try to scan it, this would be a first for me, and I could send it as an attachment. Let me know if you want to see any of it. Gale S. magnoyla@hotmail.com ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com