A new message, "Ship Gerhard Hermann 1847," was posted by Nancy Wilson on Tue, 19 Oct 1999, on the Galveston County, Texas, Genealogy web site Queries section: Surname: BLOMEKE Submitted by: Nancy Wilson EMAIL: nancy.wilson13@gte.net DATE: Oct 19 1999 I am looking for info on the ship "Gerhard Hermann" which was lost opposite Virginia Point on Jan. 1, 1847 in a storm. It was carrying 120 immigrants & crew from Bremen, Germany. Only 66 survived. Newspaper reports? Descendants of survivors still lived in GLS in 1875: Fritz Coers, W. Brohn, Mrs. Muller, Mrs. Krohn. Any info deeply appreciated. Nancy