TCozz57795@aol.com wrote: > > My ancestor came from the Atlantic Seaboard, possibly Philadelphia or > Baltimore in 1846. > Since ship arrival records are scarce for this time frame, is it possible he > came to New Orleans and took another ship to Galveston or would he have been > on the original ship when he landed at Galveston. Is there a Galveston City > Directory for 1847-1850 era? > > Thanks for reading and any leads/assistance. > > Tom Tom, The City Directories at the Rosenberg Library only go back to 1856. Have you tried the 1850 U.S. Census? Jim Turner