Germany and German Ancestry

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  • Gail Ann Meyer Kilgore

    if you can scan it you may get it translated.

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  • Estella K Johnson

    Interested particularly in locating German ancestory of the KLING surname, emigrated to Pennsylvania, USA about 1732, and resided in Lancaster county. Lutheran. Other German surnames are BARNHART/BERMHARDT in Berks county area of Pennsylvania 1700s and STOECKEL and BIEBER from Alsace to Pennsylvania 1850s.
  • Sylvia Irwin

    My Grandfather Allen Morley Hodgkinson was born in Hamburg Germany Dec. 1, 1892. His parents were Frederick Field Hodgkinson and Alice Morley. Frederick Field was a diplomat from England. Their were other children that I am trying to trace. I understand that their was as sister Alice? that married a German citizen.
    Anyone that know of this family, I would appreciate hearing from you.
    Sylvia Irwin
  • Carol Byers

    Patrice Houck Schadt, stated in her earlier comment that her ancestor died in Monroe County, PA. However Monroe County did not exist and was formed from Pike and Northampton a few years later. Suggest you look for records in these counties, and you might find records of yout ancestor?
    Carol
  • Heather Valdez Chambers

    Bob, I can find your message to message you back, so I'm doing it here. To search anything on this site, go to all groups, then there's a search feature there. Type in a keyword and then it will bring up all the messages and groups relating to what you're searching. Hope this helps.

    Heather
  • Jens Madsen

    Hi, I'm looking for a german family; Catharina Elisabeth Conrad and her parents Heirich Conrad and Christine Schör. I know Catharina is born march 3, 1829 and came to Denmark i 1858. I don't know excactly where she was born, but have some sugestions... Churhesen, Christerode and Oberamt is mentioned in her records... Can anyone tie these together or help me with more information about her, ex. siblings? I don't have any information about her parents either...
  • Melissa Doum

    I'm looking for my husband's grandparents: Dr. Johann Doum (1915-1996) and Nanni Dunselmann (1917-1988). They were both born in Germany but died in the U.S. They had a son Christopher and Ludwig.
  • Bob Krampetz

    Not all Germans came from Germany!

    Scans of Ellis Island records show many - if not most - Germans emigrating around the turn of the century (~1900), and later, were leaving Russian controlled areas of Poland as well as Russia itself.
  • Patty Wimpsett Killion

    Hi, I'm looking for information on my maternal Great grandfather. I found my Great Grandfather, Cornelius Rah (b:1857, d:1930) who immigrated from Hannover, Germany in 1868. However, I cannot find his passenger records or who he came over with. He would have only been 11 years old. So I would have thought it would have been with his parent or a parent. I have hit a brick wall on this. If anyone would have any knowledge about the Rah family in Germany I would truly appreciate the help. Thank you.
  • Tammy Snipes

    I am searching for any Barner or Von Barner information. The only information I have is that they came from Prussia in the middle to late 1700's. I can find my ancestor Lewis C Barner on early 1800's information. I am thinking he was born around 1776 in Prussia. The family story goes that he came to America with a brother but I do not know who that brother was. Any help would be appreciated. My email is tammys2007@live.com
  • David Lewis

    Looking for Cluver's of Hannover, Prussian era.
  • Co Ordinator

    Patty I found these floating at garden island ( so to speak)
    First Name: Jwan
    Last Name: Rah
    Ethnicity: Gallicia
    Last Place of Residence:
    Date of Arrival: Feb 24, 1892
    Age at Arrival: 31y
    Gender: M
    Marital Status:
    Ship of Travel: Maasdam
    Port of Departure: Rotterdam, Holland
    Manifest Line Number: 0294
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    First Name: Marie
    Last Name: Rah
    Ethnicity: Austria
    Last Place of Residence: Hamfaln
    Date of Arrival: Aug 02, 1892
    Age at Arrival: 18y
    Gender: F
    Marital Status:
    Ship of Travel: Elbe
    Port of Departure: Bremen Manifest
    Line Number: 0464
    ----------------------------------------------
    First Name: Marya
    Last Name: Rah
    Ethnicity: Galician-Rutherian
    Last Place of Residence: Foluoz
    Date of Arrival: Apr 22, 1902
    Age at Arrival: 18Y
    Gender: F
    Marital Status: M
    Ship of Travel: Zeeland
    Port of Departure: Antwerp Manifest
    Line Number: 0024
    -----------------------------------------------
    First Name: Anton
    Last Name: Rah
    Ethnicity: Slovene
    Last Place of Residence: Zagornoa
    Date of Arrival: May 13, 1903
    Age at Arrival: 18y
    Gender: M
    Marital Status: S
    Ship of Travel: Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
    Port of Departure: Bremen Manifest
    Line Number: 0024
    -------------------------------------------
    First Name: David
    Last Name: Rah
    Ethnicity: Hungary - Hebrew
    Last Place of Residence: F. Fsokza
    Date of Arrival: May 21, 1904
    Age at Arrival: 30y
    Gender: M
    Marital Status: M
    Ship of Travel: Ultonia
    Port of Departure: Fuime
    Manifest Line Number: 0017
    -----------------------------------------
    First Name: Johanna
    Last Name: Rah Ethnicity:
    Last Place of Residence:
    Date of Arrival: Jul 24, 1904
    Age at Arrival: 19
    Gender: F
    Marital Status: S
    Ship of Travel: Moltke
    Port of Departure: Cuxhaven
    Manifest Line Number: 0018
    -----------------------------------
    First Name: Antel
    Last Name: Rah
    Ethnicity: Hungarian German
    Last Place of Residence: O. Buda,
    Date of Arrival: Dec 11, 1904
    Age at Arrival: 19y
    Gender: M
    Marital Status: S
    Ship of Travel: Belgravia
    Port of Departure: Hamburg Manifest
    Line Number: 0024
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    First Name: Woicech
    Last Name: Rah
    Ethnicity: Austria Polish Last
    Place of Residence: Lilowina
    Date of Arrival: May 15, 1906
    Age at Arrival: 19y
    Gender: M
    Marital Status: S
    Ship of Travel: Blucher
    Port of Departure: Hamburg
    Manifest Line Number: 0020
    ------------------------------------
    First Name: Rosalia
    Last Name: Rah
    Ethnicity: Austria, Polish
    Last Place of Residence: Brayska
    Date of Arrival: Jul 14, 1906
    Age at Arrival: 20y
    Gender: F
    Marital Status: S
    Ship of Travel: Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
    Port of Departure: Hamburg
    Manifest Line Number: 0012
    -----------------------------------------------
    First Name: Francisek
    Last Name: Rah
    Ethnicity: Austria, Polish
    Last Place of Residence: Moron
    Date of Arrival: Jul 29, 1906
    Age at Arrival: 17y
    Gender: M
    Marital Status: S
    Ship of Travel: Amerika
    Port of Departure: Hamburg Manifest
    Line Number: 0028
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    First Name: Alois
    Last Name: Rah
    Ethnicity: Austria
    Last Place of Residence: Palovice
    Date of Arrival: May 25, 1909
    Age at Arrival: 38
    Gender: M
    Marital Status: M
    Ship of Travel: Kaiser Wilhelm II
    ort of Departure: Bremen Manifest
    Line Number: 0011
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    First Name: Imbro
    Last Name: Rah
    Ethnicity: Hungary, Croatian
    Last Place of Residence: Youngstown, U.S.A.
    Date of Arrival: Aug 17, 1910
    Age at Arrival: 20y
    Gender: M
    Marital Status: S
    Ship of Travel: Carmania
    Port of Departure: Liverpool
    Manifest Line Number: 0009
    --------------------------------------------------

    Wayne
  • gloria pelosi

    I AM NEW TO THIS AND I HAVE BEEN LOOKINGFOR THE NAME KRAUTHEIM FOR A WHILE. MY GRANDFATHER WAS JOSEPH KRAUTHEIM AND HE MARRIED MY GRANDMOTHER ETHEL LEITNER. THEY WERE FROM AEYAKA
    HUNGARY (NOT SURE IF THE SPELLING IS RIGHT) THEY ALSO WERE IN THE NEW YORK NEW JERSEY AREA WHEN THEY FIRST CAME TO THIS COUNTRY I KNOW MY GRANDFATHER HAD 4 OR5 BROTHERS AND THEY ALL LIVED IN NEW JERSEY.
  • Elaine L. Fisher

    At present this is a disappointment. There are no instructions, and I sent a message to which I received a notice that a comment was left. However, I don't see it in the discussion forum or in my inbox or in my regular email.

    So I am frustrated.
  • Art Womer

    Looking for Wommer ancestery in Saar region of Germany. Have ancestors back to 1641 time frame, but nothing earlier. Ancestors settled in Eitzweiler, a small village west of Freisen. Show having two children, Anna Mary (Marie) & Hans Michael.
  • Jeanne Mest

    I would like to trace my ancestor, John Mest, born about 1822 in Wurttemberg. The name may have been spelled differently, possibly Moest. I do not know the town he lived in or his immigration info. Not even sure on the last name of his wife, Anna Kohler or Fosler. They came to the US with one son about 1 year old, settled in Sheldon, Wyoming County. They may have been in Berks County, PA before coming to Sheldon, as there are many Mests there.
  • Kate Steere

    I'm researching my Golze, Maisch and Jakob lines. My Maisch family appears to be from Hanau, I'm not sure what part of Germany my Golze line originated from, and my Jakob lines appears to be Austrian.
  • Gene Davies

    This family group sheet is for anyone to fill out and it will make a huge database - try filling it out - like to get anyone with the names I am watching to fill it out - -

    https://share.acrobat.com/adc/document.do?docid=bb1909a7-9c4e-419d-9b32-2eca13f1306b
  • Janet Powers

    I am trying to track down Hochfelder and Howe lines. Julius Hochfelder born January 28, 1877 and Anna Augusta Howe born in 1878.
  • charles Robert Brasell

    Looking for descendants, Germany or USA.
    "Die Familian Bernsee", "Der Stamm Marwitz", Folge 1.
    Manuscript produced in Germany 1937. My GGGrandfather Johan Frederick Bernsee died in Portland, Oregon. There were 3 sons, Karl and August died in Portland , William My grandfather died in New Zealand. Looking for relations.
  • Diane Lenz Schmidt

    I am searching for info on John Fisher - Born in Germany 9/15/1855. Naturalized in 1875. He was a blacksmith and I know he lived in Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and ended in St. Louis where he died 5/14/1873. I am also trying to find out about Bonifacius (Boniface) Schmidt and Julianna Kern Schmidt. I know he was born in 1824 and lived in Hebersheim Baden. She was born 3/14/1825 in Ringsheim Baden. I don't know if they came here together. They were married in St. Louis 11/27/1850. Any help would be appreciated.
  • Diane Lenz Schmidt

    I made one mistake, John Fisher died 5/11/1934, Boniface Schmidt died 5/14/1873.
  • frances rae griffith

    I am interested in the Meidinger family. Any info would be great. Thank you!
  • Donlyn Arbuthnot

    Bader of Baden-Baden
    My great-great-grandfather was Johnas Georg Bader who went by the name of George Bader. He fought in the war of 1848. In 1850 he came to America with his wife, two small children and his brother. In Ohio, his wife died but he kept moving on to Iowa. When the Civil war broke out, he mustered up and fought until he was mustered out in 1865. Then along with his children, he arrived in Jamestown, Colorado Territory. They moved to the plains and set up their home where he built a school - the Bader School House is still standing today.
    His eldest daughter, Mary Elizabeth married a neighbor - the homesteader of Haystack Mountain, William Arbuthnot - these are my great-grandparents.
    I would love to know more about the war of 1848 and why the Germans left in 1850. I'd also like to continue the family tree back. I've been told that J. George Bader's father was Konrad Bader. That's all I have.
  • Kate Steere

    Hi Donlyn-
    I also have an ancestor who was in the 1848 war, he was jailed and escaped to America in 1849. I found good info on Wikipedia and on Google Books. My ancestor was jailed because he was part of the rebellion.
  • Carolyn S Spooner

    Looking for Wetecamps from Hameln to Ohio and also Knerr from Bavaria (or Prussia - depends on the record) also landing in Ohio. Knerrs near Dayton Ohio by early 1800s, Wetecamp were a bit later but Henry G wetecamp was a soldier in Union for Ohio during civil war.
  • Susan Turner

    One website on war in 1848, Denmark & Germany
    http://www.ohio.edu/chastain/dh/germsept.htm
  • Tisha Post

    I am researching the last name of Bretz that may have been changed from Breest. I have not had a lot of luck with this over the last few years. My Grandfather was named Rayford Lawerence Bretz and his father was Henry George Bretz from Toledo, Ohio any help would be appreciated.
  • Donlyn Arbuthnot

    Is there a German surname of Messinger or Mersinger? Or could it be a Swiss name? This was my great-great-grandmother's maiden name. Any help would be most appreciated!
  • Susan Turner

    To Donlyn Arbuthnot...There is a page on Ancestry.com that might be helpful
    http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Messinger-family-history.ashx
  • Michael Gallagher

    I think there is a Messinger in a friend whose PA German tree I was comparing to see if/how we connected.
  • Anthony Walter Michler

    I an searching for relatives of Carl Michler, born about 1830 or 1832. he immigrated to South Africa in 1860. From published records, he came from Steinrode.
  • Gen Story Girl

    My 6th great-grandfather Nicolaus Stagner (Stegner, Staganer, Stagener) was living in York Co, PA as early as 1753. I have a copy of his land survey from 1753 and a copy of his will dated 17 April 1759, proven 29 Nov 1764. I have not been able to find him on a ship's passenger list because his name was not listed under any of these variations.
  • Sharryn A. Clark

    George, Adam. Phillip Scheer Family from Weisenheim Am Berg,1870's migrated to Kansas and Oregon, looking for current family members
  • Debbie Travis Blakley

    Looking for the surnames of SCHLEGEL, BELLESFIELD, MINEHARDT/MINEHART, DEINER/DIENER. Moved to Lehigh Co., PA in the mid to late 1700's.
  • Roslyn Romanelli

    Have been trying to find info on my grandfather & grandmother without success hope you can help..Herbert Erich Knoll born 21.9.1908 Rasburg Viz Zeitz Died Brisbane Australia 1975. Married Elisabeth Weigel born 27.7.1901 in Bayreuth. They married in Schweinfurt on 27.11.1931. Elisabeths parents were Heinrich and Katherine Weigel (Hohburg)
  • Kenneth L Reinbold

    I'm reseearching my mother's paternal family name Harris, who include Adam Harris, William & William F. Harris possibly immigrated from Frankfurt and migrated to Sarnia, Ontario Canada. Also searching my father's paternal family name Reinbold, including Jacob Reinbold, Adam Reinbold immigrated from Stuttgardt or nearby cities. Adam Harris and Jacob Reinbold immigrated from Germany probably in the early to mid 1800's. I don't have any information on how they came here. Jacob Reinbold came to settle in Waterloo, Illinois.
    If anyone can help me understand where to even begin this search I would be ever so grateful. Thank you and looking forward to hearing from anyone out there.
  • Susan Kroll

    My husband's family are Kroll's German ancestry that settled near new orleans, LA.
    My mother was a Hellmer's on her father's side, which is all German.
  • Kate Steere

    Hi Pam-
    Have you found any of your Krause and or Kissingers on census records?

    Kate
  • Marilyn Irvine

    I am looking for Wunsch's and Kynast's that came from Glatz in Germany, before it was taken over by Poland
  • Carol Radics

    I am not sure where to start. I have my father left of this line and he will not help he thinks I am wasting my time. Maybe he knows something I don't (YET). I am looking for the name RICKERT (Canadian spelling) The stories that I remember are, My grandfather came from Hamburg Germany, he was from an afluent home, but left before the Hitler Rise came into power, and settled in Alberta with some other family until he started to appear in the City records in 1934 in Burnaby, BC Canada. He apparently came over sometime between 1922 to 1934 not sure of actual dates, not even real sure if that was his actual name. There is apparently an actual real spelling to this name RICKERT? RICHER? Is there anyone out there that can actually help me with this?
  • Leslie Mehana

    Looking for Klinefelter from Hessen.
  • Jo Ann Neely

    Searching for ancestors of Christian Bertsch from Baden area, Alsace, Germany/France.
  • Deborah Ann (Dorscher) Anderson

    Hi Jo Ann we might be connecting here with the Bertsch. My Bertsch's are from Baden also. I have a Joseph Bertsch who married Regina Kambeitz. I am not showing a Christian.
  • Sandy Monza

    I am looking for the Gehles and Heilmann families from Bavaria. Gehles from Unterfranken and Heilmann from Donnersdorf.
  • Linda Grinolds

    I'm looking for Kemmesatts from Hamburg, Germany & Kalwaits from Goldap, Prussia. They married in Germany & settled in North Dakota in mid 1800s. I have more detail about their lives in USA.
  • maureen gunson

    Researching the surname Bauer from Oberurach from the 1600s to present day
  • Angelika Agnes Owen

    Hi, I'm searching for anyt history on the names Reinsch, Schwarz, Jansen, Bedbur. My grandmother was Anna Agnes Reinsch. She was married to Otto Albert Friedrich Schwarz. Otto's father was Nicolaus Schwarz and his mother was Wilhemina Wagner (nee Berg) They were in the circus.
  • Jeanette Bennett

    My family name is B,oesenberg I believe they lived at Bad Lauterberg one of his
    sons left Gemany and came to Australia any Info would be great thank you
  • sheryl sharp

    my interest is Scherger family , they came into South Australia then on to victoria , I would really love to know some information about the family in German,
    the scherger family came from Clausthal, Hanover and his wife's family Condradi came from Weidi, Brunswick Germany..