Follow Up: Prussian Searches
Don Kirkman
>I have three cases of immigrants to the US during the 1860s, with
>their birth places or areas from which they emigrated as "Prussia" on
>US documents including passenger lists and US censuses. What kinds
>of resources are available that might have records for this time
>period? At least one family seems to have had French influence even
>though they are in US documents as from Prussia. AFAIK none of the
>three cases was known to the others before their arrival in the US.
>It may not be immediately relevant, but surnames were Borgmann
>[Borgman in the US], Stephani [Stephany], and Wahl.
In addition to the responses in the newsgroup several other users have
responded privately. All the responses have been exactly on point,
and I'm moving ahead into previously unknown territory. I still have
a long way to go to satisfy my curiosity, but I just want to thank the
group for the great help you've given me. And a Happy New Year to us
all!
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Don
dons...@charter.net