[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Immigrant from Volhynia to the US (1892)

[Pilla]

Donald, our ancestors came to the Berrien Springs area in 1888 and I
found their names on the passenger lists into Baltimore.  They were
August and Carolina Lohroff Villwock. They were originally from
Pommern and went to Volhynia about
1878.  Have you checked the Baltimore records?   I think your Villwock
may be a sister to ours.
Marlo
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donald Larson" <larsonhome at yahoo.com>
To: <ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 5:43 PM
Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Immigrant from Volhynia to the US
(1892)


> List Manager:
>
> I recently discovered a reference that may shed light on the
emmigration of some of my ancestors
> from Volhynia to the Benton Harbor/St. Joseph area of Berrien
County, Michigan.
>
> My family history sources indicate that Gottlieb Benke and his wife
and daughters along with the
> wife's in-laws emigrated in 1892 with a large group of other Germans
from Volhynia.  No one in the
> family has been able to identify embarkation or arrival ports, the
specific dates of travel or the
> ship used.
>
> A few days ago, I found the following reference in the Ancestry.com
Immigration records, but have
> no idea how I should go about locating that reference and getting
the specific page in question
> copied and translated from German to English.
>
> Immigrant Name: Henriette Wilhelmine Karoline Hafer
> Year: 1892
> Place: North America
> Source Publication Code: 5860
> Primary Immigrant: Hafer, Henriette Wilhelmine Karoline
> Source Bibliography: MUELLER, FRIEDRICH. "Westfaelische Auswanderer
im 19.
> Jahrhundert-Auswanderung aus dem Regierungsbezirk Minden, Part 1:
1816-1900 (Erlaubte
> Auswanderung)." In Beitraege zur westfaelischen Familienforschung,
vols. 38/39 (1980-1981), pp.
> 3-711.
> Page: 522
>
> I believe that this person may be my Great-Great Grandmother.
>
> As far as I can tell from the family Bible and other records, the
following people may have
> traveled together on that trip:
>
> Ferdinand Hafer (b. 4/10/1840 in "Germany")
> Henrietta Frederike Wilhelmine (Villwock) Hafer (b. 11/23/1841 in
Seehof Municipality,
> Rummelsburg, Hinter Pommern, Germany) [wife of Ferdinand]
>
> Bertha Hafer (b. 5/28/1864 in "Germany")[adopted daughter of
Ferdinand & Henrietta]
>
> Gottlieb Benke (b. 5/14/1862 in Kalisch, emmigrated from Tutschin,
Volhynia)
> Charlotte Adeline (Hafer) Benke (b. 7/4/1870 in "Scharlottental,
Germany") [wife of Gottlieb and
> daughter of Ferdinand and Henrietta]
>
> Amelia Auguste (Millie) Benke (b. 10/22/1883 in Volhynia) [daughter
of Gottlieb & Charlotte]
> Emma Willhelmina Benke (b. 1/1/1892 in Volhynia) [daughter of
Gottlieb & Charlotte]
>
> Information on these family members may be found at my web site:
>
http://www.myfamilyline.net/MyFamilyLine%20Web%20Folder/PS01/PS01_223.HTM
>
> I appreciate any assistance or advise that may be provided to me
regarding the emmigration of my
> family.
>
> Don Larson
>
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