[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Re:Schirmer

[JDool90830 at aol.com]

If I am not mistaken, the column in the census is:   "Mother of how many 
children" - not how many living children.  This happened with me on my dad's 
side, that column indicated there were 10 children, but only 8 were living.

It is possible that the other children died at birth or soon after.  Although 
5 is a large number of children, but that is a possibility.

This is one option to consider, I am sure there are others on this list that 
can offer more informaiton.

Jan

> Have you ever felt like you have bumped your head
> against a brick wall until it's bruised and bloody? A
> bit exaggerated.  I am looking for any information on
> HERMANN SCHIRMER.  His app. for citizenship states he
> came to the USA June 16th, 1882.  Landed at Baltimore
> and came to Texas, the San Antonio area.  Always
> thought my father was one of five children, until I
> found them the 1910 census.  It states there were ten
> children.  They came to this country with three, and
> two more were born here.  Who and where are the other
> five?