Posted by willie in mn on January 30, 2012 at 01:38:30 from (64.12.116.74):
In Reply to: Why here?? posted by flying belgian on January 29, 2012 at 20:35:57:
Not sure about reason on my Dad's side. Legend has it that somewhere around 1850-60 Great Granddad left Germany looking for fame & fortune. Couldn't scrape up enough cash for a boat ticket so rode in coal bin as a stowaway. Grandpa on Mom's side came from Germany-Poland border area. Don't know where he got his information, but he claimed he knew that a big war was coming, & he would be on the winning side when it would end. In 1909 he packed up his wife & 3 youngsters, booked passage, & came to USA, settling near Cedar Rapids Ia. IIRC, the war started in 1914, & when it ended in 1918 they were high & dry, safe & sound on the winning side. I have confirmed through the Ellis Island website the date they arrived, with a pic of the boat they came on. Mom was 3 yr old, Uncle Herman was 1, & Aunt Frieda was 6 when they cleared immigration. Willie
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