WHERE in Germany? Within its boundaries as existing on Jan. 01, 1938?
And don't answer, "Bavaria." If you can't be more specific...
Regards,
My Mom’s Dad was born in North Dakota in 1910 but had older siblings that were born in Germany. His parents and older siblings came through Ellis Island around 1900. They settled in Velva, North Dakota (near Minot) and were farmers. My Mom was born in North Dakota but they moved to Marin County, CA around 1940. My Mom, her 4 siblings, and parents lived in a 1300 square foot house in San Anselmo, CA and her Dad worked for PG&E after World War 2.
According to my Mom, Great Grandmother was born in 1864 in Weiser, Germany. Cannot find Weiser on the map. Not sure where that is. Ship docked in Baltimore in 1884. Went to Freeport, Illinois.
Great Grandfather was born in 1864 in Lippe Detmold which is between Frankfurt and Hamburg. He came with a Danish farmer with cattle aboard and was hired to tend cattle. Don’t know the year.
Neither came through Ellis Island. Ellis Island opened in 1892.
I have my great- grandfather’s birth certificate. He’s from a town in Froelich. But there’s no way I’d ever move there.