Hi there,
for years I have been trying to find any hint of my great-great grandfathers immigration the United States and/ where he lived in America.
He was born Franz Heinrich Staab, in Heigenbruecken, Germany on Aug. 4th, 1864.
When his father died, the family immigrated to the States. This must have been around 1875. While his siblings stayed there, he returned home for unknown reasons. In 1887 he married is wife in Germany. So he had returned home prior to 1887.
Though it was well known in the family that he had been in the states, it's remains a total mystery that I could nowhere find any hint of him, not even on the ship passengers list from that time.
Of course he might have changed his name - some family story says it was "Henry".
If anybody came across him in his family tree, please let me know! His brothers and sister who stayed in the U.S. very likely have descendants.
Any help or hint would be appreciated!
Best wishes,
Florian
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