Armin,
Many of us searched the 1880 census for you and I'm sure we all used different methods and wildcards to find your ancestor. In the UK we have to register every year to be on the voters list. If this is true for the USA then we know he was in NY 1879 at least. Have you considered he may have returned to Europe for a holiday to see relatives when the census count was taken? Have you looked on any European census - this is a long shot because census counts are taken on different months/years in different countries, e.g. the next British census was taken 3rd April 1881 and possibly the German census count was 31 December 1880. Maybe you could research the N.York Voters List for 1881 (if there is one) to see if he returned to NY?
Good Luck,
Rena
Dear Listies
We have been talking about the search in the 1880 Census (and in all census
years). I never found George E. Hattorf (who's father was coming from Lower
Saxony) in the 1880 Census someone sayd he may be not in New York this year. So
i am searching like an IDIOT to find this family for 3 years
Well .....Yesterday i found something new at ancestry.com:
_List of registered voters in the city of New York, for the year 1880_
(http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=19518&enc=1)
And who is in the list: Fourtheenth assembly district, 8 election district,
362 enumeration.
3RD Avenue House Number 115 George E. Hattorf and in another apartement
Elisha van Brunt.
I know Hattorf is not to find so i was looking for all people living around
(my wifes idea) and finally i found Greater New York Manhatten.
And i found all people in the list ......................... NO George E.
Hattorf !!!!
Looks like another family is living in his apartement. And now i cant find
him in the index. Is he one of those forgotten people, so will i ever see him
and his wife and the name of his children ??? This is not fair really not
fair i am so sad now.
The only chance seems to be to find him in the 1885 New York Census, but
this one is of course not only so i will need a researcher in New York.
Anyway have a fine weekend
Sniff Armin