Krueger name?

Does anyone have information on the family tree of "Krueger". Or does anyone have advice on the best way to find immigration records for my Krueger relatives? I know that my great grand father Carl Krueger (born Oct. 1845) immigrated from Mecklenburg to Detroit, some time before 1877. I know that he lived with a brother Adloph in the begining. He shows up in the 1880 census already married by that time.

Have any of you found the "Germans to America" list helpful? Any other suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks, Pam

Hi Pam

Do you know that KRUEGER is one of the most common names in Germany?
Also are Carl and Adolph very common surnames in Mecklenburg in the 19th
century ...

No chance to get further without a specific placename where they might
have come from.

Take care.

Juergen

Pam
Krueger is a hard name to research. It is a very common german name. I
also have Kruegers in my family. They are from Ramelow,
Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Germany.
It is Town, State,Country.
Do you have a First middle and last name for them? for example my Krueger
is Johann Heinrich Hermann KRUEGER.
sometimes that is helpful. It is also helpful if you know what town they
are from.
Here is a link to learn more about the history of Mecklenburg.

also www.google.com and www.altavista.com are good web resources for
geneology research. Also try www.familysearch.org
Hope this helps.
Good luck!
Sue

My wife has Krueger,(Kruger), in her tree. They were also from Mechlenberg and
immigrated to Detroit later settling in the Mt. Pleasant area of Michigan.

Ken in NC

PJ V wrote:

Hi Sue

Do you have a First middle and last name for them?

Please remember: Unlike the American naming system, we do *not* (and
never did) know middle names. German full names consist of one or more
first names (e.g. Johann Heinrich Hermann) and the surname (e.g.
KRUEGER). One of the first names used to be the "calling name" (e.g.
Johann or Heinrich or Hermann).

Regards.

Juergen

Hello Pam,

Did your great grandfather become a U.S. citizen? You may want to see of the
local government has the declaration of intent that he may have completed.
On it he may have indicated exactly where and/or when he arrived in the
U.S.. Using this date you can search the ship arrival records and find out
which ships arrived on that day. Then you can look at the passenger lists
for his name. If you find him you can usually see where he called home in
Germany (use the departure records from Germany - not the arrival records in
the US).
This is the method that worked for me. The county government in Pennsylvania
had the original declaration of intent and the original petition for
citizenship. These are sometimes referred to as naturalization documents. It
was quite a moment when I first saw where he signed his name (or made his
mark actually - I don't think he could read or write). It led me directly to
the date he arrived and then the ship he arrived on.

Hope this helps,
Tom Demler
Delaware