Hi:
Trying find information on my wifes ggf. He emigrated to Baltimore in 1865 at the age of 30. Passenger list has him coming from Hannover, Germany where he was a tailor.
EILT OSTERKAMP any help would be appreciated.
John J. Good
Lancaster, Pa
Hello John,
You might try this website www.baumanor.com/gene/index.htm
There are Osterkamps listed there--maybe not your person directly, but there
is an Eilt Osterkamp and other members of the family. At least, it may give
you an idea about where they came from. It mentions Dornum, Ostfriesland.
There is an email address for the person who has the family tree. The LDS
library has records for Dornum that are microfilmed.
Good luck,
Barbara
John,
Do you have access to the census records? I have an 1870 Index for
Baltimore and found the following:
Ostercamp, J, 35, born in Hanover, roll 573, Baltimore-4th Ward, page 61
That is the only close spelling and is probably him. What ship did he
arrive on? My ancestors arrived in Baltimore on Dec 12, 1865, on the
"Johannes Wilhelmine."
Also found the following in the 1890 Baltimore City Directory:
Osterkamp Eielt J, tailor, 614 n Washington
Osterkamp Fred W, tailor, 614 n Washington
John Siemon
Baltimore