I guess I am grasping at straws but even a blind squirrel sometimes finds an acorn. My reach is that Julius' name appears as J. W. Burgdorf on the Hamburg Emigration list and on the passenger list for the ship Oder. It is only on some records found in New Orleans that the full name Julius Wilhelm Burgdorf appears. I know it is a stretch to think that he changed his name from Johann to Julius and retained the Wilhelm. Even if he did I still have to find evidence that was the case.
Max
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