Did you check the whole manifest for the ship Stella?
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Here is what I find.� It includes aparently a whole family of
Seivers.
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[1]First name [2]Last name [3]Occupation [4]Age [5]Sex [6]Arrived
[7]Origin [8]Ship
CATHARINA [9]SIEVERS DAUGHTER 17 F 28 Oct 1856 GERMANY STELLA
HEINRICH [10]SIEVERS PEASANT 21 M 28 Oct 1856 GERMANY STELLA
TEKLA [11]SIEVERS DAUGHTER 24 F 28 Oct 1856 GERMANY STELLA
GEFINA [12]SIEVERS WIFE 49 F 28 Oct 1856 GERMANY
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GEFINA [13]SIEVERS CHILD, YOUNGSTER 7 F 28 Oct 1856 GERMANY STELLA
MARGARETHA [14]SIEVERS DAUGHTER 10 F 28 Oct 1856 GERMANY STELLA
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GOTTL. [15]SIEVERS BUTCHER 15 M 22 May 1863 GERMANY BORUSSIA
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This all comes from Castle Garden, the forerunner of Ellis Island.
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[16]WWW.CastleGarden.org
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You can get a complete list of the manifist for the dates of interest
by intering the Sievers name and the years 1856 for one and 1856 for
the other.� Then select the ships Stella for one and Borussia for the
other.� Delete the Sievers name and use the wild card *� �
Thanks for your help. Yes, I did look at the whole manifest, but it is the weirdest thing. If you look at the others with my gg grandfather they NEVER show up again.....anywhere. I know he landed in 1856 in New Orleans, La. I also know he spent his life in Ruma, Randolph County, Il. I have a census for 1870,1880, and 1900. Never have i found info on the others that show on the manifest. It's like they disappeared?? Plus, look at the ages, he was 21yrs. but it says there was a daughter Catherina 17yrs and Tekla 24 yrs. Then, a wife that was 49yrs.?? Someone once told me that maybe he was "just bringing them over". because they were all women and usually women would not travel by themselves. What do you think? I have tried to search for each of them on Ancestry and have had no luck. But I did find my gg grandfather. Any suggestions??
I also found my gg Uncle Gottlieb Sievers.....but once again I still can not find where they come from in Germany. My husband says I am "true German" because I have been at this on my own for almost 10 years......and wont quit. I want to visit Germany one day soon, to see where my famiy came from.