Hi Ron
Ok that research for Tobias Tobiassen in the shiplist seams to be difficult.
First i have been looking for the family to warm up:-))))))
I found in the 1900 Census Tobias Tobiassen, in the 1880 Census Tobias
Tobiasen, in the 1870 Census Tobias Tobiason. So 3 different spellings but the
right person born around 1839.
I saw in the 1900 census the year of immigration 1857. But you know with the
years people forget the exact year.
There are a lot of Tobias Tobiasson in the shiplist most of them from
Danmark. I have been searching Tob* Tob* to find all possible spellings.
The most strange thing is this one:
Name: Tobias Tobias Arrival Date: 17 May 1858 Age: 22 Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Bremen Occupation: Merchant Ship: Luna Ship Type:
Ship Port of Arrival: Baltimore Place of Origin: Jengum National Archives'
Series Number: M255 Microfilm Roll Number: 11 List Number: 11
Destination: Illinois
I know this is not 1857 but is that name really Tobias Tobias??? And look at
the place of origin:
Jengum this is in Ostfriesland, the town were HE came from is Marx today a
part of Friedeburg in Ostfriesland.
_Google Maps
(Google Maps)
On this card you see Jemgum also called Jengum in the net, you can search
this name with google.de
And about 30 km in the NorthEast from Jengum is Friedeburg .... Marx is a
part of Friedeburg. So that Tobias Tobias who came in 1858 is only 30 km away
from the place your Tobias Tobiassen came from. Strange isnt it??? Ok the year
of birth is about 1836 instead of 1838 but this is damned close to the person
you are looking for.
Armin