I am seeking information about my great great grandmother, Helena BRANDT,
supposedly born on 8 September, 1848, in Oldenburg. I do not know if that
means the city or the state. Her father was alleged to be Johan BRAND, but
no data about him is known. Her mother is unknown. Whether she had
siblings is also unknown.
She same to America in May, 1872, on the ship “Leipzig” from Bremen to
Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Her name in 1872 was Lena BRAND. She married in
1874 in Evansville, Indiana, USA under the name Magdalena BRANDT. Her
first husband, John Dierks, died in 1877. She married her second husband,
John Henry BUSMANN in 1880, under the name Lena. From that point to her
death in 1925, she used the name Helena. She practiced the Roman Catholic
religion in America.
Any information or advice for locating her family or place of birth will be
greatly appreciated.
James Anslinger