He arrived from Germany around 1879. I don't find any immigration information about him, so I wondered if his name was not really Berry but a name he might have chosen to sound more American. Any thoughts about what it could be?
2007-06-22 10:13:38 · 2 answers · asked by lyvk 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
Hi!
Berta, Bernhard, Berthold, Bergen, Bertram, Bernd.
http://www-lib.iupui.edu/kade/nameword/apend-a.html
http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/ger.php
http://www.babynameworld.com/german-boy.asp
http://german.about.com/library/blname_topDE.htm
Good luck!
2007-06-22 10:37:49 · answer #1 · answered by guess who at large 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would also suggest asking this question on the message board at ancestry.com which deals specifically with German immigrants to America (or elsewhere):
http://boards.ancestry.com/topics.immigration.us.germans/mb.ashx
Those who are also researching German immigrants may have run across a similar case.
Good luck,
Dave
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2007-06-24 12:22:19 · answer #2 · answered by genealogist84 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋