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I have been browsing the members section and it seems that pretty much everyone I come across, including myself, has a German country to search or are connected to Germany in some way. I wonder why this is?What are your thoughts on the subject?
Anyhow, let me tell me why I am interested in Germany. My great-great-grandmother, Jalie Caroll was born to a German mother(identity unknown), and a Black father(Mr. Walter Carroll). She then came to the states and met and married my great-grandfather, Mr. Sherman Cooper. This union produced seven kids(6 girls, 1 son): Eva Lee,Opal, Minnie, Myrtle, Lometa, Carroll and Milton. I would like to find any info on my ancestors. I did years ago, ut not much and it still intriques me. I am especially interested in knowing the identity of my great-great German grandmother; as the only 2 living children of this unon are my two great-aunts, and they are well into their 90s and can't remember much
Note:
Carroll was my great grandmother, and she named her daughter,my grandmother, Jalie Marion after her grandmother.
Anyhow, let me tell me why I am interested in Germany. My great-great-grandmother, Jalie Caroll was born to a German mother(identity unknown), and a Black father(Mr. Walter Carroll). She then came to the states and met and married my great-grandfather, Mr. Sherman Cooper. This union produced seven kids(6 girls, 1 son): Eva Lee,Opal, Minnie, Myrtle, Lometa, Carroll and Milton. I would like to find any info on my ancestors. I did years ago, ut not much and it still intriques me. I am especially interested in knowing the identity of my great-great German grandmother; as the only 2 living children of this unon are my two great-aunts, and they are well into their 90s and can't remember much
Note:
Carroll was my great grandmother, and she named her daughter,my grandmother, Jalie Marion after her grandmother.
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Comment by Karl-Michael SALA on July 24, 2009 at 1:48am
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I am very proud to have been the one who told both his maternal (Germany) & paternal (USA) grandmothers--prior to their deaths--precisely who THEIR great-grandparents were! Neither of them knew!
Now they are all very proud of their descendant, Karl-Michael Sala = GermanGenealogist.com who has helped hundreds of clients find thousands of data, documents & images on thousands of ancestral family members!
Email me directly karlmsala@msn.com your USA, immigration, emigration (usually Hamburg; occasionally Bremen) or Euro-German Genealogy research inquiry. The iniital consultation is complimentary, but only for a limited time.
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Since 1979, we've solved hundreds of USA, immigration & European family history myteries for hundreds of clients.
For a complimentary consultation, Email me the full place & dates on the target ancestor Jalie ____ from Germany. She may or may not have had the Ca(r)roll surname at birth. Also Email the data you found years ago.
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Comment by Wendy Krzyzanowski on July 23, 2009 at 9:07pm
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Thanks for your welcome. You have a very interesting family story!
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Comment by CHASTITY on July 13, 2009 at 8:39pm
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Thanks Karl! I will do.
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Comment by Mary Trogg on July 13, 2009 at 4:49pm
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I haven't really done much reading on German history yet, so I am sure others know more than I do. From the little I do know of my ancestors' history, Germany & Prussia were very dangerous places during the 1800s. A lot of political upheaval, war, & revolution. In my case the extended family left in 1855 after the death/murder? of one of the uncles. It's a big country and I think those who came first felt at home with the climate and geography and wrote home about the opportunities. I guess it comes to the same for all of us, Unrest at home, opportunity here.
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