Ok...getting lots of great leads on this family group...and it looks
like we might have several siblings that we are piecing together...lots
of common first names like: Valentine, George, Frederich, Margaret,
Nary, William, Henry, etc.
So..here's our dilemma...we need to know ANYTHING about this BERNHARD
family prior to the 1850 census of Ripley Co. (Washington Twnshp) and
perhaps Adams Township....maybe even Franklin nearby...not sure who is
available for any help on "lookups" ....but we believe the group entered
the USA around 1846 (per notes on 1900 census) ...so they had to get
from whatever port in 1846 to IN by the 1850 census....and we are hoping
they bought land, had kids, joined a church, or left some other
papertrail....also...if you know of favorite "trails" during this era of
1846-1850 and could let me know that might help us backtrack states and
look for them...since there's no soundex...it's slow going...
(remember...I've seen this name spelled VERY differently!)
Thanks, Sandy in Sacramento