Although Germans to America is primarily an index to
German immigrants to the United States, many Luxembourgers are also
included in this index. It is not uncommon in ship's manifests - or U.S.
federal census records for that matter - for Luxembourgers to be listed as
German.
The original nine volumes of the series, covering the period of
1850-1855, indexed every passenger on a ship that had passengers from
Germany. Later volumes list only those passengers identified as German.
This resource should not be overlooked as a possible source of
immigrant arrival information.
For example, the Anton Mans family emigrated to Ozaukee County,
Wisconsin from Redange-sur-Attert, near Luxembourg's western border with
Belgium. They sailed aboard the "Elizabeth Denison" from Antwerp
to New York City, arriving 12 June 1854. The family is listed in
Germans to America as:
| Passenger |
Sex |
Age |
Occupation |
Province |
Destination |
| Manz, Anton | M |
49 | farmer |
Germany | United States |
| Cath. | F |
39 | | " |
" |
| Elis. | F |
7 | child | " | " |
| Cath. | F |
5 | child |
" | " |
| Nicol. | M |
3 | child |
" | " |
| Marg. | F |
6/12 | infant |
" | " |
Germans to America Series