Searching for Albert John Martin Harms
My great grandfather, Albert John Martin Harms was born in Gingster-Haide, Land Mecklenberg-Vorpommern, Germany on July 29, 1857.He was confirmed in the Lutheran church April 2, 1871.He was the son of John and Frederika Kraeger Harms.The information for his birth and death were taken from an obituary from the "Blue Valley Journal"McCool Junction, Nebraska, March 13, 1913 and his death certificate.
I found a New York Passenger list, 1820-1957 about Albert Harms on ancestry.com.
Name:Albert Harms
Arrival Date:20 Nov 1872
Birth Year:abt 1857
Age:15
Gener:Male
Ethnicity/Race/Nationality:German
Place of Origin:Germany
Port of Departure:Hamburg, Germany and Le Havre, France
Destination:United Stated of America
Port Arrival State:New York
Port Arrival County:United States
Ship Name:Cimbria
Listed were:
Frdhe Harms 44 female and 5 children (Frederika)
John Harms 17 Male
Albert Harms 15 Male
Joha Harms 12 Female (Johanna)
Carl Harms 7 Male
Robert Harms 5 Male
I am trying to find records on this family before they came to the United States.Why was it just Frederika and her children, what happened to her husband?
Any help will be appreciated.