Oops, should have read through all the postings before I posted...it answered one of my questions. Hmmm? Oberhausen huh? Oberhausen is indeed not far from Frankfurt; however, there is another in Germany. The other Oberhausen ist in the Neuburg-Schrobenhausen district in Bavaria about 10km from Neuburg. If I would have to guess I would guess that is it. Another question...I've got Valentin Guck Sr. and Dorthea landing in New York on 2. Aug. 1866 instead of 1863?...just a confirmation to make sure its the same person :)
Anyway, anyone with info please get in touch with me. I'm going to Germany to study in July and would love to confirm this, visit, and see how far I can dig to the geneology.
Courtney
cdguck@yahoo.com