Dear Larissa,

Sorry it took me so long to get back to you. I am looking specifically for information on a man named Henry Rinsland. He came to the United States on a ship named the Emigrant from Bremen to New York in 1857, his name is listed on the ship register as Heinrich Rinensland. Somehow in US his last name became Rinsland/Rindsland. He was married to Clara and had a son, John. Henry was born in 1819 in Hessen, his wife in Baden, and son John was born in PA. He died in Pittsburgh, PA in 1891 and is buried in Voegtly Cemetery, here in Pittsburgh, PA.

Can you tell me anything about anyone in the family? I understand that the original name was spelled Renninsland? There are so many different spellings of the same names it gets very confusing.

Please feel free to e-mail me at: oldergibsongirl@aol.com.

Best wishes,
Dorisanne Gibson