i am a decendant of Casper & Agnes Max that came to US and was 1st found in Hamtramck,MI. Caspers father is also Caspar/Casper Max from Germany. i am too trying to find where he left from in Germany and where and when he ported to in US. i was wondering if you had found this info out and where you found it out. Casper Max bn 1805 Germany, is the father of John Max, who is the father of Casper max, who is the father of my gdfather John Allen Max. All were in Washtenaw Co,MI from the 1870 on. How are you connected to the Max family? email me at maxkathi@hotmail.com. I have lots of info on this family.