Vincent Sievert, with his wife and son, sailed from Hamburg to New York City aboard the Bark Johanna Elise in 1850. From there, they traveled to Joliet, Illinois. Two years later, his two sister and one brother came with their families and settled nearby . I became curious about how my ancestors moved from one place to another. There are many things to take into consideration when trying discover how they traveled. What was the distance between the two places? Where there any barriers between the places, such as mountains, rivers, or even the ocean? What technological advances have been made for transportation? What kind of ships? Where there railroads? Was canal or river travel the common method? Knowing about the history and geography of the area is important. I like to locate maps to show the topography and gazetteers to discover the infrastructure of the area. Where there train stations? Were there stagecoach line between local cities? However, I have not located a local gazetteer...
Researching: Davey, Gleeson, Gorrell, Hork, Hutson, Johnston, Jones, Lundquist, Nilsen, Selman, Sievert, Sullivan, Tierney, & Wollenweber.