Our immigrant ancestor, Johann Baptist Gabriel Schulz, left Hochstadt in the  late 1840's.  He left behind his father and his siblings, his aunts, uncles and  cousins, knowing he would probably never see them again.  He traveled 350  miles, probably on foot, to reach the harbor.  Then he lived for about 6 weeks  in steerage, the lowest level of the ship.  He did this in the hope of  providing a better life for his family.  I admire his courage very much and  dedicate this site to him.

Please note that I was able to locate Johann's family that is still living in  Hochstadt, Germany.  You will see a picture of Georg Schulz and his daughter  Sabine Schulz Grossman on this site.  They are very glad they found their  family in America and send you their greetings.

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