Who can help me with genealogy in Dusseldorf, Germany, regarding an
Albert Wilhelm Von Blankertz around 1860?

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Request for Question Clarification by justaskscott-ga on 08 Apr 2004 07:43 PDT

In addition to fp-ga's question about how old he was in 1860, I have a
few other questions:

Do you know the names of any other members of his family (parents,
siblings, wife, children, etc.)?

Do you know whether he was born, lived, and died in Dusseldorf, or did
he move at some point?

Do you know his birth date, when he was married, or when he died?

These or other details might be helpful in our research.

I can't find anything about a "von Blankertz" family, but could it be
"von Blanckart"?

According to
http://www.alsdorf-online.de/de/geschichte/kirchenrechnung/

"Ludwig Anton von Blanckart" lived in Düsseldorf (some time after 1756).

Searching for Albert Wilhelm in genealogical books published in 1900
and in 1910 provided no results. However, he may be mentioned in a
similar book published in 1884.

Have you any idea how old Albert Wilhelm might have been in 1860?

A.W. Von Blankertz was my gg-grandfather. I have very little
information.  He was supposedly a younger son who left with his wife
and two children for America. His wife died during the trip or just
after arrival, the two children (a boy and my g-grandmother) were put
up for adoption.  Albert joined the Union Army during the Civil War
and died in a southern prison camp.  My grandmother's name was Alberta
Wilhelmina but name was changed to Adelice Ferris when she was adopted
in USA.  During the 1930's, a letter was received from Germany
indicating my grandmother had an inheritance.  Two German-speaking
lawyers went to Dusseldorf and returned with about $650 for my
grandmother.  That's all I have, and I'm not sure of the name, but it
is what everyone in the family says, Von Blankertz.  I hope this will
help.  Blake

I had another look at several genealogical books. Nothing about a "von
Blankertz" family, and nothing about a member of the "von Blanckart"
family leaving for America.
However, it may well be that detailed information concerning relatives
living in the US wasn't available at the time these genealogical books
were published.