Willie Williford Lauffer 11 Sep 1894 Need help please brick wall

Question

I am at a sort of brick wall when it comes to his father George Lauffer born Dec 10 1850 and no known info on his mother. When speaking with my grandfather he remember they spoke German, so I'm guessing they or their parent probably came from Germany. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Lauffer-170  Any help of information appreciated.

Answer 1

There's a county in France, Alsace Co., where German is spoken. 

George Lauffer

United States Census, 1860

Name	George Lauffer
Event Type	Census
Event Date	1860
Event Place	Town of Plymouth, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Gender	Male
Age	10
Race	White
Birth Year (Estimated)	1850
Birthplace	Michigan
Page	16

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
Godfrey Lauffer		M	35	France
George Lauffer		M	10	Michigan
Catherine Lauffer		F	9	Michigan
Jacob Lauffer		M	7	Michigan
Sophie Lauffer		F	4	Michigan
Theresia Winterhalter		F	28	Michigan

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United States Census, 1860

Household ID	131
Affiliate Name	The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number	M653
Affiliate Film Number	564
GS Film Number	803564
Digital Folder Number	005170144
Image Number	00300

Citing this Record

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWDZ-2PG : 14 December 2017), George Lauffer in entry for Godfrey Lauffer, 1860.

 

Answer 2

Godfred Laufer New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891

birth: 1825 France immigration: 1833 New York City, New York, United States

COPY   PRINT   SOURCE BOX   SHARE  Attach to Family Tree  Godfred Laufer New York Passenger Lists Name Godfred Laufer Event Type Immigration Event Date 1833 Event Place New York City, New York, United States Gender Male Age 8 Birth Year (Estimated) 1825 Birthplace France Ship Name Formosa View the original document. The original may contain more information than was indexed. New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891 Affiliate Publication Number M237 Affiliate Publication Title Passenger Lists of vessels arriving at New York, 1820-1897 Affiliate Film Number 21 GS Film Number 000002266 Digital Folder Number 004678280 Image Number 00551 Citing this Record "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPX-P5VQ : 15 April 2015), Godfred Laufer, 1833; citing NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm .

Answer 3

Hi found census in 1860 Family search listing father as Godfrey Lauffer of France as Father, could this be your George?  Same brother Jacob in both census.

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWDZ-2PG : 14 December 2017), George Lauffer in entry for Godfrey Lauffer, 1860.

Fellow wikitreer,

Lisa