Name could be Kress. Came to America, age 19, married to Hieronymous. Arrived at Port of Baltimore prox. 1849. Stayed with Anna Baker Egger for awhile. William Baker cared for her. She was blind before she died. She was put in a home run by the Little Sisters of the Poor. "I distinctly remember the grandmother as she stayed a bit with us as my dad had cared for her before he got married. I can see her sitting in a big chair with a cloth over her eyes as she was blind before she died. I must have been around 3....It seemed none of the children wanted to keep her and my mother had 2 little ones to care for and felt she had her hands full so she was put in an old age home run by the Little Sisters of *the Poor." "My grandfather, grandmother and oldest daughter Mary Ockershausen were invited to a dance at the White House during the
term of President Andrew Johnson's term (1865-1869)." This from Anna Baker Egger's letter of 8/26/1995.
*It took Anna about 3 months to get to America by sailboat.