If your ancestors immigrated to the area early, check Venango County Courthouse for petitions for citizenship. If you have any information on your ancestors regarding their migration, please share with us, I'll be glad to post it here. lblumb@gmail.com

Name	Spouse	Birthplace	To Forest From	From Forest To	Lifespan	Submitter
Johannes Herman Blum	Dorothea Elizabeth Lauer	Hesse Cassel, Germany	Hesse Cassel, Germany	n/a	1791-1879	Linda Blum-Barton
Sebastian Blum	Anna Catharine Matha	Hesse Cassel, Germany	Hesse Cassel, Germany	n/a	1813-1881	Linda Blum-Barton

Name	Port Departed	Port Arrived	Date	Name of Ship
Johannes Herman Blum	Bremen, Germany	Baltimore, Md	05 Aug 1847 w/Family	Ship President Smidt
Sebastian Blum	Bremen, Germany	Baltimore, Md	05 Aug 1847	Ship President Smidt
Henry Eichenburg	Germany	Baltimore, Md	12 July 1845	Unknown
Nicholas Matha	Germany	Baltimore, Md	27 Dec 1846	Unknown
Nicholas Matha, Jr.	Germany	Baltimore, Md	06 Aug 1848	Unknown
John Shellhouse	Germany	Philadelphia, PA	12 Jul 1846	Unknown

Name	Native Country	Place Petition was Filed	Date Petition Filed/Granted	View Transcription
Johannes Herman Blum	Germany	Venango Co., PA	25 Aug 1845/22 May 1848	FILE
Sebastian Blum	Germany	Venango Co., PA	10 Jun 1863	FILE
Henry Eichenburg	Germany	Allegheny Co./Venango Co., PA	14 Oct 1844/26 Aug 1856	FILE
Nicholas Matha	Germany	Venango Co., PA	26 Feb 1850/06 Oct 1856	FILE
Nicholas Matha, Jr.	Germany	Venango Co., PA	16 May 1863/29 Aug 1865	FILE
John Shellhouse	Germany	Venango Co., PA	28 Aug 1848/23 Aug 1852	FILE

New York Passenger Arrival Lists Ellis Island 1892-1924

Pennsylvania Passenger Lists & Naturalization Records Available at LDS FamilySearch

Forest County Migrations