The data base of Ellis Island also contains a Henriette Buchhorn. Henriette started her emigration in Bremen and arrived the port of New York on 20. Mai 1878. Sie was passenger on the ship "Hohenzollern". According to the passenger list was her estimated birth year 1860
I couldn't find much more. For the time being the information disappeared in a large stack of notes . . . not for a long time. New sources were found and I got access to the American censuses. Henriette became interesting again.
In the "United States Federal Census" of 1880 appears a Henrietta Buchhorn in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Sie lived as niece in the house of a Nicholas Beling. The question is whose niece she was. Was she the niece of Nicholas Beling or the niece of Nicholas' wife Martha. Henrietta's birth year was 1852 and she was born in Germany.
Beside Nicholas and Bertha lived following children in this household: Cathinca (10 years old), George (8 years old), Nicholas (5 years old) and George Washington (3 years old). Also did exist the 16 years old servant Elizabeth Deppe.
Another search for Henriette or Henrietta discovered a death certificate. Henrietta died in Philadelphia on 05. July 1890 and was buried in the Mt. Moriah cemetery on 08. July 1890. Her age was 32 years at that time and so must be her birth year 1858. A little bit confusing this all. See also Mount Moriah Cemetery Dot Org

. . . and again was a pure chance which brought surprising news.
In the "heritage book of Bremen-Vegesack" can be found a Henriette Susanne Johanne Elise Buchhorn. She was born in Bremen on 13. March 1852. At least corresponds the birth year with the birth year in the 1880 Census. Her parents were Gerhard Philipp Buchhorn (* 14. February 1821, Bremen) and Catharina Elisabeth Profet (* ca. 1824 in Rosenthal). Further dates are not available. What's the reason for? Could she be the searched Henrietta and I couldn't find more data because she wasn't in Germany anymore? So I went ahead with my search.
Next what I did was to look for Beling and I found a large family in the same heritage book. There also were some Nicholas, but unfortunately not my one.

How can I go ahead now? A clear connection between the persons and families couldn't be recognised. I hope of your support now. Maybe you have some information which could help me. I would be glad about a message from you.