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SS Katie


Stettin to New York
9 November 1881
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK – PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Albert Weiss-Master of the German SS Katie do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List of Manifest subscribed by me and now delivered by me to the Collector of the District of New York, is full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said German SS Katie at Stetten from which port said (Steamer) has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated, the age, the sex, and the occupation of each of said passengers, the part of the vessal occupied by each during the passage, the country to which it is intended by each to become an inhabitant; and that said List or Manifest truly sets forth the number of said passengers who have died on said voyage, and the names and ages of those who have died. Sworn to this 9th of Nov 1881 (signed) A. Weiss before me (illegible)
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the German SS Katie whereof Albert Weiss is Master, from (blank) burthen 1858 tons..
Columns represent: Age in years, age in months, sex, occupation, country to which they actually belong, country in which they intend to become inhabitants, part of the vessal occupied during the voyage
  1    Michael Rapos          39  male  worker     Germany United States Steerage    
  2    Wilhelmine Rapos       39 female wife       Germany United States Steerage    
  3*   Friderike Kruger       28    f   girl       Germany United States Steerage    
  4*   Bertha Schurtz         25    f   girl       Germany United States Steerage    
  5*   Fredrich Steindam      48    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
  6*   Marie Steindam         46    f   wife       Germany United States Steerage    
  7*   Wilhelm Steindam       19    m   son        Germany United States Steerage    
  8*   August Steindam        15    m   son        Germany United States Steerage    
  9    Wilhelmine Berg        56    f   widow      Germany United States Steerage    
 10    Albertine Rumer        19    f   girl       Germany United States Steerage    
 11    August Friedrich       24    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
 12    Ernstine Friedrich     22    f   wife       Germany United States Steerage    
 13    Carl Friedrich          1    m   son        Germany United States Steerage    
 14    Wilhelm Milbrodt       28    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
 15    Wilhelmine Milbrodt    21    f   wife       Germany United States Steerage    
 16    Bertha Milbrodt         1    f   daughter   Germany United States Steerage    
 17    Wilhelmine Tiede       34    f   widow      Germany United States Steerage    
 18    Martin Falk            56    m   carpenter  Germany United States Steerage    
 19    Wilhelmine Falk        42    f   wife       Germany United States Steerage    
 20    Louise Falk            20    f   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 21    Mathilde Falk          19    f   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 22    Bertha Falk            16    f   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 23    Ferdinand Falk         13    m   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 24    Albert.Falk            11    m   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 25    August Falk             9    m   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 26    Ida Falk                7    f   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 27    Hermann Falk            5    m   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 28    Louis Falk              3    m   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 29    Hedwig Falk             2    f   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 30    Hermann Bartelt        42    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
 31    Therese Bartelt        34    f   wife       Germany United States Steerage    
 32    Emile Bartelt          16    f   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 33    Ottilie Bartelt        14    f   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 34    Bertha Bartelt         12    f   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 35    Hermann Bartelt         9    m   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 36    Ida Bartelt             7    f   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 37    Richard Bartelt         5    m   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 38    Anna Bartelt            3    f   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 39    Otto Bartelt              3  m   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 40    Franz Tank             34    m   farmer     Germany United States Steerage    
 41*   Gustav Kruger          41    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
 42*   Ernestine Kruger       35    f   wife       Germany United States Steerage    
 43*   Max  Kruger            12    m   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 44*   Carl Kruger             9    m   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 45*   Emile Kruger            7    m   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 46*   Helene Kruger           3    f   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 47          ?                 ?    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
 48          ?                 ?    m     ?        Germany United States Steerage    
 49*   Carl Fromming          26    m     ?        Germany United States Steerage    
 50    Franz Radske           40    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
 51    Carl Radske            30    m   driver     Germany United States Steerage    
 52    Bertha Radske          26    f   wife       Germany United States Steerage    
 53    Hermann Radske         11    m   son        Germany United States Steerage    
 54    Marie Radske              9  f   daughter   Germany United States Steerage    
 55    Wilhelmine Radske      56    f   widow      Germany United States Steerage    
 56    Ida Radske             13    f   daughter   Germany United States Steerage    
 57    Anna Radske            15    f   daughter   Germany United States Steerage    
 58    Ferdinand Hanne???     23    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
 59    Bertha Hanne??         23    f   wife       Germany United States Steerage    
 60    Martha Hanne??            9  f   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 61    Wilhelm Hanne??        26    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
 62*   August Fromming        23    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
 63    Johanna Knaak          22    f   girl       Germany United States Steerage    
 64    Carl Millag            54    m   brewer     Germany United States Steerage    
 65    Fridericke Millag      53    f   wife       Germany United States Steerage    
 66    Heinrich Millag        24    m   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 67    Emilie Millag          19    f   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 68    Carl Millag            18    m   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 69    Friedrich Millag       13    m   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 70    Hermann Millag         11    m   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 71    Elise Millag            9    f   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 72    Albert Viegutz         24    m   joiner     Germany United States Steerage    
 73*   Carl Jacob             52    m   joiner     Germany United States Steerage    
 74*   Wilhelmine Jacob       48    f   wife       Germany United States Steerage    
 75*   Ida Jacob              20    f   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 76*   Julius Jacob           18    m   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 77*   Barnhard Jacob         16    m   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 78*   Minna Jacob            14    f   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 79*   Bertha Jacob           12    f   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 80*   Carl Jacob              9    m   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 81*   Ollilie Jacob           2    f   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 82    Agnes  ?              (38)   f   lady       Germany United States Steerage    
 83    Franz Heyer            39    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
 84    Elwine Borndt          23    f   girl       Germany United States Steerage    
 85    Marie Ruhter           58    f   woman      Germany United States Steerage    
 86*   Louise Som????         19    f   lady       Germany United States Steerage    
 87*   Friedrich Schene       29    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
 88    Hermann Winkel         22    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
 89    Adolph Eichstadt       24    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
 90    Wilhelm Birkholz       ?3    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
 91    Auguste Curtius        32    f   woman      Germany United States Steerage    
 92    Herman Curtius          9    m   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 93    Max Curtius             5    m   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 94    Paul Curtius            2    m   child      Germany United States Steerage    
 95    Franz Riemer           27    m   carpenter  Germany United States Steerage    
 96    Hermann Sefke          24    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
100    Wilhelmine Ponath      25    f   widow      Germany United States Steerage    
101    Auguste Tetzlaff        4    f   daughter   Germany United States Steerage    
102*   Carl Dowe              27    m   miller     Germany United States Steerage    
103*   Marie Dowe             19    f   wife       Germany United States Steerage    
104    Minna Schrader         36    f   wife       Germany United States Steerage    
105    August Shricker.       32    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
106*   Wilhelm Muller         52    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
107*   Wilhelmine Muller      52    f   wife       Germany United States Steerage    
108*   August Muller          22    m   son        Germany United States Steerage    
109*   Bertha Muller          20    f   child      Germany United States Steerage    
110*   Auguste Muller         13    f   child      Germany United States Steerage    
111*   Gustav Muller           8    m   child      Germany United States Steerage    
112*   Peter Muller           58    m   father     Germany United States Steerage    
113    Carl Janke             26    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
114    Wilhelmine Janke       25    f   wife       Germany United States Steerage    
115    Ida Janke              30    f   child      Germany United States Steerage    
116    Gustav Bartelt.         8    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
117    Friedrick Hardy        61    m   ????mor    Germany United States Steerage    
118*        ?   (Hardy)      (6?)  (f)    ?        Germany United States Steerage    
119         ?                 ?     ?     ?        Germany United States Steerage    
120         ?                 ?     f     ?        Germany United States Steerage    
121         ?                 ?     m     ?        Germany United States Steerage    
122    Richard      ?         10    m     ?        Germany United States Steerage    
123    ???(ried)    ?         55    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
124    Johanne Attman         27    m   baker      Germany United States Steerage    
125    Emilie Stuff           24    f   woman      Germany United States Steerage    
126    Paul Stuff              1    m   son        Germany United States Steerage    
127*   August Muller          24    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
128    Heinrich Ballman       23    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
129    Carl Witk              29    m   shoemaker  Germany United States Steerage    
130    Carl Beinroth          ?4    m   miller     Germany United States Steerage    
131    Friedr Stiegart        25    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
132    Ferdinand Papenfu??    39    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
133    Caroline Papenfu??     36    f   child      Germany United States Steerage    
134    Emma Papenfu??          9    f   child      Germany United States Steerage    
135    Richard Papenfu??       7    m   child      Germany United States Steerage    
136    Martha Papenfu??        5    f   child      Germany United States Steerage    
137    Hertha Papenfu??        2    f   child      Germany United States Steerage    
138    Minna Papenfu??           6  f   child      Germany United States Steerage    
139    Ferdinand Panske       23    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
140    Ida Waldow             27    f   girl       Germany United States Steerage    
141    Auguste Windmuller     33    f   girl       Germany United States Steerage    
142    Reinhold Schwolow      32    m   farmer     Germany United States Steerage    
143    Marie Schwolow         27    f   wife       Germany United States Steerage    
144    Carl Schwolow           6    m   child      Germany United States Steerage    
145    Franz Schwolow          4    m   child      Germany United States Steerage    
146    Hermann Schwolow        9    m   child      Germany United States Steerage    
147    Albert  Schwolow        9    m   child      Germany United States Steerage    
148    Johann Hubner          74    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
149    Carl.Hubner            16    m   son        Germany United States Steerage    
150    Wilhelmine Hubner      14    f   daughter   Germany United States Steerage    
151    Michael Sopar          39  male  worker     Germany United States Steerage    
152    Bernhard Domke         43    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
153    Heinrich Burand        18    m   sailor     Germany United States Steerage    
154    Ottilie Conrad        3(2)   f     ?        Germany United States Steerage    
155    Elise Conrad           ?3    f   child      Germany United States Steerage    
156    Emilie Conrad          11    f   child      Germany United States Steerage    
157    Paul Heyer              ?     m     ?        Germany United States Steerage    
158    Franz Vorphal           ?     m     ?        Germany United States Steerage    
159    Anna Ma ?               ?     f     ?        Germany United States Steerage    
160**  August    ?             ?     m     ?        Germany United States Steerage    
161**  Louise    ?          (3)2    f   wife       Germany United States Steerage    
162**  Hedwig    ?            12    f   child      Germany United States Steerage    
163**  Emma      ?             8    f   child      Germany United States Steerage    
164**  Alfred    ?             3    m   child      Germany United States Steerage    
165*   Edward Munzer          20    m   watchmaker Germany United States Steerage    
166*   Frederick Su??ich      44    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
167*   Marie Su??ich          40    f   wife       Germany United States Steerage    
168*   Gustav Su??ich         19    m   child      Germany United States Steerage    
169*   Franz Su??ich          17.   m   child      Germany United States Steerage    
170*   Marie Su??ich          11    f   child      Germany United States Steerage    
171*   Robert Su??ich         10    m   child      Germany United States Steerage    
172*   Minna Su??ich           6    f   child      Germany United States Steerage    
173*   Agnes Su??ich           1    f   child      Germany United States Steerage    
174    Friedrich Fandt        21    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
175    Carl Rochlitz          24    m   mason      Germany United States Steerage    
176    Gustav Figass          28    m   butcher    Germany United States Steerage    
177    Wilh Nicolai           17    m   farmer     Germany United States Steerage    
178    Jacob Kubja            22    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
179    Heinrich Ausculas      23    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
180    Michael Hellwig        40    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
181    Ludwig Zilske          24    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
182    Wilh Heimr. Pruss      18    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
183    Christian Wolfinger   (2)8   m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
184    Martin Petersen Tryk   22    m   farmer     Germany United States Steerage    
185    Knud Andersen Thomson  20    m   farmer     Germany United States Steerage    
186    Michael Christofer     57.   m   farmer     Germany United States Steerage    
187    Dorthe Christofer      46    f   wife       Germany United States Steerage    
188    Jacob Christofer       25    m   son        Germany United States Steerage    
189    Antonie Berndt        (80)   f   lady       Germany United States First Cabin    
190    Katie Carie Schowlow 3 days  f   child of   Her Reinholt Schwolow born at the     
                                                ?   5 of November 1881    
191    Carl Roelitz           44  male  worker     Germany United States Steerage    
192    Friedike Roelitz       40 female wife       Germany United States Steerage    
193    Wilhelm Roelitz        13    m   son        Germany United States Steerage    
194    Wilhelmine Roelitz      7    f   daughter   Germany United States Steerage    
195*   Wm Dahlstrom           66    f   widow      Germany United States Steerage    
196    Johann Ahrend          37    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
197    Wilhelmine Ahrend      32    f   wife       Germany United States Steerage    
198    Anna Ahrend             9    f   daughter   Germany United States Steerage    
199    Joachim Heinfurth      71    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
200    Wilhelm Wodrich        15    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
201    Wilhelmine Wodrich     17    f   girl       Germany United States Steerage    
202*   Wilhelm Rohl           47    m   worker     Germany United States Steerage    
203*   Loise Rohl             48    f   wife       Germany United States Steerage    

Transcriber's Notes:
This manifest was not numbered except for #100 & 150 on the original. The condition of this list was poor in some areas. Extremely dark areas made it difficult if not impossible to read all the names, and some of the ages and occupations. ? a lone question mark indicates areas too dark or damaged to read ( ) indications what the number or letter might be ? a question mark within a name; unsure of letter Kruger umlaut over the u> Schurtz umlaut over the u Steindam accent mark over m Fromming umlaut over the o Dowe umlaut over the o Muller umlaut over the u Papenfu?? could be Papenfus or Papenfuss (Hardy) looks as if it could be Hardy Munzer umlaut over the u Su??ich umlaut over the u; the name looke like it could be Sumaich Som???? could be Somusse Dahlstrom umlaut over the o Rohl umlaut over the o ** Special Note - August, Louise, Hedwig, Emma, and Alfred all have the same surname as indicated be the "do" (ditto) on the original manifest. (see Kreimborg correspondence below. Correspondence: 8/13/99 Passengers 5,6,7, and 8 Steindamm The mark over the final m means that the m is to doubled. Passengers 14,15, and 16 is the Milbrodt family. Wife Wilhelmine Milbrodt is the sister of Wilhelm and August Steindamm, and the daughter of Friedrich and Marie Steindamm. All of the above passengers lived and died in Ottawa Co. in northwest Ohio, except August Steindamm, whose death is unknown. These passengers are my relatives. Lila Palmiter Correspondence: #73-81 Jacob The Jacob Family settled in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin where both Julius and Carl (the younger) took up farming. Ida died two years of coming to America.
Carl (the older) lived until 1899 and Wilhelmine lived until 1911. Most if not all are buried in various cemeteries in Manitowoc, WI. Julius went on to marry a Bertha Hacker, daughter of Friedrich Hacker (also from Germany - not sure which ship he came over on, but I think it was in 1849, possibly landing in Lubeck, Canada). Julius lived until 1922. Barnhard until 1944, and the younger Carl until 1961. I would be happy to provide more information if anyone needs it.
Brian Jacob
Considerably more detail is available at the Manitowon County website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~wimanito/manitowoc.html including cemetery transcriptions and marriage records for most of these people. Correspondence 01/18/2003 passengers #142-150 Schwolow and Hubner Reinhold Schwolow, Marie Schwolow, Carl, Franz, Herman, Albert and Katie Carie (Marie?) are my family. Katie was my grandmother-who used the name Mary Catherine. Marie Schwolow's maiden name was Hubner/Huebner so I think that Johann Hubner,Carl Hubner and Wilhelmine Hubner are related to her. Schwolow became Swallow and settled in Chicago, Illinois. Katie's delayed birth certificate gives her parents' place of birth as Kobsomdorf/Kossomdorf/Kofsomdorf depending on how one interprets the handwriting. Judy Rice Correspondence 01/31/2005 passengers #160-164 Kreimberg/borg I am researching my family history, and I found some of them in this listing. You have the last name as unreadable but the first names and the date match with information I have on the following people: August Kreimberg (or Kreimborg) Louise Kreimberg Hedwig Kreimberg Emma Kreimberg Alfred Kreimberg. Alfred became an internationally known chess player and poet. Some of this branch can be found in South America. Particularly in Uruguay and Brazil. My research is continuing, and your work has helped fill some gaps. Thank you for the hard work on this project. Contact: Cline Kreimborg This site gives some history on Kreinberg, Kreynberg, Kreyenberg and Kreienberg surnames.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 444.
Transcribed by Nancy Chatham for the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
29 January 1999



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