SS Katie
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.
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