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Ship Lyons

I, Davenport, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear, that the within REPORT and LIST, subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the District of Mississippi contains to the best of my knowledge and belief, the names, age, sex, and occupation of all the passengers, together with the name of the country to which they severally belong, and that of which they intend to become inhabitants, which were on board the Ship Lyons whereof I am at present Master at the time of her sailing from the Port of Havre or which have at anytime since been taken on board said vessel. And I do likewise swear, that all matters whatsoever in said Report and List expressed, are, to the best of my knowledge and belief, just and true. Sworn to before me, this 7th day of June, 1836* So help me God. (signed)R. Davenport*. A. Miller, Collector.

Report and List of the Passengers taken on board the Ship Lyons of Hallowe?* whereof Davenport is Master, burthen 437 tons and 28/95ths of a ton, bound from the Port of Havre for New Orleans.

Columns represent: NAMES, AGE, SEX, Occupation, trade, or profession, County to which they severally belong, Country of which they intend tobecome inhabitants, Luggage.

 1  Friedrich Krieg         26   M farmer     Bavaria  New Orleans    2 Chest, 1 Bed      
 2  Magdaleine              23   F his wife   Bavaria  New Orleans         
 3  Georg Jacob Gost        44   M farmer     Bavaria  New Orleans    1 Bed, 3 Chest         
 4  Barbara                 24   F his wife   Bavaria  New Orleans         
 5  Magdaleine               1   F his Child  Bavaria  New Orleans       
 6  Johann Baptiste Kolmann 33   M farmer     Bavaria  New Orleans    2 Chest, 1 Bag    
 7  Georg Wilhelm           28   M farmer     Bavaria  New Orleans    (no luggage)    
 8  Geo Peter Bickmann      20   M farmer     Bavaria  New Orleans    (no luggage)        
 9  Johann Klein            37   M farmer     Bavaria  New Orleans    2 Chest, 2 Beds, 2 Boxes       
10  Susanne                 34   F his wife   Bavaria  New Orleans        
11  Barbara                 12   F his Child  Bavaria  New Orleans        
12  Jacob                    9   M his Child  Bavaria  New Orleans        
13  Anton                    4   M his Child  Bavaria  New Orleans        
14  Adam                     1   M his Child  Bavaria  New Orleans         
15  Joseph Sprunglin        27   M farmer     Bavaria  New Orleans                                         
16  Henri Kraus             46   M farmer     Bavaria  New Orleans    2 Chest Clothing, 3 Beds, 2 Packs     
17  Catharine               45   F his wife   Bavaria  New Orleans       
18  Philipp                 25   M his Child  Bavaria  New Orleans       
19  Barbara                 16   F his Child  Bavaria  New Orleans         
20  Margarete               14   F his Child  Bavaria  New Orleans       
21  Regina                  11   F his Child  Bavaria  New Orleans              
22  Jacob Hauch             28   M farmer     Bavaria  New Orleans    4 Chest Clothing, 1 Bed       
23  friedriech Haab         29   M farmer     Bavaria  New Orleans         
24  Mathias Schwab          34   M farmer     Bavaria  New Orleans         
25  Adam Subach             28   M farmer     Bavaria  New Orleans       
26  Leonard Bump            13   M farmer     Bavaria  New Orleans        
27  Johannes Schaub         26   M farmer     Bavaria  New Orleans    2 Chest, 1 Bed        
28  Johann Guntz            36   M farmer     Bavaria  New Orleans    1 Chest, 1 Table, 3 Beds         
29  Barbara                 26   F his wife   Bavaria  New Orleans                                        
30  Jacob                   22   M farmer     Bavaria  New Orleans       
31  Philipp                 25   M farmer     Bavaria  New Orleans       
32  friedrich Jacob fried   17   M farmer     Bavaria  New Orleans    (no luggage)        
33  Louis Klop              24   M farmer     Bavaria  New Orleans    1 Chest, 1 Bed         
34  Jacob Klein             42   M farmer     Bavaria  New Orleans    1 Chest, 1 Bed    
35  Catharine               14   F his wife   Bavaria  New Orleans       
36* James Bickerstaff       47   M Merchant            New Orleans    (Cabin) remained in Havre         
37  Johann Anton Weber      25   M farmer     Bavaria  New Orleans    (no luggage)          
38  Alphonse Giory          44   M Merchant   france   New Orleans    2 Boxes, 1 Band Box                                         
39  Joanty Caima            30   F his wife   france   New Orleans    
40* Judicie                 36     Servant    france   New Orleans    
41  Pierre Kurtz            32   M Mason      france   New Orleans    3 Chest, 2 Beds        
42  Elisabeth               38   F his wife   france   New Orleans    
43  Pierre                   8   M his Child  france   New Orleans    
44  George                   4   M his Child  france   New Orleans    
45  Elisabeth                3/4 F his Child  france   New Orleans    
46  Margarite Dunkel        35   F Servant    france   New Orleans      
47  Christian Ebisch        23   M Mason      france   New Orleans    1 Chest                                         
48  Nicolas Guinder         28   M Saddler    france   New Orleans    3 Chest Clothing, 1 Bed    
49  Jean Baptiste Jeuville  59   M Merchant   france   New Orleans    3 Trunks        
50  Thomas Barth            28   M farmer     Bavaria  New Orleans    (no luggage)        
51  Johannes Becker         20   M Shoemaker  Baden    New Orleans    (no luggage)         
52  Daniel fletschinger     20   M Carpenter  Baden    New Orleans    1 Bag    
53  Adam Baumann            22   M Taylor     Baden    New Orleans    (no luggage)        
54* Philipp May             22   M Mason      Baden    New Orleans    remained in Havre         
55* Maria Ver?ecker         18   F Servant    Baden    New Orleans    1 Bag    
56  Joseph Becker           17   M farmer     Bavaria  New Orleans    1 Bag                                         
57  Joseph Hammel?on        26   M farmer     Bavaria  New Orleans    1 Bundle     
58  Johann Anton Munch      22   M Carpenter  Bavaria  New Orleans    1 Bundle        
59* Amadee Duchesne         26   M Merchant   france   Left in Haver* 1 Trunk, 1 Box, 1 Pos-Leachis*        
60  Nicolas Scholl          26   M Joyner     Bavaria  New Orleans    (no luggage)        
61  Adam Noss               26   M farmer     Bavaria  New Orleans    2 Chest, 1 Bed    
62* Charles Heshu?l         24                                        (no luggage)    
    

Transcriber's Notes: 

* An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not
  the transcriber, or is used to call your attention to additional information
  in the transcriber's notes.

? Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due to the
  condition of the manifest or handwriting of the original recorder.

Blanks indicate no information was entered in that column.    

The last column was actually entitled 'Remarks relative to any that may    
  have died or otherwise left the vessel during the voyage.'    
  There were two handwritings used.  The first, very neat and practiced,    
  was used in the first six columns and also the 7th column for    
  Bickerstaff and May.  The second one, clear but child-like, was used for    
  the luggage and also for the last passenger's name and age.    

The original List had people grouped together with brackets and the    
  group's luggage written next to the bracket.  I entered a group's    
  luggage by the name of the first person of that group.  For example,    
  Krieg begins one group.  Gost begins the next, and so on.    
  (no luggage) on the original list was indicated with a short horizontal    
  line.     

Capital letters are those of the original record taker with the    
exception of column 3.  

I abbreviated Male (M) and female (F).
The year 1836 was not written on the manifest but is correct.
Passenger numbers were added to aid with referencing.
   
* Davenport- The R is raised and meets the left side of the D in    
  Davenport.  Period added to indicate first initial.
* Hallowe?- ? looks like 'n' or 'u'.    

36, 54 Bickerstaff & May - The word 'Havr' written immediately after surname, 
   probably to indicate that this passenger disembarked in Le Havre as stated 
   in the last column.
40 Judicie- No last name given.  No sex entered.
55 Ver?ecker- ?=t or b.  Havr written after surname, perhaps to indicate    
   this passenger disembarked in Le Havre although this was not stated in    
   the last column as it was for the passenger above her (May).
59 Duchesne- The entire sixth column was full of ditto marks after the    
   initial New Orleans.  'Left in Haver(sic)' was written over the ditto    
   marks probably because the 7th column was full. Pos-Leachis was clearly    
   written.  My only guess would be that this means 1 Posnet Leeches (or    
   Lychees?), posnet meaning a pan or container.
62 Heshu?l- ?=e or l. Columns 3 through 6 left blank.
   

Correspondence 06/27/01 passenger MUNCH
My great grandfather, Johann Anton Munch came to the USA in 1836 thru 
the PORT of New Orleans on the Ship Lyons on June 7, 1836. He settled 
in Beaver, Pike County, Ohio. In the spring of 1839 he returned to 
Germany and married Maria Elisabeth Jung in June. They returned to 
the USA that fall and went back to Beaver. They had 11 children, one 
of which died as an infant, 3 moved to Portsmouth, Ohio, one married 
and stayed on the farm, and the other 6 moved to Chillicothe, Ohio. 
In the early 1920's, most of them left Chillicothe and moved to 
California, Red Bluff, I think. My grandfather was the last born, 
April 1862, named Valentin Munch(Minch). He settled in Portsmouth 
around 1878 and had 3 children, 2 dying as infants and my father, 
Earl Louis Minch, was born February 28, 1905, and died July 25, 1967. 
Anyone with any possible connection, get a hold of me at: 
TERRY L. MINCH
64 John Street  
Portsmouth, Ohio 45662-4120
Phone: 740 353 7407

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M259, Reel 14.