Bark Columbia
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Bark Columbia whereof Geerke, is master, at the port of Bremen bound for New Orleans.
Coloumns represent: Names, age in years and months, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country of which they intend to become inhabitants, *died on voyage.
1* Reinhard Erbschloc 26 father merchant Velbert St. Louis
2* Bertha Erbschloc 22 mother Velbert St. Louis
3* Johanna Erbschloc 9m daughter Velbert St. Louis
4 Hermann Thielspape 33 young man farmer Indian Point Indian Point
5 Marie Dolle 26 single Bremen Cincinaty
6 Rebecka Ordemann 18 single Bremen Cincinaty
7 Albertine Schlender 28 mother Uehte New Hoermann
8 Christof Schlender 6 son Uehte New Hoermann
9 Carl Schlender 4 son Uehte New Hoermann
10 Hermann Schlender 2y 6m son Uehte New Hoermann
11 Elisabeth Schlender 1 daughter Uehte New Hoermann
12 Sophie Brinkmann 25 single Warmssen New Hoermann
The Steerage
13 Fried Bruns 25 young man carpenter Herden Waterloe
14* Johann Muller 21 young man smith Herden Waterloe
15 Johann Bunjes 23 young man peasant Herden St. Louis
16 Hinrich Bulke 33 father carpenter Varel St. Louis
17 Jacobine Bulke 23 mother Varel St. Louis
18 Auguste Bulke 3y 3m daughter Varel St. Louis
19 Jacobine Bulke 9m daughter Varel St. Louis
20 Johann Fried. Eitz 33 young man peasant Western Ahum St. Louis
21 Georg Ch. Uhlmann 24 young man Blauen St. Louis
22 Martin Lettman 24 young man tailor Lemverde New Orleans
23 Georg Ch. Kemker 32 father peasant Amt Furstnau St. Louis
24 Tresa Kemker 25 mother Amt Furstnau St. Louis
25 Hinrich Kemker 2y 6m son Amt Furstnau St. Louis
26 Maria Kemker 18 daughter Amt Furstnau St. Louis
27 Hein Holzmann 27 father peasant Amt Furstnau St. Louis
28 Getrud Holzmann 32 mother Amt Furstnau St. Louis
29 Tresa Holzmann 9m daughter Amt Furstnau St. Louis
30 Getrud Heilgmann 22 single Amt Furstnau St. Louis
31 Herm. Behrens 24 young man peasant Amt Furstnau Cincinaty
32 Marianne Asendorf 24 single Amt Furstnau Cincinaty
33 Margete Sanders 22 single Amt Furstnau Cincinaty
34* Ludwig Lind 42 young man Backer Elberfeld St. Louis
35 Joseph Winter 24 father smith Vosenburen Cincinaty
36 Marianne Winter 24 mother Vosenburen Cincinaty
37 Margretha Winter 16 daughter Vosenburen Cincinaty
38 Elisabeth Winter 13 daughter Vosenburen Cincinaty
39 Bernhard Winter 51 father peasant Vosenburen Cincinaty
40 Chatrina Winter 52 mother Vosenburen Cincinaty
41* Berend Berens 26 young man peasant Vosenburen Cincinaty
42 Friederich Vrowel 30 father peasant Elberfeld Texas
43 Mina Vrowel 32 mother Elberfeld Texas
44 Lisetta Vrowel 4 daughter Elberfeld Texas
45 Emma Vrowel 6m daughter Elberfeld Texas
46 Robert Weber 15 young man Elberfeld Texas
47 Fried. Schmidt 50 father turner Elberfeld Texas
48 Fried. Schmidt 18 son turner Elberfeld Texas
49 Emilie Schmidt 19 daughter Elberfeld Texas
50 Otto Schmidt 9 son Elberfeld Texas
51 Carl Schmidt 45 young man turner Elberfeld Texas
52 Anton Knocke 29 father shoemaker Elberfeld New Orleans
53 Antonette Knocke 40 mother Elberfeld New Orleans
54 Heinrich Otte 28 young man joiner Datteln New Orleans
55* Gottfried Sievering 27 father mason Denstadt Alwany
56 Marie Sining 27 mother Denstadt Alwany
57 Wilhelm Sining 1y 9m son Denstadt Alwany
58 Marie Wilh Krumpe 27 mother Denstadt Alwany
59 Hein Eduard Krumpe 6 son Denstadt Alwany
60 Albert Krumpe 2y 6m son Denstadt Alwany
61 Sophie Krumpe 6 daughter Denstadt Alwany
62* Joh. Heinr. Huebner 67 father Denstadt Alwany
63 Marie Elisb. Krumpe 20 single Denstadt Alwany
64 Johan Ernst Buttner 42 father Musician Denstadt Alwany
65 Henriette Buttner 38 mother Denstadt Alwany
66 Ernst Buttner 4 son Denstadt Alwany
67 Carl Feit 22 young man workman Denstadt Alwany
68 August Kummer 24 young man shoemaker Denstadt New Orleans
69* Joh. Bernd Muller 43 father peasant Mittelsemmern New Alwany
70* Joh. Fried. Muller 16 son Mittelsemmern New Alwany
71* Auguste Muller 17 daughter Mittelsemmern New Alwany
72 Herm. Wilh. Biel 18 young man joiner Mittelsemmern New Alwany
73 Lud. Meyer 47 father painter Lemgo New Orleans
74 Henriette Meyer 44 mother Lemgo New Orleans
75 Ernst Meyer 19 son Lemgo New Orleans
76 Fritz Meyer 16 son Lemgo New Orleans
77 Ferdinand Meyer 11 son Lemgo New Orleans
78 Louis Meyer 5 son Lemgo New Orleans
79* Carl Muller 30 father shoemaker Bokonum Cincinaty
80* Johanna Muller 28 mother Bokonum Cincinaty
81 Joh. Mart. Lotz 40 father weaver Dibingen Cincinaty
82 Regina Lotz 41 mother weaver Dibingen Cincinaty
83 Christina Lotz 18 daughter weaver Dibingen Cincinaty
84* Barbara Schafer 24 single weaver Dibingen Cincinaty
85 Michael Bauer 25 young man joiner Dibingen St. Louis
86 Joh Hinr. Nibuhr 45 young man merchant Bremen Louisville
87 Wilhelm Frese 28 young man workman Herford New Orleans
88 Mina Witte 38 mother Pracke St. Louis
89 Gustav Witte 9 son Pracke St. Louis
90* Conrad Rees 44 father workman Asmushausen Pinselwany
91 Anna Marg Rees 48 mother Asmushausen Pinselwany
92 Johannes Rees 16 son Asmushausen Pinselwany
93 Adam Rees 9 son Asmushausen Pinselwany
94 Martin Rees 6 son Asmushausen Pinselwany
95 Nicolaus Rees 5 son Asmushausen Pinselwany
96 Joh Ernst Rees 3 son Asmushausen Pinselwany
97 Georg Rees 6m son Asmushausen Pinselwany
98 Michael Dollt 52 father shoemaker Toutlinger St. Louis
99 Christina Dollt 66 mother Toutlinger St. Louis
100 Jacob Dollt 22 son Toutlinger St. Louis
101 Gesina Dollt 26 daughter Toutlinger St. Louis
102 Barbara Dollt 25 daughter Toutlinger St. Louis
103 Ludwig Loup 6 son Toutlinger St. Louis
104 Catrina Rees 17 single Toutlinger St. Louis
105 Jacob Hindermust 27 young man smith Toutlinger St. Louis
106 Wilhelmine Libermann 28 single Toutlinger St. Louis
107 Johann Stumpf 3 boy Toutlinger St. Louis
108 August Deufel 17 young man butcher Toutlinger St. Louis
109 Casper Wetzel 24 young man peasant Toutlinger St. Louis
110 Anton Fritz 23 young man mason Toutlinger St. Louis
111 Anna Remmers 32 single mason Kniephausen St. Louis
112 Herbert Heslig 22 young man peasant Warn St. Louis
113 Joh. Herm. Lammers 29 young man carpenter Soistrum St. Louis
114 Eicke Harms 27 young man peasant Allen Cincinaty
115 Gerd. Ebers 31 young man carpenter Waltkum Quency
116 B. Herm. Stewers 33 young man peasant Neu. Darf. St. Louis
117 Hermann Otten 25 young man wheeler. Meppern St. Louis
118* Anna Marie Polke 20 single Diete St. Louis
119 Catrina Brand 20 single Woldchum Cincinaty
120 Anna Catri Frerichs 20 single Dersum Quency
121* Magreta Schroder 22 single New Allen St. Louis
122 Fried Kampmeier 39 young man tiler Lissen St. Louis
123 Jost Knocke 55 father peasant Lathheim Farmitoun
124 Maria Knocke 55 mother Lathheim Farmitoun
125* Christ. Knocke 24 father peasant Lathheim Farmitoun
126 Elisabeth Knocke 26 mother Lathheim Farmitoun
127 Johann Knocke 3m son Lathheim Farmitoun
128 Catrina Knocke 22 single Lathheim Farmitoun
129 Johann Giffle 33 young man peasant Bausfeld Cincinaty
130 Eva Magreta Meyrin 29 single Bausfeld Cincinaty
131 Johann Ringe 44 young man peasant Bausfeld Cincinaty
132 Kunigunde Lotz 28 single Balschwerd Cincinaty
133 Joh. Peter Frohwein 75 father peasant zum Burg. Texas
134 Wilhelmine Frohwein 64 mother zum Bung. Texas
135 Joh. Arnold Frohwein 37 son peasant zum Bung. Texas
136 Joh. Wilhelm Frohwein 34 son peasant zum Bung. Texas
137 Joh. Carl Frohwein 25 son peasant zum Bung. Texas
138 Joh. Robert Frohwein 20 son peasant zum Bung. Texas
139 Joh. Peter Frohwein 15 son peasant zum Bung. Texas
140 Joh. August Frohwein 13 son peasant zum Bung. Texas
141 Theodor Weber 37 father peasant Reire Steinfort Gerdinard
142 Maria Catri. Weber 27 mother Reire Steinfort Gerdinard
143* Tresa Weber 1 daughter Reire Steinfort Gerdinard
144* Herm. Denker 42 young man peasant Reire Steinfort St. Louis
145* Theodor Denker 23 young man peasant Reire Steinfort St. Louis
146 Bernhard Cornelius 23 young man beerbrewer Datteln New Orleans
147* Georg Kuppel 29 young man miner Munster St. Louis
148 Nestor Reisland 19 young man weaver Ilm New Orleans
149 Auguste Jahn 29 single weaver Ilm New Orleans
150 Christ Reisland 32 father weaver Ilm New Orleans
151 Marie Reisland 27 mother weaver Ilm New Orleans
152 Charlotte Reisland 2 daughter Ilm New Orleans
153 Carl Reisland 34 father weaver Ilm New Orleans
154 Auguste Reisland 32 mother weaver Ilm New Orleans
155 Selma Reisland 5 daughter Ilm New Orleans
156 Catri Marie Bremers 27 single peasant Ippenburen St. Louis
157 Joh. Conrad Schmidt 23 young man peasant Amt Dipenau Cincinaty
158 Daniel Schmidt 42 young man miller Uchte New Orleans
159 Mina Schmidt 21 single Uchte New Orleans
160 Friederika Kortkamp 28 mother Greven St. Louis
161 Benne Kortkamp 2 son Greven St. Louis
162 Wilhelm Kortkamp 18 young man Greven St. Louis
163 Wilhelm Lehne 17 young man Amt Rothen St. Louis
164 Hein. Scheland 40 father tailor Quapenbruck Nashville
165 Anna Scheland 50 mother Quapenbruck Nashville
166 Dorethe Scheland 45 single Quapenbruck Nashville
167 Gottfried Eigenhaus 61 father peasant Griffen New Orleans
168 Elisab. Eigenhaus 72 mother Griffen New Orleans
169 Bernhard Eigenhaus 40 father peasant Watersslo New Orleans
170 Getrud Eigenhaus 40 mother Watersslo New Orleans
171 Herm. Millertrop 27 young man peasant Dromberg New Orleans
172 Klemen Knocke 27 young man peasant Mettingen Charles
173 Regin Klemann 38 single Mettingen Charles
174 Meta Linmann 23 single Quapenbruck New Orleans
175* August Muller 19 young man smith Kirberg St. Louis
176 Christ Trebus 25 young man mason Kirberg St. Louis
177 Johann Kaltwassen 22 young man painter Kirberg St. Louis
178 Andrews Sodorf 36 young man miner Weier St. Louis
179 Carl Horn 24 young man joiner Kirberg St. Louis
180 Henriette Horn 31 single Kirberg St. Louis
181* Wilhelm Muller 26 young man joiner Kirberg St. Louis
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.
^ A ^ followed by a letter indicates that the letter was superscripted.
* Names were transcribed as seen regardless of spelling.
* Passengers were numbered by the transcribers for ease of referencing.
* None died during the voyage, therefore this coloumn was eliminated.
1 - 3: the last name could be Erbschloe.
14: Muller is spelled with u Umlaut.
34: Backer is spelled with a Umlaut and is a baker.
55: This may be Albany. The last name was spelled Sievering, then the v lined out.
It should probably be Siring.
62: Huebner is spelled with u Umlaut.
63 - 71: Muller is spelled with u Umlaut.
78 & 80: Muller is spelled with u Umlaut.
84: Schafer is spelled with a Umlaut.
90: Probably means Pennsylvania.
118: Polke is spelled with o Umlaut.
121: Schroder is spelled with o Umlaut.
143: Died. All information was crossed out.
144: the first name should be Bernhard Hermann.
145: the first name should be Johann Theodor.
144 & 145: These passengers are part of a big group of people who emigrated
from the Munsterland (u Umlaut) area in Germany to the United States. They came
from Burgsteinfurt. More information can be found at Auswanderungen im 19. Jahrhundert,
Emigration in the 19th Century. Click on the link in the top left corner,
Auswanderungen im 19. Jahrhundert. This will take you to the index for Borghorst
and Burgsteinfurt. Permission to publish this information has been granted by
Wilhelm Alff, one of the authors of this website. Currently the website is in German
only, the translation is work in progress. For more information please contact Ines.
147: Munster is spelled with u Umlaut.
175 & 183: Muller is spelled with u Umlaut.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M259, Reel 28.
Transcribed by Harry Green and Ines Mannhardt, members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
8 January 2009
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