SS Indiana
I, John Baker Master of the Steamship Indiana do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest of Passengers,subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the Collection District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board the said Steamship at Bremerhaven from which port said steamship 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 vessel occupied by each during the passage, the country to which each belongs, and also the country of which it is intended by each to become an inhabitant; and that said List of Manifest truly sets forth the number of said passengers who have died on said voyage, and the names and ages of those who died.
So help me God John Baker
Sworn to this 29 Jul 1857 Before me (signature of port authority unclear)
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Steamship Indiana whereof J Baker is Master, from Bremen & Southampton burthen ____ tons.
Columns represent: passenger name, age, gender, occupation, origin, destination and pieces of baggage.
Saloon Passengers
1 Augustus Johnson 30 male merchant U. States 8
2 his wife Wilhelmine 26 female U. States
3 their son Julius 3 male U. States
4 their daughter Theresa 0y 6m female U. States
5 James Henry 40 male merchant U. States 2
6 Gabriel Simon 56 male merchant U. States 2
7* Emman^l Meyer 42 male merchant Prussia 3
8 Louis Reinhardt 46 male doctor Prussia 12
9* Edw^d Heitzelberg 26 male Butcher Prussia
10* Charles Heitzelberg 20 male Butcher Prussia
11 Arnold Heitzelberg 32 male coppersmith Prussia
12 F. Fuhring 26 male apothecary U. States 3
13 A U Schumacher 30 male farmer U. States 2
14 James Morschell 32 male pastor U. States 4
15* Bern^d Klemm 24 male merchant Prussia 2
16 Hendrick Trip 50 male merchant Prussia 16
17* his wife Juliane 45 female Prussia
18* his son William 11 male Prussia
19* his son Theodor 13 male Prussia
20* his son Julius 9 male Prussia
21* his daughter Henrietta 7 female Prussia
22 Mathilde Hochstadter 20 female Bavaria 3
23 Eva Oettinger 18 female Bavaria 3
24* Andrew Lieberman 3? male teacher Bavaria 2
25 Moritz Peiser 28 male merchant Prussia 3
26 Sophia Starmann 24 female Bremen 2
27* her daugher Margaret 4 female Bremen
28* her daughter Lenchen 2 female Bremen
29* her baby Rudolph 10m male Bremen
30 Mathilde Voigt 28 female Bremen 1
31 Benne Hermann 8y 6m male Bavaria 1
32 David Hermann 9y 6m male Bavaria 1
33 Emma H Esslein 18 female Bavaria 2
34* Aug^te Erlback 24 male Bavaria 2
35 Henrich Putsch 30 male Prussia 3
36 Maria Mundy female England 2
37 Mary Smith female England 7
38 David Farquharson male England 5
39 Mrs Farquharson female England
40 William Cox male U States 2
41 Leopold Brandes male 2
42* Tho^s Scripps male 2
43 James Booth male 2
44 Willm Thompson male 3
45 Maria Thompson female
46 Henry Thompson male
47 Charles Lane male 1
48 Nanette Eissing 18 female Bremen
49* Henry Oettinger 30 male Bavaria 2
50 David Oettinger 16 male Wirtemberg 2
Second Cabin:
51 Lucy Taylor female England New York 2
52 Charlotte Line female England Philadelphia 1
53 John Handy male Engaldn New York 2
54 William Thornbull male England New York 3
55 James West male England New York 2
56 Charles Price male England New York 18
57 Sarah Price female England New York
58* Elizab^th Price female England New York
59 Mathilda Price female England New York
60 Priscilla Booth female England New York
61 Charles Booth male England New York
62 Henry Johns male England Canada 5
63 John Andrews male England Niagara 5
64 John Roberts 30 male England New York 1
65 John Taylor 25 male England New York 2
66* Alex^r Ottenheimer 22 male butcher U States New York 2
67* Carl^na Hoberg 18 female Prussia 1
68 Julia Droste 51 female Hanover Detroit 5
69 Louise Droste 16 female Hanover Detroit
70* Emily Droste 13 female Hanover Detroit
71* Edw^d Droste 9 male Hanover Detroit
72 Fred^k Steiner 29 male Switzerland Lake Superior 3
73* Charlotte Steiner ?? female Switzerland Lake Superior
74* Emily Steiner 6 female Switzerland Lake Superior
75 Frederica Steiner 3y 6m female Switzerland Lake Superior
76* Augt^a Steiner 29y11m female Switzerland Lake Superior
77* Aug^a Steiner 0y11m female Switzerland Lake Superior
78* Sarah Kulisch 21 female Prussia New York 4
79 Frederica Kulisch 59 female Prussia New York
80 Adolphus Katz 20 male Hanover New York 1
81 James Raphaelsky 24 male U. States Missouri 3
82 Frederica Raphaelsky 21 female U. States Missouri
83 Julius Knopf 21 male Prussia New York
84* Frederica Hammerschalg 26 female Hanover Chicago 2
85* Jane Hertz 25 female Hanover New York 2
86 Amalia Lousengard female Wirtemberg New York 1
87* William Tolle 19 male Hanover Cincinnati 1
88* John F. Pretzeck 41 male farmer Prussia Michigan 1
89 Joseph Podhrasmitz 13 male farmer Prussia Chicago 1
90 Marianne Schonfeld 25 female Hanover New York 3
91 Dinchen Schonfeld 23 female Hanover New York
92 T. W. D. Seitz 18 male merchant Hanover New York 1
93 Humchen Uhlmann 18 female Hanover New York 1
94 Jacob Aschcoff 40 male merchant U States New York 3
95* his son Henry 9 male U States New York
96 Adelheid Rugen 15 female Prussia New York 1
97 Jacob Hoke 39 male merchant Indiana 1
98 Benedict Lauer 43 male merchant Indiana 1
99* Antoine Seemann 39 male Prussia State of Maine 5
100 Sophie Engelman 32 female U States New York 2
101* Francis Pansing 19 male Bremen New York 1
102 Fred^k Sergel 28 male brewer Prussia New York 1
103* John Meyer 24 male farmer Lippe New York 1
104 Hermann Lander 29 male merchant Hette New York 1
105* Mary Geipel 23 female Hette New York 3
106* Ernest Landgrebe 20 male merchant Hette Philadelphia 1
107 Elias Hauser 38 male merchant Bavaria New York 1
108* James Dampf 16 male merchant Bavaria New York 1
109 Gustar Barkhards 22 male merchant U States St Louis 1
110 Victor Vogel 14 male merchant Prussia St Louis 1
111* Andrew ?iner 23 male butcher Wiremberg New York 1
112 Sophia Hermann 26 female Prussia New York 1
113 Nanette Hermann 25 female Bavaria New York 1
114 Clara Bramhofer 15 female Bavaria Cleveland 1
115 Bertha Hechinger 18 female Bavaria New York 2
116* Herm Schade 23 male farmer Prussia Toledo 2
117* Louis Pieper 25 male farmer Prussia Toledo 1
118 Henry Reuter 26 male farmer U States Baltimore 2
119 Bessy Radlick 23 female Austria New York 2
120* Con^r Bruggerman 27 male farmer Prussia Chicago
121 Martin Meyer 23 male tanner Prussia New York 2
122* Anth^? Chas Lemach 23 male merchant Austria New York 3
123* John Lemach 27 male merchant Austria New York
124 Chas Hechenger 15 male merchant Bavaria State of Maine 1
125* Endres Frederike 28 male
126* Jane Horn 26 female Hanover San Francisco 2
127 Sophia Horn 18 female Hanover San Francisco
Steerage/between decks
128 John Cancliffe male England New York 2
129* Dan^l Wood male England West Canada 1
130 Patrick Kennedy 40 male Ireland West Canada 1
131 Mary Kennedy 36 female Ireland West Canada
132* John^a Kennedy 14 female Ireland West Canada
133 James Kennedy 11 male Ireland West Canada
134 Mary Kennedy 5 female Ireland West Canada
135* Marg^? Kennedy 1y 9m female Ireland West Canada
136* Will^m Moorgan 35 male England New York 2
137 George Copeland 39 male England Portland 2
138 Charles Gillies 29 male England New York 1
139 William Camp 29 male England New York 1
140 James Lewis 38 male England New York 4
141 Selina Lewis 32 female England New York
142* Mary Ann Lewis ? female England New York
143 Moses Schrenholtz 22 male merchant Lippe Philadelphia 2
144 Berman Diesenberg 30 male merchant Prussia New York 1
145 Josepha Stoltz 28 female Austria New York 1
146 Mathilda Meyer 26 female Prussia New York 1
147 Harm Hch Brandt 40 male farmer Prussia Iowa 3
148 Anna Brandt 40 female Prussia Iowa
149* Hein^ch Brandt 12 male Prussia Iowa
150* Gesche Brandt 8 male Prussia Iowa
151* Aug Claus 24 male joiner Prussia New York 1
152* Chas Wise 16 male smith Prussia New York 2
153* Wilh^m Benhard 17 male merchant Bade New York 1
154* Fred^k Beck 59 male farmer U States Chicago
155 Elias Lousengard 19 male farmer Wirtenberg New York 1
156 Joseph Luffe 32 male farmer Hanover Massechusetts 1
157* Cath^ne Winkelman 22 female Hanover New York 1
158* Hen^? Groh 14 male farmer Hanover Massachusetts 1
159 Christine Heilmann 20 female Hanover Massachusetts 1
160* Auguste Spaleman 38 male merch. Austria Massachusetts 1
161 Joh Waltzel 31 male farmer Austria Chicago 1
162* John Oswald 26 male farmer Saxony Pemsilvania 1
163 George Knorr 32 male Cooper U States New York 1
164* Ziegm Sulzbacher 22 male merchant Bavaria New York 1
165* Mary Louisa Sachs 30 female Saxony New York 2
166 F. K Dorrer 18 male painter Saxony New York 2
167 Chas F. Kirchner 58 male miller Prussia Baltimore
168 Anth? Gerst 19 male merchant Oldenburg Cincinnati 2
169 Joseph Velezek 52 male farmer Prussia Detroit 4
170* Cath^na Velezek 44 female Prussia Detroit
171 Stephen Velezek 17 male Prussia Detroit
172 Alex Velezek 13 male Prussia Detroit
173* Cath^na Velezek 11 female Prussia Detroit
174* Eugene Velezek 9 male Prussia Detroit
175* Andrew Muller 30 male Saxony Boston 1
176 F. C. Rose 58 male Saxony Wisconsin 1
177 Christine Helferic 32 female Saxony Wisconsin 1
178 Theresa Bugert 24 female Saxony Indiana 1
179* Francis Dewald 4? male merchant Saxony Indiana 1
180 Caspar Volk 20 male miller Bavaria New York 3
181* Mary Strauss 20 female Bavaria New York
182* Crench^? Endres 20 female Bavaria New York
183 Godfrey Sohnarz 38 male farmer U States New York
184 John Sohnarz 14 male farmer U States New York
185 Emil Senger 38 male tanner Hesse Millwauke 2
186* Mary Senger 28 female Hesse Millwauke
187* Mary Senger 9y 6m female Hesse Millwauke
188 Marianne Senger 1y 6m female Hesse Millwauke
189* Cha^s Schreztein 36 male farmer Mecklenberg Wisconsin
190* Cha^s Roth ?4 male farmer Hesse Canada
191* Margt Roth 62 female Hesse Canada
192 Johannes Roth 18 male Hesse Canada
193 Herdwig Schaul? 26 male Prussia New York 1
194* Fred. Barth 15 male joiner Prussia Buffalo 1
195* Raph^l Schaub 26 male shoemaker Prussia New York 2
196 Christopher Wessel 45 male farmer Prussia Wisconsin 1
197 Sophia Wessel 30 female Prussia Wisconsin
198* Edw^a Heuer 45 male farmer Prussia Wisconsin 1
199* Christ^ne Tomas 34 female Prussia Wisconsin 1
200* her son Fred^k 13 male Prussia Wisconsin
201* her son Auguste 12 male Prussia Wisconsin
202* Louis Wulkows 29 male farmer Prussia Wisconsin 1
203* Mich^l Lange 24 male farmer Prussia Wisconsin 2
204* Wilhel^ne Lange 21 female Prussia Wisconsin
205* Henr^ta Lange ?8 female Prussia Wisconsin
206* her baby Wilhel^ne 0y11m female Prussia Wisconsin
207* Harm ? Even 26 male joiner Hanover Illonois 2
208* Harm Freerks 57 male farmer Hanover Illonois 2
209* Stintz Freerks 20 female Hanover Illonois
210* Jurgen Freerks 18 male Hanover Illonois
211* Ashren Freerks 24 male carpenter Hanover Illonois
212 Harm Blemer 20 male farmer Hanover New York 1
213 George ? Schalk? 28 male merchant U States New York 3
214* his wife Wilhelmine 30 female U States New York
215 Ernest A. Schulte 28 male merchant U States New York
216* Chris^pher Heileg 31 male mason Prussia Buffalo 2
217 Anna Heileg 31 female Prussia Buffalo
218* Cath^na Heileg 6 female Prussia Buffalo
219* Eliza^th Heileg 4 female Prussia Buffalo
220* Mary Heileg 1y 6m female Prussia Buffalo
221* Auguste Englisch 28 male U States 2
222 Henriette Englisch 21 female U States
223 Adele Englisch 3 female U States
224 Michael Aigner 25 male Bavaria Pensilvania
225* Wilhel^ne Hoffner 21 female Prussia 3
226 Babette Dresfeld 21 female Bavaria San Francisco 1
227* James Amzler 46 male farmer Austria Millwauke 7
228 Barbara Amzler 45 female Austria Millwauke
229 Anna Amzler 7 female Austria Millwauke
230* Johan Hammermaller 39 male farmer Austria Millwauke
231 Anna Hammermaller 46 female Austria Millwauke
232* John Hammermaller 9 male Austria Millwauke
233* Anna Hammermaller 8 female Austria Millwauke
234* Leop^? Scharinger 44 male Austria Millwauke
235* Magdeline 39 female Austria Millwauke
236* Anna 9 female Austria Millwauke
237* Theresa 6 female Austria Millwauke
238* Georg 3 male Austria Millwauke
239 Christel Pfaff 30 male Bavaria New York 1
240* Cath^a Dunner 34 female Darmstadt New York 5
241 Phillip Knapp 17 male farmer Darmstadt Michegan
242* John^a Schmidt 35 female Darmstadt Michegan
243* Elizabeth Schmidt 10 female Darmstadt Michegan
244 Margaret Schmidt 25 female Darmstadt Michegan
245* Elizabeth Kohl 19 female Darmstadt Illonois
246* Leonard Schmidt 32 male farmer Darmstadt Illinois
247* Leonard Schmidt 7 male Blacksmith Darmstadt Michegan
248 Franz Rohrick 22 male Shoemaker Darmstadt Michegan
249 Adam Helfrich 20 male Tailor Darmstadt New York
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.
This being an American ship and captain, many of the given names of German passengers are
Anglicized, unfortunately, because it makes it difficult to trace the people. I have indicated
in footnotes the likely German names. The female given name, Sophia, occurs frequently
on this list. I believe it should be Sophie (the pronunciation would be like Sophia).
7 Given name likely Emanuel.
9 Given name likely Edward.
10 Given name more likely Karl.
15 Given name likely Bernhard.
17-21 Surname: Trip. Given name for #18 probably Wilhelm.
24 Name more likely Andreas Liebermann.
27-29 Surname: Starmann.
42 Given name likely Thomas.
49 Given name likely Heinrich.
58 Given name Elizabeth.
66 Given name likely Alexander.
67 Given name likely Carolina or Caroline.
70 Given name more likely Emilie.
71 Given name likely Edward.
73 Age unclear; written as 29 then crossed off and a 6 written above the 9--possibly 26.
74 Given name more likely Emilie.
76-77 Given name likely Augusta.
78 Given name more likely Sara.
84 Surname may be Hammerschlag.
85 Given name incorrect; may be something like Janne or Jantje.
87 Given name likely Wilhelm or Wilm.
95 Surname: Aschcoff.
99 Given name more likely Anton.
100 Surname more likely Engelmann.
101 Given name more likely Franz.
103 Given name likely Johann.
105 Given name more likely Marie.
106 Given name likely Ernst.
108 Given name more likely something like Joachim.
111 Given name likely Andreas. Surname seems to be either Finer or Ziner.
116 Given name likely Hermann.
117 Given name more likely Ludwig.
120 Name likely Conrad Bruggermann.
122 Name may be something like Anthon Karl Lemach.
123 Given name likely Johann or Johannes.
125 Perhaps name is reversed: may be Fredrike Endres. Gender may be incorrect.
126 Given name unlikely; may be something like JantjSe or Janne.
129 Given name likely Daniel.
132 Given name may be Johanna.
135 Given name likely Margaret.
136 Given name likely William.
142 Damage to original list has obliterated the age for this entry.
149 Given name likely Heinrich.
150 Gender likekly incorrect for this entry.
151 Given name likely August.
152 Unlikely name for a German; name may be something like Karl Weiss.
153 Given name likely Wilhelm.
157 Name is likely Catharine Winkelmann.
160 Given name more likely August or Augustus. Surname probably something like Spalemann.
162 Given name likely Johann.
164 Given name likely Ziegmund.
165 Given name may be Marie Louise.
167 Given name likely something ike Karl.
168 Given name likely Anthon.
170 Given name likely Catharine.
173 Given name likely Catharine.
174 Given name more likely Eugen.
175 Given name more likely Andreas.
177 Name seems incorrect; perhaps it should be Helfrich.
179 Given name more likely Franz.
181 Given name may be Marie.
182 Given name possibly Crezentia or something like that.
186-187 Given name likely Marie.
189 Cha^s for Charles. However, Charles is not a name in German; its more
likely something like Karl or Carl. Surname may be Schrezstein. Origin
most likely Mecklenburg.
190 Cha^s for Charles. However, Charles is not a name in German; its more likely something
like Karl or Carl.
191 Given name likely Margaretha.
194 Given name likely something like Friedrich.
195 Given name may be Raphael.
198 Given name likely Edward.
199-201 Given name for #199 may be Christina. Surname for all may be Thomas. Given name for
#200 may be Friedrich and for #201 August.
202 Given name more likely Ludwig.
203 Given name likely Michael.
206 Given name likely Wilhelmine.
208-211 The family is documented in the Rysum, Ostfriesland, Ortssippenbuch, etnry #644. Given
name for #209 should be Stientje; for #210--Jurren; for #211 Arian. Passenger #207 is
the husband of #209 [Ostfriesian women usually went by their maiden name] Passenger
#208 is the father of #209.
214 Surname: Schalk?
218 Given name likely Catharina.
219 Given name likely Elisabeth.
220 Given name more likely Marie.
221 Given name more likely August.
227 James is not a German name; should possibly be Joachim.
230 Given name likely Johann.
232 Given name likely Johann.
234 Given name likely Leopold.
235-238 Surname probably Scharinger, the same as for passenger #234.
242 Given name likely Johanna.
243 Given name more likely Elisabeth.
245 Given name more likely Elisabeth.
246-247 Given name more likely Leonhard.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 177, List 916.
Transcribed by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
9 September 2011
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