Bark Maria
I, F. Meyer Master of the Br Bk Maria do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, 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 of the said Bark at Bremen from which port said Bark 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 or Manifest truly sets forth the number of said passengers who have died on said voyage, and the names and ages of those who died.
Sworn to this 13^t Septbr 187 (does not say 1867) So help me God F. Meyer
Before me (port authority signature illegible)
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Bremen Bark Maria whereof F. Meyer is Master, from Bremen, burthen ___ tons.
Columns represent: passenger name, age, gender, occupation, origin, and destination.
First Cabin: 1 Amalia Schmidt 55 f Bremen New York 2* Sophie ?opf 28 f Preussen Broklyn Second Cabin: 3 Lisette Kerer 22 f dress makerin Bayern New York 4 Carl Meissner 30 m Farmer Sachsen Texas 5 Helene Meissner 20 f Sachsen Texas 6 Marie Pusch 31 f Preussen New York 7* Heinrich Grunefeld 57 m Farmer Preussen New York 8* Anna Marie Grunefeld 56 f Preussen New York 9 Sophie Terwort 22 f Preussen New York 10 Mathilde Krause 20 f Sachsen New York 11* Anna Kunker 28 f Preussen New York 12 Franz Grunefeld 17 m laborer Preussen New York 13 Friedrich Pech 24 m laborer Preussen New York 14* Johann ? 28 m laborer Preussen New York 15* Johann Zuhke 56 m Farmer Preussen Indiana 16* Anna Zuhke ?2 f Preussen Indiana 17* Eduard Zuhke 16 m Preussen Indiana 18* Albertine Zuhke 18 f Preussen Indiana 19 Bertha Weiss 20 f Preussen Indiana 20 Carl Wilhelm Beltz 19 m cart wright Preussen Indiana 21 Caroline Kallin 24 f Preussen Indiana 22 Georg Storch 39 m blaksmith Hessen New York 23 Maria Storch 4? f Hessen New York 24 Ferdinand Storch 6 m Hessen New York 25 Christoph Storch 4 m Hessen New York 26 Elias Sternglanz 2? m merchant Ungarn New York 27 Theresia Sternglanz 30 f Ungarn New York 28 Johannes Reiss 25 m backer Preussen New York 29 Giertje Reiss 26 m Preussen New Jork 30* Joh. William Reiss 11m m Preussen New York 31 Regine Kamp 40 f dress m Österreich New York 32* Eduard Pfufflein 20 m merchant Würtemberg New York 33 Emilie Wagner 19 f Sachse New Jersey 34 Johann Klingmann 17 m laborer Preussen New Jersey 35 Friedrich Kok 17 m laborer Preussen New Jersey 36 Hermann Ordung 18 m blaksmith Preussen New Jersey 37 Anton Tanzler 4? m shoe maker Österreich Minnisota 38 Georg Lau 27 m saddler Preussen New York 39 Friedericka Pieker 28 f Bremen New York 40 Elise Althagen 18 f Bremen New York 41 Carl Schwirten 40 m shoe maker Preussen New York 42 Sophie Schwirten 40 f Preussen New York 43 Heinrich Schwirten 8 m Preussen New York 44 Richard Schwirten 6 m Preussen New York 45 Emma Schwirten 8m f Preussen New York 46 Friedrich Kohlmeyer 38 m carpenter Preussen Missury 47 Auguste Kohlmeyer 36 f Preussen Missury 48 Anna Kohlmeyer 10 f Preussen Missury 49 August Kohlmeyer 6 m Preussen Missury 50 Mathilde Kohlmeyer 4 f Preussen Missury 51 Elise Kohlmeyer 10m f Preussen Missury 52 Gottlieb Lauchstedt 24 m laborer Preussen Indiana 53 Melchior Frommel 40 m weaver Sachsen Philadelphia 54 Pauline Schindler 46 f Sch? Philadelphia 55 Emma Schindler 11m f Sch? Philadelphia 56* Joh. Gottlieb Kolbe 26 m weaver Sch? New York 57 Gottlieb Fausch 26 m Farmer Preussen Indiana 58 Friedrich Fausch 24 m taylor Preussen Indiana 59 Ernst Kessiser 26 m ?smith Preussen New York 60 Carl Kannenberg 33 m farmer Preussen Indiana 61 Friedrich Kannenberg 30 m farmer Preussen Indiana 62 Ida Kannenberg 38 f Preussen Indiana 63 Hermann Schilling 36 m mason Preussen Indiana 64 Friederike Schilling 36 f Preussen Indiana 65 Bertha Schilling 3 f Preussen Indiana 66 Richard Frey 14 m laborer Baden New York 67 Hermann Schornburg 22 m baker Braunschweig New York 68 Johann Schiena 20 m cart wright Böhmen Chicago 69* Georg ?????sky 2? m farmer Preussen New York 70 Leopold Hinz 36 m miller Preussen New York 71 Chatarine Tietz 20 f Preussen New York 72 Friedrich Erler 22 m weaver Sachsen Boston 73 Gustav Adolph Aurich 23 m weaver Sachsen Missury 74 Joachim Langbeier 25 m butcher Böhmen New York 75 Richard Langbeier 15 m farmer Böhmen New York 76 Dorothea Dorn 18 f Bayern Iova 77 Simon Hirtrich 23 m taylor Bayern Boston Between Decks: 78 Marie Schwarzenberg 22 f Sachsen Philadelphia 79 Gustav Schneider 11m m Sachsen Philadelphia 80 Hermann Schuster 34 m weaver Sachsen Philadelphia 81 Otto Kuchenbecker 29 m taylor Preussen New York 82 Louise Kuchenbecker 26 f Preussen New York 83 Emilie Heidel 16 f Sachsen Indiana 84 Theodor Ernst 19 m laborer Preussen New York 85 Elisabeth Lorch 21 f Preussen Chicago 86 Julia Koch 22 f Preussen Chicago 87 Chatarine Preiss 36 f Würtemberg Chicago 88 Franz Jusa 27 m laborer Böhmen Chicago 89 Anton Gatsha 36 m taylor Böhmen Philadelphia 90 Anna Gatsha 25 f Böhmen Philadelphia 91 Johann Gatsha 4 m Böhmen Philadelphia 92 Anna Gatsha 2 f Böhmen Philadelphia 93 Marie Jaklein 53 f Böhmen Philadelphia 94 Josef Franz Karl 19 m student Böhmen Philadelphia 95 Johann Hrube? 18 m lok smith Böhmen Pittsburg 96 Johann Papack 17 m joiner Böhmen New York 97 Johann Suss 20 m mason Böhmen New York 98 Ludwig Hegener 34 m lok smith Ungarn Chicago 99 Marie Hegener 25 f Ungarn Chicago 100 Barbara Hegener 3 f Ungarn Chicago 101 Ludwig Hegener 11m m Ungarn Chicago 102 Theresia Hegebarth 60 f Böhmen Wisconsin 103 Franz Hegebarth 15 m Böhmen Wisconsin 104 Marie Belsain 3? f Böhmen Cleveland 105 Marie Belsain 6 f Böhmen Cleveland 106 ?na Belsain 10m f Böhmen Cleveland 107 Josef Otties 45 m stone cutter Böhmen Cincinati 108 ?anna Otties 32 f Böhmen Cincinati 109 Johann Otties 4 m Böhmen Cincinati 110 Josef Otties 11m m Böhmen Cincinati 111 Josef Lenizka 32 m mason Böhmen Iova 112 Helene Lenizka 38 f Böhmen Iova 113 Helene Lenizka 12 f Böhmen Iova 114 Maria Lenizka 10 f Böhmen Iova 115* Franz Lenizka 11m m Böhmen Iova 116 Josef Nowotny 56 m shoe maker Böhmen New York 117 Josefa Eckstein 23 f Böhmen New York 118 Catharine Trinner 50 f Böhmen Chicago 119 Franz Trinner 17 m laborer Böhmen Chicago 120 Barbara Trinner 11 f Böhmen Chicago 121 Franziska Trinner 7 f Böhmen Chicago 122 Mathias Trinner 6 m Böhmen Chicago 123 Catharine Luger 34 f Würtemberg Iova 124 Wilhelmine Lambert 17 f Würtemberg Iova 125* Joh Heinrich Meyerrose 50 m laborer Preussen Pittsburg 126 Carl Meyerrose 17 m laborer Preussen Pittsburg 127 Heinrich Meyerrose 18 m Preussen Pittsburg 128 Marie Meyerrose 16 f Preussen Pittsburg 129 Ursula Filchner 18 f Bayern Pittsburg 130 Helene Ochs 19 f Preussen Albany 131* Marie Bettenhauser 22 f Preussen Albany 132 Mathilde Schnell 15 f Preussen New York 133 Elisabeth Hahn 22 f Preussen New York 134 Dorothea Rudloff 22 f Preussen New York 135 Wilhelm Schnabel 15? m blak smith Preussen Philadelphia 136 Hinrike Philip 16 f Würtemberg Philadelphia 137 Rose Weber 22 f Böhmen Philadelphia 138 Sophie Heil 18 f Preussen Michigan 139* Paulus Grosch 20 m laborer Preussen New York 140* Joh. Gottlieb Kolbel 25 m weaver Preussen Kentuky 141 Engel Sander 55 m Preussen Kentuky 142 Clara Elisabeth Wessel 31 f Preussen New York 143 Albertine Kussmann 24 f Preussen Cincinati 144 Ottilie Weinke 28 f Preussen Cincinati 145 Wilhelm Schlicht 22 m cart wright Preussen Wisconsin 146* Joh Josef Gob 25 m laborer Preussen Wisconsin 147* Anna Elisabeth Gob 32 f Preussen Wisconsin 148* Theresia Gob 5 f Preussen Wisconsin 149 Anna Garrelts 48 f Preussen Wisconsin 150 Christian Baierlein 20 m joiner Würtemberg Wisconsin 151* Johann Hoppe 23 m blak smith Preussen Iova 152* Rudolph Muller 23 m gilder Preussen Iova 153 Paul Wendtlandt 16 m laborer Preussen Iova 154* Julius Blode 23 m farmer Preussen Milwauki 155* Heinrich Beker 36 m laborer Missury Missury 156* Chat. Marie Becker 38 f Missury Missury 157 Hermann Becker 18 m glazier Missury Missury 158 Adam Heinrich Becker 15 m Missury Missury 159 Heinrich Becker 11 m Missury Missury 160 Carl Becker 4 m Missury Missury 161 Hermann Heinr. Becker 6 m Missury Missury 162* Wilhelm Becker 3 m Missury Missury 163 Louise Becker 10m f Missury Missury 164 Friedrich Edelbach 27 m shoe maker Missury Missury 165 Auguste Edelbach 25 f Missury Missury 166 Emil Edelbach 2 m Missury Missury 167 Ida Edelbach 10m f Missury Missury 168 Wilhelm Mathes 49 m laborer Missury Minisota 169 Luise Mathes 34 f Missury Minisota 170* Joh. August Mathes 12 m Missury Minisota 171 Hermann Julius Mathes 6 m Missury Minisota 172 Adelheide Mathes 3 f Missury Minisota 173 Luise Becker 15 f Missury Wisconsin 174 Marie Cathr. Lenz 21 f Missury Wisconsin 175 Jacob Marcus 35 m miller Missury Wisconsin 176 Johann Schwenzel 20 m farmer Bayern Wisconsin 177 Heinrich Rattemeyer 34 m laborer Preussen St. Luis 178 Hinriette Rattemeyer 32 f Preussen St. Luis 179 Marie Rattemeyer 17 f Preussen St. Luis 180 Marie Elise Rattemeyer 9 f Preussen St. Luis 181 Catharine Engel 17 f Preussen St. Luis 182 Christoph Paul 43 m laborer Preussen Illinois 183 Marie Gertrude Paul 43 f Preussen Illinois 184* Joh. Fried. Paul 18 m laborer Preussen Illinois 185 Anna Marie Paul 6 f Preussen Illinois 186* Kunigunde G?rberlein 20 f Bayern New York 187 Georg Niemeyer 30 m tanner Braunschweig New York 188 Dorette Niemeyer 30 f Braunschweig New York 189 Heinrich Niemeyer 6 m Braunschweig New York 190 Georg Niemeyer 3m m Braunschweig New York 191 Carl Heisig 26 m ? Preussen New York 192 Teubchen Heine 25 f Preussen New York 193* Joh Georg Muller 24 m butcher Bayern New York 194 Julius Wieden 16 m laborer Österreich New York 195 Georg Hebbeler 26 m blaksmith Preussen New York 196* Christoph Schonthaler 29 m ? Würtemburg New York 197* Luise Schonthaler 28 f Würtemburg New York 198* Elisabeth Schonthaler 3 f Würtemburg New York 199* Marie Schonthaler 1y10m f Würtemburg New York 200 Heinrich Voll 19 m laborer Preussen Boston 201* Heinrich Muller 19 m joiner Preussen New York 202 August Bronzlow 24 m joiner New York New York 203 Jacob Piston 35 m weaver Preussen Philadelphia 204 Marie Piston 33 f Preussen Philadelphia 205 Carl Piston 9 m Preussen Philadelphia 206 Catharina Piston 7 f Preussen Philadelphia 207 Johann Peter Piston 1y 6m m Preussen Philadelphia 208 Anna Catharina Haas 56 f Preussen Blumington 209 August Krukenberg 2? m taylor Preussen New York 210 Sophia Krukenberg 23 f Preussen New York 211 Wesler Pravisik 39 m shoemaker Böhmen New York 212 Catharina Pravisik 40 f Böhmen New York 213* Joh. Paul Pravisik 15 m Böhmen New York 214 Josef Pravisik 12 m Böhmen New York 215 Barbara Pravisik 8 f Böhmen New York 216 Anna Wittwa 20 f Böhmen New York 217 Wenzel Wittwa 8 m Böhmen New York 218 Ritich Merane 20 m laborer Böhmen New York 219 Josef Sindelar 25 m laborer Böhmen New York 220 Antonia Sindelar 25 f Böhmen New York 221 Marie Sindelar 1y 7m f Böhmen New York 222 Antonia Niemez 22 f Böhmen New York 223 Carl August Wunderlich 47 m butcher Sachsen New York 224 Augusta Wunderlich 46 f Sachsen New York 225 Anna Wunderlich 17 f Sachsen New York 226 Clara Wunderlich 15 f Sachsen New York 227 Emilie Wunderlich 7 f Sachsen New York 228 Otto Wunderlich 4 m Sachsen New York 229 Johann Bauer 25 m laborer Preussen New York 230 Mathias Muntsch 33 m shoe maker Bayern New York 231 Reinhard Prug 26 m laborer Bayern New York 232 Anna Prug 26 f Bayern New York 233 Helene Kreutzer 11 f Preussen St Luis 234 Carl Schreiner 40 m taylor Preussen Chicago 235 Catharina Schreiner 40 f Preussen Chicago 236 Andres Schreiner 13 m Preussen Chicago 237 Christoph Schreiner 7 m Preussen Chicago 238 Carl Schreiner 3 m Preussen Chicago 239 Jacob Schreiner 1y11m m Preussen Chicago 240 Philip Krim 18 m laborer Preussen St Luis 241 Peter Rose 14 m laborer Preussen St Luis 242 Georg Rose 16 m laborer Preussen St Luis 243 David Fritz 2? m mason Würtemberg New York 244 Felix Rohr 35 m shoe maker Preussen Detroit 245 Anna Rohr 37 f Preussen Detroit 246 Luzian Rohr 7 m Preussen Detroit 247 Theofin Rohr 4 m Preussen Detroit 249 Wilhelmine Steinbach 27 f Preussen Wisconsin 250 Albert Steinbach 2 m Preussen Wisconsin 251 Hulda Steinbach 9m f Preussen Wisconsin 252 Wilhelmine Seefeld 23 f Preussen Minesota 253* Dierk Frey 17 m laborer Preussen Illinois 254 Berend Herborg 27 m blaksmith Preussen Illinois 255 Johann Kreuze? 44 m joiner Preussen St Luis 256 Adam Lang 20 m weaver Bayern Illinois 257 Johann Georg Strobel 16 m weaver Bayern Boston 258 Ludwig Timm 20 m laborer Preussen St Louis 259 Constantin Nikolajew 26 m laborer Preussen New York 260 Juliane Nikolajew 20 f Preussen New York 261 Martin Habes 17 m laborer Preussen New York 262 Johann Freiheit 40 m laborer Preussen Delaware 263 Christiana Freiheit 32 f Preussen Delaware 264 Mathilde Freiheit 8 f Preussen Delaware 265 Caroline Freiheit 6 f Preussen Delaware 266 Anna Freiheit 6m f Preussen Delaware 267* Peter Trink??? 16 m laborer Preussen New York 268 Gottlieb Nast 27 m taylor Preussen New York 269 Joseph Friedrizek 40 m laborer Preussen New York 270 Anna Friedrizek 38 f Preussen New York 271 Pauline Tischler 20 f Preussen Chicago 272 Anton Besack 22 m loksmith Böhmen Pittsburg 273 Peter Lorenz 27 m laborer Preussen Illinois 274 Johann Lorenz 28 f Preussen Illinois 275 Peter Lorenz 4m m Preussen Illinois 276 Barbara Beck 19 f Bayern Washington 277 Georg Neumann 28 m miller Preussen New York 278 Helene Groen 20 f Bayern New York 279 Albina Muichsowitz 24 f Preussen New York 280 Marie Sperling 43 f Preussen New York 281 Hermann Rudolph Sperling 11 m Preussen New York 282 Marie Sperling 9 f Preussen New York 283 Wilhelm Sperling 7 m Preussen New York 284 Anna Sperling 4 f Preussen New York 285 Ernestine Pfeifer 36 f Sachsen New York 286 Magarethe Ordnung 52 f Bayern New York 287 Elise Stumm 15 f Bayern Missuri 288 Conrad Kraus 34 m weaver Bayern Missuri 289* Georg Sch??b 27 m weaver Bayern Missurin 290 Valentin Rorbach 47 m ? Preussen Michigan 291 Rosalia Rorbach 38 f Preussen Michigan 292 Ida Rorbach 17 f Preussen Michigan 293 August Robert Rorbach 15 m Preussen Michigan 294 Ottlie Rorbach 12 f Preussen Michigan 295 Maria Pauline Rorbach 9 f Preussen Michigan 296 Joseph Rorbach 4 m Preussen Michigan 297 Wilhelmine Rorbach 24 f Preussen Michigan 298 Anton Weidel 30 m laborer Österreich New York 299 Anna Weidel 24 f Österreich New York 300 Wenzel Weidel 9m m Österreich New York 301 Julius Salzet 25 m joiner Preussen New York 302 Hermann Meckel 32 m blak smith Sachsen New York 303 August Krodemann 46 m ? Preussen New York 304* Heinrich Muller 24 m laborer Preussen New York 305* Gotthelf Gruhle 25 m shoe maker Preussen Milwauki 306 Johann Ordung 29 m weaver Bayern Boston Endnote: Cabin 2 Hungary 6 Steerage 304 306 U. S. 1 Males 168 Germany 297 Female 130 Total 304 Children 37 ? 21 Death 1 Births 1 Transcriber's Notes: * An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not the transcriber, or is used to call attention to additional information in the passenger notes. ? Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due to the condition of the manifest or handwriting of the original recorder. ^ Indicates letters are omitted and the following letter is superscripted. 2 First letter of surname unclear; name seems to be Zopf or Lopf. 7-8 Grunefeld (Grünefeld) has an umlauted u. 11 Kunker (Künker) has an umlauted u. 12 Grunefeld (Grünefeld) has an umlauted u. 14 Surname unclear because of faded original. It may be something like Lubke (Lübke) 15-18 Zuhke (Zühke) has an umlauted u. 29 Gender probably incorrect for this entry. 32 Pfufflein (Pfüfflein) has an umlauted u. 56 Given name likely Johann. 69 Surname looks something like Kenninsky. 115 Note in far right column: born on the voyage ? Baby; apparently the baby was born to the Lenizka family. 125 Given name likely Johann. 131 Bettenhauser (Bettenhäuser) has an umlauted a. 139 Grosch (Grösch) has an umlauted o. 140 Given name likely Johann; Kolbel (Kölbel) has an umlauted o. 146-148 Given name likely Johann; Gob (Göb) has an umlauted o. 151 Hoppe (Höppe) may have have an umlauted o. 152 Muller (Müller) has an umlauted u. 154 Blode (Blöde) has an umlauted o. 155 Surname listed as Beker but more likely Becker as for the rest of the family. 155-175 Origin listed as Missury may be incorrect. 156 Given name likely Chatarine. 163 Note in far right column: died on the voyage. 170 Given name likely Johann. 184 Given names likely Johann Friedrich. 186 Surname either Garberlein or Gerberlein. 193 Given name likely Johann. Muller (Müller) has an umlauted o. 196-199 Schonthaler (Schönthaler) has an umlauted o. 201 Muller (Müller) has an umlauted u. 213 Given name likely Johann. 253 Given name probably Dirk. Came from Loga, Ostfriesland, according to the OGSA (Ostfriesen Genealogical Society of America Emigration Database), and destined for Carroll Co. Illinois. 267 Last letters of surname unclear; seems to be something like Trinkuns. 289 Surname unclear; may be something like Schwab. 304 Muller (Müller) has an umlauted u. 305 Gruhle (Grühle) has an umlauted u.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 286, List 970.
Transcribed by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
14 December 2010
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