SS Union
I, F. Dreyer Master of the German S. S. Union 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 S. S. Union at Bremen & Southampton from which port said S. S. Union 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 22^nd March 1869 So help me God F. Dreyer
Before me (port authority signature illegible)
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the German S. S. Union whereof F. Dreyer is Master, from Bremen via Southampton, burthen 2880 tons.
Columns represent: passenger name, age (yr/mo), gender, occupation, origin, and destination.
I Class upper Saloon:
1 Anna Biedenstein 30 f St. Louis St. Louis
2 Fr. W. Dunham 40 m merchant New York NY
3 D. O'Sullivan 45 m merchant New York NY
4 M. Hubbell 42 m merchant New York NY
5 Carl Ritter 26 m merchant Oldenburg NY
6 Heinr. Meinking 21 m merchant Bremen NY
7 Henry Hartjen 33 m merchant New York NY
8 Henry Roseland 32 m merchant Brooklyn NY
9 Marie Reger 27 f Posen NY
10 Friedrich Elich 26 m merchant Hessia NY
11 Lina Weil 21 f Landau NY
12 Jacob Kenzel 18 m merchant Landau NY
13 Emma Noll 47 f Landau NY
14 Emil Noll 9 m Landau NY
15 Marie Wiedemann 37 f Bahnertshofen NY
16 Chrescentia Wiedemann 5 f Bahnertshofen NY
17 Herman Westermann 37 m merchant Hannover NY
18 Chr. Hartmann 25 m briklayer Hannover NY
19 Jacob Klein 44 m merchant Cairo Cairo
20 Marg. Klein 46 f Cairo Cairo
21 Elise Klein 15 f Cairo Cairo
22 Elsa Freerken 29 m farmer Freeport Freeport
23 Talea Freerken 25 f Freeport Freeport
24 Engeline Dausch 18 f Chicago Chicago
25 Clemens Voss 26 m farmer Hagen NY
26 Enges Mehler 17 m merchant Bingen NY
27 Bernhard Wassermann 30 m merchant Lauschheim NY
28 Heinrich Esfinger 19 m merchant Würtemberg NY
I Class lower Saloon:
29 Amalie Freymann 21 f Würtemberg NY
30 Ricke Schelheimer 18 f Würtemberg NY
31 Emilie Nolan 25 f London NY
32 Caroline Pank 20 f Laer NY
33 Sarah M'Swiger 30 f Newyork NY
34* Herman ?ell 25 m merchant Newyork NY
35 Fredr. Williams 40 m merchant England NY
36 Frederic Wren 40 m farmer England NY
37 Emil Alexander 25 m merchant England NY
38 Robert Buttler 30 m merchant England NY
39 Friedrich Borg 51 m birdman Alfeld NY
40* Franz Me?feld 25 m farmer Halsdorf NY
41* Anna Mei?eld 25 f Halsdorf NY
42* Heinrich Me?feld 4 m Halsdorf NY
43* Catharine Me?feld 2 f Halsdorf NY
44* Johan Me?feld 0y 3m m Halsdorf NY
45 Michael Dieter 29 m Zwingenberg NY
46 Elisabeth Dieter 28 f Zwingenberg NY
47 Georg Dieter 4 m Zwingenberg NY
48 Emilie Dieter 1 f Zwingenberg NY
49* Pauline Kohler 33 f Leipzig NY
50 Wilh. Hippolsteiner 21 m merchant Dirmstein NY
51 Heinr. Bitter 27 m joiner Altenstedt NY
52 Schei Blumenthal 23 m tailor Fordan NY
53 Sophie Herzog 50 f Lobenstein NY
54 Lina Herzog 12 f Lobenstein NY
55 Mathias Klemm 23 m farmer Obergrimpen NY
56 Johan Schwarz 27 m carpenter Rottenburg NY
57 Hirsch Heinfuster 53 m merchant Möhringen NY
58 Fanni Heinfuster 59 f Möhringen NY
59 Carl Keller 19 m joiner Tübingen NY
60 Henry Dohrmann 29 m joiner Hoboken New Jersey
61 Anna Dohrmann 21 f Hoboken New Jersey
62 Franz Schorp 21 m joiner Tischbach New Jersey
63 Imke Olligs 44 f Ihrhove St. Louis
64 Etje Olligs 14 f Ihrhove St. Louis
65 Belke Olligs 11 f Ihrhove St. Louis
66 Johanne Olligs 8 f Ihrhove St. Louis
67 Wilhelmine Olligs 5 f Ihrhove St. Louis
68 Josef Tschau 18 m glazier Waldkirch NY
69 Emil Kissig 20 m musician Bischofswerde NY
70 Anna Diehl 17 f Langoens NY
71 Heinrich Schneider 34 m bricklayer Newyork NY
72 Marie Heinsohn 24 f Hübstadt? NY
73 Adolf Boose 36 m engineer ?akmarstein NY
74 Peter Schwab 24 m coachmaker Orbis NY
75 Heinrich Boll 28 m merchant Newyork NY
76 Wilhelm Ahrens 32 m tailor Hannover NY
77 August Weidner 21 m Thüringen NY
78 Heinrich Walfas 51 m teacher Newyork NY
79 Susanne Preiss 17 f Springstiller NY
80* Andreas Ruder 37 m merchant Kronach NY
81 Johan Weghorn 28 m farmer Burgstall NY
82 Michael Weiss 28 m farmer Tuschenbach NY
83 Nicolas Schmidt 28 m farmer Burgstall NY
84 Saloman Stern 16 m merchant Niederohmen NY
85 Johan Beck 27 m farmer Tübingen NY
86 Friedrick Beck 32 m Tübingen NY
87 Marie Beck 1 f Tübingen NY
88 Christoph Beck 25 m farmer Tübingen NY
89 Michael Beck 18 m Tübingen NY
90 Johannes Beck 24 m Tübingen NY
91 Friedrich Wetzel 19 m joiner Tübingen NY
92* Anna Hartlohner 27 f Tübingen NY
93* Catharina Hartlohner 19 f Tübingen NY
94* Georg Bran? 22 m farmer Herzogenrach NY
95 Bernhd Zulich 27 m labourer Heillingen NY
96 Friedrich Ruef 19 m bricklayer Heillingen NY
97 Johan Haegele 23 m miller Neufra NY
98* Friederich K??y 24 m brewer Dammesheim NY
99 Louis Markuart 25 m baker Harz NY
100 Johan Abels 39 m labourer Middelsföhr NY
101 Anke Abels 34 f Middelsföhr NY
Deckhouse:
102* Theda Abels 12 f Middelsföhr NY
103* Bertha Abels 8 f Middelsföhr NY
104 Christine Hadewigs 29 f Sengwarden NY
105 Friederike Hadewigs 26 f Sengwarden NY
106 Heinrich Oetting 34 m farmer Borstel NY
107 Christian Oetting 34 m Borstel NY
108 Dorothea Oetting 35 f Borstel NY
109 Wilhelmine Oetting 3 f Borstel NY
110 Marie Oetting 1 f Borstel NY
111 Heinrich Schlimme 16 m Borstel NY
112 Dorothea Bremer 18 f Borstel NY
113 Marie Meyer 20 f Borstel NY
114 Christian Schlimme 46 m farmer Borstel NY
115 Marie Schlimme 44 f Borstel NY
116 Wilhelm Schlimme 15 m Borstel NY
117 Minna Schlimme 9y 6m f Borstel NY
118 Louise Schlimme 8 f Borstel NY
119 Marie Schlimme 6 f Borstel NY
120 Takabina von Bonda 18 f Lingen NY
121 Johan Schmidt 30 m shoemaker Bavaria NY
122 Kunigunde Schmidt 25 f Bavaria NY
123 Margaret Schmidt 3 f Bavaria NY
124 Georg Schmidt 2 m Bavaria NY
125 Margaret Schmidt 34 f Bavaria NY
126 Johannes Stiekel 17 m miller Würtemberg NY
127 Tobias Hehr 18 m miller Würtemberg NY
128 Marie Lutz 53 f Würtemberg NY
129* Johan Muller 32 m bricklayer Würtemberg NY
130* Elise Mosle 28 f Würtemberg NY
131 Michael Klink 17 m blacksmith Würtemberg NY
132* Anna Lorchen 22 f Würtemberg NY
133 Cath. Hennefarth 23 f Würtemberg NY
134 Georg Klink 19 m bricklayer Würtemberg NY
135 Gottlieb Bertsch 18 m baker Würtemberg NY
136* Ulrich Schonhart 19 m farmer Würtemberg NY
137* Anna Schonhart 26 f Würtemberg NY
138 Eva Meisenbacher 30 f Würtemberg NY
139 Anna Roller 24 f Würtemberg NY
140* Friedrich Lorcher 26 m Würtemberg NY
141 Leonh. Germuth 33 m tanner Philadelphia Phil.
142 Otto Erlenbach 17 m merchant Wies baden Phil
143 Wilhelmine Schneider 51 f Mittelfranken Phil
144 Eva Schneider 22 f Mittelfranken Phil
145 Wilhelmine Schneider 17 f Mittelfranken Phil
146 Anna Schneider 16 f Mittelfranken Phil
147 Sophie Schneider 9y 9m f Mittelfranken Phil
148 Gustav Schneider 7 m Mittelfranken Phil
149 Fridelin Schneider 5 m Mittelfranken Phil
150 Anna Schneider 2 f Mittelfranken Phil
151 Catarina Keitel 17 f Mittelfranken Phil
152 Johan Alt 27 m saddler Chicago Chicago
153 Bernhd Alt 23 m merchant Mittelfranken Chicago
154* Georg Gotz 17 m M? Mittelfranken Chicago
Steerage:
155 Martin Huber 27 m farmer Würtemberg Chicago
156 Eduard Gratz 21 m butcher Hessia Chicago
157 Heinrich Haeger 20 m labourer Hessia Chicago
158 Julius Herzfeld 42 m gardener Prussia Chicago
159 Therese Herzfeld 32 f Prussia Chicago
160 Gustav Herzfeld 40 m Prussia Chicago
161 Anna Gunz 25 f Würtemberg Chicago
162 Anton Freitag 25 m farmer America Chicago
163 Friedr. Brand 20 m Prussia Chicago
164 Catarine Hestemeyer 21 f Prussia Chicago
165* Bernhd. Bohle 21 m Prussia Chicago
166 Johan Harelt 29 m Prussia Chicago
167 Bernhd. Reckamp 25 m Prussia Chicago
168 Marie Nordhals 23 f Prussia Chicago
169 Anna Abtrap 16 f Prussia Chicago
170 Catarina Hilgenkamp 24 f Prussia Chicago
171 Bernhd. Baume 28 m farmer Prussia Chicago
172 Johan Volkers 23 m farmer Oldenburg Chicago
173 Georg Schwarzmeier 27 m tailor Menzdorf Chicago
174 Geerd Geerdts 17 m tailor Lehe Chicago
175 Alb. Schuchardt 23 m bricklayer Greiz Chicago
176 Franz Schumann 30 m Döbeln Chicago
177 Marie Schumann 25 f Döbeln Chicago
178 Theodor Schumann 1 m Döbeln Chicago
179 Heinr. Winkler 26 m Joiner Grafenhagen NY
180* Ernst Schroder 24 m Joiner Oschatz NY
181 Anton Lehmann 28 m Shoemaker Rochlitz NY
182 Eernestine Linderer 22 f Roschwitz NY
183 Marie Pfeiffer 38 f Döbeln NY
184 Auguste Pfeiffer 5 f Döbeln NY
185 Marie Pfeiffer 4 f Döbeln NY
186 Emilie Richter 25 f Döbeln NY
187 Emilie Richter 4 f Döbeln NY
188 Marie Richter 3 f Döbeln NY
189 Johanne Rathe 53 f Döbeln NY
190* Johan Muller 59 m Cooper Döbeln NY
191* Conrad H??demeyer 20 m Joiner Neuningen NY
192* Otto Goser 30 m gardener Neuningen NY
193 Harm Eisele 20 m Neunignen NY
194* Sebastian Heilig 9y 6m m farmer Neuningen NY
195 August Noll 17 m farmer Neuningen NY
196 Carl Noll 14 m Neunignen NY
197 Georg Noll 12 m Neunignen NY
198 Ferdinand Ellerbruck 31 m farmer Burlington NY
199 Caroline Ellerbruck 27 f Burlington NY
200 Heinrich Hagedorn 27 m farmer Glendorf NY
201 Josef Hockentied 27 m farmer Tüchdorf NY
202 Wilhelm Scheckelhof 19 m farmer Schwege NY
203 Reemt Janssen 32 m merchant Emden NY
204 Adelheid Harms 48 f Schweringen NY
205 Anna Luling 18 f Schweringen NY
206 Friederike Behn 20 f Speyer NY
207 Barbara Busch 25 f Lehrberg NY
208 Josef Rypeinski 46 m labourer Schneidemühl NY
209 Wilhelmine Rypeinski 42 f Schneidemühl NY
210 Francisca Rypeinski 9 f Schneidemühl NY
211 Josef Rypeinski 7 m Schneidemühl NY
212 August Rypeinski 4 m Schneidemühl NY
213 Pauline Sobeck 23 f Lipin NY
214 Justine Engelmann 20 f Mergoninsdorf NY
215 Marie Engelmann 3 f Mergoninsdorf NY
216 Rosalia Suwalka 26 f Mergoninsdorf NY
217 Carl Tueste 19 m gardener Plochingen NY
218 Friedrich Beringer 18 m gardener Plochingen NY
219* Jacobine Muller 24 f Lienhausen NY
220 Friedrich Hess 34 m Shoemaker Grötzingen NY
221 Elisabeth Hess 32 f Grötzingen NY
222 Barbara Bauknecht 20 f Neckarhausen NY
223 Franz Wurster 17 m Grafenberg NY
224 Wilhelmine Ruff 30 f Mintingen NY
225 Ignatz Poss 27 m merchant Wojkowitz NY
226 Roslie Poss 17 f Wojkowitz NY
227 Albertine Poss 1 f Wojkowitz NY
228 Johan Nemoceck 26 m Kamena NY
229 Franz Nemoceck 6 m Kamena NY
230 Maria Agatte 23 f Neustrengstadt NY
231 Paul Bossent 21 m C?f?t Dusslingen NY
232 Caterine Mayer 22 f Mittelfishbach NY
233 Margaret Hausmann 30 f Oberostheim NY
234 Wilhelm Binger 27 m brewer Diez NY
235 Catarina Pruchfass 22 f Mussdorf NY
236 Peter Strohl 27 m farmer Westum NY
237 Johan Verth 25 m joiner Remagen Ohio
238* Peter Trombg?? 34 m shoemaker Waldorf Ohio
239 Peter Hausmann 29 m baker Westum Ohio
240 Sibille Wolbruck 16 f Westum Ohio
241 Gertrud Schmiekule 28 f Westum Ohio
242 Johan Weber 31 m farmer Westum Ohio
243 Marie Weber 34 f Westum Ohio
244 Gertrude Weber 22 f Westum Ohio
245 Christian Weber 17 m Westum Ohio
246 David Glock 27 m farmer Bünstein Ohio
247* Elisab. Moller 27 f Trauen Limmau? Ohio
248 Wilh^ne Dietrich 63 f Trauen Limman? Ohio
249 Wilhel^ne Dietrich 22 f Trauen Limman? Ohio
250 Louise Dietrich 9 f Trauen Limman? Ohio
251 Marie Dietrich 8 f Trauen Limman? Ohio
252 Jacob Dietrich 1 m Trauen Limman? Ohio
253 Johannes Bilgeri 26 m Krumbach Ohio
254* Jans Arens 24 m labourer Wieboldsbur Ohio
255 Helene Rosendahl 35 f Lübbertsfehn Indiana
256 Ubbe Rosendahl 5 m Lübbertsfehn Indiana
257 Tjeda Rosendahl 1 f Lübbertsfehn Indiana
258 Marie Buss 33 f Schirum Indiana
259 Johanne Buss 5 f Schirum Indiana
260 Heinrich Buss 1 m Schirum Indiana
261 Franz Weber 49 m landlord Newyork NY
262 Ph. Wieselmann 16 m farmer Königsbach NY
263* Heinr. Frohlig 39 m farmer St. Fancisco California
264* Theodor Frohlig 17 m farmer Werde California
265 Friedrich Borchard 27 m briklayer Nesselroden NY
266 Elise Schnodhelm 26 f Nesselroden NY
267 Adam Ludwig 21 m brewer Neckerau NY
268 Philip Mayer 29 m Carpenter Waldernbach NY
269 Angelica Mayer 23 f Waldernbach NY
270 Josef Mayer 1 m Waldernbach NY
271 Anna Meyer 22 f Waldernbach NY
272 Marie Beyer 18 f Ringsheim NY
273 Gervas Hauer 52 m Joiner Altbreisach NY
274 Catarina Hauer 50 f Altbreisach NY
275 Wilhelm Hauer 8 m Altbreisach NY
276* Jacob Burmele 22 m labourer Ilshofen NY
277 Johan Henrich 24 m labourer Herlebach NY
278 Johan Schoon 26 m labourer Obergrimpen NY
279 Paul Fuss 30 m Shoemaker Obergrimpen NY
280 Barbara Pfeifer 27 f Erfurt NY
281 Albert Pfeifer 2y 6m m Erfurt NY
282 Sophie Dohrmann 67 f Jersum Wisconsin
283 Catharine Bock 17 f Otterndorf Wisconsin
284 Elisabeth Meyer 60 f Schweringen Wisconsin
285 Carl Gentsch 26 m Joiner Göhnitz Wisconsin
286 Georg Pfister 50 m gardener Braunschweig Wisconsin
287 Elisabeth Pfister 52 f Braunschweig Wisconsin
288 Elisabeth Pfister 19 f Braunschweig Wisconsin
289 Josef Strein 27 m farmer Aschhausen Wisconsin
290 Gabriel Strein 25 m Aschhausen Wisconsin
291 Adam Blum 52 m merchant Waterloo Wisconsin
292 Barbera Blum 22 f Gundheim Wisconsin
293 Peter Blum 16 m Gundheim Wisconsin
294 Maria Schorn 17 f Abenheim Wisconsin
295 Josef Schorn 13 m Abenheim Wisconsin
296* Catarine Buttler 22 f Gundheim Wisconsin
297 Elisabeth Dauth 18 f Werthofen Wisconsin
298* Elisabeth Grobe 22 f Werthofen Wisconsin
299 Ernst Timm 22 m Pommern Wisconsin
300* Johan Muller 25 m Pommern Wisconsin
301 Heinrich Fridrich 22 m Reuss Schleiz Wisconsin
302 Andreas Jansch 19 m Würtemberg Wisconsin
303 Jacob Hessinger 23 m Würtemberg Wisconsin
304 Ernst Weimer 27 m Würtemberg Wisconsin
305 Carl Belge 22 m ?smith Würtemberg Wisconsin
306 Casper Dehlinger 31 m Würtemberg Wisconsin
307 Johan Simon 30 m shoemaker Würtemberg Wisconsin
308 Louise Genkniger 21 f Würtemberg Wisconsin
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.
* The names, Johan, Herman and Margaret occur regularly in this list, but the more common
forms in German would be Johann, Hermann and Margarathe/Margaretha.
34 Surname almost obliterated by damage to original list.
40-44 Surname seems to be Merfeld, or possibly Meifeld.
49 Kohler (Köhler) has an umlauted o.
80 Ruder (Rüder) has an umlauted u.
92-93 Hartlohner (Hartlöhner) has an umlauted o.
94 Name unclear; may be Brandt.
98 Surname seems to be either Kacy or Kary.
102-103 Origin may be Middelstewehr, Ostfriesland.
129 Muller (Müller) has an umlauted u.
130 Mosle (Mösle) as an umlauted o.
132 Lorchen (Lörchen) has an umlauted o.
136-137 Schonhart (Schönhart) has an umlauted o.
140 Lorcher (Lörcher) has an umlauted o.
154 Gotz (Götz) has an umlauted o.
155 Huber (Hüber) has an umlauted u.
165 Bohle (Böhle) has an umlauted o.
180 Schroder (Schröder) has an umlauted o.
190 Muller (Müller) has an umlauted u.
191 Name may be Heidenmeyer.
192 Goser (Göser) has an umlauted o.
194 Age or occupation probably incorrect for this entry.
219 Muller (Müller) has an umlauted u.
238 Name is either Trombgen or Trombgau.
247 Moller (Möller) has an umlauted o. Cannot determine the origin exactly --
seems to be Frauen Limman or Limmau or Trauen Limman/Limmau.
254 Should origin be Wiegboldsbur?
263-264 Frohlig (Fröhlig) has an umlauted o.
276 Burmele (Bürmele) has an umlauted u.
298 Grobe (Gröbe) has an umlauted o.
300 Muller (Müller) has an umlauted u.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 307, List 229.
Transcribed by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
19 April 2010
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