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Steamship America
I, H. Wessels, Master of the Steamship America do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed 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 Steamship at Bremen at 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 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. So help me God. Sworn to, this 28th Septr 1862 (signed) HWessels Before me____________(signature not readable)
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the the Steamship America whereof H. Wessels, is Master, from Bremen burthen 2509 tons.
Columns represent: given name, surname, age (years & months), sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country in which they intend become inhabitants*, died on voyage*, part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage*.
Steerage
378 Christ. Noipp 19 male farmer Toossingen
379 Marie Toichtinger 42 female Toossingen
380 Peter Haller 15 male Toossingen
381 Cathre Toichtinger 13 female Toossingen
382* Ma?t?n Burchbacker 23 male farmer Toossingen
383 Jacob Lineck 36 male farmer Toossingen
384 Anna Weifs 27 female Toossingen
385 Friedr. Mefsners 18 male Toossingen
386 Jacob Offniger 18 male Toossingen
387 Jacob Strom 20 male farmer Toossingen
388 Joseph Burger 56 male farmer Welldingen
389 Sophia Hirschberger 18 female Welldingen
389 Johanna Schneider 18 female Welldingen
390 Wilh Schmaling 26 male farmer Oschersleben
391 Emil Bachmann 14 male farmer Jlmenan
392 Mathhias Eller 44 male workman n.d.Hoffning
393* John Knotte 58 male teacher Wockshauschen
394* Bertha Knotte 25 female Wockshauschen
395* Mathilde Knotte 22 female Wockshauschen
396* Cuno Knotte 18 male Wockshauschen
397 Pauline Braun 23 female Waldheim
398 Julie Brock 19 female Wald
399 Joseph Clemens 36 male confectionour New York
400 Anna Clemens 9y6m female New York
401* Charles Hermann 30 male butscher Frankfurt
402 Mathilde Hermann 20 female Framkfurt
403 Sophie Hermann 21 female Frankfurt
404 Caroline Hermann 9 female Frankfurt
405 Pauline Wimmer 16 female Heilbronn
406 Christoph Carli 53 male merchant New York
407 Ludwig Diz 14 male Elisenbach
408 John E. Pfeiffer 30 male merchant Washington
409 Elisabeth Pfeiffer 59 female Washington
410* Ernst Schlutor 23 male mariner Celle
411 Anna Pasch 16 female Celle
412 Ad. Kohn 25 male merchant Nakel
413 Geo Schmidt 22 male cigarmaker Assenheim
414 John Frobesen 28 male innkeeper New York
415 Wh. Hinkel 28 male locksmith Vilbel
416 Elisabeth Hinkel 27 female Vilbel
417* Henry Hinkel 9m male Vilbel
418 Auguste Schrader 15 female Peine
419 Ilse Behrens 22 female Peine
420 Sophie Steinmann 56 female Schmedenstedt
421 David Fritz 48 male farmer Preussen
422 Johanne Fritz 34 female Preussen
423 Christian Fritz 18 male Preussen
424 Ferdinand Fritz 15 male Preussen
425 Louise Fritz 12 female Preussen
426 Marie Fritz 9 female Preussen
427 Herma? Fritz 7 male Preussen
428 Martha Fritz 3 female Preussen
429 Ludwig Schliem 30 male farmer Preussen
430 Anna Schliem 30 female Preussen
431 Wilhelmine Schliem 7 female Preussen
432 Minchen Schliem 5 female Preussen
433 Wilh. Helmer 26 male joiner Preussen
434 Hulde Bartelt 18 female Preussen
435 Christ Schliewert 58 male farmer Preussen
436 Auguste Gerbitz 19 female Preussen
437* Louise Blasing 16 female Preussen
438 James Jeude 29 male joiner Reddinghausen
439* J.W.A. Knauft 29 male musician Sommerda
440* Blasius Mayer 19 male Fyshenhun
441 Carl Schinck 59 male Schvenberg
442 Victoria Schink 21 female Schvenberg
443 Elia Scholastica 26 female Schvenberg
444 Sophia Oeohsle 20 female Schvenberg
445 Cathre Effinger 22 female Femmern
446 John B. Lansing 29 male farmer Coesfeld
447 Theodor Riesberg 30 male farmer Preussen
448 Wilhelm Riesberg 43 male farmer Preussen
449 Johanne Brandt 21 female Preussen
450 Joseph Pasker 48 male farmer Preussen
451 Gertrud Pasker 43 female Preussen
452 Marie Pasker 12 female Preussen
453 Anna Pasker 9 female Preussen
454 Albert Pasker 7 male Preussen
456 Henry Pasker 4 male Preussen
457 Bernhard Pasker -- 11m male Preussen
458 Marianne Blenker 57 female Preussen
459 Elisabeth Wichtrup 25 female Preussen
460 Joseph Reicks 35 male farmer Preussen
461 Anna Reicks 34 female Preussen
462 Caspar Reicks 9 male Preussen
463 Elisabeth Reicks 5 female Preussen
464 Franz Reicks 3 male Preussen
465 Anna Reicks -- 11m female Preussen
466 Elisabeth Eckardt 25 female Preussen
467 Gerhard Riesberg 57 male farmer Preussen
468 Anna Riesberg 44 female Preussen
469 Maria Riesberg 13 female Preussen
470 Caspar Riesberg 15 male Preussen
471 Bernhard Riesberg 9y6m male Preussen
472 William Riesberg 8y6m male Preussen
473 Anna Riesberg 3 female Preussen
474* Dina Riesberg -- 3m female Preussen
475 Henry Schlagheck 49 male farmer Preussen
476 Elisabeth Schlagheck 46 female Preussen
477 Caspar Schlagheck 21 male farmer Preussen
478 Anna Schlagheck 9 female Preussen
479 Berhard Schlagheck 6 male Preussen
480 John Fastowe 26 male farmer Preussen
481 Anna Fastowe 28 female Preussen
482* Anna Docking 32 female Preussen
483* Marie Docking 29 female Preussen
484 Bernhard Puhl 27 male farmer Preussen
485 John Knell 36 male farmer Magdeburg
486 Christ H. Ebers 41 male shoemaker Zwickau
487* V. Hohlweg 58 male photograph Baltimore
488 Emilie Cordes 16 female Baltimore
489 Frederic Olfenins 34 male gardener New York
490* Henry Rosenkrantz ?9 male painter Weilburg
491 Albert Sternfeld 20 male merchant Labian
492 friedr. Helbing 26 male farmer Dielingen
493* William Rod?nbohl 49 male joiner New York
494* Henriette Rod?nbohl 44 female New York
495* William Rod?nbohl 3 male New York
496 Michael Dietz 58 male farmer Eisenbash
497* Ludwig Dietz 31 male butscher Eisenbash
498 Amelie Dietz 26 female Eisenbash
499 Febronia Dietz 22 female Eisenbash
500 friedr. Schumacher 24 male Tailor Grimoninghausen
501* Charlotte Gressmeyer 19 female Grimoninghausen
502* Anna Reinkmeyer 29 female Bischofshagen
503* John Gockeler 24 male tanner New York
504* James Gockeler 18 male shoemaker Rentlingen
505 Gottlob Fischer 29 male tanner Rentlingen
506* Fred. Hammer 24 male butscher Wilt???
507* John Su?tine 40 male miner Klagenfurt
508 Valentin Lauer ?0 male shoemaker Klagenfurt
509* Jacob Brandeis 43 male butscher Milwaukee
510* Joseph Brandeis 25 male merchant Bohmen
511 frederic Lueber 23 male farmer Neuhoff
512 Hermann Lueber 17 male farmer Neuhoff
513 Rupert Scheldt 20 male farmer Allna
514 Henry Bodenbender 25 male farmer Hassenhausen
515* Henry Stubbe 13 male farmer New York
516 Lindon Hasohnovitz 34 male farmer Kaschau
517 Elias Hasohnovitz 15 male farmer Kaschau
518* Kunianda Bruhl 20 female Long Island
519 Adolph Leitz 17 male farmer Lindolsheim
520 Cathre Fuchs 23 female Mowangen
521 Margarth Füchs 21 female Mowangen
522 G. Meÿer 38 male grocer New York
523 Bohrend Meÿer 15 male Lankenau.
524 Sophie Weinheimer 36 female Philadelphia
525* Caspar Pröfser 59 male butscher Ulrichstein
526 Eliza Pröfser 54 female Ulrichstein
527 Peter Bückler 44 male joiner Milwaukee
528 Barbara Bückler 15y6m female Milwaukee
529 James Bückler 13y6m male Milwaukee
530 Martin Protz 17 male merchant New York
531 Andr. Scheeper 22 male farmer Langen
532 Ernst Morche 27 male merchant New York
533 Marie Morche 25 female New York
534 Julius Hochheim 28 male weaver Chemnitz
535 Marie Th. Hochheim 28 female Chemnitz
536 Marie Hochheim 5 female Chemnitz
537 Maria Brille 28 female Baltimore
538 Emma Brille 11m female Baltimore
539 Cathre Brille 23 female Braunau
540 frederic Brille 11m male Braunau
541* Elise Brille ----- female Braunau
542* Friedr. Krüger 42 male farmer Schonebeck
543* Anna Krüger 41 female Schonebeck
544* friedr. Krüger 16 male Schonebeck
545* Emilie Krüger 14 female Schonebeck
546* Caroline Krüger 12 female Schonebeck
547* Wilhelm Krüger 9 male Schonebeck
548* frederica Krüger 8 female Schonebeck
549* Bertha Krüger 6 female Schonebeck
550* Johann Krüger 4 male Schonebeck
551* Emilie Krüger 11m female Schonebeck
552* Carl fr. Haase 37 male farmer Schonebeck
553* Anna Haase 40 female Schonebeck
554* Emilie Haase 14 female Schonebeck
555* Marie Haase 9 female Schonebeck
556* Friedr. Haase 8 male Schonebeck
557 Eduard Fröhlich 38 male farmer Toampke
558 Winne Gabel 22 female Marienfleifs
559 Pasquale Podesta 2? male ?alien
560 Bartolomeo Podesta 24 male ?alien
561 Anna Spindler 22 female Otternberg
562 Christine Linn 28 female Tripstadt
563 Carl ? Linn 18 male tailor Tripstadt
564 Jacob Linn 18 male tailor Tripstadt
565 Franc Hubaur 32 male farmer Tripstadt
566 Adam Hubaur 16 male farmer Tripstadt
567 Ludwig Deifsinger 23 male Tipstadt
568 Rose Kack 35 female Philadelphia
569 Rose Kack (child) 8 female Philadelphia
570 Lina Fuchs 27 female Montingen
571 Thiebant Aldrich 28 male farmer Louisville
572 Jean Uhlrich 17 male farmer Germany
573 Joh. Schneckenburger 30 male farmer New York
574 Domini Ganter 24 male Frankreistz
575 Pauline Lang 26 female Dudolsheins
576 Magdalina Roth 22 female Frankreich
577 Emma Lang 27 female Dudolsheins
578 Philipp Kun 32 male Germany
579 Francois Coste 44 male Marseille
580 Frank Fowle 26 male Boston
581 Jacq Brun 18 male Switzerland
582 Jacq Maillard 54 male farmer Switzerland
583* Louis Haffner 57 male gerber Pfalz
584 Juliana Heisel 28 female New York
585* Adam Heisel (child) 2 -- New York
586 Francoise Stiegler 30 female Strafsburg
587 Charles Kraemer 12 male Strafsburg
588 Wilhelmine Kraemer 35 female Strafsburg
589 Johann Tillmann 21 male farmer New York
590 Nicolas Oswald 52 male farmer Luxenburg
591 Mrs. Cath. Oswald 59 female Luxenburg
592 Jean Oswald 18 male Luxenburg
593 Peter Oswald 16 male Luxenburg
594 Bernhard Oswald 8 male Luxenburg
595 Elisabeth Oswald 20 female Luxenburg
596 Friedr. Hertenstein 18 male workman Friesenheim
597 Caroline Kohler 22 female Baden
598 Elisabeth Lauermann 20 female Rheinhessen
599 Caroline Siegele 32 female Chicago
600 Caroline Siegele (infant) 1 female Chicago
601* Caspar Lupp 42 male baker Wurtemberg
602 Eva Küster 48 female New York
603 Eva Küster (child) 9 female New York
604 S. Rosenthal 30 male Malsingen
605 Char?. Hall 21 male England
606 David Sasse 31 male Havanna
607 Miss Sasse 17 female Germany
608* Mr. Wells 26 male machainste Broklin
609 Matthen Judin 39 male machainste Pottsburg
610 Adolph Hake 20 male merchant Lehr
(Signed) H. Wessels
Transcriber's Notes:
* - The column for the country in which they intend become inhabitants was eliminated by the transcriber as
the intended country for all passengers was U.S. of America.
* - Only one passenger died on the voyage, so that column was eliminated and the information is listed in the transcriber notes.
* - The column for the part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage was eliminated by the transcriber and the part of the vessel occupied was put at the beginning of each section of passengers occupying it.
? - Indicates a letter that cannot be read due to the condition of the original manifest or the handwriting
of the original recorder.
382 - ?t?-not readable
393,394,395,396 - Wockshauschen-umlaut over the a; Wockshaeuschen would be an alternative spelling
401,497,506,509,525 - occupation most likely butcher
410 - Schlutor-umlaut over the u; Schluetor would be an alternative spelling
417,490,515 - Henry-umlaut over the y
427 - ? ink blot after the a; most likely an n
437 - Blasing-umlaut over the a; Blaesing would be an alternative spelling
439 - Sommerda-umlaut over the o; Soemmerda would be an alternative spelling
440 - Mayer-umlaut over the y
474 - died 13. Septembr; no cause of death given
482,483 - Docking-umlaut over the o; Doecking would be an alternative spelling
487 - occupation most likely photographer
493,494,495 - ? possibly e or o
501 - Gressmeyer-umlaut over the y
502 - Reinkmeyer-umlaut over the y
503,504 - Gockeler-umlaut over the o; Goeckeler would be an alternative spelling
504 - female had been written and crossed out; a ditto mark was written; previous passenger was male
506 - Witl??? not readable
507 - ? letter was written over; not readable
510 - Bohmen-umlaut over the o; Boehmen would be an alternative spelling
518 - Bruhl-umlaut over the u; Bruehl would be an alternative spelling
541 - the year column was blank; the month column had a dash in it
542 through 556 - Schonebeck-umlaut over the o; Schoenebeck would be an alternative spelling
559,560 - ? possibly G orJl
563 - there was a mark before Linn; possible middle initial
583 - gerber=tanner
585 - there was a dash in the column for the sex
601 - Wurtemberg-umlaut over the u; Wuertemberg would be an alternative spelling
605 - ? appears to be l
608 - * most likely Brooklyn
Correspondence August 23, 2007 passengers 413 Schmidt & 414 Frobesen
My ggg-uncle Johannes "John" Frobesen returned from a journey to
Germany on this ship.
I'm not certain of when he and his two brothers Georg and Frederick
originally came over, but it would have been probably in the 1850s.
Georg enlisted in the Army in 1861.
Also the George Schmidt from Assenheim in the record above, could
be a near or distant relative based on the name and city. Johannes
was from Assenheim and there are George Schmidts in the family, but
I've not researched that line much and there appear to be 3 or more
Schmidt families living in Assenheim in that time period. Not sure if
any of them are related to each other. So George Schmidt, may be a relative.
Brian Densmore
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 233.
Transcribed by Judy Buckney a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
April 3, 2000
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