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SS America
I, Georg Ernst, Master of the S.S. America 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 passengers taken on board of the said S.S. America at Bremerhaven & Southampton from which port said S.S. America 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 ? June 1868, G.Ernst (signature) before me ______________, (illegible signature).
List or Manifest of all passengers taken on board the Steamship America whereof Georg Ernst is Master, from Bremerhaven, burthen 2614 tons.
Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit, and part of vessel occupied by each during the passage.
1* John F??lds 32y m merchant New York I Cabin
2* Guido Mo??? 41y m merchant Toledo I Cabin
3* Elisabeth Mo??? 33y f Toledo I Cabin
4* Clara Mo??? 13y f Toledo I Cabin
5* Henry Mo??? 9y m Toledo I Cabin
6* Anna Mo??? 5y f Toledo I Cabin
7* Ella Mo??? 3y f Toledo I Cabin
8* Otto Mo??? 1y 6m m Toledo I Cabin
9 Theresa Zimmerm??? 25y f servant Toledo I Cabin
10* Carl Seile? 24y m merchant Leymcoyle USA I Cabin
11* Henry Bo?? 26y m merchant Landau USA I Cabin
12* Louise Schikendano 26y f Landau USA I Cabin
13 Helene Walsch 27y f Speyer USA I Cabin
14* Josef Schauder 35y m merchant Baltimore I Cabin
15* Caroline Remelin 26y f Cincinnati I Cabin
16* Clara Gerberding 45y f San Francisco I Cabin
17* Clara Gerberding 20y f San Francisco I Cabin
18* Mary Gerberding 9y f San Francisco I Cabin
19* Albert Gerberding 16y m San Francisco I Cabin
20* Natan Lochenbruk 38y m merchant New York I Cabin
21* Henry Villard 33y m merchant Boston I Cabin
22* Fanny Villard 24y f Boston I Cabin
23* Thos. Reid 52y m merchant Boston I Cabin
24* John Reid 15y m Boston I Cabin
25* William Hunt 50y m merchant New York I Cabin
26* Thomas Ball 57y m merchant New York I Cabin
27* Mary Ball 51y f New York I Cabin
28* Aug. Welter 48y m merchant New York I Cabin
29* Annie Ball 11m f New York I Cabin
30* Franz Kohler 34y m merchant New York I Cabin
31 Rud. Drishaus 24y m merchant Peine USA I Cabin
32* Emil Knetsch 25y m merchant New York I Cabin
33* Elise Knetsch 22y f New York I Cabin
34* John La??? 26y m merchant New York I Cabin
35* Edward 35y m merchant St Louis I Cabin
36 Gust. Ernst 16y m merchant Wolfenbuttal USA I Cabin
37* Therese Kohler 26y f Konigsberg USA I Cabin
38* Wilhelmine Kohler 55y f Konigsberg USA I Cabin
39 Mary Kieselbach 28y f Elbing USA I Cabin
40* Jetta M???elshein 18y f Daubringen USA I Cabin
41 Wm. Goseiniseh 18y m joiner Neustadt USA I Cabin
42 Gustav Goslar 14y m Neustadt USA I Cabin
43 Ida Pemhard 23y f San Francisco USA I Cabin
44 Eberhard Kunetze 25y m merchant Hildeshein USA I Cabin
45 Gottl Homberger 23y m merchant Kirchheim USA I Cabin
46 Frederike Bergman 17y f Willmars USA I Cabin
47* Veit Kre??l 37y m farmer Bohemia USA I Cabin
48* Catharina Kre??l 31y f Bohemia USA I Cabin
49* Thomas Kre??l 16y m Bohemia USA I Cabin
50* Catharina Kre??l 14y f Bohemia USA I Cabin
51* Anna Kre??l 5y f Bohemia USA I Cabin
52* Joseph Kre??l 4y m Bohemia USA I Cabin
53* Catharina Kre??l 9m f Bohemia USA I Cabin
54 Tobias Gerlach 26y m Hessen USA I Cabin
55* Gustavus Sch?er 21y m butcher Goppingen USA I Cabin
56* 24y f Hessen USA I Cabin
57 Chls. Dieck 34y m Bremen USA I Cabin
58 Jos. Hesselbacher 20y m Bretten USA I Cabin
59* Catharina Koper 36y f New York I Cabin
60* Moses Konigsbouk 26y m Quincy I Cabin
61* Fanny Konigsbouk 16y f Quincy I Cabin
62* Peter Nussbaumer 25y m Lingenau USA I Cabin
63 Babette Klingel 20y f Volbach USA I Cabin
64 George Commlutz 21y m Volbach USA I Cabin
65* James Roby Jr 17y m New York I Cabin
66* Wilhelmine Schafer 40y f Haslock USA II Cabin
67* Mathilde Schafer 30y f Haslock USA II Cabin
68 Sophie Harder 40y f Hannover USA II Cabin
69* Clemens Harder 15y m Hannover USA II Cabin
70* Mary Leh???? 16y f Zweikirchen USA II Cabin
71* John Schar??? 27y m merchant Prague USA II Cabin
72 Robert Reinhold 23y m merchant Meerane USA II Cabin
73* Ferd. H?s??e 20y f Wuerttenberg USA II Cabin
74* Abrh. Ottenso?er 17y m merchant Bavaria USA II Cabin
75* Herm Ehard 22y m merchant Bavaria USA II Cabin
76* Theresia E??ize?to 27y f Bavaria USA II Cabin
77 Helene Rabe 23y f Hannover USA II Cabin
78* Meta Rabe 2y f Hannover USA II Cabin
79 Anna Oppenheim 70y f Amoneburg USA II Cabin
80* Daniel Hesse 16y m farmer Langenheim USA II Cabin
81 Lina Hahn 35y f Gruneberg USA II Cabin
82 Friederika Kirchhoff 18y f Delmenhorsht USA II Cabin
83* Edw. Mamelodor? 18y m merchant Mannheim USA II Cabin
84 John Dreyfuss 15y m merchant Mannheim USA II Cabin
85 Barbara Schmidt 54y f Mannheim USA II Cabin
86* Anna Schmidt 16y f Mannheim USA II Cabin
87 Herman Rose 28y m parson Holtensen USA II Cabin
88 Gotthold Leutwein 24y m parson Eisingen USA II Cabin
89 Henry Hauck 23y m merchant Leutwein USA II Cabin
90* Henry Kellermann 25y m landlord Cincinnati II Cabin
91* John Kellermann 68y m Cincinnati II Cabin
92* Chls. Fischer 18y m New York II Cabin
93 Rikless Gimschen 28y m farmer Rodenkirchen USA II Cabin
94* Sophie Gimschen 25y f Rodenkirchen USA II Cabin
95* Justus Koch 34y m merchant Philadelphia II Cabin
96* Margaret Koch 28y f Philadelphia II Cabin
97* Emma Koch 5y f Philadelphia II Cabin
98* Ellis Koch 3y f Philadelphia II Cabin
99* Adolf Mirsch 35y m merchant Pittsburg II Cabin
100* Mary Mirsch 29y f Pittsburg II Cabin
101 Albert Hammer 10y m Greiz USA II Cabin
102* Robert Hammer 8y 6m m Greiz USA II Cabin
103 Louisa Friedricks 24y f Bremen USA II Cabin
104* Herman Weil 26y m merchant New York II Cabin
105 Hugo Klemme 23y m farmer Heidelbeck USA II Cabin
106 Chls. Brune 22y m Lieme USA II Cabin
107* D.F. O?brich 41y m goldsmith Buffalo II Cabin
108 Chls. Beck 22y m merchant Cassel USA II Cabin
109 Augusta Ritter 22y f Fulda USA II Cabin
110 Bhd. Latermann 50y m goldsmith Peine USA II Cabin
111* Elisa Latermann 51y f Peine USA II Cabin
112 Albert Heinfeld 18y m merchant Eschwege USA II Cabin
113* Pauline Heinfeld 20y f Eschwege USA II Cabin
114 Otto Jachmann 23y m merchant Berlin USA II Cabin
115* William Butow 34y m USA II Cabin
116 Chls. Schmalz 21y m merchant Limbach USA II Cabin
117* Christine Ritter 25y f Druisbach USA II Cabin
118* Ernestine Frank 24y f Mittwitz USA II Cabin
119* Sophie Mas??? 25y f Mittwitz USA II Cabin
120* Anna Ford?u?? 23y f Freiburg USA II Cabin
121* Philipp Eab 32y m helper Chicago II Cabin
122* Anna Eab 30y f Chicago II Cabin
123* Emma Eab 11m f Chicago II Cabin
124 William Labatt 18y m merchant New Orleans USA II Cabin
125 Aug. Stephans 14y m Bischhausen USA II Cabin
126* Louis Br???dau 17y m Herzberg USA II Cabin
127* Phil Komenick 39y m physician Edenkoben USA II Cabin
128* Lina Beschestohl 15y f St. Louis II Cabin
129 Franz Deimel 22y m Brilon USA II Cabin
130* Louise Pap? 26y f Warendorf USA II Cabin
131 Fred Schmidt 30y m player Westoven USA II Cabin
132* Ernst Ha???hors? 22y m merchant New York II Cabin
133* Johanna C??ssen 28y f Fedderwarden USA II Cabin
134 Ferdinand Kunz 30y m farmer Nassan USA II Cabin
135* William Sagh??n 34y m merchant San Francisco II Cabin
136* Meta Sagh??n 24y f San Francisco II Cabin
137* Adolf K??ehl 34y m Elbing USA II Cabin
138 John Stahmer 34y m Fleest USA II Cabin
139* Jacob Schlack 18y m farmer Detroit USA II Cabin
140* Robert Bruse 25y m merchant New York USA II Cabin
141* Dorias Bull 18y f Baltimore II Cabin
142 Anna Schmid 19y f Uzn??h USA II Cabin
143 Adolph Schubiger 22y m Uzn??h USA II Cabin
144* Christine Ch???tron 30y f Bremen USA II Cabin
145* Fried. Ch???tron 4y m Bremen USA II Cabin
146 John W. Bartts 44y m blacksmith Wanna USA II Cabin
147 Wilhelmine Bartts 37y f Wanna USA II Cabin
148* Peter Bartts 12y m Wanna USA II Cabin
149 Herman Werkens 34y m glazier Ludingworth USA II Cabin
150 Johanna Fick 24y f Debstedt USA II Cabin
151* Frederika Saller 27y f Mullenhagen USA II Cabin
152* Albert Saller 6y m Mullenhagen USA II Cabin
153 Joseph Schrieller 59y m butcher Sarg USA II Cabin
154* Josefa Schrieller 59y f Sarg USA II Cabin
155* Barbara Schrieller 19y f Sarg USA II Cabin
156* Rosalie Schrieller 16y f Sarg USA II Cabin
157 Eleanora Heidler 16y f Prag USA II Cabin
158 Georgine Huhn 22y f Liebenstein USA II Cabin
159* Sigmund Vogel 27y m farmer Suss USA II Cabin
160 Died. Wischhusen 13y m Ritterhude USA II Cabin
161* Audrens Goth 17y m joiner Oppenheim USA II Cabin
162 Peter Nickel 30y m weaver Wiarden USA II Cabin
163* Nicol Eh????nn 27y m carpenter Oppenhein USA II Cabin
164 Elizabeth Nickel 22y f Wiarden USA II Cabin
165* Anna Nickel 11m f Wiarden USA II Cabin
166 William Wille 18y m farmer Altenplatho USA II Cabin
167* Mary Tron?p 25y f G??unden USA II Cabin
168 Died. Movsteuben 26y m carpenter Rodenkirchen USA II Cabin
169* Adelheid Movsteuben 25y f Rodenkirchen USA II Cabin
170 Bernh. Spekels 35y m farmer Rodenkirchen USA II Cabin
171* Meta Spekels 37y f Rodenkirchen USA II Cabin
172* John Spekels 9m m Rodenkirchen USA II Cabin
173 Christine Milke 42y f Heinbach USA II Cabin
174* Libette Milke 13y f Heinbach USA II Cabin
175* Ferdinand Milke 9y 9m m Heinbach USA II Cabin
176* Elise Milke 5y f Heinbach USA II Cabin
177* Gustavus Milke 3m m Heinbach USA II Cabin
178 Kunigunde Apel 58y f Heinbach USA II Cabin
179* Andreas Habuht 66y m potter Marjoss USA II Cabin
180* Agnes With??er 35y f Katzhidde USA II Cabin
181* Anna With??er 16y f Katzhidde USA II Cabin
182 William Bergman 26y m farmer Bielefeld USA II Cabin
183 Carol Pottbaum 26y f Melle USA II Cabin
184 William Reinsch 38y m blacsmith Neusalz USA II Cabin
185* Rud. Wenninghoff 19y m Bramsche USA II Cabin
186* Georg Wennighoff 15y m Bramsche USA II Cabin
187* ?rientje Barkem?? 20y f Ditzum USA II Cabin
188 Julius Polinsky 30y m blacsmith Luckow USA II Cabin
189* Julia Polinsky 24y f Luckow USA II Cabin
190 John Finkbeiner 18y m butcher Freudenstedt USA II Cabin
191* Louise Finkbeiner 9y f Freudenstedt USA II Cabin
192* Mary Di?k 30y f Wilsenroth USA II Cabin
193* Catharina Di?k 9y f Wilsenroth USA II Cabin
194* Margaretha Di?k 7y f Wilsenroth USA II Cabin
195* Peter Di?k 6y m Wilsenroth USA II Cabin
196* Mary Di?k 11m f Wilsenroth USA II Cabin
197 Bertha Leokowitz 40y f Kempen USA II Cabin
198 Dorel Libliner 29y f Kempen USA II Cabin
199 Louis Schipp 15y m Widdern USA II Cabin
200* Hedwig Shuve 20y f Widdern USA II Cabin
201* Horm Doscher 25y m farmer Widdern USA II Cabin
202 Marg. Schoneat?? 21y f Widdern USA II Cabin
203 Anna Seidel 28y f Kocojeda USA II Cabin
204* Friederike Rose 8y f Bremen USA II Cabin
205 Heins Hartje 51y m farmer Horsthausen USA II Cabin
206* Elisabeth Hartje 52y f Horsthausen USA II Cabin
207* Conrad Hartje 22y m Horsthausen USA II Cabin
208 Gesche Janssen 27y f Varrel USA II Cabin
Transcriber's Notes:
There were no deaths listed for this portion of the passenger list so that column
was left out.
1* Surname looks like Foulds. New York is written over both columns: country to which
they severally belong and country in which they intend to become inhabitants.
2* Surname could read Moira or Nonra. Toledo is written over both columns: country to
which they severally belong and country in which they intend to become inhabitants.
3* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
4* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
5* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
6* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
7* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
8* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
10* Surname could read Seilen or Seiler. Lemcoyle and USA written over both columns:
country to which they severally belong and country in which they intend to become
inhabitants.
11* First 2 letters after Bo have tails that run below the line possibly PP. Landau
and USA written over both columns: country to which they severally belong and
country in which they intend to become inhabitants.
12* Landau and USA written over both columns: country to which they severally belong
and country in which they intend to become inhabitants.
14* umlaut over the U in the surname. Baltimore written over both columns: country to
which they severally belong and country in which they intend to become inhabitants.
15* Cincinnati written over both columns: country to which they severally belong and
country in which they intend to become inhabitants.
16* San Francisco written over both columns: country to which they severally belong and
country in which they intend to become inhabitants.
17* Surname and all columns except age were dittoed from previous passenger.
18* Surname and all columns except age were dittoed from previous passenger.
19* Surname and all columns except age and sex were dittoed from previous passenger.
20* New York is written over both columns: country to which they severally belong and
country in which they intend to become inhabitants.
21* Boston is written over both columns: country to which they severally belong and
country in which they intend to become inhabitants.
22* Surname dittoed from previous passenger
23* Boston is written over both columns: country to which they severally belong and
country in which they intend to become inhabitants.
24* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
25* New York written over both columns: country to which they severally belong and
country in which they intend to become inhabitants.
26* New York written over both columns: country to which they severally belong and
country in which they intend to become inhabitants.
27* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
28* New York written over both columns: country to which they severally belong and
country in which they intend to become inhabitants.
29* New York written over both columns: country to which they severally belong and
country in which they intend to become inhabitants.
30* Umlaut over the o in the surname. New York written over both columns: country
to which they severally belong and country in which they intend to become
inhabitants.
32* New York written over both columns: country to which they severally belong and
country in which they intend to become inhabitants.
33* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
34* Surname illegible as original sheet appears to have been torn and piece of page
is missing. New York written over both columns: country to which they severally
belong and country in which they intend to become inhabitants.
35* Surname illegible as original sheet appears to have been torn. St Louis written
over both columns: country to which they severally belong and country in which
they intend to become inhabitants.
37* Umlaut written over the o in the surname.
38* Surname was dittoed from previous passenger.
40* Surname could read Mormelshein.
47* The ?? could possibly be pa.
48* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
49* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
50* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
51* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
52* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
53* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
55* ? in surname was on section of page that was torn out. Umlaut over the o in
Goppingen.
56* Passenger name was on section of sheet that was cut off.
59* New York written over both columns: country to which they severally belong and
country in which they intend to become inhabitants.
60* Umlaut over the first o in surname. Quincy written over both columns: country
to which they severally belong and country in which they intend to become
inhabitants.
61* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
62* Occupation listed but illegible.
65* New York written over both columns: country to which they severally belong and
country in which they intend to become inhabitants.
66* Umlaut over a in surname.
67* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
69* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
70* Surname might read Lehmann.
71* Page is torn at surname entry.
73* Page is torn at surname entry.
74* ? in surname could be a d.
75* Surname could be Erhard or Echard.
76* First two ?? are on the line with no tall letters and no loops below the line.
The last ? is an r or s.
78* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
80* Transcriber believes country to which they severally belong is Langenhain.
83* The ? is a letter with a tail below the line.
86* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
90* Cincinnati written over both columns: country to which they severally belong
and country in which they intend to become inhabitants.
91* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
92* New York written over both columns: country to which they severally belong and
country in which they intend to become inhabitants.
94* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
95* Philadelphia written over both columns: country to which they severally belong
and country in which they intend to become inhabitants.
96* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
97* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
98* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
99* Pittsburg written over both columns: country to which they severally belong and
country in which they intend to become inhabitants.
100* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
102* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
104* New York written over both columns: country to which they severally belong and
country in which they intend to become inhabitants. 107* The ? is a e or l. Buffalo written over both columns: country to which they
severally belong and country in which they intend to become inhabitants.
111* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
113* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
115* Umlaut over the u in surname. Occupation listed but illegible.
117* Believe Druisback should be Dreisbach.
118* Believe Mittwitz should be Mitwitz.
119* Illegible letters in surname are all on the line with no tall letters or loops
below the line. Believe Mittwitz should be Mitwitz.
120* Umlaut over the o in the surname. Surname looks like Fordrung.
121* Chicago written over both columns: country to which they severally belong and
country in which they intend to become inhabitants.
122* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
123* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
126* Surname illegible except for letters shown.
127* Umlaut over the o in surname.
128* St Louis written over both columns: country to which they severally belong and
country in which they intend to become inhabitants.
130* Surname looks like Pape.
132* ??? in surname are letters that are on the line, no tall letters and no loops
below the line. New York written over both columns: country to which they
severally belong and country in which they intend to become inhabitants.
133* Surname could read Crossen.
135* Surname could read Saghorn.
136* Surname dittoed form previous passenger.
137* ?? in surname may be ra.
139* Detroit written over both columns: country to which they severally belong and
country in which they intend to become inhabitants.
140* New York written over both columns: country to which they severally belong and
country in which they intend to become inhabitants.
141* Baltimore written over both columns: country to which they severally belong
and country in which they intend to become inhabitants.
144* Surname could be Choirtron.
145* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
147* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
148* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
151* Mullenhagen may be Muddenhagen
152* Surname dittoed from previous passenger. Mullenhagen may be Muddenhagen
154* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
155* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
156* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
159* Umlaut over the u in Suss.
161* Umlaut over the o in surname.
163* ???? in surname are all on the line with no tall letters or loops below the
line.
165* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
167* ? in surname looks like an a. Umlaut over the u in G??unden.
169* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
171* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
172* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
174* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
175* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
176* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
177* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
179* Umlaut over the u in the surname.
180* ?? in surname are both on line with no tall letters or loops below the line.
181* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
184* The k was not in blacksmith.
185* Occupation listed but illegible.
186* See previous passenger as surnames are almost the same. Occupation listed but
illegible. Occupation same as previous passenger.
187* First letter of first name is a t or f. ?? in surname are on the line with no
tall letters and no loops below the line.
189* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
191* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
192* ? in surname could be an o or a c.
193* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
194* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
195* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
196* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
200* Umlaut over the u in surname.
201* Umlaut over the o in surname.
202* ?? in surname are on the line with no tall letters or loops below the line.
204* Umlaut over the o in surname.
206* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
207* Surname dittoed from previous passenger.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 295, list 534.
Transcribed by Pat Nowicki a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
18 May 2000
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