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Ship Martha Washington
I, James P. Greene, Master or Commander of the Ship Martha Washington, do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear (words blackened out) within list, (words blackened out) of this District, contains the names of all passengers taken on board the said Ship Martha Washington at the port of Bremerhaven or at any time since and that all matters therein set forth are accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief, just and true. I do further swear, that (blank) of the said passengers have died on the voyage. Sworn before me this 13th day of Decr, 1845, (signed) James P Greene. (The word Collector appears under his signature, but no other name is shown. Passengers taken on board the Ship Martha Washington whereof James P. Greene is Master at the port of Bremerhaven and bound for New Orleans.
Passengers taken on board the Ship Martha Washington whereof James P. Greene is Master at the port of Bremerhaven and bound for New Orleans.
Columns represent Names, Age, Sex, Occupation and Country to which they belong. Two other columns were deleted. The column labeled Country of which they intend to become inhabitants had one entry for the first passenger which stated United States. The second column which was eliminated was labeled No. that have died on the passage. There was one death recorded which will be handled in the Transcriber's Notes following the manifest.
1 Johanna Wendt 26 Female Melle 2* Fredr Br??? 32 Male Farmer Melle 3* ? ? Helge 36 Male Farmer Melle 4 Maria Helge 30 Female Farmer Melle 5* H Ocht??beck 26 Male Farmer Schledehausen 6* Joh H Ocht??beck 57 Male Farmer Schledehausen 7* Cath Ocht??beck 54 Female Farmer Schledehausen 8* Victor Ocht??beck 17 Male Farmer Schledehausen 9* Joh A Ocht??beck 14 Male Farmer Schledehausen 10 Anna M Schroeder 15 Female Farmer Schledehausen 11 Maria E Weber 22 Female Farmer Schledehausen 12 Louisa Voegt 17 Female Farmer Melle 13 Louisa Lecker 24 Female Farmer Melle 14* Caroline Sickman? 20 Female Farmer Melle 15 Maria Schopper 24 Female Farmer Riemsloh 16 Fredr Schopper 2y6m Male Farmer Riemsloh 17 E Gronefild 37 Male Smith Sunsbeck 18 E Gronefild 36 Female Smith Sunsbeck 19 M E Depenthal 23 Female Sunsbeck 20 J H Gronefeld 2y6m Male Sunsbeck 21* Cha? M Gronefeld 6 Female Sunsbeck 22 A Meyer 37 Male Farmer Hassbergen 23* En??? Meyer 35 Female Farmer Hassbergen 24 Joh H Meyer 11 Male Farmer Hassbergen 25 Cath M Meyer 6 Female Farmer Hassbergen 26 J F Meyer 2y6m Male Farmer Hassbergen 27 J M Meyer 7 Male Farmer Hassbergen 28 Elizabeth Meyer 9 Female Farmer Hassbergen 29 Joh H Locksen 50 Male Farmer Hassbergen 30 E Locksen 42 Female Farmer Hassbergen 31 C M Locksen 9 Female Farmer Hassbergen 32 E Locksen 11 Female Farmer Hassbergen 33 Joh F Locksen 1y3m Male Farmer Hassbergen 34 Joh F Locksen 28 Male Farmer Hassbergen 35* Geo H ?chnifer 68 Male Farmer Nehmden 36* Maria ?chnifer 70 Female Farmer Nehmden 37* Ma? ?chnifer 9 Female Farmer Nehmden 38* Ludw ?chnifer 5 Male Farmer Nehmden 39 Joh F Puls 48 Male Farmer Leuheide 40 A M Puls 17 Female Farmer Leuheide 41 Christ Werges 39 Male Farmer Ledeburgh 42 E Werges 36 Female Farmer Ledeburgh 43 M Werges 4 Male Farmer Ledeburgh 44 E Werges 8 Female Farmer Ledeburgh 45 G Ellinhaus 38 Male Farmer Uphausen 46 S Ellinhaus 29 Female Farmer Uphausen 47 C H Meyer 51 Male Farmer Stockum 48 C M Meyer 47 Female Farmer Stockum 49 C H Meyer 15 Male Farmer Stockum 50 M E Meyer 5 Female Farmer Stockum 51 C E Meyer 23 Female Farmer Stockum 52 J H Meyer 18 Male Farmer Stockum 53 H S Meyer 14 Male Farmer Stockum 54 G E Meyer 4 Female Farmer Stockum 55* Cath E Sundeman? 20 Female Farmer Nehmden 56 G H Hengelsberg 18 Male Farmer Stockum 57* G H Wat???oster 40 Male Farmer Stockum 58* M Wat???oster 37 Female Farmer Stockum 59* Engle Wat???oster 4 Female Farmer Stockum 60* Conr Wat???oster 7 Male Farmer Stockum 61* M Wat???oster 5 Female Farmer Stockum 62* ? H ??gentruber 50 Male Farmer Stockum 63 H R Kahle 25 Male Farmer Wershe 64 G H Kahle 35 Male Farmer Wershe 65 A H Webeler 23 Male Farmer Wershe 66 H Poggemeier 27 Male Farmer Leidenhausen 67* Joh H B??kmeier 27 Male Farmer H???bergen 68* Joh H We??tel??y?? 48 Male Farmer ??lne 69* Cath We??tel??y?? 42 Female Farmer ??lne 70* E We??tel??y?? 20 Female Farmer ??lne 71* H We??tel??y?? 8 Male Farmer ??lne 72* E We??tel??y?? 10 Female Farmer ??lne 73* Joh F We??tel??y?? 9 Male Farmer ??lne 74* Joh H P????? 8 Male Farmer ??lne 75* Joh H P????? 30 Male Farmer Bissendof 76* E P????? 29 Female Farmer Bissendof 77* Joh H G?e?? 19 Male Farmer Bissendof 78 Joh F Lurmann 24 Male Farmer Bissendof 79 Cath E Butts 20 Female Farmer Kunsbeck 80* Adam H H??ik??p 28 Male Farmer Wersche 81 Joh F Dumhoff 41 Male Farmer Wersche 82 C Dumhoff 31 Female Farmer Wersche 83 H Dumhoff 6 Male Farmer Wersche 84 Cath E Kramer 20 Female Farmer Wersche 85 C Kramer 28 Male Farmer Wersche 86 Joh H Greve 20 Male Farmer Ellerbeck 87* ? H Berner 72 Male Gardner Walle 88* C W Struver 24 Male Seman Bremen 89 C Luvenduck 30 Female Farmer Nemden 90 M Luvenduck 58 Female Farmer Nemden 91 Joh F Luvenduck 4 Male Farmer Nemden 92* Geo H Hos??oster 40 Male Farmer Bissendof 93 Anna M Funke 25 Female Farmer Stockum 94* Casp ?u?pe 30 Male Farmer Cappel 95* Cath ?u?pe 26 Female Farmer Cappel 96* Joh H ?u?pe 4 Male Farmer Cappel 97 Geo H Hermann 33 Male Farmer Wersche 98 Trina Hermann 4 Female Farmer Wersche 99 Trina Hermann 25 Female Farmer Wersche 100 M H Hermann 23 Female Farmer Wersche 101* Matt Wie?????? 26 Male Farmer Wersche 102* Christ H P??te? 23 Male Farmer Wersche 103 Elizabeth Thurman 28 Female Farmer Osnabruck 104 A H Rahenramp 26 Male Farmer Losebeck 105 H H Meyer 30 Male Farmer Losebeck 106 E M Hacks 21 Female Farmer Losebeck 107* Conr Fun?k 36 Male Farmer Osnabruck 108* Maria Fun?k 22 Female Farmer Osnabruck 109* Maria Fun?k 25 Female Farmer Osnabruck 110 Joh H Holthaus 29 Male Farmer Stockum 111 Geo H Holthaus 24 Male Farmer Stockum 112* Conr Gra?mann 27 Male Farmer Stockum 113* Anna Gra?mann 26 Female Farmer Stockum 114* Maria Gra?mann 3 Female Farmer Stockum 115 Joh A Fisher 46 Male Farmer Schlehausen 116 L Fisher 21 Female Farmer Schlehausen 117* Maria E Merho?? 19 Female Farmer Cappel 118* B H ?olkner 33 Male Farmer Darum 119* Maria ?olkner 28 Female Farmer Darum 120* Anna M ?olkner 4 Female Farmer Darum 121* Joh H Ku?lebeck 36 Male Farmer Bissendof 122* Cath Ku?lebeck 40 Female Farmer Bissendof 123* Joh H Ku?lebeck 9 Male Farmer Bissendof 124* Maria Ku?lebeck 3 Female Farmer Bissendof 125* C Ku?lebeck 8 Female Farmer Bissendof 126* H Ku?lebeck 6 Male Farmer Bissendof 127 Maria Galtmann 2? Female Farmer Bissendof 128 C G Wilke 36 Male Shoemaker Stockum 129 Mag Wilke 37 Female Shoemaker Stockum 130 Cath Wilke 8 Female Shoemaker Stockum 131 Maria Wilke 6 Female Shoemaker Stockum 132 Joh H Wilke 4 Male Shoemaker Stockum 133* Geo ? Wilke 2 Male Shoemaker Stockum 134 Geo H Mollenbruck 30 Male Shoemaker Stockum 135 Cath Mollenbruck 18 Female Shoemaker Stockum 136 Casp H Fuille 44 Male Shoemaker Stockum 137 Cath Fuille 45 Female Shoemaker Stockum 138 H H Fuille 15 Female Shoemaker Stockum 139 Maria Fuille 13 Female Shoemaker Stockum 140 Cath E Fuille 8 Female Shoemaker Stockum 141 Conr Fuille 5 Male Shoemaker Stockum 142 Cath Fuille 1y6m Female Shoemaker Stockum 143 C Bestermann 30 Male Shoemaker Stockum 144* W Brinstru?? 19 Female Shoemaker Glees(e) 145* G H ?ie?a?? 10 Male Shoemaker Hassbergen 146 R M Hollgreeve 28 Male Shoemaker Melle 147 W Barde 25 Male Shoemaker Melle 148* Cath Pl?nhorst 26 Female Shoemaker Melle 149* Joh ? Buirkm???? 30 Male Shoemaker Buer 150* Grete ?pinss 30 Female Shoemaker Buer 151 Joh H Hauerkamp 22 Male Shoemaker Buer 152 Joh M Lippuld 49 Male Shoemaker Gesmold 153 H Lippuld 42 Female Shoemaker Gesmold 154 F W Lippuld 20 Male Shoemaker Gesmold 155* C ? Lippuld 17 Female Shoemaker Gesmold 156 Maria Lippuld 14 Female Shoemaker Gesmold 157 G F Lippuld 9 Male Shoemaker Gesmold 158 Mag Lippuld 3 Female Shoemaker Gesmold 159 Joh F Maschmeier 28 Male Shoemaker Oldendurs 160 Joh Fundling 30 Male Shoemaker Melle 161* Christ ? ??????hausen 23 Male Shoemaker Schledehaus 162 G H Reinert 28 Male Shoemaker Schledehaus 163* Christ ? Reitmann 25 Male Shoemaker Holte 164 F H Holtgreeve 40 Male Shoemaker Holte 165 Maria Holtgreeve 40 Female Shoemaker Holte 166* ?urgen Holtgreeve 8 Female Shoemaker Holte 167* Ger? Holtgreeve 6 Male Shoemaker Holte 168 Joh Holtgreeve 3 Male Shoemaker Holte 169 Wm Holtgreeve 23 Male Shoemaker Holte 170 F H Holtgreeve 23 Male Shoemaker Melle 171* H Lampin? 40 Male Shoemaker Melle 172* H Ohu?? 30 Male Shoemaker Berkum 173* B Ohu?? 29 Female Shoemaker Berkum 174* J H Br??in? 38 Male Shoemaker Lohne 175* Gertrude Br??in? 36 Female Shoemaker Lohne 176* Maria Br??in? 9 Female Shoemaker Lohne 177* B Br??in? 2 Male Shoemaker Lohne 178 F W Fahrenkamp 25 Male Shoemaker Lohne 179 Claus Tinken 23 Male Shoemaker Lohne 180 H Beitendufel 28 Male Shoemaker Lohne 181 H Bucke 23 Male Shoemaker Lohne 182* H Gut?en 20 Male Shoemaker Lohne 183* Gasp A Gr?ve 19 Male Shoemaker Lohne 184* Ma??a Holtgreeve 1y6m Female Shoemaker Holte 185* H H Ohrin? 1 Male Shoemaker Berkum 186* Victor Wate?koter 3m Male Shoemaker Stockum Transcriber's Notes: The one death on this voyage was passenger # 87 ? H Berner. There was a statement "2 births on the passage" written at the bottom of the manifest. The column representing where the passengers originated from appears to represent town names in Germany rather than country names. Variations on the names shown are as follows: Sonsbeck, Ladeberg, Oldenberg, Kunsebeck, and Lasbeck, Leherheide, Lohheide. The town names and variations were arrived at using www.calle.com and www.expediamaps.com as references. Occupations and those lines left blank where listed as shown on the manifest. The sex of each person on the manifest was listed as shown here. Between passengers #2 and #3 are listed perhaps 4 people, it is impossible to determine any useful information due to the poor quality of the manifest. They do all seem to be from the town of Melle and could be family members of passenger #2. Individual Passenger Notes: 2. Last name impossible to determine. 3. Initials may be H H or K K or any combination of the two. 5- 9. Last name could be Ochterbeck. 14. Last name may be Sickmann. 21. First name may be Char. 23. No guess on first name. 35- 38. No guess on missing letter in last name. 55. Last name could be Sundemann. 57- 61. Last name may be Watenhoster, Waterhoster, Watenkoster, Waterkoster. 62. First initial might be C and last name might be Wagentruber. 67. Last name could be Buckmeier, Burkmeier. 68- 73. Last name might be Wertelmeyer. 74- 76. Last name impossible to read, first letter of last name is best guess. 77. Last name could be Guen, Green. 80. Last name might be Heidkamp. 87. Can't read first initial. 88. Occupation spelled as shown. 92. Last name may be Hosekoster. 94- 96. Missing letters too difficult to decipher. 101. Last name could be Wienaher. 102. Last name may be Pulter. 107- 109. Missing letter blackened on manifest, too hard to read. 112- 114. Last name could be Granmann. 117. Last name might be Merhofs, Merhoss. 118- 120. Last name may be Volkner, Wolkner. 121- 126. Last name might be Kuhlebeck. 133. Middle initial may be V or W. 144. Last name may be Brinstrup. 145. Last name could be Mierand. 148. Last name might be Plunhorst, Planhorst. 149. Last name might be Birkmeier. 150. Last name may be Apinss, Opinss or something else. 155. Middle initial might be H or K. 161. Last name could be Heimhausen, letters are very small and not clearly written. 163. Middle initial could be H or K. 166. First name could be Iurgen, Jurgen. 167. First name could be Gerd, Gera. 171- 177. Missing letters too difficult to decipher. 182. Last name could be Gutgen, Gutzen. 183. Last name may be Greve, Grove. 184. First name could be Malla. 185. Missing letter too difficult to decipher. 186. Last name could be Watenkoster, Waterkoster.
Passenger #56 may be a relation of mine. My gggrandmother was named Catherine M. Hengelsberg and was married to my gggrandfather, Henry Koverman. I don't know exactly when they arrived in the US, except that it was prior to 1847. Their first child was born in that year in Pennsylvania. G H Hengelsberg is believed to be related, although an exact link hasn't been established yet. A George H Hengelsberg was naturalized in St. Louis, Mo in a timeframe reasonable to match to this passenger's arrival in the US. A George Hengelsburg married Anna Marie Nollman in St. Louis, Mo on Dec 6, 1856. A family of Hengelsbergs lived in Pittsburgh, Pa for many years from the 1860s and into the 1900s. My Koverman family lived there from the 1850s-1880s. There is no hard evidence to prove a connection between any of the above named Hengelsberg individuals at this time.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 24, List 274.
Contributed and transcribed by Pam O'Day a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
May 26, 2000
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