Immigrant Ships
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SS Memphis

I, Davis, master of Memphis 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 ship at Havre from which port 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. (signed) R. B. Davis. Sworn to this 24 Mch 1856 before me (signed) J. H?ls?? J?evee.

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Memphis whereof Davis, is master, from Havre burthen 798 tons.

Columns represent: names, age, sex, occupation, the country in which they severally belong, the country in which they intend to become inhabitants, died on the voyage, part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during this voyage.

    
 1* Oehler, J. Jacob       45     m  Suisse      France    Suisse      ?ersoiur
 2  Oehler, Elisabeth      25     f  
 3  Oehler, M. Cathrine    11/12  f
 4* Tenz, Jacob            27     m
 5  Tenz, Anna             22     f
 6  Tenz, Anna              2     f
 7* Tenz, Ja??b             9/12  m
 8  Zann, Eberhard         20     m
 9  Zann, Christian        18     m
10  Baumgartner, Benedict  29     m
11  Graus, Pierre          49     m  France                France
12  Foles, Philippe        22     m  Suisse                Suisse
13  Blass, Johann          53     m                                    Tailleur
14  Blass, George          48     m
15* Blass, Eoa             40     f
16  Blass, Dan             28     m
17  Blass, Barbara         28     f
18  Blass, Dan              7     m
19  Blass, Nicolas          3     m
20  Dornier, Elisabeth     26     f
21  Hester, Gottfried      36     m  Wurtemberg            Wurtemberg
22  Geiler, Dan            49     m  Hesse                 Hesse       Coureur
23  L'hote, De la Preize   29     m  Vosges                Vosges
24  Henninger, Jacob       34     m  Etats-Unis            Etats-Unis
25  Tohienbach, Carl       22     m  Bade                  Bade
26* Kolb, Catherine        48     f  Baviere               Baviere
27  Kolb, Peter             7     m
28  Kolb, Dan               5     m
29  Duclos, Louis          26     m  France                France
30  Pourquevi, Jean        46     m  Sardaigne             Sardaigne
                                        
>28 Passagers Adultes & Enfants
> 2 ?ou?uisson?*
    
Transcriber's Notes:
* Column entries appear to not match the headings. Final column appears to be 
  occupation.
* # 1, First letter may be a capital "y" or a lower case "f"    
* # 4, Last name may be Fenz
* # 7, First name is missing print with heavy ink following letters.
* #15, The "o" has a circumflex (triangle without a bottom) over it.
* #26, The first "e" in Baviere has an accent mark.
* First letter could be "N" or "V", second ? could be "r" or "s", last ? could 
  be "d" or "s".

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 160.