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Ship Werra
I, Julius Barre, master of Ship Werra do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of Customs of the Collections District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said Ship Werra at Bremen, Germany, from which port said Ship Werra has now arrived; and that on the said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each of the said passengers, the part of the vessel occupied by each during the passage, the country to which each belongs, 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 have died. Sworn to this May 26, 1883. So help me God. (signed) Julius Barre. Sworn before me this May 26, 1883, (signed) R?iznstcah??
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship Werra, whereof Julius Barre is master, from Bremen burthen 2936 tons.
Columns represent: given and surname, age, sex, occupation, country to which they severally belong, port or city of destination, part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage (this column was eliminated and section headings used at the start of each section), number of pieces of luggage, and the type of transit recorded for each passenger. Many given names are abbreviated or shortened with superscript used. Superscript is represented by a dash between the two parts of the name.
Passengers (601-887) in Steerage:
601 Martin Rossel 28 m labourer Thuringia Fargo Dak P/S
602 Sofie Rossell 26 f Thuringia Fargo Dak P/S
603 Ida Rossell 11 f Thuringia Fargo Dak 2 P/S
604 Sofie Rossel 1 f Thuringia Fargo Dak P/S
605 Hein^r Scheibe 25 m joiner Thuringia Fargo Dak 1 P/S
606* Carl Koru 14 m Thuringia Fargo Dak 1 P/S
607 Jul^ane Michel 16 f Baden Cleveld O 1 P/S
608 Mag^d Rogg 25 f Wurttemberg Cincinnati P/S
609 Eugen Rogg 4 m Wurttemberg Cincinnati 2 P/S
610 Georg Schaefer 23 m bricklayr Bavaria Chicago 1 P/S
611 Josef Reininger 49 m gardner Bavaria Omaha N P/S
612 Josefe Reininger 50 f Bavaria Omaha N P/S
613 Lud^w Reininger 16 m Bavaria Omaha N 4 P/S
614 Maria Reininger 7 f Bavaria Omaha N P/S
615 August Reininger 5 m Bavaria Omaha N P/S
616 Adam Leonhardt 18 m gardner Bavaria Cal 1 transient
617* Christine Kilz 18 f Bavaria Wilkes Barre 1 transient
618* Gottf^r Betirent 30 m farmer Prussia Detroit M 1 transient
619 Johann Rambacker 19 m labourer Bavaria St. Louis 1 transient
620* Lorenz Bohn? 37 m carpenter Bavaria Columbus O P/S
621* Barbara Bohn? 34 f Bavaria Columbus O P/S
622 Georg Bohn? 7 m Bavaria Columbus O P/S
623 Gustav Bohn? 7 m Bavaria Columbus O P/S
624 Leonh^d Bohn? 6 m Bavaria Columbus O P/S
625 Johann Bohn? 5 m Bavaria Columbus O P/S
626 Leonh^d Bohn? 4 m Bavaria Columbus O P/S
627 Jacob Bohn? 9 m Bavaria Columbus O P/S
628 Mary Bohn? 3 f Bavaria Columbus O P/S
629* Louis Zimerman 19 m labourer Wurttembg Pittsburgh 1 P/S
630* Joh Wesphear 38 m farmer Wurttembg Cincinnati O 1 P/S
631* Ch^?? Schlach 16 f Wurttembg Jackson Mich 1 P/S
632 Sofie Motterschin 19 f Wurttemberg Boston 1 transient
633 Christ^n Stack 16 f Thuringia Boston 1 transient
634 Kath^ne Heller 21 f Wurttemberg N York 1 transient
635* Ed^w Brennoke 54 m Prussia N York P/S
636 Sofie Brennoke 53 f Prussia N York P/S
637 Wilh^ae Brennoke 21 f Prussia N York 5 P/S
638* Wilh^m Brennoke 19 m Prussia N York P/S
639* Hein^r Brennoke 16 m Prussia N York P/S
640* Josef Hortsch 19 m waiter Prussia N York P/S
641 Felix Pella 34 m farmer Prussia N York 2 P/S
642 Theresa Pella 27 f Prussia N York P/S
643 Blasuis Pella 3 m Prussia N York P/S
644 Josefa Pella 2 f Prussia N York P/S
645 Frz. Walezck 34 m labourer Prussia N York P/S
646 Elisb^th Walezck 34 f Prussia N York 2 P/S
647 Karl Walezck 5 m Prussia N York P/S
648 Franz Walezck 3 m Prussia N York P/S
649 Agnes Walezck 11 f Prussia N York P/S
650* Kath^ne Nugge 45 f Prussia N York 1 P/S
651* Johann Nugge ?2 m carpenter Prussia N York P/S
652 Christ^ne Nugge 18 f Prussia N York P/S
653 Louise Beinbrink 19 f Prussia N York 1 P/S
654* Joh Wieting 16 m labourer Prussia N York 1 P/S
655* Hein^r Wahlers 44 m labourer Oldenburgh N York 2 P/S
656 Joh Speckels 23 m labourer Oldenburgh N York 1 P/S
657 Frz. Furthner 33 m landlord Austria N York 1 P/S
658 Johann Faesar 32 m farmer Austria N York 1 P/S
659* H^r Hopntesher 26 m farmer Prussia N York 1 P/S
660 Louise Frieloff 34 f Prussia New York 3 P/S
661 Allenam Frieloff 2 m Prussia New York P/S
662* Brema Frieloff 9 m Prussia New York P/S
663 Cath^ne Troxel 34 f Prussia New York P/S
664 Johann Troxel 5 m Prussia New York 1 P/S
665* Erine Jacob 31 f Prussia Mich 1 P/S
666 Amalie Ottke 29 f Prussia Texas P/S
667 Elisa Ottke 3 f Prussia Texas 2 P/S
668 Wilh^m Ottke 11 m Prussia Texas P/S
669 Carl Schumann 63 m dealer Prussia Wisc P/S
670 Henriette Schumann 58 f Prussia Wisc 2 P/S
671 Herm. Jacel 17 m labourer Prussia Wisc 1 P/S
672 Josef Haase 17 m labourer Prussia New York 1 P/S
673 Mich Nelissowitsch 30 m labourer Prussia New York P/S
674 Anna Nelissowitsch 27 f Prussia New York 1 P/S
675 August Nelissowitsch 10 m Prussia New York P/S
676 Anna Schenowski 19 f Prussia New York 1 P/S
677 Christ. Gieseler 54 m farmer Prussia New York P/S
678 Wilh^ne Gieseler 40 f Prussia New York 2 P/S
679 Hermann Gieseler 18 m farmer Prussia New York P/S
680 Marie Hartmann 25 f Prussia New York 2 P/S
681 Elisab^th Hartmann 3 f Prussia New York P/S
682* Nath^n Prumgert 21 m farmer Prussia Pa 1 P/S
683 Anna Preusse 19 f Prussia Ohio 1 P/S
684 Hein^r Keller 3 m Prussia Ohio P/S
685 Victoria Dosch 58 f Prussia Ohio P/S
686 Cranzeneia Dosch 25 f Prussia Ohio 1 P/S
687 Fritz Schaefer 32 m labourer Prussia Ohio P/S
688* Be?ert Schaefer 7 m Prussia Ohio P/S
689 Josef Schaefer 4 m Prussia Ohio 3 P/S
690 Marie Schaefer 2 f Prussia Ohio P/S
691 Clemens Schaefer 11 m Prussia Ohio P/S
692 Amalie Engbert 3 f Bavaria Ohio P/S
693* Dorothea Ahrens 21 f Brunswick Ohio P/S
694* Alivine Ahrens 11 f Brunswick Ohio 2 P/S
695* Lud^w Armbrecht 62 m butcher Brunswick Ohio P/S
696 August Armbrecht 27 m painter Brunswick Ohio P/S
697 Marie Armbrecht 26 f Brunswick Ohio P/S
698* Kesn^r Armbrecht 5 m Brunswick Ohio P/S
699 August Armbrecht 9 m Brunswick Ohio P/S
700 Elise Pax 32 f Prussia Ohio P/S
701 Wilh^m Pax 7 m Prussia Ohio 2 P/S
702 Hein^r Pax 6 m Prussia Ohio P/S
703 Hermann Pax 4 m Prussia Ohio P/S
704* Aliouse Pax 2 f Prussia Ohio P/S
705* Otto Franke 15 m ???dent Prussia Ohio 1 P/S
706 Joh Bock 18 m shoemaker Prussia Ohio 2 P/S
707 Carl Delling 17 m joiner Prussia Ohio 1 P/S
708 Eleonore Schram 23 f Prussia New York 1 P/S
709 Joh^s Muller 17 m painter Prussia New York 1 P/S
710 Fried^r Lemkes 18 m merchant Prussia New York 1 P/S
711* F.L. Keileg 31 m farmer Prussia New York 1 P/S
712 Gottf^r Schlog 25 m Wurttembg New York 1 P/S
713* Christina Petz 14 f Prussia New York 2 P/S
714* H^r Dackman 16 m Prussia New York 2 P/S
715 Carl Dackman 7 m Prussia New York P/S
716* Ant. Schwekindicken 48 m farmer Prussia St. Louis Mo P/S
717 Anna Schwekindicken 38 f Prussia St. Louis Mo P/S
718 Caspar Schwekindicken 7 m Prussia St. Louis Mo 3 P/S
719 Hein^r Schwekindicken 4 m Prussia St. Louis Mo P/S
720 Edward Schwekindicken 11 m Prussia St. Louis Mo P/S
721 Willie Viederhut 16 m clerk Prussia St. Louis Mo 1 P/S
722* Regina Loos 23 f Prussia Indianapolis Ind 1 P/S
723* Albina Heisman 17 f Prussia Petersburgh 1 P/S
724 Michael Krueger 63 m taylor Prussia Chicago P/S
725 Louise Krueger 52 f Prussia Chicago 1 P/S
726 Charlotte Krueger 18 f Prussia Chicago P/S
727* Lud^w Klawitter 27 m peddler Prussia Chicago 1 P/S
728* Christ^ne Winkelloch 36 f Prussia Chicago P/S
729 Marie Winkelloch 30 f Prussia Chicago 3 P/S
730 Elise Winkelloch 4 f Prussia Chicago P/S
731 Jos. Kotwal 17 m labourer Bohemia New York 1 P/S
732 Joh Stransky 47 m labourer Bohemia New York P/S
733 Marie Stransky 44 f Bohemia New York 1 P/S
734 Josef Stransky 7 m Bohemia New York P/S
735 Josef Dworatz 30 m labourer Bohemia New York 1 P/S
736 Wilh. Wichmaan 31 m farmer Lippe Detmold New York 1 P/S
737 Maria Walaez 24 f Hungary New York 1 P/S
738 Anna Walaez 10 f Hungary New York P/S
739 Justin Hobelman 22 m farmer Prussia New York 1 P/S
740 Alb. Sedlacetz 38 m farmer Prussia New York P/S
741 Anna Sedlacetz 32 f Prussia New York 2 P/S
742 Maria Sedlacetz 7 f Prussia New York P/S
743 Anna Stohr 25 f Prussia New York 1 P/S
744* Karoline Fwettlinger 38 f Austria New York P/S
745 Meinrad Fwettlinger 4 m Austria New York P/S
746 Josef Fwettlinger 11 m Austria New York P/S
747* Josef Vestman 37 m farmer Austria New York P/S
748 Francisca Vestman 26 f Austria New York 2 P/S
749 Anna Reuter 17 f Austria New York 1 P/S
750 Anne Lette 35 f Austria New York P/S
751 Kath^e Lette 7 f Austria New York 2 P/S
752 Anna Schweiger 24 f Austria New York 1 P/S
753 Anna Schweiger 11 f Austria New York P/S
754 Escilir Chlieplingstrauer 42 f Austria New York 1 P/S
755 Anna Chlieplingstrauer 6 f Austria New York P/S
756 Stefan Chlieplingstrauer 11 m Austria New York P/S
757 Theod. Wippern 14 m barber Prussia G New York 1 P/S
758 Aloisia Hellers 26 f Bohemia New York P/S
759 Anton Hellers 5 m Bohemia New York 1 P/S
760 Alcheta Kraus 11 f Bohemia New York 1 transient
761 Mag^de Allrich 33 f Prussia New York P/S
762 Alb. Allrich 6 m Prussia New York P/S
762 Ernst Allrich 4 m Prussia New York 1 P/S
764 Wilh^m Allrich 11 m Prussia New York P/S
765 Carl Allrich 11 m Prussia New York P/S
766 Caroline Buckhardt 31 f Wurttemberg New York 1 P/S
767 Joh Langhorst 38 m labourer Oldenburg New York P/S
768 Lud^w Langhorst 7 f Oldenburg New York 1 P/S
769 Lud^w Muther 28 m labourer Bavaria New York 1 P/S
770 Wilh^m Sellner 18 m labourer Wurttemberg New York 1 transient
771 Hein^r Egner 27 m farmer Wurttemberg New York 1 transient
772* Marie Pettes 24 f Oldenburgh New York 2 transient
773* Selma Wobins 31 f Saxony New York P/S
774 Lena Wobins 7 f Saxony New York 3 P/S
775 Paul Wobins 3 m Saxony New York P/S
776 Frieda Wobins 9 f Saxony New York P/S
777 Berah^d Props 37 m farmer Saxony G New York 1 P/S
778* Carl Fink 33 m farmer Bavaria G New York 1 P/S
779 Wilh^m Greve 37 m labourer Prussia G New York P/S
780 Anna Greve 35 f Prussia G New York 2 P/S
781 Karl Kruse 46 m carpenter Prussia G New York 1 P/S
782* H^r Windhorst 44 carpenter Prussia G New York 1 P/S
783 Fr. Nordhorn 26 m carpenter Prussia G New York 1 transient
784* Darchin Heim 23 f Prussia G New York 1 transient
785* Fritz Kup?n 27 m joiner Bavaria G ? 1 transient
786 Fried^ka Ruff 23 f Bavaria G New York 1 transient
787 Fried^ke Stump 22 f Bavaria G New York 1 P/S
788 Mimia Haag 7 f Wurttbg G New York 1 P/S
789 Osw. Reimann 21 m taylor Prussia G New York 1 P/S
790 Elisb^th Raab 21 f Bavaria G New York 1 P/S
791 Gg. Bauer 23 m joiner Bavaria G New York 1 P/S
792 Magd^ne Stahlman 18 f Bavaria G New York 1 P/S
793 Wilh^m Thirp 25 m farmer Saxony G New York 1 P/S
794* Karl Weglich 32 m labourer P/S
795 Auguste Weglich 32 f Saxony G New York P/S
796 Johanne Weglich 56 f Saxony G New York 4 P/S
797 Emilie Weglich 7 f Saxony G New York P/S
798 Karl Weglich 4 m Saxony G New York P/S
799 Martha Weglich 4 f Saxony G New York P/S
800 Louis Thies 38 m carpenter Prussia G Chicago P/S
801 Sofie Thies 35 f Prussia G Chicago P/S
802 Wilhelm Thies 7 m Prussia G Chicago 2 P/S
803 Ernst Thies 5 m Prussia G Chicago P/S
804 Ezinia Thies 4 f Prussia G Chicago P/S
805 Lesia Thies 6 f Prussia G Chicago P/S
806* Carl Fuickes 45 m engineer U St of Amer New York 1
807 Joh Nordstadt 68 m farmer Norway New York 1 P/S
808 Helle Nilsdotter 68 f Norway New York P/S
809 Johannes Nilsdotter 36 m farmer Norway New York P/S
810 Tessa Nilsdotter 4 f Norway New York 2 P/S
811 Jorgen Nilsdotter 2 m Norway New York P/S
812* Sw?? Knudson 45 m farmer Norway New York 1 P/S
813 Elis^th Knudson 45 f Norway New York P/S
814 Egelb^th Mysen 27 m labourer Norway New York P/S
815 Guita Mysen 23 f Norway New York 1 P/S
816 Syver. Mysen 11 f Norway New York P/S
817 Emilie Anderson 23 f Norway New York 1 P/S
818* Anton Olsen 21 m taylor Norway New York 1 P/S
819 Mart. Solberg 21 m taylor Norway New York 1 P/S
820 Berent Hansen 21 m smith Norway New York 1 P/S
821* Anders Helgosen 62 m farmer Norway New York 1 P/S
822 Sigrid Haloorsen 35 m labourer Norway New York 1 P/S
823* Nils Nordtoldt 33 m farmer Norway New York P/S
824 Anna Nordtoldt 30 f Norway New York P/S
825 Helga Nordtoltt 7 f Norway New York 2 P/S
826 Caspar Nordtoldt 6 m Norway New York P/S
827 Caroline Nordtoldt 5 f Norway New York P/S
828 Hans Nordtoldt 10 m Norway New York P/S
829 Earl Winkelbach 3 m Prussia G New York 2 P/S
830 Emil Winkelbach 2 m Prussia G New York P/S
831 Sidsel Gjelstad 44 m labourer Norway Chicago P/S
832 Hans Gjelstad 17 m Norway Chicago P/S
833 Carl Gjelstad 7 m Norway Chicago P/S
834* Sig??? Gjelstad 8 m Norway Chicago P/S
835 Conrad Gjelstad 5 m Norway Chicago 5 P/S
836 Anna Gjelstad 4 f Norway Chicago P/S
837 Marie Gjelstad 11 f Norway Chicago P/S
838 Jens Olsen 27 m labourer Denmark New York 1 P/S
839 Mark Simonsen 26 m labourer Denmark New York 1 P/S
840 Jans Jansson 24 m Denmark New York 1 P/S
841 Jans Olsson 19 m labourer Denmark New York 1 P/S
842* Peter Morus 22 m labourer Denmark New York 1 P/S
843 Joh Lohlacher 43 m farmer Bavaria New York 1 P/S
844 Conrad Schrain 36 m farmer Bavaria New York 1 P/S
845* ???? Singer 20 f Bohemia New York 1 P/S
846* Jetta Bon?de 19 f Bohemia New York 1 P/S
847* Amelie Hyck 7 f Bohemia New York 1 P/S
848 Rudolf Fiskel 6 m Bohemia New York 1 P/S
849* H^r Blumenk??g 22 m labourer Bohemia New York 1 P/S
850 Mathilde Erickson 30 f Denmark New York 1 P/S
851* Marianna Sikowski 52 f Prussia New York 1 P/S
852 Josef Sroka 34 m tunner Prussia New York 1 P/S
853 Wilh^m Wrege 15 m Prussia New York 1 P/S
854 Fy. Gisseler 7 m Prussia New York 1 P/S
855 Aug Gehrke 28 m farmer Prussia New York 1 P/S
856* Ht. Seidler 28 m haircutter Prussia New York 1 P/S
857 Hannah Herzberg 29 f Prussia New York 1 P/S
858* Joh Toinberg 23 m Prussia New York 1 P/S
859 Hilda Leincustein 21 f Prussia New York P/S
860 Heane Leincustein 5 m Prussia New York 6 P/S
861 Gerson Handel 22 m merchant Prussia New York 1 P/S
862 Moses Loewenstein 18 m clerk Prussia New York 1 P/S
863 Linus Pfeffer 18 m clerk Prussia New York 1 P/S
864 Leo Schmidt 7 m Prussia New York 1 P/S
865 Joh Rothummer 35 m joiner Bavaria New York P/S
866 Elisab^th Rothummer 40 f Bavaria New York P/S
867 Elisab^th Rothummer 7 f Bavaria New York 2 P/S
868 Christian Rothummer 4 m Bavaria New York P/S
869* Gg. Bender 43 m pr??st Bavaria New York P/S
870 Marie Bender 40 f Bavaria New York 2 P/S
871 Fritz Rodenstadt 27 m farmer Prussia G New York 1 transient
872* Hans Walding 15 m labourer Prussia G New York 1 P/S
873 Elise Munk 23 f Prussia G New York 1 P/S
874 L. Hegemann 24 m ??tter* Prussia G New York 1 transient
875 Louise Keller 32 f Prussia G New York 1 P/S
876 Joseph Keller 6 m Prussia G New York 1 P/S
877* Rudolf Meisch 23 m locksmith Prussia G New York 1 P/S
878 Aug. Lange 26 m farmer Prussia G New York 1 P/S
879 Michael Fleischer 20 m farmer Prussia G New York P/S
880* Auleme Fleischer 24 f Prussia G New York 2 P/S
881 Cour. Biedermann 18 m farmer Prussia G New York P/S
882 Ignatz Faltler 21 m farmer Prussia G New York 1 P/S
883 Joh Tensch 38 m farmer Prussia G New York P/S
884 Holda Tensch 30 f Prussia G New York P/S
885 Clara Tensch 4 f Prussia G New York 3 P/S
886 Reischerd Tensch 2 m Prussia G New York P/S
887 Reinhard Tensch 11 m Prussia G New York P/S
Transcriber's Notes:
Numbering on the original manifest begins with 1 in each section of the
ship. Continuous numbering has been used throughout this ship.
Many given names are abbreviated or shortened with superscript used.
Superscript is represented by a ^ between the two sections of the
name (i.e. Wilh^m).
Sometimes G. was used to represent Germany and sometimes it wasn't used.
The names of cities have letters missing, presumably to shorten the
writing task. (i.e. Wurttemberg is spelled Wurttberg, Wurttembg, etc.)
The baggage column has brackets that connect groups with one count on bags
making it appear that some have a lot of baggage and others have none.
Transient passage = prepaid passage from Bremen to New York, regardless of
final destination of the passenger.
Protracted sojourn (P/S) = prepaid passage from Bremen to the final
destination, which could be New York or other location indicated for
each passenger.
606 Koru could be Keru, Korn or Kern
617 Kilz could be Kelz or Kelp
618 Betirent could be Behrent
620-628 Bohn? could be Botin?. There is a hole in the paper where there could
be another letter at the end of the name; 621-628 have ditto marks.
621 There is a hole in the page where the baggage count for this entire
family appears to have been.
629 Zimerman could be Fainerman or Linerman
630 Westphear could be Westphaar
631 First name looks like Ch^ou or Ch^sn.
635-639 Benneoke could be Brenneode. #635's age could be 54 or 59 and
occupation is illegible. Occupations of 638 & 639 have ditto marks meaning
the same as #635.
640 Hortsch could be Horstock. On it's left side, the letter t could have an
overwritten s.
650-652 Nugge could be Augge, Angge or Rugge
651 Age could be 12, 72 or 92
654 Wieting could be Wuting
655 Wahlers could be Wohlers
659 Hopntesher could be Hofntesher or Hossntesher
662 First name could be Brima
682 Prumgert could be Prunegert
665 First name could be Erma
688 First name could be Biart, Bewert or Bemert
693-694 Ahrens could be Ahrins or Ahrine. Age on #694 could be 11 12 or 17.
695 Armbrecht could be Arinbrecht
698 First name could be Nesu^r, Nesn^r or Kesn^r
704 First name could be Aleouse
705 Occupation could be student, but the first three letters are illegible
711 Keileg could be Keilig
713 Age could be 14 or 24
714-715 Dackman could be Dieckman
716-720 Schwekindicken could be Scheockindicken
722 Loos could be Laas
723 Petersburgh could be Pittsburgh
727 Klawitter could be Klawilter
728 Winkelloch could be Winkelbach. Passengers 829 & 830 are Winkelbach
with same place of origin but a different destination.
744 Fwettlinger could be Zwettlinger
747 Vestman could be Nestman
772 Pettes could be Petter
773 Wobins could be Mobins or Hobins
778 Fink could be Zink
782 There is no sex designation. Seems apparent it is a male.
784 First name could be Darchen.
785 The ink is smeared on the surname and the one letter is indecipherable.
Kup?n could be Kupan, Kufan, Kupon or Kufon. There is a hole where the
destination would be. The pattern of ditto marks above and below indicate
that the destination is probably New York.
794 There is a line drawn through where country of origin would be, there are
no ditto marks for destination and no baggage count on this passenger.
806 Fuickes could be Zwickes
812 First name could be Swn or Swer
818 Olsen could be Olson
821 Helgosen could be Helgasen
823-828 Nordtoldt could be Kordtoldt or Mordtoldt
834 Sig??? could be Sigrid. The paper is torn & the last letters are not
complete.
842 Morus could be Norus
845 First name is smeared. The first letter could be C and the other 3 or 4
do not rise above the live nor drop below it.
846 Bon?de could be Bonide, Bonidi or Bosiedi
847 Hyck could be Hajck
849 Blumenk??g's missing letters are illegible. They neither rise above the
line nor drop below it.
851 Age could be 32
856 Seidler could be Leidler
858 Toinberg could be Toenberg
869 Occupation looks like privst
872 Walding could be Waedny
874 Occupation could be potter
877 Meisch could be Neisch
880 Age could be 24 or 27
Correspondence 4/20/01 passenger #640 Hortsch
Josef/Joseph Hortsch was born December 6, 1864 in Ottok (a small
village in Upper Silesia), Germany. He was the first of his family
to emigrate to the United States. He was a passenger on the ship
Werra which sailed from Breman to New York, disembarking on
May 26, 1883. After his passage he settled first in Buckman,
Minnesota where he married Martha Otremba on June 21. 1887.
Joseph worked as a shoemaker and a farmer. He later moved to
Oregon, where he died on Sept. 1. 1938. Today his many descendents
are living primarily in Oregon and Minnesota.
This information was furnished on April 19, 2001 by Michael Horstch, PhD.,
Associate Professor, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology at
the University of Michigan. Michael is a great-great nephew of
Joseph Hortsch, and Michael is also an immigrant moving to the US
in about 1989. If you have additional information or want to share
information on this family contact Michael Hortsch
He also has a website: http//www-personal.umich.edu/~hortsch/
Correspondence 05/06/01 passengers #673 & 674 Nelissowitsch
My mother's paternal grandparents, August Michael and Anna Nelissowitsch,
with their 10-month-old son, August, arrived in New York on May 26, 1883, on
the ship, the SS Werra. Their protracted sojourn took them to Syracuse,
N.Y, where they settled. They were from Prussia, part of Germany. In
America, my great-grandfather's name was shortened to Nelipovitz, which
is my mother's maiden name and that of her entire family in Syracuse, N.Y.
In Syracuse, August Michael worked as a laborer at the soda ash works.
He died on May 12, 1911 in Syracuse of typhoid fever at the age of 57.
He was in this country for 28 years. He is buried in St. Agnes Cemetery
in Syracuse." If you are researching this family please contact
Carolyn Straub of San Jose, Calif., great-granddaughter of
August Michael and Anna Nelissowitsch, formerly of Syracuse, N.Y.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 466, List 642.
Transcribed by Jo Sweeney a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
February 22, 2000
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