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Ship William Nelson
I, Charles Chiver Master of the Ship Wm Nelson do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List of Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delived 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 said ship 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 2nd January 1857 Charles Chiver So help me God.
Before me R.???? J. ?????
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship Wm Nelson, Chiver is Master, from Havre burthen 1039 7/95 tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, country in which they intend to become inhabitants, *Part of vessel occupied
1.* Pfaffar, Dorothie 31 F Farmer Wurttemberg USA
2. Pfaffar, Jacob 4 M Farmer Wurttemberg USA
3. Schwarz, Marie 39 F Farmer Wurttemberg USA
4. Schwarz, Christian 11 M Farmer Wurttemberg USA
5. Schwarz, Johann 7 M Farmer Wurttemberg USA
6. Schwarz, Gottlieb 3 M Farmer Wurttemberg USA
7. Sigmund, Dorothe 18 F Farmer Wurttemberg USA
8. Dorrer, Maria 21 F Farmer Wurttemberg USA
9. Dorrer, Helene 7 F Farmer Wurttemberg USA
10.* Stoer, David 21 M Farmer Baden USA
11. Stoer, Gottlob 22 M Farmer Baden USA
12. Kurz, Michel 36 M Farmer Baden USA
13. Studer, Gregor 25 M Farmer Baden USA
14. Wakerlin, Minna 30 F Farmer Baden USA
15. Saller, Marie 21 F Farmer Baden USA
16. Loew, Crezenzia 24 F Farmer Wurttemberg USA
17.* Loew, Tyrone 11 M Farmer Wurttemberg USA
18. Loew, Martha 8 F Farmer Wurttemberg USA
19. Loew, Auguste 3 M Farmer Wurttemberg USA
20. Loew, Maria 25 F Farmer Wurttemberg USA
21. Schneider, Elise 25 F Farmer Wurttemberg USA
22. Umbrecht, Johann 37 M Farmer Wurttemberg USA
23. Worz, Creszencia 29 F Farmer Wurttemberg USA
24. Worz, Catherine 6 F Farmer Wurttemberg USA
25. Leise, Julie 27 F Farmer Wurttemberg USA
26. Wolf, Evuph. 36 F Farmer Wurttemberg USA
27.* Hirt, Lena 19 F Farmer Wurttemberg USA
28.* Wo??ner, Georg 18 M Farmer Wurttemberg USA
29. Seybold, Wilhelm 19 M Farmer Wurttemberg USA
30. Birk, Marie 33 F Farmer Wurttemberg USA
31. Birk, Jacob 11 M Farmer Wurttemberg USA
32. Birk, Barbara 15 F Farmer Wurttemberg USA
33. Birk, Marie 8 F Farmer Wurttemberg USA
34. Birk, Martin 6 M Farmer Wurttemberg USA
35. Birk, Christian 3 M Farmer Wurttemberg USA
36. Jaegel, Louis 27 M Farmer Baden USA
37. Jaegel, Josephine 13 F Farmer Baden USA
38. Weisser, Julius 27 M Farmer Baden USA
39. Sickmueller, Philipp 58 M Farmer Baden USA
40. Sickmueller, Catherine 54 F Farmer Baden USA
41. Hopf, Marguerite 54 F Farmer Baden USA
42. Hopf, Elise 21 F Farmer Baden USA
43. Hopf, Marguerite 25 F Farmer Baden USA
44. Hopf, Barbara 21 F Farmer Baden USA
45. Hopf, Frederic 19 M Farmer Baden USA
46. Hopf, Marie 15 F Farmer Baden USA
47. Hopf, Eva 10 F Farmer Baden USA
48. Mayer, Joseph 37 M Farmer Baden USA
49. Waill, henrich 18 M Farmer Wurttemberg USA
50. Mueller, Lucas 19 M Farmer Wurttemberg USA
51. Bauer, Jacob 29 M Farmer Bavaria USA
52. Fuchs, Angele 20 F Farmer Bavaria USA
53. Schneider, Jacob 58 M Farmer Bavaria USA
54. Mueller, Georges 36 M Farmer Bavaria USA
55. Schultheis, Philippine 25 F Farmer Bavaria USA
56. Eier, Jacob 19 M Farmer Bavaria USA
57. Braun, Carl 12 M Farmer Bavaria USA
58. Hofmann, Jacob 34 M Farmer Bavaria USA
59. Hofmann, Barbara 58 F Farmer Bavaria USA
60. Schmidt, Catherine 44 F Farmer Bavaria USA
61. Schmidt, Catherine 20 F Farmer Bavaria USA
62. Schmidt, Louis 15 M Farmer Bavaria USA
63. Klauss, Maria 21 F Farmer Bavaria USA
64. Antes, Jacob 54 M Farmer Bavaria USA
65. Antes, Catherine 48 F Farmer Bavaria USA
66. Antes, Charlotte 20 F Farmer Bavaria USA
67. Ammann, Philipp 36 M Farmer Bavaria USA
68. Ammann, Catherine 34 F Farmer Bavaria USA
69. Ammann, Elise 12 F Farmer Bavaria USA
70. Ammann, Charles 10 M Farmer Bavaria USA
71. Ammann, Catherine 7 F Farmer Bavaria USA
72. Ammann, Philipp 6 M Farmer Bavaria USA
73. Ammann, Jacob 4 M Farmer Bavaria USA
74. Ammann, Philippine .02 F Farmer Bavaria USA
75. Schmidt, Carl 23 M Farmer Bavaria USA
76. Conrad, Elise 24 F Farmer Bavaria USA
77. Leppla, Elise 19 F Farmer Bavaria USA
78. Corell, Catherine 17 F Farmer Bavaria USA
79. Krill, Franz 31 M Farmer Bavaria USA
80. Krill, Catherine 27 F Farmer Bavaria USA
81. Krill, Elisa 2 F Farmer Bavaria USA
82. Mohrbach, Magd. 25 F Farmer Bavaria USA
83. Hasemann, Marie 42 F Farmer Bavaria USA
84. Hasemann, Catherine 18 F Farmer Bavaria USA
85. Hasemann, Barbara 13 F Farmer Bavaria USA
86. Hasemann, Marie 5 F Farmer Bavaria USA
87. Seiler, Nicolas 29 M Farmer Bavaria USA
88.* Molz, Maria 24 F Farmer Bavaria USA
89. Molz, Theresia 20 F Farmer Bavaria USA
90. Schneider, Georges 47 M Farmer Bavaria USA
91. Schneider, Magdal. 40 F Farmer Bavaria USA
92. Schneider, Anna 19 F Farmer Bavaria USA
93. Schneider, Elise 17 F Farmer Bavaria USA
94. Schneider, Barbara 15 F Farmer Bavaria USA
95. Schneider, Frideric 13 M Farmer Bavaria USA
96. Schneider, Joseph 10 M Farmer Bavaria USA
97. Mueller, Catherine 33 F Farmer Bavaria USA
98. Krill, Adam 38 M Farmer Bavaria USA
99. Krill, Barbara 32 F Farmer Bavaria USA
100. Krill, Adam 9 M Farmer Bavaria USA
101. Krill, Franz 7 M Farmer Bavaria USA
102. Krill, Elise 3 F Farmer Bavaria USA
103. Krill, Johann .09 M Farmer Bavaria USA
104. Benjamin, Judith 53 F Farmer Bavaria USA
105. Benjamin, Johann 25 M Farmer Bavaria USA
106. Benjamin, Elise 7 F Farmer Bavaria USA
107. Hoffmann, Franz 23 M Farmer Bavaria USA
108. Hoffmann, Christine 18 F Farmer Bavaria USA
109. Klein, Catherine 56 F Farmer Bavaria USA
110. Weiss, Elisab. 56 F Farmer Bavaria USA
111. Weiss, Andreas 23 M Farmer Bavaria USA
112. Herklotz, Barbara 20 F Farmer Bavaria USA
113. Mohr, Marguer. 16 F Farmer Bavaria USA
114. Mueller, Valentin 76 F Farmer Bavaria USA
115. Mueller, Sussana 70 F Farmer Bavaria USA
116.* Lavaner, Vendel 49 M Farmer Bavaria USA
117. Lavaner, Barbara 48 F Farmer Bavaria USA
118. Lavaner, Barbara 10 F Farmer Bavaria USA
119. Lavaner, Sussane 10 F Farmer Bavaria USA
120. Lavaner, Magdal. 7 F Farmer Bavaria USA
121. Lavanar, Marie 6 F Farmer Bavaria USA
122. Kilian, Marguer. 17 F Farmer Bavaria USA
123.* Stembacher, Franz 21 M Farmer Bavaria USA
124. Burger, Franzisca 38 F Farmer Bavaria USA
125. Burger, Wilhelm 9 M Farmer Bavaria USA
126.* Scherrer, Franzisca 21 F Farmer Bavaria USA
127. Laforre, Marguer. 33 F Farmer Bavaria USA
128. Laforre, Ottilia 19 F Farmer Bavaria USA
129. Laforre, Anna 7 F Farmer Bavaria USA
130. Weiss, Catherine 21 F Farmer Bavaria USA
131. Reif, Jacob 29 M Farmer Bavaria USA
132. Reif, Helene 23 F Farmer Bavaria USA
133.* Mehrmann, Lorenz 26 M Farmer Bavaria USA
134. Mehrmann, Anna 26 F Farmer Bavaria USA
135. Endress, Ferdinand 28 M Farmer Wurttemberg USA
136. Endress, Catherine 28 F Farmer Wurttemberg USA
137.* Ramer, Louise 18 F Farmer Wurttemberg USA
138.* Balbach, Christine 38 F Farmer Wurttemberg USA
139. Balbach, Wilhelm 13 M Farmer Wurttemberg USA
140. Schubkegel, Christine 22 F Farmer Hessian USA
141. Eysenbach, Emilie 18 F Farmer Hessian USA
142. Weber, Marie 24 F Farmer Bavaria USA
143. Klamm, Elise 22 F Farmer Bavaria USA
144. Wolpert, Joseph 34 M Farmer Bavaria USA
145. Weller, Elise 24 F Farmer Wurttemberg USA
146. Seybold, Rosine 53 F Farmer Wurttemberg USA
147. Jung, Johannes 53 M Farmer Hessian USA
148. Jung, Anna 54 F Farmer Hessian USA
149. Jung, Elise 12 F Farmer Hessian USA
150.* Sp??ht??heimer, Rosine 28 F Farmer Hessian USA
151. Sp??ht??heimer, Anna 31 F Farmer Hessian USA
152.* Ramer, Jacob 25 M Farmer Hessian USA
153. Lorenz, Johann 27 M Farmer Bavaria USA
154. Lorenz, Magdal. 19 F Farmer Bavaria USA
155. Lorenz, Julie 43 F Farmer Bavaria USA
156. Lorenz, Peter 7 M Farmer Bavaria USA
157.* Ermack, Louise 20 F Farmer Bavaria USA
158. Litz, Heinrich 37 M Farmer Bavaria USA
159. Litz, Elisa 35 F Farmer Bavaria USA
160. Litz, Louis 15 M Farmer Bavaria USA
161. Litz, Frederic 14 M Farmer Bavaria USA
162. Litz, Adam 10 M Farmer Bavaria USA
163. Litz, Jacob 7 M Farmer Bavaria USA
164. Litz, Eva 2 F Farmer Bavaria USA
165. Schuber, Eva 20 F Farmer Bavaria USA
166. Schuber, Elise 20 F Farmer Bavaria USA
167.* Frueh, Johann 27 M Farmer Bavaria USA
168. Frueh, Eva 23 F Farmer Bavaria USA
169. Frueh, Heinrich .09 M Farmer Bavaria USA
170. Mayer, Michel 22 M Farmer Bavaria USA
171. Mayer, Magdal. 56 F Farmer Bavaria USA
172.* Vanberger, Joan 25 M Farmer Bavaria USA
173.* Lorth, Jacob 23 M Farmer Bavaria USA
174. Lorth, Marie 29 F Farmer Bavaria USA
175. Lorth, Michel 6 M Farmer Bavaria USA
176. Lorth, Adam .09 M Farmer Bavaria USA
177.* Lorott, Adam 29 M Farmer Bavaria USA
178.* Semma, Louise 21 F Farmer Bavaria USA
179. Walk, Georges 23 M Farmer Bavaria USA
180.* Krauss, Elise 21 F Farmer Bavaria USA
181.* Weiss, Johann 45 M Farmer United States USA
182. Weiss, Marie 36 F Farmer Bavaria USA
183. Weiss, Catherine 14 F Farmer Bavaria USA
184. Weiss, Adam 12 M Farmer Bavaria USA
185. Weiss, Johann 9 M Farmer Bavaria USA
186. Weiss, Heinrich 7 M Farmer Bavaria USA
187. Weiss, Frederic 5 M Farmer Bavaria USA
188.* Fahl, Frederic 11 M Farmer Bavaria USA
189. Fahl, Jacob 9 M Farmer Bavaria USA
190. Guth, Sophie 18 F Farmer Bavaria USA
191. Guth, Elise 19 F Farmer Bavaria USA
192. Knorr, Dorothee 17 F Farmer Bavaria USA
193. Knorr, Christian 15 M Farmer Bavaria USA
194.* Bratel, Jacob 34 M Farmer Bavaria USA
195. Bratel, Catherine 32 F Farmer Bavaria USA
196. Bratel, Catherine 9 F Farmer Bavaria USA
197. Bratel, Joseph 8 M Farmer Bavaria USA
198. Bratel, Margar. 6 F Farmer Bavaria USA
199. Bratel, Conrad 3 M Farmer Bavaria USA
200. Bratel, Therese .09 F Farmer Bavaria USA
201.* Dreker, Magdal. 58 F Farmer Bavaria USA
202. Baer, Heinrich 25 M Farmer Baden USA
203. Ott, Philipp 46 M Farmer France USA
204. Ott, Susane 41 F Farmer France USA
205. Ott, Jean 14 F Farmer France USA
206. Ott, Susanne 11 F Farmer France USA
207. Ott, Emilie 8 F Farmer France USA
208. Ott, Marie 7 F Farmer France USA
209. Ott, Theophile 4 M Farmer France USA
210. Ott, Georges .09 M Farmer France USA
211. Burgin, Jacques 26 M Farmer Baden USA
212.* Reuler, Martin 25 M Farmer Baden USA
213. Spohn, Frederic 22 M Farmer Baden USA
214. Roon, Johann 37 M Farmer Baden USA
215. Mueller, Francois 45 M Farmer France USA
216. Lumbokey, Joseph 34 M Farmer France USA
217. Hueber, Francois 16 M Farmer Prussia USA
218. Guder, Valentin 15 M Farmer Prussia USA
219. Weimer, Friederike 56 M Farmer Prussia USA
220. Weimer, Jacques 33 M Farmer Prussia USA
221. Stampel, Jean 19 M Farmer Prussia USA
222. Hofmann, Conrad 28 M Farmer Prussia USA
223. Hofmann, Margar. 24 F Farmer Prussia USA
224. Hofmann, Marie 21 F Farmer Prussia USA
225. Vertermann, Marg. 23 F Farmer Prussia USA
226.* Schwaub, Heinrich 36 M Farmer Prussia USA
227. Schwaub, Barbara 37 F Farmer Prussia USA
228. Schwaub, Michel 8 M Farmer Prussia USA
229. Schwaub, Marie 7 F Farmer Prussia USA
230. Schwaub, Magdal. 4 F Farmer Prussia USA
231. Schwaub, Heronimus .09 M Farmer Prussia USA
232. Deihlmann, Christ. 21 M Farmer Prussia USA
233. Frschlig, Leopold 17 M Farmer Prussia USA
234. Hammer, Gustav 44 M Farmer Prussia USA
235. Hammer, Marie 38 F Farmer Prussia USA
236. Hammer, Michel 16 M Farmer Prussia USA
237. Hammer, Madelaine 7 F Farmer Prussia USA
238. Wolf, Elise 25 F Farmer Prussia USA
239. Mueller, Daniel 50 M Farmer Prussia USA
240. Mueller, Daniel 15 M Farmer Prussia USA
241. Burtz, Barbara 47 F Farmer Prussia USA
242. Burtz, Marguer. 18 F Farmer Prussia USA
243. Betz, Joseph 25 M Farmer Prussia USA
244. Schneider, Theobald 20 M Farmer Prussia USA
245. Buschi, Georges 36 M Farmer Switzerland USA
246. Hubschmidt, Caspar 41 M Farmer Switzerland USA
247. Scheerer, Peter 40 M Farmer Switzerland USA
248. Sartory, Joseph 23 M Farmer Switzerland USA
249. Sartory, Francois 18 M Farmer Switzerland USA
250. Giacomo, Francois 18 M Farmer Switzerland USA
251. Klock, Nicolas 24 M Farmer Switzerland USA
252. Haas, Louis 28 M Farmer Switzerland USA
253. Bernadoni, Francois 17 M Farmer Switzerland USA
254. Mairal, Louis 26 M Farmer France USA
255. Magne, Antoine 27 M Farmer France USA
256. Mas, Augustin 26 M Farmer France USA
257. Pise, Eugene 25 M Farmer France USA
258. Halliore, Guillaume 33 M Farmer France USA
259.* Ginesin, Bonoit 24 M Farmer Piamont USA
260. Dominico, Ri 26 M Farmer Piamont USA
261. Dominico, Anna 22 F Farmer Piamont USA
262. Larcher, Theobald 24 M Farmer France USA
263. Guilbert, Louis 28 M Farmer France USA
264. Blache, Victor 29 M Farmer France USA
265. Blisz, Carl 54 M Farmer United States USA
266. Blisz, Rosine 22 F Farmer Bavaria USA
267. Blisz, Ernst .05 M Farmer Bavaria USA
268.* Su?ichi, Nicolas 28 M Farmer Tosca?? USA
269. Gordoni, Maria 24 F Farmer Switzerland USA
270. Soyer, Adolph 24 M Farmer France USA
271. Woirhaye, Jean 29 M Farmer France USA
272. Anguetil, Jean 23 M Farmer France USA
273. Cagliari, Jierome 17 M Farmer Sardonia USA
274. Delire, Felix 34 M Farmer France USA
275. Delire, Eugenie 19 F Farmer France USA
276. Landuron, Antoine 22 M Farmer France USA
277. Weker, Louise 20 F Farmer France USA
278. Reme, Desire 34 M Farmer France USA
279. Reme, Doris 30 M* Farmer France USA
280. Reme, Mediar 13 M Farmer France USA
281. Reme, Philipp 6 M Farmer France USA
282. Reme, Amalie 3 F Farmer France USA
283. Reme, Arthur .09 M Farmer France USA
284. Reme, Rosalie 60 F Farmer France USA
285.* Baude, Claude 25 M Farmer France USA
286. Baude, Clemence 22 F Farmer France USA
287. Baude, Clemence 2 F Farmer France USA
288. Diel, Valentin 33 M Farmer France USA
289. Baraquin, Medor 42 M Farmer France USA
290. Baraquin, Henriette 40 F Farmer France USA
291. Baraquin, Ernest 7 M Farmer France USA
292.* Dimes, Francois 34 M Farmer France USA
293.* Leblanc, Augustin 29 M Farmer France USA
294. Leblanc, Adolph 28 M Farmer France USA
295. Leblanc, Adolph 5 M Farmer France USA
296. Leblanc, Francois 60 M Farmer France USA
297.* Hirsch, George 19 M Farmer Belgium USA
Transcriber's Notes:
This transcription has been compared to that published in
Germans to America: Lists of Passengers Arriving at U. S. Ports
Edited by Ira A. Glazier and P. William Filby. (GtoA)
Where there are significant differences the information which appears
in GtoA will be noted.
Part of vessel occupied is written as Between Deck for passengers 1-257
and Poop (Deck) for passengers 258-297.
For occupations, this manifest only lists farmer at the top of
each page with a line drawn down the column. In GtoA the children
are entered as child and infant in occupation column.
The writer of this list made all his "e", "o" and "a" alike when
within a name. It is difficult to distinquish between them.
#1 & 2 - GtoA lists as Pfoffer could also be Pfeffer
#17 - GtoA lists given name as Tyerme
#10 & 11 - GtoA lists as Stoern could also be Storn or Starn
#27 - GtoA lists as Hert
#28 - GtoA lists as Woerrer but it looks nothing like the "oer"
on passenger #10 or the "oe" on passenger #16.
#88 - could be Metz
#116 - GtoA lists as Leverer
#123 - Could be Stombacher or Stambacher
#126 - Could be Scharrer
#133 - Could be Mohnmann, Mahnmann, Maknmann, Mohrmann, Mahrmann,
Makrmann. GtoA has listed as Mekrmann
#137 - Could be Basser/Besser or Rasser/Resser, Bamer, Remer, the
first letter looks more like the B on passenger #138 than the
R on passenger 131. GtoA has listed as Remer
#138 - GtoA has listed as Salbach. I cannot see the first letter as
an S. The k and h on this list are not decernable, could be
Balbeck, Bulbach, Belbach
#150 - my copy is too dark to read this name. GtoA has as Spechtenheimer
#152 - this name looks alot like passenger #137 surname
#157 - last letter could be h for Ermech or Ermach
#167 - could be Fruek or Fruh with an umlaut.
#172 - GtoA has listed as Venberger
#173 - GtoA has listed as Lorett. The "g" from passenger 172 goes into
the last part of the 173 name. The name looks similar to the
passenger listed as 177 which appears to be Lorott.
#177 - GtoA has listed as Lorett.
#178 - Could be Semma, Semme, Samme
#180 - GtoA has listed as Kramer
#188 - GtoA has listed as Feil
#194 - Could be Bratal or Bretel
#201 - GtoA has listed as Dreher
#212 - could be Rueber
#226 - GtoA has listed as Schwamb
#259-261 - Country to which they belong is very light. Looks like Piamont but
am unaware of any place with that name except maybe Piemonte
or Piedmont, both could be in Italy.
#259 - Could be Ginesiw
#268 - Country too light to read, could be Toscana? Surname could be Lu?ichi with the ? an r or c.
#273 - this given name could be Giacomo
#285 - Could be Bauve
#292 - could be Dimas
#293 - could be Leblauc
#297 - could be Hinisk or Hirsch
Passengers on original manifest but not listed in GtoA.
#181 - Weiss, Johann
#259 - Ginesin, Bonoit
#260 - Dominico, Ri
#261 - Dominico, Anna
#265 - Blisz, Carl
#268 - Lu?inchi, Nicolas
#273 - Cagliari, Jierome
#297 - Hirsch, George
Correspondence 8/7/00 passengers 167-169
John Freeh,(Frueh/Früh) farmer, P.O. South Fincastle, Brown Co. Ohio,
was born January 2, 1830 in Bavaria, Germany. His parents were Peter and
Barbara Freeh. He was reared to man on a farm, and received a fair German
education. In May 1855 he married a Miss Eva Myer, by whom he had five
children, viz., Henry, Magdalene, George, John and Maggie. In
January 2, 1857 with his wife and infant child Henry, emigrated to
America, came to Ohio, and located for two and a half years in the
notheastern portion of the township. He then located in Washington
Township for about three years; from Washington Township they returned
to Eagle. Mr. Freeh was a member of the German Luthern Church. He
owned 150 acres of land, "upon which has been erected fine and substantial
buildings, making it one of the best farms in the county".
For more information about John Freeh's children and their spouses, or if
you have information to share, please contact Linda Rawles
Correspondence 10/5/2000 Passengers 79-81 and 98-103
My great grand parents Franz and Catherine Krill and their daughter Elise
came from Trippstadt near Kaiserslautern, Rhineland Pfalz Bavaria accomanied
by older brother Adam and his wife Barbara. Later they were joined by
Barbara widow of brother Michael and her children. These families settled
on the South Side of Pittsburgh, PA and the men went to work in the steel
mills. They formed the beginning of the Krill family name which is still
found in Pittsburgh today.
In Germany the family worked in the Unterhammer, Mittlehammer and Uberhammer
area near Trippstadt famous for the production of hammers and so it was
natural they would seek employment in the steel industry of Pittsburgh.
Notable Krills include children of Franz and Catherine: Mary Krill born
1858 who became a Catholic nun of the Sisters of St. Joseph. As Mother
Chrysostom she was elected as Mother Superior of the order several times and
founded a new order which has overseas missions to this day. Rev. Francis
Joeseph Krill born in 1866-1942 who entered the Passionist seminary out of
high school ans was sent to Mexico after two years. He was ordained there
and ultimately was appointed pastor of the parish church in Cordoba,
Veracruz. There he is famous for his engineering, architectural and
humanitarian abilities and his contributions to the city. There is a bronze
bust of him in the central park just in front of the church and one street
bears his name. I am working on his biography in 2000. Other male children
including Adam my grandfather went to work in steel and most became foremen.
My father Fred was the first white collar worker. My son is the last Krill
descendent from Franz and Catherine.
The original Adam Krill house is beautifully maintained by the present
owners at 115 16th Street South Side. Notable son of Adam and Barbara was
Joseph L. born in 1860. He trained as a barber then worked in the steel
mills. At 23 he went to Montana where he entered the restaurant and hotel
business. Later he went to Milwaukee where he owned a hotel, returned to
Montana for an whils and returned to the Clariton area of Pittsburgh where
he built and ran a hotel for many years. There is a short street in the
area named Krill Street. Questions or contributions contact Tom Krill.
About the ship William Nelson
The US ship "William Nelson" was built in Somerset Mass. in the year
1850, and was financed by William Witlock Jr. of the City of New York.
The Wm Nelson, sailed its last from port of Antwerp on June 1st, 1865,
on the 26th of June, 1865 the ship caught fire, burned and sank with
426 German and Swiss emigrants. The Captain, Levi Smith and his crew
were the first to abandon the ship, leaving a mutitude of men woman
and children in a fiery misery and confusion. Peter J. Schaps-Birgden Ger.
was the Eldest of 7 children and traveling with family, nineteen in all,
was the families only known survivor. He emigrated to Albany Minnesota
and became proprietor of Albany Roller Mills. It is my understanding
that there is considerably more information recorded at the National
Archives of the illfated voyage, in the file of William H. Seward,
Secretary of State.
After his rescue and return to Havre de Grace, my great grandfather
wrote a letter to an Uncle in Birgden Ger. and related the details
of the catastrophy. In 1986 while researching surname Schaps in
Germany I came across a distant relative in Birgden who had kept
family items in her attic. The letter of my great grandfather was
one of the items contained in the heirloom collection.
Peter J. Schaps was scheduled to make his second attempt to cross the
Atlantic on the 20th of July, 1865 from Havre.
Peter J. Schaps Circle Pines, Minnesota
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 170, List 2
Transcribed by Sheila Tate a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
27 July 2000
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