I, J. L. Little, Master or Commander of the Barque E. Thornton, do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear, that the within list, signed by me and now delivered to the Collector of this District, contains the names of all the passengers, taken on board the said Barque at the Port of Bremen or at any time since, and that all matters therein set forth are, according to the best of my knowledge and belief, just and true. I do further swear, that one of the said Passengers have died on the voyage.

Sworn before me, this 30th day of Octr 1845. (Signature obscured by hole in list)

LIST OF PASSENGERS taken on board the Bark Eliza Thornton whereof John L. Lie?ts is Master, at the Port of Bremerhaven and bound for New-Orleans.

Columns represent: names, age, sex, and occupation. All passengers except one were listed in the "country to which they belong" column as from Germany. The exception and the passenger who died were identified in and following the occupation column. There were no entries in the "country of which they intend to become inhabitants" or "number who have died on the passage" columns. A few adults had no entries in the occupation column, and some minor children had entries.

	
  1  Marc A. Grounewold   23 Male    Tailor
  2  Fred Schwachiem      26 Male    Miller
  3  Adolph Morath        24 Male    Merchant
  4  Henry Cohn           19 Male    Merchant
  5  Wm. Schlusing        37 Male    Farmer
  6  Margaret Schlusing   37 Female
  7  Sophia Schlusing      9 Female	
  8  Henry Schlusing       6 Male
  9  Jacob Schlusing       4 Male
 10  John Schlusing        2 Male
 11  Adolph Suhr          38 Male    Shoemaker
 12  Charlotte Suhr       30 Female
 13  Henry Suhr            7 Male
 14  Doris Suhr            6 Female
 15  Sophile Litgens      26 Female  Seamstress
 16  Christian Cordis     39 Male    Tailor
 17  Martin Litgens       19 Male    Farmer
 18  John Bremer          44 Male    Farmer
 19  Adeline Bremer       43 Female  Farmer
 20  Jared Bremer         19 Male    Farmer
 21  Margaret Bremer      13 Female  Farmer
 22  John Bremer          10 Male    Farmer
 23  Catherine Bremer      8 Female  Farmer
 24  Isaac Bremer         41 Male    Farmer
 25  Gracia Bremer        48 Female  Farmer
 26  Anna Bremer          14 Female  Farmer
 27  Catherine Bremer      9 Female  Farmer
 28  Margaret Bremer       7 Female  Farmer
 29  Anna Holsen          24 Female  Seamstress
 30  Lena Schroder        25 Female  Seamstress
 31  Claus Ringen         18 Male    Farmer
 32  Anna Bohling         24 Female  Seamstress
 33  Henry Albers         21 Male    Blacksmith
 34  J. H. Rathsen        23 Male    Farmer
 35  Christian Bauer      25 Male    Hatmaker
 36  Aug. Timpke          26 Male    Dentist
 37  Marcus Steinler      29 Male    Tanner
 38  John Willman         30 Male    Farmer
 39  Margaret Willman     25 Female
 40  Anna Willman          4 Female
 41  Catherine Willman     1 Female
 42  C. H. Brockman       54 Male    Carpenter
 43  Sarah Brockman       52 Female  Wife
 44  Peter Brockman       21 Male    Carpenter
 45  Stena Brockman       19 Female
 46  Anna Brockman        17 Female
 47  Henry Missner        29 Male    Farmer
 48  Catherine Missner    20 Female  Wife
 49  Henry Missner         1 Male    Son
 50  Henry Eloins         49 Male    Cabinetmaker
 51  Christiana Eloins    47 Female  Wife
 52  Anna Eloins          11 Female  Daughter
 53  J. D. Gessman        31 Male    Farmer
 54  J. H. Myer           37 Male    Farmer
 55  Gracia Myer          31 Female  Wife
 56  J. H. Myer           14 Male    Son
 57  Anna Myer            11 Female  Daughter
 58  Gracia Myer           8 Female  Daughter
 59  Cost Myer             3 Male    Son
 60  Cathrine Myer         1 Female  Daughter
 61  Charles Meins        21 Male    Farmer
 62  Sophia Meins         19 Female  Seamstress
 63  Melchr Bringes       50 Male    Farmer
 64  Cathrine Bringes     48 Female  Wife
 65  Cathrine Bringes     16 Female  Daughter
 66  John Bringes         11 Male    Son
 67  Henry Bringes         9 Male    Son
 68  Anton Ehlers         53 Male    Farmer
 69  Gracia Ehlers        45 Female  Wife
 70  Anton Ehlers         22 Male    Farmer
 71  Cavest Ehlers        20 Male    Farmer
 72  Clause Ehlers        14 Male    Farmer
 73  Henry Ehlers         10 Male    Farmer
 74  Chas. Wesback        18 Male    Farmer
 75  Henry Brunges        32 Male    Farmer
 76  Adeline Brunges      24 Feml    Wife
 77  John Brunges          4 Male    Son
 78  Gabut Brunges         1 Male    Son
 79  Henry Lohden         47 Male    Shoemaker
 80  Anna Lohden          41 Female  Wife
 81  Anna Lohden          18 Female  Daughter
 82  Cathrine Lohden      16 Female  Daughter
 83  Gracia Lohden        12 Female  Daughter
 84  Maria Lohden          8 Female  Daughter
 85  Mter Lohden           5 Female  Daughter
 86  Anna Mensuf          24 Female  Seamstress
 87  Anna Thormann        23 Female  Seamstress
 88  Died Brunkhorst      50 Male    Farmer
 89  Adeline Brunkhorst   47 Female  Wife
 90  Mary Brunkhorst      15 Female  Daughter				
 91  Catherine Brunkhorst 10 Female  Daughter
 92  Henry Brunkhorst      7 Male    Son
 93  Peter Brunkhorst      5 Male    Son
 94  George Brunkhorst     4 Male    Son
 95  Adeline Brunkhorst    1 Female  Daughter
 96  Clause Fick          40 Male    Carpenter
 97  Martha Fick          37 Female  Wife
 98  Chas Niebusch        26 Male    Carpenter
 99  Mary Brimmers        20 Female  Seamstress
100  Bart. Gessman        37 Male    Farmer
101  Catherine Gessman    35 Female  Wife
102  Catherine Gessman     6 Female  Daughter
103  Martha Gessman        2 Female  Daughter
104  Lutje Grotheer       31 Male    Farmer
105  Catherine Grotheer   28 Female  Wife
106  Henry Grotheer        5 Male    Son
107  Peter Grotheer        2 Male    Son
108  John Grotheer         1 Male    Son
109  Anna Grotheer        57 Female  Seamstress
110  Anna Grotheer        23 Female  Seamstress
111  John Maien           53 Male    Farmer
112  Anna Maien           56 Female  Wife
113  Henry Maien          20 Male    Son
114  Henry Balke          44 Male    Farmer
115  Catherine Balke      42 Female  Wife
116  Henry Balke          17 Male    Son
117  Martha Balke         14 Female  Daughter
118  Catharine Balke      12 Female  Daughter
119  Bernard Balke        10 Male    Son
120  John Balke            8 Male    Son
121  Anna Balke            6 Female  daughter
122  Adeline Balke         4 Female  Daughter
123  Martin Balke          2 Male    Son
124  Henry Brunjes        38 Male    Farmer
125  Anna Brunjes         38 Female  Wife
126  John Mehrens         55 Male    Farmer
127  Peter Dobby          26 Male    Sadler
128  Margaret Mangel      24 Female  Seamstress
129  Henry Pieper         39 Male    Farmer
130  Mary Pieper          30 Female  Wife
131  Anna Pieper          13 Female  daughter
132  Fred Pieper          11 Female  son
133  Mary Pieper           6 Female  daughter
134  John H. Pieper        3 Male    son
135  Christian Lucke      15 Male
136  G. H. Dickmyer       29 Male    Farmer
137  Mary Dickmyer        25 Female  Wife
138  Mary C. Dickmyer      6 Female  daughter
xxx  J. H. Dickmyer        3 Male    son
xxx  Mary Dickmyer         1 Female  daughter
139  G. H. Dickmyer       52 Male    Farmer
140  Mary Dickmyer        44 Female  Wife
141  Margaret Brunkerst   18 Female  Seamstress
142  Anna M. L. Brunkerst 15 Female  Seamstress
143  Anna M. Kilvers      17 Female	
144  John F. Miller       28 Male    Farmer
145  John F. Schwer       18 Male    Farmer
146  Joseph Gabeke        36 Male    Coachman
147  B. Fred Berheide     29 Male    Farmer
148  Margaret Berheide    26 Female  Wife
149  John Ludwig          25 Male    Farmer
150  Henry Nethepepper    21 Male    Farmer
151  Margaret Glade       21 Female  Seamstress
152  Casp H Mohrmann      30 Male    Miller
153  Louise Mohrmann      29 Female  Wife
154  Catherine Mohrmann    2 Female  daughter
155  Careline Walgemuth   46 Female  Seamstress
156  Henry Walgemuth      23 Male    Apothecary
157  Augusta Walgemuth    21 Female	
158  Christian Walgemuth  19 Male	
159  Hannah  Walgemuth    17 Female	
160  Hern H Bohne         41 Male    A resident of the United States
161  Edwd Muller          24 Male    Physician        Died
162  Leimar Will          43 Male    Farmer
163  Martha Will          36 Female  Wife
164  Anna Will             8 Female  Daughter
165  Herm Behm            27 Male    Carpenter
166  Doris Fiefer         19 Female  Seamstress
167  Henry Lotz           23 Male    Tailor
168  Aug Bartels          45 Male    Weaver
169  Henry Sohnehold      34 Male    Shoemaker
170  Christian Fogt       45 Male    Weaver
171  Chas Meyer           43 Male    Spoonmaker
172  Cathrina Meyer       36 Female  Wife
173  Henry Meyer          16 Male    Son
174  Cathrina Meyer       14 Female  Daughter
175  Margaret Meyer        9 Female  Daughter
176  Mary Meyer            6 Female  Daughter
177  Wm Meyer             17 Male    Farmer
	 	
Transcriber's Notes:

*  Handwriting was of careless and inconsistent style, and appears
   to have been written in haste.  The original list was also in
   poor condition, with holes and creases obscuring some data.  
   Many of the Bremen passenger lists are quite meticulous, with
   original German spelling and villages of origin, but the 
   Captain or crew member who made this list anglicized most 
   given names, and misspelled some given names and surnames 
   that have been verified from other records (see Personal
   Notes below). 

*  Passenger numbers have been added for reference, and did not
   appear on the original list.

*  The Captain's surname is uncertain:  In first line of the
   cover statement, it appears to be Little, but his signature
   has been obliterated.  In list heading, it resembles Liests,
   but writing is dull.

 8,9      There is a hole in the original list where ages and
          sex should be, and they are provided here by the
          transcriber from their German birth records.
 15       Correct surname may be Lutjen (umlaut over u).
 16       Correct spelling of surname would be Cordes.
 17       See 15.	
 19       The writer has used Adeline as an anglicization of 
          the north German name Adelheid.
 20       Correct given name is known to have been Gerd.
 25       The writer has used Gracia as an anglicization of
          the north German name Gesche.
 34	  Correct spelling of surname was Ratjen.
 36       Aug is an abbreviation of August or Augustus.
 43       Sarah is an error, as name is known to have been
          Christina (often shortened to Stena).
 54-59    Surname should be Meyer.  55 and 58 see 25 note. 
 59       Correct given name is known to have been Cord.
 63       Given name should be Melchor, and surname should be
          Brunjes (umlaut over u).
 64 - 67  See 63 note.
 69       See 25 note.
 71       Correct given name is known to have been Gevert.
 72       There should be no "e" on Claus.
 76       See 19 and 63 notes.
 77       See 63 note.
 78       See 63 note. Correct given name is Gevert.
 79 - 84  Correct spelling of surname is Loden (unlaut over
          o).  For 83 see 25.
 85       Same as above.  Correct given name was Meta.
 88       Died is abbreviation of Diedrich, sometimes
          anglicized to Richard.
 89,95    See 19 note.
 96       See 72 note.
100 - 103 Bart is abbreviation of Barthold.  Correct spelling
          of surname was Gestmann.
104       Lutje should have had umlaut over u, and was often
          anglicized to Louis in USA.
111 - 113 Correct spelling of surname was Mein.
128	  Correct spelling of surname was Mangels.
138 XXX   these two passengers failed to be transcribed on
          original transcription.  They are on the original
          manifest.
141 - 142 Correct surname may have been Brunkhorst.
152       Casp is an abbreviation of Casper.
160       Should probably have been Herm (abbreviation for
          Herman).
166       Surname should probably have been Phiefer.
168       See 36 note.

Personal Notes:

More than a dozen families and individuals on this ship, who came from the 
Kingdom of Hanover north and east of Bremen, joined the German settlement 
in Cole Camp area of north Benton County, Missouri and the adjoining sections
of northwest Morgan County, Missouri.  Following are those known, listed    
with their full names and the original German spelling (ue and oe substituted
for umlaut over u, e):

  5-10  Johann Wilhelm Schluesing family from Zeven, Hanover; 
        transcriber's great-great-grandparents.  John age 2 
        became my grandmother's father 27 years later.  According 
        to family legend, they left Germany because their home in 
        Zeven burned.  Then as they were departing the ship at New 
        Orleans, the mother Margaret and  Jacob age 4 fell into the
        water, but only the mother could be rescued.  A daughter was 
        born three weeks later at St Louis, and baptized in Benton 
        County the following February.   

        "William" Schluesing homesteaded land in Morgan County near
	Florence, and died there 1874.   Their last child, born in 
        Missouri 1851, was named Jacob in honor of the son lost six 
        years earlier, and he too met an untimely death later, in a 
        train crash.
	
        You can see a photo, Circa 1870 of:
        Margarethe Magdalene Warnecken (Margaret Schluesing) 1808-1895
        Johann Wilhelm Schlüsing (William Schluesing) 1808-1874
        Zeven, Kingdom of Hanover, Germany - Florence, Morgan County, 
        Missouri.  Arrived New Orleans 30 October 1845 on Barque 
        Eliza Thornton from Bremen.  


 20     Gerd Bremer from Hanover. Married in Benton County 1858, 
        moved to Day County, South Dakota.

 22     Johann Bremer from Hanover. Married in Benton County 1859,
        moved to Leelanau County, Michigan.

 33     Hinrich Albers from Hollenhof, Hanover.  Married in Morgan
        County 1846, died 1893.

 34     John Henry Ratjen from Hanover.  Married passenger 128 Margaret 
        Mangels in 1847 and settled Morgan County, died there 1876.  
        
 38-41  Johann Willmann family from Langenhausen, Hanover.  
        "John" died in Benton Co. before 1850.

 42-46  Claus Hinrich Brockmann family from Friedrichsdorf, Hanover.
        Claus died in Benton Co. 1850.  Leonard Brauer of Cole Camp, 
        Missouri is a descendant.
        Leonard Brauer has identified this photo as 
        Claus Henry Brockmann, passenger #42  Picture

 47-49  Hein Miesner family from Mehedorf, Hanover.  Hein died in
        Benton County 1889.

 54-60  Johann Hinrich Meyer family from Klenkendorf, Hanover to
        Benton County; "John" d. 1897 Kans.

 63-67  Melchor Bruenjes family from Friedrichsdorf, Hanover.  
        Melchor died in Benton County 1874.

 68-73  Anton Ehlers family from Fahrendahl, Hanover.   
        Anton died in Morgan County ca 1860s.

 75-78  Heinrich Bruenjes family from Ostersode, Hanover. 
        "Henry" died in Morgan County 1860.

 79-85  Hinrich Loeden family from Gnarrenburg, Hanover. 
        "Henry" settled Morgan County, died 1882.

 88-95  Diedrich Brunkhorst family from Friedrichsdorf, Hanover.
        Diedrich died 1850s Morgan County.

100-103 Bartold Gestmann family from Hanover.  Bartold died in
        Benton County 1865.

104-108 Luetje Grotheer family from Langenhausen, Hanover.
        Luetje settled Benton County, died 1883.

111-113 Johann Mein family from Hambergen, Hanover.  "John" died
        1850s in Benton County.

114 - 123  Heinrich Balke family from Hambergen, Hanover.
           "Henry" died in Benton County 1885. (see correspondence below)

If you are also researching these families please visit us at 
German Immigrants.

Correspondence December 1, 2004 passengers #114-123 Balke 
Anna Balke is my great grandmother. She and her family settled in Benton County, MO. 
She married John Meiwald. Their daughter Augusta is my grandmother.
Terry McCubbin			  

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