Bark Freihandel
I, J. Wachter Master of the N. G. Bark Freihandel 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 llist of all the passengers taken on board of the said Bark at Bremen from which port said Bark has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and 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. So help me God. (signed) J. Wachter
Sworn to this June 1st 1870 Before me ???????
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the N.G. Bark Freihandel whereof J. Wachter is Master from Bremen burthen 777 tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country of which they they intend to become inhabitants.
I Cabin Passengers 1 Louis Schmitt 50y10m m Captain Bremen New York 2* Anna Kolkebeck 52y8m f Bremen New York 3 Gasine Meyerdierck 22y9m f Hanoverien New York II Cabin Passengers 4 Carl Weissenhagen 31y5m m cartwright Prussian Iowa 5 Caroline Weissenhagen 22y7m f Prussian Iowa 6 Jule Weissenhagen 3y1m f Prussian Iowa 7 Marie Ehrensberger 17y11m f Switzer New York 8 Ottilie Welke 20y4m f Prussian Wisconsin 9 Albert Arndt 27y5m m cartwright Prussian New York 10 Julianne Arndt 26y9m f Prussian New York 11 Ernst Arndt 10m m Prussian New York 12* Carl Neumann 61y11m m workman Prussian New York 13* Hermann Lullmann 17y3m m clerk Bremen New York 14 Jacob Paschke 27y5m m workman Prussian Wisconsin 15 Marianne Paschke 23y3m f Prussian Wisconsin 16 Franz Linauer 23y10m m painter Bavarian New York 17 Amalie Linauer 26y8m f Bavarian New York 18 Otto Linauer 5y9m m Bavarian New York 19 Carl Raschke 38y7m m teacher Prussian Chicago 20 Albertine Raschke 38y5m f Prussian Chicago 21 Emil Raschke 9m m Prussian Chicago 22 Wilhelmine Senger 26y4m f Prussian Chicago 23 Albert Eichmann 24y11m m shepherd Prussian Chicago 24 Wilhelm Eichmann 21y2m m shoemaker Prussian Chicago 25 Clementine Eichmann 18y5m f Prussian Chicago 26 Hulda Magdsick 16y4m f Prussian Chicago 27* Ferdinand Langsbock 29y11m m workman Prussian Chicago 28 Johann Triebe 30y1m m workman Prussian Chicago 29 Ferdinand Silaff 39y3m m workman Prussian Chicago 30 Auguste Silaff 33y9m f Prussian Chicago 31 Johann Silaff 7y11m m Prussian Chicago 32 Berta Silaff 6y8m f Prussian Chicago 33 Albertine Silaff 4y9m f Prussian Chicago 34 Wilhelm Mathik 38y2m m workman Prussian Michigan 35 Auguste Mathik 39y4m f Prussian Michigan 36 August Mathik 7y9m m Prussian Michigan 37 Albert Mathik 5y9m m Prussian Michigan 38 Wilhelm Mathik 10m m Prussian Michigan 39 Caroline Lis 33y11m f Prussian New York 40 August Kautz 24y3m m teacher Prussian New York 41 Marie Kautz 48y5m f Prussian New York 42 August Wihns 18y4m m cutler Prussian New York 43 Kunigunde Bantler 30y10m f Bavarian New York 44* Johann Kafer 36y9m m farmer Bavarian New York 45* Kunigunde Kafer 32y3m f Bavarian New York 46* Margarethe Kafer 14y4m f Bavarian New York 47* Anna Kafer 8y11m f Bavarian New York 48* Kunigunde Kafer 6y3m f Bavarian New York 49* Thomas Kafer 7y7m m Bavarian New York 50* Andreas Kafer 5y1m m Bavarian New York 51* Georg Kafer 9m m Bavarian New York 52 Johann Seubert 22y8m m farmer Bavarian New York 53 Valentin Labokniski 27y3m m workman Prussian New York 54* August Kopp 34y6m m workman Prussian New York 55* Christoph Kopp 33y2m m workman Prussian New York 56* Christine Kopp 25y7m f Prussian New York 57* Ottilie Kopp 3y2m f Prussian New York 58* Emilie Kopp 5y10m f Prussian New York 59 Georg Borghardt 48y8m m workman Prussian New York 60 Dorothea Borghardt 42y3m f Prussian New York 61 Dorothea Borghardt 19y5m f Prussian New York 62 Friedrich Borghardt 13y4m m Prussian New York 63 Elisa Holzhauer 16y1m f Hessian New York 64 Franz Pitrowsky 60y3m m workman Prussian Milwaukee 65 Dorothea Pitrowsky 50y2m f Prussian Milwaukee 66 Joseph Pitrowsky 26y5m m workman Prussian Milwaukee 67 Pauline Pitrowsky 22y9m f Prussian Milwaukee 68 Catharine Michalitz 25y6m f Prussian Michigan 69 Gottlieb Parath 60y11m m workman Prussian Michigan 70 Henriette Parath 29y2m f Prussian Michigan 71 Johann Templin 43y9m m workman Prussian Michigan 72 Friedrich Templin 12y3m m Prussian Michigan 73 Auguste Templin 7y7m f Prussian Michigan 74 Gustav Templin 2y11m m Prussian Michigan 75 Henriette Templin 39y4m f Prussian Michigan 76 Wilhelmine Gronewald 19y6m f Prussian Michigan 77 Cornelius Hinz 29y10m m workman Prussian Ohio 78 Gustine Hinz 27y3m f Prussian Ohio 79 Gustine Hinz 11m f Prussian Ohio 80 George Hinz 26y1m m workman Prussian Ohio 81 Anna Hinz 24y3m f Prussian Ohio 82 Johann Hinz 6m m Prussian Ohio 83 Carl Scheil 46y3m m workman Prussian New York 84 Caroline Scheil 42y5m f Prussian New York 85 August Scheil 16y6m m workman Prussian New York 86 Albert Scheil 7y10m m Prussian New York 87 Albertine Scheil 4y11m f Prussian New York 88 Bertha Scheil 3y3m f Prussian New York 89 Johanne Scheil 7m f Prussian New York *Ouendeck Passengers 90 Carl Woldt 45y3m m workman Prussian New York 91 Louise Woldt 48y2m f Prussian New York 92 Louise Woldt 17y5m f Prussian New York 93 Wilhelmine Woldt 13y4m f Prussian New York 94 Auguste Woldt 8y11m f Prussian New York 95 Eduard Schmidt 36y5m m workman Prussian Michigan 96 Louise Schmidt 31y11m f Prussian Michigan 97 Ernestine Schmidt 10y9m f Prussian Michigan 98 Wilhelm Schmidt 7y9m m Prussian Michigan 99 Marie Schmidt 5y2m f Prussian Michigan 100 Julius Schmidt 2y2m m Prussian Michigan 101 Michael Lowinsky 25y3m m workman Prussian Chicago 102 Stephan Lowinsky 31y11m m workman Prussian Michigan 103 Franz Nowak 41y10m m workman Prussian Wisconsin 104 Marianne Nowak 43y1m f Prussian Wisconsin 105 Josepha Nowak 2y10m f Prussian Wisconsin 106 Harm Botten 38y4m m workman Prussian New York 107 Marie Botten 34y6m f Prussian New York 108 Johann Botten 15y5m m workman Prussian New York 109 Gretchen Botten 12y9m f Prussian New York 110 Helene Botten 7y8m f Prussian New York 111 Hermann Botten 6y6m m Prussian New York 112 Bernhardt Botten 4y2m m Prussian New York 113* Meta Botten 10m f Prussian New York 114 Wilhelm Hein 29y11m m workman Prussian Wisconsin 115 Auguste Hein 29y5m f Prussian Wisconsin 116 August Hein 3y1m m Prussian Wisconsin 117 Wilhelm Hein 9m m Prussian Wisconsin 118 Friedrich Krause 28y3m m workman Prussian Wisconsin 119 Henriette Krause 26y5m f Prussian Wisconsin 120 August Krause 8m m Prussian Wisconsin 121 Joseph Komonowsky 62y11m m workman Prussian New York 122 Joseph Komonowsky 33y4m m workman Prussian New York 123 Antonina Komonowsky 34y5m f Prussian New York 124 Stanislaus Komonowsky 7y3m m Prussian New York 125 Marianne Komonowsky 4y10m f Prussian New York 126 Constantia Komonowsky 2y11m f Prussian New York 127* Michael Komonowsky 5m m Prussian New York 128 Joseph Stock 23y9m m smith Prussian New York 129 Johann Chrzon 33y2m m workman Prussian New York 130 Julianne Chrzon 39y5m f Prussian New York 131 Paul Chrzon 10y3m m Prussian New York 132 Joseph Chrzon 3y10m m Prussian New York 133 Julie Chrzon 1y11m f Prussian New York 134 Wojciech Sikorra 44y4m m workman Prussian New York 135 Adiga Sikorra 37y6m f Prussian New York 136 Joseph Sikorra 15y3m m workman Prussian New York 137 Caroline Sikorra 6y9m f Prussian New York 138 Sophie Sikorra 3y10m f Prussian New York 139 Marie Sikorra 6m f Prussian New York 140 Johann Malicki 45y9m m workman Prussian Michigan 141 Maria Malicki 47y5m f Prussian Michigan 142 Joseph Malicki 14y11m m workman Prussian Michigan 143 Johann Malicki 12y3m m Prussian Michigan 144 Thomas Bunk 49y2m m workman Prussian Michigan 145 Johann Sikorra 36y3m m workman Prussian Pensilvanien 146 Marianne Sikorra 27y6m f Prussian Pensilvanien 147 Anna Sikorra 6y9m f Prussian Pensilvanien 148 Marianne Sikorra 5y4m f Prussian Pensilvanien 149 Joseph Sikorra 3y3m m Prussian Pensilvanien 150 Johann Sikorra 7m m Prussian Pensilvanien 151 Wolchick Adamchick 60y1m m workman Prussian Pensilvanien 152 Marianne Adamchick 49y7m f Prussian Pensilvanien 153* Wilhelm Grosse 48y3m m workman Prussian New York 154* Henriette Grosse 44y2m f Prussian New York 155* Albertine Grosse 23y2m f Prussian New York 156* Auguste Grosse 21y4m f Prussian New York 157* Marie Grosse 14y2m f Prussian New York 158* Louise Grosse 12y4m f Prussian New York 159* Wilhelmine Grosse 7y8m f Prussian New York 160 Auguste Wolff 18y3m f Prussian Wisconsin 161 Caroline Wolff 17y4m f Prussian Wisconsin 162 Robert Klasinsky 29y4m m miller Prussian Cansas 163 Julius Samolzki 40y3m m miller Prussian New York 164 Anton Marczinsky 27y3m m workman Prussian Michigan 165* Louise Ludtke 22y3m f Prussian Minesotta 166* Susanne Ludtke 19y2m f Prussian Minesotta 167 Albertine Puschel 28y5m f Prussian Wisconsin 168 Peter Hahn 28y2m m smith Hessian New York 169 Elisabeth Hahn 27y3m f Hessian New York 170 Ludwig Hahn 11m m Hessian New York 171 Elisabeth Hahn 55y2m f Hessian New York 172 Heinrich Rupp 30y3m m cartwright Hessian Canada 173 Johann Hill 21y4m m locksmith Hessian Michigan 174 Elise Hill 65y1m f Hessian Michigan 175 Conrad Rechersheiki 27y3m m mason Hessian New York 176 Elisabeth Rechersheiki 24y1m f Hessian New York 177 Wilhelm Rechersheiki 2y10m m Hessian New York 178 Caroline Rechersheiki 6m f Hessian New York 179 Johann Behnke 42y1m m workman Prussian Minesotta 180 Wilhelmine Behnke 42y11m f Prussian Minesotta 181 Anna Behnke 14y3m f Prussian Minesotta 182 August Lemke 32y5m m shepherd Prussian New York 183 Wilhelmine Lemke 26y4m f Prussian New York 184 Eduard Lemke 10m m Prussian New York 185 Gottfried Wolff 53y2m m workman Prussian New York 186 Henriette Wolff 16y3m f Prussian New York 187 Michael Radke 48y3m m workman Prussian New York 188 Wilhelmine Radke 38y6m f Prussian New York 189 Albert Hammel 36y5m m workman Prussian Michigan 190 Franziska Hammel 42y6m f Prussian Michigan 191 Ludwig Hammel 10y2m m Prussian Michigan 192 Julius Hammel 6y3m m Prussian Michigan 193 Emil Hammel 3y3m m Prussian Michigan 194 Ida Hammel 4y2m f Prussian Michigan 195 Michel Dombrowsky 36y6m m workman Prussian Michigan 196 Johanne Dombrowsky 35y10m f Prussian Michigan 197 Martha Dombrowsky 6y9m f Prussian Michigan 198 Franciska Dombrowsky 5y7m f Prussian Michigan 199 Johann Dombrowsky 5m m Prussian Michigan 200 Elisabeth Olm 21y3m f Prussian Milwauke 201 August Kessler 37y5m m workman Prussian Michigan 202 Friedrich Bartels 27y3m m workman Prussian Michigan 203 Peter Sheuszki 24y4m m workman Prussian New York 204 Martin Peterrizki 18y3m m tailor Prussian Milwauke 205 Johann Bredrzycki 29y1m m tailor Prussian Milwauke 206 Joseph Wnuk 27y4m m workman Prussian Milwauke 207 Michael Otto 26y3m m workman Prussian New York 208 Marie Otto 27y11m f Prussian New York 209 Joseph Otto 1y10m m Prussian New York 210 Franz Bunk 48y3m m farmer Prussian Milwauke 211 Anna Bunk 36y11m f Prussian Milwauke 212 Jacob Bunk 14y4m m Prussian Milwauke 213 Agnes Bunk 11y5m f Prussian Milwauke 214 Franz Bunk 7y9m m Prussian Milwauke 215 Constantia Bunk 5y3m f Prussian Milwauke 216 Georg Bunk 9m m Prussian Milwauke 217 Martin Zcarnak 26y4m m workman Prussian Milwauke 218 Veronika Zcarnak 16y9m f Prussian Milwauke 219 Franz Piock 46y11m m farmer Prussian Milwauke 220 Magdalene Piock 47y4m f Prussian Milwauke 221 Antonia Piock 20y7m f Prussian Milwauke 222 Johann Piock 17y10m m Prussian Milwauke 223 Apaulina Piock 16y3m f Prussian Milwauke 224 Ludwig Piock 14y2m m Prussian Milwauke 225 Joseph Piock 10y9m m Prussian Milwauke 226 Margianna Piock 7y1m f Prussian Milwauke 227 Franz Piock 3y11m m Prussian Milwauke 228 Johann Grimm 39y10m m workman U.St. New York 229 Ludwig Schuster 19y7m m joiner Saxony New York 230 Paul Erdmann 32y1m m farmer Prussian Milwauke 231 Marianne Erdmann 26y11m f Prussian Milwauke 232 Pauline Erdmann 4y2m f Prussian Milwauke 233 Marianne Erdmann 5y9m f Prussian Milwauke 234 Stephan Erdmann 1y11m m Prussian Milwauke 235 Hedwig Erdmann 5m f Prussian Milwauke 236 Catharina Klejka 48y8m f Prussian Milwauke 237 Jacob Klejka 17y11m m workman Prussian Milwauke 238 Lucas Klejka 13y2m m Prussian Milwauke 239 Franz Dzikan 27y9m m workman Prussian Milwauke 240 Lucas Dzikan 25y11m m workman Prussian Milwauke 241 Michel Dzikan 17y10m m workman Prussian Milwauke 242 Marianne Kocca 21y3m f Prussian Wisconsin 243 Martin Czerlinski 45y11m m workman Prussian Texas 244 Constante Czerlinski 7y2m f Prussian Texas 245 Johann Czerlinski 24y10m m workman Prussian Texas 246 Jacob Rednarski 47y11m m workman Prussian Texas 247 Anna Rednarski 23y10m f Prussian Texas 248 Rosalie Rednarski 9m f Prussian Texas 249 Lorenz Rumpchki 34y2m m workman Prussian Texas 250 Wilhelm Maulek 29y9m m workman Prussian New York 251 Agnes Maulek 26y3m f Prussian New York 252 Peter Maulek 8m m Prussian New York 253 Valentin Kostrzcna 32y11m m workman Prussian New York 254 Magdalene Kostrzcna 27y9m f Prussian New York 255 Marianne Kostrzcna 4y7m f Prussian New York 256 Ludwig Dalke 33y10m m workman Prussian New York 257 Ernestine Dalke 27y2m f Prussian New York 258 Henriette Dalke 3y8m f Prussian New York 259 Johann Kara 16y3m m mason Bohemia Missouri 260 Franz Kara 18y2m m gardener Bohemia Missouri 261 Joseph Brostiwicz 34y10m m workman Prussian New York 262 Joseph Brostiwicz 7y2m m Prussian New York 263 Lorenz Brostiwicz 4y9m m Prussian New York 264 Jacob Nowak 24y2m m workman Prussian New York 265 Catharine Nowak 23y8m f Prussian New York 266 Teophile Nowak 1y5m f Prussian New York 267 Jacob Murawski 31y11m m workman Prussian New York 268 Margarethe Murawski 28y3m f Prussian New York 269 Pauline Murawski 3y9m f Prussian New York 270 Joseph Murawski 10m m Prussian New York 271 Anton Gnacinsky 37y11m m tailor Prussian Chicago 272 Gertrude Gnacinsky 33y4m f Prussian Chicago 273 Gertrude Gnacinsky 7y9m f Prussian Chicago 274 Marzellia Gnacinsky 6y8m f Prussian Chicago 275 Margianne Gnacinsky 5y8m f Prussian Chicago 276 Marianne Gnacinsky 4y2m f Prussian Chicago 277 Stephan Gnacinsky 9m m Prussian Chicago 278 Ludwig Buse 35y11m m workman Prussian New York 279 Emilie Buse 40y9m f Prussian New York 280 Wilhelmine Buse 16y2m f Prussian New York 281 Friedrich Buse 7y6m m Prussian New York 282 Wilhelm Buse 6y3m m Prussian New York 283 Albert Buse 3y10m m Prussian New York 284 Johann Beyer 34y10m m workman Prussian Milwauke 285 Wilhelmine Beyer 32y2m f Prussian Milwauke 286 Johanne Beyer 10y3m f Prussian Milwauke 287 Emilie Beyer 2y11m f Prussian Milwauke 288 Mathilde Beyer 9m f Prussian Milwauke 289 Friedrich Zechinato 28y3m m shoemaker Prussian Milwauke 290 Emilie Zechinato 26y10m f Prussian Milwauke 291 Ida Zechinato 10m f Prussian Milwauke 292* Karl Hubner 45y9m m mason Prussian Milwauke 293 Ludwig Boesky 29y2m m workman Prussian New York 294 Wilhelm Stubbe 33y11m m workman Prussian Wisconsin 295 Anna Stubbe 32y10m f Prussian Wisconsin 296 August Stubbe 7y8m m Prussian Wisconsin 297 Wilhelmine Stubbe 6y2m f Prussian Wisconsin 298 Emilie Stubbe 2y10m f Prussian Wisconsin 299 Caroline Timm 57y3m f Prussian Illinois 300 Emilie Timm 21y10m f Prussian Illinois 301 Georg Roth 44y9m m mason Hessian New York 302 Adam Roth 16y2m m mason Hessian New York 303 Ludwig Ziulkowski 26y8m m shoemaker Prussian New York 304 Johann Bromund 24y11m m workman Prussian Wisconsin 305 Auguste Bromund 25y2m f Prussian Wisconsin 306 Emilie Bromund 3y1m f Prussian Wisconsin 307 Auguste Bromund 10m f Prussian Wisconsin 308 Friedr. Meyer 22y10m m mason Switzer Illinois 309 Rudolph Roth 38y2m m farmer Switzer Ohio 310 Robert Pech 23y9m m workman Prussian New York 311 Gustav Pech 16y2m m workman Prussian New York 312 Andreas Bankowski 38y3m m cartwright Prussian New York 313 Maria Bankowski 35y10m f Prussian New York 314 Anna Bankowski 17y4m f Prussian New York 315 Catharina Bankowski 14y8m f Prussian New York 316 Ignatz Bankowski 13y2m f Prussian New York 317 Marianne Bankowski 10y3m f Prussian New York 318 Veronica Bankowski 6y1m f Prussian New York 319 Joseph Bankowski 11m m Prussian New York 320 Franz Schimmelpfennig 29y10m m tailor Prussian New York 321 Joseph Kunath 39y9m m workman Prussian Michigan 322 Caroline Kunath 36y2m f Prussian Michigan 323 Louise Kunath 17y11m f Prussian Michigan 324 August Kunath 16y2m m workman Prussian Michigan 325 Johann Kunath 14y1m m workman Prussian Michigan 326 Rudolph Kunath 10y11m m Prussian Michigan 327 Maria Kunath 7y2m f Prussian Michigan 328 Anna Kunath 4y9m f Prussian Michigan 329 Franz Kunath 10m m Prussian Michigan 330 Johann Woiczistke 39y2m m workman Prussian Michigan 331 Anna Woiczistke 57y3m f Prussian Michigan 332 Caroline Woiczistke 10y9m f Prussian Michigan 333 August Woiczistke 8y2m m Prussian Michigan 334 Augustine Woiczistke 2y11m f Prussian Michigan 335 Johann Dietrich 25y8m m workman Prussian Michigan 336 Heinrich Pinsky 35y3m m workman Prussian New York 337 Ludwig Pinsky 11y2m m Prussian New York 338 Bertha Pinsky 6y11m f Prussian New York 339 Ida Pinsky 3y9m f Prussian New York 340 Elisabeth Jaeger 44y10m f Prussian Milwauke 341 Anna Jaeger 20y2m f Prussian Milwauke 342 Marie Jaeger 17y3m f Prussian Milwauke 344* Johann Muller 46y11m m workman Prussian Illinoys 345* Anna Muller 48y2m f Prussian Illinoys 346* Sophie Muller 15y2m f Prussian Illinoys 347* Catharine Muller 11y9m f Prussian Illinoys 348* Johann Muller 7y9m m Prussian Illinoys 349* Anna Muller 5y4m f Prussian Illinoys 350 Joseph Moszinsky 25y1m m carpenter Prussian Michigan 351 Marie Moszinsky 28y5m f Prussian Michigan 352 Anton Maike 30y2m m carpenter Prussian Michigan 353 Wilhelmine Maike 21y3m f Prussian Michigan 354 Johannes Maike 2y9m m Prussian Michigan 355 Franz Maike 6m m Prussian Michigan 356 Anton Zakowsky 38y10m m workman Prussian New York 357 Teophile Zakowsky 37y5m f Prussian New York 358 Veronika Zakowsky 10y2m f Prussian New York 359 Johann Zakowsky 6y11m m Prussian New York 360 Stanislaus Zakowsky 4y2m m Prussian New York 361 Catharina Zakowsky 5m f Prussian New York 362 Joseph Korpal 35y1m m workman Prussian New York 363 Margaretha Korpal 36y3m f Prussian New York 364 Lorenz Korpal 2y6m m Prussian New York 365 Johann Korpal 3m m Prussian New York Transcriber's Notes: * An asterisk is used to call attention to additional information in the Transcriber's Notes. ? The ? marks indicate letters or words that cannot be read due to the quality of the original document or the handwriting of the recorder. * The passengers were numbered by the transcriber. * The sex of the passengers was abbreviated to f or m by the transcriber. * Names were transcribed as written even if misspelled, such as: Illinoys, Cansas, Milwauke,etc. * The deck where the steerage passengers were located was transcribed as "Ouendeck". The O,e,n,deck are definite but the u may be a v, therefore "Ovendeck". * No births were recorded during the voyage. * Three deaths were recorded during the voyage: # 12 Carl Neumann age 61y #113 Meta Botten age 10m #127 Michael Komonowsky age 5m Passenger Notes: # 2 - umlaut o in surname # 13 - umlaut u in surname # 27 - umlaut a in surname # 44 to #51 - umlaut a in surname # 54 to #58 - umlaut o in surname #165,#166 - umlaut u in surname #292 - umlaut u in surname #344 to #349 - umlaut u in surname Personal Notes: Passengers #153 to #159 are ancestors of the transcriber. #153 Wilhelm Grose is the brother of the transcriber's great-grandfather. His name is misspelled as Grosse in the list. He is accompanied by his wife, Henriette, and five daughters. The Wilhelm Grose family settled in the Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, New York State. Wilhelm eventually retired in the City of North Tonawanda, New York. The 1900 U.S. census lists the occupation of Wilhelm as "capitalist". Correspondence 10/05/01 passengers #304-307 BROMAND Passengers #304, #305, #306, and #307 were my relatives. Johann and Auguste were my great-grandparents. They arrived in Peshtigo, Wisconsin in June of 1870. They were living with Auguste's brother and his family. Auguste's brother and his family perished in the Peshtigo Fire of 8 Oct 1871, but the Bromund's survived. They settled in an area called Peshtigo harbor where John first worked in a sawmill and then later owned a farm. Emilie and Auguste (the child) both died in diptheria epidemics while still children. John and Auguste were suppose to have had 16 children. Only 6 surivived to adulthood and many lived until their 70's and 80's. Johann (John) lived until 6 Jan 1923 and Auguste lived until 25 Sept. 1934. Both are buried in Marinette, Wisconsin. Barbara Halbrook Correspondence 07/13/2004 passengers #55-58 Kopp Passengers #55 & 56 were my gr grandparents. The name of #56 is actually Justina. This would be an easy error. Emilie is my grandmother and Ottilie her sister. They came first to Chicago then settled in Marshall Co., KS, where Christoph farmed the rest of his life. Christoph and Justina had 6 more children in the United States. I am presuming that #54 was a brother of Christoph as he also went to Chicago, married, then came to Marshall Co. where he farmed near Christoph for several years before returning to Chicago. Emilie became known as Amelia and married Charles Schwarz. Ottilie married Charles Krause and they also lived in Marshall Co. Victor Schwarz Correspondence 03/01/2005 passengers #175-178 Rickershauser Passengers #175 to #178 name was actually Rickershauser (German spelling at the time usually Ruckershauser with umlauts over first u and a). This family was from the same town as my ancestors (Ruhlkirchen) who arrived in 1872 and also settled in Newark, NJ. They were cousins -- but research shows that they were not first cousins. Passengers #168 to #174 were probably also from Ruhlkirchen -- the names are typical. Plus, passenger #176 maiden name was Hahn -- I think that #171 is her mother. Joe Rickershauser
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 329, List 471.
Transcribed by Robert W. Grose a member of the
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8 September 2001
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