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*1 Doro Sachtleben 6 passengers
*2 I. E. Thurge 3 passengers
3 Auguste Michael
4 Carl Wagner
5 Carl Aurich
*6 Friedr. Wesser
7 Job. Model
*8 Carl Oberlander
*9 Gottl. Reuss
*10 Carl Ken?ler aus Sachsen
*11 Andr.Langbein 7 passengers
12 Ch. Bebrends 4 passengers
13 Ida Winstrom 4 passengers
14 Carl Hoffmann 4 passengers
15 W.Brudisch
16 A. Thiel
17 C. Urbecke
18 Marie Baumann
*19 Ant. Lechmann 2 passengers
20 C. Bode
21 B. Colmar
*22 A. Muller
23 C. Bersch 4 passengers
*24 F. Bohmer
25 F. Sachtleben 3 passengers
26 H. Markworth 5 passengers
27 I. Wegener 6 passengers
27 I. Rorsch 8 passengers
28 A. Lur. D. Honig
*29 Joh. Willmann 8 passengers
30 A. Tannhauser 5 passengers
31 I. Steller
32 A. Stach
*33 W. Wisuer
*34 Alb. Degenhardt
*35 M. Dubeler 5 passengers
36 A. Seitel
*37 F. Buttner
38 M. Zaschke
39 M. Klenger
40 A. Urner
41 H. Markworth
42 I. Wagener
43 I. Rehberg
44 R. Bittermann
45 H. Nuhland
*46 R. Schroder 2 passengers
47 A. Hofmann
48 G. Hampel 6 passengers
*49 A. Buttner
*50 F. Frankel
51 S. Eggeling
52 I. Lier
53 A. Reinlich
54 P. Strumann
55 H. Wennboser
56 W. Beckmann
57 D. Siegmann
*58 E. Hubener
59 M. Hahn
*60 I. S. Nickels aus Preussen
*61 A. Richter aus Rudelstadt
*62 Elis. Klein
63 C. Wuth
64 E. Vogt
65 A. Eck
*66 R. u. A. Barum
67 E. Banger
68 M. Rust
69 A. Mateus
70 C. Friesmann
71 M. Vogt
72 G. Rohrbach
*73 H. Altmuller 2 passengers
74 F. Marschall
*75 W. Waldschmid, aus Hessen
76 I. Elsterer 5 passengers
77 R. Schafer 2 passengers
78 W. Bachte
*79 A. Bruckner
80 I. Hausmann 2 passengers
81 F. Abelt 6 passengers
ALSO SEE Abelt clarification Correspondence Below
82 W. Meier 6 passengers
*83 Fr. Schafer
84 R. Kuckel
*85 Fr. Kratzer
86 Th. Meier 7 passengers
87 Fr. Hausmann
*88 Fr. Schulz, aus Bohmen
89 Fr. Pupille
*90 Chr. Schutz 3 passengers
91 Mar. Springmann
92 F. Brecht
93 H. Henning aus Hanover
*94 G. u. F. Konig aus Oldenburg
*95 M. Grundel aus Baiern
Total passengers: 194
Transcriber's Notes:
This passengerlist is from the book "New Homes in a New Land, German
Immigration to Texas 1847 - 1861" by Ethel Hander Geue. A note underneath
the list states that the passengers were taken from the "Neu-Braunfelser
Zeitung" (newspaper from New Braunfels, TX), dated Oct. 24, 1853.
The script is in old German print, the title announcing the ship is in
German. This is not a complete passengerlist, it lists one passenger,
then the number of passengers travelling with the named person. The
transcriber does not know if the number is total number of passengers
in the party or the named person plus the number of passengers behind
the name. One could assume that passengers without any number behind
their names are travelling alone.
# 1: Doro could stand for Dorothea (Dorothy).
# 2: the u in the last name is u Umlaut.
# 6: Friedr. is a common abbreviation for Friedrich.
# 8: the a in the last name is a Umlaut
# 9: the ss in the last name is spelled ß. Gottl. is a common abbreviation
for Gottlieb or Gottlob.
# 10: aus Sachsen means from Saxonia. the 4th letter of the last name
is a little blurred, it could be z, d, s or t for Kenzler, Kendler,
Kensler or Kentler.
# 11: Andr is a common abbreviation for Andreas (Andrew).
# 19: Ant. is a common abbreviation for Anton.
# 22: the u in the last name is u Umlaut.
# 24: the o in the last name is o Umlaut.
# 29: Joh. is an abbreviation for Johann or Johannes.
# 30: the a in the last name is a Umlaut.
# 33: the 3rd letter of the last name is smudged, it could possibly be
c or s for Wicuer or Wisuer.
# 34: Alb. is a common abbreviation for Albert or Albrecht.
# 35: the u in the last name is u Umlaut.
# 37: the u in the last name is u Umlaut.
# 46: the o in the last name is o Umlaut.
# 49: the u in the last name is u Umlaut.
# 50: the a in the last name is a Umlaut.
# 58: the u in the last name is u Umlaut.
# 60: aus Preussen means from Prussia.
# 61: aus Rudelstadt means from Rudelstadt.
# 66: R. u. A. stands R. and A.
# 73: the u in the last name is u Umlaut.
# 75: aus Hessen means Hesse.
# 79: the u in the last name is u Umlaut.
# 83: the a in the last name is a Umlaut.
# 85: the a in the last name is a Umlaut.
# 88: Bohmen has o Umlaut and means Bohemia.
# 90: the u in the last name is u Umlaut.
# 94: the o in the last name is o Umlaut. These passengers, G. and F.
Konig are from Oldenburg.
# 95: the u in the last name is u Umlaut, this passenger is from Bavaria.
# 46,77 - 78,80 - 83, 86 - 87 are the passengers related to the donor of
this list.
Contributor's Notes
The following are people/families mentioned in the obituary of Joseph
Meyer-1929 (see Obit)
# 76 - Joseph Elstner, Sr.(b. abt. 1825), wife Alpha (B. abt. 1825),
son Joseph Jr. (b. abt. 1841), Helena (b. abt. 1845), Frank (b. abt. 1851)
[5 passengers]. Later, after 1853, they had the following children:
Charles (b. abt. 1858), Mary (b. abt. 1859.
# 77 - Joseph Schaefer, *wife Helena
# 80 - * could be Beshge and Knabel Hausmann as mentioned in the obit.
# 81 - Frank Appelt (b. abt. 1819), wife Antonia (b. abt. 1820), son
Anton (b. abt. 1848). I cannot explain the "6 persons" as I have been
unable to find a census showing that many children.
See Appelt Correspondence of February 16, 2009 below for clarification of this remark!
# 82 - Vincent Anton (or Antone) Meyer, My GGgrandfather, and father
of Joseph Meyer, (the 1929 obit)., b. 8/18/1818, wife Barbara (b. 1813),
Joseph (8/8/1842), Vincent Anton Jr. (b. abt. 1847), Frank (b. 9/20/1850),
Anna or Nancy (b. 7/14/1853). Another daughter, Amelia was born later,
on 2/5/1855. Total of 6 persons in family on 10/18/1853.
# 83 - Frank Schaefer
# 87 - Frank Hausmann
# 86 - We have not been able to find this individual, however, in the
obit, Florin Meyer is mentioned, and conceivably, "Th." may be Florin.
I did find Florenz Meier on the Bark Francisca to Galveston 6/15/1852,
but we are not sure that could be him. As the implication of the obit
is that Florin traveled with them. Then on the other hand, he may have
come to pick them up from LaGrange. We just don't know.
Paul Gerdes
Correspondence June 22, 2002 passenger #26 Markwordt
Passenger #26
Heinrich Wilhelm MARKWORDT Sr., (1800- between 1860 and 1867, grave
site unknown), wife Fredericka (1804-between 1870 and 1880, grave
site unknown), Son Heinrich Wilhelm MARKWORDT, Jr. (6/20/1828-8/10/1862).
Daughters, Johanna MARKWORDT (8/19/1834- 11/21/1920) with her son
August MARKWORDT and Amalia MARKWORDT (11/20/1840-11/4/1911).
Heinrich Wilhelm MARKWORDT, Jr., a blacksmith, married Maria
Magdalena HOHMANN (6/14/1836-7/25/1922) on April 6, 1855 in
Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas. He was born in Grossgermer
Zeleben, Prussia and died in Nueces County, Texas and is buried in
Comfort, Kendall County, Texas. She was born in Frankenheim, Germany
and died in Mason, Mason County, Texas. She is buried at Gooch Cemetery
in Mason.
Maria Magdalena HOHMANN came to the United States with her family on
the Ship Neptune, arriving on 12/03/1845 at Galveston. One of her
brothers was named Valentine HOHMANN.
Johanna MARKWORDT settled in Llano, Texas, for a while. Her first
marriage was to an unknown Meyer. Her second marriage was to Georg
Friedrich Crenwelge on 12/14/1853 in Fredericksburg, Gillespie County,
Texas. He was born 11/13/1836 and died 10/30/1907 Fredericksburg,
Gillespie County, Texas. She died in Fredericksburg, Gillespie County,
Texas.
Amalia MARKWORDT was born in Klein Wanzeleben, Prussia, died in Fairfax,
Oklahoma. She married Baron Emil Von Kriewitz, a grocer, on
October 24, 1857 and settled in Castell, Llano County, Texas;
Fredericka lived with Amalia in her later years, according to the
1870 Census of Llano County, Texas.
Heinrich Wilhelm MARKWORDT, Jr. and his brother-in-law, Valentine
HOHMAN were two of a group of German immigrants who took their oath
of allegiance as new citizens to the United States very seriously.
When the Civil War was declared, Confederate supporters attempted
to coerce these men to support the Confederacy. They refused and,
to escape persecution, about 65 of these dissidents fled toward the
Mexican border. They were pursued and were overtaken by Confederate
troops. Heinrich Markworth was one of the 19 who was killed in the
attack at a Nueces River crossing. The conflicts are referred to as
the "Battle of Nueces" - fought on August 10, 1862. Nine other men
were killed. After a continued pursuit, 8 more men, including Valentine
HOHMAN, were killed at the Rio Grande. Some of the dissidents escaped
to California and some returned to join the Union. The relatives of
the dead men hesitated to retrieve their loved one's remains due to
their fear of retribution, but they ventured forth after the war ended
in 1865 to retrieve the remains. The bones were interred in a mass
grave in Comfort, Kendall County, Texas on August 10, 1865. A year
later on the anniversary of the Battle, the monument "Treue Der Union"
was erected over the gravesite. This is the only monument to the
Union outside of National Cemeteries in Confederate territory. The
gravesite of these men was entered into the National Register of
Historic Places in 1978. In 1991, it became one of six National
Cemeteries permitted to fly the United States flag at half - staff
in perpetuity. The flag has 36 stars for the number of states in
the union in 1862. And 36 men were killed.
Variations on the spelling of the name MARKWORDT are: Markwirth,
Markworth, Markwart, Margquart.
Information gathered from church records, birth and death certificates,
citizenship papers, tombstones, census, books on German History and
the internet. Elizabeth
Correspondence February 16, 2009 passenger #81 ABELT 6 Passengers
To explain the accounting for the following entry:
[shiplist "Friedrich der Grosse", 18.Okt.1853 arriv. Galveston, Captain Sanders
Nr. 81 F. Abelt 6 Passengers]
No. 81 F. Abelt = Franz Appelt, and wife, 3 children, and sister of Franz = 6 passengers
The 6 Passengers are =
1. Franz Appelt *10.02.1819 Neustadt an der Tafelfichte, Bohemia, Austria + 1903 Neustadt,
back in 1890 alone without family
2. Antonia Appelt born Appelt, wife, *13.06.1819 Neustadt, +09.03.1913 Hallettsville, Lavaca C, Tx
3. Josepha Appelt, sister of Franz, *25.03.1833 Neustadt, married 20.11.1855 Heinrich Ludwig Kreische
from Saxoina (arrived Galveston 1846, ship Albatros ?, I suppose) at La Grange, FayetteC TX, +12.01.1906
4. Wilhelm Appelt, son, *05.01.1844 Neustadt, +07.05.1905 Hallettsville
5. Anton Appelt, son, *27.08.1847 Neustadt, +1898 Hallettsville
6. Joseph Appelt, son *27.06.1851 Neustadt + died on voyage to Galveston, (yellow fever on board)
ship is landing 22.Okt.1853 in Harrisburg
kind regards
for more information please contact Klaus-Michael Neumann, Berlin, Germany
Correspondence February 17, 2009 passenger #81 ABELT 6 Passengers are My relatives too!
My family Neumann / Appelt comes from Neustadt an der Tafelfichte, Friedland County,
Bohemia in Austria. My family lived there since 1580. Since 1945 this is Czech Republic
and since 1946 there is no German in this city and country ! 1938 was occupied by Hitler
and 1945 occupied by Czech ! For many centuries this was Austria until 1918.
Ida Appelt 1896-1979 is my grandmother.
I researched for my family since 2003. I found all members of Neumann and Appelt in old
matricel in archive in Litomerice in CZ, since year 1607. Oldest document is from 1580!
In my database are 1442 individuals with all facts. I have made a picture of all facts in this
old books, birth, wedding day and death. Oldest book is over 400 years old!
So I have all facts about family on ship. And I know all the family group data of everyone in this family.
I have all facts about Appelts and their family until today in Texas.
1853 Franz Appelt went to La Grange Fayette C TX and 1854 he went with family to
Hallettsville Lavaca C TX.
The families Schaefer, Hausmann, Meier (in Texas Meyer) and Elstner on ship "Friedrich
der Grosse" comes from the same Friedland County like Franz Appelt and went all to La
Grange, Fayette County TX. They were friends.
In 1871 the brother of Franz Appelt, Wilhelm Appelt 1826-1898 with wife and 6 children
came to Texas.
In 1873 Josef Neumann and wife Barbara (born Legler, many Legler from Neustadt
imigrated to Texas and South America) with 2 children immgrated to Texas. Family lives today in
Corpus Christi.
I have pictures of Franz Appelt, his wife Antonia and son Wilhelm 1844-1905, pictures of
his saloon (the first in Hallettsville, today on the same old place), and pictures of his
brother Wilhelm and many pictures of Appelt descendants in Texas and Germany.
In this year I keep the burial chamber of Franz Appelt in Neustadt in good condition. On
burial chamber are the American Eagle , the Lone Star of Texas and the old coat of arms
of Texas. The tombstone is 3,5 meters high.
I am sad, there is no more server in Galveston about passengers lists since last cyclone
"Ike". I have no facts about arrival in Galveston in 1846 the Kreische brothers, in 1871
Wilhelm Appelt and 1873 Josef Neumann. Hope answers will come later !
If you have any questions, please ask me!
Kind regards from Klaus-Michael Neumann, Berlin, Germany
Contributed by Francis Paul Gerdes
Please visit his website at Descendants of Vincent Anton Meyer - 1818-1903 for more information on passengers #46 Schroder, #82 & 86 Meier, #81 Appelt, #76 Elstner, #83 Schaefer, #87 Hausmann, and their families.
New Homes In a New Land, German Immigration to Texas,
1847 - 1861 by Ethel Hander Geue.
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