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Ship Donau
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship Donau, whereof Joachim Meyer is Master, from Hamburg, burthen 683 tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they ?? belong, Country of which they intend to become inhabitants, and Died on the voyage.
1* Frederike Obst 32 F Germany United States
2* Minna Obst 7 F Germany United States
3* August Obst 3 M Germany United States
4* Jeanette Moses 18 F Germany United States
5* Cath Wolter 34 F Germany United States
6* Wilk Shulz 3? M ? Germany United States
7* Sophie Shulz 34 F Germany United States
8* Christ. Shulz 26 M Farmer Germany United States
9* Joh Shulz 21 M Farmer Germany United States
10* Dorothea Shulz 17 F Germany United States
11* J. H. Godeke 43 M Farmer Germany United States
12* Mgtha Godeke 38 F Germany United States
13* Dora Godeke 9mo F Germany United States
14* Ernst Bauersacks 30 M ? Germany United States
15* C. F. Kieswetter 16 M ? Germany United States
16* C.A. Schmidt 25 M ? Germany United States
17* Joh Erdmann 18 M ? Germany United States
18* C.E. Miller 22 M ? Germany United States
19* Nicol Kuhnleiges 17 ? Germany United States
20* Cesar Meckel 14 M ? Germany United States
21* L.S.H. ?af? 30 M Germany United States
22* Claus Nagel ? M Germany United States
23* Pauline Nagel 27 F Germany United States
24* Marie Hauser 26 F Germany United States
25* Friederike Biedersted 22 F Germany United States
26* Joh Holz 29 M Germany United States
27* Friederike Holz 35 F Germany United States
28* Wilhelmine Holz 6 F Germany United States
29* Sophie Muselbach 52 F Germany United States
30* Joh Muselbach 24 M Germany United States
31* Friederike Muselbach 20 F Germany United States
32* Auguste Muselbach 18 F Germany United States
33* Henriette Budders 49 F Germany United States
34* Emil Kellner 18 M Farmer Germany United States
35* Selma Woroub 21 F Germany United States
36* Albert Otto 25 M Farmer Germany United States
37* Barb^a Kemler 28 F Germany United States
38* J Nolcke 36 M ? Germany United States
39* H.H. Pusbach 27 M Tailor Germany United States
40* Louise Pusbach 24 F Germany United States
41* Maria Reinhold 3? F Germany United States
42* Aug Meyer 34 M ? United States United States
43* Joh Tahnake 28 M Workman? Germany United States
44 Maria Tahnake 31 F Germany United States
45* Maria Tahnake ? F Germany United States
46* Aug Schmidt 2? M Workman Germany United States
47* Maria Krieger ?7 F Germany United States
48* Sophia Zalass 28 F Germany United States
49* Helena Zalass 6 F Germany United States
50* C.A. Kratz 46 M Workman Germany United States
51* L.F. Grusemich 26 M Workman Germany United States
52* Joh Born 42 M Farmer Germany United States
53* Louise K??per 25 F Germany United States
54* Carl Passehl 33 M Farmer United States United States
55* Christ Suhn ?7 M Farmer Germany United States
56* And^r Krisch?? 27 M Baker Germany United States
57* Christine Krisch?? 28 F Wife Germany United States
58* Marie Krisch?? 4 F Germany United States
59* Catharine Krisch?? 8mo F Germany United States Died
60* J.G. Krisch?? 33 M Baker? United States United States
61* Caroline Krisch?? 32 F Germany United States
62* Andr Krisch?? 1 M Germany United States
63* Georg Krisch?? ?mo M Germany United States
64* Gottl Capa??u? ?1 M ? Germany United States
65* Louis Koch 22 M ? Germany United States
66* Amalia M?ckel 19 F Germany United States
67* A.H. Haisich 30 M ? Germany United States
68 W. Shaffer 27 M Workman Germany United States
69* Carl W. Ott 38 M Farmer United States United States
70 Ernestine Ott 24 F Germany United States
71* P.C. Nieman 22 M ? Germany United States
72* Tho Susemihl 22 M ? Germany United States
73* Tho^s Grozinger 20 M Ca??? Germany United States
74 Anna Grozinger 18 F Germany United States
75* Gusta Webber 19 M ? Germany United States
76* Daniel Becker 35 M ? Germany United States
77 J.H.C. Shumaker 51 M Carpenter Germany United States
78 Frederike Shumaker 51 M Germany United States
79 F.L.H. Sleffin? 27 M Shoemaker Germany United States
80 Aug Sleffin? 28 M Smith Germany United States
81 A.W. Zellintin 20 M Farmer Germany United States
82 P.S. Normann 38 M Farmer Germany United States
83 G.H. Likiwitz 37 M Cartwright Germany United States
84* Aug Schoof 26 M Shoemaker Germany United States
85 H.C. Schmidt 48 M Farmer Germany United States
86 Marie Schmidt 42 F Germany United States
87 Carl Schmidt 19 M Germany United States
88 Christine Schmidt 17 F Germany United States
89* Cran?? Schmidt 14 M Germany United States
90 Joh Schmidt 12 M Germany United States
91 Wilk Schmidt 6 M Germany United States
92 Gustav Schmidt 2 M Germany United States
93 Mgth Hagemsisler 63 F Germany United States
94 Carl von Dien 33 M Mercht United States United States
95 Carl von Dien 3 M United States United States
96 J.P. Koch 37 M Farmer Germany United States
97* Henietta Garn 40 F Germany United States
98 M. Jacobsohn 19 M Clerk Germany United States
99* Hans Bjurson 30 M Farmer United States United States
100 Emilie Bjurson 30 F Germany United States
101 W. Deterling 31 M Farmer Germany United States
102 Joh Gerloff 30 M Farmer Germany United States
103 Elise Gerloff 22 F Germany United States
104 Joh Gerloff 4 M Germany United States
105 Joh Schmidt 28 M Farmer United States United States
106 Anna Schmidt 27 F Germany United States
107 Maria Schmidt 9mo F Germany United States
108 Joh Bock 30 M Farmer Germany United States
109* Louise Markwans 30 F Germany United States
110 Dorotha Bohusack 21 F Germany United States
111 T.G. Moller 42 M Miller Germany United States
112* L. Blievermicht 33 M Shoemaker Germany United States
113 Ernst Schatt 42 M Workman Germany United States
114 Cath^a Schatt 38 F Germany United States
115 Maria Schatt 7mo F Germany United States
116 Caroline Riegel 42 F Germany United States
117* Eniceal Schulz 34 F Germany United States
118 Anna Schulz 7 F Germany United States
119 Emma Schulz 2 F Germany United States
120 Heins Westphal 26 M Farmer Germany United States
121 Heins Menke 18 M Joiner Germany United States
122 Carl Loitz 21 M Farmer Germany United States
123* Fr Kewensahle 28 M Baker Germany United States
124 Ch^? Johannsen 19 M Farmer Germany United States
125* Joh Biehrow 34 M Pall?? Germany United States
126* Fridrike Biehrow 30 F Germany United States
127* Cran?? Biehrow 6 M Germany United States
128* Albert Biehrow ? M Germany United States
129 Fr Loitz 26 M Farmer Germany United States
130 T.F. Beggeron 28 M Farmer Germany United States
131* Caroline D??wal? 30 F Germany United States
132* Wendel Herdt 17 M Germany United States
133 Carl Dosack 17 M Farmer Germany United States
134* Elina Schiemann 25 F Germany United States
135* Maria Schiemann 23 F Germany United States
136* Fridr Schiemann 20 M Germany United States
137* John? Puls 55 M Farmer Germany United States
138 Christine Puls 53 F Germany United States
139 Joh Puls 19 M Germany United States
140 Joach Puls 17 M Germany United States
141 Louise Puls 14 F Germany United States
142 Sophie Puls 11 F Germany United States
143 Joh Godenrath 22 M Farmer Germany United States
144 Sophia Warneck 23 F Germany United States
145 Emma Brandt 20 F Germany United States
146* Emma Heinitz 21 F Germany United States
147* Friederiker Penke? 21 F Germany United States
148* Henrietta Baue? 24 F Germany United States
149* Hans Herzn?? 48 M Germany United States
150* Marg Herzn?? 48 F Germany United States
151* Marg Herzn?? 19 F Germany United States
152* Anna Herzn?? 16 F Germany United States
153* Peter Herzn?? 14 M Germany United States
154* Doris Herzn?? 9 F Germany United States
155 Louisa Korman 19 F Germany United States
156 T.F. Langthien 23 M Farmer Germany United States
157 Martha Kanecke 48 F Norway United States
158 Emil Kanecke 18 M Norway United States
159 Harold Kanecke 15 M Norway United States
160* Mathilde Kanecke? 17 F Norway? United States
161* Albertine Kanecke? 7 F Norway? United States
162* Sophie Mu??ad ? 18 F Germany United States
163 Chr Meyer 37 M Farmer Germany United States
164 Joh Meyer 7 M Germany United States
165 Caroline Meyer 6 F Germany United States
166 Marie Meyer 3 F Germany United States
167 Carl Meyer 3 M Germany United States
168 Joh Botcher 64 M Farmer Germany United States
169 Marie Botcher 67 F Germany United States
170* Mgtha Heil 26 F Germany United States
171 A. Slaboszewsky 25 M Tailor Germany United States
172 Julie Liewert 24 F Germany United States
173* Julie Thuems 16 F Germany United States
174* Herm ????miger 19 M Clothmaker Germany United States
175* Lurg Forwilson 38 M Farmer Germany United States
176* F.H. Prahler 4? M Weaver Germany United States
177 Mgth Prahler 44 F Germany United States
178 Wilk Prahler 20 M Germany United States
179 Henriette Prahler 18 F Germany United States
180* Christine ?chmidt 37 F Germany United States
181 Joh Haaker 49 M Germany United States
182 Otillie Haaker 46 F Germany United States
183 Ernst Vercek 40 M Smith Germany United States
184 Heins Hahn 43 M Baker Germany United States
185 Wilhelmine Hahn 39 F Germany United States
186 Albrecht Hahn 15 M Baker Germany United States
187 Henrietta Hahn 14 F Germany United States
188 Frider Hahn 13 M Germany United States
189 Theod Hahn 7 M Germany United States
190 August Hahn 6 M Germany United States
191* Mathilde Hahn 3 F Germany United States
192 Joh Pommer 28 M Workman Germany United States
193 Johne Wenzel 30 F Germany United States
194* Wilh chohr 28 M Farmer Germany United States
195 Caroline Mohr 23 F Germany United States
196 Chr Mohr 17 M Farmer Germany United States
197 Friederike Mohr 56 F Germany United States
198 Friederike Mohr 20 F Germany United States
199 Caroline Mohr 18 F Germany United States
200 Frid^r Wilcke 30 M Farmer Germany United States
201 Fredericke Wilcke 32 F Germany United States
202 Caroline Wilcke 7 F Germany United States
203 Joh Wilcke 3 M Germany United States
204* Wilk Wilcke 8mo M Germany United States
205 Marie Rickert 32 F Germany United States
206 Joh Rickert 13 M Germany United States
207 Heins Rickert 7 M Germany United States
208 Fritz Rehfield 38 M Farmer Germany United States
209 Marie Rehfield 32 F Germany United States
210 Johne Rehfield 6 F Germany United States
211 Fritz Rehfield 3 M Germany United States
212* Miv^e Rehfield 5mo F Germany United States
213* Elise Lange 56 F Germany United States
214 Sophie Krieger 28 F Germany United States
215 Fr Kramer 33 M Farmer Germany United States
216 Sophie Kramer 34 F Germany United States
217 Fritz Kramer 7 M Germany United States
218 Carl Kramer 1 M Germany United States
219* F Teig?nhauser 23 M Farmer Germany United States
220 F Radloff 23 M Carpenter Germany United States
221 Joh Sandan 21 M Farmer Germany United States
222 Joh Gade 27 M Farmer Germany United States
223 Carl Cramer 39 M Farmer Germany United States
224 Willemine Cramer 24 F Germany United States
225 Willelm Cramer 7 M Germany United States
226 Willemine Cramer 6 F Germany United States
227* Augusta Cramer ?8 F Germany United States
228 Joh Frese 38 M Farmer Germany United States
229 Marie Frese 40 F Germany United States
230 Dorathe Frese 7 F Germany United States
231 Joh Frese 6 M Germany United States
232 Wilk Frese 3 M Germany United States
233 Fridr Frese 9mo M Germany United States
234 Fr Lud Frese 15 M Germany United States
235* Christine Brakst ?9 F Germany United States
236 H F Evers 57 M Germany United States
237 Magdalene Evers 57 F Germany United States
238 Carl Evers 31 M Germany United States
239 Mgth Evers 27 F Germany United States
240 Joh Evers 17 M Germany United States
241 Peter Evers 7 M Germany United States
242 Joh Seehaase 31 M Farmer Germany United States
243 Cath Kaht 30 F Germany United States
244* Hugo Hoffman 18 M Watchmaker Germany United States
245 Peter Lorengin 33 M Shoemaker Germany United States
246 Frider Zager 27 M Shoemaker Germany United States
247* He??? Lang 33 M Farmer Germany United States
248 Joh Heinberg 24 M Farmer Germany United States
249 Anna Schohman 18 F Germany United States
250 W^m Meyer 46 M Smith Germany United States
251 Joh Frohwith 33 M Farmer Germany United States
252 Joh Passehl 15 M Farmer Germany United States
254* C.L.D. Bustaw 28 M Farmer Germany United States
254 A Bertlesen 37 M Farmer Germany United States
255 Johne Nielson 49 F Germany United States
256 Paul Mathiesson 15 M Germany United States
257 Hans Mathiesson 18 M Farmer Germany United States
258* Lins Mathiesson 11 M Germany United States
259 H.E.O. Anderson 23 M Farmer Germany United States
260* Lens Henrickson 33 M Farmer Germany United States
261 Christine Nielsen 34 F Germany United States
262 Christine Pederson 7 F Germany United States
263 Joh Karmatz 45 M Shoemaker Germany United States
264 Amalie Karmatz 47 F Germany United States
265* Ker?? Karmatz 12 M Germany United States
266* Tul Karmatz 7 M Germany United States
267 Mima Karmatz 6 F Germany United States
268* Carl Knukel 49 M Miller Germany United States
269* Marie Knukel 42 F Germany United States
270* Caroline Knukel 18 F Germany United States
271* Heiner Knukel 14 M Germany United States
272* Carl Knukel 7 M Germany United States
273* Auguste Knukel 6 F Germany United States
274* Marie Knukel 4 F Germany United States
275* Frederike Knukel 8mo F Germany United States
276* F.C. Fretzler 24 M Farmer Germany United States
277* Frederika Fretzler 31 F Germany United States
278* Maria Fretzler 2 F Germany United States
279 H.A. Miller 26 M Shoemaker Germany United States
280 Marie Palpeke 17 F Germany United States
281 Soren Bertelsen 50 M Farmer Germany United States
282 Sophia Bertelsen 50 F Germany United States
283 A Matthaei 18 M Clerk Germany United States
284 Joh Crull 41 M Farmer Germany United States
285 Kasmus Nielson 36 M Farmer Germany United States
286 C Harnam 23 M Farmer Germany United States
287 Sophie Belling 23 F Germany United States
288* Wilke Belling 9mo F Germany United States
289 Carl Passehl 32 M Smith Germany United States
Transcriber's Notes:
The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to
quality of the original document.
The use of a ^ indicates letters are omitted and the following letter is
superscripted.
In this list, abbreviations were seldom indicated by periods, and I have
transcribed the names as shown, without making a decision about whether a
period should be added.
1-40 Writing is very faint, but the country of origin is probably Germany.
6 Age is possibly 37; occupation is too faint to read.
11-13 Name may be Godcke.
14-18 Occupation is too faint to read.
19 The "u" in the last name may be umlauted; the sex is too faint to read.
20 Occupation is too faint to read.
21 Middle initial of the first name may not be "S"; first and last letters
of the last name, and occupation, are too faint to read.
22 Age very faint; may be 35.
23 In first name, "P" could be "J"; "u" could be "n".
26 Age is possibly 39.
35 In last name, "o" could be an "a"; "u" could be an "n".
38 Last name may be Noleke; occupation is faint -- may be Merchant.
39-40 Last name may be Pusback.
41 Age may be 30.
42 Occupation is too faint to read.
43 Occupation is difficult to read.
45 Age is very faint -- possibly 2.
46 Age is too faint to read second digit.
47 Age is too faint to read first digit.
48-50 Age is faint -- ages given are possibilities.
51 Last name could be Grusemick.
52 Occupation is possibly as given, though writing is very faint.
53 Last name is possibly Kemper.
54 Occupation is possibly as given, though writing is very faint.
55 Occupation is possibly as given, though writing is very faint; age is
very faint -- may be 57.
56-63 Last name may be Krischner.
61 Occupation is possibly as given, though writing is very faint.
62 Age may be 6.
63 Age is given in months, although the number is too faint to read.
64 Question marks in last name indicate number of letters thought to be in
name but too faint to read; age may possibly be 21 or 31; occupation is
too faint to read.
65 Occupation is too faint to read.
66 Last name may be Meckel.
67 Last name may be Hinsich or Hinrich; occupation is too faint to read.
69 Middle initial may be "W." or "H."
71 Occupation is too faint to read.
72 Occupation is very faint -- maybe be clock(something) or clerk.
73 Occupation may be Carpenter.
75 First name may be Gustav; occupation may be Clerk.
76 Last name may be Beeker; occupation is too faint to read.
84 Last name may be Schoop.
89 First name could be Cramer.
97 First name is probably a mispelling of Henrietta.
99 Hans is a possibility for the first name, although the first two
letters look more like "Je" or "Fe".
109 Last name may be Markwands.
112 First name initial may be "S".
117 First name also looks like Eniclal or Eniced -- may be Emilie?
123 Last name may be Kevvensahle.
125-128 Last name may be Biehvow or Biehvoid.
127 Age may be given in months, but is too faint to read.
131 Last name could be Denwald or Derwald. Second letter of last name
could be "a" or "e"; third letter could be "r" or "w"; fourth letter
could be "v" or "w"; last letter could be "d" or "t".
132 Last name could be Heidt.
134-136 Last name could be Schirmann.
137 There is a character directly after John that looks like a semicolon
(John;).
146 Last name could be Heimtz.
147 Last name could be Penkei.
148 Last name could be Bauer.
149 First name looks like Hano.
149-154 Last name couldbe Herzner.
156 Last name could be Laugthien.
160-161 Last name faint, but could be same as those above; country of origin is
faint, but could be Norway.
162 Last name is very faint; there seem to be at least two other letters
between the "u" and the "a", and there could be another letter between
the "a" and the "d".
170 Last name could be Steil.
173 Last name could be Thuenis or Thusins.
174 Last name could begin with an "H" or "Fl"; next group of letters could
be "ive" or "eve" or "we".
175 First name could begin with an "F" or "J".
176 Age could be 45.
180 Name is likely Schmidt, but first letter doesn't look like an "S".
191 Age could be 5.
194 Name is as written; it seems likely that the name is supposed to be
Mohr, and he is part of the following family.
204 First name could be Wilh.
212 First name could be Min^e.
213 Last name could be Lauge.
219 Initial of first name could be "J"; question mark in last name could be
"ha"; last letter of last name could "r".
227 Age could be 28 or 78.
235 Age could be 69.
244 Occupation is faint, but is likely as given.
247 The letter(s) of the first name that follow the "He" could be "m", "n",
or "rn".
253 Last name could be Bustan.
258 First name could be Fins.
260 First name could be Fens.
265 First name could be Keron, Kerin, or Keriv.
266 First name could be Lul.
268-275 Last name could be Knakel.
276-278 Last name could be Frelzter.
288 First name could be Wilhe.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 200, List 370A.
Transcribed by Susan Clark a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
30 November 2003
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