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SS Main
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK – PORT OF NEW YORK
I, J Barre Master of the S. S. Main do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said vessel at Bremen from which port said vessel 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 8 March 1879 J Barre So Help Me God Before me W S W?????
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the S. S. Main whereof J ?? Barre is Master, from Bremen berthen (nothing written) tons. List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the German S.S.
Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit, names and ages who died on the voyage, part of the vessel occupied by each passenger on the voyage.
1 B. Sonsheim 40 m merchant Germany U St. of Am. First Cabin
2 Tuofino Taracena 38 m merchant Germany U St. of Am. First Cabin
3 Mrs James Pond 40 f none U St. of Am. U St. of Am, First Cabin
4 Dr. H. M. Humphrey 50 m doctor U St. of Am. U St. of Am. First Cabin
5 Carl Diendomi 30 m merchant U St. of Am. U St. of Am. First Cabin
6 C. F. Horstmann 40 m merchant U St. of Am. U St. of Am. First Cabin
7 Heinrich Lauts 30 m merchant U St. of Am. U St. of Am. First Cabin
8 Louis Onasch 32 m merchant U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Second Cabin
9 Peter Rank 54 m farmer U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Second Cabin
10 Julius Caro 31 m merchant U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Second Cabin
1 Therese Caro 19 f none Germany U St. of Am. Second Cabin
2 Wilhelm Hahn 17 m merchant Austria U St. of Am. Second Cabin
3 William Wentzel 28 m merchant U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Second Cabin
4 Julius Voigt 30 m physician Germany U St. of Am. Second Cabin
5 Marie Voigt 28 f none Germany U St. of Am. Second Cabin
6 Mrs A. Greno? 30 f none U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Second Cabin
7 Gunther Jahn 20 m merchant Germany U St. of Am. Second Cabin
8 Fredrik Schmidt 48 m musician U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Second Cabin
9 Gustav Beringer 44 m merchant U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Second Cabin
20 Jules Chervet 30 m merchant France U St. of Am. Second Cabin
1 Nathan Levin 30 m merchant U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Second Cabin
2 Emilie Lossenor 16 f none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
3 Marie Lossenor 28 f none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
4 Vincenz Barth 20 m sadler Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
5 Heinr Hochmoth 32 m workm. Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
6 Auguste Hochmoth 33 f none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
7 Ernst Hochmoth 10 m none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
8 Marie Hochmoth 8 f none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
9 Heinrich Hochmoth 6 m none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
30 Hermaun Hochmoth 3 m none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
1 Paul Hochmoth 12mo m none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
2 Anton Aurada 54 m saylor Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
3 Martin Blumlain 23 m painter Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
4 Carl Bohn 23 m workm. Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
5 Auguste Schoppe 30 m birdman U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Steerage
6 Franz Oppormann 28 m birdman U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Steerage
7 Fritz Laes 23 m farmer Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
8 Conrad Schwaner 30 m butcher Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
39 Jacob Schneider 18 m butcher Germany U At. of Am. Steerage
40 Albertine Fuchs 30 f none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
1 Anna Fuchs 8 f none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
2 Albertine Fuchs 7 f none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
3 Bertha Goldner 20 f none U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Steerage
4 Ida Goldner 11mo f none U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Steerage
5 Casura May 19 f none Russia U St. of Am. Steerage
6 Nachen Oestreich 25 m dealer Austria U St. of Am. Steerage
7 Salomon Oestreich 28 m dealer Austria U St. of Am. Steerage
8 Franz Zeppenfeld 26 m clerk Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
9 Mathias Laicher 43 m joiner U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Steerage
50 Mei??a Laicher 35 f none U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Steerage
1 Mima Laicher 12mo f none U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Steerage
2 Benedict Heutel 47 m workm. Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
3 Sophie Heutel 30 f none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
4 Carl Heutel 11 m none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
5 Marie Heutel 9 f none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
6 Emil Heutel 5 m none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
7 Joseph Heutel 3 m none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
8 Heinrich Heutel 2 m none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
9 Rosa Heutel 4mo f none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
60 Joseph Thuma 33 m locksmith Austria U St. of Am. Steerage
1 Carl Thuma 8 m none Austria U St. of Am. Steerage
2 Anton Thuma 3 m none Austria U St. of Am. Steerage
3 Worah Silberstein 35 f none Russia U St. of Am. Steerage
4 Karifka Silberstein 9 f none Russia U St. of Am. Steerage
5 Johann Johannson 20 m workm. Switzerland U St. of Am. Steerage
6 Carl Ringler 16 m farmer Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
7 Anna Wendt 74 f none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
8 Friedr. Kramer 25 m workm. Switzerland U St. of Am. Steerage
9 Clara Schneider 21 f none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
70 Adolf Bunger 30 m bindm U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Steerage
1 Alex Wenzler 35 m doctor Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
2 K???igunde Wenzler 30 f none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
3 Christian Boendel 25 m engineer Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
4 Johann Kraufs 32 m workm. Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
5 Friedrich Kraufs 31 m workm. Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
6 Maria Kraufs 21 f none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
7 Rosine Schwander 18 f none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
8 Heinrich Bader 16 m workm. Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
9 Daniel Fritz 17 m workm. Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
80 Martin Kraus 36 m farmer U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Steerage
1 Wilhelm Schade 16 m peasant Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
2 Conrad Faure 24 m baker Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
3 Fr. Wilh. P?stel 36 m workm. Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
4 Eduard Flash 17 m locksmith Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
5 John Schmid 34 m joiner U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Steerage
6 Joh. Schoelhamer 16 m peasant Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
7 Joh. Gotte Nagel 26 m farmer Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
8 Jacob Lamparter 41 m farmer Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
9 Katharina May 24 f none U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Steerage
90 Jacob Senger 32 m workm. U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Steerage
1 Friedr Feldmann 18 m merchant Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
2 Mase Ludwig 32 m workm. Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
3 Sophie Ludwig 31 f none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
4 Johanna Holhusen 50 f none U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Steerage
5 Bernhard Holhusen 1mo m none U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Steerage
6 Georg Volker? 37 m bricklayer Germany U S of Am. Steerage
7 Heinr. Dammeyer 34 m musician Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
8 Maria Dammeyer 20 f none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
9 Otto Tunker 17 m merchant Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
100 Anna G. Fecht 23 f none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
1 John Dierks Janke? 24 m farmer U St. of Am. U S of America Steerage
2 Rohef Aden 28 m farmer U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Steerage
3 Hinrich Meyer 34 m farmer U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Steerage
4 Reinder ?efsel 33 m farmer U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Steerage
5 Heinrich Auen 27 m farmer Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
6 Gauen Auen 25 f none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
7 Jan Auen 3mo m none Germany U S. of Am. Steerage
8 Jacob Weifs 33 m barber Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
9 Franz Nemetz 34 m workm. Bohemia U St. of Am. Steerage
110 Maria Nemetz 34 f none Bohemia U St. of Am. Steerage
1 Maria Nemetz 7 f none Bohemia U St. of Am. Steerage
2 Amalia Nemetz 4 f none Bohemia U St. of Am. Steerage
3 Carl Nemetz 2 m none Bohemia U St. of Am. Steerage
4 Franz Nemetz 9mo m none Bohemia U St. of Am. Steerage
5 Anton Souhrada 50 m workm. Bohemia U St. of Am. Steerage
6 Teresia Souhrada 46 f none Bohemia U St. of Am. Steerage
7 Anna T?nbor 8 f none Bohemia U St. of Am. Steerage
8 Gustav Tilenka 24 m clerk Hungaria U St. of Am. Steerage
9 Carl Wanek 29 m workm. Bohemia U St. of Am. Steerage
120 Hypolit Pekle 29 m butcher Bohemia U St. of Am. Steerage
1 Emil Sauerwald 30 m painter U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Steerage
2 Ernst Everding 26 m waiter U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Steerage
3 Heinrich Heine 30 m stonemaker Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
4 Wilhelm Sch?eer 25 m farmer Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
5 Carl Bernhard 17 m farmer Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
6 Joseph Bartonsky 38 m workm. Bohemia U St. of Am. Steerage
7 Joseph Bauer 26 m baker Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
8 Wilhelmine Wiemann 52 f none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
9 Thekla Wiemann 17 f none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
130 Wilhelm Hinrichs 17 m merchant Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
1 Hugo Schennen 28 m farmer Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
2 Albert Saart 6 m none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
3 Peter Kieselbach 26 m weaver Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
4 Peter Kunz 28 m painter Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
5 Moritz Lefkovitz 33 m butcher Germany U S. of Am. Steerage
6 Georg Berneik 17 m peasant Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
7 Gottliebin Buchert 24 f peasant Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
8 Elizabeth Hausmann 18 f peasant Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
9 Johann Genthner 16 m baker Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
140 Joseph Beien 24 m workm. Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
1 Peter Ueckel 23 m merchant U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Steerage
2 Johannes Wedig 39 m merchant Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
3 Catharine Kramer 25 f none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
4 Elise Kramer 11mo f none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
5 Heinr. Overbeok 38 m bricklayer Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
6 Meta von Lahe 18 f none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
7 Franz Kasermann 40 m workm. Switzerland U St. of Am. Steerage
8 Johann Oest 24 m workm. Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
9 Deidrich Wiesen 31 m workm. Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
150 David Eisemann 15 m peasant Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
1 Maria Dependener 38 f none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
2 Louise Dependener 9 f none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
3 Wilhelm Dependener 7 m none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
4 Hermann Dependener 11 m none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
5 Hermann Klein 28 m workm. Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
6 Carl Micus 37 m farmer Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
7 Wilhelm Micus 23 m farmer Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
8 Simon Mathias 19 m farmer Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
9 Wilh. Horstmann 20 m farmer Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
160 Anna Kranz 26 f none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
1 Joseph Rabas 31 m farmer Bohemia U St. of Am. Steerage
2 Fran? Vonosek 23 m farmer Bohemia U St. of Am. Steerage
3 Lizzi Griendel 21 f none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
4 Johann Wolfrum 24 m farmer Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
5 Christ. Lampus 30 m farmer U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Steerage
6 Franz Schlobohm 27 m farmer Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
7 Joh. Rodenberg 15 m peasant Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
8 Fantz? Bartels 29 m farmer Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
9 ??ins Dierks 23 m farmer Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
170 Heinr. Lindenfeld 18 m farmer Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
1 Georg Bleitner 22 m farmer Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
2 Carl Ahlers 27 m farmer Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
3 Ernst L Sturhan 41 m farmer Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
4 Jacob Reinhard 37 m farmer U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Steerage
5 Wilhelmine Reinhard 25 f none U St. of Am. U St. of Am. steerage
6 Johann Reinhard 6mo m none U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Steerage
7 Wilhelmine Reinhard 6mo f none U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Steerage
8 Catharina Blind 21 f none U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Steerage
9 Lena Wefsels 35 f none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
180 Harbert Wefsels 16 m farmer Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
1 Derk L. Auen 53 m farmer Germany U St. of Am. steerage
2 Weerdina Auen 45 f none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
3 Jacob Auen 22 m farmer Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
4 Geerdina Auen 16 f none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
5 Gristje Auen 9 f none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
6 Carl Bergner 42 m farmer Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
7 Johann Rope 30 m farmer Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
8 Josef Stratmann 30 m workm. Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
9 Mine Bartels 25 f none Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
190 Harm Alb. Fecht 20 m farmer Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
1 Daniel Frampter 25 m merchant U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Steerge
2 Johann Vogel 22 m bookbinder Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
3 Carl Katt 29 m merchant U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Steerage
4 Wilh. Oldenbuttel 29 m workm. U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Steerage
5 Wilh. Schmults 31 m merchant U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Steerage
6 John Haywood 30 m cattleman U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Steerage
7 John Ennis 25 m cattleman U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Steerage
8 Sam. Hollenback 28 m cattleman U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Steerage
9 William Buttler 30 m cattleman U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Steerage
200 John Lyons 29 m cattleman U St. of Am. U St. of Am. Steerage
1 Cohen Ropp 30 m farmer Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
2 Carl Gunther 25 m farmer Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
3 Ludwig Woltjen 27 m farmer Germany U St. of Am. Steerage
Recapitulation
I Cabin 7 Adults Child Infant
II Cabin 14 Adults Child Infant
Steerage 150 Adults 21 Child 11 Infant
Total 203 Passengers
No births or deaths were on this passage, therefore the birth/death column
has been eliminated
Staten Island, the 7th of March 1879
(Signed) J Barre ? Bl?????? Purser
Transcriber's notes:
# 176 & 177 looks like they may be twins.
# 83 2nd letter in surname could be an e or an a.
# 86 the m in the surname has a line above it.
# 101 last letter on surname could be a w.
# 104 the 1st letter on the surname is obscured by the tail on the letter
above.
# 124 the ? could be the letter m or w
After # 190, there is a Franz Zeppenfeld and a line is drawn across the
whole column. No information is entered in the other columns. The
numbering continues with 1.
There were several abreviated names on this list.
I had some neighbors who are from Germany that helped a little with the
deciphering of the German names on this list.
Correspondence: 5/00, updated 10/1/00 Passengers #25-31 HOCHMOTH/HOCKMOTH/HOCKMUTH
Beverly Sharon sent the following:
Pictures of the Hockmuth family can be seen at HOCKMUTH 1 and HOCKMUTH 2
The home the family lived in while they were in the "Community of True
Inspiration", now known as the Amana Colonies in Amana, Iowa, is still
standing and is being used as a Guest House for visitors in the Amana
Colonies. Hockmuth Home
SEVEN ORIGINAL HOCKMUTH'S
THE FAMILY CHANGED THE SPELLING OF THEIR NAME TO HOCKMUTH IN AMERICA
ERNST WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT KEPT THE ORIGINAL SPELLING.
CARL HEINRICH (HENRY) HOCKMUTH
Henry's birth name was Carl Heinrich, but he was known as Henry after
coming to America. Henry, his wife Maria and five children emmigrated
from Reinsdorf, Saxony, Germany to a communal-style settlement made
up of seven villages in Amana, Iowa known as "The Community of True
Inspiration". The people of the community, known as "Inspirationalists",
contributed their labor to the communal enterprise and, in turn, the
Society took care of all of their food, shelter and clothing needs.
The Hockmuth family was living in poverty and when Henry heard the
Inspirationalists were promising a better way of life and free passage
to America to anyone who wanted to join their community, he decided
to move his family. When they arrived they were assigned a home in
the Colony of Main Amana and Henry went to work in the Amana Woolen
Mills. On March 13, 1881 his wife died suddenly. Soon, Henry began
seeing a young widow, Hulda Hölzel, with four children. In
February 1882, they wanted to marry, but the Elders of the Community
would not grant them permission. They gathered up their combined
nine children and moved to Des Moines, Iowa where they were married.
Henry worked for Scheuerman Brothers Woolen Mills and also had a small
farm on which he raised produce and flowers to sell. In later years,
he posed for a photograph depicting him reading his Bible. The picture
won several awards and it is rumored throughout the family that it hung
in the Louve in Paris, France (this has not been confirmed). Henry
was affiliated with his church and religious work until the time of
his death. He was living with his son, Herman, when he passed away
on Jaunary 1, 1939. He was 92 years old. He is buried in Laurel Hill
Cemetery in Des Moines, Iowa.
Note: The Community of True Inspiration eventually evolved into what
is now called the Amana Colonies. The people voted to become a free
enterprise system in 1932, thus ending a 100 year lifestyle. The Amana
Colonies now welcomes 1.5 million visitors each year, and the seven
villages are now a National Hictoric Landmark.
AUGUSTE MARIE (KLAUNMÜNZER) HOCKMUTH
Maria's birth name was Auguste Marie, but she was know as Maria here
in Iowa. She married Henry Hochmuth in Germany sometime around 1867.
She and Henry had five children born in Germany...she gave birth to her
sixth child (a son, Ernst) in February 1880 in the Amana Colonies, but
he died six days later. On March 13, 1881, Maria died of heart and
kidney failure. She was 35 years old. She is buried in the Amana
Cemetery in Amana, Iowa.
ERNST HOCHMUTH
Ernst worked for Scheuerman Brothers Woolen Mills in Des Moines, Iowa.
He married Sarah Alice Moler. They had five sons (Orville, Ralph,
Herman, Walter and Harold) and two daughters (Amber and Daisy). Ernst
and his wife are buried in Chapel Hill Gardens Cemetery in Des Moines,
Iowa
ANNA MARIE HOCKMUTH
Marie's birth name was Anna Marie, but she was known as Marie. She
worked most of her life as a homemaker. She married Ira Richards in
1895 and they had one son (Carroll) and one daughter (Irene). They
were divorced in 1907. She married Rudolph Schwartz in 1909 and they
had two sons (Raymond and Donald). After the stock market crash of
1929 her husband lost his job so Marie went to work as a housekeeper
for a neighbor family. But stress caused this marriage to end in
divorce, too. She lived in Des Moines until moving to Cedar Falls
to live with her daughter. She passed away on November 3, 1963 of
arteriosclerosis at age 92. Marie is buried in Glendale Cemetery
in Des Moines, Iowa.
CARL HEINRICH (CHARLEY) HOCKMUTH
Charley's birth name was Carl Heinrich but he changed it to Carl Henry.
No one in the family is quite sure how he got the name Charley, but it
is the name he was known by and it is the name on his gravestone. He
worked as a printer for Kenyons Printing Company in Des Moines, Iowa.
He also raised and sold produce and flowers. Charley married Ora
Grinstead and they had three sons (Paul, Adrian and Richard) and six
daughters (Ruth, Wilma, Mabel, Margaret, Vivian and Sara Ann "Sally").
Charley passed away November 6, 1954. He was 80 years old. He and
his wife are buried in Chapel Hill Gardens Cemetery in Des Moines, Iowa.
CARL HERMAUN HOCKMUTH
Herman's birth name was Carl Hermaun, but he was know as Herman. He
was a streetcar conducter in Des Moines, Iowa He married Mary Lindsey
and they had three sons (Eldon, Cecil and Price) and two daughters
(Marie and Jeanette). Herman passed away June 20, 1967. He was
91 years old. He and his wife are buried at Glendale Cemetery in
Des Moines, Iowa.
ERNST PAUL HOCKMUTH
Paul's birth name was Ernst Paul, but he was know as Paul. He worked
as a gravedigger. Paul never married. He passed away in the early
1950's but I haven't been able to locate where he is buried.
Please contact Beverly Sharon
about the Hockmuth family.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 416.
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