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Ship O. Thyen
I, Chr. H. Addicks Master or Commander of the Old Ship O.Thyen 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 ship 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 Five of the said Passengers have died on the voyage.
Sworn before me, this 8th day of November 1854.
(signed) J M Hunt Jr
Collector.
(signed) C. H. Addicks.
List of all Passengers taken on board the Ship O. Thyen whereof C H Addicks is Master, at the Port of Bremen and bound for New Orleans.
The columns represent: Names, Age, Sex, Occupation, and deaths on voyage.
Steerage Passengers
1 Friederich Dahlkoter 34 male Farmer
2 Anna Dahlkoter 45 female his Wife
3 Friedericke Dahlkoter 15 female his daughter
4 Hanna Faltabend 18 female his servant
5 Peter Heittemann 43 male Spinner
6 Anna Heittemann 42 female his Wife
one infant Heittemann
7 Gottlieb Heittemann 15 male his Son
8 Friederich Heittemann 10 male his Son
9 Hermann Heittemann 6 male his Son
10 August Heittemann 3 male his Son
11 Friederich Niecamp 20 male Wever
12 Casper Weitcamp 20 male Wever
13 Heinrich Schrader 33 male Carpenter
14 Caroline Schrader 36 female his Wife
15 Wilhelmine Schrader 8 female his daughter
16 Caroline Schrader 5 female his daughter
17 Wilhelm Schrader 3 male his Son
18 Wilhelmine Glousewald 28 female Semstress
19 Friedericke Glousewald 8 female her daughter
20 Wilhelmine Cours 18 female servant
21 Hermann Niecamp 40 male farmer
22 Anna Niecamp 34 female his Wife
23 Anna Niecamp 14 female his daughter
24 Elisabeth Niecamp 7 female his daughter
25 Heinrich Echterhoff 42 male Laborer
26 Anna Echterhoff 41 female his Wife
27 Friedericke Echterhoff 21 female his daughter
28 Wilhelmine Echterhoff 11 female his daughter
29 Herman Lohr 45 male Mason
30 Dorothea Lohr 50 female his Wife
31 Heinrich Lohr 20 male his Son
32 Franz Lohr 18 male his Son
33 Anne Lohr 14 female his daughter
34 Carl Hahne 38 male Farmer
35 Elsbeth Hahne 37 female his Wife
36 Christoff Hahne 17 male his Son
37 Marie Hahne 10 female his daughter
38 Ernst Wlecke 48 male Carpenter
39 Marie Wlecke 54 female his Wife
40 Christoff Wlecke 17 male his Son
41 Marie Wlecke 14 female his daughter
42 Christian Eichhorn 29 male smith
43 Friedrech Mesch 19 male shoomaker
44 Gottfried Schmidt 37 male Carpenter
45 Marie Schmidt 35 female his Wife
46 Anna Schmidt 4 female his daughter
47 Christiane Schmidt 59 female Mother
48 Heinrich Krankel 18 male Carpenter
49 August Wedewild 18 male Farmer
50 Anna Marie Muller 20 female Servant
51 Carl Schwabe 21 male Masen
52 Carl Dom 18 male Mason
53 Heinrich Meyer 53 male Farmer
54 Maria Meyer 51 female his Wife
55 Maria Meyer 25 female his daughter
56* Heinrich Meyer 19 male his Son
57 Louise Meyer 13 female his daughter
58 Heinrich Meyer 11 male his son
59 Heinrich Baumer 27 male Farmer
60 Anna Baumer 22 female his Wife
one infant Baumer
61 Marie Reinke 54 female her Mother
62 Heinrich Reinke 19 male her Son
63 Johann Reinke 17 male her Son
64 Leonore Reinke 25 female her daughter
65 Anna Marie Reinke 9 female her daughter
66 Heinrich Jacopoth 18 male Laborer
67 Focke Pleis 28 male Laberor
68 Focke Kaufmann 52 male Laberor
69 Hilke Kaufmann 57 female his Wife died on the voyage
70 Eje Kaufmann 22 female his daughter
71 Johann Kaufmann 16 male his Son
72 Eke Hassler 28 female Servant died on the voyage
73 Friederick Tielker 29 male Farmer
74 Caroline Tielker 21 female his sister
75 Heinrich Stucke 28 male Baker
76 Carl Witte 19 male Farmer
77 Heinrich Witte 27 male Laborer
78 Carl Kruse 27 male Laborer
79 Harm. Wolters 46 male Farmer
80 Gebke Wolters 48 female his Wife
81 Folkert Wolters 16 male his Son
82 Amke Wolters 11 female his daughter
83 Friedr. Horsemann 18 male Carpenter
84 Heinrich Schiermeyer 36 male Farmer
85 Louise Schiermeyer 31 female his Wife
86 Ernst Schiermeyer 16 male his Son
87 Anna Schiermeyer 6 female his daughter
88 Franz Schiermeyer 3 male his Son
89 Wilhelm Becker 19 male Laborer
90 Anna Stapel 23 female Servant
91 Wilhelm Kroger 17 male Servant
92 Johann Kustring 17 male Farmer
93 Marie Kustring 21 female his sister
94 Maria Schafer 19 female Servant
95 Ludwig Beckmann 18 male Laborer
96 Clara Franz 15 female Servant
97 Wilhelm Brinkmeyer 20 male Shoomaker
98 Ernst Heidenreich 21 male Mason
99 Friedericke Brands 22 female Servant
100 Hermiene Hellermann 18 female Servant
101 Wilhelm Wickert 36 male Farmer
102 Christine Wickert 38 female his Wife
103 Louise Wickert 6 female his daughter
104 Caroline Wickert 2 female his daughter
105 August Galwitz 38 male Shoemaker
106 Caroline Galwitz 32 female his Wife
one infant Galwitz
107 Carl Galwitz 20 male Shoomaker
108 Anna Henschel 29 female Semstress
109* Dorothea Lachmann 56
110 Johann Kayser 38 male Farmer
111 Gesche Kayser 40 female his Wife
112 Harm Kayser 15 male his Son
113 Cobus Kayser 13 male his Son
114 Andreas Kayser 9 male his Son
115 Johann Kayser 6 male his Son
116 Anna Kayser 3 female his daughter
117 Marie Kostert 50 female Servant
118 Caroline Kostert 14 female her daughter
119 Johann Duis 39 Male Farmer
120 Tetje Duis 39 female his Wife
121 Gesche Duis 16 female his daughter
122 Wubke Duis 14 female his daughter
123 Stine Duis 9 female his daughter
124 Albert Duis 6 male his Son
125 Hanna Duis 4 female his daughter
126 Cassen Duis 2 male his son
127 Cobus Liesemann 43 male Farmer
128 Jansen Liesemann 43 female his Wife
129* Marie Liesemann female his daughter
130 Johann Liesemann male his Son
131 Cobus Liesemann male his Son
132 Friederich Liesemann male his Son
133 Eilert Liesemann 6 male his Son
134 Helene Liesemann 2 female his daughter
135 Heinrich Wehmeyer 28 male Wever
136 Louise Wehmeyer 29 female his Wife
one infant Wehmeyer
137 Diedrich Rotenmeyer 35 male Farmer
138 Maria Rotenmeyer 36 female his Wife
139 Christine Rotenmeyer 12 female his daughter
140 Louise Rotenmeyer 9 female his daughter
141 Caroline Rotenmeyer 6 female his daughter
142 Wilhelmine Rotenmeyer 3 female his daughter
143 Maria von Behren 22 female Servant
144 Caroline Reimler 23 female Servant
145 Christian Bredemeyer 19 Male Farmer
146 Friederich Witte 59 Male Farmer
147 Wilhelmine Witte 58 female his Wife
148 Heinrich Witte 30 Male hs Son
149 Louise Witte 26 female his daughter
150 Wilhelm Witte 20 Male his Son
151 Ernst Witte 14 Male his Son
152 Friedrich Kahre 16 Male Laborer
153 Heinrich Horstmann 17 Male Farmer
154 Christian Horstmann 14 Male his brother
155 Christine Horstmann 50 female Mother
156 Louise Horstmann 13 female his sister
157 Maria Horstmann 19 female Servant
158 Anna Take 19 female Servant
159* Heinrich Wiese 47 Male Farmer
160 Christian Meyer 20 Male Servant
161 Anna Vetten 22 female Servant
162 Marie Vetten 20 female Servant
163 Christian Kahre 20 Male Shoomaker
164 August Wickert 21 Male Farmer
165 Christian Hahne 20 Male Farmer
166 Christian Niemann 54 Male Farmer
167 Marie Niemann 42 female his Wife
168 Christian Niemann 17 Male his Son
169 Caroline Niemann 14 female his daughter
170 Christine Niemann 6 female his daughter
171 Wilhelmine Niemann 2 female his daughter
172 Louise Drogen 25 female Servant
173* Maria von Behren 59 female
174 Louise Rohlfing 29 female Servant
175 Louise Rohlfing 2 female her daughter
176 Wilhelm Vollmer 36 Male Taylor
177 Marie Vollmer 31 female his Wife
178 Casper Vollmer 9 Male his Son
179 August Vollmer 5 Male his Son
180 Hanna Vollmer 3 female his daughter
181 Louise Hermann 21 female Servant
182 Christine Bredmeyer 20 female Servant
183 Marie Schnucken 26 female Servant
184 Johann Ottersberg 26 Male farmer
185 Heinrich Jansen 35 Male Laborer
186 Esse Jansen ?8 female his Wife
one infant Jansen
187 Hel??a Jansen ? female his daughter
188 Johann Jansen 5 Male his Son
189 Claus Jansen 3 Male his son
190 Albert Beckmann 24 Male Laborer
191 Jurgens Hogelucht 23 Male Laborer
192 Johann Schluter 32 Male Laborer
193 Wubke Schluter 30 female his Wife
one infant Schluter
194 Margarete Schluter 5 female his daughter
195 Gerhard Zimmermann 24 Male Shoemaker
196 Chatharine Feldmann 18 female Servant
197 Heinrich Gerdes 23 Male Laborer
198 Ufke Harms 27 Male Laborer
199 Oke J. Harms 33 Male Laborer
200 Margarete Harms 44 female his Wife
201 Antje Harms 9 female his daughter
202 John Harms 13 Male his Son
203 Johann Goosman 39 Male Laborer
204 Anna Goosman 31 female his Wife
one infant Goosman
205 Jansen Goosman 4 Male his Son died on the voyage
206 Ofke Wietjes 29 Male Laborer
207 Mine Wietjes 29 female his Wife
one infant Wietjes
208 Jel Wietjes 4 Male his Son
209 Gerhard Diekmann 28 Male Laborer
210 Antke Diekmann 30 female his Wife
211 Gerdes Diekmann 6 Male his Son
212 Johann Diekmann 2 Male his Son
213 Gerhard Meyer 24 Male Laborer
214 Gesche Magaret Meyer 23 female his Wife died on the voyage
one infant Meyer
215 Wilhelmine Meyer 23 female daughter
216 Heinrich Meyer 38 Male Joiner
217 Gerhard Strothmann 18 Male Laborer
218 Focke Weers 33 Male Farmer
219 Gebke Weers 28 female his Wife
220 Heye Weers 6 Male his Son
221 Johann Weers 4 Male his Son
222 Focke Weers 2 Male his Son
223* Heye Heye 70 Male his farther
224 Magarethe Berg 19 female Servant
225 Hermann Hahlmann 23 Male Laborer
226 Wilm Zimmermann 29 Male Farmer
227 Antje Zimmermann 27 female his Wife
228 Heinrich Uhlhorn 23 Male laborer
229 Friedrich Brauns 50 Male Farmer
230 Gottlieb Wenzel 23 Male Dyer
231 Louise Wenzel 22 female his Wife
232 Gotthelf Herber 21 Male Wever
233 Julius Scheibe 21 Male Joiner
234 Conrad Schnepel 18 Male Farmer
235 August Meyer 16 Male Farmer
236 Friederich Brandhott 20 Male Carpenter
237 Conrad Kammmeyer 25 Male Laborer
238 Christian Alfeld 20 Male Laborer
Second Cabin Passengers
239 Carl Kuchler 22 Male Joiner
240 Wilhelm Borbein 26 Male Baker
241 Franziska Fluck 21 female Servant
242 Heinrich Meyer 35 Male Laborer
243 Heinrich Rohne 66 Male Watchmaker
244 Hanna Rohne 46 female his Wife
245 Hermann Rohne 21 Male his Son
246 Carl Rohne 14 Male his Son
247 Minna Wetje 22 female Servant
248 Dorette Konnelmann 21 female Servant
249 Johann Keane 30 Male Laborer
250 Christoff Wittler 27 Male Laborer
251 Hinrietta Wittler 22 female his Wife
one infant Wittler
252 Eilert Rossmuller 52 Male Farmer
253 Eilers Rossmuller 16 Male his Son
254 Meta Rossmuller 14 female his daughter
255 Trentje Rossmuller 12 female his daughter
256 Albert Rossmuller 7 Male his Son
257 Wilhelm Muhlfenzer 27 Male Wever
258 Anna Hahmann 32 female Servant
259 Joseph Hahmann 13 Male Servant
260 Vinzenz Burger 28 Male Wever
261 Heinrich Buttger 43 Male Baker
262 Trentje Buttger 51 female his Wife
263 Friedrich Gunther 33 Male Carpenter
264 Wilhelmine Gunther 35 female his Wife
265 Ernstine Gunther 4 female his daughter
266 Heinrich Eichmann 39 Male Farmer
267 Dorothea Eichmann 37 female his Wife
one infant Eichmann
268 Minna Eichmann 7 female his daughter
269 Heinrich Eichmann 4 Male his Son
270 Diedrich Wittler 31 Male Laborer
271 Louise Wittler 24 female his Wife
one infant Wittler infant died on the voyage
272 Johanne Sochting 30 Male Semetress
273 Fritz Sochting 7 Male her Son
274 Christine Sochting 22 female Semetress
275 Christoff Nehaus 29 Male Farmer
276 Heinrich Schwegmann 24 Male Farmer
277 Bernhardine Lange 20 female Servant
278 Heinrich Hosmann 25 Male Joiner
279 Heinrich Hagedorn 19 Male Smith
280 Georg Markward 28 Male Farmer
281 Gribes Markward 18 female his Wife
282 Anna Holtmeyer 22 female Servant
283 Bernhardine Holtmeyer 16 female Servant
284* Johanne Meyer 48 female
285 Conrad Recker 29 Male Farmer
286 Adam Hehmann 23 Male Smith
287 Hermann Reineke 28 Male Shoemaker
288 Johanna Brader 20 female Servant
289 Hanna Robke 20 female Servant
290 Chatarine Rossner 30 female Semetress
291 Gerhard Bestermann 25 Male Farmer
292 Ferdinand Wellman 19 Male Laborer
293 Chatarine Wellman 17 female his Sister
294 Wilm Buhr 23 Male Laborer
295 Maria Buhr 25 female his Sister
296 Eilert Rossmuller 23 Male Laborer
297 Johann Eschen 25 Male Laborer
298 Harm Kuper 23 Male Laborer
299 Johann Ackermann 26 Male Farmer
300 Diedrich Muller 27 Male Farmer
301 Andreas Eckhoff 26 Male Laborer
302 Johann Meints 23 Male Laborer
303 Harm Rademacher 24 Male Laborer
304 Johann Hermann 24 Male Laborer
305 Volk Wallmann 23 Male Laborer
306 Heinrich Boden 27 Male Laborer
307 Jelle Buhr 23 Male Laborer
308 Charlotte Brandt 23 female Servant
309 Christian Herwig 53 Male Farmer
310 Charlotte Herwig 52 female his Wife
311 Ferdinand Herwig 22 Male his Son
312 Emilie Herwig 18 female his daughter
313 Friedericke Herwig 8 Male his Son
314 Johann Frantzen 28 Male Farmer
315 Jansen Frantzen 25 female his Wife
one infant Frantzen
316 Hermann Muller 36 Male Merchant
317 Berntie Muller 43 female his Wife
318 Maria Muller 12 female his daughter
319 Helene Muller 11 female his daughter
320 Bernhard Muller 6 Male his Son
321 Christoff Muller 7 Male his Son
322* Eilert Muller ? Male his Son
323 Hermann Nob?e ? Male Farmer
324 ????n?ic?h Schmidt ? Male Farmer
325 Chatarine Schmidt ? female his Wife
326 Tebke Schmidt 24 female his daughter
327 Anna Busch 21 female Servant
328 Gottfried Geisler 19 Male Schoemaker
329 Carl Schwarzbeck 19 Male Smith
First Cabin Passengers
330 Wilhelm Kayser 57 Male Merchant
331 Minna Kayser 28 female his daughter
332 Leo Tegethoff 27 Male Shoemaker
333 Conrad Hintze 33 Male Mason
334 Johanna Hintze 32 female his Wife
one infant Hintze
335 Wilhelm Hintze 9 Male his Son
336 Heinrich Hintze 7 Male his Son
337 Hanna Hintze 3 female his daughter
338 Friederich Wiebusch 19 Male Farmer
339 Clemens Wiebusch 17 Male Farmer
340 Wilhelm Wiebusch 25 Male Farmer
341 Georg Wiebusch 22 Male Farmer
342 Carl Diekmann 20 Male Clerk
343 Heinrich Pepersack 23 Male Farmer
344 Ernst Scholle 24 Male Farmer
345 Ludwig Blotevogel 18 Male Farmer
346 Georg Bofenz 24 Male Butcher
Transcriber's Notes:
The abbreviation Old. prior to the ship name in the captain's statement
could mean Oldenburgh.
Occupations were often misspelled including weaver, seamstress, shoemaker,
mason, laborer.
This was a difficult transcription. It had been transcribed before and
that transcription was compared to mine to get the best possible result.
For all passengers the country to which they belong is Germany and
the country to which they intend to become inhabitants is United States.
Therefore these columns were eliminated.
Umlauts were used on some surnames.
56,58 Meyer - manifest lists given name as Heinrich for both sons
109 Lachmann - no information listed on manifest
119-126 originally thought was Deus but correspondence below says Duis
129-132 Liesemann - ages are difficult as they appear black on the copy
could be ages 17, 15, 12, 10
159 Wiese - age looks like 47 but very dark on copy
173 von Behren - no relationship or occupation listed on manifest
223 Heye - surname is Heye on manifest but perhaps it should be Weers
Relationship spelled as written on manifest.
284 Meyer - no relationship or occupation listed on manifest
322-325 unable to read due to copy being black in this area.
Correspondence March 24, 2001 passengers 119-126 Duis
Passengers 119-126 are part of my family. I thought I would never find
anyone with all of the ships to look through.
Albert is actually Habert.
Johann and Tetje are my GGG Grandparents. They eventually settled in
Iroquois County, Illinois. Lori Lucido
Correspondence April 18, 2001 passenger #198 Harms
UFKA HARMS arrived in New Orleans 8 Nov 1854 from Bremen, Germany on
the ship O. THYEN. He was listed as a farmer and 27 years of age.
He apparently travelled without family as none were listed. Ufka
shows up in the 1860 census of Menard County, Illinois.
UFKA HARMS 33 Hanover
Mary 33 "
John J 7 Illinois
George 6 "
Harmon 4 "
William 2 "
Nancy 6/12 "
Ufka Harms and family moved about 1875 to Richardson Co. Nebraska. He
can be found there in the 1880 census. In 1900 census at 74 years of
age he was living with a son, Henry. Mary apparently had died. He
was not listed in the 1910 census. Vandcgledhill
Correspondence June 8, 2001 passenger #252-256 ROSSMULLER
My ancestors are Eilert Rossmuller and family, 252-256. They settled in
St. Clair County, Illinois but later moved to Gage County, Nebraska. The
father Eilert died a few months after coming to America. His children
were Eilert (not Eilers), Meta, Trentje and Albert. The mother died
before sailing and I am trying to locate a name, as well as birth or
death dates on the father or the parents' ancestory.
Please e-mail me at Sharon Burke(sorry appears to be
changed and we do not know the new address) if you know of any information.
ATTENTION: Sharon or anyone researching the Rossmuller family, please
contact Jürgen Adams
Correspondence added August 22, 2005 for passengers 252-256 ROSSMULLER
Rossmu(e)ller Family (Passengers 252-256 Second Cabin) - written
and contributed by Diana Church, a direct descendant of this family.
Eilert Eylers Rossmueller originated from Vossbarg, Ostfriesland,
Germany. His wife, Abbe Janssen Goosmann died in childbirth in
August 1851; he later migrated to Illinois with his children (see
O.Thyen list, Second Cabin passengers 252-256). According to family
tradition, the father Eilert died shortly after arrival, near
Lebanon, St. Clair County, Illinois however I have not been able to
confirm this information; and I do not know where the four children,
ages 7 through 16 lived after his death. By 1860, his daughter
Trentje Rossmueller is living in Petersburg, Menard County,
Illinois, and working as a helper for a saddlemaker, no known
relationship. At Petersburg, in January 1861, Trientje married Tamme
Renken Zimmermann, also an orphan, who migrated in 1856 (?) from the
neighboring village of Fiebing, Ostfriesland, Germany. They both
"americanized" their names, using the names of Thomas R. Zimmerman
and Katherina Mueller.
In June 1862, Tamme R. Zimmerman and his wife, Trientje (Katherina)
Rossmueller Zimmerman, become the first Ostfriesen settlers and founders
of the Bear Creek settlement in Gage County, Nebraska. Remaining in Gage
County, Nebraska for the remainder of their lives, Trientje died in 1910
and Tamme died in 1925. Tamme and Trientje Zimmerman are my gg-grandparents.
Most of their descendants still remain in this community and much of the land
which Tamme originally purchased continues to be held by descendants or
relatives.
I do not have much information about Trientje's brother Eilert, who
was also a founder of the Zion Ev. Lutheran Church at Bear Creek
(1874). Her brother Albert Eilers Rossmueller married Gesche
Juergens Eilers (aka Rachel Jurgens) at Summerfield, Illinois in
1869 and by 1872 they had also moved to the Bear Creek settlement
in Nebraska; this couple held the organizational meeting for
Zion Ev. Lutheran Church in their dugout in March 1874.
(I do not know Rachel's parents, siblings or location of origin
in Germany). The older sister, Meta Rossmueller, also remains a
mystery; I suspect that she probably remained in Illinois but have
not found any confirming information and do not know her married name.
The St. Clair County Illinois website has additional information about
these family members, however the date and location of death for Eilert
Eylers Rossmueller, is still unknown.
You may contact Diana Church regarding these families.
Jans(s)en Family (Passengers 185-189)
The Janssen family emigrated from Ostfriesland, Germany. Heinrich Janssen
was born in Firrel, Amt Stockhausen, now Remels, Ostfriesland, Germany. His
wife, Esse Klahra Beckmann, was born in Moordorf, Ostfriesland.
The family landed in Alton, Illinois and were taken by a step-uncle, Frek
Zimmermann, to a log cabin near Moro, Illinois.
Heinrich and Esse Janssen are the gggrandparents of Pamela Bane, who has
provided us with this information. She has also generously donated the
following diary of this voyage of the O. Thyen, which was written by her
gggrandfather. You can contact Pamela Bane at Baneshe42@aol.com.
A diary of the voyage
1854
Being the diary entries of the voyage from Germany to America by Henry Johnson
(Heinrich Johann Janssen) and his family, September - November, 1854. The
original diary has been lost and this transcription is the only remaining
record.
On September 3rd at 3 o'clock in the afternoon we left Brake on a steamboat.
After 5 1/2 hours we passed Bremerhaven and out to open water, where we layed
over for the night. The steamboat went back at 9 o'clock. At 9 o'clock next
morning we left by sailboat, but as there was no wind we moved slowly S.W.
past Waugeroog at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, still slowly until 8 o'clock
when we anchored for the night.
On Sunday the 10th at 3 o'clock we sailed N.N.W. past Hegolord for 7 1/2
hours, then N.E. In the evening (II) at 4 o'clock we slowly turned N.E.
where suddenly the wind started to blow us N.W. We quickly turned North.
On the 12th we still went North. A small child died on board. With the
strong wind the weather got raw and cold.
On the 13th N.W. stormy.
14th heavy thunderstorm at noon with heavy waves.
15th still stormy, sailing N.E. till 4 p.m. when we turned sharply, rounded
Ireland and then we sailed S.S.W.
16th still sailing S.W.
17th (Sunday) light wind in the a.m. then stormy and windy sailing S.S.W.
18th heavy storms sailing S.S.W.
19th still stormy
20th storm with hail
21st windy in the a.m. about 8 o'clock a sailor fell overboard.
22nd Friday light West wind with clear skies
23rd also nice, sailing S.E. caught a hog fish but it was not very fat only
an inch. At noon we sailed W.
24th Sunday sailing S.W. with strong West wind, at night light winds.
25th light wind sailing S.W.
26th S.E. wind gong South traveling fast in the morning, later on slower the
weather nice and warm.
27th light easterlywinds sailing S.W.
28th N. W. wind sailing S. W.
29th wind calm, nice warm weather. The last 2 days the sea was smooth as a
looking glass.
Saturday, the 30th also nice.
Sunday Oct. 1st hot West wind sailing S.S.W. in the evening W. quiet at night
and sailing E.
Oct. 2nd S.E. wind sailing S.W. cooler.
3rd South wind with a storm and a thunderstorm at night.
Oct 4th nice and E. Wind, evenings calm. That night at 8 o'clock a young
girl died. She had been born in Holland and was 26 years old, had been sick
only 4 or 5 days. That night she was buried at sea.
On the 5th light South winds sailing S. W.
Oct 6th N.W. calm wind
Oct 7th N.N.E. winds sailing S.E. It was very calm and we sailed S. Here we
saw some flying fish and the day before we saw Puerto Rico through the
telescope.
On the 8th (Sunday) soft and cool wind. (The sun is as high as in East
Friesland around St. John's Day)
9th wind light. A child died. Sailing S.W.
10th wind from S.E. later on S.W. and really warm. It got calmer during the
night.
Oct 11th morning light wind, towards evening calm.
Oct 12th again sailing very slowly. At noon the wind changed to East then
Northeast and we sailed slowly southeast.
Oct 13, 14, 15 we sailed somewhat to East by Southeast wind was East and
North then calm at times. We hardly moved.
On Sunday afternoon the 15th the wind changed to the Southeast and the ship
flew like an arrow.
16th the same.
17th till 2 o'clock the same. Then the wind became calm and we had to turn
and we sailed West.
18th the same.
19th the same.
20th and 21st the same.
22nd (Sunday) still calm.
23rd still calm
24th calm till noon when a soft East wind rose which got to be very strong by
evening.
26th the same
27th heavy seas.
28th and 29th Sunday norming the same.
Oct 30th early in the morning we saw the Island Dominican Republic.
On the 31st about 1 o'clock we passed the Island and we saw Cuba to the right
of us.
On the 2nd of Nov. we did not see Cuba anymore but on the left was the Island
of Jamaica.
We sailed on November 3rd at night 10 p.m. we turned sharply Northwest.
Nov. 4th (Sunday) West wind
Nov. 6th a pilot came on board and steered us more North so we would be right
on course.
Nov 7th in the morning
Nov 8th on Wednesday early in the morning we were at New Orleans.
Nov 9th sailed on.
Nov 11th arrived in Vicksburg in the evening where we stayed all night
because it was so dark.
12, 13, 14 in the evening Memphis.
15th we were on a sandbar and stayed all night.
Nov 16th Thursday early morning forward to Cairo where the Ohio River was on
the right.
Nov 17th morning 10 a.m. New Madrid afternoon at Cape Girardeau.
Next day, Nov 18th Alton
Meals were provided while crossing the ocean but on the trip up the river
they had to be bought.
The food was cooked on the fire made in the sand spread on the deck of the
boat.
Correspondence April 9, 2002 passenger #298 Kuper
Harm Kuper (1831-1901), the brother of my great-grandmother, Rena (Kuper)
Utermohlen, is listed as #298 on the O. Thyen, which arrived at New
Orleans from Bremen on 8 November 1854. He was born in Firrel,
Ostfriesland, Germany on 16 Feb 1831.
Harm married Martha Harms in Menard County, Illinois in 1858. They
later lived in Cass County, Illinois. In 1870, Harm and Martha removed
to Atchison County, Missouri, settling in Benton township. He became
a prosperous farmer and had four children that lived to adulthood. His
brother Gerd came to Illinois about 1857 and also removed to Atchison
County, Missouri. Bill Utermohlen
Correspondence May 26, 2003 passengers #105-107 Galwitz
Passengers 105...August Gallwitz and 106....Caroline Gallwitz and infant
are my relatives, possibly 107..Carl Gallwits, too. I was very excited to
find them. I had always assumed that they had entered the states through
the port of New York. August and Caroline settled in Mobile, Alabama.
They are my great, great grandparents. J. Pendarvis
Correspondence September 5, 2003 passenger #302 Meints
Passenger 302, listed as Johann (Janssen) Meints was born 7 Jun 1831 Strackhold,
Ostfriesland, Germany. He died in Pickrell NE 1 Feb 1930.
He was the son of Johann HEINRICH Meints who was born 15 Oct 1794 Strackhold,
Ostfriesland, Germany and Mareke Frieden Lubinus born 20 Nov 1809 Strackhold,
Ostfriesland, Germany. MKOZMO14
Correspondence January 16, 2008 - Passengers 29-33 LOHR
Hermann Lohr was my GGGgrandfather. He and his family settled in the
northeast corner of Missouri in La Grange. I believe they may have
helped build the St. Peter's Lutheran Church there in La Grange in 1855.
Hermann's son Heinrich - age 20, also on the O Thyen, was my GGgrandfather.
He and his brother Franz (18 and on the ship) both served on the Union side
in the Civil War. The family scandal involved Heinrich, who couldn't serve
in the war any longer because of an injury, so changed his name to Lahr and
signed up in another man's place to earn his pension. Apparently the whole
family went along with the name change, as everyone is buried as Lahr's in
the cemeteries around there!
Another family tragedy involved Franz though (aka Frank), who was the
father of 8 children with his wife Hannah Bruenger (sp Bringer?).
In 1886 he rode his mule into La Grange from the family farm about 3 miles out
and went to the home of one of his daughters, where his estranged wife was
staying. He asked her if she was going to come home with him, to which she
replied "only if you treat me better." He threatened to kill her, raised his
gun, and as she ran away he shot her, then turned the gun on himself. They both
died that day and are buried next to each other in the Riverview cemetery in
La Grange.
Heinrich's son Franz Heinrich (aka August) was baptised at St. Peter's.
The baptismal certificate is all in German. August was my great-grandfather.
August and his son William Henry (my grandpa Bill) left Missouri together in
the early 1900's I believe, and went to Wyoming where Grandpa Bill met my
grandmother Rosina Maud Maier. Rosina's father, Otto Maier, had been
another German immigrant who came through Ellis Island, walked across the
country and settled in Worland, Wyoming. They married in about 1923 and
my dad, William Verne Lahr, was born in 1926, after they had all moved to
Los Angeles.
I'm still trying to find out where Hermann Lohr and his wife Dorothea were
born in Germany, so I would welcome any emails from anyone with information
about these immigrants on the O'Thyen.
Thanks for the transcriptions and the wonderful work you do!
Lynne Lahr-Taylor
Sonoma, California
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M259, Reel 40, List 342.
Re-transcribed by Sheila Tate member of the
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