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Ship John Bertram
[There is no sworn statement for this ship.]
List or Manifest of all passengers taken on board the Ship John Bertram whereof Hoepfner is Master, from Hamburg burthen 778 Tons.
Columns represent: Names, Age, Sex, Occupation, The Country to which they severally belong (1), The Country of which they intend to become inhabitants (2), and Died on the Voyage.
1 Ruge, W 18 M Mech
2 Stade, C F 31 M Farmer
3 Stade, Sophie 31 F
4 Stade, Louise 7 F
5 Stade, F 34 F
6 Wallderin, J F W 17 M Farmer
7 Schroder, C F W 27 M Farmer
8 Schroder, Johanna 28 F
9 Jumean, F J 25 M Mech
10 Fritz, J 25 M Mech
11 Fritz, Maria 27 F
12 Fritz, Johann 64 M
13 Fritz, Marie 53 F
14 Fritz, Marie 20 F
15 Kenning, J 27 M Mech
16 Fritz, Heinrich 16 M Mech
17 Paustjan, D 30 M Mech
18 Paustjan, J H 34 F
19 Paustjan, D 3 -
20 Plagemann, H 25 M Farmer
21 Reiher, Elisa 21 F
22 Schmidt, Johann 43 M Farmer
23 Schmidt, D Y C 38 F
24 Schmidt, C F 16 M
25 Schmidt, A C 8 F
26 Schmidt, Bertha C W 6 F
27 Heuck, Ludwig 36 M Farmer
28 Heuck, Sophie 34 F
29 Heuck, Rieche 9 F
30 Heuck, Caroline 6 F
31 Heuck, Wilhelm 4 M
32 Heuck, Wiene Inf M
33 Oldenburg, Johann 48 M Farmer
34 Oldenburg, Carl 32 M Farmer
35 Oldenburg, C 17 F
36 Oldenburg, W 3 M
37 Oldenburg, F 9 F
38 Petense, Maria 19 F
39 Seifert, E 19 F
40 Seifert, Adolph 1 M
41 Moller, Jochim 26 M Farmer
42 Moller, E 34 F
43 Moller, F Inf M
44 Moller, M 6 F
45 Bochmann, F 39 M Farmer
46 Libble, D 32 F
47 Blankcher, J 53 M Farmer
48 Paarmann, F 28 M Farmer
49 Paarmann, Sophia 23 F
50 Paarmann, W 1 F
51 Blankcher, Maria 56 F
52 Blankcher, F 13 F
53 Stulrich, Carl 36 M Farmer
54 Stulrich, E 31 F
55 Stulrich, Johanna 23 F
56 Stulrich, W 6 F
57 Schumacher, W 23 M
58 Schwemer, Carl 31 M
59 Schwemer, W 29 F
60 Tur?ow, Johann 59 M Farmer
61 Tur?ow, F 50 F
62 Tur?ow, F 20 F
63 Tur?ow, W 18 F
64 Tur?ow, Johann 15 M
65 Tur?ow, Sophie 9 F
66 Tralow, Johann 42 M Farmer
67 Tralow, Maria 58 F
68 Tralow, Anna 7 F
69 Previn, E C J 31 M Farmer
70 Previn, Caroline 28 F Died
71 Previn, Carl 4 M
72 Previn, Minna 2 F Died
73 Wancke, Maria 56 F
74 Wancke, W Inf M
75 Talow, J J C F 34 M Farmer
76 Talow, Maria 34 F
77 Talow, Hermann 2 M
78 Lubsch, Johann 58 M Farmer
79 Lubsch, Maria 62 F
80 Heiden, Johann 34 M Farmer
81 Heiden, Caroline 33 F
82 Heiden, Carl 4 M
83 Ohm, F 23 F
84 Pankow, Christian 31 M Farmer
85 Pankow, F 25 F
86 Pankow, W 5 M
87 Pankow, August 2 M
88 Wedel, Carl 36 M Farmer
89 Anders, Fred 36 M Farmer
90 Anders, F 35 F
91 Gaid, Maria 57 F
92 Gaid, D 29 F
93 Stocker, G 30 M Farmer
94 Stocker, Maria 60 F Died
95 Stocker, J 31 M Farmer Died
96 Stocker, Johann 27 M Farmer Died
97 Stocker, Ernestine 25 F
98 Rosenow, J C F 33 M Farmer
99 Rosenow, Mina 32 F
100 Jagos, Charlotte 58 F
101 Kopelyn, Sophie 28 F
102 Leinocke, F 25 F
103 Stocken, J J 34 M Farmer
104 Stocken, Rieke 25 F
105 Stocken, Minna 2 F
106 Hillmann, J C F H 23 M Farmer
107 Hillmann, W 59 M Farmer
108 Hillmann, D 58 F
109 Hillmann, Louise 19 F
110 Wiese, W 25 M Farmer
111 Wiese, F 25 F
112 Wiese, L J J 73 M Farmer Died
113 Wiese, Marie J 65 F
114 Wiese, Heinrich 27 M Farmer
115 Wiese, Minna 33 F
116 Wiese, Ludwig 33 M Farmer
117 Wiese, W Inf M
118 Muller, Maria 33 F
119 Muller, Bertha 10 F
120 Fetting, Hans 57 M
121 Fetting, Maria 49 F
122 Fetting, M 16 F
123 Fetting, Carl 14 M
124 Fetting, C 11 M
125 Rohrbeck, Johann 32 M Farmer
126 Rohrbeck, S 27 F
127 Thursam, C 28 M Farmer
128 Orosse, Wm 24 M
129 Meyer, P 21 M
130 Teikens, C C 27 M Mech
131 Wuth, A J 25 M Mech
132 Bossell, G H 19 M Clerk
133 Foege, H B 21 M Farmer
134 Klussendorf, H 36 M Farmer
135 Klussendorf, D 46 F
136 Stappelman, Carl 18 M Farmer
137 Stappelman, Johann 15 M Farmer
138 Stappelman, Heinrich 13 M
139 Stappelman, Christian 10 M
140 Stappelman, Ludwig 8 M
141 Schmaddebeck, Johann 53 M Farmer Died
142 Schmaddebeck, Maria 45 F
143 Schmaddebeck, Heinrich 24 M Farmer
144 Schmaddebeck, Johann 16 M Farmer *
145 Voss, Johann 67 M Farmer
146 Voss, Johann 31 M Farmer
147 Voss, Caroline 32 F
148 Voss, F 4 M
149 Voss, Minna Inf F
150 Meier, W 8 M
151 Hacker, C 24 M Mech
152 Jantzen, Anna 14 F
153 Winter, J P E 31 M Farmer
154 Winter, Maria 28 F
155 Gest, Maria 52 F
156 Gest, F 25 F
157 Gest, Carl 23 M Farmer
158 Gest, Johanna 18 F
159 Wessel, J C F 39 M Farmer
160 Wessel, D 38 F
161 Wessel, Johanna 13 F
162 Wessel, Carl 11 M
163 Wessel, Carolina 9 F
164 Wessel, F 7 F
165 Wessel, F 5 M
166 Wessel, W 3 F
167 Wessel, Sophia Inf F
168 Wessel, Henriette 10 F
169 Wessel, W C F 8 M
170 Wessel, A C F 25 F
171 Wessel, E W H 2 F
172 Brugert, C E 25 M
173 Voss, Auguste 30 F
174 Brugert, C 3 M
175 Wachert, F F P 32 M
176 Wachert, Johanna 31 F
177 Wachert, W 4 M
178 Wachert, W Inf F
179 Rossow, W F 27 M
180 Schmidt, A P L 34 M
181 Schmidt, Christine 35 F
182 Schmidt, Maria 22 F
183 Idefeldt, Carl 29 M
184 Ahrens, Sophia 30 F
185 Ahrens, Fritz 22 M
186 Bottchen, Hana 20 F
187 Meyer, Heinrich 29 M
188 Rath, Dorothea 22 F
189 Rath, Minna 2 F
190 Heyer, W 23 F
191 Teylitz, W F E 24 M
192 Sander, L C H 69 M Farmer
193 Fred, E C P 36 M
194 Fred, Sophia 31 F
195 Fred, Hermann 5 M
196 Fred, W Inf F
197 Bitterling, W 15 F
198 Tiedt, C F 39 M
199 Tiedt, Minna 32 F Died
200 Tiedt, Herman 2 M
201 Bade, F 36 F
202 Friher, Christian 69 M
203 Brunner, Sophie 16 F
204 Brunner, John 47 M
205 Brunner, Louise 18 F
206 Hidde, Johann 53 M
207 Hidde, Christine 50 F Died
208 Hidde, Caroline 9 F
209 Pretzen, Minna 16 F Died
210 Kopper, W Inf M Died
211 Kopper, F 28 F
212 Riesstahl, Johann 56 M Farmer
213 Riesstahl, Johanna 55 F
214 Riesstahl, F 24 F
215 Rumshagen, Johann 19 M Farmer
216 Staffeld, T F H 30 M Farmer
217 Staffeld, Carolina 27 F
218 Staffeld, W Inf F
219 Staffeld, Johann 57 M Farmer
220 Staffeld, Magdalena 58 F
221 Staffeld, Johann 35 M Farmer
222 Staffeld, Caroline 33 F
223 Staffeld, Ludwig 18 M Farmer
224 Hardwig, F 25 M Farmer
225 Hardwig, F 26 F
226 Hardwig, F Inf M Died
227 Brandt, Christian 53 M Farmer
228 Brandt, Maria 54 F
229 Brandt, Heinrich 24 M Farmer
230 Brandt, Christopher 16 M Farmer
231 Brandt, Sophia 20 F
232 Thielk, Johann 48 M Farmer
233 Behrend, Hans 25 M Farmer
234 Behrend, Carolina 27 F
235 Behrend, Ludwig 7 M
236 Behrend, Johann 3 M
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237 Wulff, Johann 30 M
238 Wulff, Sophia 30 F
239 Wulff, Carl 6 M
240 Sepprien, Carl 35 M
241 Sepprien, Sophia 26 F
242 Sepprien, W 4 M
243 Sepprien, Minna 3 F
244 Haas, Johann 28 M
245 Pankow, J F C 74 M
246 Pankow, Johann 34 M
247 Pankow, Rieka 32 F
248 Pankow, Minna 8 F
249 Pankow, Carl 7 M
250 Pankow, Fette 5 F
251 Pankow, F 2 F Died
252 Pankow, Wilhelm Inf M Died
253 Koehler, C W 49 M
254 Koehler, F 46 F
255 Koehler, Caroline 23 F
256 Koehler, F 19 F
257 Koehler, W 15 F
258 Kapper, F 24 F
259 Pretzer, Minna 16 M* Died
260 Staffeldt, J S E 28 F
261 Staffeldt, Johann 29 M
262 Staffeldt, S Inf - Died
263 Limhagen, Adolph 33 M
264 Limhagen, F 28 F
265 Siebert, D 25 F
266 Drehse, Chris 56 M
267 Schroder, F 36 M
268 Schroder, F 24 F Died
269 Schroder, Ida 54 F
270 Schroder, Carl 7 M Died
271 Schroder, F 5 F
272 Schroder, Minna 2 F Died
273 Claren, J 37 M
274 Claren, Magdeline 31 F
275 Claren, Ludwig 9 F*
276 Claren, W 6 F
277 Claren, Caroline 3 F Died
278 Heihels, L 59 F
279 Haas, F J W 17 M
280 Law, C F 17 M
281 Law, W 19 F
282 Wittelsted, J C L 38 M
283 Wittelsted, ? 34 F
284 Wittelsted, Johann 9 F*
285 Wittelsted, W 7 F
286 Wittelsted, Sophie 4 F
287 Wittelsted, Mina 2 F
288 Wittelsted, Carl Inf M
289 Barkholz, Johann 31 M
290 Barkholz, Betty 28 F
291 Barkholz, Elise 3 F
292 Barkholz, Johanna 1 F Died
293 Kruger, August 32 M
294 Freitag, Elise 28 F
295 Freitag, Louise 24 F
296 Freitag, Sophie 18 F
297 Kruger, Martien 2 F Died
298 Becker, Heinrich 29 M
299 Waidlander, Sophie 26 F
300 Kulow, F T G 23 M
301 Kulow, F 20 F
302 Wulff, Ernst 23 M
303 Law, H 39 M
304 Law, Sophie 43 F
305 Law, L 8 F
306 Law, Sophie 5 F
307 Pfohnig, L 19 F
308 Hegen, H 21 M
309 Witte, Heinrich 21 M
310 Blank, F 21 M
311 Striggow, Christian 45 F*
312 Striggow, Maria 43 F
313 Striggow, Johann 21 F*
314 Striggow, Sophie 17 F
315 Striggow, F 16 F
316 Striggow, Maria 13 F
317 Striggow, Heinrich 9 M
318 Striggow, F 7 F
319 Striggow, Liesie 5 F Died
320 Striggow, Carl 2 M Died
321 Kruger, Johann 33 M
322 Kruger, Maria 32 F
323 Kruger, Maria 2 F
324 Kramer, C A 37 M
325 Kruger, Johan 18 M
326 Kruger, Minna 36 F
327 Kruger, Johanna 11 F
328 Kruger, W 7 F
329 Kruger, Carl 5 M
330 Kruger, W 3 F
331 Lindermann, C 60 M Died
332 Lindermann, Caroline 60 F Died
333 Lindermann, W 20 F
334 Lindermann, C F W 25 M
335 Lindermann, W 2 M
336 Schalon, F 39 M
337 Schalon, J 26 M
338 Holst, Johann 59 M
339 Holst, S 62 F Died
340 Holst, W 24 F
341 Schaben, W Inf F
342 Kroger, Johann 62 M
343 Kroger, Sophia 56 F
344 Kroger, Maria 25 F
345 Kroger, Christian 13 F*
346 Hancken, Fritz 5 M
347 Burmeitter, M Inf F
348 Burmeitter, C 30 F
349 Luckan, J 27 M
350 Miller, B F F 56 M
351 Steffer, A 21 M
352 Meyer, F 20 M
353 Gotshow, Johann 34 M
354 Gotshow, D 22 F Died
355 Dassow, F G P 29 M Died
356 Dassow, Johanne 31 F
357 Dassow, F 9 F
358 Dassow, C 6 F
359 Dassow, W 4 F
360 Dassow, F Carl 2 F*
361 Kulow, Johanna 68 F Died
362 Gork, F G C 36 M
363 Gork, M 28 F
364 Gork, Carl 4 M Died
365 Gork, Maria 2 F Died
366 Schultz, Johann 27 M
367 Bohr, F 21 F
368 Schultz, Carl Inf F* Died
369 Dopp, C P 55 M
370 Dopp, M 53 F
371 Dopp, J 23 F
372 Dopp, S 17 F
373 Dopp, L 10 F
374 Weiss, A 45 M
375 Kohler, Anton 44 M
376 Bielon, J 71 M
377 Bielon, M 72 F
378 Bielon, S 31 F
379 Schmidt, F 33 M
380 Schmidt, P 25 F
381 Schmidt, M Inf -
382 Schroder, H C W 28 M
383 Losskow, M 21 F
384 Helms, J 55 M
385 Helms, C 51 F
386 Helms, C 30 F
387 Helms, E 28 F
388 Helms, Anna 25 F
389 Meyer, F 56 M
390 Meyer, Johann 56 F*
391 Meyer, Meine 18 -
392 Gunerift, J 16 -
393 Peter, Jochim 25 -
394 Peter, J 60 M
395 Peter, M 28 F
396 Peter, W 26 F
397 Peter, R 2 F
398 Techel, F 28 M
399 Schamburg, T 22 F
400 Rittgam, Maria 69 F
401 Mien, C F 67 M Died
402 Mien, D 65 F
403 Mien, F 28 F
404 Mien, D 65 F
405 Sauggaw, W 7 F
406 Sauggaw, M Inf -
407 Kittenddorf, C E 28 M
408 Kittenddorf, F 30 F
409 Kittenddorf, C 7 F
410 Luther, D 64 M Died
411 Luther, C 60 F
412 Luther, M 24 F
413 Luther, J 19 F
414 Luther, L Inf -
415 Albrecht, J M 40 M
416 Albrecht, E 29 F
417 Albrecht, M Inf -
418 Muller, M 16 F
419 Ludwig, J 24 M
420 Papche, C 27 M
421 Papche, Anna 39 F
422 Papche, H 16 F
423 Papche, W 10 F
424 Papche, W 5 F
425 Papche, F 3 F
426 Papche, E Inf M
427 Schmidt, F 52 M
428 Schmidt, F 42 F
429 Schmidt, Sophie 43 F
430 Schmidt, Sophie 7 F
431 Schmidt, H 4 -
432 Schmidt, J Inf F
433 Prafat, C 46 M
434 Samsa, J 26 M
435 Herman, J S 40 F
436 Herman, C 45 F
437 Herman, R 11 F
438 Herman, M 9 F
439 Herman, C 8 F
440 Herman, A 4 F
441 Daylew, W 24 F
442 Daylew, B 2 F
443 Werth, J F W 30 M
444 Werth, W 30 F
445 Werth, W 3 F
446 Werth, Carl Inf -
447 Base, Carl 23 M
448 Hermann, F 33 M
449 Plotz, Carl 19 M
450 Plotz, E 23 F
451 Jesdendorf, M 21 F
452 Malchow, C 27 M
453 Leeber, F 27 M
454 Stohl, Adele 23 -
455 Stohl, M Inf -
Transcriber's Notes:
(1) All passengers were listed as belonging to Germany, therefore
the column was omitted.
(2) All passengers listed the U S as destination, therefore the
column was omitted.
(3) No dates were listed for the deaths.
(4) This voyage of the Ship John Bertram appears in "Germans to America",
Volume 18, pages 355-358. Numerous given names and occupations
are listed there, from unknown sources, that do not appear
in the original passenger list. The list as transcribed here
is as it appears in the original.
(5) Names abbreviated as indicated by the original recorder.
(6) No occupations were listed after passenger 236.
? Denotes illegible character on original.
?Passengers 60-65, looks most like g or j.
*Passenger 144, who was the transcriber's Great-Grandfather, is listed
as "Died", but this is incorrect.
*Passenger 259, probably Female.
*Passenger 275, probably Male.
?Passenger 283, looks like A or F
*Passenger 284, probably Male.
*Passenger 311, probably Male.
*Passenger 313, probably Male.
*Passenger 345, probably Male.
*Passenger 360, probably Male.
*Passenger 368, probably Male.
*Passenger 390, possibly named Johanne.
The transcriber, Don Schmalbeck was pleased to find his
ancestors on this ship.
They were the Schmaddebeck family, Passengers 141-144. The Johann who
died at sea was his 2nd-Great-Grandfather. This family was from the
village of Nieder Steffenshagen, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, located between
Bad Doberan and Kröpelin, just west of Rostock near the Baltic coast.
There is a town called Schmadebeck on the map today, just to the southeast
of Kröpelin. This town name was first recorded circa 1250 AD.
Other families are known with the spelling Schmalbeck from farther east
and south, especially from the area between the Schwerinsee and Plau.
Maria's (Marie's) maiden name is Clasen, and her family is from just
farther west of Steffenshagen, in Biendorf. Marie's father Johann was
a dairyman there. Marie and son Henry show up in the 1870 Illinois census
in Chicago, both with the changed spelling: Schmalbeck. No furhter record
has been found of either of them [yet].
John (Johann, the younger) was christened Johann Peter Christian Schmaddebeck,
and shows up in the 1880 Illinois census also spelled Schmalbeck.
John was blacksmith for the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad,
and was killed in a train accident in 1924, while at work.
John's father, Johann Joachim Schmaddebeck was a farmer, and
John's grandfather, Johann Joachim Andreas Schmaddebeck, was born in
Heiligenhagen, Mecklenburg and was a wheel maker.
There is no known reason for the change in spelling, although it seems
likely that it just hadn't yet been standardized. Among known relations
of the 18th and 19th centuries the following spellings are also recorded:
Schmabeck, Schmaddebeck, Schmadebeck, Schmadbek, Schmadbeks, Schmadelbeck,
Schmalbeck, Schmalbuck, Schmarbeck, and Schmedbek. Anyone researching
family trees should consider seriously the various ways that his/her
ancestors could have spelled (and others could have misspelled) the name.
Other Schmaddebecks of close relation emigrated to Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
They used the spelling Schmadebeck.
Another family using Schmadebeck, left Rostock for the Chicago area in 1925.
There are still families in Germany using Schmaddebeck and Schmalbeck.
A picture of John (Johann Schmaddebeck) Schmalbeck,
right, with his son George. John was born in Nieder Steffenshagen,
Mecklenburg 6 Oct 1850, and emigrated on the Ship John Bertram
in November 1866, with his father Johann, who died at sea, mother Maria,
and older brother Heinrich. Maria, Heinrich, and John settled in Chicago.
Don Schmalbeck
National Archives and Records Administration,
Film M237, Roll 273.
Transcribed by Don Schmalbeck,
a member of the Immigrant Ship Transcribers Guild.26 September 1999
This manifest was originally posted on Christine's Genealogy Page
and is reprinted here by permission.
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