Immigrant Ships
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Mercur


Unknown Port Germany to Unknown Port Texas
24 August 1845

Departed: Unknown Germany
Arrival: Texas 24 August 1845
List of all the Passengers taken on board the Mercur,
under Captain Raschen.
 1* Sigmann, Friedrich and wife Charotte nee Wotte, and children
    Charotte, Justine, August, Caroline and Heinrich from Ottenstein
2 Botte, Wilhelm from Ottenstein
3 Ebert, August and wife, Justine, nee Hansemann
4 Dawes, Christian and wife Louise, nee Jago and children August, Wilhelmine and Caroline from Dolmen, Braunschweig
5 Sofge, Heinrich
6 Oppermann, Friedrich
7 Baute, Friedrich
8 Niemeier, Friedrich
9 Albrecht, Wilhelm
10 Schulze, Friedrich and wife Johanne, nee Nolten, and children Justine, Friedrich, Caroline, August, Johanne and Minna from Wangelstedt
11 Steinmeyer, Heinrich
12 Voges, Friedrich
13 Voges, Ludwig
14 Scholing, Ferdinand from Badenwerder
15 Preiss, Johann from Badenwerder
16 Lowenstein, Casper from Dammgarten
17 Henke, Heinrich and wife, Wilhelmine, nee Hohmeier, and children Caroline Wilhelmine and Johanna from Ichtershausen
18 Rachermann, Friedericke from Hohe, Braunschweig
19 Lochelin, Friedrich from Hohe, Braunschweig
20 Fenske, Wilhelm and wife Amalie, nee Lange, from Hohe, Braunschweig
21 Katelhardt, Wilhelm
22 Mosar, Arnold
23 Muller, Philipp and wife Maria, nee Jordan and children Caroline and Heinrich from Zwergen, Kurhessen
Transcriber's Notes: * Passengers #1: The two names of Charotte may have been mis-spelled
Retyped with the permission of the
San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society
as published in "Our Heritage"
Volume XXI, Number I
Transcribed by Joan Renfrow a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
14 June 2000


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