Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

Ship Orpheus

I, D. Schilling, Master of the Bremen Ship Orpheus, do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the Collection District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said Ship at Bremen from which port said Ship 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 5th Janry 1857 D. Schilling
So help me God, before me [signature of port authority indecipheraable]

List or Manifest Of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Bremen Ship Orpheus whereof D. Schilling is Master, from Bremen burthen 600 tons

Columns represent: Passenger number, Names, Age (years,months) Sex, Occupation, the Country to which they severally belong, the country in which they intend to become inhabitants and the location of housing on the ship.

Columns for the country of origin and that of country intending to become inhabitants of have been omitted because all were designated as Germany except for those noted below in the transcriber's notes

  1*  Marie Hermanny          2?     female
  2*  Herm. ????or            20     male    merchant
  3*  Rudolph Abel            2?     male    farmer
  4*  Julius ?ollitz          30     male    merchant
  5*  Heinrich ???gen         20     male    merchant
  6   Gebetha Rasche          50     female
  7*  Heinrich Bick           19     male    merchant
  8   August Jahre            28     male
  9*  Andreas Muller          50     male    teacher
 10*  Anna Muller             51     female
 11*  Caroline Muller         13     female
 12*  Reinhard Muller         10     male
 13*  Adolph Ehladick         18     male    merchant
 14   Aloys Meyer             36     male    cook
 15   Carl Gersch             15     male    farmer
 16   Johann Bader            24     male    jurist
 17   Nicolaus Barker         30     male    Cand. theol.
 18   Anton Schmidt           16     male    baker
 19   Martin Hinkelmann       19     male    butcher
 20*  Gottlob Kuffner         20     male    miller
 21   Christian Alberts       57     male    farmer
 22   Gottfried Witte         32     male    farmer
 23   Sophie Witte            37     female
 24   Gottfried Witte         15     male
 25   Friederike Witte         7     female
 26*  Georg Kornder           40     male    farmer
 27*  Margaretha Kornder      36     female
 28*  Marie Kornder            7     female
 29*  Margaretha Kornder       7     female
 30*  Johann Kornder           5     male
 31*  Georg Kornder            3     male
 32   Johann Friedbier        35     male    farmer
 33   Michael Engelhardt      32     male    farmer
 34   Elisabeth Weiskopf      24     female
 35*  Barbara Weiskopf        19     female  farmer
 36   Johann Spauff           29     male    miller
 37*  Margareth Odewald       23     female
 38   Franz Fishboldt         29     male    farmer
 39   August Schmidt          31     male    joiner
 40   Marianne Schmidt        30     female
 41   Carl Schmidt            13     male
 42   Johann Schmidt           6     male
 43   Augusta Schmidt          7     female
 44   Gustav Schmidt           3     male
 45   Theresa Schmidt         10 mo  female
 46*  Georg Ausenberger       30     male
 47*  Louise Ausenberger      31     female
 48*  Laura Ausenberger        5     female
 49   Xaverius Ausenberger     2     male
 50   Franziska Linser        33     female
 51   Christian Vangerow      21     male    farmer
 52   Moses Stein             20     male    butcher
 53*  Johann Cruger           29     male    farmer
 54   Casper Hummel           28     male    farmer
 55*  Johann Bockstroh        27     male    farmer
 56*  Caroline Lippod         27     female
 57   Moritz Wetzler          13     male
 58   Eduard Holzmann         22     male
 59*  Christian Mastberge?    32     male    farmer
 60   Adolph Anders           28     male    miller
 61   Thomas Buchanek         30     male    tailor
 62   August Radke            33     male    farmer
 63   Caroline Radke          23     female
 64   Gustav Radke             6     male
 65*  Friedrich Steinkampf    31     male    farmer
 66*  Johann Talmann          19     male    farmer
 67*  Heinrich K?????         16     male    farmer
 68   Friedrich Vogt          24     male    smith
 69   Ferdinand Vogt          ??     male    joiner
 70   Amalie Fick             15     female
 71*  Christianne Tollner     17     female
 72   Marie Ehler             20     female
 73   Dorette Friedl          19     female
 74   Georg Palz              43     male    farmer
 75   Margaretha Palz         48     female
 76   Georg Palz              23     male
 77   Barbara Palz            18     female
 78   Anna Palz               12     female
 79   Johann Palz              4     male
 80   Margaretha Palz          7     female
 81   Friedrick Palz           2     male
 82   Margaretha Freitag      29     female
 83   Kunigunde Lindner       23     female
 84   Franz Pauker            36     male    tailor
 85   Anna Pauker             39     female
 86   Caecilie Pauker          6     female
 87*  Catharina Schaltkase    25     female
 88*  Catharina ????          17     female
 89   Anna Hermann            20     female
 90   Wilhelm Rummel          32     male    carpenter
 91   Jacob Arnold            30     male    farmer
 92*  Jacob Rethauer          30     male    farmer
 93   Carl Strauch            50     male    farmer
 94   Conrad Rehme            25     male    farmer
 95   Conrad Hammerich        25     male    farmer
 96   Anna Hammerich          26     female
 97   Conrad Hammerich        10 mo  male
 98*  Christian Rehme         22     male    weaver
 99*  Wilhelm Rehme           53     male    weaver
100   Anna Kroenke            35     female
101*  Anna Fader              20     female
102   Anna Rief               35     female
103   Wilhelmine Fehr         22     female
104*  Nicolaus P???????       29     male    farmer
105*  Anna P????????          32     female
106*  Rese P?????????          3     female
107*  Anna P????????           3 mo  female
108   Peter Marti             13     male    labor
109   Philipp Busbach         22     male    miner
110*  Carl Astmann            32     male    farmer
111*  Cathrine Astmann        40     female
112*  Barthel Astmann          7     male
113   Nicolaus Ripke          31     male    farmer
114   Peter Max               25     male    machinist
115   Heinricyh Max           20     male    shoemaker
116   Margaretha Boese        30     female
117   Heinrich Kaltenborn     19     male
118*  Georg ?????             29     male    butcher
119   Heinrich Boehme         30     male    ????????
120   Friedrich A????         30     male    farmer
121*  Heinrich L???how        31     male    ???????
122   Carl Trost              35     male    ?????
123   Wolfgang Roth           28     male    ???????
124   Louis Paul              30     male    farmer
125   Diedrich Hunte          20     male    farmer
126   Andreas Heintze         51     male    farmer
127   Friedrich Heintze       19     male    shoemaker
128   Anna Iringer            42     female
129   Louise Schaumann        37     female
130   Heinrich Schaumann       7     male
131   Louise Schaumann         4     female
132   August Schaumann        10 mo  male
133   Friederike Brisigmann   35     female
134   Anna Brisigmann          6     female
135   Elisabeth Brisigmann     7     female
136   Paul Brisigmann          5     male
137   Hermann Brunamann       24     male    joiner
138   Lorentz Michaelis       16     male
139*  Anna Frerich            40     female
140*  Anna Frerich             6     female
141*  Johannes Frerich         7     male
142*  Christine Frerich        4     female
143*  Adam Frerich             9 mo  male
144   Martin Landrock         33     male    carpenter
145   Anna Landrock            6     female
146   Jacob Diedrich          31     male    weaver
147   Lorentz Kuntermann      27     male    shoemaker
148   Johann Beier            36     male    farmer
149   Anna Beier              35     female
150   Catharina Beier          6     female
151   Anna Beier               7     female
152   Heinrich Beier           4     male
153*  Cath Christiane Beier    9 mo  female
154   Anna Beier              62     female
155*  ?? Catharine Roff       22     female
156   Elisabeth Otter         17     female
157   Elisabeth Spoever       20     female
158   Anna Schmidt            26     female
159   Margaretha Schmidt      21     female
160   Kunigunde Schovermund   22     female
161   Anna Eichler            21     female
162*  Franz Arzt              50     male    joiner
163   Catharina Arzt          40     female
164   Eduard Arzt             17     male
165   Franziska Arzt          12     female
166   Peter Arzt               4     male
167   Johannes Arzt            6     male
168   Marie Arzt               7     female
169*  Joseph Luch             47     male    farmer
170*  Anna Luch               40     female
171*  Victoria Luch           17     female
172*  Maria Luch               6     female
173*  Johannes Luch            7     male
174   Johann Padgel           57     male    farmer
175   Brigitta Padgel         47     female
176   Rosalia Padgel          ??     female
177   Carl Padgel             ??     male
178*  Victoria Poetzel        15     female
179   Eduard Lehmann          31     male    farmer
180   Wilhelmine Lehmann      26     female
181   Julius Lehmann          10 mo  male
182   Ludwig Erdmann          28     male    farmer
183   Wilhelmine Erdmann      36     female
184   Emilie Erdmann          19     female
185   Henriette Erdmann        6     female
186   Auguste Erdmann          5     female
187   Caroline Erdmann         5 mo  female
188   Lorentz Fritz           58     male    farmer
189   Lorentz Fritz           22     male
190   Caroline Fritz          18     female
191   Justine Fritz           16     female
192   Ferdinand Fritz         14     male
193   Wilhelm Fritz            7     male
194   Daniel Schmidt          52     male    mason
195   Rosa Schmidt            40     female
196   Wilhelm Schmidt         22     male
197   Wilhelmine Schmidt      17     female
198   Johann Schmidt          15     male
199   Anna Schmidt            13     female
200   Carl Schmidt             7     male
201   Ludwig Schmidt           6     male
202   Henriette Schmidt        4     female
203   Julius Schmidt           2     male
204   Heinrich Schmidt         6 mo  male
205   Eberhard Horn           23     male    farmer
206   Jacob Wolf              21     male    baker
207   Conrad Riemenschneider  27     male    farmer
208   Ernst Ohr               19     male    farmer
209*  Carl Munch              25     male    watchmaker
210   August Praegert         23     male    weaver
211*  Wilhelm Retsin          43     male    farmer
212*  Elisabeth Retsin        35     female
213*  Gustav Retsin           14     male
214*  Christian Retsin         6     male
215*  Johann Retsin            7     male
216*  Wilhelm Retsin           4     male
217*  August Retsin            2     male
218   Michal Franz            36     male    carpenter
219   Joseph Herngwesch       22     male    farmer
220   Catharina Herngwesch    22     female
221   Joseph Herngwesch       11 mo  male
222*  Johannes Zumstrmann     25     male    carpenter
223   Johann Heine            45     male    farmer
224   Catharine Heine         39     female
225   Marie Heine             18     female
226   Anne Heine              15     female
227   Johann Heine            13     male
228   Jonas Heine              7     male
229   Franz Heine              6     male
230   Gustav Heine             5     male
231   Wenzel Heine            ??     male
232   Conrad Wittmer          17     male    carpenter
233*  Anna Ralstein           50     female
234   Martha Killmer          25     female
235   Heinrich Killmer        16     male
236   Elise Killmer            3     female
237   Theodor Kleimeyer       23     male    tailor
238   Heinrich Turner         26     male    farmer
239*  Heinrich Hopke          16     male    farmer
240   Johann Winter           18     male
241*  Jurgen Martens          16     male
242   Fritz Betering          36     male    farmer
243   Friedrich Hager         21     male    farmer
244   Heinrich Beile          25     male    butcher
245*  Joseph Burkel           56     male    farmer
246*  Apolinia Burkel         56     female
247   Barbara Model           27     female
248   Johannes Schwarz        21     male    mason
249   Gottfried Kaiser        24     male    tailor
250   Marie Sattler           23     female  teacher
251   Wilhelm Ide             47     male
252   Ernst Ide               19     male
253   August Ide              14     male
254   Sophie Ide              12     female
255   Theodor Ide              7     male
256   Justine Westphal        30     female
257   Georg Meidlein          18     male    baker
258   Michael Veit            20     male    baker
259   Wilhelm Jung            32     male    tanner
260   Johanette Jung          21     female
261   Louise Jung              9 mo  female
262   Ludwig Jung             39     male    butcher
263   Elisabeth Jung          36     female
264*  Georg Jung               6     male
265   Auguste Jung             5     female
266   August Leidenroth       29     male    farmer
267   Arborg Leidenroth       21     female
268   Louise Grote            25     female
269   Gottfried Brandau       54     male    weaver
270   Elisabeth Brandau       37     female
271   Philipp Brandau         14     male
272   Georga Brandau           5     female
273   Martin Brandau          11 mo  male
274   Michael Frank           45     male    baker
275   Eduard Kerbel           19     male    locksmith
276   Wilhelm Hinne           30     male    farmer
277   Peter Cohn              44     male
278   Gerhard Tietje          17     male    farmer
279   Georg Hofsommer         51     male    farmer
280   Adam Hofsommer          14     male
281   Catharine Hofsommer      7     female
282   Johannes Hofsommer      17     male
283   Marie Hofsommer         35     female
284   Conrad Hofsommer         5     male
285   Carl Siffenich          32     male    merchant
286   Elise Wetzler           23     female
287   Conrad Pfeiffer         34     male    farmer
288   Johann Brasch           37     male    tailor
289   Michel Speckner         28     male    farmer
290   Anna Speckner           26     female
291   Wilhelm Lindemann       28     male    farmer
292   Carl Hegner             21     male    hunter
293   Richard Melisch         25     male    farmer
294   Ferdinand Hildebrandt   18     male    mason
295   Elise Bernhard          23     female
296   Philipp Anke            40     male    tailor
297   Anna Anke               36     female
298   Philipp Anke             5     male
299   Carl Anke                9 mo  male
300   August Heiseler         31     male    farmer
301   Anna Heiseler           30     female
302   Maria Heiseler           2     female
303   Wilhelm Heiseler         6     male
304   David  ??????           35     male    butcher
305   B???? ??????            34     female
306   Jacob ??????             7     male
307   Leopold ????             5     male
308   Louis Gross             28     male    merchant
309   Andreas Lorentz         23     male    miller
310   Elisabeth Fry           25     female  dressmaker
311*  Wolfgang Lowisch        56     male    farmer
312*  Catharina Lowisch       64     female
313*  Anna Lowisch            25     female
314*  Kunigunde Lowisch       23     female
315   Wilhelm Link            28     male    miller
316   Franz Link              11 mo  male
317   Johanne Schessel        26     male    farmer
318   Catharina Schessel      30     female
319   August Braun            22     male    wagonmaker
320   Herasmus Herold         20     male    farmer
321   Johann Hertzing         24     male    farmer
322*  Johannes Striebel       38     male    ????
323   Michel Ashler           37     male    ????
324   Maria  Ashler           28?    female
325   Michel Ashler            4?    male

Transcriber's notes:
* An asterisk indicates a footnote/explanation.
* A question mark indicates letters/words that are indecipherable.
* Passengers numbered 1-18 were travelling in cabin class.
* All others are listed as travelling "between decks" i.e. steerage.

Passenger Notes:
1       Listed as U.S. citizen
2       First letters of surname difficult to read:  may be Clistor, Elistor
3       Listed as U.S. citizen
4       Listed as U.S. citizen; first letter of surname also unclear
        may be P (Pollitz) D (Dollitz) R (Rollitz) or even Obllitz
5       Surname could be Rustgen, Reutgen or Kustgen, Keulgen
7       Listed as U.S. citizen
8       Listed as U.S. citizen
9-11    Surname has an umlaut over the "u" or else the name is Mutler
13      Surname could be Shladick or Chladick
17      Two abbreviated words ending with periods--looks like Cand.
        theol.which would mean theoligical candidate/seminary student
20      Surname has an umlaut over the "u"
26-31   Surname could be Koender
35      Occupations are not usually entered for females; however,
        this one lists it as farmer
37      Surname could be Oderald, Odevald or Osterald
46-49   Surname could be Awenberger or Arwenberger
48      Name is squeezed into the same line as the following name
        as though an afterthought
53      Surname has an umlaut over the "u"
55      Surname could be Backstroh
56      Listed as U.S. citizen; Surname could be Liphart
59      Final letter of surname unclear, could be Mastberger or Mastberges
65      Surname could be Steinkopf
66      Surname could be Tolmann
67      Surname begins with a "K" but remainder too light to read
71      Surname has an umlaut over the "o";  name could be Tottner
74-81   Surname could be Balz
87      Surname could be Schalthase
88      Surname indecipherable, looks like A?ese or perhaps Axse or Anse
92      Surname could be Bethauer
98-99   Surname could be Rehne
101     Surname could be Fahr
104-107 Surname could be Pathmasik
110-112 Surname could be Ostmann
118     Surname difficult to read; looks like 5 letters starting with
        either K or R, perhaps Reme
120     Surname could be Apstein or Afstein
121     Surname difficult to read: looks like Liethard, Lietham, Liethow
139-143 Surname could be Frerirk
142     Died during voyage/last column says died and then an indecipherable
        word following--perhaps cause of death
153     First given name is crossed out
155     First few letters are crossed out before given name; surname could
        be Poff
162     Age could be 30
169-173 Surname could be Luck
178     Surname could be Paetzel
209     Surname has an umlaut over the "u"
211-217 Surname could be Rotsin
222     Surname could be Zumstermann
233     Surname could be Ratstein or Kalstein
239     Surname has an umlaut over the "o"
241     Given name has an umlaut over the "u"
245/246 Surname has an umlaut over the "u"
264     Age of passenger is given as 6 and then crossed off
277     Listed as U.S. citizen
285     Surname could be Giffenich
309     Listed as U.S. citizen
311-314 Surname could be Sawisch
322     Name difficult to decipher--copy is to faint/blurred
325     Given name may be Michal
322-325 Entries are distorted, indecipherable

Correspondence 05/13/2003 passenger #51 Vangerow
Passenger number 51, Christian Vangerow, is the great-great grandfather of
Tom Fangrow.  Christian came from Prussia and settled in Shawnee Township,
Johnson County, Kansas, in September of 1858. He married a Mrs. Swubuck in
1862 and had three children: Martin, Frederick and Carrie.  He died in 1917
in Shawnee, Kansas. Tom Fangrow

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