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Bark Anton Gunther


Unknown German Port to Galveston, Texas
4 December 1866

DISTRICT OF GALVESTON - PORT OF GALVESTON
(There is no sworn statement for this ship's manifest, nor is there a captain's name.)
Columns represent: Name, Age, Country of Birth, Last Legal Residence*, and Occupation.
  1* Heinrich    Scholl      51      Uassau         Uassau         Paver
  2* Elizabeth   Scholl      59      Uassau         Uassau
  3  Theodore    Boedecker   26      Lippe Delmote  Lippe Delmote  Farmer
  4* Adolph      Ke?er       25y 6m  Stuttgart      Stuttgart      Mercht
  5  Franz       Leitsch     49      Frankreisch    Frankreisch    Mercht
  6  Johanna     Heger       52      Baden          Baden
  7  Franzistra  Nagel       49      Baden          Baden
  8  Franz M     Boltz       28      Rheinplatz     Rheinplatz     Teacher
  9  Catharina   Boltz       26      Rheinplatz     Rheinplatz
 10  Margareta   Sailer      46      Baden          Baden
 11  Carl        Conrad      17      Baden          Baden 
 12  Catharina   Conrad      15      Baden          Baden 
 13  Franziska   Sailer       6      Baden          Baden
 14* Carl        Uagel       58      Baden          Baden          Farmer
 15* Ursula      Uagel       46      Baden          Baden
 16* Franz       Uagel       24      Baden          Baden          Locksmith
 17* George      Uagel       18      Baden          Baden          Ironfounder
 18* Ludwig      Uagel       15      Baden          Baden
 19* Adolphine   Uagel       13      Baden          Baden
 20* Carl        Uagel        8      Baden          Baden
 21  Catharina   Becker      24      Baden          Baden
 22  Marie       Mael        19      Baden          Baden
 23  Anton       Hanegartd   21      Baden          Baden          Farmer
 24  Amalia      Boltz       26      Rheinfalz      Rheinfalz
 25  Carl J      Viveouse    53      Rheinprussen   Rheinprussen   Locksmith
 26* Carl        Forgens     17      Oldenberg      Oldenberg      Baker
 27* Christ      Forgens     18      Oldenberg      Oldenberg 
 28  Carl        Herzog      34      Sachsen        Sachsen        Forester
 29  Anna        Weichmann   30      Oldenberg      Oldenberg
 30  Johanna     Weichmann   11      Oldenberg      Oldenberg
 31  Hermine     Weichmann    9      Oldenberg      Oldenberg
 32  Sophie      Weichmann    7      Oldenberg      Oldenberg
 33  Maria       Weichmann    5      Oldenberg      Oldenberg
 34* August      Weichmann    2y 3m  Oldenberg      Oldenberg
 35* Catharina   Sisen       56      Sinz af Rhein  Linz af Rhein
 36* Catharina   Sisen       14      Sinz af Rhein  Linz af Rhein
 37  Martha      Rheinlander 21      Prussen        Hulingenstadt
 38* Anna        Gettinbach  23      Prussen        Hulingenstadt
 39  Wilhelm     Pfloeger    40      Sauderhausen   Sauderhausen   Mason
 40* Frederike   Pfloeger    50      Bislefelr      Bislefehr
 41* Louise      Pfloeger    19      Sauderhausen   Bislefehr
 42* Carl        Pfloeger    20      Bislefelr      Bislefehr      Mechanic
 43* Hermann     Pfloeger    28      Bislefelr      Bislefehr      Smith
 44* Julie       Pfloeger    24      Bislefelr      Bislefehr
 45  Carl        Schwambeck  59      Mecklenberg    Bislefehr      Farmer
 46  Dorothea    Schwambeck  56      Mecklenberg    Bislefehr
 47  Christian   Schwambeck  25      Mecklenberg    Bislefehr      Farmer
 48  Johann      Schwambeck  21      Mecklenberg    Bislefehr
 49  Fritz       Schwambeck   9      Mecklenberg    Bislefehr
 50  Louise      Schwambeck  23      Mecklenberg    Bislefehr
 51* Carl        Zadow       28      Prussen        Magdeburg      Compositor
 52  Mathilde    Zadow       33      Sachsen        Magdeburg
 53  Franz       Suchanck    19      Wein           Wein           Goldsmith
 54  P A         Schnelle    22      Weisbaden      Leipsic        Bookseller
 55  Diedrick    Frels       29      Oldenburg      Oldenburg      Farmer
 56  Gerhard     Dese        20      Oldenburg      Oldenburg      Smith
 57  Heinrich    Kok         28      Oldenburg      Oldenburg      Farmer
 58* Ferdinand   Hanroth     20      Roermond       Roermond       Clerk
 59  Heinrich    Brinckman   19      Lippe Detmold  Detmold        Shoemaker
 60  Ernst       Korner      28      Lippe Detmold  Detmold        Farmer
 61  Wilhelm     Kruse       25      Westphalen     Oldenburg      Farmer
 62  Andreas     Steffek     44      Bohmen         Bohmen         Farmer
 63  Johanna     Steffek     33      Bohmen         Bohmen
 64  Johanna     Steffek      8      Bohmen         Bohmen
 65  Veronica    Steffek      1      Bohmen         Bohmen
 66  August      Sherdick    33      Bohmen         Bohmen         Farmer
 67  Anna        Sherdick    29      Bohmen         Bohmen
 68* Anna        Sherdick     5      Bohmen         Bohmen
 69* Anna        Sherdick     3      Bohmen         Bohmen
 70* Clara       Sherdick        3m  Bohmen         Bohmen
 71  Franz       Watcher     31      Mahren         Mahren         Farmer
 72  Apolonia    Watcher     33      Mahren         Mahren
 73  Johanna     Watcher      1      Mahren         Mahren
 74  Veronica    Zwitshek    21      Mahren         Mahren
 75  Franz       Hoffman     48      Mahren         Mahren         Farmer
 76  Clara       Hoffman     43      Mahren         Mahren
 77  Franz       Hoffman     20      Mahren         Mahren         Farmer
 78  Johann      Hoffman     18      Mahren         Mahren
 79  Franziska   Hoffman      6      Mahren         Mahren
 80  Johann      Schatka     44      Mahren         Mahren         Farmer
 81  Therisia    Schatka     50      Mahren         Mahren
 82  Anna        Schatka     22      Mahren         Mahren
 83  Emilie      Schatka     16      Mahren         Mahren
 84  Johann      Watcha      34      Mahren         Mahren         Farmer
 85  Rosine      Watcha      28      Mahren         Mahren
 86  Marie       Watcha       5      Mahren         Mahren
 87  Joseph      Baca        35      Mahren         Mahren         Farmer
 88  Johanna     Baca        28      Mahren         Mahren
 89  Rosara      Baca         8      Mahren         Mahren
 90  Joseph      Baca         6      Mahren         Mahren
 91* Johann      Baca            9m  Mahren         Mahren
 92  Ignatz      Baca        16      Mahren         Mahren         Farmer
 93* Johann      Kostarek    26      Mahren         Mahren         Farmer
 94* Veronica    Kostarek    30      Mahren         Mahren
 95  Joseph      Kaska        7      Mahren         Mahren
 96  Franz       Michalek    26      Mahren         Mahren         Farmer
 97  Rosina      Michalek    27      Mahren         Mahren
 98  Franz       Michalek     1      Mahren         Mahren
 99  Dominik     Urotzek     43      Mahren         Mahren         Farmer
100  Johann      Machazek    32      Mahren         Mahren
101  Barbara     Machazek    34      Mahren         Mahren
102  Johann      Machazek     1      Mahren         Mahren
103  Joseph      Krenek      44      Mahren         Mahren         Farmer
104  Rosina      Krenek      43      Mahren         Mahren
105  Ignatz      Krenek      20      Mahren         Mahren         Farmer
106  Rosina      Krenek      18      Mahren         Mahren
107  Johann      Krenek      14      Mahren         Mahren
108  Pauline     Krenek      12      Mahren         Mahren
109  Franz       Krenek       9      Mahren         Mahren
110  Anton       Krenek       6      Mahren         Mahren
111  Marianna    Krenek       3      Mahren         Mahren
112  Ignatz      Kuluck      28      Mahren         Mahren         Farmer
113  Joseph      Walla       53      Mahren         Mahren
114  Anna        Kaltschak   35      Mahren         Mahren
115  Celestina   Kaltschak    9      Mahren         Mahren
116  Franz       Ermis       25      Mahren         Mahren         Farmer
117  Marianna    Ermis       22      Mahren         Mahren
118  Agnes       Ermis        1      Mahren         Mahren
119  Rosina      Ermis       19      Mahren         Mahren
120  Joseph      Weselka     19      Mahren         Mahren
121* Franz       Statchak    10      Mahren         Mahren
122  Adrian      Jung        60      Rheinbaren     Rheinbaren     Merchant
123  Maria       Jung        50      Holstein       Rheinbaren
124  Maria       Jung        17      Marion         Rheinbaren
125  Sophie      Jung        14      Marion         Rheinbaren
126  Adrian      Jung        10      Marion         Rheinbaren
127  Hermann     Jung         8      Marion         Rheinbaren
128  Benjamin    Jung         6      Marion         Rheinbaren
129  Elise       Jung         4      Marion         Rheinbaren
130* Johann      Kuppers     48      Rheinprussen   Rheinprussen   Farmer
131* Peter       Kuppers     19      Rheinprussen   Rheinprussen
132* Catharina   Kuppers     17      Rheinprussen   Rheinprussen
133* Agnes       Kuppers     15      Rheinprussen   Rheinprussen
134* Johann      Kuppers     14      Rheinprussen   Rheinprussen
135* Wilhelm     Kuppers     12      Rheinprussen   Rheinprussen
136* Maria       Kuppers      9      Rheinprussen   Rheinprussen
137* Christian   Knocke      48      Prussen        Prussen        Mason
138  Dorothea    Knocke      49      Preussen       Preussen
139  Carl        Knocke      25      Preussen       Preussen       Farmer
140  Gottfried   Knocke      13      Preussen       Preussen
141  Johannfried Rubath      19      Oldenburg      Oldenburg      Workman
142  Elise       Weber       22      Oldenburg      Oldenburg
143  Martin      Banzer      66      Preussen       Preussen       Forester
144  Rosalia     Banzer      64      Preussen       Preussen
145  Rosalia     Banzer      24      Preussen       Preussen
146  Beningna    Banzer       3      Preussen       Preussen
147  Gaduicha    Banzer       1      Preussen       Preussen
148  Eva         Gimpel      60      Curhessen      Curhessen
149  Mina        Sievert     44      Gottingen      Bremen         Housekeeper
150* August      Offer       31      Rheinpreussen  Rheydt         Shoekeeper
151  Margaretha  Offer       27      Rheinpreussen  Rheydt
152* Maria       Offer        4y 9m  Rheinpreussen  Rheydt
153* Catharina   Offer        2y 9m  Rheinpreussen  Rheydt
154  Louisa      Offer        1      Rheinpreussen  Rheydt
155  Mathias     Offer       12      Rheinpreussen  Rheydt
156  Adolph      Ruenbuhl    28      Bielefeld      Westphalen     Workman
157  Louis       Klatt       33      Tommern        Preussen
158  Henriette   Klatt       33      Leipsic        Preussen
159  Hermann     Klatt        7      Tommern        Preussen
160  Albert      Klatt        4      Tommern        Preussen
161* Emma        Klatt           9m  Tommern        Preussen
162* Ernestine   Muller      24      Curhessen      Curhessen
163* Margaretha  Muller      58      Curhessen      Curhessen
164* Wilhelm     Uothnagel   24      Curhessen      Curhessen      Smith
165  Maloina     Lindau      22      Queudlinberg   Halbestadt
166  Johanna     Denkin      14      Westphalen     Westphalen
167* Franz       Wokati      37      Bohmen         Bohmen         Farmer
168  Catharina   Wokati      27      Bohmen         Bohmen
169  Anna        Hendrick    58      Bohmen         Bohmen
170  Therese     Fischer     20      Bohmen         Bohmen
171  Johann      Kowenatz    37      Schlesien      Schlesien      Farmer
172  Apolonia    Kowenatz    34      Schlesien      Schlesien
173  Barbara     Kowenatz     9      Schlesien      Schlesien
174  Antonia     Kowenatz     8      Schlesien      Schlesien
175  Johanna     Kowenatz     7      Schlesien      Schlesien
176  Franz       Kowenatz     5      Schlesien      Schlesien
177  Apolonia    America     25      Schlesien      Schlesien
178  Johann      Powalek     30      Schlesien      Schlesien
179  Hedwika     Powalek     24      Schlesien      Schlesien
180  Johann      Powalek      1      Schlesien      Schlesien
181  Joseph      Mochichek   30      Schlesien      Schlesien      Farmer
182  Barbara     Mochichek   26      Schlesien      Schlesien
183  Johann      Mochichek    5      Schlesien      Schlesien
184  Joseph      Mochichek    3      Schlesien      Schlesien
185* Anton       Mochichek       6m  Schlesien      Schlesien
186  Johanna     Powalek     25      Mahren         Mahren
187  Franz       Kuratzki    26      Schlesien      Schlesien      Farmer
188  Johanna     Kuratzki    30      Schlesien      Schlesien
189  Veronica    Kaler       16      Schlesien      Schlesien
190  Franz       Schuar      12      Schlesien      Schlesien
191  Theresia    Schuar       8      Schlesien      Schlesien
192  Johanna     Schuar       5      Schlesien      Schlesien
193  Barbara     Schuar       3      Schlesien      Schlesien
194* Franziska   Kuratzki        9m  Schlesien      Schlesien
195  Johann      Wallek      29      Schlesien      Schlesien      Farmer
196  Edward      Sesselmann  26      Baiern         Baiern         Shoemaker
197* Joseph      Hotzmann    ?9      Baiern         Baiern 
198  Carl        Meyer       19      Bielefehr      Bielefehr      Workman
199  Carl        Blum        25      Lippe Detmold  Bielefehr      Carpenter
 

Transcriber's Notes:

*  Use of an * indicates an error/omission by the original recorder, or a note
   by the transcriber.

?  Use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to
   quality of original document or original recorder's handwriting.

*  Location of Bohmen has an umlaut over the 'o'.

*  Location of Mahren has an umlaut over the 'a'.


Passenger Notes:

#  1-# 2 - Could be Nassau, but the letter is like the writer's 'U', which is
       backward of his 'N'.
#  4 - Surname could be Keder, Kerer, or Kener. Age was written 25 1/2.
# 14-# 20 - Surname possibly Vagel.
# 26-# 27 - Forgens has an umlaut over the 'o'.
# 34 - Age ws written 2 1/4.
# 35-# 36 - Sinz believed to mean Linz, but the first time is written with
       definite 'S'.
# 40-# 44 - Bislefelr probably is Bislefehr, but is shown as written. Ditto
       marks make it the same for the five people listed.
# 51 - After surname, the word "out" is written at an angle, and in different
       writing. 
# 51 - Occupation, compositor, is in the publishing/printing industry.
# 58 - Surname possibly Hamoth.
# 68-# 69 - Both girls first names are Anna.
# 70 - Age was written 1/4.
# 91 - Age was written 3/4.
# 93-# 84 - Surname possibly Kosparek.
#121 - Surname possibly Spatchak.
#130-#136 - Kuppers has an umlaut over the 'u'.
#137 - Spelling of location is Prussen, though others on list are spelled
       Preussen.
#150 - Shoekeeper is written, possibly meant shopkeeper or shoemaker?
#152 - Age was written 4 3/4.
#153 - Age was written 2 3/4.
#161 - Age was written 3/4.
#162-#163 - Muller has umlaut over the 'u'.
#164 - Surname possibly Vothnagel.
*185 - Age was written 1/2.
#194 - Age was written 3/4.
#197 - Age has a tear/smear through it.  Second (or only?) number is 9.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M575.
Transcribed by Lynn Blazek a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
20 June 2001



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