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I, G Meyer Master of the Ger. S.S. Ohio of Bremen do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the annexed list, subscribed with my name, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account or report of all the passengers who have been taken on board the said vessel at Bremen or any other Foreign Port, or at sea, and brought in the said vessel into any district of the United States since her departure from the said Port of Bremen, Germany. Sworn to this 20 day of July 1883* Before me (signed) H.B. Bapp??? (signed) Gust. Meyer
Report made in conformity with Chapter 195 of the Statute Laws of the State of New York of 1847, passed May 5th, 1847, and the several Acts amendatory thereof. Dated the (blank) day of (blank) 188 .
Name of Vessel Ohio
Nation of Vessel Germany
Name of Master Gust. Meyer
Port Sailed from Bremen
Number of Aliens 488
Number of Citizens 61
Consignees A. Schumacher & Co
Owners Nordd. Lloyd of Bremen
Alien passengers landed at the Port of New York, from the (blank) of which (blank) is Master, on the (blank) day of (blank) 188 , from (blank).
Columns represent: passenger number, name, age in years (months for infants), sex, country of birth, country of last legal residence, country claiming allegiance,* and occupation.
248 Gerhard Meyer 28y m Germany Germany cutler
249 Marie Meyer 27y f Germany Germany none
250 Franz Meyer 2y 6m m Germany Germany none
251* Marie Meyer ?y ?m f Germany Germany none
252 August Stark 29y m Germany Germany farmer
253 Wilhelmine Stark 30y f Germany Germany none
254 Ida Timm 19y f Germany Germany none
255 Otto Timm 17y m Germany Germany farmer
256 Emil Timm 14y m Germany Germany none
257 Ernst Timm 7y m Germany Germany none
258 Richard Timm 4y m Germany Germany none
259 Bertha Stark 2y f Germany Germany none
260 Louise Stark 62y f Germany Germany none
261* Auguste Blei?e 24y f Germany Germany none
262 Bertha Stark 35y f Germany Germany none
263 Otto Zarling 16y m Germany Germany barber
264 Heinr. Ruhe 19y m Germany Germany beer brewer
265* Bernh^d. Meyer 17y m Germany Germany wheeler
266 Caroline Hildebrandt 28y f Germany Germany none
267 Elise Hildebrandt 0y 4m f Germany Germany none
268 Hermine Zink 26y f Germany Germany none
269* Friedr. ?imuller 57y m Germany Germany farmer
270* Fried^ke ?imuller 54y f Germany Germany none
271 Friedr. ?imuller 24y m Germany Germany farmer
272 Carol. ?imuller 19y f Germany Germany none
273* Fried^ke ?imuller 15y f Germany Germany none
274 And. Mich. Loffelhardt 30y m Germany Germany farmer
275 Gerhard Leinemann 27y m Germany Germany farmer
276 Chr. Hackmann 20y m Germany Germany farmer
277* Aug. Schaffer 21y m Germany America smith
278* Wilh. S?gling 28y m Germany Germany none
279 Anna Wolf 30y f Germany Germany none
280 Friedr. W. Diedrich 45y m Germany Germany locksmith
281 Anna Marie Diedrich 46y f Germany Germany none
282 Jacob Diedrich 17y m Germany Germany locksmith
283 August Ochel 48y m Germany Germany clothier
284* Adeline Muller 20y m Germany Germany none
285 Gerhard W. Hagemann 17y m Germany Germany farmer
286* Anna Koster 20y f Germany Germany none
287* Friedr Graf 34y m Germany Germany backer
288 Clara Regine Graf 26y f Germany Germany none
289 Arthur Graf 5y m Germany Germany none
290* Fried^ke Graf 3y f Germany Germany none
291* Carl Graf 0y 10m f Germany Germany none
292 Carl Schothmann 57y m Germany Germany painter
293 Franz Stavik 46y m Bohemia Bohemia farmer
294 Anna Stavik 30y f Bohemia Bohemia none
295 Rychard Stavik 6y m Bohemia Bohemia none
296 Rudolf Stavik 4y m Bohemia Bohemia none
297 Robert Stavik 0y 9m m Bohemia Bohemia none
298 Mart. Wrehota 55y m Bohemia Bohemia farmer
299 Catharina Wrehota 44y f Bohemia Bohemia none
300 Catharina Wrehota 19y f Bohemia Bohemia none
301 Pavel Wrehota 22y m Bohemia Bohemia none
302 Kaha Selterie 20y m Hungaria Hungaria workman
303* Leschko Ha?cham?i 17y f Hungaria Hungaria workman
304 Petro Imanviritz 17y m Hungaria Hungaria workman
305 Fritz Reuss 41y m Germany America farmer
306 Janha Rediszen 17y m Hungaria Hungaria farmer
307 Johan Lortz 16y m Germany Germany farmer
308 Joh. Brendel 27y m Germany Germany farmer
309* Valentin Konig 24y m Germany Germany stonecutter
310 Elisabeth Konig 28y f Germany Germany none
311 Chr. Massmeyer 34y m Germany Germany taylor
312 Anna Bagull 71y f Germany Germany none
313 Carl Truhn 17y m Germany Germany taylor
314 Josef Ieschlinski 26y m Germany Germany shoemaker
315 Amalie Ieschlinski 24y f Germany Germany none
316 Anton Wand 32y m Germany Germany shoemaker
317 Christ. Meyer 24y m Germany Germany wheeler
318 Clara Wand 21y f Germany Germany none
319* Carl G?utzinger 25y m Germany Germany joiner
320 Anna Bruch 50y f Germany Germany none
321 Marie Bruch 26y f Germany Germany none
322* Joh. Rohrig 29y m Germany Germany workman
323 Peter Weissbinder 61y m Germany Germany farmer
324 Jacob Weissbinder 19y m Germany Germany farmer
325 Heinr. Eichmann 28y m Germany Germany farmer
326 Kath. Eichmann 29y f Germany Germany none
327 Kath. Eichmann 0y 5m f Germany Germany none
328 Ludwig Behrend 33y m Germany Germany bricklayer
329 Mathilde Behrend 21y f Germany Germany none
330 Wilh. Behrend 0y 11m m Germany Germany none
331 Elise Kohn 59y f Germany Germany none
332 Heinr. Glohbach 19y m Germany Germany joiner
333* Elisabeth Muller 18y f Germany Germany none
334 Catharina Grimwald 31y f Germany Germany none
335 Heinr. Grimwald 8y m Germany Germany none
336 Ed. Muller 45y m Germany Germany musician
337 Aug. Evording 62y m Germany Germany farmer
338 ???r. Eigner 52y m Austria Austria farmer
339 Heinriette Goltz 28y f Germany Germany none
340 Mathilde Goltz 6y f Germany Germany none
341 Gustav Goltz 0y 11m m Germany Germany none
342 Martha Goltz 0y 11m f Germany Germany none
343 Caroline Kreissel 53y f Germany Germany none
344 Math. Wegmann 18y f Germany Germany none
345 Christne. Bellheimer 31y f Germany Germany none
346 Marie Bellheimer 8y f Germany Germany none
347 Heinr. Bellheimer 6y m Germany Germany none
348 Janha Goban 17y m Hungaria Hungaria farmer
349 Peter Kremer 25y m Germany Germany workman
350 Bertha Stahlberg 27y f Germany Germany none
351 Kater Razourech 55y m Bohemia Bohemia workman
352 Anna Razourech 24y f Bohemia Bohemia none
353 Marie Razourech 11y f Bohemia Bohemia none
354 Julie Razourech 6y f Bohemia Bohemia none
355 Barb. Voyta 20y f Bohemia Bohemia none
356 Vacl. Hasski 28y f Bohemia Bohemia none
357* Jos Vin?chy 27y m Bohemia Bohemia workman
358 Antonia Voyta 24y f Bohemia Bohemia none
359* Hyner? Voyta 0y 9m m Bohemia Bohemia none
360* Vaclav O?sana 30y m Bohemia Bohemia workman
361 Rozaria O?sana 11y f Bohemia Bohemia none
362 Jan Galisck 44y m Bohemia Bohemia workman
363 Josefa Galisck 43y f Bohemia Bohemia none
364 Sofie Galisck 8y f Bohemia Bohemia none
365 Rudolf Galisck 2y m Bohemia Bohemia none
366 Joh. Benes 31y m Bohemia Bohemia farmer
367 Helene Benes 32y f Bohemia Bohemia none
368 Josef Benes 7y m Bohemia Bohemia none
369 Helene Benes 4y 6m f Bohemia Bohemia none
370 Sofie Benes 3y f Bohemia Bohemia none
371 Anna Benes 0y 11m f Bohemia Bohemia none
372 Jac. Sim. Lubach 22y m Bohemia Bohemia carpenter
373 Christine Lubach 29y f Bohemia Bohemia none
374 Martha Lubach 4y 6m f Bohemia Bohemia none
375 Anna Lubach 3y f Bohemia Bohemia none
376 Johann Lubach 2y m Bohemia Bohemia none
377 August Lubach 0y 6m m Bohemia Bohemia none
378 Carl Koschuch 27y m Germany Germany workman
379 Carl Thiede 40y m Germany Germany workman
380 Auguste Thiede 42y f Germany Germany none
381 Wilh. Thiede 11y 6m m Germany Germany none
382 Anna Thiede 10y 6m f Germany Germany none
383 Emma Thiede 8y f Germany Germany none
384 Minna Thiede 6y f Germany Germany none
385 Hermann Thiede 4y m Germany Germany none
386 Auguste Thiede 0y 6m f Germany Germany none
387 Friedr. Bruch 26y m Germany Germany farmer
388 Franz Mathei 28y m Germany Germany farmer
389* Martha Sch??whel 15y f Germany Germany none
390 Gustav. Marschal 31y m Germany U. S. America workman
391 Herm Grempel 42y m Germany U. S. America carpenter
392 Aug. Bissmeyer 29y m Germany Germany carpenter
393* Friedr. Koch 46y m Germany Germany schoemaker
394 Bernh Kahut 32y m Germany Germany farmer
395 Laura Kahut 26y f Germany Germany none
396 Curt Kahut 3y m Germany Germany none
397 Laura Kahut 4y 6m f Germany Germany none
398 Hilda Kahut 0y 11m f Germany Germany none
399 Gertrud Kahut 0y 11m f Germany Germany none
400* Carl Hofelmann 23y m Germany Germany schoemaker
401* Wilh. Manndel 18y m Germany Germany schoemaker
402 Joh. Heinr. Gote 44y m Germany Germany workman
403 Catharine Gote 29y f Germany Germany none
404* Wilh^me Gote 4y f Germany Germany none
405 Joseph Gote 0y 11m m Germany Germany none
406 Marie Horstmann 50y f Germany Germany none
407* Anna Krzyarus?a 20y f Germany Germany none
408* Thomas Kruger 22y m Germany Germany workman
409 Josef Wegenke 16y m Germany Germany workman
410 Agnes Wegenke 18y f Germany Germany none
411 Stannislau Wegenke 3y m Germany Germany none
412* Antonie Libi?a 21y f Germany Germany none
413 Christ. Drecher 35y m Germany Germany workman
414 August Drecher 31y m Germany Germany workman
415 Hermine Drecher 11y f Germany Germany none
416 Auguste Drecher 10y f Germany Germany none
417 Hermann Drecher 8y m Germany Germany none
418 Ida Drecher 6y f Germany Germany none
419 Rudolf Drecher 4y m Germany Germany none
420 Anna Drecher 0y 11m f Germany Germany none
421 Bertha Wollschlager 19y f Germany Germany none
422* Johann Lubach 28y m Germany Germany schoemaker
423 Elise Lubach 18y f Germany Germany none
424 Elisabeth Meyer 15y f Germany Germany none
425 Theressa Tief 50y f Austria Austria none
426 Friedr Tief 23y m Austria Austria shoemaker
427 Anna Tief 9y f Austria Austria none
428 Louis Husemann 25y m Germany Germany workman
429 Joh. Wadzinski 42y m Austria Austria workman
430 Rosina Schimm 17y f Germany Germany none
431* Fried^ke Weber 17y f Germany Germany none
432 Ferdinand Meyer 46y m Germany Germany farmer
433 Anna Meyer 34y f Germany Germany none
434 Maria Meyer 5y f Germany Germany none
435* Wilh^me Meyer 3y f Germany Germany none
436 Fritz Meyer 4y m Germany Germany none
437 Mathilde Meyer 0y 5m f Germany Germany none
438 Anna Hesch 25y f Germany Germany none
439 Barbara Hesch 58y f Germany Germany none
440* Fried^ke Kossmann 20y f Germany Germany none
441 Philippine Kossmann 18y f Germany Germany none
442* Adolf Hellmann 21y m Germany Germany schoemaker
443 Elisabeth Roth 16y f Germany Germany none
444 Joh. Schneider 17y m Germany Germany farmer
445 Anna Schneider 16y f Germany Germany none
446 Barbara Roth 24y f Germany Germany none
447 Anton John 18y m Germany Germany taylor
448 Agnitzka Cyrnakowhr 33y f Germany Germany none
449 Konstanza Cyrnahowhr 9y f Germany Germany none
450 Anton Cyrnahowhr 4y m Germany Germany none
451 Joh. Farvorowiez 62y m Germany Germany stonecutter
452 Marie Rittorf 22y f Germany Germany none
453 Helene Rittorf 0y 11m f Germany Germany none
454 Herm. Emders 28y m Germany Germany farmer
455 Richard Merkel 20y m Germany Germany farmer
456 Wilh. Seigling 28y m Germany Germany farmer
457 Anna Seigling 30y f Germany Germany none
458 Helene Bakke 17y f Norway Norway none
459 Arne Arnesen 33y f Norway Norway none
460 Ole Abrahamsen 34y m Norway Norway workman
461 Carl Christoffersen 33y m Norway Norway workman
462 Kuri Bakke 19y f Norway Norway none
463 Jacob Sorrensen 36y m Norway Norway workman
464* Lars F. Fl??tadt 36y m Norway Norway workman
465 E. Ch. A Fl??tadt 36y m Norway Norway workman
466* Carl A. K?ndsen 23y m Norway Norway shoemaker
467 Tobias Olsen 19y m Norway Norway shoemaker
468 Daniel Mathiasen 26y m Norway Norway workman
469 Gabriel Reilosen 40y m Norway Norway carpenter
470 Kasimir Karahis 25y m Prussia Prussia workman
471 Gustaf Sandel 24y m Sweden Sweden workman
472* Andreas ?itsen 31y m Sweden Sweden workman
473 Louisa ?itsen 28y f Sweden Sweden none
474 Filipp ?itsen 1y m Sweden Sweden none
475 Peter Carlsen 53y m Sweden Sweden sailor
476 Otto Henke 26y m Germany Germany painter
477* ?ater Szt?n?ck 20y m Germany Germany farmer
478 Franzisca Szolis 22y f Germany Germany none
479 Michael Szuderer 35y m Germany Germany workman
480 Catharina Szuderer 26y f Germany Germany none
481 Michaelina Szuderer 7y f Germany Germany none
482* Belagie Szuderer 5y f Germany Germany none
483* Stenislava Szuderer 4y f Germany Germany none
484 Herm Fritzsche 19y m Germany Germany merchant
485 Wilh. Sellmann 25y m Germany Germany farmer
486 Otto Elling 17y m Germany Germany joiner
487* Aug Lu?sching 26y m Germany Germany merchant
488* Louisa Wohlke 19y f U.S. America Germany none
Recapitulation
Cabin 2/1 = 2
Steerage 363/1 85/2 38/0 = 486
Total 488
* Died during the Voyage:
Heinr. Friedr. Meyer 4y m on the 13th July) (Oedema pulmon?????)
Olga Gruhlke 0y 9m f (on the 18th July) (Astena, cordes)
Baltimore, July 20th 1883*
(signed) Gustav Meyer
(signed) H E B????
Transcriber's Notes:
? Indicates letter(s) which cannot be read clearly.
* Country claiming allegiance is U. S. America for all passengers.
That column has been omitted here to save space.
* Cover sheet and top of sworn statement show arrival date in Baltimore of
21 July 1883. Signatures here and at end of list are dated 20 July 1883.
Perhaps that is the date the ship arrived in New York.
*251 - Age is obscured by checkmark. Possibly 0 (newborn).
*261 - Surname looks like Bleire or Bleise
*265 - Abbreviation of Bernhard
*269-273 - Missing letter might be "R", Rimuller. Umlaut over "u".
*270 - Abbreviation of Friederike
*273 - Abbreviation of Friederike
*274 - Umlaut over "o" in Loffelhardt
*277 - Umlaut over "a" in Schaffer
*278 - Surname looks like Sugling or Siegling. Not clear if there is a dot
over the missing letter or just a stray mark.
*284 - Umlaut over "u" in Muller. Listed as male, name appears to be female.
*286 - Umlaut over "o" in Koster
*287 - Occupation transcribed as spelled, probably baker.
*290 - Abbreviation of Friederike
*291 - Ditto mark indicates passenger is female, name indicates male.
*303 - Surname looks like Haurchamhi, Haurchamki, Hamchamhi, or Hamchamki.
*309-310 - Umlaut over "o" in Konig.
*319 - Surname looks like Gutzinger or Gritzinger.
*322 - Umlaut over "o" in Rohrig
*333 - Umlaut over "u" in Muller.
*357 - Surname looks like Vinechy or Vinuchy.
*359 - Given name looks like Hynerh.
*360 - Missing letter resembles "j" without dot. Surname could be Ojsana
or Ofsana.
*389 - Surname looks like Scherwhel, but could also be Schuwhel.
*400 - Surname could also be Hafelmann.
*393 - Occupation transcribed as spelled.
*400 - Occupation transcribed as spelled.
*401 - Occupation transcribed as spelled.
*404 - Abbreviation for Wilhelmine.
*407 - Surname looks like Krzyaruska or Krzyarusha.
*408 - Umlaut over "u" in Kruger.
*410 - Surname looks like Libida, could be Libita.
*422 - Occupation transcribed as spelled.
*431 - Abbreviation of Friederike
*435 - Abbreviation of Wilhelmine
*440 - Abbreviation of Friederike
*442 - Occupation transcribed as spelled.
*464-465 - Surname looks like Flentadt, could be Flutadt.
*466 - Surname looks like Kundsen or Kerndsen.
*472-474 - Surname looks like Litsen.
*477 - Surname might be Sztunick or Szteinck. Given name looks like Pater.
*482 - Given name looks like Belugie.
*487 - Missing letter might be "t", Lutsching.
*488 - Umlaut over "o" in Wohlke.
* Died on voyage: Based on names, these appear to be passengers 135 and 51,
respectively, however the ages differ slightly.
CHRISTOPH MEYER was born 17 March 1854 to Christoph Meyer and Theresia
Ziegenfuss in what is Helmsdorf, Saxony (now Thuringia), Germany. He immigrated with
his sister Clara and her husband Anton Wand, settling in Grant County, Wisconsin.
His brother Jacob joined him in November 1893, followed a year later by their
70-year-old mother, Theresia Ziegenfuss Meyer, and Jacob's family. Christ married
Mary Patzner on 12 October 1885 and bought a farm in Mt. Hope Township in
Grant County, where he lived until a short time before his death on 2 March 1947.
He and Mary had 11 children: Anna (Henry Fuerstenberg), Mathilda, (Will Scott),
Charles, Theodore, Mary (Peter) Adams, Joe (Florence Zack), Elizabeth,
Art (Dorothy Adams), Gertrude, Leonard, and Frances. Nancy Scott
CLARA ELISABETH MEYER WAND was born 12 February 1861 in Helmsdorf.
She married FRIEDRICH ANTON WAND 1 February 1881 in Helmsdorf.
He was born 6 May 1851 in Helmsdorf, the son of Johannes Joachim Wand and
Clara Elisabeth Luster. Upon their arrival in this country, Clara and Anton
lived briefly in Grant County, Wisconsin, before settling on a farm near Breda,
Iowa. They later lived in Dawes County, Nebraska, eventually returning to
Breda. Clara and Anton had 6 children. Daughters Theresia, Anna, and Mary
all became nuns. The eldest son, Augustin, became a Jesuit priest. Joseph
died at age 20. The youngest son, Anton, married Alva Olerich and following
her death, married Helen Cecelia Delahoyde. Leah Taylor
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M255, Reel 37.
Contributed and transcribed by Nancy Scott a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
1 November 2000
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