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Ship Olbers
Bremen, Germany to New Orleans
21 January 1839
DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI - PORT OF NEW ORLEANS
I, H. W. Exter master of the Ship Olbers
do solemnly sincerely & truly swear that the
within list signed by me & now delivered to
the Collector of this district contains the
names of all the Passengers taken on
board of the Said Ship at the Port of
Bremen or at any time since and that
all matters therein set forth are according
to the best of my Knowledge & Belief just
& true & I do further swear that Two
of the Said Passengers died on the voyage.
Sworn before me this 21st Jany 1839 ~~ [signed] J. W. Exter-Master
List of Passengers on board of the bremer Ship Olbers H. W. Exter My bound from Bremen to New Orleans
Columns represent: Passenger number, Name, Relationship to the head of the family, Last dwelling place, Occupation, Age, Died on the voyage.
Cabin
1 Martin Stephan Dresden Preacher 61
2 Martin Stephan his son Dresden 16
3 Theodore Julius Brohm Dresden Candidate 30
4 H. S. Fischer Dresden Merchant 40
5 Julie Fischer his wife Dresden 32
6* Louise Gunther Dresden 32
7 Gustav Jaeckel Dresden Cashier 32
8 Francis Adolph Marbach Dresden Attornay 40
9 Louise Marbach his wife Dresden 34
10 Gustav Marbach his child Dresden 11
11 Clara Marbach his child Dresden 6
12 Victor Marbach his child Dresden 5
13* Martin Marbach his child Dresden 2
14 Eduard Vehse Dresden Recorder 35
15* Mathilde Vehse his child Dresden 9
16 Hermann Walther Dresden Preacher 29
17 M. Emil Julius Moritz Wege Dresden Candidate 38
18 Sophie Schneiderin Dresden 40
19* Fred Loeschner *Konigsbruck Painter 44
Steerage
20 Heinr. Aug. Doederlein Leipzig Merchant 33
21 Fr. W^m. Barthel Leipzig Oeconomist 47
22 Caroline Juliane Barthel his wife Leipzig 34
23 Richard Barthel his child Leipzig 11
24 Mathilde Barthel his child Leipzig 9
25 Theodor Barthel his child Leipzig 7
26 Maria Barthel his child Leipzig 5
27 Martin Barthel his child Leipzig 9m
28 Widow Christ. Sophie Barthel Leipzig 76
29 Rosine Marie Grobin Niederfrohna Maid-servant 28
30* Clementine Bunger Niederfrohna 15
31* Hermann Bunger *Braunsdorf 14
32* Theodor Bunger Dresden Farmer 17
33* Ernst Bunger Dresden Physician 21
34* Liddy Bunger Dresden 11
35* Fr. Aug. Ernst Frohlich Leipzig Candidate 28
36 Doro Swart Leipzig 9
37 Julius Fischer Dresden Turner 16
38* Joh. Jac. Gonner Leipzig Candidate 31
39 Rosine Winter Leipzig 27
40 George Gube Seidnitz Farmer 51
41 Aug. Fr. Haecker Dresden Merchant 56
42 Christiane Sybille Haecker his wife Dresden 55
43 Friedrich Haecker his son Dresden Joiner 20
44 Gottl. Hellwig Dresden Shool-master 48
45 Joh. Fr. Klemm Dresden man-servant 39
46 Fred^k Pauline Weidelich Dresden maid-servant 22
47* Regine Fritsche Dresden maid-servant 35
48 Julius Nitzschke Dresden clerk 33
49* Auguste Potzschin Dresden 31
50 Gustav Pfau Dresden Graver 30
51* Mathilde Schutz Leipzig 33
52* Joh. Aug. Storzel Bautzen Smith 57
53* Joh. Aug. Storzel Dresden Physician 25
54 Joh. Christiane Bautzen 21
55 Di. Schnabel Breitenbrum Physician 40
56 Eleonore Schnabel his wife Breitenbrum 42
57 Ottomar Schnabel his child Breitenbrum 14
58 Amandus Schnabel his child Breitenbrum 18
59 Albrecht Schnabel his child Breitenbrum 10
60 Clemens Schnabel his child Breitenbrum 6
61 Cerlestine Schnabel his child Breitenbrum 2
62 Victor von Schlegel Magdeburg Lieutenant 31
63 Louise Volker Niederfrohna 22
64 Julius Pilz Niederfrohna 13
65 Chr. Gottlob Hofmann Frankenberg Merchant 40
66 Amalia Rosine Hofmann his wife Frankenberg 31
67* Julius Schutz Leipzig 36
68* Gottb. Klugel Dresden Candidate 32
69 Andreas Francis Dellit Dresden Baker 30
70 Joh. Andreas Estel Dresden Joiner 45
71 Joh. Caroline Estel his wife Dresden 43
72 Mart. Andreas Estel his child Dresden Joiner 23
73 Magdalene Elisabeth Estel his child Dresden 19
74 Maria Carol. Estel his child Dresden 13
75 Johann Martin Estel his child Dresden 10
76 Christ. Theodosius Estel his child Dresden 8
77 Fr. Immanuel Estel his child Dresden 6
78 Martin Paul Estel his child Dresden 4
79 Joh. Sophie Estel his child Dresden 1y6m
80 Carol Reismer Dresden 34
81* Joh. Samuel Gunther Dresden Joiner 60
82* Christiane Fred^ke Gunther his wife Dresden 35
83* Immanuel Gunther his child Dresden 8
84* Martin Gunther his child Dresden 7
85* Theodor Gunther his child Dresden 5
86* Benjamin Gunther his child Dresden 2y6m
87* Gotthold Gunther Dresden 28
88 August Graeber Dresden Shoe-maker 44
89* Joh. Gottl. Hohne Dresden Farmer 38
90* Concordia Wilh. Hohne his wife Dresden 45
91* Elias Furchtegott Hohne his child Dresden 10
92* Joh. Constantine Hohne his child Dresden 8
93* Joh. Carl Aug. Hohne Dresden Merchant 44
94* Christiane Amalie Hohne his wife Dresden 39
95 Carl Gotth. Geissler Dresden Carpenter 33
96 Juliane Geissler his wife Dresden 21
97* Sophie Hoschel Dresden 28
98* Christ. Aug^ste W^me Hahn Dresden 27
99 Theodossius Hache Dresden Farmer 15
100 Gottfr. Dan. Harnisch Dresden Shoe-maker 47
101 Joh. Fried^ke Harnisch his wife Dresden 46
102 Joh. Adolph Harnisch his child Dresden 12
103 Anna Dorothea Harnisch his child Dresden 6
104 Rosalie Herrmann Dresden 21
105* Benj. Ferd. Hahnichen Dresden Joiner 35
106 Joh. Gottl. Just Dresden Shoe-maker 33
107 Joh. Gottl. Just Dresden Shoe-maker 30
108 Joh. Fr. Niemann Dresden Shoe-maker 34
109 Christ. Henriette Niemann his wife Dresden 34
110 Marie Elisabeth Niemann his child Dresden 6
111 Friedr. Martin Niemann his child Dresden 1
112* Ernestine Potzsch Dresden 21
113* Heinr. W^m Bottcher Dresden Shoe-maker 28
114 Christ Gottfr. Puschner Dresden man-servant 38
115 Joh. Weber Dresden Joiner 16
116 Chr. Gottfr. Quellmalz Dresden Shoe-maker 50
117 Amalie W^me Quellmalz his wife Dresden 40
118 Carl Fr. Quellmalz his child Dresden 15
119 W^m Cornelius Quellmalz his child Dresden 13
120 Ernst W^m Quellmalz his child Dresden 10
121 Anna Amalia Quellmalz his child Dresden 5
122* Ernst Aug. Fr. Romer Dresden Merchant 31
123* Joh. Henriette Romer his wife Dresden 27
124* Joh. Emilie Romer his child Dresden 4y6m
125* Amalie Auguste Romer his child Dresden 2y6m
126* Joh. Carl David Romer Dresden Saddler 23y6m
127 Christ. Richter Striessen Farmer 53
128 Joh. Sophie Richter his wife Striessen 54
129 Joh. Carolin. Scheffler Dresden 46
130 Jul. Henriette Schulze Dresden 27
131* Fr. Aug. Schonborn Penig Weaver 28
132 Chr. Gottl. Augustin Tiesum Cart-wright 19
133 Georg Philp. Schubarth Dresden Joiner 29
134 Joh. Adam Stengel Dresden Shoe-maker 30
135 Samuel Tirmenstein Dresden Copper-shmith 44
136 Christ^ne Therese Tirmenstein his wife Dresden 30
137 Anna Maria Tirmenstein his child Dresden 12y6m
138 Elisabeth Juliana Tirmenstein his child Dresden 11
139 Christ. Concordie Tirmenstein his child Dresden 9
140 Samuel Martin Tirmenstein his child Dresden 8
141 Esther Therese Tirmenstein his child Dresden 7
142 Gustav Adolph Tirmenstein his child Dresden 4
143 Anna Susanna Tirmenstein his child Dresden 2
144* Martin Paulus Tirmenstein his child Dresden 1m
145 Ernst Moritz Tenz Dresden Joiner 31
146 Gottl. Pietzsch Kleinschachwitz Miller 55
147 Euphrosine Pietzsch his wife Kleinschachwitz 62
148* Fr. Aug. Zohorner Kleinschachwitz 38
149 Carl Gottl. Zeibig Stolpen Miller 28
150 Henriette W^ine Zeibig his wife Stolpen 25
151 Carl Aug. Zeibig his child Stolpen 2
152* Ernst Wilhelm Zeibig his child Stolpen 1
153* Joh. Gottlob Gabler Stolpen Locksmith 40
154* Fr. Purfurst Dresden Shoe-maker 29
155 Carol. Gentsch Dresden 30
156 N. Ilgen Reust Miller 27
157* Joh. Gottfried Kuhn Niederfrohna Frameworkknitter 21
158 Aug. W^m Martin Mittelfrohna Weaver 21
159 Carl Gottlob Martin Mittelfrohna 17
160 Christ. Doroth. Richter Lunzenau 33
161 Amalie Richter Lunzenau 22
162 Joh. Glob. Schuhricht Wallbach Weaver 49
163 Anne Rosine Schuhricht his wife Wallbach 56
164 Carl Ehregott Schuhricht his child Wallbach 20
165 Joh. Traugott Schuhricht his child Wallbach 17
166 Joh^a Rosine Schuhricht his child Wallbach 13
167* Joh. Furchtegott Schuhricht his child Wallbach 15
168 Fr. Traugott Carl Stumpff Dresden Mason 23
169 Fr. Aug. Uhlig Niederfrohna Weaver 21
170* Joh. Gottlob Neumuller Dresden Shoe-maker 27
171* Heinr. Prohl Dresden Shoe-maker 21
172 Joh. Carl Gottl. Schmeisser Dresden Painter 35
173 Christiane Sophie Schmeisser his wife Dresden 37
174 Emilie Magdal. Schmeisser his child Dresden 7
175 Marie Magdal. Schmeisser his child Dresden 5
176 Johanna Schmeisser his child Dresden 4
177 Christ Constanze Schmeisser his child Dresden 6m
178 Emil Lebrecht Krause Dresden Joiner 17
179* Marie Schubert Braunsdorf 15
180* Theodor Schubert Braunsdorf 10
181 Wilhelm Lange Dresden Shoe-maker 36
_______________________
Together 181 Persons
say One Hundred Eighty One Persons
Bremen, the 13th of Nov 1838
New Orleans the 21 of Jan 1839
Transcriber's Notes:
* An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not
the transcriber, or is used to call your attention to additional information
in the transcriber's notes.
? Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due to the
condition of the manifest or handwriting of the original recorder.
^ Indicates the word may be abbreviated or that superscript was used for the
subsequent letter or letters.
* Umlauts:
over a - 31, 105, 153, 179
over o - 35, 38, 49, 52, 53, 89-93, 97, 112, 113, 122-126, 131, 148, 171
over u - 6, 30-34, 67, 68, 81-87, 91, 154, 157, 167
The place name Konigsbruck has an umlaut over the u.
The place name Braunsdorf has an umlaut over the a.
* Passenger deaths: 13, (47, 122,) 152 --
Passengers #47 and 122 did not die on board although it appears like it on the
original copy from microfilm. The entire list appears to have been folded
before the ink was dry. This mark is a ghosted reversed symbol for one of
the two passengers who did die. In fact, all the names can be seen reversed
and ghosted in the right hand column.
Passenger Notes:
#15 Relationship to head of family read his children, but has been shortened
by the formatter to conserve space.
#98 Passenger's middle name was written W-me.
Contributor's Notes:
This ship was one of five ships chartered by a group of Saxon Lutheran
emigrants under the leadership of Pastor Martin Stephan. One ship was lost
at sea. They settled in St. Louis and Perry County, MO. The story of this
emigration is detailed in the publication "Zion on the Mississippi" by Walter
O. Forster.
The passenger #16 was later to become the first Pastor of the Holy Cross
Lutheran Church at Cole Camp, Benton Co, MO where a growing settlement of
German Immigrants had settled.
If you are researching families of Benton Co, MO please visit German Immigrants
Bremen Ship Olbers
The Bremen ship OLBERS was built at Vegesack/Grohn by Johann Lange for the Bremen firm of F. & E. Delius, and was launched on 1 October 1838. H. W. Exter, of Bremen, was her master for her entire career under the Bremen flag. Her maiden voyage was to New Orleans; among the passengers on this voyage were the "Old Lutheran" pastor Martin Stephan, from Dresden, and approximately 200 of his followers, who later settled in Perry County, Missouri [see, inter alia, Walter O. Forster, Zion on the Mississippi: The Settlement of the Saxon Lutherans in Missouri, 1839-1841 (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1953)]. From 1838 to 1848, the OLBERS sailed exclusively between Bremen and North American ports. However, in August 1848, she arrived at Bordeaux, where she stranded entering the Garonne, breaking her keel. She then passed into French hands and was renamed first PERUANA, then, in 1849, after being purchased by the Bordeaux firm of Civrac ainé, ASTRONOME (probably an indication that the firm had some knowledge of Olbers and his contributions to astronomy). In 1853, the vessel was purchased by the Bordeaux firm of Ste. Aure Couperie, which owned her until at least 1856. Her masters under the French flag were F. Giteau and J. Dumoulin. I have at present no information on this vessel's later history and ultimate fate.
Source: Peter-Michael Pawlik, Von der Weser in die Welt; Die Geschichte der Segelschiffe von Weser und Lesum und ihrer Bauwerften 1770 bis 1893, Schriften des Deutschen Schiffahrtsmuseums, Bd. 33 (Hamburg: Kabel, c1993), pp. 193-194, no. 148, and 199 (painting).
In late 1838, a group of Saxon Lutherans under the leadership of Martin Stephan,
chartered five ships to take them to New Orleans. According to the Concordia
Historical Institute, the ships were as follows:
Ship Copernicus, departed Bremen 3 Nov 1838 and arrived in New Orleans
31 Dec 1838 (the manifest is dated 2 Jan 1839);
Ship Johann Georg, departed 3 Nov 1838 and arrived 5 Jan 1839
(the manifest is dated 7 Jan 1839);
Ship Republik, departed 12 Nov 1838 and arrived 12 Jan 1839
(the manifest is dated 14 Jan 1839);
Ship Olbers, departed 18 Nov 1838 and arrived 20 Jan 1839
(the manifest is dated 21 Jan 1839); and
Ship Amalia, departed Bremen 18 Nov 1838 but sadly, sank in the
Atlantic with all hands.
The Ships Copernicus, Johann Georg, and Republik are being transcribed and will be in Volume 6.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M259 Roll 17 List 42.
Transcribed and Contributed by Paul F. Scheele
for
the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
17 April 2001
Reviewed by Don Schmalbeck a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
30 November 2002
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