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SS Strassburg
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Bremen, Germany to Baltimore
5 October 1883
DISTRICT OF BALTIMORE – PORT OF BALTIMORE
I, H. Heinere Master of the [Ger?] S.S.
Strassburg 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 and that on the
said list are truly designated the age, sex, and calling of each of the
said passengers, the location of the compartment or space occupied by each
during the passage, the country of the citizenship of each, and also the
destination or location intended by each; and that the said List or Manifest
truly sets forth the number of the said passengers who have died on the
said voyage, and the dates and causes of death, and the names and ages of
those who died; also the pieces of baggage of each; also a true statement,
so far as it can be ascertained, with reference to the intention of each
alien passenger as to a protracted sojourn in this country. So help me God.
Sworn to this 5 day of Octob. 1883 H. Heinere
before me,
H (unreadable) f?r ?oll
Oberer Teil der Passagierliste (linker Teil wird durch ein aufgelegtes Blatt
(siehe oben) verdeckt). Die Lücken sind nicht ausgefüllt.
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the German S. Ship
Strassburg
whereof H. Heinere, is master, from Bremen,
burthen ____ tons.
Columns represent: Number; given name; surname; age (years/months); sex;
calling; country of which they are citizens; *intended destination or location;
*date and cause of death; *location of compartment or space; number of pieces
of baggage; and *transient or in transit, or intending protracted sojourn.
504* Marie Roben 27 f Germany Baltimore
505* Anna Roben 7 f Germany Baltimore
506* Gerhd Roben 4 m Germany Baltimore
507* Heinr Roben 4 m Germany Baltimore
508* Sopfie Roben 11m f Germany Baltimore
509 Johannes Stock 48 m farmer Germany 4 Baltimore
510* Marie Stock ? f Germany Baltimore
511 Adam Stock 24 m farmer Germany Baltimore
512 Heinr Stock 18 m farmer Germany Baltimore
513 Elise Stock 16 f Germany Baltimore
514 Jonas Stock 10 m Germany Baltimore
515 Johannes Stock 4 m Germany Baltimore
516* Johannes Stobel 39 m farmer Germany 2 Baltimore
517* Elisabeth Stobel 33 f Germany Baltimore
518* Johannes Stobel 10 m Germany Baltimore
519* Martha Stobel 7 f Germany Baltimore
520* Christine Stobel 4 f Germany Baltimore
521* Adam Stobel 2 m Germany Baltimore
522* Magdalene Gr??felder 27 f Germany 1 Ohio
523* Friedr Gr??felder 4y 6m m Germany Ohio
524* Magdl Gr??felder 3 f Germany Ohio
525* Jacob Gr??felder 10m m Germany Ohio
526* ???a??? Gabbe 27 m farmer Germany Ohio
527 Friedr Knerr 44 m farmer Germany 1 Ohio
528* Aug Kloppenburg 27 m farmer Germany K??
529* Marg Muller 33 f Germany Baltimore
530 Johann Rohloff 24 m farmer Germany 1 Baltimore
531 Antonie Rohloff 20 f Germany Baltimore
532* Margarethe Rohloff 2y 6m f Germany Baltimore
533* Louise Splittstosser 22 f Germany 1 Baltimore
534 Felix Fiedler 45 m butcher Germany 1 Baltimore
535 Marie Fiedler 48 f Germany Baltimore
536 Marie Fiedler 24 f Germany Baltimore
537 Theodor Fiedler 21 m landlord Germany Baltimore
538 Aloise Fiedler 19 f Germany Baltimore
539 Antonie Fiedler 17 f Germany Baltimore
540 Anna Fiedler 14 f Germany Baltimore
541* Hubert Fiedler 11y 6m m Germany Baltimore
542 Carl Fiedler 10 m Germany Baltimore
543 Josef Dustal 24 m landlord Germany Baltimore
544* J???er W. Abels 34 m joiner Germany 3 Wisc
545 Johanne Abels 31 f Germany Wisc
546 Gretje Abels 8 f Germany Wisc
547 Jantje Abels 5 f Germany Wisc
548 Christian Abels 4 m Germany Wisc
549 Frieda Abels 10m f Germany Wisc
550 Friedr Ziegler 21 m joiner Germany Wisc
551 Gustav Grosche 25 m joiner Germany 1 Wisc
552 Margar Grosche 19 f Germany Wisc
553 Heinr Schulz 23 m farmer Germany 2 Wisc
554 Heinr Bahrmann 25 m farmer Germany Wisc
555 Wilhm Eger 59 m farmer Germany 3 Wisc
556 Lisette Eger 50 f Germany Wisc
557 Carl Eger 15 m joiner Germany Wisc
558* ?????? Eger 11 m Germany Wisc
559 David Scholl 24 m farmer Germany 1 Wisc
560 Leonhd Weber 28 m carpenter Germany 1 Wisc
561* E??? Seidlich 25 m carpenter Germany Wisc
562 Georg Griese 58 m carpenter Germany 3 Wisc
563 Georg Griese 30 m carpenter Germany Wisc
564* J?????? Schmahl 20 f Germany Wisc
565 Gustav Hladick 28 m carpenter Germany 2 Wisc
566 Marie Hladick 28 f Germany Wisc
567 Heinr Lempett 16 m carpenter Germany 2 Wisc
568 Anton Newack 28 m carpenter Germany Wisc
569 Margar Schmidt 24 f Germany Wisc
570 Carl Backebronett 27 m merchant Germany Wisc
571* Robert Turk 33 m farmer Germany Wisc
572* Eduard Konig 33 m sadler Germany 1 Wisc
573 Simon Wester 53 m farmer Germany 1 Wisc
574* Josef Sojka 29 m ??????? Germany 1 Minn
575 Barbara Breda 25 f Germany Minn
576 Maria Breda 3 f Germany Minn
577 Alois Breda 3m m Germany Minn
578 Albt Lachscheidt 23 m farmer Germany Minn
579 Franz Duschek 33 m farmer Germany 1 Minn
580 Marie Duschek 31 f Germany Minn
581 Josef Duschek 9 m Germany Minn
582 Franz Duschek 7 m Germany Minn
583 Joh Duschek 4 m Germany Minn
584 Carl Duschek 3 m Germany Minn
585* Anna Ba?mel 40 f Germany Minn
586 Franz Pischesch 24 m farmer Germany 2 Baltimore
587 Josef Pischesch 19 m farmer Germany Baltimore
588 Franz Kresel 50 m farmer Germany 2 Baltimore
589 Kath Kresel 33 f Germany Baltimore
590 Marie Kresel 21 f Germany Baltimore
591 Franz Kresel 15 m waiter Germany Baltimore
592 Mathias Kresel 11 m Germany Baltimore
593 Agnes Kresel 7 f Germany Baltimore
594 Johann Kresel 4 m Germany Baltimore
595 Anna Kresel 11m f Germany Baltimore
596 Agnes Brodac 46 f Germany Baltimore
597 Josef Brodac 10 m Germany Baltimore
598 Franz Sattler 48 m bricklayer Germany 2 Baltimore
599 Therese Sattler 44 f Germany Baltimore
600 Carl Sattler 22 m farmer Germany Baltimore
601 Wenzl Sattler 19 m farmer Germany Baltimore
602 Mathilde Sattler 17 f Germany Baltimore
603 Josef Sattler 16 m farmer Germany Baltimore
604 Ferd Sattler 14 m farmer Germany Baltimore
605 Anton Sattler 11 m Germany Baltimore
606 Rud Sattler 9 m Germany Baltimore
607* Maria Sattler 4y 6m f Germany Baltimore
608 Robert Sattler 2 m Germany Baltimore
609 Franz Keilwerth 41 m joiner Germany 1 Ind
610 Josef Heier 30 m workman Germany Ind
611 Johann Schug 41 m workman Germany 2 Ind
612 Marie Schug 34 f Germany Ind
613 Albertine Schug 10 f Germany Ind
614* Anna Schug 8y 6m f Germany Ind
615 Margar Schug 2 f Germany Ind
616 Anna Hoefer 24 f Germany 1 Ind
617* Andreas Huttel 25 m farmer Germany 1 Ind
618* K?thari Huttel 21 f Germany Ind
619* Wenzel Huttel 1y 6m m Germany Ind
620 Felix Arnold 50 m farmer USA Ind
621 Anna Zastera 38 f Germany 1 Ind
622 Marie Zastera 6 f Germany Ind
623* Antonie Zastera 4y 6m f Germany Ind
624 Anna Zastera 11m f Germany Ind
625 Josef Slowak 26 m landlord Germany Ind
626 Johann Hajeck 25 m landlord Germany Ind
627 Anna Slama 16 f Germany Ind
628 Barbara Novy 22 f Germany 1 Ind
629 Johann Gross 30 m landlord Germany Ind
630 Josef Fischer 20 m landlord Germany Ind
631 Christine Heinrich 32 f Germany 1 Pa
632 Paul Heinrich 6 m Germany Pa
633 Edmund Heinrich 3 m Germany Pa
634 Clara Heinrich 11m f Germany Pa
635* Wilhm Oelschlager 26 m ? Germany 2 Ill
636 Sopfie Schulte 20 f Germany 1 Pa
637 Mathilde Heinrich 26 f Germany 1 Pa
638 Hermann Thom 22 m clerk Germany 1 Baltim.
639 Therese Tornow 17 f Germany 1 Baltim.
640 Theodor Sellke 46 m brewer Germany 1 Baltim.
641 Friedr Thiele 50 m farmer Germany Baltim.
642* Hans Gu?ets 24 m farmer Germany Baltim.
643 Margarethe Grewe 55 f USA 1 Baltim.
644 Margarethe Schmidt 49 f USA Baltim.
645* Ebert 27 m farmer USA Baltim.
646 Valentin Wilkerts 35 m Germany 1 NEbr.
647 Margarethe Wilkerts 34 f Germany NEbr.
648 Marie Wilkerts 13 f Germany NEbr.
649 Johann Wilkerts 9 m Germany NEbr.
650 Anna Wilkerts 6 f Germany NEbr.
651 Hermine Wilkerts 2 f Germany NEbr.
652 Johann Melchers 42 m farmer Germany Baltim
653 Sopfie Melchers 42 f Germany Baltim
654 Auguste Ricklefs 17 f Germany Baltim
655 Helene Flander 11 f Germany Baltim
656 Heinr Melchers 9 m Germany Baltim
657 Lina Melchers 8 f Germany Baltim
658 Johanne Melchers 2 f Germany Baltim
659 Wilhme Hartmann 16 m gardener Germany 1 Baltim
660 Wilhm Decke 28 m farmer Germany 1 Baltim
661* Theodor Lusse 17 m farmer Germany Ohio
662 Gerhd Korfhagen 66 m farmer Germany Ohio
663 Mathilde Korfhagen 56 f Germany Ohio
664 Georg Korfhagen 17 m joiner Germany Ohio
665 Josefine Korfhagen 11 f Germany Ohio
666* Marie Be?? 18 f Germany Ohio
667* Christine Sandhocker 20 f Germany 1 Ills
668* Peter Bunger 59 m sadler Germany 1 Ills
669* Etla Bunger 57 f Germany Ills
670* Heckel Bunger 30 m sadler Germany Ills
671* Peter Bunger 28 m painter Germany Ills
672* Meta Bunger 21 f Germany Ills
673* Jacob Bunger 22 m merchant Germany Ills
674* Heinr Bunger 20 m farmer Germany Ills
675* Hans Bunger 13 m farmer Germany Ills
676* Wilhm Bunger 11 m farmer Germany Ills
677 Marie Vehrcke 18 f Germany Minn
678* W????? 50 m farmer Germany 1 Ills
679* Heinr W????? 20 m farmer Germany Ills
680* Wilhme W????? 17 f Germany 3 Ills
681* Johann W????? 15 m joiner Germany Ills
682* Georg W????? 7 m Germany Ills
683* Max G???demann 24 m joiner Germany 1 Baltim
684 Marie Harms 35 f Germany 2 Ills
685 Herm Harms 2 m Germany Ills
686 Johann Harms 10 m Germany Ills
687 Anna Harms 13 f Germany Ills
688 Emilie Harms 8 f Germany Ills
689 Hugo Harms 7 m Germany Ills
690 Bertha Radke 18 f Germany 1 Ohio
691 Friedr Tilgner 48 m farmer Germany 1 Mo
692* Pauline ?ruschke 24 f Germany 1 Mo
693* Heinr ?ruschke 2 m Germany Mo
694 Amanda Holzbecher 20 f Germany 1 Mo
695* Ernstine Gartner 25 f Germany 1 Mo
696* Ida Gartner 11m f Germany Mo
697 Heinr Blanke 55 m farmer USA Balt
698 Heinr Blanke 28 m farmer USA Balt
699 Carl Briel 23 m farmer USA Balt
700* ???a ????? 27 f Germany Balt
701* Johann ????? 27 farmer Germany Balt
702* ?????? ?????ick 24 m farmer Germany Ohio
703* ????? ?chafer 37 m farmer Germany 4 Wisc
704* ????? ?chafer 29 f Germany Wisc
705* Josef ?chafer 7 m Germany Wisc
706* Anna ?chafer 4 f Germany Wisc
707* ??anska ?chafer 3m f Germany Wisc
708 Josef Stippe 23 m farmer Germany 2 Baltim
709* Johann ?ustsedt 59 m farmer Germany 1 Baltim
710* ?????? Albert 24 m farmer Germany 1 Baltim
711 Johann Lander 17 m farmer Germany 2 Baltim
712* ?????? Lander 23 f Germany 2 Baltim
713 Moritz Lohse 46 m farmer Germany Wisc
714 Anna Lohse 34 f Germany Wisc
715* ????ie Lohse ? f Germany Wisc
716 Johann Wessel 44 m landlord Germany 1 Wisc
717 Justine Wessel 44 f Germany Wisc
718 Minna Wessel 17 f Germany Wisc
719 Frieda Wessel 11 f Germany Wisc
720* Mar?e Wessel 8 f Germany Wisc
721 Wilhm Wessel 4 m Germany Wisc
722 Heinr Wessel 11m m Germany Wisc
723* Joh Lie??mann 33 m landlord Germany 1 Wisc
724* Anna Lie??mann 75 f Germany Wisc
725* Heinr Lie??mann 8 m Germany Wisc
726* Fritz Lie??mann 6 m Germany Wisc
727* Marie Lie??mann 4 f Germany Wisc
728* Joh Lie??mann 10m m Germany Wisc
729 Adolf Herrmann 20 m landlord Germany 2 Wisc
730* G?org Herrmann 39 m landlord Germany Wisc
731* ?auline Schnuck 20 f Germany Wisc
732 Christian Lenz 16 m landlord Germany Wisc
733* ???????? ?uster 30 m landlord Germany Wisc
734* Christine ?uster 29 f Germany Wisc
735* Maria ?uster 6 f Germany Wisc
736* Heinr ?uster 4 m Germany Wisc
737* Cathar??? ?uster 11m f Germany Wisc
738* 1m f Germany Wisc
739 Jacob Adler 32 m landlord Germany 1 Wisc
740 Catharine Adler 31 f Germany Wisc
741 Catharine Adler 7 f Germany Wisc
742* ???ob Adler 6 m Germany Wisc
743 Catharine Adler 4 f Germany Wisc
744 Heinr Adler 10m m Germany Wisc
745 Michael Tougasi 30 m landlord Hungari 1 Wisc
746 Anna Meyer 34 f USA Baltimore
747* Jonas Doha?ski 35 m landlord Hungary Ohio
748* Maria Doha?ski 25 f Hungary Ohio
749* Maria Doha?ski 9m f Hungary Ohio
750* Heinrich Doha?ski 4 m Hungary Ohio
751* August Hron?? 21 m landlord Hungary 1 Ohio
752 Jonas Haweck 17 m landlord Hungary Ills
753 Andreas Nawodin 18 m landlord Hungary Ills
754 Valentin Misko 17 m landlord Hungary Ills
755* Andreas ???ko 43 m painter Hungary 3 Wisc
756* Johann U??? 52 m painter Hungary Wisc
757* Michael ???odo 24 m painter Hungary 1 Wisc
758* Chr ?ochn 24 m farmer Germany Wisc
759 Henry Sicher 28 m joiner Germany Wisc
760 Fritz Sicher 25 m butcher Germany Wisc
761 Aug Gabor 20 m farmer Hungary Wisc
762 Otto Hauert 4 m Hungary 1 Wisc
763 Herm Taubert 42 m farmer Hungary Wisc
764 Rudolph Kreplin 30 m farmer Hungary Wisc
765* ???? Schroder 17 m farmer Hungary Wisc
Recapitulation
Cabin Passengers Adult 8 Child 2 Inft 1 11
Steerage Passengers 559 138 57 754
567 140 58 765
born Inft 1
died Adult Childr Inft
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 below.
? The ? marks indicate letters or words that cannot be read due to the
quality of the original document.
^ The caret indicates the letter following is raised or superscripted.
* The original manifest numbered the Cabin Passengers from 1 to 11.
Then Steerage Passengers began with number 1 again. This formatter
has changed the numbering sequence to continue with number 12 for the
first Steerage Passenger, etc. for ease in following Transcriber's Notes.
* All passengers listed the intended destination as Baltimore.
Therefore this column was omitted.
* The column Died on Voyage listed no deaths. Therefore this column
was omitted.
* The accommodation column was omitted since only the first eleven
passengers were in the Cabin section. The rest were in Steerage.
* The column "transient or in transit" was used by the recorder to list
the final destination of each passenger.
* The following are abbreviations used in the manifest, and the
transcriber's opinions on the abbreviated names.
Albt - Albert
Aina - Anna
Andr - Andreas
Augst - Auguste
Bernhd - Bernhard
Cath - Catharina
Cathar - Catharina
Doroth - Dorothea
Elisabt - Elisabeth
Elisab - Elisabeth
Elisabth - Elisabeth
Ernstine - Ernestine
Ferd. - Ferdinand
Franzka - Franziska
Fridke - Friderike
Friedr - Friedrich
Gerhd - Gerhard
Gottl - Gottlieb
Herm - Hermann
Heinr. - Heinrich
Joh - Johann or Johannes
Kathar - Katharina
Magdlena - Magdalena
Marg - Margrethe
Margar - Margarethe
Math. - Matthias
Phil - Philomena
Wilh. - Wilhelm
Wilhm - Wilhelm
Wilhme. - Wilhelmine
Geographical Notes:
Astria - probably Austria
Baltim - Baltimore
Ill, Ils or Ills - Illinois
Ind - Indiana
Ky - Kentucky
Mich - Michigan
Minn - Minnesota
Mo - Missouri
Nebr - Nebraska
Pa - Pennsylvania
St. Franzisco - probably San Francisco
Va - Virginia
Wa - Washington
Wisc - Wisconsin
U. St. of A. which indicates United States of America was shortened to
USA for spacing reasons.
Passenger Notes:
#504-#508 - An umlaut over the o of Röben
#510 - The age could be either 4 years or 9 years
#516-#521 - An umlaut over the o of Stöbel
#516 - The f(female) was lined through and replaced with an m(male)
#522-#525 - Gr??felder could be Grimfelder
#523 - The recorder stated the age as 4½. This has been changed to
4y 6m by the formatter.
#526 - The only legible letter in the given name was the central letter a
#528 - The destination appears to be Knj, possibly meaning Kansas or Kentucky
#529 - An umlaut over the u of Müller
#532 - The recorder stated the age as 2½. This has been changed to
2y 6m by the formatter.
#533 - An umlaut over the o of Splittstösser
#541 - The recorder stated the age as 11½. This has been changed to
11y 6m by the formatter.
#544 - Three letters in the given name are illegible
#558 - Given name could be Gustav
#561 - Given name could be Emil
#564 - Given name could be Juliane
#571 - An umlaut over the u of Türk
#572 - An umlaut over the o of König
#574 - Occupation looks like tiniman
#585 - Ba?mel could be Baumel
#607 - The recorder stated the age as 4½. This has been changed to
4y 6m by the formatter.
#614 - The recorder stated the age as 8½. This has been changed to
8y 6m by the formatter.
#617-#619 - An umlaut over the u of Hüttel
#618 - K?thari could be Kathari, a shortened form of Katharina
#619 - The recorder stated the age as 1½. This has been changed to
1y 6m by the formatter.
#623 - The recorder stated the age as 4½. This has been changed to
4y 6m by the formatter.
#635 - An umlaut over the a of Oelschläger. Occupation could be tiniman.
#642 - Gu?ets could be Gujets
#645 - There was no given name entered
#661 - An umlaut over the u of Lüsse
#666 - Be?? could be Beni
#667 - An umlaut over the o of Sandhöcker
#668-#676 - An umlaut over the u of Bünger
#678-#682 - W????? could be Wrings
#682 - There was no given name entered
#683 - G???demann could be Gründemann with an umlaut over the u
#692-#693 - ?ruschke could be Druschke
#695-#696 - An umlaut over the a of Gärtner
#700-#701 - ????? could be B??os. The other letters are unreadable.
#700 - ???a could be Anna
#701 - No sex recorded, but probably male.
#702 - ?????ick could be Cz???ick. The other letters are unreadable.
#703-#707 - ?chäfer could be Schäfer with an umlaut over the a
#703 - Given name could be Josef
#704 - Given name could be Jenny
#707 - ??anska could be Franska
#709 - ?ustsedt could be Hustsedt
#710 - Given name is unreadable
#712 - Given name could be Bertha
#715 - ????ie could be Emilie. Her age may be 7 years.
#720 - Mar?e could be Marie
#723-#728 - Two letters in the surname could not be deciphered
#730 - G?org is probably Georg
#731 - ?auline is probably Pauline
#733-#737 - None of these ? could be deciphered
#737 - Cathar??? could be Catharine
#738 - There was no name listed for this female infant. Possibly born on
board and part of the above family.
#742 - ???ob could be Jacob
#747-#750 - Doha?ski could be Dohanski
#751 - Hron?? could be Hronek
#755 - ???ko could be Junko
#756 - U??? could be Uhui
#757 - The first three letters of the surname are unreadable.
#758 - ?ochn could be Dochn
#765 - The given name cannot be deciphered. An umlaut over the o of Schröder.
Correspondence 04/21/01 passengers #646-651 Wilkerts
On October 5th, 1883 onboard the SS Strassberg were passengers
#646-#651. Passenger #646 is listed as "Valentin Wilkerts"
age 35 from Germany (my great great grandfather). With him is his wife,
Margarethe, age 34. Valentin and Margarethe were married on
February 9, 1867. Margarethe's maiden name is "Reinholtz". I have
her father listed as "Harm Reinholtz" but, no mention of her mother.
Valentine was from Plaggenburg, Ostfriesland born August 9, 1845.
Margarethe was born in Middels, Osterloch, Ostfriesland, July 14, 1848.
Tracing this family has shown many ways of spelling the last name.
Here it shows "Wilkerts" and I've seen "Weikerts" and "Wiekerts".
Grandma always said it was pronounced "Wickett".
On board with them is thirteen year old "Marie". My family records
show her being called "Mary" but we called her "Mamie". Mamie was
my grandmother's widowed Aunt. I was almost seven when she died in
1961. I can still remember her; a small, frail woman with her white
hair pulled back into a tight bun. She had married in 1891 to
William O. Cross and lived in Emden, Illinois. This is where the
family settled although according to the passenger list their
"intended destination or location" was Nebraska. Mamie and William
had no children although they reared a nephew and a grand-niece.
Mamie would stay the winters with my Grandmother. I can vaguely
remember Mamie's house; the summer heat with the shades pulled and
an occasional hot summer breeze would blow the crisp, clean and
starched lace curtains. She owned a pump organ which drew small,
curious children like a magnet. We were often scolded for playing
on it. William died in March of 1933. Mamie passed away in July
of 1961. She was the oldest member of the St. Peter's Lutheran
Church in Emden.
Next on the passenger list was "Johann", aged nine. I don't have
much information on "John Valentin" except for he was born on
July 3, 1873 in Plaggenburg. No date on when he married but, I
do know he married "Meta" or "Mattie" Rademaker in Emden, IL. He
died in November of 1946 in the town of Morris, in Grundy County,
Illinois.
The six year old listed next on the SS Strassburg was "Anna".
"Anna Margaret" was my great grandmother. She was born
January 30, 1877 in Plaggenburg. Anna married William Weis/Weiss
(?) on December 24, 1895 at the Community House in Emden, IL.
To this union were born three children: Margaret Sophie born in
1896, Clarice Marie born in 1899 (my grandmother) and William Valentine
born in 1901.
I have spent two years trying to find information on
William Weis!!! I began looking through passenger lists and this
is how I found Anna and her family. What a terrific surprize! I
have a copy of their marriage license and several different copies
of his obituary from several newspapers. I have a listing for
Weiss, Weisse and Wise but, Grandma said they pronounced it "Weese".
He died in 1904 after suffering sunstroke while watching a baseball
game on a Sunday afternoon. Death occured according to one account
6:30 Monday morning, another reads he died on Tuesday then another
says Wednesday. The day doesn't matter, although it sounds as if
he suffered terribly. All obits mention his leaving "a wife and
three small children" (one being my grandmother aged five). How sad!
One article I found says he is survived by "his aged mother in Nebraska".
Nebraska is mentioned again. Coincidence??? The facts I have on him
are, he worked as a bartender in H. Zimmerman's saloon in Emden. Anna
eventually re-married and William is buried next to her and her second
husband, Cornelius Alberts in the Bethel Cemetary. There is no
gravestone for William Weis. I often wonder if he was an immigrant,
too. I do have a copy of the only picture we have of him. The photo
shows a handsome man with dark features in a cowboy hat. Their
daughter Margaret married twice. First to a Wilbur Bailey and then
to a Thompson. I have no other information on Thompson. Margaret
died young also in 1931 after the influenza outbreak, leaving five
little girls. My grandmother married Roy Allen Singley in 1923 and
they had five boys (one being my father, Melvin E. Singley). Anna
had four more children with Cornelius Alberts.
The last Wiekert on the passenger list is "Hermine", aged 2.
Gretchen Hermina "Hattie" Wiekert was born on June 17, 1880. She
married Rutherford Hayes Laing or Uncle "Nim" as he was fondly known.
Three more Wiekert children were born in Emden, Illinois. They were
Harry Harm; born in 1884, Heio Jacob; born in 1886 and Lena Marie;
born in 1889. If you are researching this family, please contact
Jane A. DeWitt
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National Archives and Records Administration, Film M255, Roll 38, List 138.
Family History Library Film #417420
Transcribed and Donated by
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