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Barque Geestemunde


Bremen, Germany to Baltimore, Maryland
14 June 1862

I,M. Kulken, Master of the Barque Geestemunde of Hannover do solemnly swear that the annexed List contains the names of all the Passengers who have been taken on board the said Barque 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 Bremen.
Sworn to this 14th day of June 1862 M. Külken
Before me: ?
Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Geestemunde whereof M. Külken is Master, from Bremen, Burthen 5037 Tons.
Columns represent: Passenger name, age, gender, occupation, place of origin, and destination.
 

I. Cabin:
  1  Elisabeth Klusmann      21    f               Osnabrück   Cincinnati
  2  Marie Thiesmeyer        18    f               Osnabrück   Cincinnati

Second Cabin:
  3  Hermann Schwieter       27    m  farmer       Costfeld    Iowa
  4  Martin Rahm             38    m  farmer       Langengrät  Wisconsin
  5  Elisabeth Rahm          41    f               Langengrät  Wisconsin
  6  Marie Rahm              11    f               Langengrät  Wisconsin
  7  Alis Rahm               16    m               Langengrät  Wisconsin
  8  Martin Rahm             12    m               Langengrät  Wisconsin
  9  Joseph Rahm              9    m               Langengrät  Wisconsin
 10  Anton Rahm               2    m               Langengrät  Wisconsin
 11* Catarine Lutkenhaus     31    f               Germany     Iowa
 12* Klara Lutkenhaus        31    f               Germany     Iowa
 13  Marie Schulz            43    f               Germany     Philadelphia
 14  Heinrich Schulz         24    m  farmer       Germany     Philadelphia
 15  Friedrich Schulz        16    m  farmer       Germany     Philadelphia
 16  Wilhelm Schulz          10    m               Germany     Philadelphia
 17  Christine Wiegmann      14    f               Germany     Philadelphia
 18  Christopoh Risto        60    m  smith        Germany     Wisconsin
 19  Wilhelmine Risto        50    f               Germany     Wisconsin
 20  Caroline Risto          19    f               Germany     Wisconsin
 21  Wilhelmine Risto        17    f               Germany     Wisconsin
 22  Rudolph Risto           7-1/2 m               Germany     Wisconsin
 23  Christoph Risto          6    m               Germany     Wisconsin
 24* Amalia Kuhn             19    f               Germany     Wisconsin
 25* Caroline Kuhn           17    f               Germany     Wisconsin
 26  Amalia Milke            26    f               Germany     Wisconsin
 27  Johann Giodecke         39    m  tailor       Germany     Chicago
 28  Marie Giodecke          46    f               Germany     Chicago
 29  Franz Spangenberg       28    m  farmer       Germany     Chicago
 30  Dorethea Spangenberg    31    f               Germany     Chicago
 31* August Bartscher        48    m  tailor       Baltimore   Baltimore
 32* Johann Kersting         27    m  farmer       Germany     Illinois
 33  Marie Heidemann         18    f               Germany     Illinois
 34  Joseph Wulf             24    m  carpenter    Germany     Wisconsin
 35  Hermann Rehn            19    m  Stor keeper  Germany     Annapolis
 36  Ernst Berske            35    m  smith        Germany     Milwauki
 37  Wilhelmline Berske      24    f               Germany     Milwauki
 38  Eduard Berske            2    m               Germany     Milwauki
 39  Wilhelmine Berske        6m   f               Germany     Milwauki
 40  Nicolaus Ahrens         20    m  shoemaker    Germany     Milwauki
 41  Johannes Evers          31    m  Stor keeper  Germany     Detroit
 42  Johannes Theophil       46    m  Baar keeper  Germany     Baltimore
 43  Eva Theophil            22    f               Germany     Baltimore
 44* Caspar Huwel            53    m  carpenter    Germany     Baltimore
 45* Peter Thunes            44    m  shoemaker    Germany     Evansville
 46* Marie Thunes            40    f               Germany     Evansville
 47* Christian Thunes        17    m               Germany     Evansville
 48* Friedrich Thunes        14    m               Germany     Evansville
 49* Wilhelm Thunes          11    m               Germany     Evansville
 50* Caroline Thunes         7-1/2 f               Germany     Evansville
 51  Johann Hunger           29    m  miller       Germany     Baltimore
 52  Johann Muth             17    m  farmer       Germany     Cincinnati
 53  August Meyer            19    m  wathmaker    Germany     Baltimore
 54* Philipp Geiss           27    m               Baltimore   Baltimore
 55  Anna Geiss              27    f               Germany     Baltimore
 56  Gertraud Geiss           7    f               Germany     Baltimore
 57  Caspar Geiss             3    m               Germany     Baltimore
 58  Catarina Schmidt        21    f               Germany     Baltimore
 59  Elise Schmidt           19    f               Germany     Baltimore
 60* Gottlieb Schauseil      37    m  Merchant     Baltimore   Baltimore
 61* Bertha Schauseil        37    f               Baltimore   Baltimore
 62* Louise Schauseil        15    f               Baltimore   Baltimore
 63* Emma Schauseil          13    f               Baltimore   Baltimore
 64* Nathanael Schauseil     10    m               Baltimore   Baltimore
 65* Elisabeth Schauseil      7    f               Baltimore   Baltimore
 66* Emmily Schauseil         3    f               Baltimore   Baltimore
 67* William Schauseil        6m   m               Baltimore   Baltimore
 68  Karl Nitschke           43    m  carpenter    Germany     Missouri
 69  Auguste Nitschke        37    f               Germany     Missouri
 70  Karl Nitschke           16    m               Germany     Missouri
 71  Gabriel Blum            28    m  farmer       Germany     Missouri
 72  Anastasia Blum          28    f               Germany     Missouri
 73  Louise Nortemann        26    f               Germany     Missouri
 74  Justus Nortemann         9m   m               Germany     Missouri

Between Deck:
 75  Heinrich Brinker        19    m  farmer       Germany     Illinois
 76  Louise Laddei           48    f               Germany     Philadelphia
 77  Heinrich Laddei         20    m               Germany     Philadelphia
 78  Karl Laddei             18    m               Germany     Philadelphia
 79  Friedrich Laddei        16    m               Germany     Philadelphia
 80  Marie Laddei            7-1/2 f               Germany     Philadelphia
 81  Johannes Keil           25    m  farmer       Germany     Baltimore
 82  Heinrich Lang           24    m  farmer       Germany     Baltimore
 83  Jacob Donges            19    m  farmer       Germany     Pensilvanien
 84  Margaretha Resch        32    f               Germany     Baltimore
 85  Marie Resch              8    f               Germany     Baltimore
 86  Margaretha Resch         4    f               Germany     Baltimore
 87  Georg Elsner            30    m  farmer       Germany     Baltimore
 88  Katharina Elsner        30    f               Germany     Baltimore
 89  Martin Elsner            7    m               Germany     Baltimore
 90  Sophie Weber            49    f               Germany     Philadelphia
 91  Sophie Weber            23    f               Germany     Philadelphia
 92  Elisabeth Franke        25    f               Germany     Cincinnati
 93  Elise Gausmann          20    f               Germany     Winchester
 94  Moritz Schulz           50    m  farmer       Germany     Philadelphia
 95  Friedrich Schulz        12    m               Germany     Philadelphia
 96  Moritz Schulz           7-3/4 m               Germany     Philadelphia
 97  Christine Schulz         4    f               Germany     Philadelphia
 98  Christoph Ziegler       34    m  farmer       Germany     Baltimore
 99  Friederike Ziegler      32    f               Germany     Baltimore
100  Auguste Ziegler          6    f               Germany     Baltimore
101  Emilie Ziegler           2    f               Germany     Baltimore
102  Antoinette Holsten      54    f               Germany     Baltimore
103* Arnold Holsten          23    m  printer      Germany     Baltimore
104  Antoinette Holsten      19    f               Germany     Baltimore
105  Betti Holsten           16    f               Germany     Baltimore
106  Gustav Holsten           8    m               Germany     Baltimore
107  Georg Reinold           19    m  shoemaker    Germany     Baltimore
108  Johannes Wulf           26    m  baker        Germany     Baltimore
109  Konrad Fladung          50    m  farmer       Germany     Baltimore
110  Catharine Hofmann       21    f               Germany     Evansville
111  Conrad Rosenberger      32    m  joiner       Germany     Baltimore
112  Joseph Jistler          22    m  tailor       Germany     Philadelphia
113  Heinrich Stolzenbach    59    m  butcher      Germany     Baltimore
114  Elisabeth Stolzenbach   15    f               Germany     Baltimore
115  Christine Stolzenbach   12    f               Germany     Baltimore
116  Johann Frankenberger    30    m  joiner       Germany     St. Louis
117  Catharine Frankenberger 30    f               Germany     St. Louis
118  Johann Frankenberger     9m   m               Germany     St. Louis
119* Marie Vogel             30    f               Germany     Baltimore
120  Carl Stabenau           33    m  brickläger   Germany     Baltimore
121  Marie Stabenau          24    f               Germany     Baltimore
122  Ludwig Klingenbeil      23    m  farmer       Germany     Baltimore
123  Andreas Peowals         23    m  farmer       Germany     Baltimore
124  Emma Peowals            20    f               Germany     Baltimore
125* Therese Stoph           58    f               St. Louis   Baltimore
126  Johann Birkert          58    m  farmer       Germany     Baltimore
127  Constanz Seubert        26    m               Germany     Baltimore
128  Wilhelmine Bernau       31    f               Germany     Baltimore
129  Barbe Seib              27    f               Germany     Baltimore
130  Gottlieb Quikert        41    m  wheelmaker   Germany     Milwauky
131  Anna Quikert            30    f               Germany     Milwauky
132  Reinold Quikert          6    m               Germany     Milwauky
133  Marie Quikert            3    f               Germany     Milwauky
134  Anna Quikert             9m   f               Germany     Milwauky
135  Auguste Oelke           18    f               Germany     Baltimore
136  Wenzel Holipka          45    m  farmer       Böhmen      Iowa
137  Marie Holiptka          32    f               Böhmen      Iowa
138  Wenzel Holipka           4    m               Böhmen      Iowa
139  Matthias Tilmann        60    m  farmer       Böhmen      Iowa
140  Anna Tilmann            52    f               Böhmen      Iowa
141  Marie Tilmann           16    f               Böhmen      Iowa
142  Louise Tilmann          10    f               Böhmen      Iowa
143  Math. Wasku             39    m  farmer       Böhmen      Iowa
144  Anna Wasku              36    f               Böhmen      Iowa
145  Joseph Wasku             6    m               Böhmen      Iowa
146  Stephan Wasku            9m   m               Böhmen      Iowa
147  Joseph Krall            36    m  farmer       Böhmen      Iowa
148  Therese Krall           34    f               Böhmen      Iowa
149  Joseph Krall            14    m               Böhmen      Iowa
150  Adolph Krall            12    m               Böhmen      Iowa
151  Matthias Krall           9    m               Böhmen      Iowa
152  Stephan Krall            9m   m               Böhmen      Iowa
153  Johann Womasteck        38    m               Böhmen      Iowa
154  Marie Womasteck         31    f               Böhmen      Iowa
155  Carl Womasteck           3    m               Böhmen      Iowa
156  Anton Womasteck          9m   m               Böhmen      Iowa
157  Martin Korba            50    m  farmer       Böhmen      Iowa
158  Marie Korba             32    f               Böhmen      Iowa
159  Marie Korba             12    f               Böhmen      Iowa
160  Anna Korba              10    f               Böhmen      Iowa
161  Barbara Korba            8    f               Böhmen      Iowa
162  Therese Korba            1    f               Böhmen      Iowa
163  Johanne Pottlick        27    f               Böhmen      Iowa
164  Johann Lattal           55    m               Böhmen      Iowa
165  Anna Lattal             40    f               Böhmen      Iowa
166  Wenzel Lattal           15    m               Böhmen      Iowa
167  Barbara Lattal          13    f               Böhmen      Iowa
168  Franz Lattal            11    m               Böhmen      Iowa
169  Johann Lattal            8    m               Böhmen      Iowa
170  Joseph Lattal            4    m               Böhmen      Iowa
171  Louise Lattal            9m   f               Böhmen      Iowa
172  Franz Marschall         60    m  farmer       Böhmen      Iowa
173  Prokow Washka           50    m  farmer       Böhmen      Iowa
174  Anna Washka             50    f               Böhmen      Iowa
175  Joseph Washka           16    m               Böhmen      Iowa
176  Johann Kubat            46    m  carpenter    Böhmen      Iowa
177  Josepha Kubat           43    f               Böhmen      Iowa
178  Anna Kubat              18    f               Böhmen      Iowa
179  Josepha Kubat           16    f               Böhmen      Iowa
180  Marie Kubat             13    f               Böhmen      Iowa
181  Babara Kubat            10    f               Böhmen      Iowa
182  Joseph Kubat             8    m               Böhmen      Iowa
183  Elisabeth Kubat          4    f               Böhmen      Iowa
184  Elarius Stephan         48    m  farmer       Böhmen      Iowa
185  Marie Stephan           46    f               Böhmen      Iowa
186  Catharine Stephan       16    f               Böhmen      Iowa
187  Franz Stephan            7    m               Böhmen      Iowa
188* Martin Zell?bor         43    m               Böhmen      Iowa
189* Johanne Zell?bor        47    f               Böhmen      Iowa
190* Marie Zell?bor          15    f               Böhmen      Iowa
191* Johann Zell?bor         14    m               Böhmen      Iowa
192* Anna Zell?bor           12    f               Böhmen      Iowa
193* Jacob Zell?bor          7-3/4 m               Böhmen      Iowa
194* Franz Zell?bor           6    m               Böhmen      Iowa
195* Joseph Zell?bor          2    m               Böhmen      Iowa
196  Johann Malhe            35    m  carpenter    Böhmen      Iowa
197  Marie Malhe             30    f               Böhmen      Iowa
198  Wenzel Malhe             5    m               Böhmen      Iowa
199  Barbara Vastu           20    f               Böhmen      Iowa
200  Franz Krall             42    m               Böhmen      Iowa
201  Anna Krall              46    f               Böhmen      Iowa
202  Franz Krall              8    m               Böhmen      Iowa
203  Jacob Mazna             31    m  farmer       Böhmen      Iowa
204  Marie Mazna             24    f               Böhmen      Iowa
205  Matthias Mazna           9m                   Böhmen      Iowa
206  Martin Koblick          32    m  farmer       Böhmen      Iowa
207  Eva Koblich             24    f               Böhmen      Iowa
208  Franz Koblich            3    m               Böhmen      Iowa
209  Catharina Koblich        9m   f               Böhmen      Iowa
210  Matthius Valenta        37    m  farmer       Böhmen      Iowa
211  Marie Valenta           26    f               Böhmen      Iowa
212  Thomas Kazoreck         19    m  farmer       Böhmen      Iowa
213* Jacob Krenik            32    m  farmer       Böhmen      Iowa
214* Barbara Krenik          27    f               Böhmen      Iowa
215  Matthius Prokes         36    m  farmer       Böhmen      Iowa
216  Eva Prokes              32    f               Böhmen      Iowa
217  Franz Prokes            10    m               Böhmen      Iowa
218  Albert Prokes            1    m               Böhmen      Iowa
219  Joseph Prechal          40    m  farmer       Böhmen      Iowa
220  Catharina Prechal       38    f               Böhmen      Iowa
221  Albert Prechal          13    m               Böhmen      Iowa
222  Franz  Prechal          10    m               Böhmen      Iowa
223  Marie Prechal            6    f               Böhmen      Iowa
224  Elsiabeth Prechal        3    f               Böhmen      Iowa
225  Joseph Prechal           9m   m               Böhmen      Iowa
226  Theodor Topka           19    m  farmer       Böhmen      Iowa
227  Peter Ringen            50    m  farmer       Germany     Baltimore
228  Catharina Ringen        45    f               Germany     Baltimore
229  Claus Ringen            19    m               Germany     Baltimore
230  Johann Ringen           14    m               Germany     Baltimore
231  Anna Ringen              8    f               Germany     Baltimore
232  Heinrich Dirks          28    m  farmer       Germany     Baltimore
233  Margaretha Dirks        27    f               Germany     Baltimore
234  Heinrich Dirks           3m   m               Germany     Baltimore
235  Heinrich Dirks          59    m               Germany     Baltimore
236  Heinrich Dittmars       15    m               Germany     Baltimore
237* Engel Schroder          21    f               Germany     Baltimore
238  Heinrich Berens         35    m  farmer       Germany     Baltimore
239  Stephan Sander          38    m  farmer       Germany     St. Louis
240  Joseph Sander           17    m  farmer       Germany     St. Louis
241  Georg Zimmermann        28    m  baker        Germany     Wilmington
242  Anna Zimmermann         30    f               Germany     Wilmington
243  Margaretha Stolle       24    f               Germany     Baltimore
244  Ernst Kleinert          31    m  farmer       Germany     Wisconsin
245  Mathilde Kleinert       27    f               Germany     Wisconsin
246  Bertha Kleinert          4    f               Germany     Wisconsin
247  Heinrich Kleinert        3    m               Germany     Wisconsin
248  Anna Kleinert            9m   f               Germany     Wisconsin
249  Julius Krause           17    m  butcher      Germany     Baltimore
250  Catarina Schneider      22    f               Germany     Washington
251* Gerhard Kaiser          32    m               Cincinnati  Cincinnati
252  Marie Hallemann         16    f               Germany     New York
253  Johann Schneider        22    m               Germany     Baltimore
254  Georg Liller            24    m               Germany     Hesheland
255  Margaretha Liller       25    f               Germany     Hesheland
256  Matthias Kablik         59    m  farmer       Böhmen      Baltimore
257  Marie Kablik            39    f               Böhmen      Baltimore
258  Matthias Kablik         20    m               Böhmen      Baltimore
259  Marie Kablik            15    f               Böhmen      Baltimore
260* Philippine Schafer      25    f               Germany     Pittsburg
261  Eva Weigel              23    f               Germany     Strassburgh
262  Eva Weigel              25    f               Germany     Strassburgh
263  Christian Weigel         2    m               Germany     Strassburgh
264  Friedrich Viering       47    m               Germany     Baltimore
265  Barbeth Viering         38    f               Germany     Baltimore
266  Georg Petz              28    m  farmer       Germany     Baltimore
267* Heinrich Rubesahl       23    m  farmer       Germany     Baltimore
268* Carl Thunes             22    m  shoemaker    Germany     Evansville
269* Wilhelm Thunes          19    m               Germany     Evansville
270* Wilhelm Ahrens          39    m               Baltimore   Baltimore

Endnote:
Zusammen 252 Personen und 16 Säuglinge
         ohne I Cabin, enthaltend 2 Personen
         Bremen d. 3. May 1862   M. Külken
[Translation:  252 people and 16 infants in addition to 2 persons in Cabin I,
               dated at Bremen the 3rd May 1862.  i.e. the ship must have
               left Bremen on that date] signed M. Külken
    

Transcriber's Notes:     

A question mark indicates material that was indecipherable; an asterisk indicates further 
information in the Passenger Notes; a caret (^) indicates superscript text. 
 
Some entries are preceded by an "X" with no explanation, though it may indicate U.S. 
citizens because in most cases the place of birth and the destination are the same city 
in the U.S.

Captain's name Külken (Kulken) may also be spelled as Kuelken.

11-12     Surname has an umlauted "u" so may be Luetkenhaus.
24-25     Surname has an umlauted "u" so may be Kuehn.
31        Entry number is preceded by a large "X" with no explanation for the meaning.
32        Entry number looks like it may be preceded by a large "X" with no explanation
          for the meaning.
44        Surname has an umlauted "u" so may be Huewel.
45-50     Surname has an umlauted "u" so may be Thuenes.
52        Entry number is preceded by a large "X" with no explanation for the meaning.
60-67     Entry number is preceded by a large "X" with no explanation for the meaning.
103       Entry number is preceded by a large "X" with no explanation for the meaning.
119       Surname has an umlauted "u" so may be Voegel.
125       Entry number is preceded by a large "X" with no explanation for the meaning.
188-195   Surname may be either Zellibor or Zellsbor.
213       Surname may be Krinik but cannot determine if the first "i" is dotted or not.
237       Surname has an umlauted "o" so may be Schroeder.
251       Entry number is preceded by a large "X" with no explanation for the meaning.
260       Surname has an umlauted "a" so may be Schaefer.
267       Surname has an umlauted "u" so may be Ruebesahl.
268-269   Surname has an umlauted "u" so may be Thuenes.
270       Entry number is preceded by a large "X" with no explanation for the meaning.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film 255, Roll 13.
Transcribed by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
4 October 2002



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