Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

Bark Therese


Bremen, Germany to Baltimore, Maryland
28 October 1867

I, St. Christoffers, Master of the Bremen Bark Therese do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered to the Collector of the Customs of the Collection District of (New York sic) is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said Vessel Bremen Bark Therese at Bremen from which port said Bark has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each of said passengers, the part of the vessel occupied by each, during the passage, the country to which each belongs, and also the country of which it is intended by each to become an inhabitant; and that said List or Manifest truly sets forth the number of said passengers who have died on said voyage, and the names and ages of those who died. Sworn to, Before me, (port authority signature indecipherable)
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Bremen Bark "Therese" whereof St. Christoffers is Master, from Bremen to Baltimore burthen 547 tons.
Columns represent: passenger names, ages, occupation, last residence, and destination.
First Cabin:
  1* Ludwig von Buren                65    m                 Madison        Indiana
  2  Heinrich Meyer                  39    m    Merchant     Washington     Washington
  3  Joseph Kaiser                   58    m    Agent        Cincinnaty     Cincinati
  4  Bernh. Brunen                   43    m    Agent        St Louis       St Louis
  5  Arnold Klostermann              42    m    Agent        Cincinati      Cincinati
  6* Johann Schapers                 60    m    Agent        St Louis       St Louis
  7  Herm. Telgkamp                  23    m    Farmer       Hannover       Baltimore
  8  Joh. Berh. Feismann             33    m    Farmer       Hannover       St Louis

Second Cabin and Between Decks:
  9  Joh. Wilh. Jacobs               55    m    Joiner       Oldenburg      Baltimore
 10  Magar. Joh^na Jacobs, wife      53    fem
 11  Jacob Wilh. Jacobs, son         23    m    Farmer
 12  Wilhelm Adolph Jacobs, son      19    m
 13  Johann Gerhard Jacobs, son      17    m
 14* Paul Emmel Jacobs               27    m    Farmer
 15* Ges. Adelgunde Jacobs, wife     25    fem
 16* Joh. Wilhelm Jacobs, son           9m m
 17  Carl Joh. Jacobs                27    m    Farmer
 18  Anna Jacobs, wife               30    fem
 19  W. C. Johannes Jacobs, son       4    m
 20  Caroline Gesine Jacobs             8m fem
 21* Jacob Schroder                  47    m    Farmer       Hannover       Iowa
 22* Jobke Schroder, wife            37    fem
 23* Anna Cath. Schroder, daugh.      8    fem
 24* Magaretha Schroder, daugh.       6    fem
 25* Joh. Heinr. Schroder, son        4    m
 26* Gesche Schroder, daughter          9m fem
 27  Herm Stoltmann                  29    m    Joiner       Hannover       Louisville
 28* Bernh^d Duweling                23    fem               Hannover       Cincinaty
 29* Theresia Duweling               17                      Hannover 
 30* Elisabeth Ruter                 33    fem
 31  Cathar. Hollermann              21    fem               Hannover       St Louis
 32  Elisabeth Steinlage             23    fem               Hannover       Louisville
 33  Gertrude Klune                  22    fem               Hannover       Baltimore
 34* Elisabeth Grone                 26    fem               Hannover       West Point
 35* Dina Gowers                     23    fem               Hannover       St Louis
 36  Gerhard Janssen                 35    m    Carpent.     Hannover       St Louis
 37  Christine Janssen, wife         28    fem
 38  Franciska Janssen, daught.         9m fem
 39  Bernh. Rossmann                 61    m    Farmer       Hannover       St Louis
 40  Ges. Adelheid Rossmann, wife    62    fem
 41  Maria Rossmann, daughter        18    fem
 42  Maria Adelh. Voss               20    fem               Hannover       Cincinaty
 43  Adelheid Bodde                  25    fem               Hannover       Quinci
 44* Anna M. Nogel                   19    fem               Hannover       St Louis
 45  Anna Ch. Robker                 26    fem               Hannover       St Louis
 46  Antoinette Goelke               18    fem               Hannover       St Louis
 47  Gerh. H. Menke                  58    m    Farmer       Oldenburg      Hannover
 48  Anna Maria Menke, wife          42    fem
 49  Maria Elisab. Menke, daugh.     19    fem
 50  Berend Anton Menke, son         16    m
 51  Marianne Menke, daugh.          13    fem
 52  Johann Heinr. Menke, son         7    m
 53* Mar. Bernhardine Menke, d.       3    fem
 54  Mart. Johann Menke, son            3m m
 55  Gerhard Brandt                  61    m    Farmer       Hannover       Louisville
 56  Engeles Brandt, daughter        25    fem
 57  Hermann Brandt, son             23    m
 58  Gerhard Brandt, son             19    m
 59  Heinr. Mensendick               29    m    Shoemak.     Prussia        Cincinaty
 60  Christ. Marie Mensendick, wife  29    fem
 61  Heinr Friedr Mensendick, son       8m m
 62  Maria Elisab Mensendick, mother 55    fem
 63  Heinr Wilh. Mensendick, brother 17    m
 64  Maria Berlekamp                 19    fem
 65* Anna Muller                     22    fem               Prussia        Baltimore
 66  Hedwig Muller                      3m fem
 67  Christian Kertscher             51    m    Bricklayer   Prussia        Milwauky
 68  Joh. Georg Niclas               24    m    Taylor       Prussia        Baltimore
 69  Louise Niclas, wife             28    fem
 70  Albertine Kaufmann              50    fem               Baltimore
 71* Albert Border                   59    m    Farmer       Prussia        Quinci
 72* Elisabeth Border, wife          56    fem
 73* Joh. Heinrich Border, son       21    m
 74* Anna Border, daughter           19    fem
 75  Carl Grote                      19    m                 Prussia        Texas
 76  Heinr. Meyer                    32    m                 Prussia        Texas
 77  Wilh. Warnke                    22    m                 Prussia        Texas
 78* Christoph Brocker               27    m    Farmer       Hannover       Cincinaty
 79  Car W. Bigge                    28    m    Merchant     Prussia        Baltimore
 80  D. H. Rademacher                43    m    Farmer       Hannover       Illinois
 81  Otjes Rademacher, wife          36    fem
 82  Herm. Dirk Rademacher, son      12    m
 83  Anke Rademacher, daughter       10    fem
 84  Meta Rademacher, daughter        8    fem
 85  Trinke Rademacher, daughter      6    fem
 86  Gretje Rademacher, daughter      5    fem
 87  Taulke Rademacher, daughter        9m fem
 88* J.Wolf v. Witzikon              36    m    Farmer       Swisserland    Baltimore
 89* Susanna v. Witzikon, wife       28    fem
 90* Otto v. Witzikon, son            6    m
 91* Ida v. Witzikon, daughter        3    fem
 92* Sophie v. Witzikon                 9m fem
 93  Andreas Holder                  33    m    Farmer       Prussia        Baltimore
 94  Magaretha Holder, wife          33    fem
 95  Heinrich Holder, son             7    m
 96  Maria Becker                    29    fem               Prussia        Virginia
 97  Carl Becker, son                 7    m
 98  Heinrich Becker, son             5    m
 99  Louis Becker, son                  8m m
100  Wilh. Zach Brill                25    m    Taylor       Prussia        Virginia
101  Heinr Lauf                      26    m    Shoemak.     Prussia        Virginia
102  Cath. Lauf                      22    fem
103  Joh. H. Specker                 33    m    Farmer       Hannover       Kentucky
104  Catharina Specker, wife         30    fem
105* Elisabeth Specker, daught.       3    fem
106* Catharina Specker, daught.        10m fem
107  Margaretha Rickelmann           48    fem               Hannover       Illinois
108  Joseph Rickelmann, son          20    m
109  Anna Rickelmann, daughter       15    fem
110  Heinrich Rickelmann, son         8    m
111  Elise Rickelmann, daughter       5    fem
112  W. Westerhaus                   31    m    Farmer       Hannover       Kentucky
113  Elisabeth Westerhaus, wife      27    fem
114  Cathar. Westerhaus, daughter     3    fem
115  Agnes Westerhaus, daugher         11m fem
116  Maria Westerhaus, his mother    58    fem
117  Wilh. Schmidt                   36    m    Taylor       Hannover       St Louis
118  Elisabeth Schmidt, wife         27    fem
119  Heinrich Schmidt, son              7m
120* Heinrich, father                60    m
121* Elisabeth, mother               58    fem
122  Cathar Schmidt                  26    fem
123  Maria Ukhoff                    24    fem               Hannover       St Louis
124  Joseph Wiltmaring               15    m                 Hannover       St Louis
125  Jenne Rickelmann                25    fem               Hannover       Cincinaty
126  Bernh. Meierhaus                27    m    Farmer       Hannover       Cincinaty
127  Lisette Lager                   21    fem               Hannover       St Louis
128  Duna Schierbrock                24    fem               Hannover       Cincinaty
129  Heinr. Grethen                  22    m    Farmer       Hannover       Cincinaty
130  Maria Albers                    58    fem               Hannover       Münster
131  August Albers, son              27    m    Farmer       Hannover       Münster
132  Bernh. Ostendorf                15    fem               Oldenburg      Louisiana
133* Cath. Kohne                     23    fem               Oldenberg      Münster
134  Heinr Landwehr                  33    m    Farmer       Hannover       Cincinaty
135  Elisabeth Landwehr, wife        28    fem               Hannover       Cincinaty
136  Cath. Wolfering                 19    fem               Hannover       Cincinaty
137  Maria Reinermann                28    fem               Hannover       Cincinaty
138* Joh. H. Reiering                27    m
139  Joseph Billenkamp               19    m                 Hannover       Louisville
140  Gertrude Billenkamp, mother     59    fem
141* Joh. H. Steenken                14    m                 Hannover       Cincinaty
142  Maria Stein                     50    fem               Hannover       Cincinaty
143  Josephine Stein, daught.        23    fem
144* Marianne Grone                  18    fem               Hannover       Cincinaty
145  Cathar. Meyer                   22    fem               Hannover       Cincinaty
146  Maria Meyer                     22    fem               Hannover       Cincinaty
147  Friedr. Grieme                  13    m                 Hannover       Cincinaty
148  Bernh. H. Kramper               55    m                 Oldenburg      Illinois
149  Adelheid Kramper, wife          55    fem
150  Lisette Kramper, daughter       25    fem
151  Heinrich Kramper, son           10    m
152  August Kramper, son              8    m
153  Maria Rump                      23    fem               Oldenburg      Illinois
154  Lisette Rump                    20    fem
155  Joh. Bernh. Stroot              26    m    Farmer       Hannover       Illinois
156  Anna M. Sumper                  27    fem               Hannover       Illinois
157  Adelh. Tastabend                30    fem               Hannover
158  Joh. H. Pollmann                26    m    Farmer       Hannover
159  Wilh Soostmann                  47    m    Farmer       Hannover
160  Joh. Fried. Soostmann, son      14    m
161  Joh H. Dammermann               40    m    Taylor       Hannover
162  Franz A. Jansing                19    m    Farmer       Hannover       Illinois
163  Joh. Ph. Niemann                27    m                 Hannover       Illinois
164  Joh. H. Bowe                    34    m    Farmer       Hannover       Illinois
165  Jos. H. Knoplauch               17    m    Shoemak.     Hannover       Missouri
166  Joseph Schmidt                  26    m    Farmer       Oldenburg      Illinois
167* Franz H. Schluter               28    m    Carpinter    Hannover       Illinois
168* Anna Marie Schluter, wife       30    fem
169  Bernhard Schluter, son           3    m
170  Joseph Schluter, son               6m m
171  H. Hohmann, father              60    m
172  Maria Kolberg                   21    fem               Hannover       Illinois
173* Hermann Kolberg, son              10m m
174  Anna M. Fuchs                   48    fem               Hannover       Illinois
175* Elenore Jackering               52    fem               Hannover       Louisville
176  Anna Ch. Mersmann               31    fem               Hannover       Louisville
177  Gerh. H. Hesselbrock            39    m    Farmer       Hannover       Cincinati
178  Maria Therese Hesselbrock, wife 31    fem
179  Maria Therese Hesselbrock, dgt.  8    fem
180  Gerh. Bernh. Hesselbrock, son    5    m
181  Marianne Hesselbrock, daugh.     3    fem
182  Anna Marie Hesselbrock, daugh.     6m fem
183  Marianne Ninhof                 22    fem               Hannover       Cincinati
184  Bernh. Stoppel                  27    m    Farmer       Hannover       Cincinati
185  Joh. Bernh. Eikseler            28    m    Farmer       Hannover       Cincinati
186  Maria Denning                   19    fem               Hannover       Cincinati
187  Dina Kruse                      27    fem               Oldenburg      Cincinati
188  Fried C. Back                   44    m    Farmer       Oldenburg      Cincinati
189  Bina Back, wife                 35    fem               Oldenburg    
190  Heinrich Back, son              16    m
191  Minna Back, daughter            13    fem
192  Bernhard Back, son               8    m
193  Hermann Back, son                6    m
194  Joseph Back, son                 3    m
195  August Bolling                  16    m    Farmer       Oldenburg
196  Anton H. Mescher                17    m    Farmer       Oldenburg      Cincinati
197  Arnold H. Deters                25    m    Farmer       Oldenburg      Cincinati
198  Maria Fortmann                  27    fem  Farmer       Oldenburg
199  Dina Imdicke                    21    fem               Oldenburg      Cincinati
200* Bernh. Blomer                   18    m    Shoemak.     Oldenburg      Cincinati
201  Franz S. Kruse                  18    m    Farmer       Oldenburg      Cincinati
202  Bernh H. Stroot                 57    m    Farmer       Hannover       Illinois
203  Maria Stroot, wife              47    fem
204  Joh. Heinr. Stroot, son         19    m
205  Anna Maria Stroot, daugh.        8    fem
206  August Stroot, son               5    m
207  Joh Gerh. Dulle                 22    m    Farmer       Hannover       Cincinati
208  Franz Macke                     16    m    Farmer       Oldenburg      St Louis
209  Elisabeth Macke                 22    fem
210  Joseph^ne Apken                 23    fem               Hannover       St Louis
211  Herm. Manneman                  22    m    Carpint.     Hannover       Louisville
212  Bernh. Helming                  31    m    Farmer       Hannover       Quinci
213  Gerh. C. Knoop                  28    m    Farmer       Hannover       St Louis
214  Anna Christ. Knoop, wife        28    fem
215  Anna Christ. Knoop, daugh.        10m fem
216* Joh. B. Scholucken              36    m    Farmer       Hannover       St Louis
217* Anna Maria Scholucken, wife     30    fem
218  Gerh. H. Wahoff                 35    m    Farmer       Hannover       Cincinati
219  Anna Maria Wahoff, wife         32    fem
220  Marianna Wahoff, daugh.          2    fem
221  Maria Christ. Wahoff, daugh.       3m fem
222  Anna W^ne Buss                  23    fem               Hannover       Illinois
223  Bernh. J. Kuhl                  17    m    Farmer       Hannover       Illinois
224* Maria Scholucken                28    fem               Hannover       St Louis
225  Anna Benemann                   26    fem               Hannover       St Louis
226* Gerh. H. Bruggemann             26    m    Farmer       Hannover       Illinois
227* Anna Cath Bruggemann, wife      30    fem
228* Helene Bruggemann, daughter      6    fem
229* Magaretha Bruggemann, daughter   3    fem
230* Maria Bruggemann, daughter       2    fem
231* Catharina Bruggemann, daughter     9m fem
232* Maria Cth. Lucken               23    fem                Hannover      Louisville
233  Bernh h. Wempe                  46    m    Shoemak.      Oldenburg     Cincinati
234  Heinr Rosmann                   54    m    Farmer        Hannover      St Louis
235* Anna Magaretha                  51    fem
236  Lena Rosmann, daughter          24    fem
237  Marianne Rosmann, daughter      15    fem
238  Joh H. Brummer                  59    m    Farmer        Hannover      St Louis
239  Magaretha Brummer, daught.      17    fem
240  Gesine Brummer, daught.         15    fem
241  Bernhard Brummer, son            8    m
242  Gesine Brummer, daughter         6    fem
243  Anna Mag. Otten                 24    fem                Hannover      St Louis
244  A. Magaretha Willen             24    fem                Dutchland*    Illinois
245* Maria Rosmann                   21    fem                Hannover      Illinois
246  Kunigunde Fischer               43    fem                Bavaria       Baltimore
247  Magaretha Fischer, daughter     15    fem
248  Georg Fischer, son              13    m
249  Elisabeth Fischer, daugh.        8    fem
250  Johann Fischer, son              6    m
251  Dorethea Eberle                 17    fem                Prussia       Baltimore
252  Franz Pissareck                 22    m    Farmer        Prussia       Baltimore
253  Carl Nagel                      25    m    Farmer        Hannover      St Louis
254  Sam. Goldsmith                  13    m                  Prussia       Baltimore
255  Moses Goldsmith                  8    m
256  David Goldsmith                  6    m
257  Gerhard Schlene                 17    m    Farmer        Hannover      Cincinati
258  Heinr Bremke                    50    m                  Hannover      Cincinati
259  Andreas Stauch                  17    m    Joiner        Prussia       Baltimore
260  Georg Bernhard                  17    m    Joiner        Prussia       Baltimore
261  Sophia Oppermann                43    fem                Hannover      Missouri
262  Charlotte Sommer                18    fem                Hannover      Missouri
263  Wilh Lauer                      25    m    Joiner        Prussia       Baltimore
264  Ste Rellerheinrich              58    m    Farmer        Prussia       Minesota
265  Cath Maria Rellerheinrich, wife 56    fem
266  Therese Rellerheinrich, daught. 25    fem
267  Franz Rellerheinrich, son       22    m
268  Heinr Rellerheinrich, son       15    m
269  Benedix Rellerheinrich, son     13    m
270  Joseph Rellerheinrich, son       8    m
271  Therese Hennemeier              24    fem                Prussia       St Louis
272  Therese Buschgust               50    fem                Prussia       St Louis
273  Maria Buschgust, daughter       26    fem                Prussia       St Louis
274  Elisabeth Daniel                20    fem                Prussia       St Louis
275  Herm Cloppenrath                43    m    Baker         Prussia       Baltimore
276  Joseph Arenkamp                 28    m    Farmer        Prussia       St Louis
277  Gertr. Hagenhof                 28    fem                Prussia       St Louis
278  Clemens Folkenrich              17    m    Miller        Prussia       Minesota
279  Franz Werner                    25    m    Taylor        Prussia       St Louis
280  Anna Kerkemeyer                 21    fem                Prussia       St Louis
281  Maria Wiethaupt                 21    fem                Prussia       St Louis
282  Caspar Rietmann                 58    m    Farmer        Prussia       Ohio
283  Magaretha Rietmann, wife        50    fem                              Ohio
284  Anton Rietmann, son             15    m
285  Anna Rietmann, daughter          8    fem
286  Anna Niemann                    26    fem
287  Anna Rohring                    28    fem                Prussia       Cincinati
288  Minna Apenhaus                  18    fem                Prussia       Quinci
289* Heinr. Muhlenkamp               29    m                  Prussia       Ohio
290* Maria Muhlenkamp, wife          29    fem
291  Minna Behrens                   21    fem                Prussia       Quinci
292* Mina Behrens, daughter             6m fem
293* Mag. Govert                     23    fem                Hannover      Cincinati
294  Joh B. Leiner                   17    m                  Hannover      Illinois
295  Herm. Kuse                      21    m                  Prussia       New York
296* Bernh. Hogemann                 18    m    Black-Smith   Oldenburg     Cincinaty
297  Christ Ude                      21    m    Farmer        Hannover      Missouri
298  Friedr. Ude                     18    m    Farmer        Hannover      Missouri
299  Bernh Brugge                    19    m    Farmer        Hannover      Illinois
300  Jobst H. Beumer                 21    m    Farmer        Prussia       Illinois
301* H. H. Brocker                   21    m    Farmer        Prussia       Illinois

(Signed) Stoffer Christoffers (Captain)


Transcriber's Notes:

A question mark indicates material that was indecipherable.  
An asterisk indicates further information found in the passenger notes. 
A caret (^) indicates that the letters following it were written in superscript. 

The writer of this list uses ditto marks to indicate last names (family groups) or 
just the given name and the designations, wife, son, mother, brother, daughter  or 
just "d" or "daugh."  Then he usually gives no futher information in the following 
columns except for age and gender.

His abbreviations vary depending on the space available in a column!

Some possible explanations for name abbreviations used in this list:
Adelh. = Adelheid
Bernh. or Berh. = Bernhard
Bernh^d  or Bernh. = Bernhardine (female name)
Cathar. Cth. or Cath. = Catharine
Ch. or Christ. = Christine (female)
Elisab. = Elisabeth
Fried. or Friedr = Friedrich  (Fried. could be Friedemann)
Gerh. = Gerhard
Gertr. = Gertrud or Gertrude
Ges. = Gesine (female name)
Joh. = Johann
Jos. = Joseph
Heinr. = Heinrich
Herm. = Hermann
Mar. = Margaretha, Margareta, etc.
Mart. = Martin
Ph. = possibly Phillip
Sam. = Samuel
Wilh. = Wilhelm
W^ne = Wilhelmine


  1     Surname has an umlaut over the "u" so may be von Bueren.
  6     Surname has an umlaut over the "a" so may be Schaeper.
 14-15  Though there is no "son" indication for this entry, there is also no further 
        information except for age and ditto marks for gender and occupation.  I 
        believe the name should be Paul Emmel Jacobs, which would make no. 15, his
        wife, Gesine Adelgunde Jacobs, and no. 16, his son, Johann Wilhelm Jacobs.
 16     Note in far right had column indicates: "died on the 20th of October."
 21-26  Surname has an umlaut over the "o" so may be Schroeder.
 28-29  Surname has an umlaut over the "u" so may be Dueweling.
 30     Surname has an umlaut over the "u" so may be Rueter.  Also, note in right
        hand columns says: baby dead born on the 20th Oct.
 34     Surname has an umlaut over the "o" so may be Groene.
 35     Surname has an umlaut over the "o" so may be Goewers.
 44     Surname has an umlaut over the "o" so may be Noegel.
 53     Note in far right had column indicates: "died on the 20th of October."
 65-66  Surname has an umlaut over the "u" so may be Mueller.  Also, note in right
        hand columns for no. 65 says:  husband in Baltimore.
 71-74  Surname has an umlaut over the "o" so may be Boerder.
 78     Surname has an umlaut over the "o" so may be Broecker.
 88-92  Surname is probably Von Witzikon.
105     Note in far right had column indicates: "died on the 2nd of October."
106     Note in far right had column indicates: "died on the 9th of October."
120-121 Only given names are listed here with the designations of father, mother,
        after them.  Presumably it could be Heinrich and Elisabeth Schmidt, but in
        the previous entries the scribe said "his mother" so this could be the
        parents of Elisabeth (Mrs. Wilh. Schmidt)in which case there would probably
        be a different surname.
128     Given name seems to have an umlaut over the "u" so it would be Düne.
133     Surname has an umlaut over the "o" so may be Koehne.
138     No further information listed for this passenger.
141     Surname may be Stunken or Stienken.
144     Surname has an umlaut over the "o" so may be Groene.
167-170 Surname has an umlaut over the "u" so may be Schlueter. Also, both entries
        for 167 and 158 have a large X entered between the age and the gender.  No 
        explanation given for those.
173     Note in far right had column indicates: "died on the 17th of October."
175     Surname has an umlaut over the "a" so may be Jaeckering.
200     Surname has an umlaut over the "o" so may be Bloemer.
216-217 Surname has an umlaut over the "u" so may be Scholuecken.
224     Surname has an umlaut over the "u" so may be Scholuecken.
226-231 Surname has an umlaut over the "u" so may be Brueggemann.
232     Surname has an umlaut over the "u" so may be Luecken.
235     Presumably this passenger is the wife of no. 234, though there is no
        indication of that (as in other entries) and there is no surname here.
244     Last residence "Dutchland" may indicate Deutschland (Germany) or perhaps
        Holland since the writer uses English terms in other entries like Prussia
        and Bavaria rather than the German terms of Preussen or Bayern.
245     Entry has a large X entered between the age and the gender.  No explanation
        given for that.
289-290 Surname has an umlaut over the "u" so may be Muehlenkamp.
292     Note in far right had column indicates: "died on the 4th of October."
293     Surname has an umlaut over the "o" so may be Goevert.
296     Surname has an umlaut over the "o" so may be Hoegemann.

Correspondence 12/06/02 passengers #9-20 Jacobs/Emmel 
About passengers number 9 through 20, the Jacobs family, Paul Emmel,
passenger number 14, is my great uncle, brother of Ludwig Emmel, my
great grandfather. I can only guess that he was listed with the Jacobs
surname to lower the cost of the trip or to ease the  way through German
or American peper work somehow. It could also have been a simple error,
and Occam's Razor would indicate that to be the most likely answer. To
add to the confusion, Paul's father's given name was Jacob. This is,
without question, my Paul Emmel.

Paul was born Feb 4, 1840, probably in Koblenz, the same as Ludwig.
Gesina, number 15, is indeed his wife. She was born December 10, 1841 in
"Wurtemburg" according to the 1870 census. In the 1880 census, Gesina's
mother Margarett was living with them in Pittsburgh and her birthplace
is listed as Hanover.  Your record of a child who didn't survive answers
the mystery of the 1900 census in which the number of children was
written as 1 and then overwritten with a 0. They had no other children.
Paul and Ludwig's families shared an address in Pittsburgh for many
years, or lived within a couple of blocks of each other, until Paul and
Gesina moved to nearby Etna, Pa., where Paul worked as a gardener. Paul
died in 1919 and Gesina in 1921. At the time, she was living with a
niece, Gesina Fischer, near Etna.

I had no record of the rest of the Jacobs family so your work is a
windfall of information.
My  cup runneth over! Dale Emmel, Tucson, AZ

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M255, Reel 15.
Transcribed and donated by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
10 July 2002



If you find an ancestor on a ship on ISTG and would like to link to your email address or home page, please submit a short paragraph about the passenger, where settled, children, etc., with the name of the ship and date of arrival, and send to the transcriber at the bottom of the manifest or to the ISTG Production Coordinator.


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