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Barque Republik
I, D. Steenken Master of the Ship Republik do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the ????? list signed by me and 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 and belief just and true and I do further swear that one of the said Passengers have died on the voyage.
Sworn before me
(signed) D. Steenken
this 14th day of Jany 1839
List of Passengers on board the Bremen Barque Republik, D. Steenken Master bound from Bremen to New Orleans.
Columns represent: names, last dwelling place, occupation, and age.
Cabin Passengers 1* Gotthold Henry Luber Eichenberg Preacher 48 2* Wma Sophia Luber his wife Eichenberg 40 3* Christn Henry Luber his son Eichenberg 10 4* Martha Maria Luber his daughter Eichenberg 4 5* Gotth Simeon Luber his son Eichenberg 3 6* Christiana Magdal. Luber Eichenberg 42 7* Ottomar Furbringen Gera Preacher 28 8* Wm Joh von Wurml Meuss ?? 9* Theobald von Wurml his son Meuss ? 10* Maria von Wurml his daughter Meuss ? 11* Sara von Wurml his daughter Meuss ? 12* Bernhard Schmidt Cahla Butcher ?? Fore Cabin Passengers 13* John Christoph Weber Planena Farmer ?? 14* Dorothea Weber his wife Planena ?? 15* Christian Weber his son Planena ? 16* Cha. Winter Planena Teacher ?? 17* Albert Tennstadt Planena Farmer ?? 18* Doroth. Elizab. Tennstadt his wife Planena ?? Steerage Passengers 19* Rosina Block Eichenberg ?? 20* John Fredk Koppel Cahla Shoemaker ?? 21* Mary Susanna Koppel his wife Cahla ?? 22* Joachim Schmidt Cahla Locksmith ?? 23* Mary Schmidt his wife Cahla ?? 24* Gottwerth Schmidt his son Cahla ? 25* Eva Magdalena Schmidt his daughter Cahla ? 26* Charlotte Saalfeld Cahla ?? 27* Fredk Saalfeld Cahla Locksmith ?? 28* William Wirth Cahla Watchmaker ?? 29* Caroline Sophia Wirth Cahla ?? 30* Auguste Wirth Cahla ? 31* John Gottfried Otto Jena Farmer ?? 32* Justina Otto Jena ? 33* Frederick Hennig Eichenberg Farmer ?? 34* Traugott Mylius Mohrsdorf Lace Maker 47 35* Sophia Muller Rothenstein 22 36* Wm Aug Bohme Unter-Neusalga Smith 28 37* Johanna Bohme his wife Unter-Neusalga 40 38* Charles Bohme his son Unter-Neusalga 5 39* Bertha Bohme his daughter Unter-Neusalga 4 40* Mary Bohme his daughter Unter-Neusalga 2 41* Louis Bohme his son Unter-Neusalga 6m 42 Christian Weise Langen Chursdorf Butcher 34 43 Auguste Weise his wife Langen Chursdorf 34 44 Hermann Weise his son Langen Chursdorf 5 45 Oscar Weise his son Langen Chursdorf 4 46 Maritz Weise his son Langen Chursdorf 3 47 Adelheid Weise his daughter Langen Chursdorf 6m 48 Chas Gottlob Weise Breunsdorf Weaver 24 49 Carolina Weise his wife Breunsdorf 26 50 Christiane Weise his daughter Breunsdorf 2 51 Fredk Weise his son Breunsdorf 3m 52 Gottfried Teickmann Breunsdorf Tailor 36 53 John Chas Wunderlich Eichenberg Farmer 35 54 Mary Elizab. Wunderlich his wife Eichenberg 32 55 Christian Wunderlich his son Eichenberg 9 56 Henry Wunderlich his son Eichenberg 8 57 Dorothea Wunderlich his daughter Eichenberg 5 58 Henriette Wunderlich his daughter Eichenberg 3 59* John ??? Wunderlich Eichenberg Farmer 75 60* John Christ. Muller Planena Tiler 58 61* Mary Christine Muller his wife Planena 50 62* Frederike Rosamond Muller his daughter Planena 25 63* John Christn Muller his son Planena Tiler 20 64* Amelia Muller his daughter Planena 21 65* Fredk Gottlieb Muller his son Planena Tiler 18 66* Fredk William Muller his son Planena 1? 67* Aug. Fred. Muller his son Planena 1? 68* Rosine Auguste Muller his daughter Planena ? 69* Aug ????? Eichenberg 57 70* ???? ????? his daughter Eichenberg 31 71* ???? ????? his daughter Eichenberg 30 72* ???? ????? his son Eichenberg ???? 19 73* ???? ????? Eichenberg Farmer 32 74* Sophia ????? Eichenberg 22 75* ???? ????? Eichenberg 17 76 Louis Weber Planena Farmer 15 77 Amalia Weber Planena 12 78 John Gottl. Kiahling Naumburg Carpenter 38 79 Johanna Kiahling his wife Naumburg 48 80 Caroline Kiahling his daughter Naumburg 10 81 John Fredk Biehle Belsen Mason 35 82 Joh'a Fred'ka Biehle his wife Belsen 36 83 Fredk Wm Biehle his son Belsen 12 84 Auguste Carol. Biehle his daughter Belsen 11 85 Fredk Christoph Biehle his son Belsen 6 86 Henry Ferdinand Biehle his son Belsen 2 87 Joh'a Friederica Biehle his daughter Belsen 6m 88 Aug Adolph Fischer Halle Furrier 26 89 Sophia Fischer his wife Halle 29 90 Samuel Heyne Belsen Mason 39 91 Frederica Heyne his wife Belsen 41 92 Joh'a Rosina Hofmann Halle 31 93 Jul. Bernh'd Hofmann her son Halle 13 94 John Fredk Fischer Wansleben Weaver 38 95 Mary Doroth. Fischer his wife Wansleben 38 96 Fredk Albert Fischer his son Wansleben 12 97 Christ'a Mary Fischer his daughter Wansleben 11 98 Fredk Ferdnd Fischer his son Wansleben 6 99 Alwina Fred'ca Fischer his daughter Wansleben 6m 100* Fredk Bernh. Eisenschmidt Kasen Carpenter 23 101 Cha. Heiner Naumburg Carpenter 43 102 Joh'a Regina Heiner his wife Naumburg 45 103* Traugott ???g?? Naumburg S????maker 46 104* Dorothea ???g?? his wife Naumburg 39 105* E???man ???g?? his child Naumburg 14 106* Fred Traugott ???g?? his child Naumburg 11 107* Pauline ???g?? his child Naumburg 6 108* Amalia ???g?? his child Naumburg 2 109* John Ch's Da??mann Eichenberg Shoemaker 25 110* ???? Fink Leipzig Miller 42 together 110 persons One Hundred and Eleven Passengers* Country to which they intend to become inhabitants of: State of Missouri Bremen the 2nd of Nov 1838 New Orleans 12 January 1839 (signed) D. Steenken *One of the passengers died on the voyage but the person was not identified in the manifest. Only 110 names are listed in the manifest. Transcriber's Notes: * An asterisk is used to call attention to additional information in the Transcriber Notes. ? A question mark is used to indicate illegible letters or words. ' Indicates that superscript was used for the subsequent letter or letters. * Names were transcribed as written regardless of spelling. * No births were recorded during the passage. * Passengers were numbered by the transcriber. 1-6 Umlaut u in surname. 7 Umlaut u in surname. 8-33 Ages illegible due to poor film quality. 20,21 Umlaut o in surname. 34 Umlaut o in place name. 35 Umlaut u in surname. 36-41 Umlaut o in surname. 59 Given names illegible due to poor film quality. 60-68 Umlaut u in surname. 69-75 Names illegible due to poor film quality. 100 Umlaut a in place name. 103-110 Names illegible due to poor film quality. Historical Notes: 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 (click on links for those transcribed in ISTG): 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 Bremen 3 Nov 1838 and arrived in New Orleans 5 Jan 1839 (the manifest is dated 7 Jan 1839) Ship Republik departed 2 Nov 1838 and arrived in New Orleans 12 Jan 1839 (the manifest is dated 14 Jan 1839) Ship Olbers, departed 18 Nov 1838 and arrived in New Orleans 20 Jan 1839 (the manifest is dated 21 Jan 1839) Ship Amalia, departed Bremen 18 Nov 1838 but sadly, sank in the Atlantic with all hands.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M259, Reel 17.
Contributed by Don Schmalbeck and Transcribed by Robert W. Grose members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
13 December 2002
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