Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild
Ship Alexander
Bremen, Germany to Baltimore, Maryland
25 July 1840
I, H. Warnken, Master of the Ship Alexander of Bremen do solemnly
sincerely & truly swear that the annexed subscribed with my Name contains
to the best of my knowledge & belief a just & true account or report
of all passengers who have been taken on board the said Ship 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
Sworn to this 25 July 1840 (signed) H. Warnken
Before me. (signature not readable) (signed) ????hall, H
Passenger List of Ship Alexander, H. Warnken Mr from
Bremen
Columns represent: Names, Age, Place of Nativity, Country from which
they Come, Their Occcupation, Male/Female (original list has two separate columns
for male and female), Where they intend to go.
1 Wendelin Kopp 59 Gelnhausen Curhessen Taylor M Penselvania
2 Friedrich Daniel Kopp 24 Gelnhausen Curhessen Taylor M Penselvania
3 Kunnigunda Kopp 18 Gelnhausen Curhessen F Penselvania
4 Maria Kopp 15 Gelnhausen Curhessen F Penselvania
5* Sebastian Sieckenberg 33 Kahl Baiern Farmer M Cincinaty
6 Elisabeth Deigeler 33 Gelnhausen Curhessen F Cincinaty
7* Heinrich Sieckenberg 27 Kahl Baiern Farmer M Cincinaty
8* Maria Neumann 27 Ameneberg ? F Cincinaty
9* Johannes Staffinger 30 Lutzehausen Curhessen Farmer M Philadelphia
10* Elisabeth Vormuna 30 Marburg Curhessen F Philadelphia
11 M. Ostheim 42 Lichtenau Preussen Merchant M Philadelphia
12* Margretha Hutter 21 Budingen Hessen F Philadelphia
Darmstadt
13 Friedrich Kees 24 Gelnhausen Cur Hessen Smith M Cincinatty
14 Conrad Kaiser 23 Gelnhausen Cur Hessen Carpenter M Cincinatty
15 Catharina Kaiser 26 Gelnhausen Cur Hessen F Cincinatty
16 Heinrich Cronhard 24 Gelnhausen Cur Hessen Shoemaker M Newyork
17 Peter Wagner 35 Gelnhausen Cur Hessen Papermaker M Newyork
18 Johannes Kreis 25 Somborn Cur Hessen Weaver M Ohio
19 Heinrich Franz 26 Somborn Cur Hessen Weaver M Ohio
20 Johann Georg Zeiger 56 Somborn Cur Hessen Farmer M Ohio
21 Gertrude Zeiger 50 Somborn Cur Hessen F Ohio
22 Elisabeth Zeiger 21 Somborn Cur Hessen F Ohio
23 Conrad Zeiger 13 Somborn Cur Hessen M Ohio
24 Johannes Zeiger 12 Somborn Cur Hessen M Ohio
25 Lorenz Zeiger 5 Somborn Cur Hessen M Ohio
26 Anna Maria Zeiger 6wk Somborn Cur Hessen F Ohio
27 Anton Gramling 41 Schneppenbach Baiern Farmer M Cincinatty
28 Margrethe Gramling 40 Schneppenbach Baiern F Cincinatty
29 Johann Adam Gramling 14 Schneppenbach Baiern M Cincinatty
30 Peter Gramling 11 Schneppenbach Baiern M Cincinatty
31 Eva Gramling 10 Schneppenbach Baiern F Cincinatty
32 Marg. Gramling 5 Schneppenbach Baiern F Cincinatty
33 Johannes Gramling 8 Schneppenbach Baiern M Cincinatty
34 Catharina Gramling 9m Schneppenbach Baiern F Cincinatty
35 Johann Adam Wentzel 24 Heinrichsthal Baiern Farmer M Cincinatty
36* Weigand Bott 36 Indiana Baiern Farmer M Indiana
37* Margrethe Bott 36 Indiana Baiern Farmer M Indiana
38* Lorenz Muller 33 Seilauf Baiern Farmer M Indiana
39* Joh. Hirsch 30 Seilauf Baiern Shoemaker M Virginia
40* Conrad Lippert 26 Seilauf Baiern Smith M Virginia
41* Johann Schaefer 25 Seilauf Baiern Mason M Virginia
42* Michel Freund 26 Seilauf Baiern Farmer M Virginia
43* Johann Muller 24 Seilauf Baiern Farmer M Ohio
44* Georg Oberle 36 Seilauf Baiern Farmer M Ohio
45* Balthaser Eibeck 28 Seilauf Baiern Kaufmann M Ohio
46* Philip Bergmann 34 Seilauf Baiern Miller ? Indiana
47* Magdalene Hoch 23 Seilauf Baiern F Indiana
48* Sebastian Geiss 28 Seilauf Baiern Taylor M Ohio
49* J. Georg Schneider 24 Gisselbach Baiern Joiner M Ohio
50* J. G. Staale 23 Gisselbach Baiern Farmer M Ohio
51* Georg Hubert 24 Gisselbach Baiern Taylor M Ohio
52* Anna Marg Hubert 2? Gisselbach Baiern F Ohio
53* Conrad Hubert ?? Gisselbach Baiern M Ohio
54 Conrad Heer 24 Michelbach Baiern Farmer M Ohio
55* Elisabeth Simon 21 Neusees Cur Hessen Servant F Illionois
56* Peter Hoffmann 26 Alpstadt Baiern Farmer M Illionois
57* Georg Ulrich Hoffmann 24 Alpstadt Baiern Farmer M Illionois
58* Catharina Neust 24 Alpstadt Baiern F Illionois
59* Adam Amberg 24 Alpstadt Baiern Taylor M Illionois
60* Peter Muller 53 Herstein Baiern Joiner M Cincinatty
61* Mariane Muller 46 Herstein Baiern F Cincinatty
62* Marg. Muller 22 Herstein Baiern F Cincinatty
63* Anna Marg Muller 16 Herstein Baiern F Cincinatty
64* Martin Muller 11 Herstein Baiern M Cincinatty
65* Theresia Muller 8 Herstein Baiern F Cincinatty
66* Andreas Stark 26 Dettlingen Baiern Farmer M Pitsburg
67 Peter Heyn 23 Alzenau Baiern Joiner M Pitsburg
68* Peter Bindsach 23 Hoffstaden Baiern Shoemaker M Pitsburg
69* Conrad Seipel 23 Wasserlohe Baiern Butcher M Pitsburg
70* Johann Volz 29 Wasserlohe Baiern Farmer M Pitsburg
71 Jos Emmel 28 Alzenau Baiern Glaser M Pitsburg
72* Michel Fleckenstein 68 Sommerbach Baiern Farmer M Ohio
73* Cath. Fleckenstein 43 Sommerbach Baiern F Ohio
74* Adam Fleckenstein 36 Sommerbach Baiern Farmer M Ohio
75* Jacob Fleckenstein 40 Sommerbach Baiern Farmer M Ohio
76* Conrad Kern 29 Mainbries Baiern Farmer M Ohio
77* Joh Schwarzk?? ?? Schildklipen Baiern Weaver ? New York
78* Michel Hock 29 Wisthal Baiern Weaver ? New York
79* Joh Adam Ohnhaus 28 Schildklippen Baiern Brower M Pitsburg
80 Marg. Schram 28 Heinrichsthal Baiern F Pitsburg
81* Michel Ohnhaus 28 Heinrichsthal Baiern Brower M Pitsburg
82* Jacob Elsasser 24 Heinrichsthal Baiern Shoemaker M Cincinatty
83* Elisabeth Elsasser 22 Heinrichsthal Baiern F Cincinatty
84* Michel Pfaff 38 Schildklippen Baiern Miller M Indiana
85* Marg Pfaff 33 Schildklippen Baiern F Indiana
86* Georg Adolf Pfaff 12 Schildklippen Baiern M Indiana
87* Johan Ignatz Pfaff 10 Schildklippen Baiern M Indiana
88* Sebastian Gunthen 35 Herstein Baiern Carpenter M Ohio
89* Barbara Gunthen 32 Herstein Baiern F Ohio
90* Sebastian Gunthen 9 Herstein Baiern M Ohio
91* Eva Gunthen 6 Herstein Baiern F Ohio
92* Anna Maria Gunthen 4y6m Herstein Baiern F Ohio
93* Catharine Gunthen 1 Herstein Baiern F Ohio
94* Michel Haas 46 Herstein Baiern Farmer M Cincinatty
95* Elisabeth Haas 46 Herstein Baiern F Cincinatty
96* Franz Haas 20 Herstein Baiern M Cincinatty
97* Martin Haas 17 Herstein Baiern M Cincinatty
98* Peter Haas 10 Herstein Baiern M Cincinatty
99* Georg Haas 6 Herstein Baiern M Cincinatty
100* Michel Eckstein 43 Herstein Baiern Farmer M Cincinatty
101* Francina Eckstein 36 Herstein Baiern F Cincinatty
102* Marg. Eckstein 11 Herstein Baiern F Cincinatty
103* Barbara Eckstein 8 Herstein Baiern F Cincinatty
104* Anna Marg. Eckstein 6 Herstein Baiern F Cincinatty
105* Regina Eckstein 3 Herstein Baiern F Cincinatty
106* Sabina Eckstein 4wk Herstein Baiern F Cincinatty
107* John Ohl 27 Herstein Baiern Weaver M Cincinatty
108* Maria Ohl 20 Herstein Baiern M Cincinatty
109* Clara Ohl 9m Herstein Baiern F Cincinatty
110* Andreas Emiehl 35 Herstein Baiern Shoemaker M Ohio
111* Ottillia Emiehl 36 Herstein Baiern F Ohio
112* Nicalas Emiehl 9 Herstein Baiern M Ohio
113* Eva Sabina Emiehl 7 Herstein Baiern F Ohio
114* Catharina Emiehl 3 Herstein Baiern F Ohio
115* Andreas Mann 65 Ammersbach Baiern Carpenter M Cincinatty
116* Marg. Mann 36 Ammersbach Baiern F Cincinatty
117* Catharina Mann 26 Ammersbach Baiern F Cincinatty
118* Theresia Mann 4 Ammersbach Baiern F Cincinatty
119* Friederich Mann 1 Ammersbach Baiern M Cincinatty
120 Peter Adam 47 Michelbach Baiern Miller M Cincinatty
121 Catharina Adam 43 Michelbach Baiern F Cincinatty
122 Eva Adam 20 Michelbach Baiern F Cincinatty
123 Anna Maria Adam 17 Michelbach Baiern F Cincinatty
124 Magdalena Adam 11 Michelbach Baiern F Cincinatty
125* Michel Engelet 36 Ammersbach Baiern Carpenter M Cincinatty
126* Elisabeth Pfaar 30 Ammersbach Baiern F Cincinatty
127* Marg. Pfaar 7 Ammersbach Baiern F Cincinatty
128* Mariane Pfaar 5 Ammersbach Baiern F Cincinatty
129 Baptist Sommer 38 Michelbach Baiern Shepherd M Cincinatty
130 Johann Dauss 40 Erlenbach Baiern Farmer M Cincinatty
131 Maria Dauss 30 Erlenbach Baiern F Cincinatty
132 Anton Dauss 3y6m Erlenbach Baiern M Cincinatty
133 Susanna Hubert 20 Michelbach Baiern Servant F Maryland
134* Magdalene Rosenberger 23 Kronbach Baiern Servant F Cincinatty
135* Joh.Adam Fleckenstein 33 Konigshaven Baiern Farmer M Penselvania
136* Johann Rosenberger 30 Kronbach Baiern Weaver M Penselvania
137* Elisabeth Rosenberger 36 Kronbach Baiern F Penselvania
138* Marg. Rosenberger 33 Kronbach Baiern F Penselvania
139* Joh. Adam Rosenberge 8 Kronbach Baiern M Penselvania
140* Anna Maria Rosenberge 7 Kronbach Baiern F Penselvania
141* Philip Rosenberger 4 Kronbach Baiern M Penselvania
142* Gertrude Rosenberger 1 Kronbach Baiern F Penselvania
143* Lorenz Rosenberger 37 Kronbach Baiern Weaver M Penselvania
144* Joseph Stemmer 24 Kronbach Baiern Wagonmaker M Maryland
145* Jacob Rosenberger 35 Kronbach Baiern Wagonmaker M Maryland
146* Andreas Mayer 37 Kronbach Baiern Shoemaker M Maryland
147* Johannes Pfaar 43 Kronbach Baiern Farmer M Illionois
148* Magdalene Pfaar 45 Kronbach Baiern F Illionois
149* Eva Pfaar 12 Kronbach Baiern F Illionois
150* Franz Pfaar 10 Kronbach Baiern M Illionois
151* Marg. Pfaar 2 Kronbach Baiern F Illionois
152* Rosina Schmallein 32 Kronbach Baiern Servant F Baltimore
153* Anna Marg Bergman? 22 Kronbach Baiern Servant F Baltimore
154* Justus Schulz 23 Gottingen Hanover Farmer M Pitsburg
155* Georg Adam Pistner 50 Saltkrippen Baiern Farmer M Pitsburg
156* Elisabeth Pistner 45 Saltkrippen Baiern F Pitsburg
157* Magdalene Pistner 19 Saltkrippen Baiern F Pitsburg
158* Elisabeth Pistner 17 Saltkrippen Baiern F Pitsburg
159* Marg. Pistner 14 Saltkrippen Baiern F Pitsburg
160* Maria Anna Pistner 13 Saltkrippen Baiern F Pitsburg
161* Johann Adam Pistner 11 Saltkrippen Baiern M Pitsburg
162* Johannes Pistner 9 Saltkrippen Baiern F Pitsburg
163* Johannes Stein 22 Geisselbach Baiern Backer M Pitsburg
164* Conrad Hempel 24 Gelnhausen Cur Hessen Barber M Pitsburg
165* Franz Hessler 28 Kronbach Baiern Farmer M Cincinatty
(signed) H Warnken
Transcriber's Notes:
* An asterisk is used to call attention to additional information in the Notes on
Passenger Entries (see below).
? A question mark is used to indicate illegible letters or words.
No deaths or births during the voyage are recorded on this passenger list.
Names were transcribed as written insofar as possible, without regard to obvious
spelling errors; the following passenger notes include the transcriber's comments
about spelling.
Captain's surname appears to be "Warnken" in both signatures, but in the other
two places where his name is given on the list it is spelled "Warneken".
Notes on Passenger Entries (refer to the passenger numbers above; also see Note
below on Kahlgrund hometowns)
5, 7 - Kahl is a town located in northwestern Bavaria (Baiern = Bayern, which
means Bavaria in German); it is named for the Kahl River which drains the
surrounding area, which is known as the Kahlgrund.
8 - The entry in the country line has been croosed out; both the beginning
of "Curh" and a ditto mark are discernible through the strike out.
Transcriber could locate no "Ameneberg" in Germany; there is an
"Amoneburg" with an umlaut over the "o" located about 6 miles east of
Marburg, the hometown of passenger 10.
9 - The transcriber could find no Lutzehausen in Germany listed on Map Quest.
The correct spelling of this town is probably Lutzelhausen; it is located
in Hessen about a mile north of the Bavarian border and about two miles
from Geiselbach (a Kahlgrund town). Surname appears to have a line crossed
over the top part of the "ff", as if at least one of the letters is a "t",
but these letters clearly extend belong the bottom of the line and the
transcriber believes them to be "ff".
10 - First letter of surname is hard to read, but it appears to be "V";
transcriber could find no one with the surname of "Vormuna" in Germany,
but that is what the entry seems to read.
12 - There is an umlaut over the "u" in Budingen.
36-37 - It is virtually impossible for these settlers to have been born in Indiana,
since their age would place their date of birth in about 1804, long before
there was any significant German immigrants in Indiana; in fact, in 1804,
white settlement in Indiana was concentrated in a few places near the Ohio
River as well as a few settlements of French origin, such as Vincennes.
Perhaps "Indiana" in the place of nativity column indicates that these two
passengers had settled in Indiana earlier and were returning there after a
trip back to Germany. It is interesting to note that the number "163" was
written at the end of the captain's certification since there were a total
of 165 passengers, this may indicate that two of them (presumably, 36 and
37) were retuning to the U.S. and not subject to the commutation fee.
Since "Baiern" was entered in the country column, these two passengers
probably originally came from Bavaria, probably one of the towns in the
Kahlgrund from which other passengers came. "Bott" is a common name in the
Kahlgurnd.
38-48 - The transcriber could find no Seilauf in Germany. The correct spelling of
this town is almost certainly "Sailauf," another Kahlgrund town.
43 - Muller has an umlaut over the "u".
45 - Occupation is very faint on the microfilm; the transcriber believes that
the word is "Kaufmann," which means businessman or merchant (someone who
"sells") in German.
46 - Column for sex of passenger was left blank on the original list; it pre-
sumably should be "M".
49-53 - The transcriber could find no Gisselbach in Germany. The correct spelling
of this town is probably Geiselbach.
52 - Second digit of age is not readable--it may be 27.
53 - Age is not readable; probably this is a young child of pasengers 51 & 52.
55 - The transcriber could find no Neusees in Germany. The correct spelling of
this town is probably Neuses, which is located in a portion of Hessen
called the "Freigericht", just across the border from NW Bavaria where
towns like Michelbach and Geiselbach are located.
56-59 - The transcriber could find no Alpstadtin Germany. The correct spelling
of this town is probably "Albstadt"; it is located in NW Bavaria, just
about 1 mile from Neuses.
60-65 - The transcriber could find no Herstein in Germany. The correct spelling
of this town is probably Horstein (with an umlaut over the "o"); it is l
ocated just south of Alzenau in the Kahlgrund.
66 - The surname is difficult to read; it could also be Stadt. There is a
Dettlingen in Baden-Wurttemberg; however, the hometown listed for passenger
66 may have been "Dettingen," which is a Kahlgrund town.
68 - Transcriber could find no Hoffstaden in Germany; there is a "Hofstadten"
(with an umlaut over "a") in the Kahlgrund.
69-70 - Transcriber could find no Wasserlohe in Germany. The correct spelling
is probably Wasserlos, also in the Kahlgrund.
72-75 - Transcriber could find no Sommerbach in Germany. This town may be
"Sommerkahl" in the Kahlgrund.
76 - Transcriber could find no Mainbries in Germany. There is a "Mombris"
(with an umlaut over the "o") in the Kahlgrund.
77 - Transcriber could find no Schildklipen in Germany. This town is almost
certainly Schollkrippen (with an umlaut over the "o"). Last part of
surname and age could not be read because of hole in paper; name could
be Schwarzkopf; another hole is in the column indicating the passenger's
sex--presumably, it should be "M".
78 - Transcriber found no "Wisthal" in Germany. There is a "Wiesthal" about
5 mi SE of Heinrichsthal (see passengers 35 and 80-83). There are 8
Hock listings in the current Wiesthal telephone directory, so Wiesthal
is likely the correct town. Occupation may be "brewer," but word on
manifest clearly has an "o". There is a hole is in the column indicating
the passenger's sex--presumably, it should be "M".
79 - Transcriber could find no Schildklippen in Germany. This town is also
probably Schollkrippen (with an umlaut over the "o"). Occupation is
probably "brewer".
81 - Occupation is probably "brewer".
82-83 - Elsasser has an umlaut over the "a".
84-87 - As indicated in the note to passenger 79, this town is probably
"Schollkrippen" (with an umlaut over the "o").
88-114 - As indicated in the note to passengers 60-65, town is probably Horstein
(with an umlaut over the "o").
101 - First name could be "Franzina."
110-14 - Based on a search of the current German telephone directory for the
Kahlgrund vicinity, the correct spelling of the surname may be "Emmel"
(also see passenger 71).
115-19 - There is no Ammersbach in Germany; town is likely Omersbach (about
4 mi E of next town entry, Michelbach) in the Kahlgrund.
125-28 - As indicated in the immediately preceding note, the town is likley
Omersbach in the Kahlgrund. The surname of passengers 126-28 likely
shoud be spelled "Pfarr"; there are over 60 Pfarrs in the current
German telephone directory for the Kahlgrund (and no "Pfaar" listing).
Page is torn and first name of 127 is difficult to read; it appears
to be "Marg".
134 - This town is likely Krombach in the Kahlgrund. Transcriber could
find no "Kronbach" in Germany.
135 - There is an umlaut over the first "o" in Konigshaven on the ship's
list. However, the transcriber could find no Konigshaven in Germany;
there is a Konigshofen (with an umlaut over the first "o") in the
Kahlgrund.
136-53 - See above note to passenger 134; this town is probably Krombach.
146 - Surname could be "Mager," "g" instead of "y".
147-51 - Surname should probably be spelled "Pfarr". (See note for passengers
126-28 above)
153 - It is not possible to tell whether there is one "n" or two at the end
of the surname.
154 - Gottingen has an umlaut over the "o". It is a city located in northern
Germany, over 100 miles from the Kahlgrund.
155-62 - The transcriber could find no Saltkrippen in Germany. This town is
probably Schollkrippen (with an umlaut over the "o").
163 - The transcriber could find no Geisselbach in Germany. This town is
probably Geiselbach in the Kahlgrund.
164 - Entry in Occupation column is very faint, but appears to be "Barber."
165 - Again, the town is probably Krombach. See Special Note below for more
information about Franz Hessler.
Special Note on Hometowns in the Kahlgrund and on Franz Hessler
About 160 of the 165 passengers on the Alexander were from hometowns in the north-
western corner of Bavaria, in or near an area called the Kahlgrund, or the
adjoining part of Hessen. The Kahlgrund hometowns represented on the Alexander
include: Horstein, Schollkrippen, Krombach, Geiselbach, Michelbach, Omersbach,
Albstadt, Schneppenbach, Sailauf, Wasserlos, Alzenau, Mombris, Konigshofen,
Erlenbach, and Kahl. There are also some towns just south of the Kahlgrund,
such as Heinrichsthal and Wiesthal. The towns located in Hessen just a few miles
north of the Kahlgrund are: Lutzelhausen, Somborn, Gelnhausen, and Neuses.
Franz Hessler (#165) was a distant cousin of the transcriber. Franz settled near
Millhousen, Decatur County, Indiana. He is believed to have had several brothers
(perhaps four) who also came to the United States. The transcriber believes that
Franz Hessler made at least one other trip to the U.S. aboard the Ship Estafette,
which arrived at New York on September 1, 1837.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M255, Reel 2, List
49.
Transcribed by Charlie Hessler a
member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
15 March 2005
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