Immigrant Ships
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Bark Columbia


Bremen, Germany to New York
9 Aug 1869

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, D. Muller* Master of the N. G. Bark Columbia do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the Collection District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said vessel at Bremen from which port said vessel has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and 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. So help me God. (signed) D. Muller*
Sworn to this 9 Aug 1869 Before me R. W?????? DC
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the N.G. Bark Columbia whereof D. Muller* is Master from Bremen burthen (blank) tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country of which they they intend to become inhabitants.
Cabin Passengers
  1* Carl         Beckmann    52    m ??????     Holstein     New York
  2  Ottilie      Beckmann    18    f            Holstein     New York
  3* Hermann      Wilhelm     37    m ??????     Hannover     New York
  4  Clamer       Michael     15    m farmer     Hannover     New York
  5  Johanne      Kellner     19    f            Hannover     New York
  6  Maria        Kubagka     20    f            Bohemia      New York
  7  Caspar       Schlick     26    m joiner     Bohemia      Illinois
  8  Elisabeth    Voss        22    f            Bohemia      Illinois
  9  Cathrina     Kadler      20    f            Bohemia      New York
 10  Joseph       Kadler      17    m farmer     Bohemia      New York
 11  Georg        Koimarik    17    m farmer     Bohemia      New York
 12* Frantz       Grossp????  27    m ???ver     Prussia      New York
 13* Emilie       Grossp????  24    f            Prussia      New York
 14* Gottlieb     Groeger     34    m ?????      Prussia      New York
 15  Pauline      Groeger     33    f            Prussia      New York
 16  Adolph       Groeger      7    m            Prussia      New York
 17  Albert       Hammon      34    m tailor     Prussia      New York
 18  Max          Weisshaupt  29    m farmer     Bavaria      Buffalo

Steerage Passengers
 19* Johann       Muller      16    m farmer     Bavaria      Philadelphia
 20  Caroline     Wenke       20    f            Bavaria      Wisconsin
 21  Johann       Wenke       29    m farmer     Bavaria      Wisconsin
 22  Rudolph      Jell        28    m farmer     Prussia      Chicago
 23  Mariana      Jell        30    f            Prussia      Chicago
 24  Juliane      Jell        22    f            Prussia      Chicago
 25* Joseph       Thomascha?? 14    m            Prussia      Chicago
 26* Emilie       Thomascha?? 10    f            Prussia      Chicago
 27* Mariana      Thomascha??    6m f            Prussia      Chicago
 28  Wilhelm      Wendorf     29    m farmer     Prussia      New York
 29  Carl         Stante      25    m farmer     Prussia      Minnesota
 30  Johanna      Stante      28    f            Prussia      Minnesota
 31  Albertine    Stante       4    f            Prussia      Minnesota
 32  Gustav       Stante        11m m            Prussia      Minnesota
 33* Martin       Schulke     45    m farmer     Prussia      Wisconsin
 34* Eva          Schulke     38    f            Prussia      Wisconsin
 35* Marie        Schulke     14    f            Prussia      Wisconsin
 36* Clara        Schulke     12    f            Prussia      Wisconsin
 37* Frantz       Schulke      8    m            Prussia      Wisconsin
 38* Martin       Schulke      5    m            Prussia      Wisconsin
 39* Rosalia      Schulke      3    f            Prussia      Wisconsin
 40* Johann       Schulke       11m m            Prussia      Wisconsin
 41  Albert       Strutz      24    m farmer     Prussia      New York
 42* Friedrich    Zuge        22    m farmer     Prussia      Milwauki
 43* Louisa       Zuge        23    f            Prussia      Milwauki       (died)
 44  August       Adam        24    m farmer     Prussia      New York
 45  George       Bock        30    m farmer     Hessia       New York
 46  Sabrina      Bock        28    f            Hessia       New York
 47  Catharina    Bock         3    f            Hessia       New York
 48  Elisabeth    Bock          12m f            Hessia       New York
 49  Ludwig       Vanpel      36    m farmer     Hessia       Iowa
 50  Martha       Vanpel      11    f            Hessia       Iowa
 51  Jacob        Vanpel      10    m            Hessia       Iowa
 52  Cathrina     Vanpel       7    f            Hessia       Iowa
 53  August       Bach        18    m farmer     Waldeck      Iowa
 54  Minna        Bach        19    f            Waldeck      Iowa
 55  Caroline     Albrecht    15    f            Waldeck      Iowa
 56  Heinrich     Heilegstadt 41    m farmer     Waldeck      Iowa
 57  Gustav       Peters      19    m farmer     Prussia      New York
 58  Augusta      Arnholdt    24    f            Prussia      Wisconsin
 59* Friedrich    Hoft        63    m farmer     Prussia      Wisconsin
 60* Hermann      Hoft        22    m farmer     Prussia      Wisconsin
 61* Albertine    Hoft        19    f            Prussia      Wisconsin
 62* Auguste      Hoft        10    f            Prussia      Wisconsin
 63  Johann       Frantz      50    m tailor     Prussia      Chicago
 64  Wilhelmine   Frantz      51    f            Prussia      Chicago
 65  Jacob        Frantz      12    m            Prussia      Chicago
 66  Carl         Frantz       7    m            Prussia      Chicago
 67  Julius       Mittelstadt 18    m farmer     Prussia      Wisconsin
 68  Ferdinand    Bartel      45    m saddler    Prussia      New York
 69  Henriette    Bartel      38    f            Prussia      New York
 70  Ottilie      Barter      15    f            Prussia      New York
 71* Shroder      ?????ss     34    m glaser     Prussia      New York
 72  Johann       Ahrens      24    m farmer     Prussia      Indianola
 73  Wilhelm      Strenzke    25    m farmer     Prussia      Milwauki
 74  Caroline     Strenzke    23    f            Prussia      Milwauki
 75  Otto         Thomas      19    m conditor   Prussia      New York
 76* Man          Wager       24    m brewer     Baden        New York
 77* Elisabeth    Wager       31    f            Baden        New York
 78  Wilhelm      Hell        15    m farmer     Baden        Albani
 79  Julius       Frick       34    m shoemaker  Baden        New York
 80  Theodor      Graser      22    m shoemaker  Baden        New York
 81  Hermann      Arons       59    m farmer     Hannover     Indiana
 82  Angela       Arons       59    f            Hannover     Indiana
 83* G??ina       Arons       18    f            Hannover     Indiana
 84  Elise        Arons       14    f            Hannover     Indiana
 85  Georg        Joida       20    m farmer     Hannover     Columbia
 86  Xavir        Hartman     50    m farmer     Prussia      Wisconsin
 87  Rosina       Hartman     39    f            Prussia      Wisconsin
 88  Joseph       Hartman      6    m            Prussia      Wisconsin
 89  Rosina       Hartman        3m f            Prussia      Wisconsin
 90  Friedrich    Schmidt     46    m farmer     Saxony       Chicago
 91  Wilhelmine   Schmidt     35    f            Saxony       Chicago
 92  Carl         Schmidt     14    m            Saxony       Chicago
 93  Hermann      Schmidt      3    m            Saxony       Chicago
 94  Emma         Schmidt        6m f            Saxony       Chicago
 95  Bernhard     Bartel      16    m farmer     Stasbargin   Chicago
 96  Doretta      Wittran     23    f            Wessenback   New York
 97  Julie        Wittran     29    f            Wessenback   New York
 98  Gustav       Hilbe       33    m shoemaker  Hannover     New York
 99  Friedrich    Uphof       22    m farmer     Hannover     Milwauki
100  Margareth    Uphof       24    f            Hannover     Milwauki
101  Hermann      Uphof        3    m            Hannover     Milwauki
102  Maria        Uphof          3m f            Hannover     Milwauki
103  Joseph       Bulleir     31    m farmer     Bavaria      New York
104  Georg        Weber       19    m farmer     Bavaria      New York
105  Eva          Weber       56    f            Bavaria      New York
106  Sophia       Weber       11    f            Bavaria      New York
107  Elisabeth    Russheim    18    f            Bavaria      New York
108  Wilhelm      Reis        23    m merchant   Ostfriesland New York
109  Johanne      Detman      23    f            Ostfriesland Illinois
110  Julius       Blindorf    29    m farmer     Prussia      New York
111  Wilhelm      Schulz      24    m farmer     Prussia      Milwauki
112  Theodor      Harger      41    m farmer     Braunschwig  New York
113  Friedrike    Harger      43    f            Braunschwig  New York
114  Alwina       Harger      14    f            Braunschwig  New York
115  August       Harger      12    m            Braunschwig  New York
116  Maria        Harger      10    f            Braunschwig  New York
117  Hermann      Roda        22    m farmer     Saxonia      New York
118  Johann       Adamonsky   21    m farmer     Bohemia      Buffalo
119  Leopold      Cervinz     21    m farmer     Bohemia      Buffalo
120  Carl         Schnugass   38    m farmer     Wurtemberg   New York
121  Maria        Schnugass   36    f            Wurtemberg   New York
122  Carl         Schnugass    8    m            Wurtemberg   New York
123  Heinrich     Schnugass    6    m            Wurtemberg   New York
124  Emilie       Schnugass    1    f            Wurtemberg   New York
125  Hermann      Langjahr    15    m baker      Wurtemberg   New York
126  Christian    Gess        36    m farmer     Wurtemberg   New York
127  Christian    Koch        21    m farmer     Wurtemberg   New York
128  Wilhelm      Rettig      30    m farmer     Wurtemberg   New York
129  Gustav       Geiser      27    m farmer     Baden        New York
130  Carl         Schmitt     15    m            Baden        New York
131  Conrad       Denser      21    m farmer     Bavaria      Illinois
132  Edward       Georcky     31    m shoemaker  Prussia      New York
133  Heinrich     Schrider    23    m shoemaker  USA          New York
134  Frantz       Burinick    43    m carpenter  Bohemia      New York
135  Barbara      Burinick    47    f            Bohemia      New York
136  Maria        Burinick    14    f            Bohemia      New York
137  Barbara      Burinick     7    f            Bohemia      New York
138  Anna         Burinick     6    f            Bohemia      New York
139  Cathrina     Burinick     2    f            Bohemia      New York
140  Egidius      Geiger      25    m farmer     Bavaria      New York
141  Cathrina     Geiger      26    f            Bavaria      New York
142  Carl         Geiger       3    m            Bavaria      New York
143  Marie        Pfenck      15    f            Hessia       New York
144  Herman       Goldmann    53    m farmer     Bohemia      Chicago
145  Fransisca    Goldmann    43    f            Bohemia      Chicago
146  Ernst        Aldenberndt 39    m            Lippe        Michigan
147  Louise       Aldenberndt 32    f            Lippe        Michigan
148  Carl         Aldenberndt  3    m            Lippe        Michigan
149* Friedrike    Aldenberndt  1    f            Lippe        Michigan       Died
150  Margareth    Bloom       21    f            Lippe        Michigan
151  Joseph       Hall        25    m farmer     Bavaria      Buffalo
152  Therese      Laner       21    f            Bavaria      Buffalo
153  Georg        Kaisernbaum 17    m butcher    Hannover     New York
154  Wentzel      Kraneck     36    m farmer     Bohemia      New York
155  Maria        Kraneck     35    f            Bohemia      New York
156  Elisabeth    Kraneck      9    f            Bohemia      New York
157  Caroline     Kraneck      3    f            Bohemia      New York
158  Ulozra       Kraneck       10m f            Bohemia      New York
159  Ludwig       Lapke       34    m farmer     Prussia      Wisconsin
160  Ulrika       Lapke       33    f            Prussia      Wisconsin
161  Wilhelmine   Lapke        5    f            Prussia      Wisconsin
162  Wilhelm      Lapke        3    m            Prussia      Wisconsin
163  Emilie       Lapke          3m f            Prussia      Wisconsin
164  Balthasar    Brietening  32    m miller     Bavaria      New York
165  Michael      Bullinger   42    m wagoner    Baden        New York
166  Rosina       Bullinger   35    f            Baden        New York
167  Joseph       Bullinger    8    m            Baden        New York
168  Maria        Bullinger    5    f            Baden        New York
169  Magdelina    Bullinger    4    f            Baden        New York
170  Francisca    Bullinger    2    f            Baden        New York
171* Johann       Bullinger      9m m            Baden        New York      Died
172  Dorothea     Zellman     27    f            Posen        Chicago
173  Louise       Radke       17    f            Posen        Chicago
174  George       Zoll        24    m shoemaker  Bavaria      Wisconsin
175  Thomas       Furch       19    m farmer     Bohemia      New York
176  Cathrina     Furch       52    f            Bohemia      New York
177  Rosina       Furch       25    f            Bohemia      New York
178  Maria        Furch          6m f            Bohemia      New York
179  Anna         Furch       10    f            Bohemia      New York
180  Johann       Furch       17    m            Bohemia      New York
181  Maria        Furch       23    f            Bohemia      New York
182  Martin       Furch       30    m farmer     Bohemia      New York
183  Maria        Lurek       29    f            Bohemia      New York
184  Maria        Lurek        5    f            Bohemia      New York
185* Jurgen       Engels      20    m farmer     Hannover     New York
186  Harm         Klinkenberg 52    m farmer     Hannover     Illinois
187  Gretchen     Klinkenberg 46    f            Hannover     Illinois
188  Franke       Klinkenberg 24    f            Hannover     Illinois
189  Hoske        Klinkenberg 19    f            Hannover     Illinois
190  Claus        Klinkenberg 15    m            Hannover     Illinois
191  Conke        Klinkenberg  7    f            Hannover     Illinois
192  Wilhelmine   Klinkenberg  6    f            Hannover     Illinois
193  Wilm         Klinkenberg  5    m            Hannover     Illinois
194* Lucas        Klinkenberg    9m m            Hannover     Illinois        Died
195  Michael      Kobel       34    m farmer     Posen        Wisconsin
196  Alwina       Kobel       29    f            Posen        Wisconsin
197  Rosalie      Kobel        3    f            Posen        Wisconsin
198  Joseph       Kobel          6m m            Posen        Wisconsin
199* Friedrich    Doring      23    m farmer     Saxonia      New York
200  Adalbert     Hosiger     43    m farmer     Posen        Wisconsin
201  Georg        Hosiger     26    m farmer     Posen        Wisconsin
202  Janetz       Hosiger     23    m farmer     Posen        Wisconsin
203  Friedrich    Berwalt     63    m            Posen        Illinois
204  Maria        Berwalt     61    f            Posen        Illinois
205  Adelheid     Wilke       22    f            Posen        New York
206  Frantz       Jopp        18    m taylor     Posen        Illinois
207  Joseph       Radzich     17    m farmer     Posen        New York
208  Friedr.      Grambaum    26    m farmer     Prussia      Buffalo
209  Wilhelmine   Grambaum    26    f            Prussia      Buffalo
210  Maria        Grambaum     3    f            Prussia      Buffalo
211  Auguste      Grambaum     1    f            Prussia      Buffalo
212  Gottlieb     Peter       59    m farmer     Prussia      Buffalo
213  Fr. Dorothea Peter       54    f            Prussia      Buffalo
214  Ernestine    Peter       14    f            Prussia      Buffalo
215  Friedrike    Peter       23    f            Prussia      Buffalo
216* Heinrich     T????       27    m farmer     Posen        New York
217  Albert       Schulz      25    m taylor     Posen        Michigan
218  Theresa      Schulz      25    f            Posen        Michigan
219  Mathilda     Piaper      17    f            Posen        Michigan
220  Gottfried    Watler      37    m farmer     Prussia      Wisconsin
221  Wilhelmine   Watler      32    f            Prussia      Wisconsin
222  Gustav       Watler       7    m            Prussia      Wisconsin
223  August       Watler       6    m            Prussia      Wisconsin
224  Hermann      Watler       3    m            Prussia      Wisconsin
225  Johann       Reinke      26    m farmer     Prussia      Wisconsin
226  Louise       Reinke      23    f            Prussia      Wisconsin
227  Emilie       Reinke       3    f            Prussia      Wisconsin
228  Emil         Reinke         6m m            Prussia      Wisconsin
229  Conrad       Wirtz       50    m            Bavaria      Wisconsin
230  Cathrina     Wirtz       45    f            Bavaria      Wisconsin
231  Anton        Shazwoki    52    m farmer     Prussia      Detroit
232  Barbara      Shazwoki    50    f            Prussia      Detroit
233  Johann       Shazwoki    22    m farmer     Prussia      Detroit
234  Anton        Shazwoki    20    m farmer     Prussia      Detroit
235  Francisca    Shazwoki    18    f            Prussia      Detroit
236  Mathilda     Shazwoki    16    f            Prussia      Detroit
237  Frantz       Shazwoki    14    m            Prussia      Detroit
238  Joseph       Shazwoki    11    m            Prussia      Detroit
239  Ferdinand    Shazwoki     7    m            Prussia      Detroit
240  Paul         Shazwoki     5    m            Prussia      Detroit
241  Lena         Schmidt     24    f            Ostfriesland Illinois
242  Herman       Schmidt      4    m            Ostfriesland Illinois
243  Rudolph      Lauman      14    m farmer     Ostfriesland Illinois
244  Johann       Bulling     21    m smith      Wurtemberg   New York
245  Heinrich     Vogstpohr   19    m cigarmaker Bremen       New York
246  Caroline     Hoffman      7    f            Bremen       New York
247  Wilhelmine   Hoffman      5    f            Bremen       New York
248  Johann       Petran      36    m farmer     Bohemia      New York
249  Barbara      Petran      34    f            Bohemia      New York
250  Francisca    Petran       5    f            Bohemia      New York
251  Friedrich    Petran       4    m            Bohemia      New York
252  Christian    Petran        11m m            Bohemia      New York
253* Friedrich    D?????      39    m farmer     Prussia      Chicago
254* Ernestine    D?????      34    f            Prussia      Chicago
255* Rudolph      D?????       7    m            Prussia      Chicago
256* August       D?????       4    m            Prussia      Chicago
257  Marie        Moeller     57    f            Prussia      Ohio
258  Ferdinand    Kuntz       30    m saddler    Prussia      New York
259  Johann       Langman     20    m tailor     Hannover     Ohio
260  Christian    Ranft       32    m farmer     Saxonia      Brooklin
261  Jacob        Klein       21    m shoemaker  Wurtemberg   Indiana
262* Christoph    ?????       16    m farmer     Hannover     Ohio
263* Heinrich     ?????       22    m farmer     Hannover     Ohio
264* Eduard       F??th       26    m farmer     Prussia      New York


Transcriber's Notes:

* An asterisk is used to call attention to additional information in the
  Transcriber's Notes.

? The ? marks indicate letters or words that cannot be read due to the
  quality of the original document or the handwriting of the recorder.

* Names were transcribed as written without regard to spelling.

* No births were recorded during the voyage.

* The Captain's surname contains an umlaut u.

1,3     Occupation illegible due to handwriting.
12,13   Surname illegible due to handwriting.
12,14   Occupation illegible due to handwriting.
19      Umlaut u in surname.
25-27   Surname illegible due to handwriting.
33-40   Umlaut u in surname.
42,43   Umlaut u in surname.
43      Passenger died during voyage.
59-62   Umlaut o in surname.
71      Surname illegible due to handwriting.
76,77   Umlaut a in surname.
83      Given name illegible due to handwriting.
149     Passenger died during voyage.
171     Passenger died during voyage.
185     Umlaut u in given name.
194     Passenger died during voyage.
199     Umlaut o in surname.
216     Surname illegible due to handwriting.
253-256 Surname illegible due to handwriting.
262-264 Surname illegible due to handwriting.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 316, List 926.
Transcribed by Robert W. Grose a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
24 June 2005



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