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Bark Johannes


Bremen, Germany to Baltimore, Maryland
30 May 1855

DISTRICT OF BALTIMORE - PORT OF BALTIMORE
I, D von Fritzen, Master of the Bark Johannes of Bremen do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the annexed List, subscribed with my name, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account or report of all the 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 30 day of May 1855 D. von Fritzen
John C Van Wyck
Liste of Passengers of the Bremen ship Johannes D. von Fritzen Master bound for Baltimore.
Columns represent passenger names, origination, destination, gender, occupation and age. Original list has column heads saying: Names, Uhrefrom, Whither, Male, Female, Occupation and Age.
In the Cabin
  1  Hermann Haake               Berlin           Baltimore     m  Merchant   39

Between Deks
  2* Gerhard Bielstek            Jewer            Illinois      m  Farmer     26
  3* Anna Magdalene Bielstek     Jewer            Illinois      f             21
  4* Jacob Schutte               Jewer            Baltimore     m  Workman    37
  5* Anna Maria Seetzen          Jewer            Illinois      f             31
  6* Friedrich Gerhard Seetzen   Jewer            Illinois      m              7
  7* Helena Seetzen              Jewer            Illinois      f              5
  8* Johann Heinrich Stossen     Jewer            Baltimore     m  Carpenter  52
  9* Margaretha Stossen          Jewer            Baltimore     f             47
 10* Herrmann Stossen            Jewer            Baltimore     m  Workman    17
 11* Johann Stossen              Jewer            Baltimore     m             15
 12* Heinrich Stossen            Jewer            Baltimore     m             18
 13* Bernhard Stossen            Jewer            Baltimore     m             13
 14* Friedrich Stossen           Jewer            Baltimore     m              9
 15* Johann Heinrich Stossen     Jewer            Baltimore     m              7
 16  Wilhelm Linter              Holdhausen       Philadelphia  m  Workman    24
 17  Antoinette Linter           Holdhausen       Philadelphia  f             21
 18  Lisette Mehrkempe           Holdhausen       Philadelphia  f             29
 19  Bernhard Laurich            Vrieden          Baltimore     m  Cooper     24
 20  Bernhard Baschke            Stadtlohne       Baltimore     m  Shuemaker  23
 21  Heinrich Niemeyer           Diepenau         Pittsburg     m  Workman    27
 22  Christian Vossfelch         Schweinach       Shippenburg   m  Workman    23
 23  Regina Traut                Blankenau        Wheeling      f             34
 24  Johann Holdmann             Capelle          Illlinois     m  Tailor     29
 25  Maria Magdalene Holdmann    Capelle          Illlinois     f             27
 26  Anna Maria Holdmann         Capelle          Illlinois     f              4
 27  Johannes Kern               Obernzur         Tamaqua       m  Workman    20
 28  Dorothea Elisabeth Kern     Obernzur         Tamaqau       f             18
 29  Barbara Elisabeth Kern      Bosserode        Tamaqaa       f             12
 30  Wilhelm Vogt                Liebenau         Washington    m  Workman    29
 31* Fritz Heitmuller            Liebenau         Baltimore     m  Workman    16
 32  Dorette Brandt              Liebenau         Linsburg      f             14
 33  Sophie Brandt               Liebenau         Linsburg      f             12
 34  Heinrich Brandt             Liebenau         Linsburg      m  Tailor     56
 35  Helena Brandt               Liebenau         Linsburg      f             54
 36  Maria Eike                  Liebenau         Linsburg      f             28
 37  Caroline Eike               Liebenau         Linsburg      f              4
 38  Eleonore Gaber              Liebenau         Linsburg      f             57
 39* Wilhelm Muller              Liebenau         Washington    m  Workman    17
 40  Sophie Wers                 Liebenau         Washington    f             27
 41* Charlotte Muller            Liebenau         Washington    f             22
 42  Hermann Haselbusch          Liebenau         Washington    m  Cartwright 19
 43  Joseph Kieck                Ebersberg        Illinois      m  St??worker 31
 44  Ursula Kieck                Ebersberg        Illinois      f             35
 45  Ursula Kieck                Ebersberg        Illinois      f              6
 46  Joseph Kieck                Ebersberg        Illinois      m              5
 47  Melchior Kieck              Ebersberg        Illinois      m              4
 48  Maria Kieck                 Ebersberg        Illinois      f             14
 49  Anton Karl                  Baltimore        Baltimore     m  Cooper     19
 50  Barbara Karl                Landshut         Baltimore     f             42
 51  Crescentia Karl             Landshut         Baltimore     f             28
 52  Carl Karl                   Landshut         Baltimore     m              8
 53  Anton Seidel                Oerting          Wisconsin     m  Smith      39
 54  Maria Seidel                Oerting          Wisconsin     f             35
 55  Elisabeth Seidel            Oerting          Wisconsin     f             10
 56  Maria Seidel                Oerting          Wisconsin     f              4
 57* Ludwig Muller               Harand           Wheeling      m  Brikler    40
 58* Rosalia Muller              Harand           Wheeling      f             39
 59* Johann Muller               Harand           Wheeling      m              7
 60* Ludwig Muller               Harand           Wheeling      m              4
 61  Georg Seidel                Oerting          Wisconsin     m             13
 62  Joseph Seidel               Oerting          Wisconsin     m             11
 63  Anna Seidel                 Oerting          Wisconsin     f              5
 64  Sebastian Gairinger         Oerting          Wisconsin     m  Workman    21
 65  Friedrich Hossfeld          Schweinach       Shippensburg  m  Workman    43
 66  Christoph Hossfeld          Schweinach       Shippensburg  m             10
 67  Anna Hossfeld               Schweinach       Shippensburg  f              8
 68  Caspar Hossfeld             Schweinach       Shippensburg  m              6
 69  David Hossfeld              Schweinach       Shippensburg  m  Shuemaker  37
 70  Anna Elisabeth Hossfeld     Schweinach       Shippensburg  f             39
 71  Catharine Hossfeld          Schweinach       Shippensburg  f              4
 72  Georg Ludwig Hossfeld       Schweinach       Shippensburg  m              2
 73  Sebastian Hossfeldt         Schweinach       Shippensburg  m  Shuemaker  48
 74  Anna Elisabeth Hossfeldt    Schweinach       Shippensburg  f             46
 75  Catharina Hossfeldt         Schweinach       Shippensburg  f             15
 76  Anna Elisabeth Hossfeldt    Schweinach       Shippensburg  f             11
 77  Sophia Hossfeldt            Schweinach       Shippensburg  f              8
 78  Margaretha Hossfeldt        Schweinach       Shippensburg  f              4
 79  Hartmann Mayfarth           Gaspenroda       Philadelphia  m  Workman    17
 80* Johann George Schon         Sperkau          Tamaqua       m  Saddler    55
 81* Johannes Schon              Sperkau          Tamaqua       m  Shuemaker  17
 82* Catharina Schon             Sperkau          Tamaqua       f             15
 83* Eduard Kubel                Herbstein        Louisville    m  Driver     34
 84  Andreas Trin                Herbstein        Cincinnati    m  Weaver     50
 85* Wilhelm Rudiger             Bleicherode      Baltimore     m  Baker      17
 86  Magdalene Staupach          Herbstein        Cincinnati    f             25
 87* Anna Sabine Schon           Sperkau          Tamaqua       f             44
 88* Elisabeth Schon             Sperkau          Tamaqua       f             13
 89* Anna Maria Schon            Sperkau          Tamaqua       f             10
 90* Anna Barbara Schon          Sperkau          Tamaqua       f              5
 91  Johann George Dobernik      Grinsdorf        Baltimore     m  Farmer     28
 92* Fridrich Schafer            Westerngosten    Edvardsville  m  Smith      41
 93* Lo?i?e Schafer              Westerngosten    Edvardsville  f             41
 94  Anna Maria Rost             Buch.            Pittsburg     f             23
 95* Johann Kramer               Gerstungen       Baltimore     m  Workman    32
 96* Martha Kramer               Gerstungen       Baltimore     f             26
 97* Heinrich Danzer             Monichsroth      Baltimore     m  Workman    29
 98  Caroline Lechner            Wildenstein      Philadelphia  f             24
 99* Lisette Schafer             Westerngosten    Edvardsville  f             13
100* Wilhelm Schafer             Westerngosten    Edvardsville  m             11
101* Heinrich Schafer            Westerngosten    Edvardsville  m              9
102* Marie Schafer               Westerngosten    Edvardsville  f              7
103  Heinrich Wehner             Unternzur        Tamaqua       m  Weaver     52
104  Anna Wehner                 Unternzur        Tamaqua       f             45
105  Martha Wehner               Unternzur        Tamaqua       f             20
106  Christine Krause            Unternzur        Tamaqua       f             20
107* Caroline Schafer            Westerngosten    Edv. Ville    f              ?
108  Friedrich Feldewert         Westerngosten    Edv. Ville    m             16
109  Lorenz Dicke                Westerngosten    Edv. Ville    m  Baker      19
110* Anton Gobel                 Westerngosten    St. Louis     m  Workman    27
111  Eva Magdalena Wehner        Unternzur        Tamaqua       f             15
112  Anna Wehner                 Unternzur        Tamaqua       f              9
113  Martha Wehner               Unternzur        Tamaqua       f              4
114* Johannes So?me?             Unternzur        Tamaqua       m              ?
115* Franz Gumpernass            Muhlheim         St. Louis     m  Joiner     19
116  Conrad Bauer                Mischelbach      Wheeling      m  Workman    20
117  Adam Kern                   Briken           Baltimore     m  Farmer     34
118  Christian Kramer            Westerngosten    Baltimore     m  Workman    31
119  Nicolaus Trokenbrod         Arnstadt         Baltimore     m  Weaver     48
120  Andreas Mais                Gestingen        Baltimore     m  Tailor     18
121  Martha Langenlutz           Dankmesshausen   Tamaqua       f             22
122  Anna Wigand                 Dankmesshausen   Tamaqua       f             22
123  Johannes Braun              Weisenhasel      Martinsburg   m  Farmer     26
124  Martin Braun                Weisenhasel      Martinsburg   m  Farmer     16
125* Catharina Elisabeth Muller  Weisenhasel      Martinsburg   f             31
126* Maria Elisabeth Muller      Weisenhasel      Martinsburg   f             11
127  Christoph Gernhard          Londra           Cincinnati    m  Shuemaker  21
128  Maria Kranz                 Hirschfeld       Baltimore     f             21
129  Johann Popp                 Stann            Baltimore     m  Embossor   18
                                                                   in wax
130  Lorenz Popp                 Stann            Baltimore     m             12
131  Catharina Eisner            Ibach            Baltimore     f             29
132  Peter Knieriem              Ibach            Frasburg      m  Miner      15y6m
133  Conrad Eberlein             Ibach            Frasburg      m  Miner      23
134  Gebhard Wetterer            Richardsdorf     Tamaqua       m  Shuemaker  17
135  Zacharias Popp              Stann            Baltimore     m  Brikler    44
136  Barbara Popp                Stann            Baltimore     f             36
137  Christian Popp              Stann            Baltimore     m              7
138  Adam Popp                   Stann            Baltimore     m              4
139  Elisabeth Buwill            Festenberggreit  Baltimore     f             23
140  Heinrich Simon              Berlin           Baltimore     m  Shuemaker  31
141  Auguste Salomo              Berlin           Baltimore     f             21
142  Wilhelm Salomo              Berlin           Baltimore     m             12
143  Andreas Zierd               Bosserode        Tamaqua       m  Workman    48
144  Helena Zierd                Bosserode        Tamaqua       f             47
145  Elisabeth Zierd             Bosserode        Tamaqua       f             26
146  Michael Zierd               Bosserode        Tamaqua       m             16
147* Andreas Munch               Lanspareil       Baltimore     m  Workman    23
148* Conrad Herrmannsdorfer      Kleinbuhl        Baltimore     m  Workman    28
149* Barbara Munch               Zehdesitz        Pittsburg     f             23
150  Catharina Herrmannsdorfer   Kleinbuhl        Baltimore     f             23
151  Friedrich Lundheim          Hann. Minden     Cincinnati    m  butcher    30
152  Heinrich Meyer              Delingen         Baltimore     m  Workman    20
153* Heinrich Bunte              Meyerhofen       Cincinnati    m  Workman    20
154* Gottlieb Mohl               Nurtingen        Baltimore     m  Weaver     34
155* Wilhelm Jurgens             Braunschweig     Philadelphia  m  Machinist  32
156  Margarethe Bergmann         Fehde?itz        Baltimore     f             29
157  Margarethe Stade            Wonsees          Baltimore     f             25
158  Fritz Schumann              Zerbst           Baltimore     m  Smith      29
159  Ernst Niemand               Lienen           St. Louis     m  Farmer     28
160  Sophia Niemand              Lienen           St. Louis     f             25
161  Elisabeth Henschen          Lienen           Philadelphia  f             24
162  Adolph Adler                Daseburg         Baltimore     m  Joiner     24
163  Therese Schmidt             Herbstein        Baltimore     f             24
164  Veronica Job                Klein Kruzczyn   Baltimore     f             22
165  Rosina Tschiewe             Klein Kruzczyn   Baltimore     f             21
166  Georg Momberger             Werlau           Baltimore     m  Workman    20
167  Heinrich Wahl               Angersbach       Baltimore     m  Workman    24
168  Conrad Hell                 Angersbach       Philadelphia  m  Workman    24
169* Dorothee Muller             Angersbach       Philadelphia  f             24
170* Gotthelf Heine              Toprichau        Baltimore     m  Workman    35
171  Martin Tschiewe             Klein Kruzczyn   Baltimore     m  Workman    24
172* Johann George Heine         Schneidemuhl     Baltimore     m  Shuemaker  28
173  Carl Bussmann               Zelle            Baltimore     m  Joiner     23
174* Heinrich Nagel              Osnabruck        Baltimore     m  lok-smith  26
175  Andreas Knoch               Oschusleben      St. Louis     m  Butcher    44
176  Emilie Knoch                Oschusleben      St. Louis     f             17
177  Friedrich Hameyer           Pyrmont          Philadelphia  m  Cutler     29
178  Christine Hameyer           Pyrmont          Philadelphia  f             32
179  Fritz Hameyer               Pyrmont          Philadelphia  m              6
180* Charlotte Ahlers            Lemforde         Baltimore     f             26
181  Johann Striegel             Effeldrig        Baltimore     m  Weaver     52
182  Cunigunde Striegel          Effeldrig        Baltimore     f             50
183  Margareth Striegel          Effeldrig        Baltimore     f             20
184  Anna Striegel               Effeldrig        Baltimore     f             16
185* Anna Muller                 Effeldrig        Baltimore     f             14
186  Jacob Jung                  Nassau           Baltimore     m  Tailor     18
187  Catharina Jung              Nassau           Baltimore     f             21
188  Friedrike Siebrecht         Bodendfeld       Baltimore     f             40
189  Heinrich Siebrecht          Bodendfeld       Baltimore     m             15
190  Conrad Kosel                Effeldrig        Buffalo       m  Workman    33
191  Anna Kosel                  Effeldrig        Buffalo       f             30
192  Johann Kosel                Effeldrig        Buffalo       m              5
193  Cunigunde Kosel             Effeldrig        Buffalo       f              3
194  Elisabeth Happel            Josbach          Baltimore     f             31
195  Elisabeth Happel            Josbach          Baltimore     f              7
196  Christian Happel            Josbach          Baltimore     m              5
197  Heinrich Verwohlt           Lienen           Wheeling      m  Farmer     47
198  Johanna Verwohlt            Lienen           Wheeling      f             50
199  Christian Verwohlt          Lienen           Wheeling      m             16
200  Elisabeth Debus             Forbach          Baltimore     f             35
201  Elisabeth Debus             Forbach          Baltimore     f              9
202  Margaretha Debus            Forbach          Baltimore     f              4
203  Dieterich Freitag           Ober Fischbach   Baltimore     m  Tanner     26
204  Friederich Schade           Kirchheim        Pittsburg     m  Workman    26
205  Heinrich Verwohlt           Lienen           Wheeling      m  Workman    23
206  Louise Verwohlt             Lienen           Wheeling      f             28
207  Johanna Verwohlt            Lienen           Wheeling      f              5
208  Heinrich Hagelganz          Ober Suhl        Philadelphia  m  Workman    44
209  Martha Hagelganz            Ober Suhl        Philadelphia  f             48
210  Adam Hagelganz              Ober Suhl        Philadelphia  m  Workman    19
211  Maria Hagelganz             Ober Suhl        Philadelphia  f             14
212  Christian Gellermann        Wangelstedt      Baltimore     m  Workman    19
213  Antoinette Gellermann       Wangelstedt      Baltimore     f             25
214  Johanna Hasper              Wangelstedt      Baltimore     f             19
215  Heinrich Wessel             Lunenkamp        Baltimore     m  Carpenter  25
216  Heinrich Hellemann          Lunenkamp        Baltimore     m  Carpenter  25
217  Adam Reithe                 Rothenmann       Baltimore     m  Workman    16
218  Paul Reithe                 Rothenmann       Baltimore     m  Joiner     19
219  Heinrich Koch               Marburg          Baltimore     m  Cutler     30
220* Louise Schuch               Buren            Ohio          f             36
221* Louise Schuch               Buren            Ohio          f             10
222* Georg Schuch                Buren            Ohio          m              7
223* Friedrich Schuch            Buren            Ohio          m              4
224  Friedrich Fischer           Bodenfelde       Wheeling      m  Joiner     30
225  Johanna Fischer             Bodenfelde       Wheeling      f             23
226  Carl Fischer                Bodenfelde       Wheeling      m              2
227  Justina Beckendorf          Bodenfelde       Wheeling      f             53
228  Friedrich Beckendorf        Bodenfelde       Wheeling      m             14
229  Charlotte Beckendorf        Bodenfelde       Wheeling      f             16
230  Carl Tewes                  Bodenfelde       Wheeling      m  lok-smith  43
231  Friederike Tewes            Bodenfelde       Wheeling      f             46
232  Heinrich Tewes              Bodenfelde       Wheeling      m  lok-smith  19
233  Martin Freese               Jewern           Illinois      m  Farmer     26
234  Catharina Freese            Jewern           Illinois      f             24
235  Friederike Freese           Jewern           Illinois      f              2
236  Gustav Tewes                Bodenfelde       Wheeling      m  lok-smith  15
237  Carl Tewes                  Bodenfelde       Wheeling      m              9
238  Catharina Popp              Stann            Baltimore     f             16
239  Marie Popp                  Stann            Baltimore     f              7

Endnote:  Altugether 239 person.  Two hundred and thirty nine.
              Bremen, Marz 16, 1855   Brothers Kulenkampff


Transcriber's Notes:

This list has been renumbered for the web site.
A question mark ? indicates material that was indecipherable.
An asterisk * indicates further information may be found in the Passenger Notes.
A caret ^  indicates superscript.
Spellings have been transcribed as found in the original, i.e. Between Deks,
 Shuemaker, etc.
If you are searching for this manifest on the microfilm, you may find a title
page which appears to read 3 May 1855.


2-15    Origination should probably be Jever.
4       Surname has an umlauted "u" thus may be Schuette.
31      Surname has an umlauted "u" thus may be Heitmueller.
39      Surname has an umlauted "u" thus may be Mueller.
41      Surname has an umlauted "u" thus may be Mueller.
57-60   Surname has an umlauted "u" thus may be Mueller.
80-32   Surname has an umlauted "o" thus may be Schoen.
83      Surname has an umlauted "u" thus may be Kuebel.
85      Surname has an umlauted "u" thus may be Ruediger.
87-90   Surname has an umlauted "o" thus may be Schoen.
92-93   Surname has an umlauted "a" thus may be Schaefer.
93      Given name: 3rd and 5th letters are unclear.  The name seems to be
        something like Lovine or Lovire.
95-96   Surname has an umlauted "a" thus may be Kraemer.
97      Place of origin has an umlauted "o."
99-102  Surname has an umlauted "a" thus may be Schaefer.
107     Surname has an umlauted "a" thus may be Schaefer.
110     Surname has an umlauted "o" thus may be Goebel.
114     Second letter of surname is an umlauted "o."  Name may be something
        like Sommes.
115     Muhlheim has an umlauted "u" thus may be spelled Muehlheim.
125-126 Surname has an umlauted "u" thus may be Mueller.
147     Surname has an umlauted "u" thus may be Muench.
148     Surname has an umlauted "o" thus may be Herrmannsdoerfer. Kleinbuhl
        also has an umlauted "u."
149     Surname has an umlauted "u" thus may be Muench.
153     Place of origin has an umlauted "o."
154     Place of origin has an umlauted "u."
155     Surname has an umlauted "u" thus may be spelled Juergens.
169     Surname has an umlauted "u" thus may be Mueller.
170     Place of origin has an umlauted "o."
172     Place of origin has an umlauted "u."
174     Place of origin has umlauted "u."
180     Place of origin has an umlauted "o."
185     Surname has an umlauted "u" thus may be Mueller.
220-223 Place of origin has an umlauted "u."
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M255, Reel 11, List 16.
Transcribed by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
30 December 2004



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