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Bremen, Germany and Southampton, England to New York
24 April 1882


DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, C Undeutsch, Master of the Steamship Oder, 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 NY, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said ship at Bremen from which port said ship 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. So help me God. C Undeutsch
Sworn before me this April 24 1882, M Murphy
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Ship Oder whereof C Undeutsch is Master, from Bremen, burthen (blank) tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age (years/months), Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country which they intend to become inhabitants*, Died on Voyage*, Part of vessel occupied by each passenger during voyage.
250  Johann Stroth II        52      m  peasant    Germany     Steerage
251  Louis Meinacke          77      m  peasant    Germany     Steerage
252* Robert Bah??ka          29      m  peasant    Germany     Steerage
253  Wilhelm Peter           25      m  peasant    Germany     Steerage
254  Carl Peter              30      m  peasant    Germany     Steerage
255  Anna Peter              26      f  none       Germany     Steerage
256  Marianne Syabegak       20      f  none       Germany     Steerage
257  Franz Peter              3      m  none       Germany     Steerage
258  Carl Peter               2      m  none       Germany     Steerage
259  Gustav Peter                9mo m  none       Germany     Steerage
260* Amalia Wi?l             21      f  none       Germany     Steerage
261  Martha Peter             4      f  none       Germany     Steerage
262  Albert Backhaus         26      m  workman    Germany     Steerage
263  Robert Beck             37      m  workman    Germany     Steerage
264* An?a Beck               29      f  none       Germany     Steerage
265* Hermann Muller          37      m  farmer     Germany     Steerage
266  Eva Ohring              52      f  none       Germany     Steerage
267  Carl Ohring             16      m  clerk      Germany     Steerage
268  Gustav Bantow           28      m  workman    Germany     Steerage
269  Dora Bohn               14      f  none       Germany     Steerage
270  Heinrich Bohn           10      m  none       Germany     Steerage
271  Anna Bohn                9      f  none       Germany     Steerage
272  Bertha Henmann           9      f  none       Germany     Steerage
273  Maria Neuhaus           16      f  none       Germany     Steerage
274  Wilhelmine Risteg       36      f  none       Germany     Steerage
275* Heinrich Boecher         9      m  none       Germany     Steerage
276* Jacob Krapisgeroski     24      m  ?????      Germany     Steerage
277  Rika Gletheim           21      f  none       Germany     Steerage
278  Anna Niemeyer           31      f  none       Germany     Steerage
279  Wilhelmina Krahl        16      f  none       Germany     Steerage
280  Emilie Herzog           20      f  none       Germany     Steerage
281  Michael Chelewski       17      m  clerk      Germany     Steerage
282* Margaretha Koster       30      f  none       Germany     Steerage
283* Wilhelm Koster           8      m  none       Germany     Steerage
284* Emilie Koster            6      f  none       Germany     Steerage
285* Maria Koster             3      f  none       Germany     Steerage
286* Greta Koster               12mo f  none       Germany     Steerage
287  Maria Lashoska          48      f  none       Germany     Steerage
288  Josepha Lashoska         6      f  none       Germany     Steerage
289  Michael Lashoska         4      m  none       Germany     Steerage
290  Martin Lashoska            12mo m  none       Germany     Steerage
291  John Haberfellner       33      m  workman    Germany     Steerage
292  Robert Haberfellner     33      m  workman    Germany     Steerage
293  Heinrich Haberfellner   11  6mo m  none       Germany     Steerage
294  Georg Haberfellner       9      m  none       Germany     Steerage
295  Johann Haberfellner      7      m  none       Germany     Steerage
296  Caroline Busking        30      f  none       Germany     Steerage
297  Sophie Busking           7      f  none       Germany     Steerage
298  Friedrich Busking           5mo m  none       Germany     Steerage
299  Heinrich Busking         8      m  none       Germany     Steerage
300  Marg Trojeska           37      f  none       Germany     Steerage
301  Wociesh Jaslebeski      60      m  peasant    Germany     Steerage
302  Agniska Jaslebeski      60      f  none       Germany     Steerage
303  Franziska Budniak        8      f  none       Germany     Steerage
304  Anastasia Budniak        4      f  none       Germany     Steerage
305  Heinr Suseklar          20      m  workman    Germany     Steerage
306  Olga Weich              18      f  none       Germany     Steerage
307  Friedrike Zisal         23      f  none       Germany     Steerage
308  Anna Reineske           21      f  none       Germany     Steerage
309  Adolf Goede             30      m  farmer     Germany     Steerage
310  Augusta Goede           29      f  none       Germany     Steerage
311  Carl Rodke              17      m  workman    Germany     Steerage
312  Henry Reuss             32      m  workman    U St of Am  Steerage
313  Johann Reuss            10      m  workman    Germany     Steerage
314  Dionis Wust             22      m  workman    Germany     Steerage
315  Magdalene Wust          25      f  none       Germany     Steerage
316  Anna Seimandinger       13      f  none       Germany     Steerage
317  Johann Lohmith           1  6mo m  none       Germany     Steerage
318  Gustav Penner           20      m  workman    Germany     Steerage
319  Antonia Zackmann        30      f  none       Germany     Steerage
320  Vladislaw Zackmann      10      m  none       Germany     Steerage
321  Maria Zachmann           7      f  none       Germany     Steerage
322  Franziska Zachmann       2      f  none       Germany     Steerage
323  Diedr Puvogel           25      m  workman    Germany     Steerage
324  Conrad Puvogel          17      m  workman    Germany     Steerage
325  Bertha Kemnitz          25      f  none       Germany     Steerage
326  Louisa Smolka           25      f  none       Germany     Steerage
327  Joseph Krona            17      m  clerk      Germany     Steerage
328  Anna King               70      f  none       Germany     Steerage
329  Rosalia King            35      f  none       Germany     Steerage
330  Johann King              5      m  none       Germany     Steerage
331  Auguste Wagner          50      f  none       Germany     Steerage
332  Carl Hocksmeyer         24      m  peasant    Germany     Steerage
333  Lena Resoki             26      f  none       Germany     Steerage
334  Gottfried Zernell       55      m  smith      Germany     Steerage
335  Philipp Schneider       45      m  tailor     Germany     Steerage
336  Catharina Schneider     44      f  none       Germany     Steerage
337  Wilhelm Schneider       14      m  clerk      Germany     Steerage
338  Mathias Schneider        5      m  none       Germany     Steerage
339  Catharina Schneider      3      f  none       Germany     Steerage
340  Mathilda Marstel        19      f  none       Germany     Steerage
341  Elisabeth Kichn         55      f  none       Germany     Steerage
342  Susanne Kichn           16      f  none       Germany     Steerage
343  Christ Sadregniski      53      m  workman    Germany     Steerage
344  Wilhelmine Sadregniski  52      f  none       Germany     Steerage
345  Wilhelmine Sadregniski  10      f  none       Germany     Steerage
346  Julius Sadregniski      10      m  none       Germany     Steerage
347  Friedrich Preuss        22      m  workman    Germany     Steerage
348  Emma Preuss             20      f  none       Germany     Steerage
349  Johann Tuskowisky       25      m  workman    Germany     Steerage
350  Marianne Tuskowisky     22      f  none       Germany     Steerage
351* Anton Kuje?ske          25      m  workman    Germany     Steerage
352* Napolonia Kuje?ske      21      f  none       Germany     Steerage
353* Franz Kuje?ske          16      m  clerk      Germany     Steerage
354  Minna Marquard          29      f  none       Germany     Steerage
355  Jacob Jarochsrosky      31      m  farmer     Germany     Steerage
356  Walentz Biskuss         29      m  farmer     Germany     Steerage
357  Johann Chekalski        24      m  farmer     Germany     Steerage
358  Margarethe Chekalski    20      f  none       Germany     Steerage
359* Oscar Anderson          18      m  ??a?er     Sweden      Steerage
360  Amanda Grip             18      f  none       Sweden      Steerage
361  Albert Nelson           45      m  tailor     Sweden      Steerage
362  Lovisa Nelson           32      f  none       Sweden      Steerage
363* Olof Olsson             37      m  ?????s     Sweden      Steerage
364* Adam Svenson            23      m  ?????s     Sweden      Steerage
365  Johann Carlson          32      m  (torn)     Sweden      Steerage
366  Alwine Domki            33      f  none       Germany     Steerage
367  Carl Domki               9      m  none       Germany     Steerage
368  Ottilie Domki            8      f  none       Germany     Steerage
369  Carl Milz               27      m  farmer     Germany     Steerage
370  Wilhelm Kniebel         24      m  farmer     Germany     Steerage
371  Caroline Sabetzki       44      f  none       Germany     Steerage
372  Apol^a Knapiszersski    23      f  none       Germany     Steerage
373  Carl Joh Wahl           22      m  farmer     Sweden      Steerage
374  Carl Carlson            27      m  farmer     Sweden      Steerage
375  P N Peterson            28      m  farmer     Sweden      Steerage
376  N P Nilson              19      m  farmer     Sweden      Steerage
377  Emilia Rydgren          57      f  none       Sweden      Steerage
378  Eline Rydgren           17      f  none       Sweden      Steerage
379  Wilhelm Hermann         35      m  peasant    Germany     Steerage
380  Johannas Brasch         45      m  peasant    Germany     Steerage
381  Johann Welsch           44      m  peasant    Germany     Steerage
382  Friedrich Lehr          22      m  peasant    Germany     Steerage
383  Melchior Ringelmann     62      m  peasant    Germany     Steerage
384  Brugette Ringelmann     52      f  none       Germany     Steerage
385  Philipp Ringelmann      18      m  workm      Germany     Steerage
386  Christoff Niedner       28      m  workm      Germany     Steerage
387* Friedrich Rodel         39      m  workm      Germany     Steerage
388* Catharina Rodel         40      f  none       Germany     Steerage
389* Friedrich Rodel         10      m  none       Germany     Steerage
390* Katharina Rodel          7      f  none       Germany     Steerage
391* Margarethe Rodel         4      f  none       Germany     Steerage
392* Dorothea Rodel             11mo f  none       Germany     Steerage
393  Josef Holzer            45      m  mercht     Germany     Steerage
394  Nina Holzer             40      f  none       Germany     Steerage
395  Josef Seiser            24      m  workm      Germany     Steerage
396  Regina Weber            21      f  none       Germany     Steerage
397  Johann Hermann          16      m  clerk      Germany     Steerage
398  Joh Franenhofer         33      m  farmer     Germany     Steerage
399  Alban Seidel            24      m  merchant   Germany     Steerage
400* Wilhelm Russel          26      m  merchant   Germany     Steerage
401* Engel Russel             4      m  none       Germany     Steerage
402* Wilhelm Russel           2  6mo m  none       Germany     Steerage
403* Therese Russell             6mo f  none       Germany     Steerage
404* Maria Russell           26      f  none       Germany     Steerage
405  Emil Tarschmann         23      m  workman    Germany     Steerage
406* Wilhelmina Schadhohn    25      f  none       Germany     Steerage
407* Minna Schadhohn            12mo f  none       Germany     Steerage
408  Carl Domrose            44      m  farmer     Germany     Steerage
409  Wilhelmina Domrose      43      f  none       Germany     Steerage
410* Ignatz Klos             24      m  ????       Germany     Steerage
411  Henrietta Nordheim      40      f  none       Germany     Steerage
412  Ernestine Nordheim      15      f  none       Germany     Steerage
413  Emma Nordheim           10      f  none       Germany     Steerage
414  Henriette Nordheim       8      f  none       Germany     Steerage
415  Adolph Nordheim          6      m  none       Germany     Steerage
416  Wilhelm Nordheim         4      m  none       Germany     Steerage
417  Heinrich Nordheim        2      m  none       Germany     Steerage
418  Catharina Nordheim          6mo f  none       Germany     Steerage
419* Peter Sa?mack           55      m  peasant    Germany     Steerage
420* Franz Sa?mack           26      m  peasant    Germany     Steerage
421* Johann Sa?mack          25      m  peasant    Germany     Steerage
422  Mich Mickaleitschuh     26      m  peasant    Germany     Steerage
423  Vincent Knitter         23      m  peasant    Germany     Steerage
424  Ignatz Pelarske         48      m  peasant    Germany     Steerage
425* David Schadlich         45      m  peasant    Germany     Steerage
426* Auguste Schadlich       43      f  none       Germany     Steerage
427  Anna Wagner             20      f  none       Germany     Steerage
428  Louisa Schrader         20      f  none       Germany     Steerage
429  Johann Sanders          33      m  farmer     Germany     Steerage
430  Carl Sanders            25      m  farmer     Germany     Steerage
431  Carl Berlin             36      m  farmer     Germany     Steerage
432  Emilie Berlin           32      f  none       Germany     Steerage
433  Anna Berlin              3      f  none       Germany     Steerage
434  Ernst Berlin             1  6mo m  none       Germany     Steerage
435  Albert Keistsh          29      m  workman    Germany     Steerage
436  Anna Keistsh            24      f  none       Germany     Steerage
437  Johannes Keistsh           21mo m  none       Germany     Steerage
438  Wilh Stanechheimer      21      m  farmer     Germany     Steerage
439  Thomas Spiss            30      m  farmer     Austria     Steerage
440  Marie Turkert           22      f  none       Germany     Steerage
441  Christ Uebel            32      m  workman    Germany     Steerage
442  Bertha Uebel            30      f  none       Germany     Steerage
443  Bertha Uebel             9      f  none       Germany     Steerage
444  Max Uebel                7      m  none       Germany     Steerage
445  Christine Schadlish     60      f  none       Germany     Steerage
446  Alwine Schadlish        19      f  none       Germany     Steerage
447  Lorenzo Brasalski       29      m  workman    Germany     Steerage
448  Gustav Buschue          17      m  workman    Germany     Steerage
449* J?? Hutscheider         27      m  baker      Germany     Steerage
450  Maria Hutscheider       29      f  none       Germany     Steerage
451* Georg Wischer           27      m  ????       U St of Am  Steerage
452  Lorenz Wischer          22      m  locksmith  U St of Am  Steerage
453* Friedrich ?etzel        28      m  (hole)     Germany     Steerage
454  Christoph Hogler        56      m  farmer     Germany     Steerage
455  Carl Busch              32      m  farmer     Germany     Steerage
456  Maria Busch             32      f  none       Germany     Steerage
457  Carl Busch               7      m  none       Germany     Steerage
458  Otto Busch               5      m  none       Germany     Steerage
459  Maria Busch                10mo f  none       Germany     Steerage
460  Adam Wentzel            22      m  workman    Germany     Steerage
461  Wilhelm Berlin          37      m  workman    Germany     Steerage
462  Marie Berlin            26      f  none       Germany     Steerage
463  Albert Berlin            2  6mo m  none       Germany     Steerage
464  Wilhelm Berlin           6      m  none       Germany     Steerage
465  Auguste Berlin              9mo f  none       Germany     Steerage
466* Friedrich Harer         35      m  t????r     Germany     Steerage
467* Caroline Harer          32      f  none       Germany     Steerage
468* Carl Harer               6      m  none       Germany     Steerage
469* Helene Harer             4      f  none       Germany     Steerage
470* Auguste Harer            1  6mo    none       Germany     Steerage
471* John Harer                  3mo    none       Germany     Steerage
472  Caroline Lindheimer     32      f  none       Germany     Steerage
473  Anna Lindheimer          3      f  none       Germany     Steerage
474  Christ Buchholz         23      m  farmer     Germany     Steerage
475  Christoph Unkrautz      23      m  farmer     Germany     Steerage
476  Wilhelm Lowin           32      m  farmer     Germany     Steerage
477  Caroline Lowin          32      f  none       Germany     Steerage
478  Wilhelm Lowin            5      m  none       Germany     Steerage
479  Anna Lowin               3      f  none       Germany     Steerage
480  August Lowin                2mo m  none       Germany     Steerage
481  Joh Warlowski           26      m  farmer     Germany     Steerage
482  Minna Warlowski         27      f  none       Germany     Steerage
483  Anna Warlowski          64      f  none       Germany     Steerage
484  Wilhelm Warlowski           3mo m  none       Germany     Steerage
485  Michael Szfalct         30      m  workman    Germany     Steerage
486  Anna Szfalct            25      f  none       Germany     Steerage
487  Stanislawa Szfalct       2  6mo f  none       Germany     Steerage
488  Peter Szfalct              12mo m  none       Germany     Steerage
489  Wojesk Freednosky       25      m  peasant    Germany     Steerage
490* Gustav Muller           27      m  peasant    Germany     Steerage
491* Florentina Muller       58      f  none       Germany     Steerage
492  Azaguisla Tomaszeroska  50      f  none       Germany     Steerage
493  Andreas Tomaszeroska    25      m  workman    Germany     Steerage
494  Mimanna Tomaszeroska    23      f  none       Germany     Steerage
495* Balwoi?a Tomaszeroska    9      f  none       Germany     Steerage
496  Josefa Tomaszeroska      8      f  none       Germany     Steerage
497  Marianne Tomaszeroska      10mo f  none       Germany     Steerage
498  Martin Tomaszeroska         8mo m  none       Germany     Steerage
499  Valentin Adamschek      36      m  farmer     Germany     Steerage


Transcriber's Notes:

* indicates an error on the part of the original record or is used to call your
  attention to additional information in the Transcriber or Passenger Notes.

? indicates letters or words that cannot be read due to the quality of the original
  document, and is clarified in the Transcriber or Passenger Notes.

Country which they intend to become inhabitants was all United States ("U St of Am"),
 so the column was eliminated.

Died on Voyage column was eliminated as no one was listed.

The Palmer List of Merchant Vessels (online) has a photo and description of the
 Oder.  It's maiden voyage was 23 May 1874; it wrecked in the Indian Ocean on
 30 May 1887.


    252  Some surname letters are unreadable as a passenger count number for this 
         page was written over the surname.
    260  Surname is Wiel or Will.
    264  The first name's third letter does not appear to be an n, but rather
         possibly an r, t, or z.
    265  Surname has an umlaut over the u.
    275  Surname has an umlaut over the o.
    276  Occupation is hard to read; begins with an upper loop (possibly b, h, or
         l), then 2 midline letters, tall letter, midline, tall, midline, tall.
282-286  Surname has an umlaut over the o.
351-353  Surname is Kujefske or Kufesske.
    359  Occupation is blurry, dark, and small.
363-364  Occupation is same for both; appears to be an l, midline letter, tall
         letter, 4 more midline letters, and ending in s.
387-392  Surname has an umlaut over the o.
400-404  Surname has an umlaut over the u.
406-407  Surname has umlaut over the a.
    410  Occupation is too dark to read.
419-421  Surname is Sanmack or Sarsmack.
425-426  Surname has an umlaut over the a.
    449  First name is too dark to read.
    451  Occupation is very dark, small, but letters appear to all be midline.
    453  Surname is Ketzel or Retzel.
    466  Surname has umlaut over a.  Occupation is hard to read, possibly tailor 
         or teacher.
467-471  Surname has umlaut over a.
490-491  Surname has umlaut over u.
    495  Missing letter of first name is hard to read, but is a midline 
         letter.
Correspondence from Lynn Blazek, Passenger #318, Penner
GUSTAV EDUARD PENNER was born on 5 April 1862, as recorded in the Neuteich Stadt, Westpruessen (Heubuden, Kr. Marienburg, West Prussia), into the Mennonite family of Abraham Penner and Margaretha Harder. Not much is known of his childhood, but in 1882 at age 20, he immigrated to America on the Ship Oder. It is believed he went first to Kansas where he had relatives, and then to Seattle, Washington Territory. He filed a Declaration of Intent to become a citizen on 3 Nov 1884 at the 3rd Judicial District Court, Seattle. He was a cabinetmaker and carpenter. He married on 25 April 1886 in Seattle to Henrietta Ida Nantwich and they had 3 sons and 3 daughters. In August 1889 he fought the Seattle fire, which took much of the city including his residence. From 1900-1926 he was a member of the Revenue Cutter Service (today's US Coast Guard). In 1928 we know he returned to Germany to visit in Elbing, and in 1930 he was in Coblenz, Germany. Again in 1936 he visited family in Poland. Gus Penner died 15 August 1941 in Seattle at age 79.

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National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Roll 449, List 510.
Transcribed by Lynn Blazek a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
27 December 2004.



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