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Johanne Louise


Bremen, Germany to New York
11 October 1854

I, Heinrich Osterloh do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest,subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs for the District of New York, contains to the best of my knowledge and belief a just and true account of all the Passengers received on board the Johanne Louise whereof I am Master, from Bremen So help me God H. Osterloh
Sworn to this 11 Oct 1854 (port authority signature unclear)
List, or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Johanne Louise whereof H. Osterloh is Master, from Bremen Burthen 259-47/95 tons.
Columns represent: passenger name, age, gender, occupation, origination and destination.
Cabin Passengers:
  1* Johanna Gl?ss            19     Woman     Seamstress    Bavaria          Philadelphia
  2  Barbara Franz            25     Woman     Seamstress    Bavaria          Philadelphia
  3  Margaret Meyer           24     Woman     Seamstress    Bavaria          Philadelphia
  4  Christ. Schwarzhoff      24     Man       Farmer        Prussia          St Iova
  5  Joseph Schwarzhoff       16     Man       Farmer        Prussia          St Iova
  6  Theod. Schwarzhoff       19     Man       Farmer        Prussia          St Iova
  7  Christine Schwarzhoff    58     Mother    Farmer        Prussia          St Iova
  8  Anna Cath. Beckner       54     Mother                  Hess. Darmstadt  New Jork
  9  Conrad Beckner           25     Son       Porte Money   Hess. Darmstadt  New Jork
 10  Heinr. Schneider         44     Man       Linen weaver  Bavaria          Upper Canada
 11  Anna Cath. Schneider     35     Wife                    Bavaria          Upper Canada
 12  Heinr. Schneider         11mo   Baby                    Bavaria          Upper Canada
 13  Peter Sethmann           22     Man       Farmer        Hannoverian      New Jork
 14  Hein. W. Fleischhauer    21     Man       Baker         Sachs Weimar     New Jork
 15* Joh. Hinr. Tonjes        17     Man       Farmer        Hannoverian      New Jork
 16  Heinr. Albrecht          42     Vather    Tailor        Hannoverian      New Jork
 17  Amalie Albrecht          20     Daughter                Hannoverian      New Jork
Betweendeck Passengers:
 18  Christian Mourus         43     Man       Cheese maker  Bavaria          New Jork
 19  Joseph Dollinger         32     Man       Farmer        Bavaria          New Jork
 20* Justus Bruhl             26     Man       Leather maker Hess. Darmstadt  Cincinati
 21  And. H. Reitemeyer       19     Man       Merchant      Prussia          New Jork
 22  Georg Junker             26     Man       Shoemaker     Hess. Darmstadt  Cincenati
 23  August Westermann        20     Man       Shoemaker     Hess. Darmstadt  Indiana
 24* Ludw. Gruneberg          18     Man       Joiner        Hess. Darmstadt  New Jork
 25* Rudolph Hulster          30     Man       Merchant      Hannoverian      Cincinati
 26  Carl Zimmermann          18     Man       Joiner        Hess. Darmstadt  New Jork
 27  Christ. Hopfner          18     Man       Paper-hanger  Hess. Darmstadt  Philadelphia
 28  Louise Kohlermann        31     Woman     Servant       Hess. Darmstadt  Buffalo
 29  Christian Senger         52     Man       Carpenter     Hess. Darmstadt  St Louis
 30  Catharine Senger         17     Daughter                Hess. Darmstadt  St Louis
 31  Johannes Senger          13     Son                     Hess. Darmstadt  St Louis
 32  Margaretha Zecher        27     Woman     Servant       Hess. Darmstadt  Buffalo
 33  Ludwig Kramer            45     Husband   Farmer        Hess. Darmstadt  New Jork
 34  Margarete Kramer         38     Wife                    Hess. Darmstadt  New Jork
 35  Helene Kramer            18     Daughter                Hess. Darmstadt  New Jork
 36  Heinr. Kramer            16     Son                     Hess. Darmstadt  New Jork
 37  Philippine Kramer        14     Daughter                Hess. Darmstadt  New Jork
 38  Ludwig Kramer             9y6mo Son                     Hess. Darmstadt  New Jork
 39  Peter Kramer              8     Son                     Hess. Darmstadt  New Jork
 40  Christian Kramer          4     Son                     Hess. Darmstadt  New Jork
 41  Peter Attig              38     Man       Workman       Hess. Darmstadt  Cincinati
 42  Margarete Attig           5     Daughter                Hess. Darmstadt  Cincinati
 43  Catharine Doringen       30     Woman     Servant       Hess. Darmstadt  Buffalo
 44  Christoph Rogler         28     Husband   Farmer        Bavaria          Milwauci
 45  Margareta Rogler         24     Wife                    Bavaria          Milwauci
 46  Georg Rogler              9mo   Son                     Bavaria          Milwauci
 47  Lazarus Schmidt          39     Husband   Farmer        Bavaria          Milwauci
 48  Maria Schmidt            39     Wife                    Bavaria          Milwauci
 49  Marianne Schmidt         14     Daughter                Bavaria          Milwauci
 50  Leonhard Schmidt         12     Son                     Bavaria          Milwauci
 51  Utmar Schmidt             8     Son                     Bavaria          Milwauci
 52  Johann Schmidt            3     Son                     Bavaria          Milwauci
 53* Matthaus Schmidt          7mo   Son                     Bavaria          Milwauci
 54  August Schmidt           54     Man       Merchant      Sachsen          New Jork
 55  Franz Molitor            26     Man       Kirschner     Prussia          New Jork
 56* Joseph Ch. Munchs        33     Man       Joiner        Prussia          New Jork
 57  Sabine Metz              18     Woman     Servant       Wurtenberg       Pitsburg
 58  Clemens Kleimann         28y6mo Man       Farmer        Prussia          Indiana
 59* Theodor Bruggemann       25     Man       Farmer        Prussia          Indiana
 60  Bernhard Huschke         23     Man       Smidt         Prussia          Indiana
 61  Bernhard Wobel           26     Man       Hatter        Baden            New Jork
 62  Adam Droessmar           46     Man       Cask maker    Sachsen          Buffalo
 63  Fried Wolk               25     Man       Smidt         Prussia          New Jork
 64* Jurg. Heinr. Mohrtens    31     Man       Baker         U.St.            New Jork
 65  Adolphine Dieckmann      21     Lady                    Nassau           New Jork
 66* Joh. Heinr. Schroder     21     Man       Farmer        Prussia          New Jork
 67  Died. Peter Janssen      27     Man       Farmer        Hannoverian      New Jork
 68  Lorentz Metz             54     Husband   Mason         Hess Darmstadt   Buffalo
 69  Elisabet Metz            51     Wife                    Hess Darmstadt   Buffalo
 70  Elisabet Metz            32     Daughter                Hess Darmstadt   Buffalo
 71  Conrad Metz              21     Son                     Hess Darmstadt   Buffalo
 72  Johannes Metz            20     Son                     Hess Darmstadt   Buffalo
 73  Heinr. Metz              7-1/2m Baby                    Hess Darmstadt   Buffalo
 74  Anna Eliz. Stroh         28     Woman     Servant       Hess Darmstadt   Baltimore
 75  Const. Heichlenger       27     Man       Gerber        Bavaria          New Jork
 76* Jacob Kummel             28     Brother   Farmer        Kur Hessen       Washington
 77* Elizabet Kummel          19     Sister                  Kur Hessen       Washington
 78* Carl Lindner             24     Man       Vergelder     Sachs Weimar     New Jork
 79  Joh. Casp. Rapp          52     Man       Farmer        Bavaria          New Jork
 80  Johann Anniser           50     Man       Farmer        Bavaria          New Jork
 81* Heinr. Weigen            32     Cussin    Joiner        Bavaria          New Jork
 82  Barbara Beck             39     Wife                    Bavaria          New Jork
 83  Kunnigunde Beck          20     Daughter                Bavaria          New Jork
 84  Eberhard Beck            14     Son                     Bavaria          New Jork
 85  Mattaus Beck             14     Son                     Bavaria          New Jork
 86  Wilhelm Leist            22     Man       Smidt         Prussia          New Jork
 87* Adam Rottmann            52     Man       Kufer         Sachs Meiningen  New Jork
 88  Louise Krack             26     Woman     Servant       Hannoverian      Detroit
 89  Johanna Sandbart         33     Woman     Servant       Hannoverian      Detroit
 90* Heinrich Kruger          20     Man       Miller        Cur Hessen       Ohio
 91* Johannes Krosser         24     Man       Steinhauer    Cur Hessen       Ohio
 92* Johann Schroder          17     Man       Farmer        Hannover         New Jork
 93  Marie Scherler           16     Woman     Servant       Hannover         New Jork
 94* Carl Zuge                26     Man       Farmer        Prussia          Wisconsin
 95  Carl Gephert             22     Man       Musicus       Sachs Weimar     Wisconsin
 96  Fried. Tiemann           28     Husband   Farmer        Hannoverian      Cleveland
 97* Marie Elis. Tiemann      23     Wife      *             Hannoverian      Cleveland
 98* Joh. Heinr. Fricke       15     Cussin    Farmer        Hannoverian      Cleveland
 99  Anna Wolf                44     Woman     Servant       Bavaria          Wilhelmsburg
100* Julius W. Jungling       30     Husband   Cigar maker   Sachsen          Newwark
101* Wilhelmine Jungling      31     Wife                    Sachsen          Newwark
102* Wilhelm Jungling          7     Son                     Sachsen          Newwark
103* Franz Jungling            5     Son                     Sachsen          Newwark
104* Herm. Jungling            3     Son                     Sachsen          Newwark
105* August Gohring           25     Man       Gartner       Sachsen          Newwark
106  Johannes Mattern         47     Husband   Farmer        Hess Darmstadt   Pittsburg
107  Elise Mag. Mattern       36     Wife                    Hess Darmstadt   Pittsburg
108  Catharine Mattern        11     Daughter                Hess Darmstadt   Pittsburg
109  Joh. Conrad Mattern       9y6mo Son                     Hess Darmstadt   Pittsburg
110  Georg Hinr. Mattern       6y6mo Son                     Hess Darmstadt   Pittsburg
111  Maria Cath. Mattern      38     Sister                  Hess Darmstadt   Pittsburg
112  Adam Nebus               25     Man       Steinhauer    Hess Darmstadt   Williamsburg
113  Mannes Oppenheimer       17     Man       Merchant      Hess Darmstadt   New Jork
114  Berta Oppenheimer        21     Sister                  Hess Darmstadt   New Jork
115  Jette Wertheim           20     Woman     Servant       Hess Darmstadt   New Jork
116* Heinrich Schweisgut      24     Man       Steinhauer    Hess Darmstadt   New Jork
117* Elizabet Schweinsgut     22     Sister                  Hess Darmstadt   New Jork
118* Christian Gotz           31     Man       Merchant      G. H. Hessen     New Jork
119  Marie Eliz. Pfeffer      17     Woman     Servant       Cur Hessen       Hamelten
120  Friederich Greve         18     Man       Farmer        Hannoverian      Cleveland
121  Heinrich Niemeyer        45     Husband   Farmer        Hannoverian      Cleveland
122  eleonore Niemeyer        55     Wife                    Hannoverian      Cleveland
123  Carl Warneke             19     Man       Merchant      Prussia          New Jork
124  Andreas Meyer            23     Man       Farmer        Bavaria          New Jork
125  Joseph Schmidt           34     Man       Farmer        Bavaria          New Jork
126  Joseph Metzler           27     Man       Shoemaker     Bavaria          New Jork
127* Marie Cath. Bertoltz     54     Mother                  Hess Darmstadt   Baltimore
128* Magaretha Bertoltz       23     Daughter                Hess Darmstadt   Baltimore
129* Georg H. Bertoltz        21     Son       Farmer        Hess Darmstadt   Baltimore
130* Marie Cath. Bertoltz     19     Daughter                Hess Darmstadt   Baltimore
131* Michael Bertoltz         16     Son       Farmer        Hess Darmstadt   Baltimore
132  Jost Lather              19     Brother   Farmer        Hess Darmstadt   Upper Canada
133  Elizabeth Lather         18     Sister                  Hess Darmstadt   Upper Canada
134* Jost Koch                36     Husband   Shoemaker     G. H. Hessen     Upper Canada
135  Catharine Koch           33     Wife                    G. H. Hessen     Upper Canada
136  Johannes Koch             6     Son                     G. H. Hessen     Upper Canada
137  Conrad Koch               9mo   Baby                    G. H. Hessen     Upper Canada
138  Johann Aug. Ziehn        31     Husband   Farmer        Sachs Weimar     Nohawak
139  Johanna Mag. Ziehn       31     Wife                    Sachs Weimar     Nohawak
140  Johanna Ziehn             9     Daughter                Sachs Weimar     Nohawak
141  Franz Wilh. Ziehn         7     Son                     Sachs Weimar     Nohawak
142  August Ziehn              2     Son                     Sachs Weimar     Nohawak
143* Jacob Strauch            30     Man      
144* (Baby Girl Tiemann)

Endnote:
Together 122  Passengers Betweendeck
          16  Passengers Cabin
           5  Babys
         143  (Total)
(Signed) Heinrich Osterloh, Master of the Johanne Louise, Oct. 11th 1854


Transcriber's Notes:

? A question mark indicates material that was indecipherable.  
* An asterisk indicates further information found in the passenger notes.

Spellings, i.e. Vather (Vater) instead of Father and New Jork instead of New
York, have been retained as found in the original list.


  1     Unclear whether the letter in question is an "a" or an "o."  Hence,
        the name is either Glass or Gloss.
 15     Surname has an umlauted "o" so may also be Toenjes.
 20     Surname has an umlauted "u" so may also be Bruehl.
 24     Surname has an umlauted "u" so may also be Grueneberg.
 25     Surname has an umlauted "u" so may also be Huelster.
 53     Given name has an umlauted "a."
 56     Surname has an umlauted "u" so may also be Muenchs.
 59     Surname has an umlauted "u" so may also be Brueggemann.
 64     Given name has an umlauted "u."
 66     Surname has an umlauted "o" so may also be Schroeder.
 76-77  Surname has an umlauted "u" so may also be Kuemmel.
 78     Occupation may be a gilder/goldsmith.
 81     Gender designation column:  Cussin=cousin.
 87     Occupation Kufer (with an umlauted "u")= cooper.
 90     Surname has an umlauted "u" so may also be Krueger.
 91     Occupation Steinhauer=stone cutter/mason.
 92     Surname has an umlauted "o" so may also be Schroeder.
 94     Surname has an umlauted "u" so may also be Zuege.
 97     Note in occupation column:  born a girl Oct. 3 (i.e. girl born to
        her Oct. 3).
 98     Gender designation column:  Cussin=cousin.
100-104 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may also be Juengling.
105     Occupation Gartner (with umlauted "a" = gardener.
112     Occupation Steinhauer=stone cutter/mason.
116     Occupation Steinhauer=stone cutter/mason.
116-117 Surname is written as Schweisgut for #116 and Schweinsgut for #117,
        though the further information indicates that they are siblings.
118     Surname has an umlauted "o" so may also be Goetz. G. H. Hessen=Gross
        Herzogschaft Hessen, i.e. Grand Duchy of Hessia.
127-131 Surname also looks like it could be Berlotz or Berletz.
134     G. H. Hessen=Gross Herzogschaft Hessen, i.e. Grand Duchy of Hessia.
143     Note across remaining columns:  from Entorf, Hessen Darmstadt County
        Alfeld, died. drowned himself on the 7th of Sept. 1854
144     See passenger #97 and footnote for #97.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 146.
Transcribed by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
5 December 2005



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