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SS Rising Star
I, J.E.P. Connor, Master of the SS Rising Star 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 Steamship at Swinemunde, Copenhagen, and Christiansand from which ports said vessel has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each of said passengers, the location of the compartment or space of the said 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 dates, and the names and ages of those who died. So help me God. (signed) J. P. Connor
Sworn to this 4 June 1870
before me ???????? DC
(Ship arrived 30 May but was not processed until 4 June)
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the SS Rising Star whereof Conner is Master from Swinemunde via Copenhagen and Christiansand burthen 2726 tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, The Country to which they severally belong, The country in which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the voyage. All Passengers intend to become inhabitants of the United States so that column was eliminated.
2nd Cabin Passengers
261* Friedrich Muller 32 male workman Prussia
262 Eduard Habeck 32 male tailor Prussia
263 Louise Wegner 24 female Prussia
264 Auguste Wegner 1y6m female Prussia
265 Albertine Geht 35 female Prussia
266 Heinrich Pettelkau 26 male smith Prussia
267 Friedrich Voss 29 male farmer Prussia
268 Conrad Hasler 46 male merchant Prussia
269 Caroline Hasler 41 female Prussia
270 Caroline Hasler 8 female Prussia
271 Georg Grezebauch 18 male workman Prussia
272 Ladislaw Choinsky 17 male workman Prussia
273 Joseph Choinsky 19 male workman Prussia
274 Ferd. Scheffler 56 male carriagemaker Prussia
275 Hanna Scheffler 44 female Prussia
276 Ulrike Scheffler 11 female Prussia
277 Caroline Scheffler 17 female Prussia
278 Wilhelm Scheffler 15 male Prussia
279 Reinhold Scheffler 7 male Prussia
280 Herrmann Scheffler 5 male Prussia
281 Carl Scheffler 6m male Prussia
282 Carl Uckart 25 male workman Prussia
283 August Schultz 18 male workman Prussia
284 Heinrich Frank 43 male workman Prussia
285 Caroline Frank 48 female Prussia
286 Friedrich Frank 15 male Prussia
287 Pauline Frank 11 female Prussia
288 Robert Frank 9 male Prussia
289 Caroline Gottschlich 28 female Prussia
290 August Gottschlich 8 male Prussia
291 Marie Gottschlich 6 female Prussia
292 Johanne Gehske 24 female Prussia
293 Heinrich Kunker 40 male tailor Prussia
294 Auguste Kunker 37 female Prussia
295 Ferdinand Schultz 16 male shoemaker Prussia
296 Fried. Kunkel 14 male Prussia
297 Albert Schulze 14 male workman Prussia
298 Friedrich Kauepe 23 male tailor Prussia
299 Gustav Hannsowsky 15 male farmer Prussia
300 Johan Panke 25 male farmer Prussia
301 Fried. Glauder 17 male shepherd Prussia
302* Friedr. Koller 28 male shepherd Prussia
303* Wilhelmine Koller 22 female Prussia
304* Carl Koller 9m male Prussia
305* Carl Kruger 65 male workman Prussia
306* Louise Kruger 58 female Prussia
307 Friedrich Ullrich 23 male workman Prussia
308 Wilhelm Wentze 35 male mason Prussia
309 Ernestine Wentze 31 female Prussia
310 Franz Wentze 9 male Prussia
311 Gustav Wentze 6 male Prussia
312 Anna Wentze 3 female Prussia
313 Albert Wentze 2 male Prussia
314 Auguste Wentze 2m female Prussia
315 Meyer Craskowsky 33 male tailor Prussia
316 Roschen Craskowsky 30 female Prussia
317 Abraham Craskowsky 7 male Prussia
318 Hanschen Craskowsky 6 female Prussia
319 Ernestine Craskowsky 3 female Prussia
320 Hedwig Craskowsky 3m female Prussia
321 Walenau Tabusky 18 male merchant Prussia
322 Herrmann Bohl 27 male farmer Prussia
323 Bertha Bohl 24 female Prussia
324 Julius Engelke 44 male workman Prussia
325 Auguste Engelke 27 female Prussia
326 Gustav Engelke 7 male Prussia
327 Friedrick Tiedt 38 male workman Prussia
328 Emilie Tiedt 24 female Prussia
329 Martha Tiedt 3 female Prussia
330 Johann Wendt 70 male workman Prussia
331 Ludwig Marten 34 male workman Prussia
332 Friedrich Handan 25 male workman Prussia
333 Gottfried Rudolph 54 male workman Prussia
334 Dorothea Rudolph 54 female Prussia
335 Hanna Rudolph 23 female Prussia
336 Friedrich Rudolph 14 male Prussia
337 Caroline Rudolph 11 female Prussia
338 Wilhelm Rudolph 30 male workman Prussia
339 Dorothea Rudolph 42 female Prussia
340 Auguste Rudolph 12 female Prussia
341 Henriette Rudolph 10 female Prussia
342 Franz Krause 22 male workman Prussia
343 August Hafemann 24 male workman Prussia
344 Johanne Zeck 20 female Prussia
345* Emilie Luck 33 female Prussia
346 Theodor Schanck 23 male farmer Prussia
347 Gustav Schmidt 31 male workman Prussia
348 Emilie Schmidt 26 female Prussia
349 Auguste Kolanczic 26 female Prussia
350 Joseph Kolanczic 9m male Prussia
351 Richard Becker 35 male workman Prussia
352* Gustav Muller 32 male Prussia
353 Julius Drunow 31 male farmer Prussia
354 Alwine Drunow 19 female Prussia
355 Heinrich Norenberg 22 male servant Prussia
356 Friedricke Norenberg 24 female Prussia
357 Johann Brock 39 male servant Prussia
358* Johanne Brock 34 female Prussia (jumped overboard 29 May)
359 Johann Brock 7 male Prussia
360 Bertha Brock 5 female Prussia
361 Gustav Brock 3 male Prussia
362 Carl Kruse 28 male workman Prussia
363 Wilhelmine Kruse 32 female Prussia
364 Johanna Kruse 8 female Prussia
365 Franz Ramlowsky 42 male workman Prussia
366 Agatha Ramlowsky 35 female Prussia
367 Joseph Ramlowsky 11 male Prussia
368 Theophile Ramlowsky 4 male Prussia
369 Johann Ramlowsky 9m male Prussia
370 Friedrich Schmidt 48 male smith Prussia
371 Wilhelmine Schmidt 43 female Prussia
372 Franz Schmidt 18 male Prussia
373 Emil Schmidt 16 male Prussia
374 Auguste Schmidt 11 female Prussia
375 Gustav Schmidt 9 male Prussia
376 Wilhelmine Kolfiel 37 female Prussia
377 Julius Kolfiel 15 male Prussia
378 Emilie Kolfiel 11 female Prussia
379 Wilhelm Kolfiel 9 male Prussia
380 Gustaf Tramann 7 male Prussia
381 Olga Tramann 11 female Prussia
382 Taura Tramann 6 female Prussia
383 Peter Schulist 44 male workman Prussia
384 Anna Schulist 33 female Prussia
385 Gustav Schulist 12 male Prussia
386 Pauline Schulist 9 female Prussia
387 Marie Schulist 1y6m female Prussia
388 Marie Fischer 32 female Prussia
389 Albert Hempkert 20 male instrumentmaker Prussia
390 Gustav Hoppner 24 male farmer Prussia
391 Gott. Vierslentz 33 male workman Prussia
392 Auguste Vierslentz 26 female Prussia
393 Antanie Vierslentz 6 female Prussia
394* Ferd. Bottcher 16 male workman Prussia
395 Wilhelm Barthmann 20 male workman Prussia
396 Adolph Tiecke 34 male workman Prussia
397 W. Famacrewski 26 male workman Prussia
398 Friedrich Jeske 36 female Prussia
399 August Knitter 47 male workman Prussia
400 Anna Knitter 50 female Prussia
401 Albert Knitter 17 male Prussia
402 Alexander Rechlefsky 25 male workman Prussia
403 August Torentz 25 male butcher Prussia
404 Caroline Torentz 21 female Prussia
405 Otto Torentz 6m male Prussia
406 Friedrich Kattelhut 28 male tailor Prussia
407 Auguste Kattelhut 24 female Prussia
408 Maria Kattelhut 6m female Prussia
409 Albertine Kattelhut 33 female Prussia
410 Karl Kunkie 31 male workman Prussia
411 Friedrich Dung 20 male workman Prussia
412 Christof Guldhorn 32 male workman Prussia
413 Marie Guldhorn 32 female Prussia
414 Auguste Guldhorn 9m female Prussia
415* Michael Muller 44 male fisherman Prussia
416* Caroline Muller 30 female Prussia
417* Elise Muller 9 female Prussia
418* Fritz Muller 5 male Prussia
419* Anna Muller 4 female Prussia
420* Martha Muller 2 female Prussia
421* Mina Muller 6m female Prussia
422 Wilhelm Keiber 48 male carpenter Prussia
423 Johanna Keiber 48 female Prussia
424 Albert Keiber 17 male Prussia
425 Hermann Ventzke 30 male workman Prussia
426 Friederike Ventzke 49 female Prussia
427 Bertha Schmidt 23 female Prussia
428 Franz Foerster 29 male workman Prussia
429 Franz Foerster 27 female Prussia
430 Friedrich Kapernich 32 male workman Prussia
431 Ernestine Kapernich 28 female Prussia
432 Albert Kapernich 2 male Prussia
433 Heinrich Kapernich 6m male Prussia
Steerage Passengers
434* Carl Meuer 42 male workman Prussia
435* Dorothea Meuer 42 female Prussia
436* Carl Meuer 18 male workman Prussia
437* Heinrich Meuer 11 male Prussia
438* August Meuer 9 male Prussia
439* Hermann Meuer 7 male Prussia
440* Mathilde Meuer 3 female Prussia
441* Franz Meuer 3m male Prussia
442 Emil Paul 17 male miller Prussia
443 Christian Witkopp 39 male workman Prussia
444 Emilie Witkopp 32 female Prussia
445 Wilhelm Witkopp 9 male Prussia
446 Albert Witkopp 7 male Prussia
447 Bertha Witkopp 4 female Prussia
448 Auguste Witkopp 9m female Prussia
449 Friedrich Werth 68 male workman Prussia
450 Carl Kuhn 32 male miller Prussia
451 Auguste Kuhn 23 female Prussia
452 Richard Kuhn 9m male Prussia
453 Caroline Witkopf 47 female Prussia
454 Wilhelm Witkopf 18 male smith Prussia
455 Albert Groth 24 male miller Prussia
456 Martin Winter 29 male turner Prussia
457 Johanne Winter 30 female Prussia
458 Otto Brandt 14 male Prussia
459 Wilhelm Brandt 11 male Prussia
460 Emilie Witt 8 female Prussia
461 Gustav Winter 2 male Prussia
462 Emilie Winter 1 female Prussia
463 Carl Goers 33 male workman Prussia
464 Alwine Goers 35 female Prussia
465 Amanda Goers 5 female Prussia
466 Otto Goers 3 male Prussia
467 Gottfried Karsten 41 male workman Prussia
468 Ernestine Karsten 34 female Prussia
469 Wilhelmine Karsten 6 female Prussia
470 Albert Karsten 6 male Prussia
471 Anna Karsten 4 female Prussia
472 Emilie Karsten 2 female Prussia
473 Hermann Karsten 3m male Prussia
474 Carl Firkus 35 male workman Prussia
475 Carolina Firkus 25 female Prussia
476 Abraham Janzen 18 male farmer Prussia
477 Gottfried Werner 28 male baker Prussia
478 Wilhelm Albrecht 36 male workman Prussia
479 Louise Albrecht 36 female Prussia
480 Wilhelm Albrecht 9 male Prussia
481 Hermann Albrecht 8 male Prussia
482 August Albrecht 4 male Prussia
483 Anton Christensen 27 male machinist Prussia
484 Wilhelm Tezlaff 18 male mason Prussia
485 Carl Berendt 30 male farmer Prussia
486 Martin Berendt 32 male farmer Prussia
487 Dorothea Berendt 31 female Prussia
488 Anna Berendt 4 female Prussia
489 Gustav Berendt 9m male Prussia
490 Ferdinand Seeger 28 male workman Prussia
491 Wilhelm Siebert 33 male workman Prussia
492 Carl Siebert 27 male servant Prussia
493 Charlotte Siebert 69 female Prussia
494 Wilhelm Eick 28 male workman Prussia
495 Bertha Rudolph 17 female Prussia
496 Emilie Stiegmann 24 female Prussia
497 Augusta Stiegmann 16 female Prussia
498 Julius Sandkohl 24 male workman Prussia
499 Michael Buchzinsky 24 male workman Prussia
500 Louise Dreyer 18 female Prussia
501 Arthur Jung 26 male workman Prussia
502 Joseph Buchmann 25 male workman Prussia
503 Wilhelm Hennsch 27 male workman Prussia
504 Johann Franke 60 male workman Prussia
505 Sophie Franke 60 female Prussia
506 Carl Franke 27 male workman Prussia
507 Emilie Franke 20 female Prussia
508* ????? Schumacher 15 male servant Prussia
509 Wilhelm Graeske 35 male carpenter Prussia
510 Caroline Graeske 34 female Prussia
511 Auguste Graeske 9 female Prussia
512 Wilhelmine Graeske 4 female Prussia
513* Otto Stolting 24 male workman Prussia
514 Ferdinand Schmidt 44 male koller Prussia
515 Frederike Schmidt 33 female Prussia
516 Wilhelm Schmidt 6m male Prussia
517 Wilhelmine Franch 21 female Prussia
518 Paul Rohm 22 male merchant Prussia
519 Edward Kohrt 31 male joiner Prussia
520 Bertha Kuhnseke 17 female Prussia
521 Auguste Kroht 33 female Prussia
522 Hermann Kroht 15 male Prussia
523 Emil Kroht 8 male Prussia
524 Wilhelmine Kroht 6 female Prussia
525 Carl Kroht 4 male Prussia
526* Friedrich Wendland 32 male ????? Prussia
527 Louis Genskow 47 male workman Prussia
528 Robert Genskow 17 male workman Prussia
529 Rica Mann 48 female Prussia
530 Rosalie Mann 24 female Prussia
531 Samuel Mann 15 male Prussia
532 Hanne Mann 13 female Prussia
533 Jacob Mann 9 male Prussia
534 Sally Mann 7 female Prussia
535 Heinrich Hampe 42 male shoemaker Prussia
536 Carl Baermann 67 male farmer Prussia
537 Wilhelmine Baermann 18 female Prussia
538 Otto Baermann 11 male Prussia
539 Emilie Baermann 4 female Prussia
Transcriber's Notes:
* An asterisk is used to call attention to additional information in the Passenger Notes.
? A question mark is used to indicate illegible letters or words.
* No births or deaths were recorded during this voyage.
* Names were transcribed as written without regard to spelling.
* Passengers were numbered by the Transcriber.
261 Umlaut u in surname.
302-304 Umlaut o in surname.
305,306 Umlaut u in surname.
358 Johanne Brock age 34, jumped overboard to her death on 29 May 1870.
394 Umlaut o in surname.
415-421 Umlaut u in surname.
434-441 Umlaut u in surname.
508 Given name not listed.
513 Umlaut o in surname.
526 Occupation illegible due to handwriting.
Personal Note
Passenger 513, Otto Stolting, proceeded to Western New York, and settled near Bergholz, Town of
Wheatfield, Niagara County. He married Auguste Radloff in 1871 in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church,
Bergholz, New York.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Roll 329, List 456.
Transcribed by Robert W. Grose a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
22 December 2005
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