Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild
SS America
SS America
I, A. DeSimon?, master of the German SS America do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me and now delivered 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 the said Steamer at Bremen, Germany, from which port said Steamer has now arrived; and that on the said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each of the 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) A. DeSimon? Sworn before me this Dec 4. 1876 (signed) unreadable
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Steamer America whereof DeSimon?, is master, from Bremen, Germany burthen -- tons.
Columns represent: passenger number, given name, surname, age, yrs. age, months, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit, accommodation.
1 Adolph Hampe 16 male none New York New York first cabin
2 Gustav Welsch 40 male merchant Lima, Peru Lima, Peru first cabin
3 Ferd. Freidr. Pirscher 41 male none Germany Baltimore first cabin
4 Mathilde Pirscher 27 fem. none Germany Baltimore first cabin
5 William Pirscher 6 male none Germany Baltimore first cabin
6 Minnie Pirscher 2 fem. none Germany Baltimore first cabin
7 Ernst Pirscher 11 male none Germany Baltimore first cabin
8 Catharina Ruhl 32 fem. servant Germany Baltimore first cabin
9 August Wohler 31 male merchant New York New York first cabin
10 Alfred G. Haren 26 male merchant England England first cabin
11 Catharina Nonnenmacher 40 frm. none Milman ? USA Milman USA first cabin
12 Mary Nonnenmacher 18 fem. none Milman ? USA Milman USA first cabin
13 Jacob Meyer 30 male musician Switzerland New York second cabin
14 Philip Schermann 48 male baker New York New York second cabin
15 Caspar Vatter 42 male merchant Philippsburgh Philipsburgh second cabin
16 Mary A. Vatter 16 fem. none Philippsburgh Philipsburgh second cabin
17 Sister Emilie Burchard 41 fem. none Germany New York second cabin
18 Sister Borgia Peter 36 fem. none Germany New York second cabin
19 Sister Deodoria Gosth 32 fem. none Germany New York second cabin
20 Sister Demetria Becker 38 fem. none Germany New York second cabin
21 Sister Richarda Ludwig 23 fem. none Germany New York second cabin
22 Sister Atzelia Hellermann 23 fem. none Germany New York second cabin
23 Sister Thumbeline Hellermann 22 fem. none Germany New York second cabin
24 Georg Schantz 25 male brewer Dayton Dayton second cabin
25 Johann Nostadt 21 male merchant Germany Chicago second cabin
26 Arthur Magnus 16 male none Chicago Chiago second cabin
27 John Bonest 30 male merchant England Cincinnate second cabin
28 Julius Hildebrandt 33 male merchant New York New York second cabin
29 Adolph Geuder 51 male merchant Cleveland Cleveland second cabin
30 Sophie Geuder 14 fem. none Cleveland Cleveland second cabin
31 Michel Shiel 57 male farmer Germany Wisconsin steerage
32 Florentine Shiel 43 fem. wife Germany Wisconsin steerage
33 Christine Shiel 23 fem. none Germany Wisconsin steerage
34 Gustav Shiel 17 male farmer Germany Wisconsin steerage
35 Gottfried Shiel 8 male none Germany Wisconsin steerage
36 Hunigunde Studtrucker 20 fem. none Germany New York steerage
37 Johann P. Hufemann 24 male merchant New York New York steerage
38 Siebolt Mennsen 33 male merchant Germany New York steerage
39 Gunther Axmann 21 male merchant Germany New York steerage
40 Wilhelm Makedanz 19 male merchant Germany New York steerage
41 Johanne Krause 33 fem. none Germany New York steerage
42 Carl Glazer 27 male brewer St. Louis St. Louis steerage
43 Eraza Tynkody 37 fem. none Hungaria New York steerage
44 Totman Tynkody 9 male none Hungaria New York steerage
45 Maria Tynkody 8 fem. none Hungaria New York steerage
46 Clara Tynkody 11 fem. none Hungaria New York steerage
47 Heinrich Deutsch 21 male labourer Hungaria New York steerage
48 Elisabeth Boos 43 fem. none New York New York steerage
49 Elisabeth Boos 23 fem. none New York New York steerage
50 Charles Seibold 38 male merchant New York New York steerage
51* Emilie Rohm 17 fem. none Germany New York steerage
52 Gertrude Herder 44 fem. none Newark Newark steerage
53 Sophie Lorenz 59 fem. none New York New York steerage
54 Wilhelm Bardel 27 male farmer Germany Wisconsin steerage
55 Heinrich Lohr 24 male labourer Germany Wisconsin steerage
56 Auguste Weifshaar 19 fem. none Germany Wisconsin steerage
57 Carl Haeske 23 male farmer Germany Wisconsin steerage
58 Wilhelm Schielke 57 male wheelwright Germany Wisconsin steerage
59 Anna Schielke 55 fem. wife Germany Wisconsin steerage
60 Auguste Liebarth 18 fem. none Germany Wisconsin steerage
61 Paulina Liebarth 9 fem. none Germany Wisconsin steerage
62 Otto Liebarth 11 male none Germany Wisconsin steerage
63 Hermann Liebarth 15 male none Germany Wisconsin steerage
64 Joseph Markenitsch 23 male shoemaker Hungaria New York steerage
65 Johann Moragonach 24 male labourer Hungaria New York steerage
66 Johann Bender 28 male shoemaker Hungaria New York steerage
67* Hermann ?eter 27 male farmer Germany New York steerage
68 Maria Erdel 18 fem. none Hungaria New York steerage
69 Johann Hildebrandt 15 male none Germany New York steerage
70 Caspar Borsth 69 male farmer Germany New York steerage
71 Gottfried Dorsch 27 male tailor Germany Michigan steerage
72 Wilhelmine Dorsch 28 fem. wife Germany Michigan steerage.
73 Bertha Dorsch 4 fem. none Germany Michigan steerage
74 Johann Sommerfeldt 31 male farmer Germany Pennsylvania steerage
75 Martha Sommerfeldt 27 fem. wife Germany Pennsylvania steerage
76 Marie Sommerfeldt 4 fem. none Germany Pennsylvania steerage
77 Edward Klein 35 male farmer Germany Ohio steerage
78 Marie Klein 27 fem. none Germany Ohio steerage
79 Adolph Klein 1 6 male none Germany Ohio steerage
80 Marie Klein 2 fem. none Germany Ohio steerage
81 Jacob Frickhofen 24 male butcher Germany New York steerage
82 Hermann Flacke 37 male labourer Germany New York steerage
83 Carl Hagen 23 male baker Germany New York steerage
84 Marie Hagen 22 fem. wife Germany New York steerage
85* Louis Kolling 26 male carpenter Nahville Nashville steerage
86* Charlotte Kolling 20 fem. none Nashville Nashville steerage
87 Carl Valle 29 male carpenter Nashville Nashville steerage
88 Friedrich He???mann 22 male cabiet maker Nashville Nashville steerage
89 Caroline He???mann 20 fem. wife Nahville Nashville steerage
90 Freidrich Hensmeyer 27 male farmer Germany Illinois steerage
91* Freidrich Meguert 18 male farmer Germany Illinois steerage
92 Ferdinand Schwarze 17 male farmer Germany Illinois steerage
93* Meta Tho??s 17 fem. none Germany Illinois steerage
94 Wilhelm Erb 25 male merchant Germany Philadelphia steerage
95 Joseph Voland 30 male farmer Germany Illinois steerage
96 Francisca Biermann 26 fem. none Germany Illinois steerage
97 Franz Joseph Eichhorn 40 male farmer Germany New Yok steerage
98 Carl Ploeger 33 male tailor Germany Indiana steerage
99* Aurelie Herzog 30 fem. none Germany St. Francisco steerage
100 Hermann Venz 24 male farmer Germany Wisconsin steerage
101 Mathilde Venz 19 fem. wife Germany Wisconsin steerage
102 Marianne Kowalska 23 fem. none Germany Milwaukee steerage
103 Pauline Pons 18 fem. none Germany Milwaukee steerage
104 Josefa Ebertsch 18 fem. none Germany Milwaukee steerage
105 Conrad Kulage 19 male farmer Germany St. Louis steerage
106 Clig Oppenheim 18 male merchant Germany Cincinnati steerage
107 David Osterheld 41 male engineer Patterson Patterson steerage
108 Stephanie Bachmann 29 fem. none Germany St. Louis steerage
109 Caroline Schwindmann 60 fem. none Germany Illinois steerage
110 Bernhard Bender 38 male painter Germany Buffalo steerage
*
111 August Becker 25 male mason Germany Buffalo steerage
112 Thomas Fritz 25 male farmer Germany Buffalo steerage
113 Rosine Warre 22 fem. none Germany Indiana steerage
114 Christian Huber 68 male farmer Germany New Yok steerage
115 Albert Heimerderger 31 male joiner Germany New Yok steerage
116 Louise Heimerderger 31 fem. wife Germany New Yok steerage
117 Albert Heimerderger 9 male none Germany New Yok steerage
118 Adalbert Huby 20 male blacksmith Bohemia New York steerage
119 Catharina Guthmann 53 fem. none Hungaria New York steerage
120 Max Friedmann 6 male none Hungaria New York steerage
121 Gottlieb H. Grossmann 23 male miller Germany New York steerage
122 Emanuel Svestka 17 male farmer Bohemia New York steerage
123 Anton Turek 29 male labourer Bohemia Nebraska steerage
124 Francisca Turek 22 fem. wife Bohemia Nebraska steerage
125 Franz Turek 11 male child Bohemia Nebraska steerage
126 Josef Dvorak 42 male farmer Bohemia Nebraska steerage
127 Maria Dvorak 39 fem. wife Bohemia Nebraska steerage
128 Berthold Dvorak 7 male child Bohemia Nebraska steerage
129 Ludmila Dvorak 6 fem. child Bohemia Nebraska steerage
130 Cecilia Dvorak 4 fem. child Bohemia Nebraska steerage
131 Ruzena Dvorak 2 fem. child Bohemia Nebraska steerage
132 Anna Riha 25 fem. none Bohemia New York steerage
133 Sofie Riha 3 fem. none Bohemia New York steerage
134 Georg Riha 11 male none Bohemia New York steerage
135 Maria Riha 11 fem. none Bohemia New York steerage
136 Josef Fuchs 44 male merchant New York New York steerage
137 Maria Fuchs 47 fem. wife New York New York steerage
138 Hugo Bartelder 24 male merchant Germany New York steerage
139 August Funk 17 male merchant Germany New York steerage
140 Jean Willmuth 17 male merchant Germany New York steerage
141 Gesine Springhaben 20 fem. none Germany New York steerage
142 Heinrich Maedecke 45 male birdman New York New York steerage
143 Emma Mayer 40 fem. none Germany New York steerage
144 Mayer Mayer 15 male none Germany New York steerage
145 Sophie Mayer 9 fem. none Germany New York steerage
146 Leopold Mayer 3 male none Germany New York steerage
147 Johann Haag 16 male tailor Germany New York steerage
148 Jacob Schweisheiner 18 male merchant New York New York steerage
149* Lucas Schalich 49 male joiner St Francisco St Francisco steerage
150 Paulne Schalich 19 fem. none Germany St Francisco steerage
151 Agnes Schalich 17 fem. none Germany St Francisco steerage
152 Lorenz Gorgzka 38 male labourer Germany St Francisco steerage
153 Barbara Crusch 27 fem. none Germany St Francisco steerage
154 Anna Steckenreiter 16 fem. none Germany New York steerage
155 Henry Arbin 44 male builder Baltimore Baltimore steerage
156 William Arbin 19 male builder Baltimore Baltimore steerage
157 Frieda Wittemann 20 fem. none Germany New York steerage
158 Franz Werner 21 male merchant Germany New York steerage
159 Johann Jhenken 34 male merchant Germany New York steerage
160* Bernard Schmah 29 male farmer Germany New York steerage
161* Ann Schmah 26 fem. wife Germany New York steerage
162* Bernard Schmah 4 male child Germany New York steerage
163 Antonia Traisench 29 fem. none Germany New York steerage
164 Otto Behnke 16 male farmer Germany New York steerage
165 Marie Behnke 14 fem. none Germany New York steerage
166 Amalie Behnke 11 fem. none Germany New York steerage
167 Emil Schulz 19 male farmer Germany New York steerage
168 Christian Haag 31 male labourer Germany New York steerage
169 Wilhelm Afa 27 male farmer Germany New York steerage
170 Wilhelm Bauer 17 male merchant Germany New York steerage
Transcriber's Notes:
* An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not the transcriber,
or is used to call your attention to additional information in the transcriber's notes.
? Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due to the condition of the
manifest or handwriting of the original recorder.
^ A ^ followed by a letter indicates that the letter was superscripted.
* Names were transcribed as seen regardless of spelling.
* None died during the voyage, therefore this coloumn was eliminated.
36 Surname maybe Studtrucker or Stubrucker.
51 Accent mark above the "o" in the surname.
67 First letter of surname may be "T", or "P"
85, 86 Accent mark above the "o" in the surname.
88, 89 Surname maybe Heessmann.
91 Surname may be Megnert, Meynert or Meyurt.
93 Surname maybe Thoms, or Thorns
99 Country to which she intended to reside was written what looks like
"St. Francisco"; it is probably "San Francisco".
110 After this passenger there was a large space and a double line drawn
across the page. No reason given for this; may mean something like next
passengers were taken aboad from another port or maybe another day, etc.
149 See notes for passenger 99.
160 Accent mark above the "a" in the surname.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 406, List 1128.
Transcribed by Harry Green a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
25 February 2008
The new ISTG logo was created by Patty McCormack, 2007.
The old Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild logo, which is still used in part on this site, was designed and contributed by Pat Walker and Sheila Tate.
The logo and other genealogical graphics are available on tee shirts, mousepads and tote bags from: AncesTees.
ISTG does not profit in any way from the sale of these items.
Copyrights, Trade Marks, & Registered Trade Marks within this web site are protected under international copyright law.All rights reserved by the respective holders of any ™ © ® included within this site. 1998-2007
ISTG™ NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in whole or part in any format for presentation, distribution or profit by anyone without the express written consent of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild. Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild is independently owned.