Immigration records of persons stating their origin as Reichensachsen, Hesse, Germany, or towns nearby. Blue indicates where they are in the USA, maiden names, etc.
The following passengers were on the “Brig Bremen”, arriving 8 Jan 1847 to Philadelphia. All stated their origin as “Reichensachn”. Nat. Archive Series 425, Microfilm #64, List #5.
Name age occupation
Anna Buttner 50 female
Caspar “ 32 male Book Binder Berks Co., PA; Monroe Co., OH
Catherine “ 30 female
Elisabeth “ 3 female
Johannes Killmer 38 male Tawer Berks Co., PA
Anna “ 37 male
Juliane “ 14 female
Johannes “ 12 female
Anna Jr. “ 9 male
Caspar “ 1 female
[the Killmer family had many of their genders switched (Johannes, Anna and Anna Jr were male; the remainder female).
Christoph Kleve [Klebe] 32 male Tailor 1850 Monroe Co., OH (Klape)
Elisabeth “ 25 male
Elisabeth Jr “ 2 female
Adam Krug 32 male (~1815) Carpenter Berks Co., Reading Co., PA
Anna “ 20 female
Caspar “ 6 male
Carl “ 4 male
Reinhard 1 male
1850: they are in Bern, Berks, PA as Krook.
George Pfeil 28 male Mason
Wilhelm “ 3 male Berks Co. PA (1850 Fail, with Wm Rhode)
Anna Roth 50 male
Wilhelm “ 47 female Workman This is Wm Rhode above
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New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957: the ship “Telegraph” arriving 14 May 1847 from Bremen, Ger, un-numbered passengers on page 1 of 3:
Name age gender occupation from to (Born)
Con’d Hotzel 36 m Meche Germany USA 1811
Anna E. “ 34 f --- “ “ 1813
C. E. “ 6 f --- “ “ 1841
M. E. “ 4 f --- “ “ 1843
A. S. Holehan 30 m “ “ “ 1817
C. “ 6 f --- “ “ 1841
Martha “ 4 f --- “ “ 1843
Anna Reis 43 f --- “ “ 1804
Jacob “ 43 m Meche “ “ 1804
Carle “ 10 m None “ “ 1837
Lischen “ 7 m “ “ “ 1840
Lotchen “ 5 m “ “ “ 1842
Sophia “ 2 f --- “ “ 1845
Andre “ 20 m farmer “ “ 1827
Renners “ 10 m None “ “ 1837
Helwig “ 22 m farmer “ “ 1825
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3 Oct 1851, the ship “Marianne” from Bremen to Baltimore M255 8 List 75 (no images)
Marie Bershcel f 25 servant Bischhausen
Mathias Meister m 23 mason “
Elise Riemann f 25 servant “
Anna “ f 22 “ “
George Spenner m 22 farmer “
Carl Zimmerman m 27 tailor “
Wilhelmine “ f 23 -- “
Nicolaus Methe m 75 farmer Rohrta [Röhrda 11km from Reichensachsen]
Magdalene Muth f 28 servant Weidenhausen [7km]
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17 Nov 1851 “Columbiana” Bremen, Ger. To Philadelphia
page 1
Lucas Böttner 31 carpenter Eltmannshausen to Philadelphia
(next line) George Sandtrop 20 joiner Reichensachsen to “
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20 Apr 1852 “Favorite” Bremen to NYC
24. Georg Steich 24 shoemaker Reichensachsen to New York
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Bark Magdalina arr 4 May 1852 to New York from Bremen
Places of origin K.H (KurHessen) and Osmieshan [have images of all 5 pages; here are names of interest so far:
Johs Reiss 49 male tailor Volkeroth [Volkerode, 18km north of Reichensachsen]
Georg Aschenbrenner 40 m farmer K. H. Ilnois New York Lee, IL
Elisab “ 40 f nee Degenhardt
Georg T. “ 6½ m
Elisabeth “ 4
Anna Julia “ 1¼
Carl Schafer 27 farmer New York Lee Co., IL
A.M. “ 27
Anna Chr “ 20
Anna Chr “ 58
Jacob Vaupel 30 farmer K. H. Ilnois Lee Co., IL
Anna “ 26 (dau Conrad Wagner)
Jacob ‘ 2½
Conrad Wagner 46 “ “ Lee Co., IL
Joh “ 24
Jacob Beck 38 “ “ Lee Co., IL
Anna Juliane “ 32 (dau Conrad Wagner)
Anna K. “ 7
Martha E. “ 5
Joh Krug 26 Carpenter “ “ Lee Co., IL
Joh Motz [Metz, Molz] 39 John Moldes, Lee Co., IL 1860
Gertrude “ 48 [or 40?]
Anna Ma Baker 22 Servant
Anna Aschenbrenner 28 b.1824 Anna Wilhelmina m. Geo Schafer
Jacob Vaupel 22 Carpenter b.1830 John Vaupel, bro. Jacob above
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Immigration: New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957: the ship "Coriolan", arriving 4 Dec 1852 from Bremen, pages of passengers from Prussia (no specific towns) going to the USA (no specific areas), page 3 of 6 includes the following:
# first surname age occupation gender LSP note, if any
86. John Becker 18 joiner m several Becker families in Reichensachsen at the time of John and Henry's births
87. Henry Becker 17 joiner m
88. John Wollenhaupt 18 tailor m
89. John Nic Brill 16 tailor m ie., Johann Nicholas Brill
90. H. W. Hohmann 21 peasant m indexed as Kahmann
91. Asm. Eisenberg 56 carpenter m indexed as Ann
92. Anna C. Eisenberg 52 wife f
93. Peter Eisenberg 21 son m
94. Christine Eisenberg 23 daughter f is this Elisabeth, their daughter or a daughter-in-law?
95. Fredric Eisenberg 10mon son m he looks like the son of Peter & Christine, but Peter was not married until 1855, per his bio
96. Charlott Roth 21 servant f
97. George Wiegand 19 tailor m
at 85 and above, the family Tombe, a name unknown in Reichensachsen; at 98 and below, the family Steinmuller, equally unknown in Reichensachsen.
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23 Dec 1852 “Ella” Bremen to NYC
60. Georg Rudolph 25 miller Hoheneichen
61. Elisabeth “ 21 “
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Ship “Admiral”, arriving 22 Jun 1853 to Baltimore from Bremen M255, 39, 9; all from Reichensachsen:
Elise Otto 24 female
Wilhelm “ 18 male cooper
Christian “ 16 male
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New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
15 Dec 1854, the ship “Duckwitz”, arriving 15 Dec 1854 from Bremen to NYC, page 3 of 5:
No. Name Gender Age Occ. From To
107 Georg Ashenbrimer m 19 farmer Kur-hessen Illinois
108 Catherine “ f 16
109 Elisabeth “ f 14
110 Conrad “ m 36 mason “ “
111 Dorothea “ f 35
112 Christina “ f 10
113 Carl “ m 7
114 Conrad “ m 3
115 Philipp “ m 11
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10 Jul 1855 “Ernst Moritz Arndt” Bremen to NYC
34. Carl Helwig 2 Reichensachsen to Illinois
35. Georg Helwig 27 carpenter “
35. Elisabeth 27 “
44. Georg Hiebenthal 54 “
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New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
24 Aug 1855 “President Smidt” Bremen to NYC
Andreas Volke 30 wever [weaver] Bischhausen To: Bernham
Elisabeth “ 24
Dorothea Caroline “ 4mo.
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30 Sep 1856 “Wursata” Bremen to NYC
64. George Otto 58 host Reichensachsen to Philadelphia
65. Ernestine Otto 15 “
66. Bertha Otto 12 “
67. George Schellhase 22 joiner “
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arriving 22 Jul 1856, the ship “Amaranth”, from Bremen; New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
page 4 of 4
# name age gender occ./rel. from to born
160 F[J]ustus Hanert 37 m farmer Hessia Illinois 1819
161 Anna Gelasia “ 48 f wife “ “ 1808
162 Mathias “ 12 m son “ “ 1844
163 Cath. “ 10 f dau “ “ 1846
164 Henry “ 8 m son “ “ 1848
165 George “ 3 m son “ “ 1853
166 An. Barbara “ 0y9m f dau “ “ Oct1855
167 Elisa Salzman 30 f servant girl “ “ 1826
the only Hessians going to Illinois; others going to Williamsburgh. These have been shown to have been from Gilfershausen, Bebra, Werra-Meissner-Kreis.
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26 May 1857, the ship “Concordia” from Bremen to NYC; un-numbered passengers, page 4 of 5:
C. Kratzenberg 33 m blacksmith Bischhausen
E. “ 32 f “
A. “ ½ m “
H. “ 5 m “
R. “ 4 m “
H. “ 3 m “
S. “ 2 f “
E. Blank 24 f “
M.E. Teis 23 f Hosbag [Kirchhosbach, 2km S of Bischhausen]
H. Stück 19 m blacksmith Bischhausen
E. Rubbert 24 f Waldkappeln [4km west of Bischhausen]
G. Schultz 36 m farmer Hessen
M. Schaefer 20 f Bischhausen
A. “ 16 f “
These are all adjacent, and no other Bischhausens on any of the other pages.
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Ship “Bessel” 4 Jun 1857 to Baltimore from Bremen M255, 11, 10; these from Reichensachsen
Sabine Otto 42 female
George “ 42 male farmer
Elizabeth ‘ 18 female
Barbara 16 female
Jacob 13 male
Christian 7 male
Carl 3 male
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Need to add New York port search on Reichens* . Lots of different names and dates.
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26 May 1857 “Concordia” Bremen to NYC
Page 4 of 5
C. Kratzenberg (m) 33 blacksmith Bischhausen (4 cases & 1 box)
E. “ (f) 32 “
A. “ (m) ½ “
H. “ (m) 5 “
R. “ (m) 4 “
H. “ (m) 3 “
S. “ (f) 2 “
E. Blanck (f) 24 “ (1 box)
M.E. T[S]eis (f) 23 Hosbag “
H. Stück (m) 19 blacksmith Bischhausen (1 box)
E. Rubbert (f) 24 Waldkappeln “
G. Schulz (m) 36 Hesse (2 cases)
M. Schaefer (f) 20 Bischhausen (1 box)
A. “ (f) 16 “ “
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Jun 1857 [water damage to page prevents exact date from being known] Baltimore, Passenger Lists, 1820-1948 and 1954-1957: the ship “Adler”, from Bremen, has the following persons on page 27 of 62 (passengers are not numberd):
Engelhardt Fernau 41 man farmer Heinebach Illinois (1870 census, Reynolds, Lee, Illinois, near Marcus Gonnerman (indexed Gunderman), the brother of Cath. Elis. And Anna Elis. Gonnerman, below).
Maria Elisab “ 44 woman “ “
Christ “ “ 16 lady “ “ (Christina Elisabetha)
Martha Helene “ 12 lady “ “
Anna Catha “ 10 lady “ “
Dorothea “ 8 child “ “
Herman Schäfer 18 man Bl. Smidt “ Pennsylvania
Cath Elisab Gonnerman 21 lady “ “
Anna “ “ 21 lady “ “ (Anna Elisabetha)
Adam Griese 19 boy farmer “ Baltimore
Annastaisia Collman 18 lady “ Pennsylvania
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8 May 1858
Not from Reichensachsen, maybe (since the manifest only says Germany, but a lot of familiar names.
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957: the ship "Atalanta" arriving on 8 May 1858 from Bremen, has the following persons on page 3 or 7 (passengers not numbered):
page 2 of 7
name age gen occupation from to
J.G. Schellhase 48 m farmer Germany America
Dorothea " 50 f --- " "
Cathar. " 24 f --- " "
Auguste " 14 f merchant " "
Georg Wenzel 22 m workman “ “
Gertrud Wagner 28 f --- “ “
Marcus Meyers 35 m mason “ “
Carline Haess 24 f --- “ “
Barbara Fischer 24 f --- “ “
Franz Singer 34 m farmer America “
Ludw Otto 27 m “ Germany “
Page 3 of 7
BetweenDeck
frdka Eisenhardt 22 f --- Germany America
Adam Hotzel 20 m farmer " "
Marie " 22 f --- " "
---The Hotzels went to Lee Co. IL, then Bention Co., IA, the Nebraska. They are in my database.
Justus Fichler 17 m farmer “ “
Martha “ 52 f
Hein “ 15 m
Friedr “ 9 m
Heinr Noll 29 m farmer “ “
Cathar “ 28 f
Martha “ 4 f
Juliana “ 2/3 f
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6 July 1858 (date added in pencil to the ink-written passengers) Baltimore, Passenger Lists, 1820-1948 and 1954-1957: the ship “Gaston” arriving 6 Jul 1858 (indexed only as Jul 1858) from Bremen, Germany, has the following passengers numbered on page 1 of 32:
name age gender occupation from to
25. Ostwald Hekmann 21 m schmidt Heinebach Pittsburgh (1880 census, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania: Oswald Heckman 37 Prussia)
26. Magnus Gonnermann 20 m farmer “ “ (Magnus and Magdalena are brother and sister in Lee Co, IL 1870 & later; Magdalena marries Johannes Kurzrock).
27. Magdalena Gornnerm. 20 f “ “
28. Cathrine Griese 16 f Heinebach “
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18 Oct 1859 “Bremen” Bremen to NYC
16. Joh.s Möchel 24 farmer Langenhain
17. Elisa “ 26 “
18. Georg Schneider 24 farmer “
19. Anna “ 20 [indexed as 26] “
20. Liselle Häuser 16 “
21. Joh. Fedzinger 14 “
22. Anna Geisel 14 “
23. Eva Reuler 31 “
74. Conrad Kirchhain 32 Langen Hein
75 Georg Kirchhain 14 “
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25 Jun 1862, New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, the ship “E F Gabain”, from Bremen and Bremerhaven to NYC, has the following un-numbered passengers, page 3 of 9:
August Heinrich Adam m 35 Stonecutter Langenhain Hessen Hesting, Canada
Catharine Schiederoth f 36 “ “
George “ m 2y6m “ “
Elise “ f 0y8m “ “
Ernestine Appelmann f 17 “ “
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15 Mar 1864 “Hansa” Bremen, Ger. & Southampton, Eng. (New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957)
378. Wilhelm Sauer 30 Reichensachsen to [blank]
additionally, Heinebach folk on page 5:
190 H. Schuchardt 43 farmer Chicago (1880 census: China, Lee, IL Henry & Eva)
191 Elisabeth “ 26 Eschwege
192. Johannes Griese 33 farmer Heinebach (these Grieses went to Lee Co., IL)
193. Dor. Elis. “ 27 “
194. Aa. Cath. “ 5 “
195. Cath. Elis. “ 11months “
196 Justus “ 56 “
197. Aa. Elis. “ 56 “
198. “ Cath. “ 16 “
199. Amalia “ 13 “
200. Magd. Collman 17 “ (could be Kullmer)
201. Anna C. “ 22 “
202. Marie Moller 23 “
203. Anna Dehn 19 “
204. Anna C. Weber 17 “
205. Doris Schäfer 19 “
206. Anna C. “ 15 “
207. J.H.D. Gonnerman 17 (m) farmer “ (b. 1847 but is George H.D. Gonnerman)
208. H. Schmidt 26 (m) joiner “
209. Conr. Gonnerman 19 “ “ (b.1845 son of Johannes 1811)
end of Heinebach
Same ship
105 Wm. Appel 37 Conlere? Witzenhausen
106 J.J. (f) " 9 "
107 Mathilda" 5 "
350 Adam Schinzer 29 shoemaker Niederdünzebach
351 An. Marg. " 24 "
352 Elisab. " 5 "
353 Louise " 3 "
354 Werner Neusüss 28 farmer Oberdünzebach
355 Christop. Herwig 28 mercht. Chicago
356 Heinr. Bauer 27 " "
357 Math. Herwig 40 farmer Niederdünzebach
358 Elisab. 38 "
359 Adam 9 "
360 Martha 7 "
361 Fr. W. 5 "
362 Elise 2 "
page 9 of 12; three from Heiligenstadt (230km from Eschwege), then
366 Christian Andreas 34 farmer Niederdünzebach
367 An. Martha " 32 "
368 Cathr. " 9 "
369 Joh. Peter " 5 "
370 Heinr. " 3 "
371 Otto " 0y 6m "
372 J. W. Meister 42 farmer "
373 M. Elise " 40 "
374 Matheus " 14 "
375 M. Elise " 9 "
two from Heiligenstadt
378 Wilhelm Sauer 30 Reichensachsen
379 Anna M. Vaupel 23 Strasburg [far north, but was she really from Reichensachsen?]
[Elisabeth Herwig is the sister of Adam Schinzer]
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Another Killmer, indexed as Willmer
Ship “Glasgow” arr 25 May 1864 from Liverpool to NYC (New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957)
Page 9 of 9
John Giese [indexed as Griese] 25 m Gent Germany
Geo Ludwig 28 “ “ “
Mr. Kilmer 30 “ “ “
Others have no first name and Miss or Mr. The above Mr. looks like a Ms but was indexed as Wm, but obviously by someone who had little or no training in German script.
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New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
The Ship “Atalanta” (maybe a typo, but this is what it is indexed under) arriving 28 May 1864 from Bremen.(un-numbered passengers):