The Ship Marianne

Voyage from Bremen to Baltimore
Departing August 11, 1843,
Arriving September 25, 1843

All other voyages of the Marianne: Mysteries of the Ship Marianne

I, Carl Wieting, Master of the ship Marianne of Bremen, do solemnly swear that the annexed list contains the names of all the passengers who have been taken on board the said ship at Bremen or any other foreign port at sea and brought in the said vessel into any district of the United States since her departure from the said port of Bremen.

Signed this Sept. 1843

C. Wieting

Passengers of the Ship Marianne

Welcome to a puzzle of history! It begins in the late summer of 1843 when the ship Marianne began a special voyage from Bremen in Prussia, sailing for the port of Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. The ship's Master, crew and about 185 passengers spent 45 days at sea, arriving in Baltimore on September 25, 1843 [not September 7, 1843].

What made this voyage notable? Most of the passengers were neighbors on farms in and around the small town of Melle, in the Kingdom of Hannover, Prussia. Melle is located near present-day Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany. Today we are still trying to learn why so many neighboring families simultaneously boarded a ship in 1843 to move half-way around the world. Their destination was a wild frontier full of danger. This happened well before the major migrations from Germany between the 1850's and 1880's.

It is almost as if a group of neighboring engineers today decided to leave their homes, board a space shuttle, and fly together to settle a colony on the Sea of Crises on the moon. No one could have known that this trickle of brave pioneers would later swell to a tidal wave of immigrants so large that it changed the whole world. Now we are looking for descendants of the passengers, and also for family members who remained, or returned, to the Melle area.

The following passenger list for the Marianne is beautifully hand written and is clear and easy to read. This transcript attempts to be faithful to the list maker's original spelling even when it appears to be wrong. A matching website, Mysteries of the Marianne, provides details that attempt to solve many interesting questions raised by this passenger list. Please help solve the many remaining mysteries surrounding the courageous people who sailed on the Marianne in 1843!

THE MARIANNE, 1843

List of 185 passengers on board the Bremen ship Marianne from Bremen bound to Baltimore, Master C. Weiting.

Cabin Passenger

No.	Christening Names	Surname	Place of Last Residence	Occupation	Age	Baggage	Place of Destination
1.	J. Friedrich	Depecker {French-speaking?}	New Orleans	Merchant	33	3 Trunks [1 in party]	New Orleans

Betweendeck Passengers

No.	Christening Names	Surnames	Place of Last Residence	Occupation	Age	Baggage	Place of Destination
2.	C. Henry	Köhring	Wetter	Farmer	43	5 Trunks [6 in party]	Perseburg
3.	Mary	[Köhring]	[Wetter]	Woman	38		[Perseburg]
4.	Elisabeth	[Köhring]	[Wetter]	Child [Female]	9		[Perseburg]
5.	Friedrich	[Köhring]	[Wetter]	Child*1 [Male]	4		[Perseburg]
6.	Henry	[Köhring]	[Wetter]	Child [Male]	[Obscured, but apparently 5 or older, since he was not one of the 29 children under 5]		[Perseburg]
7.	William	Brinker	[Wetter]	Farmer	18		[Perseburg]
8.	Elisabeth	Stekamper	Merkendorf	Woman	29	3 Trunks [4 in party]	Liefland (Cleveland?)
9.	Friedrich	Stekamper	[Merkendorf]	Child*2 [Male]	4		[Liefland]
10.	Mary	Stekamper	[Merkendorf]	Child*3 [Female]	3		[Liefland]
11.	Catharina	Stekamper	[Merkendorf]	Child*4 [Female]	1		[Liefland]
12.	Johann	Schürman	Westkilver	Farmer	26	3 Trunks [2 in party]	Pitsburg
13.	Anna	[Schürman]	[Westkilver]	Woman	20		[Pitsburg]
14.	Conrad	Hagenmeyer	Ostkilver	Farmer	31	3 Trunks [4 in party]	Pitsburg
15.	Clara	[Hagenmeyer]	[Ostkilver]	Woman	31		[Pitsburg]
16.	Clara Mary	[Hagenmeyer]	[Ostkilver]	Child [Female]	9		[Pitsburg]
17.	Catharina	[Hagenmeyer]	[Ostkilver]	Child*5 [Female]	1		[Pitsburg]
18.	Henry	Burmann	Wetter	Farmer	50	2 Trunks [4 in party]	Cincinatty
19.	Magarethe	[Burmann]	[Wetter]	Woman	50		[Cincinatty]
20.	Conrad	[Burmann]	[Wetter]	Child [Male]	12		[Cincinatty]
21.	Elisabeth	[Burmann]	[Wetter]	Child [Female]	20		[Cincinatty]
22.	Ernst	Kuhlmann	Wetter	Farmer	25	4 Trunks [6 in party]	Cincinatty
23.	Mary	[Kuhlmann]	[Wetter]	Woman	22		[Cincinatty]
24.	Henry	[Kuhlmann]	[Wetter]	Child*6 [Male]	1		[Cincinatty]
25.	Catharina	Langemans	[Wetter]	Woman	46		[Cincinatty]
26.	Mary	[Langemans]	[Wetter]	[Child] [Female]	14		[Cincinatty]
27.	Clara	[Langemans]	[Wetter]	[Child] [Female]	9		[Cincinatty]
28.	Joh. Friedrich	Hannebaum	[Wetter] {Wetter-Melle}	Farmer	55	5 Trunks [6 people listed in party] {7 are known to have been in this party}	dito [Cincinatty] {Eventually settled in Franklin County, Indiana -- Peppertown, Salt Creek, Metamora}
29.	Catharina	{Bredenwischer} [Hannebaum]	[Wetter]	Woman	44		[Cincinatty]
30.	Elisabeth	[Hannebaum]	[Wetter]	[Child] [Female]	19		[Cincinatty]
31.	Henry	[Hannebaum]	[Wetter]	[Child] [Male]	15		[Cincinatty]
32.	Franz	[Hannebaum]	[Wetter]	[Child] [Male]	10		[Cincinatty]
33.	Catharina	[Hannebaum]	[Wetter]	[Child]*7 [Female]	1		[Cincinatty]
34. {a}	{Wilhelm}	{Hannebaum}	{Wetter}	{Child} {Male}	{?}		{Cincinatty}

Special website note: One Hannebaum son, Wilhelm, age between 1 and 7, is known to have sailed to America with his family, and indeed, the name "Wilhelm" appears at the end of the Hannebaum family list. However, the list maker apparently came upon another Wilhelm immediately thereafter, and accidentally omitted the Wilhelm named Hannebaum. On the original list, there is only one No. 34, Wilhelm Hempe from Merkendorf, age 25. This is a fascinating and hopefully rare type of error found on this handwritten list. Apparently there were 186 passengers instead of 185!

No.	Christening Names	Surname	Place of Last Residence	Occupation	Age	Baggage	Place of Destination
34. (b)	Wilhelm	Hempe	Merkendorf	Farmer	25	1 Trunk [1 in party]	Perseburg
35.	Henry	Weber	Düingdorf	[Farmer]	27	1 [Trunk] [1 in party]	[Perseburg]
36.	Joh. Henry	Kamper	Wetter	[Farmer]	17	1 [Trunk] [1 in party]	[Perseburg]
37.	Christian	Bükker	[Wetter]	[Farmer]	55	3 Trunks [6 in party]	Cincinatty
38.	Clara	[Bükker]	[Wetter]	Woman	42		[Cincinatty]
39.	Henry	[Bükker]	[Wetter]	Child [Male]	14		[Cincinatty]
40.	Ernst	[Bükker]	[Wetter]	[Child] [Male]	9		[Cincinatty]
41.	Casper	[Bükker]	[Wetter]	[Child] [Male]	6		[Cincinatty]
42.	Joh. Henry	[Bükker]	[Wetter]	[Child]*8 [Male]	2		[Cincinatty]
43.	Henry	Niemann	[Wetter]	Joiner [Carpenter]	32	3 Trunks [2 in party]	dito [Cincinnatty]
44.	Florentine	[Niemann]	[Wetter]	Woman	22		[Cincinatty]
45.	[Mrs.] Henry	Schneederman's Wife	Bünde	Woman	41	3 Trunks [3 in party]	dito [Cincinatty]
46.	William	Schneederman	[Bünde]	Farmer	24		[Cincinatty]
47.	Charles	Schneederman	[Bünde]	[Farmer]	20		[Cincinatty]
48.	Johann	Schröder	Westkilver	Farmer	19	1 Trunk [1 in party]	Pitsburg
49.	C. Henry	Möller	Meesdorf	[Farmer]	25	2 Trunks [2 in party]	Büffeln
50.	Magarethe	[Möller]	Meesdorf	Woman	20		[Büffeln]
51.	Auguste	Rahe	Ostkilver	Farmer	35	5 Trunks [8 in party]	Cincinatty
52.	Catharina	[Rahe]	[Ostkilver]	Woman	34		[Cincinatty]
53.	Friedrich	[Rahe]	[Ostkilver]	Child [Male]	13		[Cincinatty]
54.	Mary	[Rahe]	[Ostkilver]	[Child] [Male]	11		[Cincinatty]
55.	Casper	[Rahe]	[Ostkilver]	[Child] [Male]	9		[Cincinatty]
56.	Henry	[Rahe]	[Ostkilver]	[Child] [Male]	7		[Cincinatty]
57.	August	[Rahe]	[Ostkilver]	[Child]*9 [Male]	4		[Cincinatty]
58.	Catharina	[Rahe]	[Ostkilver]	[Child]*10 [Female]	1		[Cincinatty]
59.	Joh. Henry	Ortmann	[Ostkilver]	Farmer	39	4 Trunks [3 in party]	[Cincinatty]
60.	Anna	[Ortmann]	[Ostkilver]	Woman	26		[Cincinatty]
61.	Mary	[Ortmann]	[Ostkilver]	Child*11 [Female]	1		[Cincinatty]
62.	Henry	Willmann	Wetter	Farmer	32	2 Trunks [3 in party]	[Cincinatty]
63.	Clara	[Willman]	[Wetter]	Woman	32		[Cincinatty]
64.	Henry	[Willman]	[Wetter]	Child*12 [Male]	2		[Cincinatty]
65.	Therese	Hemesath	Merkendorf	Servant	25	1 Trunk [1 in party]	[Cincinatty]
66.	Henry	Köning	Barkhausen	Farmer	24	2 Trunks [3 in party]	[Cincinatty]
67.	Mary	[Köning]	[Barkhausen]	Woman	24		[Cincinatty]
68.	Mary	[Köning]	[Barkhausen]	[Child]*13 [Female]	1		[Cincinatty]
69.	Henry	Lücking	Wetter	Farmer	59	7 Trunks [8 in party]	[Cincinatty]
70.	Anna	[Lücking]	[Wetter]	Woman	53		[Cincinatty]
71.	Joh. Friedrich	[Lücking]	[Wetter]	[Child] [Male]	19		[Cincinatty]
72.	James	[Lücking]	[Wetter]	[Child] [Male]	17		[Cincinatty]
73.	William	[Lücking]	[Wetter]	[Child] [Male]	15		[Cincinatty]
74.	Mathias	[Lücking]	[Wetter]	[Child] [Male]	8		[Cincinatty]
75.	Mary	[Lücking]	[Wetter]	[Child] [Female]	12		[Cincinatty]
76.	Clara	[Lücking]	[Wetter]	[Child] [Female]	22		[Cincinatty]
77.	Ludewig	Hedbrink	[Wetter]	Farmer	18	1 Trunk [1 in party]	Pitsburg
78.	Mathias	Metting	Wetter	Farmer	40	5 Trunks [8 in party]	[Cincinatty]
79.	Mary	[Metting]	[Wetter]	Woman	25		[Cincinatty]
80.	Mathias	[Metting]	[Wetter]	Child*14 [Male]	3		[Cincinatty]
81.	Mary	[Metting]	[Wetter]	Woman	64		[Cincinatty]
82.	Magarethe	[Metting]	[Wetter]	[Woman]	22		[Cincinatty]
83.	Henry	[Metting]	[Wetter]	[Child] [Male]	12		[Cincinatty]
84.	Martin	[Metting]	[Wetter]	[Child] [Male]	10		[Cincinatty]
85.	Mary	[Metting]	[Wetter]	[Child] [Female]	8		[Cincinatty]
86.	Elisabeth	Klepper	Riemsloh	Servant	22	1 Trunk [1 in party]	Baltimore
87.	Joh. Henry	Aupke	Hükerkreuz	Farmer	26	1 Trunk [1 in party]	[Cincinatty]
88.	Anna	Möllering	[Hükerkreuz]	Servant	18	1 Trunk [1 in party]	[Cincinatty]
89.	Joh. Henry	Lippold	Gersmold {Gesmold}	Mason	55	2 Trunks [5 in party]	[Cincinatty]
90.	Anna	[Lippold]	[Gersmold] {Gesmold}	Woman	50		[Cincinatty]
91.	Johann	[Lippold]	[Gesmorld] {Gesmold}	[Child] [Male]	16		[Cincinatty]
92.	Friedrich	[Lippold]	[Gersmold] {Gesmold}	[Child] [Male]	7		[Cincinatty]
93.	Mary	[Lippold]	[Gersmold] {Gemold}	[Child]*15 [Female]	3		[Cincinatty]
94.	Philipp	Lamring	Hükerkreuz	Farmer	26	1 Bag [1 in party]	[Cincinatty]
95.	Hermann	Bullmann	Buer	Joiner [Carpenter]	40	3 Trunks [6 in party]	Leesburg (?)
96.	Mary	[Bullmann]	[Buer]	Woman	35		[Leesburg (?)]
97.	Clara	[Bullmann]	[Buer]	[Child] [Female]	15		[Leesburg (?)]
98.	Casper	[Bullmann]	[Buer]	[Child] [Male]	13		[Leesburg (?)]
99.	Magarethe	[Bullmann]	[Buer]	[Child] [Female]	9		[Leesburg (?)]
100.	Ernst	[Bullmann]	[Buer]	[Child]*16 [Male]	4		[Leesburg (?)]
101.	Johann	Langenkemper	Barkhausen	Farmer	33	5+1 Trunks [8 in party]	Indiana
102.	Mary	[Langenkemper]	[Barkhausen]	Woman	30		[Indiana]
103.	Johann	[Langenkemper]	[Barkhausen]	Child [Male]	8		[Indiana]
104.	Mary	[Langenkemper]	[Barkhausen]	[Child]*17 [Female]	4		[Indiana]
105.	Heinrich	[Langenkemper]	[Barkhausen]	[Child]*18 [Male]	1		[Indiana]
106.	Friedrich	[Langenkemper]	[Barkhausen]	[Adult] [Male]	70		[Indiana]
107.	Elenore	Schürbaum	[Barkhausen]	[Child] [Female]	17	1 Trunk [Mentioned above]	[Indiana]
108.	Elisabeth	[Langenkemper]	[Barkhausen]	[Adult] [Female]	60		[Indiana]
109.	Henry	Blase	Barkhausen	Farmer	44	3 Trunks [7 in party]	Pitsburg
110.	Clara	Blase	[Barkhausen]	Woman	41		[Pitsburg]
111.	Hermann	Blase	[Barkhausen]	[Child] [Male]	14		[Pitsburg]
112.	Johann	Blase	[Barkhausen]	[Child] [Male]	9		[Pitsburg]
113.	Henry	Blase	[Barkhausen]	[Child] [Male]	6		[Pitsburg]
114.	Ernst	Blase	[Barkhausen]	[Child]*19 [Male]	4		[Pitsburg]
115.	Friedrich	Blase	[Barkhausen]	[Child]*20 [Male]	1		[Pitsburg]
116.	Henry	Böhning	Linne	Farmer	45	4 Trunks [10 in party]	Pitsburg
117.	Mary	[Böhning]	[Linne]	Woman	43		[Pitsburg]
118.	Elisabeth	[Böhning]	[Linne]	[Child] [Female]	20		[Pitsburg]
119.	Johann	[Böhning]	[Linne]	[Child] [Male]	17		[Pitsburg]
120.	Mary	[Böhning]	[Linne]	[Child] [Female]	15		[Pitsburg]
121.	Anna	[Böhning]	[Linne]	[Child] [Female]	13		[Pitsburg]
122.	Ernst	[Böhning]	[Linne]	[Child] [Male]	10		[Pitsburg]
123.	Wilhelm	[Böhning]	[Linne]	[Child] [Male]	7		[Pitsburg]
124.	Jobst	[Böhning]	[Linne]	[Child]*21 [Male?]	4		[Pitsburg]
125.	Dorothea	[Böhning]	[Linne]	[Child]*22 [Female]	1		[Pitsburg]
126.	Johann	Ohe	Buer	Joiner [Carpenter]	41	4 Trunks [3 in party]	[Pitsburg]
127.	Mary	[Ohe]	[Buer]	Woman	46		[Pitsburg]
128.	Florentine	[Ohe]	[Buer]	[Child] [Female]	19		[Pitsburg]
129.	Henry	Klausing	[Buer]	Farmer	34	1 Trunk [1 in party]	[Pitsburg]
130.	Franzis	Bracksiker {Bracksieker}	Merkendorf	[Farmer]	47	4 Trunks [8 in party]	d.[ditto, Pitsburg]
131.	Clara	[Bracksiker] {Bracksieker}	[Merkendorf]	Woman	43		[Pitsburg]
132.	Elisabeth	[Bracksiker] {Bracksieker}	[Merkendorf]	[Child] [Female]	16		[Pitsburg]
133.	Florentine	[Bracksiker] {Bracksieker}	[Merkendorf]	[Child] [Female]	13		[Pitsburg]
134.	Mary	[Bracksiker] {Bracksieker}	[Merkendorf]	[Child] [Female]	11		[Pitsburg]
135.	Henry	[Bracksiker] {Bracksieker}	[Merkendorf]	[Child] [Male]	8		[Pitsburg]
136.	Elisabeth	[Bracksiker] {Bracksieker}	[Merkendorf]	[Child]*23 [Female]	4		[Pitsburg]
137.	Friedrich	[Bracksiker] {Bracksieker}	[Merkendorf]	[Child]*24 [Male]	2		[Pitsburg]
138.	Anna	Kappelmann	Rüdinghaus {Rödinghausen}	Servant	25	1 Trunk [1 in party]	Pitsburg
139.	C. Henry	Witte	Buer	Farmer	21	1 Trunk [1 in party]	Pitsburg
140.	Hermann	Uhlmann	Merkendorf	[Farmer]	36	4 Trunks [7 in party]	[Pitsburg]
141.	Louise	[Uhlmann]	[Merkendorf]	Woman	32		[Pitsburg]
142.	Mary	[Uhlmann]	[Merkendorf]	Child [Female]	9		[Pitsburg]
143.	Florentine	[Uhlmann]	[Merkendorf]	[Child] [Female]	8		[Pitsburg]
144.	Caroline	[Uhlmann]	[Merkendorf]	[Child]*25 [Female]	4		[Pitsburg]
145.	Johann	[Uhlmann]	[Merkendorf]	[Child]*26 [Male]	1		[Pitsburg]
146.	Mary	[Uhlmann]	[Merkendorf]	[Woman]	56		[Pitsburg]
147.	Ernst	Zimmermann	Buer	Farmer	31	2 Trunks [3 in party]	[Pitsburg]
148.	Catharina	[Zimmermann]	[Buer]	Woman	28		[Pitsburg]
149.	Johann	[Zimmermann]	[Buer]	Child*27 [Male]	2		[Pitsburg]
150.	Friedrich	Meynert	[Buer]	Farmer	30	2 Trunks [5 in party]	[Pitsburg]
151.	Catharina	[Meynert]	[Buer]	Woman	26		[Pitsburg]
152.	Catharina	[Meynert]	[Buer]	Child*28 [Female]	2		[Pitsburg]
153.	Wilhelm	[Meynert]	[Buer]	Farmer	59		[Pitsburg]
154.	Mary	[Meynert]	[Buer]	Woman	58		[Pitsburg]
155.	Henry	Heitmann	Sandunnen	Dier	29	1 Bag [1 in party]	Baltimore
156.	Ernst	Kütter	Markendorf [not spelled Merkendorf, like the others]	Farmer	37	1 Trunk [1 in party]	Pitsburg
157.	Henry	Kramer	Vechte {Vechta}	Schoemaker	55	2 Trunks [4 in party]	Cincinatty
158.	Düna	[Kramer]	[Vechte] {Vechta}	Woman	48		[Cincinatty]
159.	Anton	[Kramer]	[Vechte] {Vechta}	[Child] [Male]	13		[Cincinatty]
160.	Joseph	[Kramer]	[Vechte] {Vechta}	[Child] [Male]	11		[Cincinatty]
161.	Casper	Brinkmann	[Vechte] {Vechta}	Farmer	56	4 Trunks [4 in party]	d. [ditto, Cincinatty]
162.	Catharina	[Brinkmann]	[Vechte] {Vechta}	[Woman]	56		[Cincinatty]
163.	Marianne	[Brinkmann]	[Vechte] {Vechta}	[Child] [Female]	22		[Cincinatty]
164.	Lisette	[Brinkmann]	[Vechte] {Vechta}	[Child] [Female]	16		[Cincinatty]
165.	Arnold	Luttmann	Vechte {Vechta}	Farmer	30	1 Trunk [1 in party]	d. [ditto, Cincinatty]
166.	Elisabeth	Mormann	Vechte {Vechta}	[Woman]	24	1 Trunk [2 in party]	Baltimore
167.	Marianne	[Mormann]	[Vechte] {Vechta}	[Woman]	27		[Baltimore]
168.	Josephine	Pundt	[Vechte] {Vechta}	[Woman]	19	2 Trunks [1 in party]	Cincinatty
169.	Henry	Vaske	Vüsenbühren	Farmer	44	1 Bag [1 in party]	[Cincinatty]
170.	Johann	Reutpohler	Engter	[Farmer]	33	6 Trunks [7 in party]	d. [ditto, Cincinatty]
171.	Mary	[Reutpohler]	[Engter]	Woman	31		[Cincinatty]
172.	Henry	[Reutpohler]	[Engter]	Child [Male]	8		[Cincinatty]
173.	Johann	[Reutpohler]	[Engter]	[Child]*29 [Male]	4		[Cincinatty]
174.	Henry	Otto	[Engter]	Farmer	18		[Cincinatty]
175.	Engel	[Otto]	[Engter]	Servant	22		[Cincinatty]
176.	Elisabeth	Wilkers	[Engter]	[Servant]	18		[Cincinatty]
177.	Gerhard	Schulenborg	[Engter]	Farmer	55	3 Trunks [6 in party]	d. [ditto, Cincinatty]
178.	Mary	[Schulenborg]	[Engter]	Woman	50		[Cincinatty]
179.	Johann	[Schulenborg]	[Engter]	Farmer	25		[Cincinatty]
180.	Catharina	[Schulenborg]	[Engter]	[Child] [Female]	16		[Cincinatty]
181.	Friedrich	[Schulenborg]	[Engter]	[Child] [Male]	12		[Cincinatty]
182.	Wilhelm	[Schulenborg]	[Engter]	[Child] [Male]	7		[Cincinatty]
183.	Sophie	Rothas	Rethun	Servant	22	1 Trunk [1 in party]	Baltimore
184.	Friedrich	Schröder	Baltimore	Servant	34	2 Trunks [1 in party]	Baltimore
185.	Friedrich	Tickemeive	Barkhausen	Servant	25	(Blank)	(Blank - Baltimore?)

Special Marianne website symbols:

[ ] = Information within these brackets is implied, usually from ditto marks
( ) = Information with parenthesis was illegible on the passenger list and is guesswork
{ } = Information within braces was not on the original list, but is added to this website version
Child*# = indicates a passenger "under 5 years of age" who traveled free or at a significant discount.

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MARIANNE PASSENGER LIST FOOTNOTES / FUSSNOTE

Last Places of Residence & Destinations of Marianne Passengers

The largest group of Marianne passengers -- more than 27% -- simply listed "Wetter" as their last place of residence. There are 3 villages named "Wetter" in Germany (one in Nordrhein-Westfalen; another in Hessen; and a third in Niedersachsen). The last place of residence for the folks from Wetter on board the Marianne was Wetter (Melle) in Niedersachsen, near Osnabrück.

A review of the last places of residence named by the other Marianne passengers is interesting. Most of the rest of the passengers were also recruited from villages in and around Wetter. Perhaps recruiters from the ship company, or sales agents from a land company in the US, or leaders motivated by some unifying event, canvassed this area and successfully signed up many families to sail on this specific voyage. Why did so many people respond?

A review of the destinations is also interesting because more than 51% of all passengers on the Marianne said that "Cincinatty" (Ohio) was their destination. Another 30% listed "Pitsburg" (Pennsylvania). This appears to be an organized effort with leadership, yet we don't know who the leaders were. Each of the other destinations was listed by less than 5% of the remaining passengers, including 4.3% who said they were headed for Indiana.

Melle area, Niedersachsen, Deutschland

No.	Last Place of Residence	Number of Passengers [Percentage]	Surnames of Passengers	Locations of Cities with this Name	Destinations
1.	Baltimore	1 [.54%]	Schröder	Maryland, USA	Baltimore [1]
2.	Barkhusen [Properly spelled: Barkhausen]	19 [10.22%]	Köning / Schürbaum / Langenkemper / Blase / Tickemeive	1. Part of Melle, Niedersachsen, near Osnabrück 2. Part of Gnarrenburg, Niedersachsen, near Rotenburg 3. Part of Detmold, Nordrhein-Westfalen	Baltimore [1] Cincinatty [3] Pitsburg [7] Indiana [8]
3.	Bünde	3 [1.16%]	Schneedermann	1. Niedersachsen (Ostfriesl) 2. Nordrhein-Westfalen, near Detmold	Cincinatty [3]
4.	Buer	19 [10.22%]	Bullmann / Ohe / Klausing / Meynert / Witte / Zimmermann	1. Part of Melle, Niedersachsen, near Osnabrück 2. Nordrhein-Westfalen, near Dortmund	Leesburg or Diesburg [6] Pitsburg [13]
5.	Düingdorf	1 [.54%]	Weber	Part of Melle, Niedersachsen, near Osnabrück	Perseburg [1]
6.	Engter	13 [6.99%]	Reutpohler / Otto/ Wilkers / Schulenborg	Part of Bramsche, Niedersachsen, near Osnabrück	Cincinatty [13]
7.	Gersmold [Properly spelled: Gesmold]	5 [2.69%]	Lippold	Gesmold: Niedersachsen, part of Melle near Osnabrück	Cincinatty [5]
8.	Hükerkreig [Properly spelled: Hükermoor]	3 [1.61%]	Aupke / Möllering / Lamring		Cincinatty [3]
9.	Linne	10 [5.38%]	Böhning	1. Part of Bissendorf, Niedersachsen, near Osnabrück 2. Part of Bad Essen, Niedersachsen, near Osnabrück	Pitsburg [10]
10.	Merkendorf [Properly spelled: Markendorf]	22 [11.83%]	Stekamper / Hempe / Hemesath {or Hemsath} / Bracksiker {Bracksieker} / Uhlmann / Kütter	Markendorf: Niedersachsen, near Osnabrück	Cincinatty [1] Perseburg [1] Liefland [4] Pitsburg [16]
11.	Mesdorf [Properly spelled: Meesdorf]	2 [1.08%]	Möller	Meesdorf: Part of Melle, Niedersachsen, near Osnabrück	Büfeln [2]
12.	New Orleans	1 [.54%]	Depecker	Louisiana, USA	New Orleans
13.	Ostkilver	15 [8.06%]	Hagenmeyer / Rahe / Ortmann	Nordrhein-Westfalen, near Osnabrück	Pitsburg [4] Cincinatty [11]
14.	Rethun {Rahden?}	1 [.54%]	Rothas	Rahden: Nordrhein-Westfalen, near Minden & Lübbecke	Baltimore [1]
15.	Riemsloh	1 [.54%]	Klepper	Riemsloh: Niedersachsen, near Osnabrück & Halle	Baltimore [1]
16.	Vechte [Properly spelled: Vechta]	12 [6.45%]	Kramer / Brinkmann / Luttmann / Mormann / Pundt	Vechta: Niedersachsen, near Osnabrück & Diepholz Vechtel: Part of Bippen, Niedersachsen, near Osnabrück & Lingen	Baltimore [2] Cincinatty [10]
17.	Vüsenbühren [Properly spelled: Ibbenbühren]	1 [.54%]	Vaske		Cincinatty [1]
18.	Rüdinghausen [Properly spelled: Rödinghausen]	1 [.54%]	Kappelmann	Nordrhein-Westfalen, near Herford/Detmold	Pitsburg [1]
19.	Sandunnen	1 [.54%]	Heitmann		Baltimore [1]
20.	Westkilver	3 [1.16%]	Schürman / Schröder	Neidersachsen, near Osnabrück	Pitsburg [3]
21.	Wetter	52 [27.96%]	Köhring / Brinker / Burmann / Kuhlmann / Langemans / Hannebaum / Kamper / Bükker / Niemann / Willman / Lücking / Hedbrink / Metting	Wetter: Now part of Melle, about 4 miles from Melle) Niedersachsen, near Osnabrück - Population in 1997: About 200	Pitsburg [1] {1.92%} Perseburg [6] {11.54%} Cincinatty [45] {86.54%}

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