Relative Immigration
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The Claus and Margaret (Cordes) Korte family arrived in New York aboard the SS Ohio on October 20, 1881
Manifest of Passengers
Two pages of the Passenger Manifest of the SS Ohio arriving October 20 1881 in New York from Ancestry.com are shown below:
The Captain/Master of the ship was Gustav Meyer. The 1195 passengers were taken on board the ship at Bremerhaven.
Manifest of Passengers – Transcription
| Line | Name | Arrival Date | Birth Date | Age | Gender | Port of Departure | Destination | Place of Origin | Ethnicity/Race/Nationality | Ship Name | Port of Arrival | List Number | Birth Location |
| 24 | Frieda Bauter | 20 Oct 1881 | 1863 | 18 | Female | Bremen, Germany | United States of America | Germany | German | Ohio | New York, New York | 1473 | |
| 25 | Claus H Korte | 20 Oct 1881 | 1849 | 32 | Male | Bremen, Germany | United States of America | Germany | German | Ohio | New York, New York | 1473 | |
| 26 | Margr Korte | 20 Oct 1881 | 1843 | 38 | Female | Bremen, Germany | United States of America | Germany | German | Ohio | New York, New York | 1473 | |
| 27 | Margr Korte | 20 Oct 1881 | 1874 | 7 | Female | Bremen, Germany | United States of America | Germany | German | Ohio | New York, New York | 1473 | |
| 28 | Joh Battyen | 20 Oct 1881 | 1855 | 26 | Male | Bremen, Germany | United States of America | Germany | German | Ohio | New York, New York | 1473 |
Claus H Korte is a farmer from Germany and is traveling to United States of America.
Information Source
Ancestry.com. Year: 1881; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 443; Line: 25; List Number: 1473
Transatlantic Crossing Time
Departure date from Bremerhaven: 5 Oct 1880
Arrival date at the Port of New York: 20 Oct 1881.
Time to cross: (20-5 = 15 days) 2 weeks and one day.
Information Source
Discussion
Note that there is only one child (Margr. age 7) listed on the Ohio ship passenger manifest for the Claus H Korte family. A ship passenger manifest was usually generated at the time the ship left port and sometimes corrections were added at the end of the passenger manifest. However there were no apparent additions to this passenger manifest.
According to the 1900 US Census, Anna Korte was born in Germany but is not listed as having immigrated to the USA.
| Name: | Anna O Kort |
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| Age: | 19 | ||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | Oct 1880 | ||||||||||||
| Birthplace: | Germany | ||||||||||||
| Home in 1900: | Salem, Perry, Missouri | ||||||||||||
| Sheet Number: | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: | 81 | ||||||||||||
| Family Number: | 87 | ||||||||||||
| Race: | White | ||||||||||||
| Gender: | Female | ||||||||||||
| Relation to Head of House: | Daughter | ||||||||||||
| Marital Status: | Single | ||||||||||||
| Father’s name: | Kraus H Korte | ||||||||||||
| Father’s Birthplace: | Germany | ||||||||||||
| Mother’s name: | Margaret Korte | ||||||||||||
| Mother’s Birthplace: | Germany | ||||||||||||
| Can Read: | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Can Write: | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Can Speak English: | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Household Members: |
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However, according to the same 1900 US Census, the rest of the Margaret (Cordes) Korte and family immigrated to the USA in 1881 as by example shown for Margaret Korte:
| Name: | Margaret Korte |
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| Age: | 54 | ||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | Jun 1845 | ||||||||||||
| Birthplace: | Germany | ||||||||||||
| Home in 1900: | Salem, Perry, Missouri | ||||||||||||
| Sheet Number: | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: | 81 | ||||||||||||
| Family Number: | 87 | ||||||||||||
| Race: | White | ||||||||||||
| Gender: | Female | ||||||||||||
| Immigration Year: | 1881 | ||||||||||||
| Relation to Head of House: | Wife | ||||||||||||
| Marital Status: | Married | ||||||||||||
| Spouse’s Name: | Kraus H Korte | ||||||||||||
| Marriage Year: | 1873 | ||||||||||||
| Father’s Birthplace: | Germany | ||||||||||||
| Mother’s Birthplace: | Germany | ||||||||||||
| Mother: Number of Living Children: | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Mother: How Many Children: | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Years in US: | 19 | ||||||||||||
| Can Read: | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Household Members: |
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Fred Eggers noted that Anna Korte’s confirmation record has that Anna was born 9 October 1881.
If Anna’s confirmation record birth date is correct, then Anna was born at sea.
NOTES
- Many thanks to Fred Eggers for locating the immigration record for Claus Hinrich Korte and his wife and their first daughter Margaretha. Also thanks for providing the confirmation record for Anna Korte.
