Johanna Rosalie  MÄNNIG (MENNIG)

    
1853 Donau Passenger List

LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX ARRIVAL DATE PLACE OF LAST RESIDENCE
FEIGE ALWINE 6 F 10 Dec 1853 U
FEIGE AMALIE 10 F 10 Dec 1853 U
FEIGE AUGUSTE 30 M 10 Dec 1853 U
FEIGE CARL 4 M 10 Dec 1853 U
FEIGE F.W. 29 M 10 Dec 1853 U
FEIGE LOUISE 6 M 10 Dec 1853 U
FROEHLICH GUSTAV 24 M 10 Dec 1853 U
FROEHLICH MARIA 24 F 10 Dec 1853 U
SCHMIDT ROSINE 37 F 10 Dec 1853 U
NOTE: Is 37 an error?
THEUNAS ROSALIE 27 F 10 Dec 1853 U
THEUNAS HENRIETTE 19 F 10 Dec 1853 U
THOMAS CARL 2 M 10 Dec 1853 U
THOMAS EMILIE 3 M 10 Dec 1853 U
THOMAS LOUISE 26 M 10 Dec 1853 U
THOMAS PAULINE 7 m F 10 Dec 1853 U
THOMAS A.W. 26 M 10 Dec 1853 U
VOGEL ELISABETH 58 F 10 Dec 1853 U


Thanks to Diane and castlegarden.org

    
Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934
Direkt Band 005 (15 Jul 1853 - 13 Apr 1854)

Name, Place of Birth, Name of Ship, Where to? Date of Departure

Name: Rosine Schmidt
Relationship: Frau (Wife)
Birth Place: Marktlissa, Preußen (Germany)
Departure Date: 2 Nov 1853
Port of Departure: Hamburg
Destination: New York (New York City (All Boroughs))
Port of Arrival: New York (New York City (All Boroughs))
Ship Name: Donau
Captain: Heydtmann, F. A.
Shipping Clerk: Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft
Shipping Line: Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft
Ship Type: Segelschiff
Ship Flag: Deutschland
Accommodation: ohne Angabe
Volume: 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 005
Household Members:
Name Age
Rosine Schmidt

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1855 Census Pittsfield, Massachusetts

familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org: How to Find Your Family History on the World's Largest Free Genealogy Website

    
Is this her? Photo thanks to Karen Blessing.

This photo, along with a photo of a man (see her husband's page) are unmarked. They were placed on the same page as Frederick and Henrietta Blessing, just above them. They are not likely to be Frederick Blessing's parents because we don't believe they ever came to America. It seems likely that they are Henrietta's parents due to the placement in the album, along with the facial resemblances to many other known family members.

NOTE: If anyone out there has a copy of this photo or a different photo of someone who might be this person, please contact us. Help us solve the family mystery! Thanks!

    
This grave was found next to the grave of Rosalie's daughter, Johannah Theinert Vogel Neubert in the Pilgrims Rest section of the Pittsfield Cemetery. It had fallen over. When we returned it to an upright position, we discovered it read "Mother" on the top (see photo below). It's her!

Photo taken by us

    
Pilgrim's Rest section of Pittsfield Cemetery
Gail put the stone back where it belonged. Then, we planted a flower... (6/ 29/ 2010)
NOTE: Cemetery has no record of this grave


Making it Right

We searched and found you fallen
Part of us is a gift from you long ago
We made it right, lifted you
so now you can proudly cast a shadow
instead of sinking into one -
the sun can now better warm you (or our memories of you),
others may now "meet" you and feel connected as we do,
widening the circle in which you are the center

We are - because you once were
You brought us - the future - here on your journey
a journey we so wish to understand, but you - unable to tell us...
You live in us, somewhere - too complicated
So, we brought you a flower
a piece of life placed beside you with care and love
to thank you for the piece of life you gave to us,
to thank you for carrying us to this place on your strong shoulders
(who/ where would we be without you?)

We breathe life into you in the best way we know of,
so you can stand proud - remembered
and tell the whole world that your footsteps once
made impressions on its soil
that your breath once combined with the world's air
and your smile once touched the hearts of other people
You were fallen
now lifted
we made it right
(our small "gift" to your memory)
to keep our circle alive




Photo taken by us

    
Date: 1863-05-14
Paper: Pittsfield Sun



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Theinert family graves in Pilgrim's Rest section of Pittsfield Cemetery.
Gail and I planted flowers... (6/ 29/ 2010)

Photo taken by us