| Name |
Albert Joachim Bernard Block |
| Birth |
Sep 1841 |
Lassan, Prussia  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Immigration |
31 May 1846 |
"Bark Constitution," Bremen, Prussia |
| to New Orleans |
- Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild
Bark Constitution
31 May 1846 Bremen, Prussia to Port of New Orleans
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DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI....PORT OF NEW-ORLEANS.
Another transcription of this ship can be found in Volume 10
I, H. Rothfos Master or Commander of the Brem. Bark Constitution do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the within list, signed by me, and now delivered to the Collector of this District, contains the names of all the Passengers taken on board the said Bark, at the Port of Bremen or at any time since, and that all matters therein set forth are, according to the best of my knowledge and belief, just and true. I do further swear that two, of the said Passengers have died on the voyage. (signed) H. Rothfos
Sworn before me this 31 day of May, 46 (signed) ??? Collector
Columns represent: Passenger Number from original list, Name, Age, Occupation, Chests & Trunks, Guns, Wherefrom, Destination
List of Passengers
on Bord the Bremen Barque Constitution H. Rothfos Master
from Bremen to New Orleans
75 Block Gg Mich 42 Painter 15 3 Lassa? Texas
76 Block Auguste 29 Lassa? Texas
77 Block Emilie 19 Lassa? Texas
78 Block Wilhelm 11 Lassa? Texas
79 Block Carl 9 Lassa? Texas
80 Block Albert 5 Lassa? Texas
81 Block Georg 2 Lassa? Texas
82 Block Leopold 1/4 Lassa? Texas
83 Wippernitz Ad Wwe 52 Lassa? Texas
84 Witt Johannis 33 Farmer 10 2 Lassa? Texas
85 Witt Dorothea 35 Lassa? Texas
86 Witt Dorothea 11 Lassa? Texas
87 Witt Johannis 9 Lassa? Texas
88 Witt Auguste 3 Lassa? Texas
89 Witt Carl 2 Lassa? Texas
90 Schunemann August 17 Lassa? Texas
91 Knuppel August 23 4 1 Lassa? Texas
http://www.immigrantships.net/1800/constitution460531.html
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Bark Constitution Ship Manifest
31 May 1846 George Block and Augustus Knupple and families (d)
Family members who sailed this voyage are linked to the respective pages within this file.
Albert Joachim Bernard Block (I21400)
Charles (Carl) Lewis Theodore Block (I22688)
Emile Block (I22686)
Frederick Wilhelm Block (I22687)
George Frederick Block (I22685)
George Lewis Block (I22689)
Maria Friederica Charlotte Keil (I22694)
Augustus (Knickkel) Knupple (I22615)
Augusta Charlotte Wippernitz (I22691) |
| Census |
14 Nov 1850 |
Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas |
- residence 253
George Block 46 1804 Laborer Germany
Augusta 32 1818 Germany
Friderick William 14 1835 Germany
Charles 14 1836 Germany
Albert 9 1841 (attended school)Germany
George 6 1844 (attended school)Germany
Leopold 4 1846 Germany
Adolph 1 1849 Germany
Maria C.E. Wippenitz 57 Germany
Residence 251:
Patridge, Worthy 32 1818 New York assessor/collector (also census taker)
Clementine 23 1827 Louisiana
Rosalia L. 4 1846 Texas
Laura Ann 0 1850 Texas
Delano, Norman 31 1819 Ohio
Hustin, John C. 55 1875 New York
Gentz, Elvine 15 1835 Germany (dau of Geo Christian Gentz)
Residence 259:
Joseph P. Pulsifer 44 1806 druggist Massachusetts
Fredenburg, Rebecca 45 1805 Pennsylvania
McCall Francis 21 1829 seaman Pennsylvania
McCall, James 19 1831 seaman Pennsylvania
McCall John 17 1833 Seaman Illinois
Podel, Elisabeth M. 8 1842 Texas
Black, Mary Ann 23 1827
Gentz, Fredericka 16 1834 Germany (dau of Geo Christian Gentz)
looks like perhaps a rooming house.
residence 259/259 (last residence, following this,
the census taker entered his certification.(pg 38)
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Prussian Immigrants
A closer look at the Gentz, Maass, Knupple, Koch and Block families in Southeast Texas in 1850. (d) |
| Census |
1870 |
Cameron Parish, Louisiana |
- 1870 Cameron Parish, Louisiana
Fred C. Schmidt 64 Sweden
Matilda 45 Louisiana
Elizabeth 15 1855 Louisiana
Emory 14 1856 Louisiana
Laura 1857 Louisiana
Daniel 1859 Louisiana
William 9 1861 Louisiana
Charles 8 1862 Louisiana
Otis 5 1865 Louisiana
Van A. 3 1867 Louisiana
next pg:
residence 263
Albert Block 28
Urcilla (Schmidt) 21
Martin 2
Ernest 1
residence 266
Charles Block 33
Louisa (Schmidt) 23
Clara 7
Ezra 5
Cora 1
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| Census |
8 Jun 1880 |
Jefferson Co (District 41), Texas |
- Note: It appears the first page is the Sparks Settlement. And the 2nd page seems to be the Port Neches, Grisgsby Bluff area, a few miles north.
7 Jun 1880 District 41 Justice Precinct No. 2
Page 1
residence 1
Gentz Fred 35 Dec 1845 laborer Prussia Prussia Prussia
R. Belle 28 Aug 1852 TX NC TN
Welby 8 Jun 1872 TX NC TX
H.M. 7 Feb 1873 TX NC TX
M.J. dau 6 1874 TX
J.W. son 4 1876 TX
Buler 2 dau May 1878 TX
J. Lee 4/12 son Jan 1880 TX
Charlotte 77 mother widow Prussia NC TX
(census taker just carried the NC down the columns.
Only person from NC is Belle's father.
residence 2
Lee, Samuel 62 farmer Denmark Denmark Denmark
E. Jane 36 Oct TX NC TN
Emma A. 12 Jul 1868 TX
Hayes, Eliza Black 19 Jan 1861 servant Texas Texas Alabama
Eddy, Albert 37 Jul 1843 carpenter Ireland Ireland Ireland
Sparks, William E. 27 Mar 1853 TX
residence 3
Melinda Sparks 61 Mar 1819 TN VA TN
Worthy 24 Mar 1856 TX NC TN
James 26 son Dec 1854 TX NC TN
Ella 23 Nov 1857 dau-in-law TX TN PA
Thomas George, Black 8 1872 servant TX
residence 4
Sparks, Caroline 60 May 1820 self widow SC VA SC
Sparks, J.M. 26 Aug 1854 son TX
residence 5
Kilgore, James S 28 1852 Mar Michigan Michigan Michigan
Elizabeth 50 Oct 1830 mother wid Michigan Michigan --
Columbus 28 25 May 1855 brother Texas Michigan Michigan
Susan F. 20 Feb 1860 sister Texas Michigan Michigan
Eugenia 17 Jun 1863 sister Texas Michigan Michigan
Swift, Fuller 3 May 1877 nephew Texas Michigan Michigan
Swift, Ida 3/12 Feb 1880 niece Texas Michigan Michigan
residence 6
Brewton, W.P. 47 Aug 1833
Sarah C. (Sparks) 30 Dec 1850
Grace 15 Feb 1865 TX
Silas F. 10 Oct 1870 TX
Esther 8 Dec 1872 TX
Almond 6 Apr 1874 TX
Inas 3 dau Aug 1877 TX
John Smith 14 June 1866 TX TN PA
residence 7
Gray, H.L. 33 head Sep 1847 Michigan VA MI
Gray, S.E. 33 wife Aug 1847 LA PA Indiana
Carey, Coy 11 son May 1869 TX Indiana Louisiana
Clara 7 dau Mar 1873 TX Indiana Louisiana
Gray H.E. son 9 Sep 1871 TX MI TX
Smith, T.F. 21 Apr 1859 TX TN PA
Courts, E.M. 20 1860 TX unk TX
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page 2
8 Jun 1880
residence 8/1
Yantz (Gentz), Wm Apr 42 1838 farmer Prussia Prussia Prussia
Susan 31 Jan 1849 wife TX GA LA
Leuvinia 12 Jan 1868 dau
William Y. 10 Jan 1870 son
H.L. 6 mos Nov 1879 son
residence 9/2
J. T. Rogers 28 Aug 1852 TX TN TX
Izzie J. Rogers 27 Aug 1853 TX NY LA
C. O. Rogers 3 Dec 1877
Wm. A. Rogers 1 Sep 1879
Levina Keith 68 Feb 1812 mother-in-law tx ga tn
residence 10/3
Keith, O 39 Feb 1841 Self TX OH LA
Margaret 39 Jun 1841 TX TN TN
George 7 Jun 1873 son LA TX TN
William O. 5 Mar 1875 son
Berry, Lethean female 11 Jan 1869 servant TX Prussia Prussia
11/4 Remes, J.T. and family
12/5 Stockholm, P.D. May 1855 working on farm Texas New York unk
Ella D. 27 Sep 1853 Texas Texas Texas
Maggie dau 2 Jan 1878 Texas
A.E. son 1 Feb 1879 Texas
13/6 Stockholm, George 26 1854 working on farm May Texas New York Gorgia
Mafa 25 1855 Apr Texas New York Texas
14/7 Remly, Sam and family
residence 15/8
G.F. Block 76 Jan 1804 painter Prussia Prussia Prussia
Augusta 64 Jan 1816 wife Prussia Prussia Prussia
Leopole 32 Oct 1848 son Prussia Prussia Prussia
residence 16/9
Block Joseph 26 Sep 1854 self farmer Texas Prussia Prussia
Maggie 17 1863 Dec wife Texas Sweden
Joseph 8/12 son Nov 1879 Texas
residence 17/10
Block August 27 Jul 1853 Texas Prussia Prussia
Nancy 15 June 1865 wife Texas Ireland unk
Brown, William A. 21 Dec 1859 bro-in-law Laborer TX Sweden Unk
(new page)
residence 2
Block Albert 39 Sep 1841 self farmer Prussia Prussia Prussia
Urcilla 30 May 1850 LA LA LA
Martin 12 Sep 1868 Texas
Ernest 9 Dec 1871 Texas
Willie 8 Aug 1872 Texas
Albert 4 Jun 1876 Texas
Matilda 3 Apr 1877 Texas
C.S. female 1 Sep 1879 dau Texas
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| Military |
Civil War |
- Name: Albert Block
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Texas
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private.
Enlisted in Company E, 11th Battn Cavalry Regiment Texas.
Sources: 425
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| Death |
18 Aug 1893 |
Port Neches, Jefferson Co, Texas |
| Person ID |
I21400 |
Roots |
| Last Modified |
26 Mar 2011 |
| Father |
George Frederick Block, b. Jan 1808, Lassan, Prussia d. 25 Mar 1893, Orange, Orange Co, Texas (Age ~ 85 years) |
| Mother |
Augusta Charlotte Wippernitz, b. 1817, Lassan, Prussia d. 1885, Orange, Orange Co, Texas (Age 68 years) |
| Marriage |
27 Oct 1833 |
Lassan, Ostvorpommern, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Prussia |
- Place of Marriage: Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lassan, Germany
Date of Marriage: 27 October 1833
Name of Groom: Georg Carl Friedrich Block, painter, Lassan, 3rd son, 30 years old
Name of Bride: Auguste Charlotte Wippernitz, only daughter, 17 years old
Father of Groom: Georg Block, police officer1 retired, Pasewalk2, deceased.
Mother of Groom: Christina née Bagaer3
Father of Bride: Adolph Wippernitz, burgher and painter, Lassan
Mother of Bride: Friederica née Keil
Officiating Minister: Rev. H. P . George
(W.T. Block)
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| Notes |
- Place of Marriage: Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lassan, Germany
Date of Marriage: 27 October 1833
Name of Groom: Georg Carl Friedrich Block, painter, Lassan, 3rd son, 30 years old
Name of Bride: Auguste Charlotte Wippernitz, only daughter, 17 years old
Father of Groom: Georg Block, police officer1 retired, Pasewalk2, deceased.
Mother of Groom: Christina née Bagaer3
Father of Bride: Adolph Wippernitz, burgher and painter, Lassan
Mother of Bride: Friederica née Keil
Officiating Minister: Rev. H. P . George
http://www.wtblock.com/wtblockjr/marriage_record.htm
- Place of Marriage: Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lassan, Germany
Date of Marriage: 27 October 1833
Name of Groom: Georg Carl Friedrich Block, painter, Lassan, 3rd son, 30 years old
Name of Bride: Auguste Charlotte Wippernitz, only daughter, 17 years old
Father of Groom: Georg Block, police officer1 retired, Pasewalk2, deceased.
Mother of Groom: Christina née Bagaer3
Father of Bride: Adolph Wippernitz, burgher and painter, Lassan
Mother of Bride: Friederica née Keil
Officiating Minister: Rev. H. P . George
http://www.wtblock.com/wtblockjr/marriage_record.htm
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| Family ID |
F8264 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Ursula Matilda Schmidt (Smith), b. 18 Mar 1849, Johnsons Bayou, Cameron Parish, Louisiana d. 03 Dec 1914, Port Neches, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 65 years) |
| Marriage |
15 Nov 1866 |
Orange, Orange Co, Texas |
| Children |
| + | 1. Martin George Block, b. Sep 1867, Grand Chenier, Cameron Parish, Louisiana d. 30 Mar 1945, Port Neches, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age ~ 77 years) |
| | 2. Earnest Block, b. 1871, Louisiana d. Aft 1880 (Age 10 years) |
| + | 3. William Theodore Joseph "Willie" Block, b. 2 Aug 1870, Louisiana d. 26 Feb 1933, Port Neches, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 62 years) |
| + | 4. Albert Conrad Block, b. 19 Jun 1875, Port Neches, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 25 Dec 1931, Port Neches, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 56 years) |
| + | 5. Matilda A Block, b. Apr 1877, Texas d. 1940, Port Neches, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age ~ 62 years) |
| | 6. Catherine Sophia Block, b. 6 Sep 1879, Port Neches, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 27 Jul 1938, Port Neches, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 58 years) |
| | 7. Mary Block, b. 1880, Port Neches, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 1934, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 54 years) |
| | 8. Clara Ursula Block, b. 24 Dec 1882, Port Neches, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 2 Jan 1955, Nederland, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 72 years) |
| | 9. Iva Mae Block, b. 27 Sep 1885, Port Neches, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 25 Feb 1929, Port Neches, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 43 years) |
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| Family ID |
F7864 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
26 Mar 2011 |
1841 - 1893 (~ 51 years)
