GERMAN ANCESTORS

US-Emigrants from Stockstadt am Main





JOHANN VOLK

(1811-****)


Variant names John Volk
25 October 1811 Johann is born in Stockstadt am Main.

Father: Johann Volk (1779-1862), shoemaker
Mother: Barbara Kneisel (1782-1849)

Godfather: Johann Lang
19 May 1834 Johann marries Charitas Edel from Stockstadt am Main.

Best men:
Johann Volk
Joseph Edel
EMIGRATION
(uncle and cousin)

1833
Johann's cousin Johann Volk and his uncle Johann Adam Volk emigrate together with their wifes and children and further families from Stockstadt am Main. Their profession is: shoemaker.

Ship: Neptun
Departure: Bremen
Arrival: Baltimore
Date: 15 October 1833

Source: Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1820-1964
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13 October 1833 The daughter Margaretha Volk is born in Stockstadt am Main.
20 October 1835 The son Friedrich Volk is born in Stockstadt am Main and dies on 18 August 1836 from diarrhea.
13 May 1837 The daughter Theresia Volk is born in Stockstadt am Main.
17 September 1839 The daughter Sophia Volk is born in Stockstadt am Main and dies on 1 October 1840 from scarlet.
14 September 1841 The daughter Sophia Volk is born in Stockstadt am Main.
21 November 1841 Johann is best man at the  marriage of Philipp Glaab and Katharina Volk.
30 October 1844 The daughter Anna Maria Volk is born in Stockstadt am Main.
EMIGRATION
(brother)

1846
Johann's brother Joseph Volk (1821-1895) emigrates to the U.S.

Name of the ship: Iowa
Port: Le Havre
Arrival: New York
Date: 16 September 1846

Other passengers from Stockstadt am Main:

Kilian Nehr
Johann Sulzmann

Source: New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891
17 September 1847 The daughter Eva Margaretha Volk is born in Stockstadt am Main.
3 June 1850 Johann is best man at the marriage of Joseph Müller and Dorothea Roos.
EMIGRATION
(daughter and father-in-law)

1852
Johann's daughter Theresia Volk emigrates to the U.S., she is 15 years old and travels together with her grandfather Joseph Edel (1775-****)

Port: Bremen
Ship: Marianne
Arrival: Baltimore, Maryland
Date: 7 April 1852

Source: United States Germans to America 1850-1897
Source: Passenger Lists Baltimore, 1820-1964
10 April 1852 Another child of Johann is born and dies the same day.
EMIGRATION

1853
Johann and his family emigrate to the US.

Port: Le Havre
Ship: Tempest
Arrival: New York
Date: 15 August 1853

Family members:

Johann Volk, male, 42 (note: wrong age!)
Carla (Volk), female, 43 (note: CHARITAS!)
Margaretha Volk, female, 20
Sophie Volk, female, 10
Anna Marie Volk, female, 8
Eva Volk, female, 6

Other passengers from Stockstadt am Main:

Depp Adolphe, male, 45
Depp Anna Maria, female, 44 (= Anna Maria Wilhelm)
Depp Clara, female, 54
Depp Valentin, son, 20
Depp Johann Adam, son, 16
Depp Daniel, son, 15
Depp Emmanuel, 11
Depp Catherine, daughter, 9
Depp Anna Maria, daughter, 3

Schneider Elisabeth, female, 26 (real age: 29)
Kneisel Katharina, female, 21

Source: New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891
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