Family Information

I'm looking for information on my Grandmother Louisa Tappe. She came to
America around 1857 at the age of 15. I think she came from the city of
Braunschweig or some small town in the Duchy of Braunschweig. Any information
or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Bill Leichter.

Hi Bill:
   In Castle Garden (Used before Ellis Island) I found the following:

   [1]TAPPE LOUISE 19 M 8 Dec 1857 HEXTOR

   Hextor is listed as the last residence. I note the sex is listed as
   Male. I would expect the a to be changed to e by immigration or who
   ever made the entry.
   I have no idea where "Hextor" is. It is probably misspelled, maybe
   Hector.
   [2]http://www.castlegarden.org/
   Good luck
   Gale

How about "Exeter" with a strong accent?

Hello,

I looked at the actual manifest on ancestry.com, and it does look like Hextor. Perhaps it is Höxter, which is a little bit southwest of Hildesheim.

Rgds
Linda Kramer-Edwards
-------------- Original message from Maureen Shelly <mcshelly2@msn.com>: --------------

Hi,

the city must be "H�xter". It is situated near the river "Weser".

Best wishes

Felicitas and Peter (Hestermann)

Hello Bill, maby not exactly wath you expected but it can be part of your Grandmothers family

      Unique ♀♂ Sommerfrűchte Σ oo V Aufmerkungen Jahr
      No : Thöle
      D-134 ♂ Sommerfrűchte .08-02-1761 04-01-1799 Colon Thöle 38
          Johann Gerdt Jürgen Kalkriese Alt Berenau 31-05-1792 Engter / Huxelort 43 Birth no: 000 Religion: Lutheran
            Kingdom Hannover Engter / Kalkriese Kingdom Hannover Proff: Farmer/Markkötter at Engter Huxelort 43
      D-135 ♀ Thöle 24-01-1773 Kingdom Hannover 02-11-1817 44
          Anne Marie Charlotte Engter 1e Marriage Thöle Engter / Huxelort 43 Birth no: 000 Religion: Lutheran
            Kingdom Hannover Kingdom Hannover
      Father ♂ Sommerfrűchte 07-.09-1727 2nd Marriage 15-.06-1797 Sommerfrűchte former Schomburg 70
      D-099 Johan Henrich Engter - Huxelort 25-10-1757 Kalkriese Ksp Engter Colon Sommerfrűchte Kalkriese 14
      Mother ♀ Schutte 15-02-1733 Engter 18-12-1788 Birth no: 006 Religion: Lutheran 56
      D-100 Anna Maria Kalkriese Ksp Engter Kingdom Hannover Kalkriese Ksp Engter Birth no: 000 Religion: Lutheran
      Father ♂ Thöle
      D-135a Engter Birth no: 000 Religion: Lutheran
      Mother ♀
      D-135b Birth no: 000 Religion: Lutheran
      D-135 ♀ Sommerfrűchte-Thöle 24-01-1773 2nd Marr AMC Thöle 02-11-1817 Colona Thöle 44
          Anne Marie Charlotte Kalkriese Alt Berenau Engter / Huxelort Birth no: 000 Religion: Lutheran
            Kingdom Hannover 21-08-1799 Kingdom Hannover
      D-136 ♂ Tappe Kingdom Hannover > 1836 Colon Thöle
          Johann Gerhard Engter 1e Marriage Tappe Engter / Huxelort Proff: Farmer/Markkötter at Engter Huxelort 43
            Kingdom Hannover Kingdom Hannover Birth no: 000 Religion: Lutheran
      Father ♂ Tappe
      D-136a Engter Birth no: 000 Religion: Lutheran
      Mother ♀
      D-136b Birth no: 000 Religion: Lutheran
      D-136 ♂ Tappe 2nd Marriage Tappe > 1836 Colonus Thöle
          Johann Gerhard Engter Engter / Huxelort Proff: Farmer/Markkötter at Engter Huxelort 43
            Kingdom Hannover 10-04-1819 Kingdom Hannover Birth no: 000 Religion: Lutheran
      D-137 ♀ Ledebur 25-10-1778 Engter / Kalkriese 08-04-1836 58
          Wilhelmine Friederike Engter Kingdom Hannover Engter / Huxelort 51
            Kingdom Hannover Kingdom Hannover Birth no: 000 Religion: Lutheran
      Father ♂ Ledebur
      D-137a Birth no: 000 Religion: Lutheran
      Mother ♀
      D-137b Birth no: 000 Religion: Lutheran

Its a page out of my Sommerfruechte's file Greeting J Zomervrucht.NL.

This looks about as close as possible:
Louise Tappe
Arrival Date: 8 Dec 1857
Estimated birth year: abt 1838
Age: 19
Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany
Destination: New York
Place of Origin: Hextor
Ship Name: Zuns
Search Ship Database: Search the Zuns in the 'Passenger Ships and
Images' database
Port of Arrival: New York
Line: 3
Microfilm Serial: M237
Microfilm Roll: M237_181
List Number: 1407
Port Arrival State: New York
Port Arrival Country: United States

I don't know if this is applicable or not:
Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002
Name: Miss Louise Tappe
Marriage Date: 1 Mar 1867
Marriage County: Gasconade
Spouse Name: Mr Hugo Steinbach

or this:
New York City Marriages, 1600s-1800s New York City Marriages, 1600s-1800s
Name: Louise Tappe
Marriage Date: 1873
Marriage Place: Manhattan, New York, New York

Marriage ID: 2220811822
Certificate Number: 4727
Other Comments: See Family History Library catalog for films
1543971-1562446 (Manhattan) and Film 1653852 (Brooklyn), for actual
certificate.

Source: Marriage Registers, Extracts from Manhattan (1869-1880) and
Brooklyn (1895-1897)
Publisher: Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, New York.
Publication Place: New York, NY

Good luck,
John Dornheim