Johann Martin Schultz, Sheets, often referred to as Martin, was born in Hoenigstein, Germany in 1735. He arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the age of 18. The attached passenger list documents his arrival with his wife, Anna Elisabeth Bens. They settled in Blue Ridge Mountains in Ashe County, NC. The settlement is known as the Sheets Gap in the community of Laurel Springs. Martin is listed in the first U.S. census (1790). His son, Andrew Sheets, originated the Sheets family cemetery in this area in the 1800s. It is believed but not proven that Martin was buried there in an unmarked grave.

U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s VIEW RECORD Name Johann Martin Schutz Arrival Year 1753 Arrival Place Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Family Members Wife Anna Elisabeth Bens; Child Anna Elisabeth; Child Johann Martin; Child Frantz Source Publication Code 1034.30 Primary Immigrant Schutz, Jacob Annotation Date and port of arrival, some are date and place of naturalization or first mention of residence in the New World. Indexed the name of a dependent only if source indicated he or she immigrated. Source Bibliography BURGERT, ANNETTE KUNSELMAN AND HENRY Z. JONES, JR. Westerwald to America: Some 18th Century German Immigrants. Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1989. 272p. Page 200
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Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild
Gauss

Bremen, Germany to Baltimore MD, USA
12 June 1862

I, H. Wieting, Master of the ship Gauss of Bremen do solemnly swear that the annexed List contains the names of all the Passengers who have been taken on board the said ship at Bremen or any other Foreign Port or at Sea and brought in the said vessel into any district of the United States since her departure from Bremen.
Sworn to this 12 day of June 1862 H. Wieting
Before me: C M Jameson
Columns represent: passenger name, age, nationality, last legal residence, destination and occupation.
1* Herman Schroder 57 Oldenburg Bremen Baltimore merchant
2* Elise Schroder 40 Oldenburg Bremen Baltimore
3 Margreth Murphy 21 Dublin Bremen Southcarolian
4* Auguste Schafer 23 Bremen Bremen Baltimore
5 Eduard Barth 28 Prussian Erfurt Baltimore turner
6 Anna Barth 30 Prussian Erfurt Baltimore
7 Joseph Kaiser 53 Hannoverien Cincinnati Cincinnati merchant
8 Friederike Seyfarth 20 Baden Carlsruhe Baltimore
9 Carl Lenz 16 Prussian Burg Baltimore
10 Carl Cibulski 24 Prussian Lippstadt Baltimore carpenter
11 Eduard Schwarz 24 Baden Fulda New York economist
12 Henry Vork 25 Westphalia New York New York tailor
13 Carlotte Vork 23 Westphalia New York New York
14 Jenny Vork 9m Westphalia New York New York
15 Julius Sandrock 39 Cassel Baltimore Baltimore mechanics
16 Catharine Kindervater 22 Cassel Witzenhausen Baltimore
17 Bernhard Noldenburg 37 Westphalia New York New York jeweler
18 Auguste Noldenburg 37 Westphalia New York New York
19 Oskar Noldenburg 4 New York New York New York
20 Emil Noldenburg 2 New York New York New York
21* Johann Grafe 31 Prussia Herford Michigan bricklayer
22* Lisette Grafe 27 Prussia Herford Michigan
23* Johann Grafe 9m Prussia Herford Michigan
24 Christian Koch 31 Hannover Berlin St. Louis clerk
25 Clemens Schwacke 18 Prussian Herford St. Louis bookseller
26* Friedrick Kruger 21 Hannover Jena Chicago farmer
27* Wilhelmine Kruger 27 Hannover Jena Chicago
28 Friedrich Henke 26 Minden Minden Waterloo farmer
29 Adolph Brandenburg 21 Hanover Hannover Baltimore clerk
30 Christian Gellermann 27 Hannover Baltimore Baltimore bucher
31 Elise Gellermann 27 Hesse Darmstadt Baltimore Baltimore
32 Henry Gellermann 3 Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore
33 Louis Gellermann 3m Hessedarmstadt Hessedarmstadt Baltimore
34 Margareth Stein 30 Hessedarmstadt Hessedarmstadt Baltimore
35 Marie Stein 20 Hessedarmstadt Hessedarmstadt Baltimore
36 Heinrich Stein 2 Hessedarmstadt Hessedarmstadt Baltimore
37 Rudolph Meineke 28 Silesia Breslau Baltimore brewer
38 Johann Ungrund 31 Hannover Hannover Baltimore farmer
39 Gottfried Keil 46 Prussian Ulerndorf Milwaukee farmer
40 Anna Keil 36 Prussian Ulerndorf Milwaukee
41 Adam Lang 26 Bavaria Aschaffenburg Rochester shoemaker
42 Johann Hessler 26 Bavaria Aschaffenburg Rochester farmer
43 Gottlieb Gorsegc 39 Silesia Trebnitz Milwaukee shoemaker
44 Caroline Gorsegc 36 Silesia Trebnitz Milwaukee
45 Carl Gorsegc 7 Silesia Trebnitz Milwaukee
46 Caroline Gorsegc 6 Silesia Trebnitz Milwaukee
47* Rudolph Schroder 37 Hannover Baltimore Baltimore joiner
48* Anna Schroder 38 Hannover Baltimore Baltimore
49* Marie Schroder 3 Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore
50* Margareth a. d. Heide 25 Hannover Bramsche Baltimore
51 Leopold Braun 17 Hannover Gi?ken St. Louis mechanics
52 Wilhelm Schlechte 22 Hannover Ströhen Pitzburg farmer
53 Johann Neuhaus 16 Hannover Geherde Baltimore farmer
54 Anna Amon 53 Bavaria Drusendorf Cincinnati
55 Johann Amon 27 Bavaria Drusendorf Cincinnati shoemaker
56 Martin Weich 37 Bavaria Altneuhaus Baltimore miner
57 Anna Weich 33 Bavaria Altneuhaus Baltimore
58 Kundigunde Weich 14 Bavaria Altneuhaus Baltimore
59 Joseph Weich 19 Bavaria Altneuhaus Baltimore
60 Johann Weich 7 Bavaria Altneuhaus Baltimore
61 Margarethe Weich 5 Bavaria Altneuhaus Baltimore
62 Catharine Weich 4 Bavaria Altneuhaus Baltimore
63 Greta Weich 2 Bavaria Altneuhaus Baltimore
64 Sebastian Weich 9m Bavaria Altneuhaus Baltimore
65* Wilhelm Fr??s 26 Prussian Salzungen Cincinnati segermaker
66* Adam Bohnlein 35 Bavaria Wasserlos Cincinnati bricklayer
67* Martha Bohnlein 24 Bavaria Wasserlos Cincinnati
68* Franz Bohnlein 9m Bavaria Wasserlos Cincinnati
69 Adam Loch 39 Bavaria Wasserlos Cincinnati farmer
70* Johann Schutz 37 Bavaria Wadendorf Baltimore bricklayer
71* Franziska Schutz 30 Bavaria Wadendorf Baltimore
72* Margrethe Schutz 6 Bavaria Wadendorf Baltimore
73* Bankratz Schutz 4 Bavaria Wadendorf Baltimore
74 Betty Rosenthal 48 Hannover Marthfeld Cincinnati
75 Jule Rosenthal 7 Hannover Marthfeld Cincinnati
76 Wendelin Kurz 28 Franken Hohenhäusling Kentucky farmer
77 Eva Kurz 30 Franken Hohenhäusling Kentucky
78 Ernst Dicas 31 Bavaria Forzheim Baltimore farmer
79 Catharine Schreiber 43 Bavaria Bergtheimfeld Baltimore
80 Ferdinand Vogel 18 Hessendarmst. Frankfurt St Louis saddler
81 Johann Adam 62 Austria Rechtberg Missouri tailor
82 Catharine Adam 40 Austria Rechtberg Missouri
83 Johanne Adam 22 Austria Rechtberg Missouri
84 Johann Adam 20 Austria Rechtberg Missouri
85 Carl Adam 18 Austria Rechtberg Missouri
86 Joseph Adam 15 Austria Rechtberg Missouri
87 Catharine Adam 10 Austria Rechtberg Missouri
88 Ludwig Adam 7 Austria Rechtberg Missouri
89 Marthene Adam 6 Austria Rechtberg Missouri
90 Peter Adam 5 Austria Rechtberg Missouri
91 Franz Adam 3 Austria Rechtberg Missouri
92 Joseph Voegele 24 Prussia Bergen Cincinnati farmer
93 Marianne Voegele 26 Prussia Bergen Cincinnati
94 Alois Multner 23 Prussia Arnschwang Wisconsin brewer
95 Johann Nachreiner 28 Prussia Geschwe Buffalo farmer
96 Therese Nachreiner 29 Prussia Geschwe Buffalo
97 Michael Blau 36 Prussia Gl?berg Buffalo farmer
98 Barbara Blau 28 Prussia Gl?berg Buffalo
99* Wilhelhelm Hofene 30 Hannover Ankum Cincinnati clerk
100 Joseph Gerwin 65 Hannover Cincinnati Cincinnati merchant
101 Anton Kraus 37 Hessn Rimmels Baltimore carpenter
102 Achade Kraus 25 Hessn Rimmels Baltimore
103 Marie Kraus 9m Hessn Rimmels Baltimore
104 Anton Homan 21 Hessn Kleinlüder Ohio farmer
105 Catharine Homan 45 Hessn Kleinlüder Ohio
106 Anna Homan 17 Hessn Kleinlüder Ohio
107* Catharine Tol?e 47 Hannover Dissen Cincinnati
108 Hinrich Mohme 35 Prussia Uffeln St. Louis farmer
109 Christine Mohme 20 Prussia Uffeln St. Louis
110 Anna Henzen 31 Prussian Cöln Cincinnati
111 Catharina Henzen 9 Prussian Cöln Cincinnati
112 Anna Henzen 7 Prussian Cöln Cincinnati
113 Auguste Henzen 5 Prussian Cöln Cincinnati
114* Johannes Altvater 44 Hessenhomburg Hessenhomburg Baltimore weaver
115 Valentin Bopp 28 Saxoni Winterbach Baltimore baker
116 Wenzel Schweizer 52 Baden Herbolzheim Baltimore joiner
117 Edmund Tegmeyer 30 Hannover Grasdorf Missouri bakery
118 Adam Pflock 16 Waldeck Zischen Baltimore farmer
119 Conrad Kundner 22 Waldeck Baltimore Baltimore tailor
120* Johann Schutz 36 Bavaria Warendorf Baltimore miller
121* Kundigund Schutz 40 Bavaria Warendorf Baltimore
122* George Schutz 3 Bavaria Warendorf Baltimore
123* Johann Schutz 9m Bavaria Warendorf Baltimore
124 Joseph Rust 30 Bavaria Forschheim Baltiore backer
125 Elisabeth Riger 35 Hessen Malkomis Cleveland
126 Anna Riger 7 Hessen Malkomis Cleveland
127 Johann Riger 6 Hessen Malkomis Cleveland
128 Susanna Riger 2 Hessen Malkomis Cleveland
129 Margarethe Riger 9m Hessen Malkomis Cleveland
130* Hermann Jungling 58 Hannover Bramsche Pitzburg manufactor
131 Johann Rusch 50 Bavaria Dosmühle Baltimore miller
132 Margarethe Rusch 49 Bavaria Dosmühle Baltimore
133 Johann Rusch 18 Bavaria Dosmühle Baltimore
134 Margareth Rusch 17 Bavaria Dosmühle Baltimore
135 Elisabeth Rusch 16 Bavaria Dosmühle Baltimore
136 Adam Rusch 13 Bavaria Dosmühle Baltimore
137 August Bectram 35 Prussia Berlin Chicago farmer
138 Ida Bectram 31 Prussia Berlin Chicago
139 Anna Bectram 7 Prussia Berlin Chicago
140 Hermann Bectram 6 Prussia Berlin Chicago
141 Max Bectram 4 Prussia Berlin Chicago
142 Eugen Bectram 2 Prussia Berlin Chicago
143 Ida Bectram 9m Prussia Berlin Chicago
144 Daniel Koop 29 Haslock Baltimore Baltimore tailor
145 Joseph Peceny 39 Bohemia Bohemia Milwaukee carpenter
146 Marie Peceny 28 Bohemia Bohemia Milwaukee
147 Benzel Peceny 7 Bohemia Bohemia Milwaukee
148 Anna Peceny 5 Bohemia Bohemia Milwaukee
149 Barbara Peceny 9m Bohemia Bohemia Milwaukee
150 Margareth Moock 41 Hessen Hannau Philadelphia
151 Friedrich Moock 15 Hessen Hannau Philadelphia
152 Otto Moock 13 Hessen Hannau Philadelphia
153 Jacob Jadzic 28 Bohemia Bohemia Baltimore shoemaker
154 Catharine Volank 40 H Darmstadt Gutenberg New York
155 Marie Volank 7 H Darmstadt Gutenberg New York
156 Barbara Rosenberger 27 Bavaria Geiselbach Baltimore
157 Elisabeth Dietz 23 Bohemia Braunau Baltimore
158 Margarethe Deupe 24 Bavaria Schornweisack Baltimore
159 Conrad Deupe 2 Bavaria Schornweisack Baltimore
160 Christine Brauer 55 Waldeck Arnsfeld Baltimore
161 Friedrieke Berlemann 20 Westphalen Sienen Indiana
162 Friedrich Berlemann 19 Westphalen Sienen Indiana
163 Johannes Thele 60 Cassel Baltimore Baltimore Shoemaker
164 Louise Reubert 36 Hessen Spangenberg Baltimore
165 Conrad Doetzer 33 Bavaria Unterweilersbach Baltimore shoemaker
166 Johann Amon 38 Bavaria Weigelshafen Baltimore brewer
167 Siemon Hoffmann 36 Bavaria Haag Pitzburg farmer
168 Elisabeth Hoffmann 37 Bavaria Haag Pitzburg
169 Anna Hoffmann 9m Bavaria Haag Pitzburg
170 Anna Hoffmann 52 Bavaria Haag Pitzburg
171 Catharine Seeser 24 Bavaria Pettendorf Pitzburg
172 Johann Zoberlein 31 Bavaria Zaunsbach Baltimore joiner
173 Barbara Blacker 24 Bavaria Spanfleck Pitzburg
174 Barbara Blacker 6m Bavaria Spanfleck Pitzburg
175 Margarethe Wagener 24 Hessen Unter?bach Pitzburg
176 Heinrich Wagener 2 Hessen Unter?bach Pitzburg
177 Friedrich Schuper 26 Oldenburg Oldenburg Baltimore segarmaker
178 Clemens Pundt 20 Oldenburg Rissel Baltimore segarmaker
179* Christian Ludtke 33 Posen Radiz Wisconsin tailor
180* Amalie Ludtke 29 Posen Radiz Wisconsin
181* Julius Ludtke 7 Posen Radiz Wisconsin
182* Ludwig Ludtke 5 Posen Radiz Wisconsin
183 Christoph Krienke 28 Posen Radiz Wisconsin farmer
184 Henriette Werner 18 Posen Radiz Wisconsin
185 Ottilia Cempel 24 Posen Radiz Wisconsin
186 Rosine Ludtke 26 Posen Radiz Wisconsin
187 August Brandt 24 Posen Radiz Wisconsin farmer
188 Charlotte Brandt 25 Posen Radiz Wisconsin
189 Gustav Brandt 2 Posen Radiz Wisconsin
190 Wilhelm Hemmerlin 28 Posen Radiz Wisconsin
191 Emilie Hemmerlin 20 Posen Radiz Wisconsin
192 Gustav Hemmerlin 9m Posen Radiz Wisconsin
193 Friedrich Hemmerlin 35 Posen Radiz Wisconsin farmer
194 Franz Walke 37 Prussia Steinsdorf Baltimore farmer
195 Samuel Prochel 19 Posen Radiz Wisconsin blacksmith
196* Daniel Zuhlke 50 Prussia Schönemark Baltimore sheepherd
197* Caroline Zuhlke 48 Prussia Schönemark Baltimore
198* Caroline Zuhlke 23 Prussia Schönemark Baltimore
199* Auguste Zuhlke 20 Prussia Schönemark Baltimore
200* Wilhelm Zuhlke 16 Prussia Schönemark Baltimore
201* Emilie Zuhlke 10 Prussia Schönemark Baltimore
202* Wilhelmine Zuhlke 8 Prussia Schönemark Baltimore
203* Anna Zuhlke 6 Prussia Schönemark Baltimore
204* Albert Zuhlke 4 Prussia Schönemark Baltimore
205 Franz Leibach 33 Bohemia Hauska Mil? weelmaker
206 Therese Leibach 31 Bohemia Hauska Mil?
207 Joseph Leibach 3 Bohemia Hauska Mil?
208 Ernestine Beck 28 Cur Hessen Dreyzigacker Baltimore
209 Elisabeth Beck 3 Cur Hessen Dreyzigacker Baltimore
210* NN Beck Cur Hessen Dreyzigacker Baltimore
211 Andreas Franke 64 Schwarzburg Schwarzburg Chicago cooper
212 Henriette Franke 37 Schwarzburg Schwarzburg Chicago
213 Elise Franke 24 Schwarzburg Schwarzburg Chicago
214 Augguste Franke 7 Schwarzburg Schwarzburg Chicago
215* Carl Schafer 26 Schwarzburg Schwarzburg Chicago ropemaker
216* Emilie Schafer 26 Schwarzburg Schwarzburg Chicago
217* Leophold Schafer 2 Schwarzburg Schwarzburg Chicago
218* Carl Schafer 9m Schwarzburg Schwarzburg Chicago
219 Johann Seidenstecker 25 Schwarzburg Schwarzburg Chicago miller
220 Conrad Dassel 24 Hannover Harnbüttel Chicago farmer
221* Carl Trojahn 33 Prussian Reutsch St Louis farmer
222 Amalie Trojahn 33 Prussian Reutsch St Louis
223 Friedrich Trojahn 39 Prussian Reutsch St Louis farmer
224 August Haupt 37 Prussian Reutsch St Louis farmer
225 Sophie Haupt 30 Prussian Reutsch St Louis
226 Friederike Haupt 7 Prussian Reutsch St Louis
227 Marie Haupt 6 Prussian Reutsch St Louis
228 Wilhelmine Haupt 4 Prussian Reutsch St Louis
229 Auguste Haupt 9m Prussian Reutsch St Louis
230 Friedrich Rakitzek 28 Prussian Reutsch St Louis farmer
231 Johann Seidenstock 23 Sondershaus Holzthaleben St Louis farmer
232 Friedrich Rothe 52 Prussia Reutsch St Louis joiner
233 Wilhelmine Rothe 48 Prussia Reutsch St Louis
234 Franziska Rothe 15 Prussia Reutsch St Louis
235 Friedrich Friedeman 28 Prussia Reutzsch St Louis farmer
236 Wilhelmine Friedeman 25 Prussia Reutzsch St Louis
237 Friedrich Friedeman 9m Prussia Reutzsch St Louis
238* Johann Prau? 40 Prussia Reutzsch St Louis farmer
239* Wilhelmine P? 30 Prussia Reutzsch St Louis
240* Wilhelmine P? 9m Prussia Reutzsch St Louis
241 Johann Linke 39 Prussia Holzweissig St Louis carpenter
242 Gottlieb Linke 45 Prussia Holzweissig St Louis
243 Dorothea Linke 42 Prussia Holzweissig St Louis
244 Wilhelmine Linke 32 Prussia Holzweissig St Louis
245 Wilhelmine Linke 18 Prussia Holzweissig St Louis
246 Friederike Linke 15 Prussia Holzweissig St Louis
247 Friedrich Linke 7 Prussia Holzweissig St Louis
248 Auguste Linke 5 Prussia Holzweissig St Louis
249 Auguste Linke 3 Prussia Holzweissig St Louis
250 Eleonore Barthel 47 Prussia Schkona Minosotha
251 Anna Barthel 19 Prussia Schkona Minosotha
252 Carl Barthel 17 Prussia Schkona Minosotha
253 Pauline Barthel 15 Prussia Schkona Minosotha
254 Henriette Kluge 46 Prussia Pouch Wisconsin
255 Henriette Kluge 15 Prussia Pouch Wisconsin
256 Eduard Kluge 7 Prussia Pouch Wisconsin
257 Wilhelmine Kluge 6 Prussia Pouch Wisconsin
258 Carl Winkler 47 Prussia Peterfeld Missouri farmer
259 Henriette Winkler 48 Prussia Peterfeld Missouri
260 Carl Winkler 19 Prussia Peterfeld Missouri
261 Gottlieb Winkler 17 Prussia Peterfeld Missouri
262 Wilhelm Winkler 7 Prussia Peterfeld Missouri
263 Johann Brandt 24 Prussia Peterfeld Missouri clothdresser
264 August Leiter 40 Prussia Peterfeld Missouri carpenter
265 Johanne Leiter 13 Prussia Peterfeld Missouri
266 Friederike Leiter 7 Prussia Peterfeld Missouri
267 August Leiter 5 Prussia Peterfeld Missouri
268 Friedrich Leiter 24 Prussia Peterfeld Missouri
269 August Schulze 24 Prussia Peterfeld Missouri gardener
270 Friedrich Zander 24 Prussia Roitzsch Missouri bricklayer
271 Friedrich Barwald 19 Prussia Peterfeld St Louis bricklayer
272* Johann D??l 24 Prussia Thalberg St Louis farmer
273* Alwine Voig? 18 Saxoni Leipzig St Louis
274 Louis Schmidt 37 Prussia Dohlitsch Baltimore shoemaker
275 Carl Hoffmann 27 Prussia Routzsch St Louis bricklayer
276 Wilhelmine Hoffmann 20 Prussia Routzsch St Louis
277 Carl Schleicher 40 Prussia Routzsch St Louis glazier
278 Heinrich Menschig 28 L. Schaumburg Pollhagen Chicago farmer
279 Carl Trambaum 21 Saxoni Hilburgshausen New York corporal
280* Theodor Schurmann 23 Oldenburg Cloppenburg Philadelphia merchant
281 Margarethe Elbracht 66 Westphalen Bielefeld Indiana
282 Gustav Otto 21 Saxoni Coburg Baltimore merchant
283 Felix Verth 28 Bavaria Pitzbrun New York farmer
284 Adelgunde Verth 24 Bavaria Pitzbrun New York
285 Marie Verth 9m Bavaria Pitzbrun New York
286 Johann Bachmann 26 Bavaria Daun New York shoemaker
287 Anna Bachmann 27 Bavaria Daun New York
288 Louise Kreszenska 26 Saxoni Leipzig Texas
289 Carl Kreszenska 2 Saxoni Leipzig Texas
290 Joseph Pfeilschifter 28 Prussia Arnschwang Wisconsin farmer
291* N N Ludtke Sea

Transcriber's Notes:

A question mark indicates material that was indecipherable; an asterisk indicates
further information in the Passenger Notes; a caret (^) indicates superscript text.

1-2 Surname has an umlauted "o" so may be Schroeder.
4 Surname has an umlauted "a" so may be Schaefer.
21-23 Surname has an umlauted "a" so may be Graefe.
26-27 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may be Krueger.
47-49 Surname has an umlauted "o" so may be Schroeder.
50 Surname is probably Auf Der Heide or Aufderheide.
65 Name looks like it may be Fruas.
66-68 Surname has an umlauted "o" so may be Boehnlein.
70-73 Surname may have an umlauted "u" so may be Schuetz.
99 Surname has an umlauted "o" so may be Hoefene.
107 Name may be eiterh Tölle (Tolle, Toelle) or (Tölke, Tolke, Toelke).
114 Name may be Altvatter.
120-123 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may be Schuetz.
130 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may be Juengling.
179-182 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may be Luedtke.
185 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may be Luedtke.
196-204 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may be Zuehlke.
210 Note in margin: born on voyage.
215-218 Surname has an umlauted "a" so may be Schaefer.
221 Name may be Trozahn.
238-240 Surname seems to be Prautzabe, Prautzebe, or Prautgabe.
272 Name may be Doil, or Dörl (Dorl, Doerl).
273 Name may be Voigh or Voigt.
280 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may be Schuermann.
291 Surname has an umlauted "u" so may be Luedtke. Note in margin says:
born on the 23 of May.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M255, Reel 13.
Transcribed by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
3 October 2002