The Bark Leontine, 1841
The Bierbaum Family
This is a detail from the passenger list of the bark, Leontine which departed Bremen, Germany and arrived at Baltimore, Maryland on 28 June 1841. Highlighted here are the entries for the Bierbaum family on lines 33-36, page 1.
| Name | Age | Occupation | Where from | Where bound | Bagage | ||
| Boxs | Bags | ||||||
| 33 | Herrman Birbaum | 28 | farmer | Ladbergen | Cincinati | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | Elsabey Birbaum | 26 | his Wife | Ladbergen | Cincinati | ||
| 35 | Wilhelm Birbaum | 1 | his Son | Ladbergen | Cincinati | ||
| 36 | Sophia Birbaum | 18 | his Sister | Ladbergen | Cincinati | ||
Source: Ancestry.com. Baltimore Passenger and Immigration Lists, 1820-1872 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data: Baltimore, Maryland. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Baltimore, 1820-1891. Micropublication M255, rolls # 1-19. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Bierbaum (1812-1872), his wife, Anna Christine Elsabein (Fiegenbaum) Bierbaum (1815-1894), their infant son, Heinrich Wilhelm Bierbaum (May 1840- ? ), and Sophia Bierbaum, Johann's sister (age 18 according to the passenger list) were part of a group of at least 13 members of an extended family on board the Leontine heading for America. Accompanying them were the Fiegenbaums and the Aufderhaars.
The Fiegenbaums were Anna Christine Elsabein Bierbaum's parents, Johann Heinrich Fiegenbaum (1788-1861 - at age 53) and Catharina Elisabeth (Hagen) Fiegenbaum (1786-1853) - at age 54), as well as two of her younger siblings: Christina Elisabeth Fiegenbaum (1819-1896) and Hermann Heinrich Fiegenbaum (1823-1898).
The Aufderhaars were Anna Christine Elsabein Bierbaum's sister, Anna Elisabeth (Fiegenbaum) Aufderhaar (1811-1884), her husband, Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Aufderhaar (1809-1882), and their children, Heinrich Wilhelm Aufdehaar (1832-1877), Marie Elisabeth Aufderhaar (1836- ? ) and Christine Elisabeth Aufderhaar (1839-1907).
Although the passenger list shows that the Bierbaums were bound for Cincinnati, all three families settled in Warren County, Missouri, west of St. Louis where there was growing community of their friends and neighbors from home.
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