Wilke 'Mina' Wesling, immigration 1894

WESLING, BAHLMAN, SPECKMAN

Posted By: S. Ferrall IAGenWeb volunteer
Date: 4/3/2012 at 16:22:51

Wilke Wesling, female, age 15; single; German citizen; uncle paid passage; has $12 in possession; never before in USA; departure from Bremen, Germany on ship Stuttgart; arrived at port Baltimore, Maryland, Nov 1894; destination - uncle in McGregor, IA; last residence - Vienburg

~source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) microfilm, M844, Roll Number 6, page 78

~notes:
The 1895 Iowa State census, Farmersburg, Clayton co. enumerated Mina Wesling, age 16, birthplace - Germany

The 1925 Iowa State census, Riverton, Floyd co. IA enumerated Minnie Wesling Bahlman, age 45, birthplace - Germany; parents: Fritz & Sophia (Speckman) Wesling; husband: Fred Bahlman