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Welcome to the Winneshiek County Passport page. This page will be expanded As I get information about more passports. If you have information to post please submit it to your county coordinator

Passport of John Carl Henry Gipp

John Carl Henry Gipp Passport Photo provided by Cyndi Speltz Gipp
Translation has been provided by Cyndi Speltz Gipp
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Mark Imperial Germany Kingdom of Prussia No. 20 of the Register of 1887 Passport Valid until March 5, 1888 for Laborer John Karl Heinrich Gipp of Stretensee who will travel accompanied by his wife, seven children and parents to New York, America.
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Dated the 5th day of March 1887

For the Royal Landrat
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Personal description of holder of passport

Age: Born June 6, 1845

Stature: Medium

Hair: Black

Eyes : Blue

Face: Long

Special distinguishing marks: Upper part of middle finger of left hand is missing
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I Wife
Carolina Frederike Wikhelmine Vollbrecht
born 19 February 1842 in Spregersfelde

II children
a. Bertha Wilhelmina Maria Caroline
born 11 March 1869 in Drewelow

b. Friedrich Heinrich Johann Gipp
born 1 August 1870 in Drewelow
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c. Herman August Friedrich Gipp
born 26 March 1872 in Drewelow

d. Wilhelm Friedrich Karl Gipp
born 12 October 1873 in Drewelow

e. Ida Maria Wilhelmina Gipp
born 18 October 1875 in Strentensee

f. Wilhelmine Maria Auguste Gipp
born 1 October 1879 in Strentensee
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g. Louisa Maria Wilhelmine Gipp
born 24 August 1883 in Strentensee

III Parents

Johann Karl Martin Gipp
born 13 June 1809 in Zinzow

Hannah Sophia Elizabeth born Berlin

Translator Note: The 3 generations of Gipps
arrived Port of New York
2 April 1887 on the S S Aller.

John Carl Henry Gipp Family Farm

John Carl Henry Gipp photo of family farm provided by Cyndi Speltz Gipp

John Carl Henry Gipp, wife Caroline Vollbrecht and daughter Lizzie Gipp Pankow

Passport scans, photos and passport translation has been provided by Cyndi Speltz Gipp

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