Notes

[NI030] AKA Stanley - Arrived in Baltimore, Md. from Bremen, Germany on the vessel "Rhein" on 4/13/1913. His occupation was a tailor.
Both husband and wife are buried in 2 graves at Woodlawn Cemetery, Penn Township, Westmoreland County, Pa. in Lot 46, Sect. E.

[NI030] Web site www.ancestry.com lists the following:
Stanley Balcaitis, b.11/7/1893, d. 6/1971
residence: Baltimore, MD, 21227
soc.sec.#: 212-28-1721 issued in MD before 1951

[NI030] RHEIN (1)
The "Rhein" was a 450 gross ton, three masted barque, built in 1849. She was constructed of wood, and carried
20-1st class and 200-steerage passengers. She sailed between Hamburg and New York for the Hamburg
America Line from 1849 to 1858 when she was sold. [ Merchant Fleets by Duncan Haws, vol.4, Hamburg
America Line] [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 17 December 1997]

[NI030] The Hamburg bark RHEIN was built by von Somm, Hamburg, in 1847/48 for the Hamburg-Amerikanische
Packetfahrt-A.G. (Hamburg-American Line) (Bielbrief [certificate of registry], 6 December 1848). 180
Commerzlasten; 131.7 x 29 x 17.4 Hamburg feet (1 Hamburg Fuss = .286 meters) (length x beam x depth of
hold), "zwischen den Steven". Master: 1849-1851 - H. Ehlers; 1851-1854 - P. Popp; 1854 - G. Maass; 1854-1856
- P. H. Haack; 1856-1858 - J. M. T. Spier; 1858-1864 - J. F. W. Boster. Voyages:1849-1857 - New York;
1858/61 - New York/Rio de Janeiro/intermediate ports/London; 1861/64 - Singapore/Hong Kong/intermediate
ports . She was sold in Singapore in 1864 [Walter Kresse, ed., Seeschiffs- Verzeichnis der Hamburger
Reedereien, 1824-1888, Mitteilungen aus dem Museum fur Hamburgische Geschichte, N. F., Bd. 5. (Hamburg:
Museum fur Hamburgische Geschichte, 1969), vol. 1, p. 187]. For additional information, including pictures, see
Arnold Kludas and Herbert Bischoff, Die Schiffe der Hamburg- Amerika-Linie, Bd. 1: 1847-1906 (Herford:
Koehler, 1979). [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 17 December 1997]

[NI030] RHEIN (2)
The "Rhein" was built by Caird & Co, Greenock in 1868 for Norddeutscher Lloyd [North German Lloyd]. Her
details were - 2,901 gross tons, length 332ft x beam 40ft, clipper stem, one funnel, two masts, iron construction,
single screw and a speed of 13 knots. There was accommodation for 70-1st, 100-2nd and 600-3rd class
passengers. Launched in August 1868, she sailed on her maiden voyage from Bremen to Southampton and New
York on 3/10/1868. In 1878 her engines were compounded by the builders and on 16/10/1889 she left Bremen
on her last voyage to Baltimore and New York. On 18/9/1890 she commenced her last Bremen - Baltimore
voyage and the following year was sold to a British company. She was scrapped in 1893.1893. [ North Atlantic
Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2, p.546] [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 2 November 1997]

[NI030] SS Rhein - Norddeutscher Lloyd Line (North German Lloyd). Years of service 1868-1886. Built at Clyde Caird
shipyard, headliner of class of ships known as 'Rhein series,' 3100 tons, 348 x 40 ft. 1funnel, 2 masts iron hull,
13 1/2 knots. Sistership to SS Main, SS Donau, SS Mosel ie, nearly identical. 1873-1874 season New-York to
Southampton in 9d 10h. Sold in 1891 and scrapped in 1893. [Posted to The ShipsList by Paul Petersen - 27
November 1997]

[NI030] The steamship RHEIN was built by Caird & Co, Greenock, Scotland, for Norddeutscher Lloyd and launched in
August 1868. She had been laid down as the ODER, but was delivered as the RHEIN, to replace the vessel
originally laid down as the RHEIN, but sold on the stocks to the Royal Mail Steamship Co, and launched in
February 1868 as the NEVA. 2902 tons; 106,1 x 12,22 meters (length x breadth); clipper bow, 1 funnel, 2 masts;
iron construction, screw propulsion, service speed 12 knots; accommodation for 70 1st-, 100 2nd-, and 604
steerage-class passengers; crew of 100+. 3 October 1868, maiden voyage, Bremen-Southampton-New York.
1878, engines compounded and new boilers by builders; service speed 13 knots. 18 September 1890, last voyage,
Bremen-Baltimore. 1891, sold to Gray, Liverpool. 1892, resold to A. Rimner, Liverpool (register shows Caird's
as owner); 1893, sold to Jaeger Brothers, Liverpool. June 1894, broken up in Barrow-in-Furness [Edwin
Drechsel, Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen, 1857-1970; History, Fleet, Ship Mails, vol. 1 (Vancouver: Cordillera
Pub. Co., c1994), p.. 48; Noel Reginald Pixell Bonsor, North Atlantic Seaway; An Illustrated History of the
Passenger Services Linking the Old World with the New (2nd ed.; Jersey, Channel Islands: Brookside
Publications), vol. 2 (1978), p. 546]. Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 8 January
1998]

[NI030] RHEIN (3)
The "Rhein" was the second vessel of this name owned by Norddeutscher Lloyd [North German Lloyd] of
Bremen. Built be Blohm & Voss, Hamburg in 1899, she was a 10,058 gross ton ship, length 501ft x beam 58.5ft,
one funnel, four masts, twin screw and a speed of 14 knots. There was accommodation for 148-1st, 116-2nd and
2,500-3rd class passengers. Launched on 20/9/1899 she sailed from Bremen on her maiden voyage to New York
on 9/12/1899. On 6/5/1900 she commenced her first Bremen - Baltimore voyage and on 11/4/1901 sailed from
New York to Bremen with 1st,2nd and 3rd class passengers but subsequently carried 369-2nd, 217-3rd and
2,865-4th class. On 11/9/1901 she commenced the first of four round voyages from Bremen to Australia via
Suez, but between 1900 and 1911 mainly ran between Bremen and New York and/or Baltimore. On 18/5/1911
she commenced her first voyage from Bremen to Philadelphia and on 9/4/1914 made her last sailing from
Bremen to New York and Baltimore and on 16/7/1914 commenced her last Bremen - Baltimore voyage (arr
29/7). In April 1917 she was seized by the US authorities at Baltimore, renamed "Susquehanna" and rebuilt to
9,959 tons. She was chartered to US Mail Steamship Co and commenced her first voyage from New York to
Bremen and Danzig on 4/8/1920. She then had accommodation for 500-cabin class and 2,500-3rd class
passengers. She made six round voyages on this service, the last commencing 6/4/1921 and then went to the
United States Line. She commenced sailing between New York, Plymouth, Cherbourg and Bremen on 4/3/1922,
and sailed on her last voyage on this service on 31/8/1922 (5 round voyages) and was sold to Japan in Nov.1928
and was scrapped. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.1, p.562] [Posted to the Emigration-Ships
Mailing List by Ted Finch - 20 November 1997]

[NI030] The RHEIN was the type-ship of the Norddeutscher Lloyd RHEIN-class of steamships, designed as
freight/emigrant carriers. 9 December 1899, maiden voyage, Bremen-New York. 6 May 1900, first voyage,
Bremen- Baltimore. 1900-1911, primarily Bremen-New York and/or Baltimore; also used as a naval transport
during the Boxer Expedition and later. 11 September 1901, first voyage, Bremen-Suez Canal-Australia. 23
November 1904, last voyage, Bremen-Suez Canal-Australia (4 roundtrip voyages). 1906, passenger
accommodation altered to 302 in 2nd class ("including sofas") and 2,774 in steerage. 18 May 1911, first voyage,
Bremen-Philadelphia. 9 April 1914, last voyage, Bremen-New York-Baltimore. 16 July 1914, last voyage,
Bremen-Baltimore (arrived 29 July). August 1914, interned at Baltimore. 6 April 1917, seized at Baltimore by
the U.S. Government; renamed SUSQUEHANNA (U.S. Navy transport). September 1917-September 1919, middle
two masts shortened. 1919, transferred to U.S. Shipping Board; laid up. 4 August 1920-6 April 1921, 6
roundtrip voyages in charter to the U.S. Mail Lines, New York-Bremen-Danzig; accommodation for 500
passengers in cabin and 2,500 in 3rd class. 4 March-31 August 1922, 5 roundtrip voyages in charter to the U.S.
Lines, New York- Plymouth-Cherbourg-Bremen; laid up. 1925, sold to Fincke, Bangert & Co, Philadelphia.
November 1928, sold to Japan for scrapping. 25 February 1929, arrived at Yokohama under the Japanese flag;
scrapped [Edwin Drechsel, Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen, 1857-1970; History, Fleet, Ship Mails, vol. 1
(Vancouver: Cordillera Pub. Co., c1994), pp. 191-192 (photographs); Arnold Kludas, Die grossen
Passagierschiffe der Welt; eine Dokumentation, Bd. 1: 1858-1912 (2nd ed.; Oldenburg/Hamburg: Gerhard
Stalling, c1972), pp. 74-75 (photograph); Noel Reginald Pixell Bonsor, North Atlantic Seaway; An Illustrated
History of the Passenger Services Linking the Old World with the New (2nd ed.; Jersey, Channel Islands:
Brookside Publications), vol. 2 (1978), p. 562]. Also pictured in Michael J. Anuta, Ships of Our Ancestors
(Menominee, MI: Ships of Our Ancestors, 1983), p. 280, courtesy of the Peabody Essex Museum, East India
Square, Salem, MA 01970. - [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 17 Apr 1998]

[NI033] soc.sec.#: 217-14-5657

[NI036] Rolle - The letter "o" has 2 dots over it.

[NI043] Adam E. came from Chambersburg, Pa to Baltimore, Md. as an orphan in 1863 when both parents were killed in the Civil War.

[NI048] Both Adam and his wife were killed in the Civil War in Chambersburg, Pa.

[NI051] AKA Franciska Masaicute - the "u" has a line over it, and the last "e" has a ^ over it.

[NI065] Ottilia - The "a" has a line over it.

[NI069] Area of influence believed to be Neustadt, Upper Silesia, Prudnik, Germany.

[NI072] There may be a relation to Matilde Kretschmer (1799-1850) married to Count Hentschel.

[NI077] Ginny loves Computer & Crochet Stitching making blankets (learned from Grandma - Christine Eve Hentschel).

[NI084] Mark does an authentic European puppet show (Punch & Judy) and magic shows.

[NI092] soc.sec.#: 213-10-6755

[NI206] The "u" in Kuhn has two dots over it.

[NI210] Sister Mary Antonia, School Sister of Notre Dame (named after her father, Anton or Anthony in English). Entered the order on2/2/1891, Recieved the habit on 7/7/1892, First vows on 8/7/1895, and Perpertual vows on 7/7/1905.
Sister Mary Felicitasand of the same order was her natural sister (given name unknown).
She was an accomplished musician and was proficient in art.
Followed her brother Paul A. to Baltimore in 1888