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Note: At age 11 she is listed as a student at Lichtfelde School,Molotschna. Taught her husband to read and write. He in turntaught children at his farmhouse using the Bible as a textbook.SS Switzerland: Left Antwerp, Arr. Philadelphia on June 24, 1879Jacob Voth (41), farmer Anna Voth (35) Henrich (12) Jacob (9)Gerhard (7) this must be George Abraham (4) and Peter (1) The"Switzerland" was a 2,816 gross ton ship, built by PalmersShipbuilding & Iron Co, Jarrow-on-Tyne in 1874 for the Red StarLine of Antwerp. Her details were - length 329.4ft x beam38.6ft, straight stem, one funnel, two masts, iron construction,single screw and a speed of 13 knots. There was accommodationfor 70-1st and 800-3rd class passengers. Launched on 17/1/1874,she left Antwerp on her maiden voyage to New York on 24/4/1874.In October 1878 she made her first voyage from Antwerp toPhiladelphia. Between 1878 and 1884 she sailed between Antwerpand New York or Philadelphia, and between 1884 and 1904 sailedfrom Antwerp to Philadelphia, except for one New York voyage ineach of 1884, 1886, 1888 and 1901. In 1897 she was refitted tocarry 3rd class only and on 26/10/1904 commenced her last voyagefrom Philadelphia to Antwerp. In 1905 she was sold to Italianowners and renamed "Sansone" and was scrapped in Italy in 1909.[North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P. Bonsor, vol.2, p.851] - [Postedto The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 9 February 1998] The steamshipSWITZERLAND was built for the Red Star Line by PalmersShipbuilding & Iron Co, Jarrow-on-Tyne, and launched on 17January 1874. 2,816 tons; 100,39 x 11,76 meters/329.4 x 38.6feet (length x breadth); straight bow, 1 funnel, 2 masts; ironconstruction, screw propulsion, service speed 13 knots;accommodation for 70 passengers in 1st class and 800 insteerage. 24 April 1874, maiden voyage, Antwerp-New York.October 1878, first voyage, Antwerp-Philadelphia. 1878-1884,Antwerp-New York or Philadelphia. 1884-1904,Antwerp-Philadelphia except 1 roundtrip voyage to New York in1884, 1886, 1888, and 1901. 1897 (approximately), 3rd classonly. 26 October 1904, last voyage, Philadelphia-Antwerp. 1905,SANSONE (Italian). 1909, scrapped in Italy [Noel Reginald PixellBonsor, North Atlantic Seaway; An Illustrated History of thePassenger Services Linking the Old World with the New (2nd ed.;Jersey, Channel Islands: Brookside Publications), vol. 2 (1977),pp. 831 (photograph), 852]. Also pictured in Michael J. Anuta,Ships of Our Ancestors (Menominee, MI: Ships of Our Ancestors,1983), p. 319, courtesy of the Peabody Essex Museum, East IndiaSquare, Salem, MA 01970. - [Posted to the Emigration-ShipsMailing List by Michael Palmer - 10 February 1998] 1880; livingin Beaver, Hamilton County, Nebraska. Census enumerated 17 June1880. Listed as "Anna Foth", 35 years old, born Russia in 1880census. Both parents born Russia. 1900; living in BeaverPrecinct, Hamilton County, Nebraska. Census enumerated 8 June1900. Listed as "Anna Voth", 56 years old (b. April 1844), bornRussia in 1900 census. Both parents born Germany. Married 37years. Mother of 11 children, 7 still living. 1910; living inKremlin Township, Garfield County, Oklahoma. Census enumerated23 Apr 1910. Listed as "Anna Voth", 66 years old, widowed, bornRussia in 1910 census. Both parents born Russia. 1920; livingwith son-in-law (Peter H Berg) and daughter (Katharina VothBerg) at 309 Church Street in 3rd Ward, Precinct 32, Dallas,Polk County, Oregon. Census enumerated 9 Jan 1920. Listed as"Anna Voth", mother-in-law, widowed, 75 years old, born Russiain 1910 census. Both parents born Russia. Have pictures.
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