Family: Abraham NICKEL / Maria HEINRICHS (F10680)

• Male Abraham NICKEL

  
  

  Birth	5 Oct 1823	South Russia
  Death	7 Sep 1902
  Burial	Abt Sep 1902	Mennonite Brethren Cemetery, Hampton, Hamilton, Nebraska
  Marriage	16 Mar 1850  [1]
  Other Spouse	Justina SCHELLENBERG | F14052
  Marriage	28 Nov 1893
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  Female Maria HEINRICHS

  
  

  Birth	26 Jul 1826	Schardau, Molotschna Colony, South Russia
  Death	13 Nov 1882
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  Father	Franz David HEINRICHS | F10276 Group Sheet
  Mother	Sara QUIRING | F10276 Group Sheet

  
  

  Male + Abraham NICKEL

  
  

  Birth	29 Nov 1854	Marienthal, Molotschna Colony, South Russia
  Death	7 Sep 1916	Henderson, York, Nebraska
  Burial	Abt Sep 1916	Mennonite Brethren Cemetery, Hampton, Hamilton, Nebraska
  Spouse	Helena GOERZ | F28776
  Marriage	15 Mar 1876	Molotschna Colony, South Russia

  
  

• Ships

  S.S. Vaderland-1873 Built by Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co, Jarrow-on-Tyne. She was a 2,748 gross ton ship, length 320.5ft x beam 38.5ft, one funnel, three masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 13 knots. Launched on 21st Aug.1872 for the Red Star Line of Antwerp, she sailed from Antwerp on her maiden voyage to Falmouth, Halifax and Philadelphia on 20th Jan.1873. On 25th Mar.1873 she started her first Antwerp - Philadelphia direct sailing and on 29th Nov.1876 commenced her first Antwerp - New York voyage. Between 1877-87 she sailed between Antwerp and New York or Philadelphia, starting her last New York voyage on 26th Oct.1887, subsequently sailing to Philadelphia until in March 1889 she was sold to French owners and renamed GEOGRAPHIQUE. She was sunk in collision in Oct.1889.

  
  

• Sources

  [S68] Henderson, Nebraska, Evangelical Mennonite Brethren Church Family Book, Vol. 1, Pg. 120.