Person:Henry Vieregge (1)

Watchers
Henry Vieregge, Watchmaker of Davenport, Scott Co., IA
d.Bef 16 Jun 1873 Scott County, Iowa
  1. Henry Vieregge, Watchmaker of Davenport, Scott Co., IA1814 - Bef 1873
  2. Albertine Marie Vieregge1826 -
Facts and Events
Name Henry Vieregge, Watchmaker of Davenport, Scott Co., IA
Baptismal Name Heinrich Hermann Vieregge
Gender Male
Birth? 8 Jan 1814 Vlotho, Herford, Westfalen, Preußen, Germany
Death[4] Bef 16 Jun 1873 Scott County, Iowa
References
  1.   United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publications M593 and T132).

    Name: Henry Vieregge
    Age in 1870: 55
    Birth Year: abt 1815
    Birthplace: Holstein
    Dwelling Number: 96
    Home in 1870: Davenport Ward 3, Scott, Iowa
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Post Office: Davenport
    Occupation: Watchmaker
    Father of Foreign Birth: Y
    Mother of Foreign Birth: Y
    Male Citizen over 21: Y
    Household Members: Name Age
    August Haman 50
    Henry Vieregge 55

  2.   United States. Passport applications, 1795-1925. (Washington, D.C. : National Archives).

    Name: Henry Vieregge
    Passport Issue Date: 18 Apr 1864
    Has Photo: No

    Image:Henry Vieregge 1864 Passport Application Davenport Iowa pg 1.jpg

    Image:Henry Vieregge 1864 Passport Application Davenport Iowa pg 2.jpg

  3.   U.S. City Directories, 1821-1995: [database on-line]. (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

    Name: Henry Vieregge
    Residence Year: 1861
    Street address: 43 Harrison
    Residence Place: Davenport, Iowa, USA
    Occupation: Watch Maker
    Publication Title: Davenport, Iowa, City Directory, 1861

  4. Iowa, United States. Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997.

    Name: Henry Vieregge
    Probate Date: 16 Jun 1873
    Probate Place: Scott, Iowa, USA
    Inferred Death Year: Abt 1873
    Inferred Death Place: Iowa, USA
    Case Number: 958
    Item Description: Probate Packets, 2nd Series, 931-981, 1871-1875

    Note: Henry Vieregge apparently died with no relatives nearby and his personal effects and watchmaking tools were sold at public auction for approx. $139, per his Estate Administration and Inventory Records.

  5.   Hamburg, Germany. Passenger Lists, 1850-1934.

    Name Henry Vieregge
    Gender männlich (Male)
    Departure Age 49
    Birth Date abt 1815
    Residence Place Davenport, USA
    Departure Date 6. Aug 1864 (6 Aug 1864)
    Departure Place Hamburg, Deutschland (Germany)
    Arrival Place New York
    Occupation Uhrmacher [Watchmaker]
    Ship Name Teutonia
    Captain Haack, P. H.
    Shipping Clerk Aug. Bolten Wm. Miller's Nachfolger
    Shipping Line Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft
    Ship Type Dampfschiff
    Ship Flag Deutschland
    Accommodation Zwischendeck
    Volume 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 018

  6.   Germany. Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898: index. (FamilySearch MyHeritage).

    Name Heinrich Hermann Vieregge
    Gender Male
    Baptism Age 0
    Birth Date 8. Jan 1814 (8 Jan 1814)
    Baptism Date 17. Jan 1814 (17 Jan 1814)
    Baptism Place Sankt Johannis Evangelisch, Vlotho, Westfalen, Prussia
    Residence Place Vlotho, Westfalen, Preußen, Germany
    Father Johann Friedrich Vieregge
    Mother Hanna Justine Rolf
    FHL Film Number 582829