page 6 & 7 - Wilhem Walz and his trip to America

Wilhem Walz at the age of 18 immigrated on the Pennsylvaina. He sailed on April 11, 1909 sailing from Cruxhaven, Germany to New York. He had worked as a baker. Joseph traveled over by himself as far as I can see, his parents were Jacob and Katherine Walz and had 2 other brothers and a sister. His brothers, Joseph (who married Marie Steckbauer) and Jacob also came to AmericaThe S.S. Pennsylvania was in service 1896 - 1917. It was also know as the Nansemond(1917). Ship Discription: Built by Harland & WOlff, Ltd., Belfast, Ireland. Tonnage: 13,333. Dimesions: 559' X62". Twin-screw, 13 1/2 knots. Quadruple expansion engines. Four masts and one funnel. History: Passengers: 160 first, 180 second, 2,200 third. Service: Hamburg-New York. Renamed: Nansemond (1917) United States troopship. Scrapped in 1924. Sister ships: Graf Waldersee, Paricia and Pertoria. Note: Large passenger-cargo type steamships, which could carry more cargo on one voyage than the entire Hamburg-American Line sailing fleet of the 1850's in a whole year.