Antonia STOIKE^[1]

1865 -

• Name	Antonia STOIKE
  Nickname	Annie
  Birth	Oct 1865	Neudorf, East Prussia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Emigration	Feb 1888	East Prussia, Germany   [3]
  	(see Family information below)
  Immigration	5 Mar 1888	New York City, NY   [3, 4]
  	(see Family information below)
  Person ID	I29792	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Ferdinand STOIKE
  Mother	Anna SCHWARZ
  Family ID	F7768	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	August SOBOTA,   b. 21 Sep 1860, Peterswalde, Osterode Kreis, East Prussia d. Aft 1910 (Age > 51 years)
  Marriage	2 Apr 1888	Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE   [1, 4]
  	While the Circassia passenger arrival list, signed 8 March 1888, listed August and Annie as husband and wife, it appears that there were not actually married until after their arrival in the United States. Rev. Paul Isenschmid, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church married the couple in Wilmington, Delaware on 2 April 1888. Gottfried Pillisch and August Kemske stood as witnesses to the marriage.
  Children	1. Herman SOBOTA,   b. Apr 1889, Delaware   2. Charles SOBOTA,   b. Mar 1891, Delaware   3. Edward SOBOTA,   b. Dec 1892, Delaware   4. William SOBOTA,   b. Nov 1895, Delaware   5. Friedrich SOBOTA,   b. 13 Dec 1898, USA d. Before 26 Jun 1900 (Age 1 year)   6. Annie SOBOTA,   b. c.1901, Delaware   7. Otto SOBOTA,   b. c.1904, Delaware   8. Emma SOBOTA,   b. c.1906, Delaware
  Photos		SS Circassia Built for Anchor Line by Barrow Shipbuilding Company at Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England. Launched 19 March 1878. Maiden voyage 1 June 1878. Sold for scrapping 1900.
  		Castle Garden Immigrant Station (1855 - 1890), at the Southern tip of Manhattan.
  Family ID	F1712	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos		1900 US Census / Sobotta, August 1630 East 14TH Street, Wilmington, DE
  		1900 US Census / Sobotta, August 1630 East 14TH Street, Wilmington, DE

  
  

• Sources

  [S740] August Sobotta - Antionia Stoike, Wilmington, DE marriage return (1888). [S611] 1900 US Census / Sobotta, August. [S3213] Norway-Heritage, online (http://www.norwayheritage.com/). Emigrant Ships: SS Circassia (1), Anchor Line. [S685] August Sobota, SS Circassia passenger list, 8 Mar 1888.