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18.06.1827 Bremen, N: #658. Born the same day as Friedrich Arend Ebbeke., 
31.08.1871 Brownsville, Cameron County, TX, 
1871 Brownsville, Cameron County, TX, N: Block 4, lot 2, [I4514], Schiffshändler, Kaufmann , N: A merchant in NYC and later in Brownsville, TX. Emigrated to Texas about 1959/60., free mason, seit 1852 Freimaurer der St. Johannis-Loge ‘Zum Ölzweig’, William Poppey burried besides his brother Gustav in the same block 4 und same block 2, City cemetary. He witnessed the marriage of Emil Poppe and Emma Sturmwald, April 14,1869, Hoboken, Hudson Cty. NJ.Letter of Wolfgang Walter, Naval Architect, Bremen, who stated:
“ ... In this atmosphere, a certain William Poppe, residing in NY., had somehow learned that Thomas Lee of Quebec City had such a ship under construction which was for sale. She was the bark ‘Meteor’ and on July 27 of 1855 Gustavus Poppe of Bremen signed the contract. .... Shortly thereafter, William Poppe of NY purported to act as agent for the well-known Bremen shipowner Anton Papendiek, who as he stated, had contracted with Lee for the same ship. The Bremen Consul at Quebec, Mr. Ryan, who had to issue the preliminary documents for the ship, was under strict orders by the Bremen Senate to issue the interim ship’s pass necessary to sail the ship to Bremen for final registration only to a Bremen citizen, which William apparently was not. So Ryan asked Messrs. Papendiek for confirmation that Willam was indeed acting on their behalf. Papendiek flatly denied this ... The builder’s certificate for the ship, issued by Lee on sept. 11, names Gustav Arend Poppe (1821-1878) of Bremen as owner. ......
According to the ownership contract for the ship, dated Dec. 21, 1855, Gustav Poppe finally owned 3/4 of the ship and Papendiek 1/4.
The ship, however, was unlucky. The Bremen Register Book closes: In accordance with an advice by the owners, dated Jan. 15, 1858, the ship ‘Meteor’ is apparently lost, since they declare that after the last voyage they never again had news from the ship. ....�
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, 04.02.1835 Osnabrück, Germany, nach 10.04.1888 Bremen, [I5271], On April 14, 1869, William (Wilhelm) witnessed the marriage of his nephew Christoph Carsten Emil Poppe with Emma Sturmwald in Hoboken, Hudson Cy., NJ, in the German ev. lutheran Church. It is not known wether Minna accompanied him.5 years earlier in 1864 his uncle Emil had emigrated from Bremen to New York.
, 19.07.1860 New York, NY?, 21.09.1892 Osnabrück, Germany, [I5272], «1553»