Koehler's occupation is listed as a farmer.
Arriving with Phillip and Barbara was Barbara's brother, Peter Hoffelder, age 20, laborer.
They were processed at Castle Garden in New York.

Before 1855, there was no immigrant processing
center. The shipping company presented a passenger list to the Collector of Customs, and
the immigrants made whatever Customs declaration was necessary and went on their way. The
State of NY opened the very first examing and processing center for immigrants, Castle
Garden, on an island off the southwest tip of Manhattan. From 1 August 1855 through 18
April 1890, immigrants, including Barbara and Phillip Koehler and Peter Hoffelder, arrived
in America through Castle Garden, also known as Castle Clinton.

"The voyage draws to a close... as the steamer arrives at Quarantine. The
cultivated lands on the heights of Staten Island and onthe Long Island shore, the
tasteful houses... the appearance of wealth, comfort and beauty on each side of the
Narrows... excite the warmest admiration. A little tow boat brings the doctor on board,
not the ship's doctor, but the health-officer of the port, who inspects the steerage and
the emigrants. Then the steamer is allowed to proceed to the city, and another little
steamboat appears bringing the boarding-officer employed by the Commissioners of
Emigration.

Castle Garden had been famous for generations. First it was a fort, and then it was
converted into a summer garden for the sale of chocolate, soda, and ices. In 1832 it was
the scene of a grand ball given by the Marquis LaFayette, and in 1843 a reception was
given to President Tyler within its walls. Afterward it became a concert hall, in