Fredrich's record in 1900 Census says he immigrated from Germany in 1892.
Friedrick's name and details were found on a passenger list dated 13 Feb 1892. This was the day he left Hamburg Germany for the USA. He boarded the Steamship Hansa which was sailing under the direction of Captain Kroeger. The Ship was registered to the H. J. Perlbach & Co.

The list stated that he was from Runowo, in Posen. This is a small village in Kreis Wirtsitz, near Hermannsdorf and Debenke, which is consistent with places that other members of his family listed as their residence when they also left Posen for the USA.



His occupation was unclear handwriting, but possibly just listed as "arbiter" or worker in German language. Most likely he was just considered a hired hand, as he was only 24 at the time
1900 Census also lists him as Farmer.

Fred was the first Rusch son to arrive in the USA. His older sister, Auguste arrived earlier maybe with her husband, Jorschum and one or two children that was born in Germany / Posen.

Fred then sent money or a ticket to Theodore, but the German Military would not let Theodore emigrate. So brother Emil took that ticket. Later Fred and Emil saved enough money to send to allow David, Louise, Otillie, and Hulda to come over in 1902.

His birth is recorded in the Vandsburg church records, Taufe 1854-1874, which states he was born in Runowo.

The vessel in question is the steamship HANSA, belonging to the Hamburg
> firm of H. J. Perlbach & Co, which ran a service between Hamburg and
> Hull. Passengers would board a Perlbach steamer in Hamburg and sail to
> Hull, where they would board a train for Liverpool, where they would board
> the steamship that would take them across the Atlantic. For a history of
> the HANSA, see below.
 
> The steamship HANSA was built under special survey by Lloyd's Register of
> Shipping by Richardson, Duck & Co, of Stockton-on-Tees, and launched in
> February 1865, as the EPTANISOS, for the Anglo-Greek Steam Navigation &
> Trading Co. 747/588 tons (gross/net); 198.8 x 29.1 x 16.7 feet (length x
> breadth x depth of hold); iron construction, screw propulsion. The
> annual volumes of _Lloyd's Register of Shipping_ for 1865/66 and 1866/67
> (the volumes cover the period from 1 July of one year through 30 June of
> the next) give the following information on the EPTANISOS:
>
> Owner:
> 1865/66-1866/67 - Anglo-Greek Steam Navigation & Trading Co
> 1866/67 - Richardson, of Hartlepool [most probably
> either John Richardson, whose papers for the
> years 1871-92 are now deposited in the Durham
> County Record Office, County Hall, Durham DH1
> 5UL, or the shipbuilding firm of T. Richardson
> & Sons]
>
> Port of Registry:
> 1865/66-1866/67 - London
> 1866/67 - Hartlepool
>
> Port of Survey:
> 1865/66-1866/67 - Hartlepool
>
> Intended Voyage:
> 1865/66-1866/67 - Mediterranean
>
> The EPTANISOS was purchased from Richardson by the Hamburg firm of H. J.
> Perlbach & Co on 12 April 1867, and renamed HANSA.
>
> Captains:
> 1867-1868 - J. H. Boeck
> 1868-1879 - A. F. Brandt
> 1875 - A. Krulle
> 1879-1883 - G. H. M. Blanck
> 1882 - H. Wolters
> 1884-1891 - P. Kr"oger
>
> Voyages:
> 1867 - Havre (3 times); Antwerp (15 times)
> 1868 - Antwerp (7 times); Antwerp/Havre; Havre (6
> times); Havre/Dunkirk (twice); Havre/Cardiff
> (twice); Kopenhagen/Hull
> 1869 - Antwerp (4 times); Dunkirk/Havre; Havre
> (twice); Havre/Bordeaux; Dunkirk/Bordeaux
> Rouen/Bordeaux; London/Cardiff; Hull (9 times)
> 1870 - Antwerp; Antwerp/Hull; Hull (11 times)
> 1871 - Dunkirk; Havre; Antwerp/Hull (twice); Hull (13
> times)
> 1872 - Hull (23 times)
> 1873 - Hull (19 times)
> 1874 - Hull (19 times); Antwerp
> 1875 - Hull (22 times); Whitehaven/London
> 1876 - Hull (26 times)
> 1877 - Hull (23 times)
> 1878 - Hull (26 times)
> 1879 - Hull (23 times)
> 1880 - Antwerp; Hull (25 times)
> 1881 - Hull (17 times)
> 1882 - Hull (24 times)
> 1883 - Hull (25 times)
> 1884 - Hull (26 times)
> 1885 - Hull (25 times)
> 1886 - Hull (23 times)
> 1887 - Hull (26 times)
> 1888 - Hull (25 times)
>
> The HANSA was sunk on 7 April 1892, after a collision, off the Dutch
> coast [Walter Kresse, ed., _Seeschiffs-Verzeichnis der Hamburger
> Reedereien, 1824-1888_, Mitteilungen aus dem Museum f"ur Hamburgische
> Geschichte, N. F., Bd. 5. (Hamburg: Museum f"ur Hamburgische Geschichte,
> 1969), vol. 2, p. 103].
>
> For a pictorial representation of the HANSA (ex EPTANISOS), contact the
> following, in order:
>
> 1. Deutsches Schiffahrtsmuseum
> Hans-Scharoun-Platz 1
> D-27568 Bremerhaven
> Germany
> http://www.dsm.de
>
> 2. Museum f"ur Hamburgische Geschichte
> Holstenwall 24
> D-20355 Hamburg
> Germany
> http://www.hamburgmuseum.de/
>
> 3. National Maritime Museum
> Manuscripts Section
> Greenwich
> London SE10 9NF
> Great Britain
> http://www.nmm.ac.uk
> Two collections in the NMM may contain a pictorial
> representation or additional information on the EPTANISOS:
> (1) the collection of Richardson, Duck's vessel construction plans;
> and (2) Lloyd's Register of Shipping's survey reports (the
> EPTANISOS was built under special survey).
>
> Michael Palmer
> ---
> Michael Palmer
> Claremont, California
> mpalmer@netcom.com
 
Fred then boarded a Train in Hull to Liverpool.  And then traveled on this ship below, Liverpool to New York and Arrived NYC 27 Feb 1892. 
 
 
 
Ship Name:         City of Chicago,  carried anywhere between 600 and 1100 passengers
Years in service: 1883-1892
Funnels:               2
Masts:   4
Aliases: Ex-Vancouver (1883)
Shipping line:      Inman
Ship description:               Built by Charles Connell & Co., Scotstoun, Glasgow, Scotland. Tonnage: 5,202. Dimensions: 430' x 45'. Single-screw, 14 knots. Compound engines. Four masts and two funnels. Iron hull.
History: Note: Laid down as the Vancouver, as she originally was intended for the Dominion Line. Maiden voyage: Liverpool-New York, September 18, 1883. Wrecked by stranding near Old Head of Kinsale, on south coast of Ireland, July 1892. Ex-Vancouver (1883).
 
Also see:
 
http://www.norwayheritage.com/p_ship.asp?sh=cichi