German Immigrants In American Church Records, Volume 27: Toledo Ohio

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Dr. Minert and a team of researchers at BYU are currently involved in a project wherein they read and extract Americans' German vital records from historic local church vital records. These church records often pinpoint German origins in the "old country." Places and dates of birth, marriage, and previous residence in Germany are commonly found in these records. Dr. Minert estimates that 65-76 percent of historic local church records give an immigrant's exact place of birth. Entries found in the volumes include people born in Switzerland.

Please note that there is a 3,968-surname index to this book. Typical marriage entries from the St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio are as follows:

Sophia Lebbind b. Massow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin; m. Toledo, OH 10 Aug 1872, Georg Seeland. Ref: p. 2:352.

Friedrich Wolf b. Holle (county), Nienburg, Hannover; m. Toledo, OH 8 Aug 1872, Minna Gottschalk. Ref: p. 2:353.

Minna Gottschalk b. Gratzow [?], Demmin, Pommern; m. Toledo, OH 8 Aug 1872, Friedrich Wolf. Ref: p. 2:353.

C. Friedrich Imoberstag b. Zweisimmen, Bern, Switzerland 1847; m. Toledo, OH 11 Aug 1872, Eleonore Knauss. Ref: p. 2:353.

Johann Heinrich Rosswieker b. Heinberg, Osnabrück, Hannover; m. Toledo, OH 22 Aug 1872, Maria Kieken. Ref: p. 2:353.

Maria Kieken b. Bissendorf, Osnabrück, Hannover; m. Toledo, OH 22 Aug 1872, Johann Heinrich Rosswieker. Ref: p. 2:353.

August Johann Friedrichs b. Waren, Mecklenburg-Schwerin; m. Toledo, OH 30 Aug 1872, Maria Langhof. Ref: p. 2:353.

Maria Langhof b. Goldberg, Mecklenburg-Schwerin; m. Toledo, OH 30 Aug 1872, August Johann Friedrichs. Ref: p. 2:353.

Charles Riegert b. Lauffen/Neckar, Württemberg; m. Toledo, OH 17 Sept 1872, Chatharina Maerk. Ref: p. 2:353.

Chatharina Maerk b. Emmelhofen, Württemberg; m. Toledo, OH 17 Sept 1872, Charles Riegert. Ref: p. 2:353.

This volume includes church vital records from Toledo Ohio Protestant Churches. The following eight churches have been extracted.

1. Emmanuel United Methodist Church

2. German Evangelical Reformed Church

3. St John's Evangelical Lutheran Church

4. St. Lucas Lutheran Church

5. St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church

6. Salem Lutheran Church

7. Salem Second Evangelical Reformed Church

8. Salem United Brethren Church

Roger P. Minert

2019, Hard Cover, Every-name index, 524 pp.

ISBN: 9781628592573

121-FR0663