German Immigrants In American Church Records, Volume 20: Missouri (St. Louis County And City I)

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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.

Typical entries from the St. Paul's German Evangelical Church, of St. Louis, St. Louis Co., Missouri are as follows:

Maria Magdalena Binder b. Ihlingen, Württemberg; m. Jacob Fuenfgeld. Ref: Baptisms 1859:67.

Hecke Opterkamp b. Ostfriesland (district), Hannover; m. Carolina Nicolai. Ref: Baptisms 1859:68.

Carolina Nicolai b. Alpirsbach, Württemberg; m. Hecke Opterkamp. Ref: Baptisms 1859:68.

Heinrich Lielich b. Niederbeisheim, Homburg, Hessen-Nassau; m. Katharina Liebermann. Ref: Baptisms 1859:107.

This volume includes church vital records from the following St. Louis County, Missouri churches:

Bremen, Bethlehem German Evangelical Lutheran Church

Des Peres, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Des Peres, Zion’s German Evangelical Church

Ferguson, Immanuel Evangelical German Church

Florissant, Christ the King Lutheran Church

Florissant, Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church

Florissant, Zion’s German Evangelical Church

Grover, St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

Mehlville, German Evangelical Congregation

Mehlville, St. John’s Lutheran Church

St. Louis, Bethany Evangelical Church

St. Louis, St. Paul’s German Evangelical Church

St. Louis, Jesus Evangelical Church

Roger P. Minert

2017, Hard Cover, Every-name index, 583 pp.

ISBN: 9781628591743

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