German Immigrants In American Church Records, Vol. 11: Illinois Cook County Protestant

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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.

This volume has 14,910 entries which includes information on 7,797 immigrants from Germany.

Typical entries from one of these Illinois churches is as follows:

Wilhelm Schwartz b. Boizenburg, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany 1 Feb 1846. Ref: p. 1:150.

Hans Henrich Boehrnsen b. Rehm, Schleswig-Holstein 4 Aug 1859; son of Hans Henrich Boehmsen. Ref: p. 3:confirmations.

Maria Wilhelmine Ernestine Barz b. Pollnow, Pornrnem 23 April 1860; dau of Wilhelm Barz. Ref: p. 3:confirmations.

Sophie Wilhelmine Christine Henricke Blatt b. Jesendorf, Mecklenburg-Schwerin13 Oct 1860; dau of Friedrich Blatt. Ref: p. 3:confirmations.

Maria Wilhelmine Dorthea Kaark b. Perseburg [?], Germany 22 Sept 1860; dau of H. Kaark. Ref: p. 3:confirmations.

Hermann Johann Christian Bunge b. Mertensdorf [?], Mecklenburg-Schwerin 2 Jan 1861; son of Kau Bunge. Ref: p. 3:confirmations.

Johann Karl Oldenburg b. Warbelow, Mecklenburg 29 March 1861; son of Christian Oldenburg. Ref: p. 3:confirmations.

August Johann Friderich Heinrich Stoll b. Fahrenhaupt, Mecklenburg 21 Sept 1862; son of Karl Stoll. Ref: p. 3:confirmations

Friederike Wilhelmine Dorothea Dahms b. Klein Luben 28 Dec 1860; dau of Johann Dahms. Ref: p. 3:confirmations.

Roger Minert

(2012), 2025, Hard cover, Every-name index, 557 pp.

ISBN: 9781628593211

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