German Immigrants In American Church Records, Vol. 13: Illinois South 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 15,249 entries which includes information on 7,149 immigrants from Germany.

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

Fritz Knackstedt b. Breinum, Hannover 2 Jan 1848; m. Alhambra, IL 2 Nov 1888, Mina Schuette. Ref: pp. 200-201.

Johann Engelmann b. Hannover (province) 28 March 1863; m. Alhambra, IL 3 March 1889, Ida Jansen. Ref: pp. 200-201.

Adrian Muttach b. Baden (grand duchy) 2 March 1844; m. Elisabeth Deibert; 2m. Alhambra, IL 6 April 1889, Maria Brugs. Ref: pp. 200-201.

Maria Brugs b. Westfalen 25 Aug 1863; m. Alhambra, IL 6 April 1889, Adrian Muttach. Ref: pp. 200-201.

Jakob Hauck b. Neuhofen, Pfalz, Bayern 27 March 1865; m. Alhambra, IL 29 Aug 1889, Emma Ochs. Ref: pp. 200-201.

Thelix Bertsch b. Graubtinden, Switzerland 26 April 1864; m. Saline Twp., Madison Co., IL 27 Feb 1890, Louise Green. Ref: pp. 200-201.

Alexander Antinen b. Bern (canton), Switzerland 5 Dec 1864; m. Alhambra, IL 27 Jan 1891, Marie Elise Determann. Ref: pp. 200-201.

Christian Ube b. Wehdel, Hannover 8 March 1869; m. Alhambra, IL 9 Feb 1893, Wilhelmine Friedericke Marie Suhre. Ref: pp. 202-203.

Friedrich Wilhelm Sander b. Lienen, Westfalen 10 May 1852; m. Olive, Madison Co, IL 26 Aug 1894, Wilhelmine Bernhardine Suhre. Ref: pp. 202-203.

Heinrich Hollmann b. Dissen, Brandenburg 1867; m. Alhambra, IL 26 Dec 1894, Johanna Knop. Ref: pp. 204-205.

Johanna Knop b. Burgholzhausen, Sachsen (province) 1867; m. Alhambra, IL 26 December 1894, Heinrich Hollmann. Ref: pp. 204-205.

Sophie Amalie Bruchs b. Siegen, Westfalen 6 Feb 1870; m. Alhambra, IL 10 Oct 1895, Johann Friedrich Berger. Ref: pp. 204-205.

Roger Minert

(2013), 2025, Hard cover, Every-name index, 638 pp.

ISBN: 9781628593235

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