German Immigrants In American Church Records, Vol. 14: Illinois St. Clair 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 13,989 entries which includes information on 7,059 immigrants from Germany.

Typical entries from St. Clair County, Illinois

Elisabeth Eggen b. Niederstocken, Bern, Switzerland; m. Joseph Fischer. Ref: p. 4: baptisms 1848.

Georg Kramps b. Freistett, Baden; m. Salome Kaufmann. Ref: p. 4:baptisms 1848.

Salome Kaufmann b. Memprechtshofen, Baden; m. Georg Kramps. Ref: p. 4: baptisms 1848.

Justine Flamm b. Biedenkopf, Hessen; m. Peter Art. Ref: p. 4: baptisms 1848.

Johann Jung b. Nausis, Hessen-Nassau; m. Susanne Forcarde. Ref: p. 4: baptisms 1848.

Susanne Forcarde b. Mauschbach, Bayern; m. Johann Jung. Ref: p. 4: baptisms 1848.

Philipp Fuchs b. Merxheim, Homburg, Rheinprovinz; m. Charlotte Janz. Ref: p. 4: baptisms 1848.

Charlotte Janz b. Oberursel, Hessen-Nassau; m. Philipp Fuchs. Ref: p. 4: baptisms 1848.

Joseph Fischer b. Schnifiss, Vorarlberg, Austria; m. Elisabeth Eggen.Ref: p. 4: baptisms 1848.

Roger Minert

(2013), 2025, Hard cover, Every-name index, 537 pp.

ISBN: 9781628593242

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