German Immigrants In American Church Records, Volume 19: Missouri (excluding St. Louis County)

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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.

A 5,879 surname Index, compiled from 18,563 entries found in this book - German Immigrants in American Church Records, Vol. 19, is found at the end of this entry.

Typical entries from the St. Johannis Evangelical Church, of Berger, Franklin Co., Missouri are as follows:

• Elisabeth Jacke b. Niderwil, Zofingen, Switzerland 29 March 1829; d. Berger, MO 29 Dec 1894; bur. Berger 31 Dec 1894; m. - - Lauer. Ref: Deaths 1894.
• Carl Heinrich Ludwig Bruening b. Haarburg, Sachsen (province) 7 Aug 1827; d. Berger, MO 15 Jan 1895. Ref: Deaths 1895.
• Johanne Louise Horstmann b. Brockhagen, Westfalen 12 Oct 1837; d. Berger, MO 1895, age 57-7-12; m. 1869, Karl Kautz. Ref: Deaths 1895.

This volume includes church vital records from the following Missouri counties:

• Bates Co.
• Benton Co.
• Callaway Co.
• Clark Co.
• Cole Co.
• Cooper Co.
• Cape Girardeau Co.
• Franklin Co.
• Gasconade Co.
• Jackson Co.
• Jefferson Co.
• Lewis Co.
• Lincoln Co.
• Moniteau Co.
• Monroe Co.
• Morgan Co.
• Perry Co.
• Pettis Co.
• St. Charles Co.
• St. Clair Co.
• Saint Francois Co.
• Warren Co.
• Wayne Co.

Roger P. Minert, Ph.D.

2016, hard cover, every-name index, 761 pp.

ISBN: 9781628590937

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