German Immigrants In American Church Records, Volume 22: Missouri (St. Louis III)

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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.

Please note that there is a 4,391 surname index to this book at the end of this entry. Typical entries from Christ Lutheran Church, of St. Louis, St. Louis Co., Missouri (from ELCA Microfilm no. 1789) are as follows:

• Karl Wilhelm Meyer b Wettesingen, Kassel, Hessen-Nassau 17 July 1859; bp Wettesingen; son of Gottlieb Diedrich Meyer. Ref: pp. 108-109.
• Maria Catharina Embach b Hofheim, Hessen; dau of Christpoh Embach. Ref: pp. 108-109.
• Heinrich Wilhelm Disehoff b Dankelshausen, Hannover 10 Nov 1858; son of Heinrich Disehoff. Ref. pp. 110-111.
• Carolina Louisa Rahe b. Ahrenhorst, Westfalen 28 April 1861; bp Ahrenhorst; dau of Ludewig Rahe. Ref: pp. 110-111.

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

• Christ Lutheran Church, St. Louis, St. Louis Co.
• Ebenezer Evangelical Church, St. Louis, St. Louis Co.
• Eden Evangelical Church, St. Louis, St. Louis Co.
• Immanuel Evangelical Church, St. Louis, St. Louis Co.
• Peace Lutheran Church, St. Louis, St. Louis Co.
• St. John's Lutheran Church, St. Louis, St. Louis Co.
• St. Paul's German Evangelical Peace Church, St. Louis, St. Louis Co.
• Trinity German Evangelical Church, St. Louis, St.

Roger P. Minert

2018, hard cover, every-name index, 505 pp.

ISBN: 9781628591866

121-FR0656