German Immigrants In American Church Records, Volume 24: Missouri (St. Louis V)

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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.

Typical entries from the Holy Ghost Church, of St. Louis, St. Louis Co., Missouri are as follows:

• Arnold Balthasar Wolfgang Adolph von Schreeb b. Boldebuck, Mecklenburg-Schwerin; m. St. Louis, MO 14 July 1838, Clara Elisabeth Waldmann. Ref: p. 1:211.
• Clara Elisabeth Waldmann b. Buer, Grönenberg, Hannover; m. St. Louis, MO 14 July 1838, Arnold Balthasar Wolfgang Adolph von Schreeb. Ref: p. 1:211.
• Carl Ubert b. Arnsberg, Arnsberg, Westfalen; m. St. Louis, MO 20 July 1838, Johanne Louise Strathmann. Ref: p. 1:212.
• Johanne Louise Strathmann b. Erfurt, Erfurt, Sachsen (province); m. St. Louis, MO 20 July 1838, Carl Ubert. Ref: p. 1:212.
• Heinrich Erb b. Ermenrod, Grünberg, Hessen; m. St. Louis, MO 24 July 1838, Maria Magdalena Schlamp. Ref: p. 1:213.
• Maria Magdalena Schlamp b. Neu-Bamberg, Alzey, Hessen; m. - - Kappese; 2m. St. Louis, MO 24 July 1838, Heinrich Erb. Ref: p. 1:213.
• Philipp Mehl b. Hahn, Wehen, Hessen-Nassau; m. St. Louis, MO 5 Aug 1838, Anna Elisabetha Frenz. Ref: p. 1:214.
• Anna Elisabetha Frenz b. Neesbach, Limburg, Hessen-Nassau; m. St. Louis, MO 5 Aug 1838, Philipp Mehl. Ref: p. 1:214.

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

• Holy Ghost Church, St. Louis, MO.

Roger P. Minert

2018, hard cover, every-name index, 521 pp.

ISBN: 9781628592122

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