German Immigrants in American Church Records, Volume 37: Kentucky (Excluding Louisville)

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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 and Austria.

Note that there is a 4,190 name surname index to this book at the end of this entry.

Typical entries from the St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Covington, Kenton Co., Kentucky are as follows:

• Hermann Niemeyer b. Emsbüren, Hannover 1798 (calculated); d. 19 Oct 1829, age 90; bur. Fort Mitchell, Kenton Co, KY 29 Oct 1888. Ref: p. 4.
• Born Korte b. Hannover (province) 1836 (calculated); d. 28 Oct 1888, age 52; bur. Covington, KY 30 Oct 1888. Ref: p. 4.
• Joseph Grener b. Germany 1833 (calculated); d. 2 Nov 1888, age 55; bur. Covington, KY 3 Nov 1888. Ref: p. 4.
• Jos. Ganggel b. Sigmaringen, Hohenzollern 1848 (calculated); d. 6 Dec 1888, age 40; bur. Covington, KY 7 Dec 1888. Ref: p. 4.
• Regine Margaretha Schoefer b. Dinklage, Oldenburg 1843 (calculated); d. 20 Dec 1888, age 45; bur. Covington, KY 24 Dec 1888. Ref: p. 5.
• Scholasticus Hoffmann b. Germany 1822 (calculated); d. 2 Jan 1889, age 67; bur. Covington, KY 4 Jan 1889. Ref: p. 5.
• Maria Anna Kordenbrock b. Hannover (province) 1840 (calculated); d. 18 Jan 1889, age 49; bur. Covington, KY 21 Jan 1889. Ref: p. 5.
• Josephina Sudkamp b. Germany 1830 (calculated); d. 12 Feb 1889, age 59; bur. Covington, KY 15 Feb 1889. Ref: p. 5.
• J. Bernhard Feldmann b. Oldenburg (grand duchy) 1829 (calculated); d. 23 Feb 1889, age 60; bur. Covington, KY 25 Feb 1889. Ref: p. 5.
• Wilhelm Stricker b. Bippen, Hannover 1864 (calculated); d. 27 Feb 1889, age 25; bur. Covington, KY 1 Mar 1889. Ref: p. 5.

Roger P. Minert

2022, hard cover, Every-name index, 480 pp.

ISBN: 9781628593419

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