German Immigrants in American Church Records, Volume 12: Illinois, Central

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SPECIAL ORDER ITEM 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 St. James Lutheran Church, of Quincy, Illinois are as follows: Hermann Heinrich Kerker b. Jöllenbeck, Westfalen 10 Oct 1804 (calculated); d. Quincy, IL 15 Jan 1899, age 94-3-5; bur. Quincy 18 Jan 1899. Ref: p. 3:354. Anna Friederike Goessling b. Herford, Westfalen 7 Sept 1860 (calculated); d. Quincy, IL 7 Feb 1899, age 38-5-0; bur. Quincy 10 Feb 1899. Ref: p. 3:354. Anna Friederike - - b. Herford, Westfalen 1 Oct 1840 (calculated); d. Quincy, IL 18 Feb 1899, age 58-4-17; bur. Quincy 20 Feb 1899; m. - - Pankoke. Ref: p. 3:354. Johann Heinrich Wallenbrock b. Preußen 5 May 1830 (calculated); d. Quincy, IL 25 March 1899, age 68-10-20; bur. Quincy 28 March 1899. Ref: p. 3:355. Wilhelmine Henriette Mueller b. Lippe (principality) 26 Jan 1817 (calculated); d. Quincy, IL 11 April 1899, age 82-2-16; bur. Quincy 13 April 1899. Ref: p. 3:355. The records are from the following Illinois counties: Adams Cass Champaign Douglas Logan Mason Morgan Sangamon Shelby Vermilion The following is the table of contents (excluding page numbers) for the volume. TABLE OF CONTENTS Map of IllinoisMap of Central Illinois: Churches included in this volumeIntroductionHow to Use This BookSample Entries from Central Illinois Protestant Church Records German Immigrants in Central Illinois Protestant Churches1. Arthur: Zion's Evangelical and Reformed Church2. Bishop: St. John's Lutheran Church3. Burton: St. Matthew's Church4. Champaign: St. Peter's Evangelical Church5. Chapin: St Paul's Lutheran Church6. Coatsburg: St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church7. Danville: Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church8. Danville: Kimber Methodist Episcopal Church9. Emden: St. Peter's Lutheran Church10. Fowler: St. Paul's Evangelical Church11. Gifford: St. Paul's Lutheran Church12. Havana: St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church13. Lincoln: Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church14. Newman: Methodist Episcopal Church15. Newmansville: Mt. Zion Congregation16. Philo: Zion's Lutheran Church17. Quincy: St. James Lutheran Church18. Quincy: St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church19. Quincy: St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church20. Rantoul: American Lutheran Church21. San Jose: St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church22. Shelbyville: St. John's Lutheran Church23. Springfield: Kumler United Methodist Church 24. Tuscola: Immanuel Lutheran Church25. Tuscola: Macedonia Lutheran ChurchEvery Name Index. Roger P. Minert (2012), 2020, cloth, 608 pp.ISBN: 9781628593211 121-FR0592 Show more