German Immigrants In American Church Records – Vol. 26 – Northwest Ohio – Now Available

Family Roots Publishing now has the first two of a number of Ohio-related volumes of German Immigrants in American Church Records available for purchase at the FRPC website. Following are the details on Volume 26, which covers Northeast Ohio. A separate post is being done for Volume 27 – Toledo.

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German Immigrants in American Church Records – Vol. 26: Northwest Ohio Protestant; Edited by Roger P. Minert; Ph.D., A.G.; 2019; 656 pp; Hard Cover; Every-name index; Acid Free Paper; ISBN 978-1-62859-256-6; Item #FR0662.

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 ,4,349-surname index to this book at the webpage. The surname index was compiled from the 16,130 entries found in German Immigrants in American Church Records, Vol. 26.

Typical entries from the Emmanuel German Evangelical Lutheran Church, of Lindsey, Sandusky County, Ohio are as follows:

• Christian Bohlmann b. Lashorst, Schleswig-Holstein 1835; bp. 1835; son of Carl Bohlmann and Wilhelmine Levermann. Ref: p. 1:11.
• Johann Wetjen b. Brinkum, Hannover 22 May 1811; bp. 1811; m. 1838, Katharine Adelheit. Ref: p. 1:12.
• Katharine Adelheit b. Suterode, Hannover 1803; bp. 1803; m. 1838, Johann Wetjen. Ref: p. 1:12.
• Georg Franz Netscher b. Groß Bieberau, Hessen 19 Feb 1802; bp. 1802; m. 1830, Elisabethe Barbara Mueller. Ref: p. 1:13.
• Elisabethe Barbara Mueller b. Rodau, Hessen 14 May 1807; bp. 1807; d. 5 Sept 1854; m. 1830, Georg Franz Netscher. Ref: p. 1:13.
• Carlothe Hornung b. Ruppertsweiler, Pirmasens, Bayern 16 March 1828; bp. 1828; m. USA 1846, Aron Kratzer. Ref: p. 1:14.
• Caspar Heinrich Hieseman b. Altendorf, Preußen 25 Dec 1802; bp. 1802; d. 12 Oct 1865; m. Germany 1823, Maria Engel Juesting. Ref: p. 1:15.
• Maria Engel Juesting b. Lindorf, Hannover 22 April 1802; bp. 1802; d. 20 March 1861; m. Germany 1823, Caspar Heinrich Hieseman. Ref: p. 1:15.

The first 18 volumes of this ongoing series were published by Lewis Rohrbach of Picton Press. Following his death, Family Roots Publishing contracted with Dr. Minert to continue publication of the series – starting with volume 19, which also deals with Missouri church vital records. Volume 20 (St. Louis County and City I) was the first of a series dealing with St. Louis, Missouri church records. Volumes 21 through 25  are all St. Louis City entries.

This volume includes church vital records from fifteen of sixteen Northwest Ohio counties. Those counties with the numbers of churches extracted are as follows; Williams (4); Defiance (2); Paulding (0); Fulton (1); Henry (5); Putman (2); Lucas (4); Wood (8); Hancock (3); Ottawa (7); Sandusky (4); Seneca (4); Wyandot (2); Erie (3); Huron (5); and Crawford (7). Churches in the City of Toledo (Lucas County) are featured separately in volume 27 of this series. The following 61 churches have been extracted.

• 1. Bascom, Seneca Co.: German Reformed Church
• 2. Bowling Green, Wood Co.: Hope Lutheran Church
• 3. Bryan, Williams Co.: Trinity German Lutheran Church
• 4. Bucyrus, Crawford Co.: German Evangelical Reformed Church
• 5. Bucyrus, Crawford Co.: German Evangelical Lutheran Good Hope Church
• 6. Chatfield, Crawford Co.: Nazareth Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 7. Chatfield, Crawford Co.: Peace Evangelical Lutheran Congregation
• 8. Clyde, Sandusky Co.: St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 9. Danbury Twp., Ottawa Co.: St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 10. Defiance, Defiance Co.: Bethlehem Lutheran Church
• 11. Defiance, Defiance Co.: St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
• 12. Dowling, Wood Co.: Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 13. Edgerton, Williams Co.: St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 14. Edon, Williams Co.: St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
• 15. Elliston, Ottawa Co.: Zion’s United Methodist Church
• 16. Elmore, Ottawa Co.: St. John’s Lutheran Church
• 17. Findlay, Hancock Co.: St. John’s Lutheran Church
• 18. Fostoria, Seneca Co.: Hope German Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 19. Freedom Twp, Henry Co.: St. John’s Lutheran Church
• 20. Fremont, Sandusky Co.: St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 21. Hamler, Henry Co.: Hope Lutheran Church
• 22. Hamler, Henry Co.: Immanuel German Lutheran Church
• 23. Holgate, Henry Co.: St. John’s Lutheran Church
• 24. Hunts Corners, Huron Co.: Zoar German Evangelical Reformed Lutheran Church
• 25. Jenera, Hancock Co.: Trinity Lutheran Church
• 26. Lindsey, Sandusky Co.: Emmanuel German Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 27. Luckey, Wood Co.: Zion’s Lutheran Church
• 28. Lyme Twp, Huron Co.: St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
• 29. Milan, Erie Co.: St. John’s German Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 30. Monroeville, Huron Co.: St Peter’s German Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 31. Montgomery Twp., Wood Co.: St. Jacob’s German Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 32. Napoleon, Henry Co.: Emanuel Lutheran Church
• 33. New Washington, Crawford Co.: St. John’s Lutheran and Reformed Church
• 34. Norwalk, Huron Co.: St Paul’s German Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 35. Oak Harbor, Ottawa Co.: St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 36. Olentangy, Crawford Co.: German Lutheran Church
• 37. Oregon Twp., Lucas Co.: St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 38. Oregon, Lucas Co.: St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
• 39. Oxford Twp., Erie Co.: St. John’s German Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 40. Pandora, Putnam Co.: Grace Mennonite Church
• 41. Pemberville, Wood Co.: Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 42. Pemberville, Wood Co.: St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Congregation
• 43. Perrysburg, Wood Co.: Zoar German Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 44. Pettisville, Fulton Co.: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
• 45. Pontiac, Huron Co.: St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 46. Port Clinton, Ottawa Co.: Peace Lutheran Church
• 47. Port Clinton, Ottawa Co.: St. John’s Lutheran Church
• 48. Putnam Co.: Swiss Mennonite Church
• 49. Ridgeville Twp, Williams Co.: St. John’s Lutheran Church
• 50. Salem Twp, Wyandot Co.: Salem German Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 51. Sandusky, Erie Co.: St. Stephen’s German Evangelical Protestant Church
• 52. Sulphur Springs, Crawford Co.: St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 53. Thompson Twp., Seneca Co.: Zion German Reformed Church
• 54. Tiffin, Seneca Co.: St. John’s United Lutheran and German Evangelical Reformed Church
• 55. Toledo, Lucas Co. (rural circuit): St Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 56. Troy Twp, Wood Co.: Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 57. Upper Sandusky, Wyandot Co.: St. Paul’s German Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 58. Van Buren Twp, Hancock Co.: St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 59. Waterville, Lucas Co.: Zion Lutheran Church
• 60. Williston, Ottawa Co.: St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 61. Woodville, Sandusky Co.: Solomon Lutheran Church

The following is the table of contents (excluding page numbers) for the volume.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Introduction
• How to Use This Book
• Sample Entries from Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church and Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
• German Immigrants in Northwest Ohio Protestant Church Records
• 1. Bascom, Seneca Co.: German Reformed Church
• 2. Bowling Green, Wood Co.: Hope Lutheran Church
• 3. Bryan, Williams Co.: Trinity German Lutheran Church
• 4. Bucyrus, Crawford Co.: German Evangelical Reformed Church
• 5. Bucyrus, Crawford Co.: German Evangelical Lutheran Good Hope Church
• 6. Chatfield, Crawford Co.: Nazareth Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 7. Chatfield, Crawford Co.: Peace Evangelical Lutheran Congregation
• 8. Clyde, Sandusky Co.: St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 9. Danbury Twp., Ottawa Co.: St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 10. Defiance, Defiance Co.: Bethlehem Lutheran Church
• 11. Defiance, Defiance Co.: St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
• 12. Dowling, Wood Co.: Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 13. Edgerton, Williams Co.: St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 14. Edon, Williams Co.: St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
• 15. Elliston, Ottawa Co.: Zion’s United Methodist Church
• 16. Elmore, Ottawa Co.: St. John’s Lutheran Church
• 17. Findlay, Hancock Co.: St. John’s Lutheran Church
• 18. Fostoria, Seneca Co.: Hope German Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 19. Freedom Twp, Henry Co.: St. John’s Lutheran Church
• 20. Fremont, Sandusky Co.: St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 21. Hamler, Henry Co.: Hope Lutheran Church
• 22. Hamler, Henry Co.: Immanuel German Lutheran Church
• 23. Holgate, Henry Co.: St. John’s Lutheran Church
• 24. Hunts Corners, Huron Co.: Zoar German Evangelical Reformed Lutheran Church
• 25. Jenera, Hancock Co.: Trinity Lutheran Church
• 26. Lindsey, Sandusky Co.: Emmanuel German Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 27. Luckey, Wood Co.: Zion’s Lutheran Church
• 28. Lyme Twp, Huron Co.: St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
• 29. Milan, Erie Co.: St. John’s German Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 30. Monroeville, Huron Co.: St Peter’s German Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 31. Montgomery Twp., Wood Co.: St. Jacob’s German Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 32. Napoleon, Henry Co.: Emanuel Lutheran Church
• 33. New Washington, Crawford Co.: St. John’s Lutheran and Reformed Church
• 34. Norwalk, Huron Co.: St Paul’s German Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 35. Oak Harbor, Ottawa Co.: St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 36. Olentangy, Crawford Co.: German Lutheran Church
• 37. Oregon Twp., Lucas Co.: St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 38. Oregon, Lucas Co.: St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
• 39. Oxford Twp., Erie Co.: St. John’s German Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 40. Pandora, Putnam Co.: Grace Mennonite Church
• 41. Pemberville, Wood Co.: Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 42. Pemberville, Wood Co.: St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Congregation
• 43. Perrysburg, Wood Co.: Zoar German Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 44. Pettisville, Fulton Co.: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
• 45. Pontiac, Huron Co.: St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 46. Port Clinton, Ottawa Co.: Peace Lutheran Church
• 47. Port Clinton, Ottawa Co.: St. John’s Lutheran Church
• 48. Putnam Co.: Swiss Mennonite Church
• 49. Ridgeville Twp, Williams Co.: St. John’s Lutheran Church
• 50. Salem Twp, Wyandot Co.: Salem German Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 51. Sandusky, Erie Co.: St. Stephen’s German Evangelical Protestant Church
• 52. Sulphur Springs, Crawford Co.: St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 53. Thompson Twp., Seneca Co.: Zion German Reformed Church
• 54. Tiffin, Seneca Co.: St. John’s United Lutheran and German Evangelical Reformed Church
• 55. Toledo, Lucas Co. (rural circuit): St Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 56. Troy Twp, Wood Co.: Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 57. Upper Sandusky, Wyandot Co.: St. Paul’s German Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 58. Van Buren Twp, Hancock Co.: St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 59. Waterville, Lucas Co.: Zion Lutheran Church
• 60. Williston, Ottawa Co.: St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
• 61. Woodville, Sandusky Co.: Solomon Lutheran Church
• Index of Personal Names