German Immigrants In American Church Records - Vol. 11: Illinois Cook County Protestant

German Immigrants In American Church Records - Vol. 11: Illinois Cook County Protestant; Roger Minert; First Printed 2012, Reprint 2025; 557 pp; Hard Cover; Every-name index; Acid-Free Paper; ISBN: 978-1-62859-321-1; Item #: FR0591

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.

This volume has 14,910 entries which includes information on 7,797 immigrants from Germany.

Typical entries from one of these Illinois churches is as follows:

Wilhelm Schwartz b. Boizenburg, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany 1 Feb 1846. Ref: p. 1:150.

Hans Henrich Boehrnsen b. Rehm, Schleswig-Holstein 4 Aug 1859; son of Hans Henrich Boehmsen. Ref: p. 3:confirmations.

Maria Wilhelmine Ernestine Barz b. Pollnow, Pornrnem 23 April 1860; dau of Wilhelm Barz. Ref: p. 3:confirmations.

Sophie Wilhelmine Christine Henricke Blatt b. Jesendorf, Mecklenburg-Schwerin13 Oct 1860; dau of Friedrich Blatt. Ref: p. 3:confirmations.

Maria Wilhelmine Dorthea Kaark b. Perseburg [?], Germany 22 Sept 1860; dau of H. Kaark. Ref: p. 3:confirmations.

Hermann Johann Christian Bunge b. Mertensdorf [?], Mecklenburg-Schwerin 2 Jan 1861; son of Kau Bunge. Ref: p. 3:confirmations.

Johann Karl Oldenburg b. Warbelow, Mecklenburg 29 March 1861; son of Christian Oldenburg. Ref: p. 3:confirmations.

August Johann Friderich Heinrich Stoll b. Fahrenhaupt, Mecklenburg 21 Sept 1862; son of Karl Stoll. Ref: p. 3:confirmations

Friederike Wilhelmine Dorothea Dahms b. Klein Luben 28 Dec 1860; dau of Johann Dahms. Ref: p. 3:confirmations.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Map of Illinois

Map of Cook County Illinois: Churches included in this volume

Introduction

How to Use This Book

Sample Entries from Cook County Illinois Protestant Church Records

German Immigrants in Cook County Illinois Protestant Churches

1.           Addison: St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church

2.           Barrington: St. Paul's United Church of Christ

3.           Blue Island: First Evangelical Lutheran Church

4.           Calumet City: St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church

5.           Chicago: Douglas Park Evangelical Church

6.           Chicago: Grace Lutheran Church

7.           Chicago: Harrison Street Evangelical Church

8.           Chicago: Hoyne Ave. Evangelical Church

9.           Chicago: North Ashland United Evangelical Church

10.        Chicago: Our Savior's United Evangelical Lutheran Church

11.        Chicago: Salem Evangelical Church

12.        Chicago: South Shore Evangelical Mission

13.        Chicago: St. Paul's German Evangelical Church

14.        Chicago: St. Stephan's Lutheran Church

15.        Chicago: Trinity Slovak Lutheran Church

16.        Evanston: St. Mark's Protestant Episcopal Church

17.        Harvey: Emmanuel Lutheran Church

18.        Hinsdale: Zion's Lutheran Church

19.        Leyden: St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church

20.        Northfield: St. Peter's German Evangelical Lutheran Church

21.        Oak Lawn: Trinity Lutheran Church

22.        Richton: St. Paul's Church

23.        River Forest: First Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church

24.        Streamwood: Immanuel United Evangelical Lutheran Church

25.        Tinley Park: Zion's Lutheran Church

26.        Wilmette: St. John's Lutheran Church

Every Name Index