German Immigrants In American Church Records - Vol. 12: Illinois Central

German Immigrants In American Church Records - Vol. 12: Illinois Central; Roger Minert; 2012; Reprinted October 2020; Hard Cover; Acid-Free Paper; 608 pp; ISBN: 978-1-62859-321-1; Item #: FR0592. 

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 Missouri counties:

• Adams
• Cass
• Champaign
• Douglas
• Logan
• Mason
• Morgan
• Sangamon
• Shelby
• Vermillion

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Map of Illinois
  Map of Central Illinois: Churches included in this volume
  Introduction
  How to Use This Book
  Sample Entries from Central Illinois Protestant Church Records 
  German Immigrants in Central Illinois Protestant Churches
  1. Arthur: Zion’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
  2. Bishop: St. John’s Lutheran Church
  3. Burton: St. Matthew’s Church
  4. Champaign: St. Peter’s Evangelical Church
  5. Chapin: St Paul’s Lutheran Church
  6. Coatsburg: St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
  7. Danville: Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church
  8. Danville: Kimber Methodist Episcopal Church
  9. Emden: St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
  10. Fowler: St. Paul’s Evangelical Church
  11. Gifford: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
  12. Havana: St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
  13. Lincoln: Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church
  14. Newman: Methodist Episcopal Church
  15. Newmansville: Mt. Zion Congregation
  16. Philo: Zion’s Lutheran Church
  17. Quincy: St. James Lutheran Church
  18. Quincy: St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
  19. Quincy: St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
  20. Rantoul: American Lutheran Church
  21. San Jose: St. Luke’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
  22. Shelbyville: St. John’s Lutheran Church
  23. Springfield: Kumler United Methodist Church 
  24. Tuscola: Immanuel Lutheran Church
  25. Tuscola: Macedonia Lutheran Church
  Every Name Index