German Immigrants In American Church Records - Vol. 6: Nebraska Protestant

German Immigrants In American Church Records - Vol. 6: Nebraska Protestant; Roger Minert; First Printed 2008, Reprint 2025; 374pp; Hard Cover; Every-name index; Acid-Free Paper; ISBN: 978-1-62859-316-7; Item #: FR0586

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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.

This volume has 5,165 entries which includes information on 11,863 immigrants from Germany.

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

Antje Boercherts b. lhrhove, Hannover l June l 860; dau of Claas Boercherts and Goerds Miller; bp. 17 June 1860; d. Emerald, Lancaster Co., NE /3 June 1938, age 78-0-/2; bur. Emerald, NE 16 June 1938; m. Emerald, NE 14 Jan 1881, Altmann Busboom. Aka Anna Borcher. Ref' pp. 2, 16, 83, 102, 210-2Il, 220-221, 372.

The full narrative text of the entry would read:

Antje Boercherts was born in Ihrhove, Hannover on 1 June 1860. She was the daughter of Claas Boercherts and Goerds Miller. She was baptized on 17 June 1860. She married Altmann Busboom in Emerald, Nebraska on 14 January 1881. She died in Emerald, Nebraska on 13 June 1938 at the age of 78 years and 12 days and was buried in Emerald on 16 June 1938. She was also listed in the record as Anna Borcher. Information is found on pages 12, 16, 83 [etc.].

(St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Emerald, Lancaster Co., Nebraska)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Maps of Nebraska

Introduction

How to Use This Book

Sample Entries from Nebraska Protestant Church Records

German Immigrants in Nebraska Protestant Churches

1. Arago Pct., Richardson Co.: Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church

2. Avoca, Cass Co.: First Lutheran Church

3. Beemer, Cuming Co.: St. John's German Lutheran Church

4. Benton Pct., Nemaha Co.: Martin Luther Evangelical Lutheran Church

5. Blackwood Creek, Hayes Co.: Trinity Lutheran Church

6. Coleridge, Cedar Co.: Immanuel Lutheran Church

7. Columbus, Platte Co.: Christ Lutheran Church

8. Cowles, Webster Co.: Immanuel Lutheran Church

9. Daykin, Jefferson Co.: Immanuel Lutheran Church

10. Deshler, Thayer Co.: St. Paul's Lutheran Church

11. DeWitt, Saline Co.: Trinity Lutheran Church

12. Emerald, Lancaster Co.: St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church

13. Emerald, Lancaster Co.: Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church

14. Eustis, Frontier Co.: St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church

15. Georgia, Cherry Co.: Kilgore German Methodist Church

16. Goehner, Seward Co.: Peace Evangelical Church

17. Gothenburg, Dawson Co.: Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church

18. Gothenburg, Dawson Co.: St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church

19. Green Garden, Madison Co.: German Evangelical Church, Zion Congregation

20. Gresham, Seward Co.: Immanuel Lutheran Church

21. Guide Rock, Webster Co.: United Church

22. Hanover, Gage Co.: Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church

23. Hastings Church District: Siid Loup Mission, Evangelical Church

24. Hickory Grove, Nemaha Co.: St. Paul's Lutheran Church

25. Hildreth, Franklin Co.: Emmanuel Lutheran Church

26. Imperial, Chase Co.: Zion's Lutheran Church, Augsburg Confession

27. Imperial, Chase Co.: Zion's Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod

28. Ithaca, Saunders Co.: Ebenezer and Zion's United Methodist Churches

29. Ithaca, Saunders Co.: Zion's Lutheran Church

30. Jansen, Jefferson Co.: St. Paul's United Church of Christ

31. Johnson, Nemaha Co.: Zion's Lutheran Church

32. Kramer, Lancaster Co.: St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church

33. Lawrence, Nuckolls Co.: Hope Lutheran Church

34. Lincoln, Lancaster Co.: First German Congregational Church

35. Lincoln, Lancaster Co.: German Evangelical Lutheran Church

36. Lincoln, Lancaster Co.: Zion's Congregational Church

37. Lodgepole, Cheyenne Co.: Immanuel Lutheran Church

38. Lodgepole, Cheyenne Co.: Weyerts Immanuel Lutheran Church

39. Logan, Dodge Co.: St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church

40. Marysville, Seward Co.: Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church

41. McLean, Pierce Co.: Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church

42. McWilliams Pct., Otoe Co.: St. John's German Evangelical Church

43. Millard, Douglas Co.: St. Paul's Lutheran Church

44. Millerton, Butler Co.: Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church

45. Ohiowa, Fillmore Co.: German Lutheran Church

46. Ohiowa, Fillmore Co.: St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church

47. Olive Branch, Lancaster Co.: United Congregational Church of Christ

48. Omaha, Douglas Co.: Emanuel Lutheran Church

49. Otoe Twp., Otoe Co.: St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church

50. Papillion, Sarpy Co.: First Lutheran Church

51. Pebble Creek, Dodge Co.: St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church

52. Pickrell, Gage Co.: Christ Lutheran Church

53. Pilger, Stanton Co.: St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church

54. Randolph, Cedar Co.: St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church

55. Rock Creek Twp., Otoe Co.: St. Paul's Lutheran Church

56. Ruskin, Nuckolls Co.: St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church

57. Stanton, Stanton Co.: Evangelical United Brethren Church

58. Steinauer Pct., Pawnee Co.: Salem United Church of Christ

59. Stoddard, Thayer Co.: St. Paul's Lutheran Church

60. Syracuse, Otoe Co.: First Lutheran Church

61. Syracuse, Otoe Co.: St. John's United Church of Christ

62. Talmage, Otoe Co.: Trinity Lutheran Church

63. Talmage, Otoe Co.: Zion's United Church of Christ

64. Tecumseh, Johnson Co.: St. Paul's United Church of Christ

65. Telbasta, Washington Co.: Salem Evangelical United Brethren Church; and Winslow, Dodge Co.: Zion's Evangelical United Brethren Church

66. Trenton, Hitchcock Co.: Trinity Lutheran Church

67. Wayne, Wayne Co.: Salem United Church of Christ

68. West Point, Cuming Co.: St. Paul's Lutheran Church 

69. West Point, Cuming Co.: West Point Evangelical Church

70. Wilber, Saline Co.: Trinity Lutheran Church

71. Wisner, Cuming Co.: Zion's Lutheran Church

72. York, York Co.: St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church

Every Name Index