German Immigrants In American Church Records - Vol. 7: Iowa West Protestant

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German Immigrants In American Church Records - Vol. 7: Iowa West Protestant; Roger Minert; First Printed 2009, Reprint 2025; 471pp; Hard Cover; Every-name index; Acid-Free Paper; ISBN: 978-1-62859-317-4-1; Item #: FR0587

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 6,685 entries which includes information on 14,525 immigrants from Germany.

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Western Iowa:

22 churches on microfilm from the Family History Library

70 churches on microfilm from the archive of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

4 churches from photocopies of original records.

Thus a total of ninety-seven western Iowa churches could be included in the study. Those churches yielded 6,685 entries.

A typical entry in this compilation reads as follows:

Christlieb August Ferdinand Eulrich b. KriJssin, Pommern 22 May 1817; d. Hudson, IA 7 Sept 1881; bur. Hudson 9 Sept 1881; m. Germany Dec 1845, Ernstine Wilhelmine Radtke. He immigrated in 1862. Ref- p. 1:468.

The full narrative text of the entry would read:

Christlieb August Ferdinand Eulrich was born in KriJssin, Pommern on 22 May 1817; he died in Hudson, IA on 7 September 1881 and was buried in Hudson on 9 September 1881; he was married in Germany in Dec 1845 to Ernstine Wilhelmine Radtke. He immigrated in 1862. The data were found on page 468 of item 1 [of the microfilm].

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Map of Iowa

Map of Western Iowa: Churches included in this volume

Introduction

How to Use This Book

Sample Entries from W:estern Iowa Protestant Church Records

German Immigrants in Western Iowa Protestant Churches

1. Afton Twp.: Immanuel Lutheran Church

2. Akron: Trinity Lutheran Church

3. Albert City: St. John's Lutheran Church

4. Alta Vista: Zion's Lutheran Church

5. Alvord: Christ Lutheran Church

6. Arlington: St. John's Lutheran Church

7. Artesian: St. Paul's Lutheran Church

8. Aurora: St. Paul's Lutheran Church

9. Avoca: First German Lutheran Church

10. Beaver Twp.: Salem Lutheran Church

11. Bethel Twp., Richfield, Stapleton Twp. and Sumner: St. Peter's Lutheran Church

12. Bingham Twp.: Immanuel Lutheran Church

13. Boyd: St. John's Lutheran Church

14. Boyden: St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church

15. Bremer Co.: Deutsche Evangelische Lutherische Friedens Kirche

16. Cedar Falls: Evangelical Trinity United Methodist Church

17. Cedar Falls: Salems und Zions Gemeinden

18. Cedar Falls: St. John's Lutheran Church

19. Charter Oak: St. John's Evangelical Church

20. Charter Oak: St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church

21. Chatsworth: St. Matthew's Lutheran Church

22. Coon Valley Twp.: Emanuel Lutheran Church

23. Correctionville: Salem Lutheran Church

24. Cresco: Immanuel Lutheran Church

25. Denver: St. John's Lutheran Church

26. Denver: St. Peter's Lutheran Church

27. Des Moines: St. Paul's Lutheran Church

28. Douglas Twp. and Plainfield: St. John's Lutheran Church

29. Dows: Vernon Lutheran Church and Vernon Twp.: St. Paul's Lutheran Church

30. Dunkerton: St. John's Lutheran Church

31. Eldorado: St. Peter's Lutheran Church

32. Elgin: Elgin Lutheran Church

33. Evansdale: Prince of Peace Lutheran Church

34. Everly: Hope Lutheran Church

35. Farnhamville: St. Peter's Lutheran Church

36. Fontanelle: Emmanuel Lutheran Church

37. Forks: St. Michael's Lutheran Church

38. Fredericksburg: St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church

39. Germania: St. Paul's Lutheran Church

40. Grafton: Emmanuel Lutheran Church

41. Grant Twp.: St. John's Evangelical Church

42. Grant Twp.: St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church

43. Greene and Vilmar: St. John's Lutheran Church

44. Greene: St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church

45. Hanover Twp.: Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church

46. Holstein: St. Paul's Lutheran Church

47. Howard Centre Twp.: St. Martin's Lutheran Church

48. Hudson: Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church

49. Hull: St. Paul's Lutheran Church

50. Hull and Pattersonville: Zion's Lutheran Church

51. Ionia: Immanuel Lutheran Church

52. Kamrar: German Presbyterian Church

53. Kiron: St. John's Lutheran Church

54. La Porte City: Zion's Lutheran Church

55. Lamont: St. Peter's Lutheran Church

56. Laurens: Emmanuel Church

57. Lawler: St. John's Lutheran Church

58. Lincoln Twp.: Trinity Lutheran Church

59. Locust Grove Twp.: St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church

60. Lyon Co.: Zion's Lutheran Church

61. Manilla: Trinity Lutheran Church

62. Manly: St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church

63. Manson: St. Paul's Lutheran Church

64. Marshalltown: Evangelical and Reformed Church of Peace

65. Maynard: St. Paul's Lutheran Church and Westgate: Hope Lutheran Church

66. Merrill: Zion Kirche der Evangelische Gemeinschaft and Melbourne United Methodist Church

67. New Hampton; St. Paul's Lutheran Church

68. Oak Twp.: Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church

69. Oelwein: Zion's Lutheran Church

70. Osage: St. John's Lutheran Church

71. Palmer: St. Paul's Lutheran Church

72. Parkersburg: Bethel Lutheran Church

73. Pocahontas: St. Peter's Lutheran Church

74. Pomeroy: St. John's Lutheran Church

75. Readlyn: St. Matthew's Lutheran Church

76. Readlyn: Zion's Lutheran Church

77. Remsen: St. Paul's German Evangelical Church

78. Rock Rapids: Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church

79. Rockwell: St. Peter's Lutheran Church

80. Saratoga: St. John's Lutheran Church

81. Sheffield: St. John's Lutheran Church

82. Sheffield: Zion's Lutheran Church

83. Shelby: Peace Lutheran Church

84. Sioux Center: Peace Lutheran Church

85. Stacyville: Union Presbyterian Church

86. State Center: St. Paul's Lutheran Church

87. Sumner: St. John's Lutheran Church

88. Titonka: Good Hope Lutheran Church

89. Toeterville: St. Peter's Lutheran Church

90. Tripoli: St. John's Lutheran Church

91. Waterloo: First Lutheran Church

92. Waterloo: Evangelische Gemeinschaft, First Evangelical United Brethren Church and Kimball Avenue United Methodist Church

93. Waterloo: Immanuel Lutheran Church

94. Waverly: St. Paul's Lutheran Church

95. Westburg Twp.: St. Paul's. Lutheran Church

96. Williams Twp.: St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church

Every Name Index of Personal Names