If I'm not mistaken the Lutherans had their own German speaking church about that time - maybe even a German speaking school? If someone can find the records I can probably translate the highlights of the text. Tom Gloria Frazier wrote: > If that is ?Carlinville? the town, not his last name?? > > If Carlinville, the town, here is a church address for a Lutheran > Church Office in Carlinville > > Zion Lutheran Church > 425 South Broad > Carlinville, IL 62626 > Phone: 217-854-8514 > > If they can't help, they might be able to lead you..... > > I know there are variations of the Lutheran church but don't see > others in Carlinville from a Carlinville 1996 phone dir which I have. > > We don't have access to many church records. I believe there are > some at the Carlinville Public Library but can't remember what they > are. I am 300 miles away from Carlinville so not sure. > > Might want to try the one at Bunker Hill in Macoupin County: > Zion Lutheran Church > 609 E Warren > Bunker Hill, IL 62014 > 618-585-3606 > > a couple in Gillespie Macoupin County > Redeemer Lutheran Church > 206 W Spruce > Gillespie IL 62033 > 217-839-2717 > > Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church > 107 Elm > Gillespie IL 62033 > 217-839-2500 > > Good Luck > > At 12:24 PM 11/22/99 -0800, you wrote: > >I'll try again with more precise information. > > > > CARLINGVILLE, Reverend George Lienhardt > > > > was Pastor at Luther Church. > > > > He married Aguste Schupman on 7/21/1885, > > in Macoupin County. > > > >Would some kind person check the Church records > >for his dates of service? > > > >Many thanks, > > > >Corinne > >taramark@netins.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > >==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== > >Check out Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 17631900: > > http://www2.sos.state.il.us/cgi-bin/marriage > > > > > > ==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from ILMACOUP-L-request@rootsweb.com, send a message to: > ILMACOUP-L-request@rootsweb.com > that contains in the body of the message the command: > unsubscribe > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but your software may require one.