Posted on: Lutheran Roots Queries Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Special/LutheranRoots?read=17 Surname: THODEN, Odendahl ------------------------- Would like to correspond with anyone doing research on surnames THODEN and/or ODENDAHL. Both families came to USA from Germany to New Jersey in early 1900s. RuthThoden@aol.com

Dear Lutheran Roots: I am researching for the 250th anniversary of Ziegels Union Church in Breinigsville, PA. I have been trying to trace the history of our ministers back to 1750. I am seeking information on the birthplaces of two of our Lutheran ministers, Georg Wartman and Joseph Doring, who were active in this area from 1811-1837, when Wartman died. Doring then moved to Casstown, OH and I have located his grave in the Casstown Cemetery. According to their tombstones, Wartman was born Nov. 29, 1793 and Doring was born in 1787. The two are said to have been related by marriage of a half or step sister. Any help you can give me in locating their birthplaces would be greatly appreciated and acknowledged. Mary Redline discerepa@aol.com

I am looking for Church Records on Charles Peterson. He was born Carl Pettersson in Sweden in 1875 and emigrated to the U.S. in 1896. His brother Ernest Peterson (Ernst Pettersson) left S:t Olai, Norrköping Sweden and boarded ship at Göteborg, Sweden in 1899 to emigrate to the U.S. to join his brother in Crystal Falls, Michigan. Charles stayed in Crystal Falls and his brother Ernest moved to southern Wisconsin. Ralph Eckerberg 118 South Fifth Street Crystal Falls, MI 49920

I am looking for Church Records on Christian B. Best his farther was Christian Best and his mother was Sarah (Sussana) Lutz. The son of Jermiah Best was born in Pa. 14 Dec 1800 Dryland Reform Lutheran Cong. Hecktown,Northhampton Pa. Need to find Church Records on Christian B.Best and his brother Martin L. Best. http://hometown.aol.com/osdar/index.html http://trfn.clpgh.org/Lifestyle/genealogy/ Ross A.McClain And Ellenor Strachan McClain http://gillean.com/Roots/db/dat114.htm

Posted on: Lutheran Roots Queries Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Special/LutheranRoots?read=16 Surname: Kufs, Bachmann, Kistenmacher, Kraft, Cufs, Wilkerson, Turner, Braginton ------------------------- I am researching the Kufs surname-anywhere, at any time. Would love to make contact with anyone else researching this name.

Try to locate the Yearbook of either Lutheran Church-Missouri or the ELCA for the addres of the district/synod offices, and write to them to find where the records of that church is located. Remeber that the ELCA was formed form serveral other Lutheran Churches.

Try the new Lutheran center here in Baltimore at 1-800-869-5492. They should be able to get you in the right direction. Was it an LCMS congregation or ALC/LCA? IF the latter, ask for the Delaware Maryland Synod. If the former, the Southeastern District. John Dornheim (at the East Side St. Luke's)

I am trying to locate records from St. Lukes Lutheran church form southwest Baltimore City (the area known as Pigtown). The church is apparently now closed. Anyone have a suggestion as to where I can find those records now?? Thanks for any help, Tricia

Posted on: Lutheran Roots Queries Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Special/LutheranRoots?read=15 Surname: DOERING, WARTMAN ------------------------- I am researching for the 250th anniversary of my church in Lehigh Co., PA. From 1811-1837, two Lutheran ministers, Joseph Doering and Georg Wartman served a circuit of churches in this area. Wartman died in 1837; he was born Nove. 29, 1793 according to his tombstone at Jordan Lutheran Church. Doering left PA to go to Ohio with his son; he is buried in Casstown Cemetery, d. July 14, 1843, age 56. I am trying to find out where these "little ministers" as they were affectionately called were born. They are supposed to be brothers-in-law. Any help will be greatly appreciated and acknowledged.

Hello subscribers, Those of you who happen to be on more than one of my lists may see this message multiple times, for which I apologize in advance. I just wanted to let you all know that I am having major computer problems at this time. I can still get to my new mail (though not as quickly or often as before), but my access to old mail is gone until my computer is restored -- I have my mail on a zip disk right now, but I can't get to it easily. I have also temporarily lost all my bookmarks until my system gets restored. So, if any of you have questions or requests, it will probably be a while before I can address them properly. My husband is out of town right now, so I am computerless until he returns and we decide what to do. It all started with problems within Netscape last Monday. On Tuesday the problem had spread to Windows itself. After getting all my data safely backed up onto zip disks, I actually reformatted my C drive and tried to reload Windows '98. Unfortunately that didn't stop the crashes. I have seen that "blue screen of death", otherwise known as a fatal exception, at least 100 times since Monday. My family tree maker files were the first to get backed up onto the zip disks. I hope you all learn something from my situation. Hard drives *DO* fail. This makes the 2nd that has failed on me in 2 years. Both times I had to hope that I could get the system back far enough to back up my files. Last time the hard drive crashed I became serious about making backups; I backed up the file to the zip disk every week and also every time I made a major change to the file. But that zeal waned and I stopped making regular backups. I'm lucky I was able to get to my data to back it up this time. Next time I might not be so lucky. So, I will do my very best to be more conscientious about backing up my data from now on. Let my twice learned lesson also be a lesson to you. -- Mary Taffet List Administrator mdtaffet@syr.edu

Posted on: Lutheran Roots Queries Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Special/LutheranRoots?read=14 Surname: ------------------------- Find Your Ancestors Grave Photos anywhere in the world. Click website to download and see. fee If you are interested email: kebeba@yahoo.com

Posted on: Lutheran Roots Queries Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Special/LutheranRoots?read=13 Surname: Eichhorn, Eichorn, Haass, Haas, Williamson, Loessberg, Loessberg, Pierce, Bippert, Koenig, Fuos, Weber, Hummel, Hummell, Humel, Jordan, Schall, Kralik, Pfennig, Weber, Weinacht, Wagner, Oefinger, White, Loved, Taschler, Koenig, Edgar, Renken, Graff, Bilhartz, Heath, Etter, Reuss, Schnieder, Bendele, Kriewald, Newmann, Love ------------------------- Selected Early Marriage Records of the Zion Lutheran Church located in Castroville, Medina Co., Texas. These records are not in any order. Marriage Records Note: Some marriage records also tell you where the license was filed. Some say filed in Castroville, which was the county seat at one time until it was moved to Hondo. Most likely records that do not tell you where they were filed will be found in Hondo, Medina Co., TX or SanAntonio, Bexar Co., Texas. A few marriage records also contain birth dates for both spouses and some will tell you what religion they are. Most are Lutheran, but there were some Catholic and one Baptist that married a Lutheran. The Catholic Church also keeps records the same as the Lutherans do. The Catholic Church in Castroville is the St. Louis Catholic Church. It should also be noted that the spellings of Eichhorn, Loessberg and Haass are also spelled as Eichorn, Loesberg and Haas. These spellings seem to have been used interchangably and you see both spellings listed quite frequently. Eichhorn, Anna and Phillip Haas married 2 July 1891 at Haas Ranch, Francisco, Medina Co., Texas by Rev unknown. Both Lutherans (lincense in Castroville, 28 June 1891.) Eichhorn, Walter and Mrs. Callaway Williamson married 01 March 1941. License in Bexar County, Texas married in Castroville. Eichhorn, Gustav (born Geranamo, TX 25 May 1870) married Philippina Loesberg (born Lower Medina 28 March 1877) at Castroville, Texas 22 September 1896 by Rev. Humel - both Lutherans. (License in Hondo, Medina Co., TX 17 Mar 1896) Ed Pierce (American) married Luren Eichhorn (born 18 October 1896, correct spelling is Laura) on 30 December 1915 at farm of Mr. Eichhorn by Rev. Kralik. Eichhorn - Lutheran (license 29 December 1915 in SanAntonio) Johannes Bippert married Catharina Loesberg in Castroville 30 December 1865 by Rev. Gottlob Schall - both Lutherans. Gustav Koenig married Anna Loesberg in Castroville 24 November 1876 byr Rev. Jordan - both Lutherans. Louis Fuos married Katherin Loessberg in Castroville 5 March 1884 by Rev. Pfennig - both Lutherans. August Weber married Christina Loessberg in Castroville, 25 January 1887 by Rev. Hummel. Carl Weinacht married Horensia Haas at Francisco, the brides home, 9 July 1888, by Rev. Hummel - both Lutherans (license Castroville, July 6, 1888) John Loesberg married Anna Elizabeth Wagner, Castroville, 13 March 1853 by Rev. Oefinger - both Lutherans. Louis White married Mathilde Loved, Vandenberg, 4 July 1855 by Rev. Oefinger - both Lutherans. George Haas married Ann Taschler, Francisco, 7 February 1860 by Rev. Oefinger - both Lutherans. Otto Koenig married Mary Elisabeth Loessberg, Castroville, 5 February 1889 by Rev. Hummel - both Lutherans (license - Castroville 4 February 1889) William Edgar (San Antonio) married Ida Maria Haas, Castroville, 18 September 1890 by Rev. Hummel - both Lutherans (License - Castroville, 17 September 1890) Phillip Haas married Anna Eichhorn at Haas Ranch, Francisco, 2 July 1891 by Rev. unknown - both Lutherans (License - Castroville, 28 June 1891) Herman Emil Haas (born 22 December 1866) married Lisette Renken (born 25 January 1874) in Castroville, 25 October 1893 by Rev. Hummel - both Lutherans (License - Hondo 21 October 1893) Conrad Loessberg (born LaCoste 17 September 1867) married Anna Haas (born Francisco 2 March 1870) at Castroville, 15 January 1895 by Rev. Hummel (License - 14 January 1895) Emil Graff (born Sause, 1 February 1860) married Emma Haas (born Francisco, 10 December 1863) at Francisco 19 December 1895 by Rev. Hummel - Haas is Catholic and Haas is Lutheran (License - 16 December 1895) Albert Bilhartz (born Briar Branch 18 August 1868) married Lissetta Paulina Haas (born 31 July 1876) at Castroville, 27 October 1897 by Rev. Hummel - Bilhartz is Catholic and Haas is Lutheran. Simon B. Heath (Evang.) married Adella Haas on 8 August 1902 by Rev. Rod. - both Lutherans (License 4 August 1902) August Etter married Mary Bippert on 17 December 1904 by Rev. Rod. (license - 11 December 1904) Henry Haas married Emma Christina Reusss on 18 December 1905 (License - 7 December 1905) Hulda Franziska Helena Schnieder married Karl Rudolph Loesberg on 18 November 1906 (License - 10 November 1906) Otto Bendele (farmer born 15 May 1892) married Josephine Haas (born 7 July 1898) at Castroville, 7 February 1907 by Rev. Kralik - Witness: Arthur Haas (License 2 February 1917, Hondo) Bendele is Catholic and Haas is Lutheran. Arthur Kriewald (farmer) married Lina Mary Loesberg at Castroville, 12 October 1921, both Lutherans, (License - 8 October 1921 in SanAntonio), Witness: Alfred Kriewald, Clara Loesberg, Paul Koenig & Lora Kriewald. Albert R. Newmann (not confirmed) married Ruby Marie Haas at Castroville, 3 October 1923, both Lutherans, Witness: Otto Bendele & wife Josephine Bendele, (License - 29 September 1923, Hondo) Paul W. Haas (farmer) married Hattie Love in Castroville, 29 March 1927, Haas is Lutheran and Love is Baptist, (License - 17 February 1927, Hondo) Witness: Mrs Philip Haas and Mrs. Love (mothers of the couple) I have also posted selected death records from the Zion Lutheran Church in Castroville, Medina County, TX on the Obits section of this forum. You can also find the Death and Marriage Records on my Genealogy Web Page. Link: Our Family Tree @ Family Tree Maker URL: <http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/s/m/e/Renee-Smelley>

Posted on: Lutheran Roots Obituaries Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Special/LutheranRootsObits?read=6 Surname: Eichhorn, Eichorn, Curd, Loessberg, Loesberg, Pierce, Schmidt, Haas, Haass, Etter, Taschler, Hoffman, Hummel, Kralik, Wagner, Aschenbrand, Gerdes, Eisenhauer, Heiserling, Leidorf, Walter ------------------------- Selected Early Death Records of the Zion Lutheran Church located in Castroville, Medina Co., Texas. These records are not in any order and I hand copied them from the Death Index at the church. Note: Unless otherwise stated the burials are located in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Castroville, Medina Co., TX. Mrs. Walter Eichhorn (nee Lucy Belle Curd), born 12 June 1899, died 9 Feb 1940 of Cancer. Mother Willie Curd and 3 brothers and 3 sisters. Sermon Text Jeramiah 31:3 Mrs. Philippina Eichhorn (nee Loessberg), born 28 March 1877, died 3 Dec 1943 of a stroke, buried Zion Lutheran Cemetery 5 Dec 1943. Sermon Text I John 4:16. Survived by 3 children: Mrs. Laura Pierce, Mrs. Martin Schmidt and Walter Eichhorn, 2 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Elisa Haas (Lutheran - born Taschler), age 33 years, 6 mos, 29 days. Died Castroville 3 April 1869, buried Castroville 4 April 1869 - Spouse Phillip Haas. Samuel Etter (Lutheran), age 73 years, 9 mos, 6 days, died at Sause 4 October 1874, buried Sause 5 October 1874 - Spouse Elizabeth Etter. John Hoffman (Lutheran, Dr. of Medicine), age 71 years, died Castroville 25 June 1879, buried Castroville 26 June 1879. Spouse - Petenella Hoffman. Lina Haas (Lutheran), age 12 years, 10 months, 18 days, died at Francisco 8 October 1879, buried Francisco 9 October 1879. Parents - George & Anna Haas. Louis Haas (Lutheran), age 15 years, 4 months, 11 days, died Francisco 6 October 1877, buried Sause 16 July 1877. Parents - George & Anna Haas. Petronella Hoffman (Widow), age 89 years, 10 months, buried Castroville, Rev Hummel. Spouse - J. Hoffman (Medical Doctor, Castroville) born Pfalz, July 1800. Henry Loesberg, age 52 years, 1 month, 10 days (heart attack) died SanAntonio 25 December 1917, buried Castroville 26 December 1917, born 27 October 1865. Rev. Kralik. Gustav Eichorn age 48 years, 7 days (dropsy) died Biry, June 1, 1918 buried Castroville 2 June 1918. Rev. Kralik. Born Geronimo, 25 May 1870. Anna Katherin Loesberg (nee Wagner) age 87 years, 3 months, 28 days, died Aug. Weber's Farm, LaCoste 2 June 1922, buried Castroville 3 June 1922, Rev. Kralik, born Kurhessen 4 February 1835. Anna Loesberg (nee Haas) age 53 years, 3 months, 27 days, (heart attack), died LaCoste, 29 June 1923, buried Castroville 30 June 1923, Rev. Kralik, born Francisco 2 March 1870. Lizzie Loesberg age 21 years, 6 months, 15 days, (typhoid), died 4 August 1924, buried Castroville 7 August 1924, Rev. Kralik, parents - Mr. & Mrs. Conrad Loesberg, born 1 January 1903. George Haas, age 87 years, 2 months, 17 days, (heart attack), died Francisco 11 February 1925, buried Francisco 12 February 1925, born 24 November 1837. George Loesberg, age 67 years, 4 months, 24 days, died SanAntonio 24 June 1926, buried Castroville 26 June 1926, born 21 January 1859. Balze Balzen Romme, age 29 years, Farmer, died Quihi, 2 March 1857, buried Quihi, 3 March 1857, Spouse - Gertrude Loessberg. Maria Loessberg (girl) age 26 years, died Loessberg Farm, 4 June 1857 buried Loesberg Farm 6 June 1857. Anna Elisabeth Wagner, Lutheran, age 24 years, died Loesberg Farm, 26 March 1859, buried Loesberg Farm 27 March 1859, Parents - George and Elisa Aschenbrand Wagner, Spouse - John Loesberg. Philip Haas (child) 5 years, 10 months, died Castroville, 6 May 1868, buried Francisco, 7 May 1868, Parents - Philip Haas. Kathrina Loesberg, age 15 years, 4 months, 2 days, died SanAntonio, 24 June 1869, buried Lower Medina 25 June 1869, Father John Loesberg. George Jouis (maybe Louis) Haas (child), 11 months, 21 days, died Castroville, 21 March 1875, buried Castroville, 22 March 1875, Parents - Valentine Haas & Alke Gerdes. Anna Catharine Loesberg (Lutheran, nee Heinzerling), age 67 years, 11 months, 11 days, died on son's farm 22 Oct 1875, buried on son's farm 23 October 1875, Spouse - John Henry Loesberg. G. Louis Haas, age 63 years, died Castroville, 17 April 1877, buried Castroville 17 April 1877, Spouse - Maria Haas. Conrad Gustav Wagner, 10 months, 22 days, died Lower Medina 17 September 1880, buried father's farm, 18 September 1880, Parents - Conrad Wagner & Maria Eisenhauer. Conrad Wagner (lived Lower Medina), age 24 years, 7 months, 7 days, died 3 September 1881, buried Lower Medina 4 September 1881, Spouse - Maria Eisenhauer (had 4 children, 2 living, and 2 dead) born Dickerhausen, Hamburg Hessen 28 January 1839. Henry Wagner, age 30 years, 5 months, 27 days, died LaCoste 23 August 1884, buried Castroville Farm, 24 August 1884, Spouse - Maria Elisa Eisenhauer, Parents - Adolph Wagner, Born in Hessen 26 February 1854. John Henry Loesberg (farmer Lower Mediana), age 81 years, 8 months, 21 days, died 4 October 1887, buried 5 October 1887 (old age), Spouse - Anna Katherin Heiserling, born at Hessenau 13 January 1806. John Loesberg (farmer Lower Medina), age 81 years, 6 months, 18 days, (old age), died 2 April 1892, buried at Farm 3 April 1892, Parents - Paul Loesberg (Kurhessen) & Martha Elisabeth nee Leidorf, born Kurhessen 15 September 1810. Anna Maria Haas (widow) age 71 years, 8 months, 8 days, (died of Dropsy), 2 March 1894, buried 2 March 1894 in Castroville, Spouse - 1st Bruno Walter (1844), 2nd George Louis Haas, born at Alsas 22 June 1822. Conrad Loessberg, 62 years, 2 months, 19 days, (stomach trouble) died LaCoste 6 December 1929, buried Castroville, New Cemetery, 8 December 1929, Parents - John George loessberg, born Lower Medina 17 September 1867. I also have selected marriage records from the Zion Lutheran Church in Castroville, Medina County, TX posted on my Genealogy Web Page. Also note that a listing of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery can be found on the Medina County, Texas TXGenWeb. Link: Our Family Tree @ Family Tree Maker URL: <http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/s/m/e/Renee-Smelley>

I am interested in German Lutheran church records of 1725 and earlier, in the towns of Horka, Ballenstedt, and Sybexen-Naeensen. Unfortunately, I don't have access to nor can research any records in return, to reciprocate for any lookups given to me. Emily Obst (P.S. I can't read German, contemporary or old German.)

Posted on: Lutheran Roots Queries Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Special/LutheranRoots?read=11 Surname: FABER ------------------------- Information presently available to me is from the Philadelphia census of both 1870 and 1880. Kate ( or any German variation of "Kate or Katherine") FABER,born about 1843 in Hesse,Germany; married George RENTSCHLER, probably in Pennsylvania, possibly in Philadelphia. Names of children reported in 1880 census: Amelia - (b.~ 1864) Louise - (b. April 30, 1868 - family information - my grandmother). George - (b.~ 1868) Lillie - (b.~ 1876) Edith - (b.~ 1878) Julia - (b.~ 1880) Any effort appreciated. Alan Hampshire O659only@aol.com

Posted on: Lutheran Roots Queries Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Special/LutheranRoots?read=9 Surname: RENTSCHLER ------------------------- ANY information appreciated about George RENTSCHLER and his family. Information available at present to me is from the 1870 and 1880 census for Philadelphia. George RENTSCHLER - b. Baden, Germany, about 1839. George married Kate (any German variation of "Kate or Katherine") FABER, probably in Pennsylvania, Possibly in Philadelphia. Family was Lutheran, churh or churches attended unknown. Names of children reported in 1880 census: Amelia (b.~ 1864) Louise (b. Ap;ril 30, 1868 - family information - my grandmother). George (b.~ 1870) Lillie (b.~ 1876) Edith (b.~ 1878) Julia (b.~ 1880) Thank you for any effort. Alan Hampshire O659only@aol.com

John, Regarding Dreisbach, check out the following pages: 1) http://home.ptd.net/~bkunkel/blib.htm This mentions church records for Dreisbach that go up to 1822. 2) http://home.cwnet.com/dynasty/HOOVOL72.HTM This mentions someone who was baptized there; perhaps they will know how to find the records. 3) http://www.firstct.com/fv/PA.html This is a service that sells microfiche, but they provide the title of a book that contains these records -- called "Early Pennsylvania Births - 1675-1875" by Dr. Charles A. Fisher, published in 1947. I hope this helps. -- Mary John Dornheim wrote: > > I am looking for records which substantiate that Lydia Dornheim was > baptized by Rev. John H. Heim in Nov of 1817. He was the pastor of > Dreisbach Lutheran Church, Union County, PA. > > Does anyone have any ideas where these records are? > > Thanks, > > John Dornheim

This might help some: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~janelle/lutherans.htm

I am looking for records which substantiate that Lydia Dornheim was baptized by Rev. John H. Heim in Nov of 1817. He was the pastor of Dreisbach Lutheran Church, Union County, PA. Does anyone have any ideas where these records are? Thanks, John Dornheim

Posted on: Lutheran Roots Queries Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Special/LutheranRoots?read=7 Surname: ------------------------- Please click website: Link: Genealogy World Family Tree URL: <http://www.nvo.com/addis>