Dear Christine, Maybe by now you have gotten some advice. However, here is my take on your dilemma. Many of the Buffalo church records are available on microfilm through the Mormon Family History Library. You can look see what they have on familysearch.org and then order the film through your local Family History Library.(FHL) Church # 3 is probably St. John's Lutheran church. These records have been microfilmed and can be ordered through the FHL. St. Stephens church records have recently been microfilmed and are on file at the Grosvernor Room in the Buffalo Erie County Public Library. Perhaps some kind soul in Buffalo would do a look up for you. They are not accessible through the FHL. The older records will be in German but once you get the hang of it you can usually decipher the information. The biggest frustration is the quality of handwriting or faded copy. Use FamilySearch.org and go to the tab marked library/catalog. There you put in the place you are searching. Church records is one category among many for the Buffalo area. Hope this helps. Sara Burkholder ----- Original Message ----- From: <YCSSALLAM@aol.com> To: <NYERIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 7:05 AM Subject: [NYERIE] Evangelical Church Records/St. Emanuel, St. Matthew, St. Johannis, St. Stephen > I recently received the Civil War records for a gg uncle, Jacob BLEYLE. > Apparently, he and then his widow, Sophia (nee May), had a difficult time getting > a pension from the military. Very unfortunate for them, but fortunate for me > over 100 yrs later. In the file there are christening certificates for his > children. The widow had to prove that the children were the legitimate children > of my gg uncle, so she had to get copies of the christening certificates from > the churches. However, they were christened in different churches. I am > having difficulties finding these churches. > > These are the churches that I am looking for on the certificates. > 1) St. Emanuel's (Evangelical Protestant-East Buffalo 1878 & 1879, the > certificates are in German) > 2)St. Matthew's (German Protestant Evangelical Church-Buffalo, NY 1871 & 1873 > both in German) > 3)St. Johannis (Deutshen Vereinigten Evangelischen St. Johannis-Buffalo > NY-1870 in German-I don't understand the Vereinigten part of it) > 4)St. Stephen's Evangelical Church (Buffalo, NY 1882-this is actually a > signed affidavit of the extract by the pastor, F. Schelle, of the record) > > I don't have a copy of their marriage certificate, but there is also a signed > affidavit of an extract of the record by the pastor, Albert Zeller. It is > from the German Evangelical Church in North Buffalo. They were married March > 1869. > > Does anyone know where these records would be kept (if at all) and if the > churches still exist, where they are located? I am hoping that I may be able to > find my gg grandfather/mother, John (Jacob's brother) and Julia (nee Buehler) > BLEYLE at one of the churches. > > Many thanks, > > Christine > Searching BLEYLE, WALTER, SICKAU, GRITZKE, OLIN & KILLINGBECK > > > ==== NYERIE Mailing List ==== > List Administrator: Dick Rose <dtrose@cox.net> > My Genealogy: http://members.cox.net/dtrose/ > Archived Messages at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >