Hi, My ggrandfather was born in Milwaukee in August, 1858. I've already looked in the pre-1907 Wisconsin birth record index and I don't find him there, so I think that I need to find the church he was christened in. Can anyone help? In the 1860 census, his parents are in the 9th Ward. They emigrated from Mecklenburg (Germany) in 1857 or 1858, so I'm guessing they were Lutheran (although they could have been Catholic.) How can I find the churches in the 9th Ward in 1860? Would there have been a particular church that Germans would have used? Is there a city directory for Milwaukee for that period so I could pinpoint their address? Any other suggestions? Anything online? Is there anywhere I could find a ward map? Thanks, Barbara Barbara Zanzig hertz@isomedia.com

Sorry to post this long message to the list, but I knew if I put a few of the churches here, everyone would be asking me for other denominations, so I posted it all here. The first list is from 1848-49. Following that list is a list of churches from the 1859 directory I have. Hope that helps any of you who have been inquiring about churches. Ellen- www.linkstothepast.com >From the 1848-49 Rufus King City Directory: In 1848-49 there were upwards of fifteen Churches (or places of public worship) in Milwaukee. The Catholics have two completed, St. Peter's church on Martin street, a frame building and St. Mary's on the corner of Main and Biddle streets, a brick building 103 feet by 48. A cathedral of spacious dimensions and imposing style of architecture, is likewise in progress, and when finished, will be one of the chief ornaments of the city. There are three Episcopal churches, all frame in the Gothic style; St. Paul's at the corner of Jefferson and Mason streets, which is about to be enlarged so as to accommodate a Congregation of 800 persons; St. John's on Walker's Point, a very neat little edifice, with seats for 100 or 125 persons, and Trinity in Kilbourntown, a handsome structure, accommodating 200. The Presbyterian Church, a large and handsome frame building, occupies the lot at the corner of Mason and Milwaukee. The Congregational Church, a spacious brick edifice on the North side of Spring street, is one of the largest in the city. The Methodist Church, also of brick, and measuring 90 feet by 52 stands at the corner of Spring and West Water streets. The Baptist Church, a large and neat frame building, occupies the lot on the corner of Wisconsin and Main streets. The Universalist Church stands on the corner of Michigan and Main. The Unitarian Church on the corner of Spring and Second streets. In addition to these Churches there are several places of public worship belonging to different denominations of German Protestants. ********************************************************** 1859 City Directory (Erving Burdick & Co's) Protestant Episcopal St. Paul's Church-Corner Mason and Jefferson Streets St. James' Church- Spring Street Hill St. John's Church-Corner Hanover and Pierce Streets Presbyterian First Presbyterian Church-Corner Mason and Milwaukee Streets North Presbyterian Church-Corner Milwaukee and Martin Streets South Presbyterian Church-Hanover Street near park, 5th Ward Congregational The Plymouth Congregational Church-Milwaukee and Oneida Streets Spring Street Congregational-Corner of Spring and Sixth Streets. Baptist The First Baptists Church South East corner of Wisconsin and Milwaukee Street Second Baptist Church- Concert Hall Unitarian Church of the Redeemer Cass Street between Martin and Division Methodist Episcopal Spring Street Methodist Episcopal-Corner Spring and Second Streets Summerfield Methodist Episcopal-North West corner of Biddle and Van Buren Streets Asbury Methodist Episcopal- Fifth Ward Roman Catholic St. John's Cathedral-Jackson St. between Oneida and Biddle St. Mary's Church-Corner Main and Biddle Streets St. Gaul's Church- Corner Second and Sycamore Streets Holy Trinity Church-S.W. corner Greenbush and Park Streets St. Joseph's Church-Corner Cherry and Eleventh Streets St. Peter's Church Martin Street between Jackson and Jefferson In the following churches the Services are in Foreign Language Evangelical Lutheran-Corner Main and Division Old Lutheran Church of the Augsburg Confession, corner of Fifth and Wells Streets First Lutheran Church-Corner Tamarack and Fifth Streets St. Steven's Church Corner Hanover and Elizabeth St. Paul German Evangelical Church-Fifth Street between Tamarack and Prairie St. Johanne's Lutheran Church-Corner Fourth and Prairie Streets Reformed Lutheran Church-Fourth Street, between Cherry and Vliet Zion's Church-Corner Fourth and Cedar Streets Scandinavian Church (Norwegian) Corner Reed and Scott Streets German Methodist Church-Fifth Street between Tamarack and Prairie German Baptist Church-Fourth Street between Cedar and Wells Holland Presbyterian Church-Cherry Street between Ninth and Tenth First Welch Calvinistic Methodist Church-Corner Michigan and Van Buren Streets Synagogues Jewish Synagogue-Fourth Street between Tamarack and Prairie Jewish Synagogue-River Street between Division and Knapp Harmonial Philosophy Spiritalists-Treat's Hall