The Ancestry of Esther Kraus
Church Records
Ancestry of Esther Kraus:
Church Records in Monroe County, Illinois
Links lead to transcribed records of close relatives of Esther Kraus, some original records, links to record indices and church histories.
| Church (links to records) |
Ancestors' Surnames | Related Surnames |
| St. Paul's Evangelical (UCC), Columbia | Eckert, Kraus or Krauss , Lepp, Stumpf, Wehinger, Wenkel | Dahmer, Doerr, Eschmann, Giffhorn, Gummersheimer, Gundlach, Harres, Heiligstadt, Kinsle, Landgraf, Lang, Miller or Mueller, Mund, Payne, Ritter, Roever, Schaefer, Schmidt Schroeder, Zweig, many others |
| Zoar Evangelical (UCC), New Hanover | Stumpf, Wenkel | Lepp, Haller |
| St. Paul's Evangelical (UCC), Waterloo | Lepp | Wenkel, Stumpf, Fischer, Hoffmann, Doerr, Koenigsmark, Schmidt, others |
| Immaculate Conception, Columbia | none | Lepp, Wehinger |
| Zion Evanglical (UCC), Millstadt (St. Clair County) | Wenkel, Stumpf | Doerr, Rodemich |
Note that there are many additional surnames in the church record transcriptions.
Ancestors of Esther Kraus: Illinois Church Records
Esther (Kraus) Mabry's family tree
A blank doesn't mean that there is not a church record, just that I haven't found it yet.
| Relationship to Esther Kraus | Name | Baptism | Confirmation | Marriage | Death & Burial |
| Esther Kraus (1905-1986) |
St. Paul Evangelical Columbia |
St. Paul Evangelical Columbia |
St. Paul Evangelical Columbia |
in California | |
| MOTHER | Katie Wenkel (1879-1964) |
St. Paul Evangelical Columbia |
St. Paul Evangelical Columbia |
St. Paul Evangelical Columbia |
St. Paul Evangelical Columbia |
| FATHER | Fred Kraus (1874-1928) |
St. Paul Evangelical Columbia |
St. Paul Evangelical Columbia |
St. Paul Evangelical Columbia |
St. Paul Evangelical Columbia |
| GRANDMOTHER | Margaretha Lepp (1857-1949) |
St. Paul Evangelical Waterloo |
Monroe Co., IL, church unknown | St. Paul Evangelical Columbia |
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| GRANDFATHER | John Wenkel (1853-1918) |
Zoar Evangelical New Hanover |
Monroe Co., IL, church unknown | St. Paul Evangelical Columbia |
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| GRANDMOTHER | Margaretha Eckert (1848-1910) |
in Germany | St. Paul Evangelical Columbia |
St. Paul Evangelical Columbia |
St. Paul Evangelical Columbia |
| GRANDFATHER | Daniel Kraus (1840-1905) |
in Germany | in Germany | St. Paul Evangelical Columbia |
St. Paul Evangelical Columbia |
| GREAT GRANDMOTHER |
Paulina Wehinger (1832-1906) |
in Austria | in Austria | Monroe Co., IL, church unknown | St. Paul Evangelical Columbia |
| GREAT GRANDFATHER |
William Lepp (1828-1912) |
in Germany | in Germany | Monroe Co., IL, church unknown | St. Paul Evangelical Columbia |
| GREAT GRANDMOTHER |
Catherine Stumpf (1835-1862) |
unknown (Illinois) | unknown (Illinois) | Zion Evangelical Millstadt |
St. Paul Evangelical Columbia |
| GREAT GRANDFATHER |
William Wenkel (1832-1905) |
in Germany | in Germany? | Zion Evangelical Millstadt |
St. Paul Evangelical Columbia |
| GREAT GRANDMOTHER |
Catherine Jaeger (1815-1882) |
in Germany | in Germany | in Germany | St. Paul Evangelical Columbia |
| GREAT GRANDFATHER |
Daniel Krauss (1817-1887) |
in Germany | in Germany | in Germany | St. Paul Evangelical Columbia |
| GREAT GREAT GRANDMOTHER |
Henriette Bierwirth (1804-1881) |
in Germany | in Germany | in Germany | St. Paul Evangelical Columbia |
| GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER |
Conrad Wenkel (1800-1858) |
in Germany | in Germany | in Germany | St. Paul Evangelical Columbia |
| GREAT GREAT GRANDMOTHER |
Elisabeth Keim (1811-1853) |
unknown | unknown | unknown | Zoar Evangelical New Hanover |
| GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER |
Georg Stumpf (1804-1875) |
in Germany | in Germany | unknown | Zoar Evangelical New Hanover |