The Ancestry of Esther Kraus
Church Records
St. Paul's UCC (Formerly St. Paul Evangelical)
Waterloo, Monroe County, Illinois
- Official St. Paul UCC, Waterloo web site
- Illinois South Conference United Church of Christ Site: St. Paul's UCC, Waterloo
- Founded: 1846
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The records below are for the ancestors of Esther Clara Kraus and their siblings - Esther's direct ancestors are highlighted. Additional records may be found in the linked indices. My (partial) transcriptions are highlighted in pink - the other transcriptions are off-site. Information has been transcribed as in the original record - my annotations are in [brackets]. Source: Family History Library Film #FIND THIS YES
Any available original document scans are linked in the "RECORD" column. Note that records were originally kept in German.
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Births and Baptisms
- Partial transcription of baptism records [coming soon]
(records below are the subset of records for Esther Kraus's nearest relatives)- Scan of original records: 1857 baptisms (partial)
| NAME | BIRTH | BAPTISM | RECORD | PARENTS | |
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| Anna Maria Lepp | 16 Sep 1852 | 21 Nov 1852 | 1852 #39 | Wilhelm Lepp & Charlotte Best[1st wife] Sponsor: Anna Maria Best |
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| Catharina Lepp | 6 Aug 1854 | 22 Oct 1854 | 1854 #57 | Wilhelm Lepp & Charlotte Best[1st wife] sponsor: Mrs. Catharina Weiss |
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| Johann Friedrich Lepp | 23 Apr 1857 | 7 Jun 1857 | 1857 p.34 #54 | William Lepp & Caroline[sic] Wehinger sponsor: Joh. Fr. Wehinger |
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| * | Sophia Margaretha Lepp | 23 Apr 1857 | 7 Jun 1857 | 1857 p.34 #55 | William Lepp & Caroline[sic] Wehinger sponsor: Sophia Marg. Wehinger |
| Johannes Lepp | 16 Jun 1859 | 24 Jul 1989 | 1859 p. 50 #84 | Wm Lepp & Pauline Wehinger sponsor: John Lepp |
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| Albert Lepp | 16 Jun 1859 | 29 Jul 1859 | 1859 p. 50 #83 | Wm. Lepp & Pauline Wehinger sponsor: Albert Wehinger |
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Confirmations
- Waterloo Times, March 18, 1912 "St. Paul Evangelical Confirmation Class"
- Waterloo Times, April 12, 1912 "CONFIRMED" (Evangelical church - probably Waterloo)
- Waterloo Times, April 9, 1915 "Confirmation Class"
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Marriages
- Partial transcription of marriage records(1846-1935)
(records below are the subset of records for Esther Kraus's nearest relatives)
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| Emilie Wenkel | Peter Wilhelm Mueller | October 28, 1858 | 1858 #22 | |
| Minna Wenkel | Conrad Roever | February 3, 1861 | 1861 #5 | |
| Caroline Lieb | Heinrich Schmidt | November 18, 1894 | p. 73 #26 | |
| Edna M. Krauss | Ralph E. Knowles | September 23, 1923 | p. 127 [Edna was Esther's sister] |
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Death & Cemetery Records
- none yet
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Pastors
- Dedication Praise and Thanksgiving - June 23, 1974 (pdf) - p. 24 lists Pastors:
[note that several early pastors also served St. Paul's Evangelical in Columbia]- William Binner (1846-1849)
- Gottlieb Steinert (1849-1875)
- Friedrich Holke (1875-1885)
- John Nollau (1885-1917)
- G.F. Brink (1917-1928)
- R. A. Mensendiek (1929-1931)
- Hans Kocheim (1931-1942)
- John H. Schultz (1942-1945)
- Otto C. Bassler (1945-1970)
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Members
- no lists yet
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History
- History of St. Paul Church and United Church of Christ (official web site)
- Waterloo Times, April 30, 1915 "Decided to Build"
- Waterloo Times, October 15, 1915 "75th Anniversary Evangelical Synod"
- History of the Erection and Dedication of the St. Paul Evangelical Parish House, 1927
- Dedication Praise and Thanksgiving - June 23, 1974 (pdf)
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Building Photos
- History of St. Paul Church and United Church of Christ (official web site)