The Ancestry of Esther Kraus
Church Records
Zoar UCC (Formerly Zoar Evangelical)
New Hanover, Monroe County, Illinois
- Official Zoar UCC web site
- Illinois South Conference United Church of Christ Site: Zoar UCC, New Hanover
- Founded: 1844
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Pastors | Members | History | Photos |
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.
Any available original document scans are linked in the "RECORD" column. Note that the original records were kept in German.
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Births and Baptisms
- Baptism Index - July 1848-December 1953 (pdf), transcribed from LDS Film No. 1976581 by Lester Schrader
- Birth, Marriage, Death Index 1848-1953 (pdf), transcribed by Lester Schrader
| NAME | BIRTH | BAPTISM | RECORD | PARENTS | |
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| Emelie Wenkel | 16 May 1858 | ? | Baptizing book p. 8 | Wilh Wenkel & Catherina Stumpf | |
| Elisabeth Wenkel | 12 Nov 1860 | ? | Baptizing book p. 10 | Wilh Wenkel & Catherina Stumpf |
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Confirmations
| NAME | BIRTH | CONFIRMATION | RECORD | PARENTS | |
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| * | John Conrad Wenkel | 19 Jul 1853 | [abt 1866?] | ? | [noted in his death record] |
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Marriages
- Birth, Marriage, Death Index 1848-1953 (pdf), transcribed by Lester Schrader
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| Caroline Haller | William Lepp 3rd marriage |
14 May 1901 | Church Book 2 p. 0100 |
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Death & Cemetery Records
- Death Index 1884-1953 (transcribed by Lester Schrader)
- Birth, Marriage, Death Index 1848-1953 (pdf), transcribed by Lester Schrader
- Cemetery Photos
- Cemetery Index (index Excel (xls) file)
It is unclear whether there were two couples named Georg and Elisabeth Stumpf with almost identical dates, or if the 20 year gap in their death dates lead to separated monuments with faded writing that has confused the issue.
| MARRIED NAME (not necessarily same as record - may match gravestone) |
BIRTH | DEATH | BURIAL | DEATH RECORD | CEMETERY (PHOTOS) links to www.rootsweb.com/~ilmonroe |
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| * | Elizabeth (Keim) Stumpf | 1811 | 1853 | . | Book 1 1862 # 13 daughter of W. Wenkel & Katharine Stumpf |
OLD R 8 A "NEE KEIM, AGE 42 YRS 3 MO. 21 DAYS, WIFE OF GEORGE" note: OLD R 20 A is Elizabeth Stumpf 1811-1873, but possibly could be mistranscription |
| * | Georg Stumpf | 1804 | 1875 | 1866 | Book 1 1866 #6 son of Wilhelm Wenkel and Auguste Zweig |
OLD R 20 B "HUSBAND OF ELIZABETH" indexed as 1801-1875, but photo confirms that stone has faded 1804 as birth year OLD R 8 B supposedly is Mr. & Mrs. Georg Stumpf, with dates for Georg 1811-1873 |
| John Stumpf | 1809 | 1878 | 1865 | Book 1 1865 #2 | OLD R 3 B "BORN HESS DARMSTADT, MARRIED ELIZABETH 19 APRIL 1838 ZION MILLSTADT, BAKER IN GERMANY, IMMIGRATED 1834" | |
| Elizabeth (Rodemich) Stumpf | 1819 | 1909 | 1865 | OLD R 3 A "BORN HESSEN, GERMANY, NEE RODEMICH, MARRIED JOHN STUMPF 19 APRIL 1838, MOTHER OF NINE CHILDREN" |
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Pastors
- Pastors 1844-1944
[note that some of the early pastors were shared with St. Paul's Evangelical in Columbia]- Konrad Riess (1844-1848)
- C. Schrenk (1848)
- G. Weitbrecht (1848-1850)
- Knauss, Steinert, Werth (1850-1853)
- Fr.Delveau (1853-1856)
- J. T. Boetticher (1857-1858)
- Fr.Delveau (1858-1867)
- J. C. Seybold (1867-1870)
- W. Wahl (1871-1875)
- C. Kautz (1875-1876)
- George Maul (1876-1884)
- G. Press (1884-1898)
- E.J. Hosto (1898-1906)
- Seffzig (1906-1910)
- L. Birnstengel (19101-1913)
- F. Eggen (1913-1920)
- K. Pfeiffer (1920-1923)
- C. Berger (1923-1933)
- Kalkbrenner (1934-1939)
- W. L. Biasch
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Members
- First Elders and Founding Fathers
- George Stumpf [Esther's great great grandfather]
- John Stumpf [brother of George Stumpf]
- Jacob Rau [brother-in-law of Esther's great grandfather Daniel Krauss]
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History
- Zoar Centennial 1844-1944 (same in pdf form)
