Scope and Contents

The collection contains the handwritten originals, transcriptions, and translations of articles and correspondence concerning the mission.

The handwritten originals are by Rev. Emanuel August Mayer and translated by his son, Rev. Herman A. Mayer.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of the following: Church Record Book (German) Baptisms 1881-1966 Confirmations 1883-1966 Marriages 1881-1966 Deaths 1881-1966 Other Items English translation of the Church Record Book Official Acts Cemetery Directory - alphabetical by Last Name and also by Plot Number Selection from the Protokolle originally belonged to Rev. Meyer who served as pastor from...

Scope and Contents

These records arrived as a group and are maintained essentially in that form. The connection of all the groups is not immediately clear.

The official acts of baptisms, confirmations, and burials from 1935 to 1964 for the Oak Forest Mission / Ebenezer Lutheran Church are in a folder.

An index of the Ebenezer Lutheran Cemetery records is in a folder as well as on the CHI server.

Scope and Contents

The collection contains photocopies of the records from the Minersville Cemetery.

Books

• 1862-1902
• 1893-1900
• 1900-1914
• 1914-1930
• 1926-1936
• 1934-1944
• 1945-1963
• 1963-1980

Scope and Contents

Microfilm #1817 contains records of interments in the cemetery from 1887 to 1910 and single burials in February 1967 and April 1968. A copy of a plat map of the cemetery is filed in the oversize storage area.