NEW MEMBERS
TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH
1867 to 1893
As new members were admitted to the congregation their names were dutifully
entered into the minute books (listed therein under the term, "Angenommen") by
the secretary of the congregation. The following list of new members is
extracted from the minute books at Trinity Lutheran Church. The date given
is that of the congregational meeting at which the individual was taken up as a
member of the congregation. In order to become a voting member of the
congregation, one had to sign the congregation's constitution. Voting
membership was only open to males over 21 years old.
NOTE: I have kept the spelling of the names as in the original records.
The phrase "geb." is the German form of "nee", indicating a woman's married
name.
| 10 Mar 1867 | Karl Gernetzke Wilhelm Weber |
| 7 Apr 1867 | Edward Dahlke |
| 7 July 1867 | Mr. Simnicht (he also signed the congregation's constitution to become a voting member) |
| 8 Sept 1867 | Friedrich Nagel and 2 children Johann Schroeder and family NOTE: Both men signed the congregation's constitution to become voting members. |
| 6 Oct 1867 | Mr. Sasse and wife Mr. Jaeckel and family NOTE: Both men signed the congregation's constitution to become voting members. |
| 1 Jan 1868 | Herman Poetter, wife and children (he also became a voting member by signing the constitution) |
| 19 Apr 1868 | Mr. Wille, wife and sister-in-law Mr. Seefeld |
| 5 July 1868 | Maria Liebing, wife of Karl Liebing Christian Bartz and wife (he also became a voting member upon signing the constitution) |
| 4 Oct 1868 | Gottlieb Rubenhagen and family (readmitted, he also signed the constitution to become a voting member) |
| 1 Jan 1869 | Ernst Schwanitz and family Friedrich Wobig and family Friedrich Pal and family NOTE: All three men signed the congregation's constitution to become voting members. |
| 1 Jan 1870 | August and Wilhelmina Broitzmann Ferdinand Link and wife Gottlieb Selk and wife |
| 24 Apr 1870 | Adam Schaller and wife Nicolaus Schaller Otto Strobel and wife Friedrich Schmeling and wife NOTE: All four men signed the constitution to become voting members. |
| 2 Oct 1870 | August Schultz and family Widow Steindorf and children NOTE: August signed the constitution to become a voting member. |
| 1 Dec 1870 | Friedrich Jurren (also signed the constitution to become a voting member) |
| 1 Jan 1871 | Wilhelm Schultz and wife Wife of Friedrich Jurren |
| 1 Jan 1872 | Wilhelm Roebel and wife Carl Schlueter and wife NOTE: Both men became voting members by signing the constitution. |
| 7 April 1872 | Wilhelm Goebel (also signed the constitution to become a voting member) |
| 1 Jan 1873 | Theodor Wille and wife Ludwig Klingsporn and wife NOTE: Both men signed the constitution to become voting members. |
| 29 June 1873 | William Bluemke |
| 12 Apr 1874 | Julius Kopplin and wife Johann Hoefs and wife Gottlieb Rubenhagen and wife August Lenz and wife |
| 4th Sunday after Trinity, 1874 | Wilhelm Lege and wife Daniel Lenz and wife |
| 29 Mar 1875 | Friedrich Reese and wife (thru transfer from another
congregation) Eduard Wobig and wife Mrs. Wilhelmine Benninger geb. Neuberger Johann Kohn jr. Ferdinand Lege and wife Ferdinand Rettschlag and wife |
| 18 July 1875 | Mr. Grafin and wife |
| 24 Oct 1875 | August Kohn sr. and wife (from Pastor Oppen's congregation in Columbus) |
| 16 Jan 1876 | Wilhelm Meyer |
| 2 July 1876 | August Schulz |
| 1 Jan 1877 | August Kloehn and wife |
| 6 May 1877 | Friedrich Kohn and wife |
| 7 Oct 1877 | Emilie Wilhelmine Galitz (wife of Anton Galitz) |
| 1 Jan 1878 | Heinrich Budahn and wife Friedrich Klug and wife (from Pastor Strassen's congregation in Watertown) |
| 22 Apr 1878 | Albert Glauwitz and wife Carl Kohls, his wife and family (after investigation by Rev. Grothe as to their beliefs) |
| 14 Apr 1879 | Wilhelm Riek and wife (from Pastor Vogel's congregation in Columbus) |
| 6 July 1879 | David Huebner, his wife and stepson |
| 5 Oct 1879 | Heinrich Hamann (from Pastor Brockman's congregation in Watertown) |
| 1 Jan 1880 | Bertha Schmeling geb. Maas (wife of Friedrich Schmeling, from Pastor Allwardt's congregation in Lebanon) |
| 11 July 1880 | Leonhard Neuberger jr. (allowed in as a voting member after signing the congregation's constitution) |
| 19 Oct 1881 | Carl Schroeder, Ferdinand Steindorf and G.M. Kohn (allowed in as voting members after signing the congregation's constitution) |
| 1 Jan 1882 | Friedrich Kohn Friedrich Gerke and wife (thru a release from their former congregation) |
| 4 Sunday after Epiphany, 1882 | Franz Wolfgram and Karl Gernetzke (admitted as voting members after signing the congregation's constitution) |
| 10 April 1882 | Mrs. Barbara Bruecher (tabled to admit at a later time) |
| 2 July 1882 | Mrs. Schaller (thru a release from Rev. Hass' congregation in Lowell) |
| 1 Oct 1882 | Mrs. Barbara Bruecher (widow) Mrs. Caroline Weierth geb. Huebner |
| 1 Jan 1883 | Mrs. Emilie Wolfgram geb. Maass (thru a release from Rev. Strassen's congregation in Watertown) |
| 26 Mar 1883 | Peter Reinhard Heinrich Yerges, Wilhelm Valeske, Otto Klug and William Kohn (admitted as voting members after signing the congregation's constitution) |
| 1 July 1883 | Franz Boldt (thru a release from the Lutheran church in Lowell) |
| 6 Oct 1883 | Auguste Wilhelmine Louise Schoen, wife of Johann Schoen |
| 7 Jan 1884 | Anna Maria, wife of Otto Klug (thru a release from the
congregation of Rev. Petri) Friedrich Bleifuss and wife |
| 14 Apr 1884 | August Ladwig (thru a release from a sister congregation) Friedrich August Raasch and wife, Auguste geb. Reeck Anna Louise geb. Christman, wife of Carl Kohn Carl Klenz and wife, Loise geb. Berg |
| 6 July 1884 | Louise geb. Eckert, wife of Christian Kohn Auguste Arnt |
| 5 Sept 1884 | Wilhelm Kloehn and family |
| 6 Apr 1885 | Louise geb. Hildebrandt, wife of William Kohn Widow Liebing (readmitted) |
| 5 July 1885 | Mr. Radke and wife William Bickel (admitted as a voting member by signing the congregation's constitution) |
| 4 Jan 1886 | Friedrich Rennhack and wife (thru a release) Charlotte Sophie geb. Engel, wife of Wilhelm Bluemke Margarethe geb. Jung, wife of Michael Kohn Wilhelm Winter (admitted as a voting member by signing the congregation's constitution) |
| 14 July 1886 | August Gernetzke (admitted as a voting member by signing the congregation's constitution) |
| 3 Oct 1886 | Wife of August Gernetzke--geb. Wollbert |
| 3 Jan 1887 | Elisabeth geb. Soldner, wife of Johann Neuberger Bertha geb. Wolfgram, wife of Herman Kohls |
| 11 Apr 1887 | Carl Wolfgram and wife, Auguste geb. Gauger Herman Derge and wife, Elisabeth geb. Ulmer Carl Broitzmann, August Kohn and Her. Kohls (signed the congregation's constitution and admitted as voting members) |
| 3 July 1887 | William Yerges (admitted as a voting member) |
| 2 Jan 1888 | Otilie geb. Baganz, wife of Friedrich Schmeling (thru a release from Rev. Brockman's congregation) |
| 2 Apr 1886 | Wilhelm Kloehn, wife and 4 children (thru a release from the Lowell Lutheran church, allowed in to Trinity after asking for forgiveness for not attending the Lowell church for the previous two years) |
| 1 July 1888 | Franz Haine (also signed the constitution to becom a voting
member) wife of Friedrich Krause |
| 7 Oct 1888 | Wilhelm Weber and family (thru a release from a sister congregation) |
| 7 Jan 1889 | Albert Lemke and wife, Ida geb. Maass |
| 22 April 1889 | Ferdinand Grossmann and wife, Emilie geb. Hildebrandt Mrs. Wilhelmine Lege geb. Retschlag and children Louise geb. Behl, wife of Johann Schoen Christian Steinacker jr. NOTE: All of the men signed the congregation's constitution to become voting members. |
| 7 July 1889 | Albertine geb. Ladwig, wife of George Weihert (thru a release from Rev. R. Bock) |
| 6 Jan 1890 | Anna Maria geb. Dauffenbach, wife of Friedrich Bickel Friedrich Kohn (became a voting member upon signing of the congregational constitution) |
| 26 Jan 1890 | Julius Schley (became a voting member upon signing the congregational constitution) |
| 7 Apr 1890 | Emilie Horn geb. Schwantes |
| 6 July 1890 | Carl Knuppel (also signed the constitution to become a voting member) |
| 5 Oct 1890 | Franz Knuppel and wife, Louise geb. Grosskrentz Carl Klug and family William Kohn (All three men signed the congregation's constitution to become voting members) |
| 5 Jan 1891 | Ludwig Klingsporn and family |
| 30 Mar 1891 | Johann George Soldner with wife and family (he also signed the constitution to become a voting member) |
| 14 May 1891 | the wife of Carl Klug (thru a release from the congregation in Columbus) |
| 31 May 1891 | August Budewitz and family |
| 5 July 1891 | August Budewitz and Theodore Wolfgram (signed the congregation's constitution to become voting members) |
| 11 Oct 1891 | August Rathke and wife (he also signed the constitution to become a voting member) |
| 2 Oct 1892 | Friedrich Rathke and wife, Ida geb. Krueger (he also signed the constitution to become a voting member) |
| 2 Jan 1893 | Carl Krahn and family (thru a release from the Waterloo
congregation) Carl Klug jr. NOTE: Both men signed the constitution to become voting members. |
| 12 Feb 1893 | Carl Etscheid Carl Klenz jr. (thru a release from the Lake Mills congregation) Carl Yerges NOTE: All three men became voting members after signing the constitution. |
| 1 Oct 1893 | Albert Klug (thru a release from Rev. Strassen's
congregation in Watertown) August Bickel, Johannes Bickel and Carl Klug--all signed the constitution to become voting members |