| Klasse Rosters [Congregation Rosters] German Evangelical Church - Lansing Ridge, May's Prairie & Columbus Ridge |
English translations & notes by the submitter
appear in [brackets].
| Lansing
Klasse 1869 [Lansing Class 1869] ID#2 |
| Wilhelm Drehmel Henriette Drehmel Johan Weingard Führer [Leader] Barbara Weingard Fr. Drehmel mitschein [recorder (var.) note: in different hand] August Boeckemeier Maria Boeckemeier Bertha Marten Peter La’er Elizabeth La’er Katharina Berthel Christoph Luth Anna Marquard Setzta sich auf Taerda Durch Heira 18 Nov. 1869 Franz Marten [note: crossed through] wollen sich nicht an diese Classe anschl. [Literal trans. = wants himself not to be on this class connected. Note: Likely leaving Lansing for Ackley, Iowa though wife Mary’s comment reads a bit differently.] Johan Georg Heiss neuaufgenammen am 18 April 1869 [new member on 18 April 1869] Eva K. Heiss “ “ “ “ “ Barbara Heiss “ “ “ “ “ returned [in English] Maria Marten “ “ “ “ “ [name crossed through and comment over the ditto marks] Seit, sie kann nicht nach _____ _______ Disc. leben [I believe this is saying that she can no longer be included since she is leaving the District to live.]
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| Columbus
Ridge Klasse 1869 [Columbus Ridge class] |
| Friederich Marten Fuhrer [leader - note: crossed
through] Lotta Marten Wilhelm Gaunitz Vermahner erwuhlt im Ap. [crossed thru. Translation: Exhorter elected in April] Theresia Gaunitz Hermann Gaunitz Vermahner erwuhlt 13 März 1870 [Exhorter elected 13 March 1870] Ferdinand Gaunitz Maria Gaunitz Johann Diestler Fuhrer erwuhlt Dec. 26. 1869 [Leader elected December, 26, 1869] Julia Diestler Dazukommen [Added] August Marten fertigezeugen [final witness (??)] F. Hembd Febr. 6. 70 Engeline Marten K. Gottel “ “ “ John Marten Alb. Kehrberg “ “ “ Karoline Marten W. Kehrberg “ “ “ Gottlieb Göttel Louise Göttel Emilie Göttel Gottlieb Göttel Hermann Göttel
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| Kol
Ridge Klasse 1872 [Columbus Ridge class 1872] ID#6 |
| 2 John Diestler Führer [Leader] 2 Julia Diestler 2 Gottlieb Goettel Vater [Father] 2 Louise Goettel 1 Bertha Goettel 1 Emilie Goettel 1 Gottlieb Goettel 2 John Marten 2 Karoline Marten 2 Fritz Marten 2 Charlotte Marten 2 August Marten 2 Engeline Marten 2 Wilhelm Gaunitz Verwalter [Administrator] 2 Theresa Gaunitz 1 Ferdinand Gaunitz 1 Maria Gaunitz [note: middle initial is either C, K, or B] 1 Hermann Kehrberg 2 Julius Kehrberg Vermahner [Exhorter] 2 Henriette Kehrberg 1 Wilhelm Kehrberg 1 Albert Kehrberg 1 Bertha Kehrberg [ Transcribers note: I believe the 2 in front of the name indicates “married” and the 1 means “unmarried”. The children do not seem to appear as members until at least the age of 12]
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| Mays
Prairie Church Klasse 1872 [note: I believe this to be the class at Mays Prairie 1872] ID#9 |
| Wilhelm Göttel Führer [Leader] Louisa Göttel Karl Göttel Henriette Göttel Peter Stocker Vermahner [Exhorter] Augusta Stocker Barbara Stocker Wilhelm Feuerhelm Verwalter [Administrator] Auguste Feuerhelm (Muter) [Mother] Auguste Feuerhelm Friedrich Feuerhelm Wilhelm Dremel Henriette Dremel Friedrich Dremel Hulda Dremel John Schulz Henriette Schulz Wilhelm Schulz Bertha [?] Schulz Eine Familie nahr Waukon die in kener Klasse Sehen [A family near Waukon is seen to (watched over) by this Class (Congregation)] Gottlieb Schellschmidt Anna Schellschmidt Karl Schellschmidt Im Frühjahr 1872 bei der Jähr Konferenz Sitzung zu Grand View Iowa wurde L. Scheurer zum Nachfolgen von J. H. Pippert auf die Lansing Mission bestunent [?] Von Ansang Schinn __ ziemlich Drübe audzusehn.... [In the Spring 1872 at the Annual Conference Session at Grand View, Iowa , L. Scheurer was (made) for the successor of J. H. Pippert to the Lansing Mission...]
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| Columbus
Ridge Classe 1873 ID#10 |
| F. Marten Führer ___ ___ den 21 July 1872 [Leader __
__ on July 21, 1872] Charlotte Marten Gottlieb Göttel Verwalter [Administrator] Anna Gottel Bertha Göttel Gottlieb Göttel (Sen.) Johan Marten Karoline Marten Julius Kehrberg Vermahner [Exhorter] Henriette Kehrberg Wilhelm Kehrberg Herman Kehrberg Albert J. Kehrberg Wilhelm Gaunitz Theresa Gaunitz Ferdinand Gaunitz Maria L. Gaunitz August Marten Engelin Marten Herman J. Kehrberg Hanna Marten Ferdinand Marten neu aufgenamen [new names on (the list)] Albert Kehrberg “ Bertha Kehrberg “ Johanna Guth “ Wilhelm Haase “ Bertha Kehrberg (Seid Gefrau Glied) [a member’s wife - likely Wilhelm Kehrberg] [transcribers note: I am a little confused by two listings for Herman and Albert Kehrberg]
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| Columbus
Ridge Classe conference year 1877 ID# 43 |
| Friedrich Martin Führer erwahlt im Juli 1876 [Leader
__ in July 1876] Charlotte Martin Johan Martin neu bekehrt [new convert] Emma Martin “ “ “ “ Johan Martin (Vater) [Father] Karolina Martin Gottlieb Göttel, Sr. Gottlieb Göttel Jr. Vermahner [Exhorter] Anna Göttel Julius Göttel neu bekehrt [new convert] Wilhelm Kehrberg Bertha Kehrberg Herman J. Kehrberg Bertha Kehrberg Wilhelm Haase Bertha Haase Ferdinand Halbrähder Wilhelmina Halbrähder Herman Halbrähder Mina Halbrähder Wilhelm Gaunitz Therese Gaunitz Ferdinand Gaunitz Conrad Steiber, Verwalter [Administrator] Maria Steiber Heinrich Steiber Magdalena Steiber Gustav Guth Karl Guth neu bekehrt [new convert] Wilhelm Hinz “ “ “ “ Augusta Hinz “ “ “ “ Johan Her. Aug. Kühn “ “ “ “ Ernst Kühn “ “ “ “ Auguste Kugel “ “ “ ‘ [remainder cut off] |
- source: original church records, current repository is at the
Methodist church in Lansing. Notes of records with ID #1-15
photocopied by Deb Goettel Kiley, February, 2000. Records with ID
#’s above 20 retrieved by Deb Goettel Kiley and Steven L.
Goettel in August, 2000.
- translated from German script, transcribed & submitted by:
Steven L. Goettel
© 2003 Steven L. Goettel
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