The following are examples of letters that are used interchangeably in German:
	p used for b	t used for th	ü used for ue
	t used for d or dt	g used for k
	s used for z	ä used for ae
	ck or c used for k	ö used for oe

Immanuel Lutheran Church Indexes 3540 Marcus Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri  63115 The entries are alphabetical by surname, then given name. Select the link below for your surname of interest.

Index to Baptisms: 1848–1869

No Last Name – Be Bi – Bu C – D E – F G Ha – Hen Her – J Ka – Kre Kri – Lo Lü – Mu N – P Q – R Sa – Schr Schu – Sto Str – V W – Z

Index to Baptisms: 1870–1893

No Last Name – Bl Bo – Cr D – F Ga – Has Hau – Hu I – Kl Kn – Ku L M N – Q R Sa – Schr Schu – Su T – V W – Z

Index to Baptisms: 1894–1909

A – E F – K L – Q R – Sch Se – Z

Index to Marriages: 1848–1920

A – Bar Bau – Ber Bes –  Borc Borg –  Bud Bue – Da De –  Du Eb –  Fin Fir –  Geh Gei –  Gri Gro – Han Har – Hen Hep – Hom Hop –  Ju Ka –  Kj Kl –  Ko Kr –  Land Lang –  Loh Lom –  Meh Mei –  Mie Mil –  Nied Nieh –  Pay Pe –  Rad Rah –  Roe Rog –  Sav Scha –  Schl Schm –  Schr Schu –  Sh Si –  Stein Steitz –  Te Th – Vel Ven – Wec Wee – Wig Wil – Wo Wu – Z

Understanding Baptism Entries

The baptisms indexed here cover the years 1848–1909 and may give quite detailed information in German, sometimes including the towns of origin of the parents and occupations. They are arranged by the baptismal year, but are sometimes interrupted by marriages, deaths and confirmations. The column headings on each page are as follows:

• No. (Number): Order in which the baptism was done. Baptisms are numbered each year, beginning with the number one and continuing through the rest of the calendar year.

• Geburt (Birth): Actual date of birth. In most cases it is close to the date of baptism, but in some cases they may be years apart.

• Taufe (Baptism): Date that the baptism was performed.

• Name (Name): First and middle names of the child.

• Vater (Father): Father’s first name and surname.

• Mutter (Mother): Mother’s first name and maiden name.

• Pathen (Godparents): The names of the godparents are listed here.

To locate a baptism one needs only the year and number of the baptism (listed as order # in column 3).

The baptismal records indexed here are available on microfilm in the Special Collections Department. See the detailed descriptive roll list on this website for the department's holdings for Immanuel Lutheran Church. Photocopies of these baptismal entries are available from Special Collections. 

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Understanding Marriage Entries

These indexed marriages range from 1848–1920 and they provide the marriage bann publication dates, marriage date, names of the bride and groom and witnesses. Additional information such as former residence in Germany (or elsewhere), rank in family and occupation may also be given depending on the year and record. Later a column for the pastor’s name is also provided. The marriages are arranged by year but are interrupted in places by other types of records such as baptisms, confirmations and deaths. The column headings are as follows:

• No. (Number):  Order in which the marriage was done. Marriages are numbered each year, beginning with the number one and continuing through the rest of the calendar year. 

• Aufgebote: Dates of marriage bann publications 

• Trauung: Date of marriage. 

• Braeutigam: Groom 

• Braut: Bride 

• Bemerkungen: Remarks or witnesses. 

• Zeugen: Witnesses

To locate a marriage on the microfilm, one needs only the year and number of the marriage (listed as order # in column1).

The marriage records indexed here are available on microfilm in the Special Collections Department. See the detailed descriptive roll list on this website for the department's holdings for Immanuel Lutheran Church. Photocopies of these marriage entries are available from Special Collections. 

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