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Local heritage book of Horse Prairie, Randolph County, Illinois, USA Historic Trinity Lutheran Church was organized in 1842 by German immigrants who settled in the Horse Prairie community of Southern Illinois. They built the first church in 1844. The present facility was dedicated in 1868. In 1864 here was acting pastor of a register of community living in these families created. It leads to short descriptions for each family member: place and date of birth, immigration year, marriage, birth dates of children, and possibly death date. The title was chosen : : „Register names of the links in the Association of Evangelical Lutheran congregation in the Horse Prairie Randolph County State of Illinois was introduced in the year of our Lord 1864” This name index provides the basis for the present family book. Most families are from the Fürstentümer (principalities) of Schaumburg, Schaumburg-Lippe, the Kingdom of Hanover, but also from Westphalia, Hessen, Holstein and Prussia. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We are happy to accept corrections from senders. |
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Last status Local heritage book of Horse Prairie, Randolph County, Illinois, USA: 09.04.2022 Dieses Werk ist lizenziert unter einer Creative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0 International Lizenz |