Memorial History of St Paul's Lutheran and Reformed Churches 1813-1960
Full title from title page: Memorial History of St. Paul’s Lutheran and Reformed Churches 1813 – 1960, R.D. 2, Knox, Beaver Township, Clarion County PA, translated and compiled by Raymond E. Hollenbach 1959-1960, research by John B. Dengler 1959-1960. Records relevant to this ancestry are extracted here.
Baptism Records
From page 17: This church housed two congregations, the Lutheran and the Reformed; baptismal records from 1820- 1853 are both Lutheran and Reformed; the records from 1880-1896 are Reformed only.
The book contains several baptism records for direct ancestors. The text given in the table below is taken directly from the book:
| Page | Children Baptized | Parents | Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Cathrine Kline born July 7, 1838 bapt. Sept. 2, 1838 |
John Kline & Anna | The parents |
| 48 | Elizabeth Ann Klein born Oct. 20, 1840 bapt. Jan. 24, 1841 |
John Klein & Ann | The parents |
| 52 | Susannah Kline born Nov. 16, 1842 bapt. Oct. 1, 1843 |
John Kline & Anna | The parents |
| 54 | James Kline born Jan. 14, 1845 bapt. Aug. 17, 1845 |
John Kline & Anna, geb. Fenstermacher[1] |
Eltern[2] |
[1] German. Translates to "born Fenstermacher."
[2] German. Translates to "Parents."
Communicant[?] Records
Names of Communicants, January 12, 1845 , on the Lutheran side
p. 86 Johann Klein
Death Records
From page 187: In the Lutheran record are lists…from 1848 to 1873. …The records in the Lutheran book are entirely in German and are copied here exactly as they are found, with an English translation… “ In the case of the older persons there is information as to place of birth, date of arrival in America, cause of death, number of survivors…The list is unique and the writer knows of no church record among the older German churches in eastern Pennsylvania that is so informative. However, in many parishes in Germany such complete records are kept, and the completeness of St. Paul’s record is probably due to the European training of these pastors.
Todten Liste – List of Deaths
p. 192 MICHAEL BREY war geboren den 14 April 1773 und starb den 8 Juni 1859 in dem sehr hahen Alter von 86Jahren, 1M. u. 16 Tagen, und werd begrabem in Salem. (Michael Brey was born on April 14, 1773 and died on June 8, 1859 at the very old age of 86 years, 1 month and 16 days, and he was buried in Salem.)
p. 194 JACOB KLEIN was born on March 7, 1796 in Lehigh County and was baptized and confirmed there. He died on April 6, 1861, in the morning at 6 o’clock after a long illness, leaving a wife and 11 children…Died at the age of 65 years, 29 days. R.I.P.
p.194 SUSANNA KLEIN, widow of Jacob Klein, was born on May 8, 1808 and died after a long and painful illness on June 1, 1861, at the age of 53 years and 24 days.
Source notes
Note that the Jacob Klein mentioned on page 194 is not direct ancestor Jacob Klein, but a brother of direct ancestor John Klein.
