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St. John's Lutheran Church's Records — Online and Free

1/17/2017

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St. John's Lutheran Church's Records -- Online and Free via 4YourFamilyStory.com #genealogy #Texas #familyhistory #GermanTexans
​My grandfather, Joseph Marschall/Marshall, a.k.a., Big Paw Paw, was a bigger-than-life character who had some really rocky relationships. Though not well-loved nor fondly-remembered by many (that I can find), his story and his family's story seem to demand to be found and told.

I've been reviewing some older research I did previously on Big Paw Paw so I can unearth his parent's and grandparents' stories. Basically, I've been exploring as many of the details of his life I can possibly find in the two places he lived in Texas — Galveston and San Antonio.

In doing so, I researched a little more about his marriage to his first wife, Emma Rosin, who also happened to be his sister-in-law — his oldest sister's husband's youngest sister. (Emma wasn't my grandmother. My grandmother was Big Paw-Paw's Wife No. 4. What can I say? My Big Paw Paw was a complicated man, but his complications have left me records. So there's that.)
St. John's Lutheran Church's Records -- Online and Free via 4YourFamilyStory.com #genealogy #Texas #familyhistory #GermanTexans
Founded in 1857, St. John's Lutheran Church in San Antonio, Texas, maintains their archives on-site and it's partially accessible on their website.
St. John's maintains their own records and archives on-site and it's partially online as well. Their church records date to their founding in 1857. Here is a list of what can be found on their website:
  • History of St. John's Lutheran Church
  • Pastors that have served St. John's Lutheran Church
  • St. John's Cemetery History
  • Map of Eastside Cemeteries District
  • Burials at Immanuel Cemetery
  • Map of Old Lutheran Cemetery
  • Burials at New Lutheran Cemetery
  • Burials at Old Lutheran Cemetery
  • Map of New Lutheran and Immanuel Cemeteries
  • Church Records, Vol. 1, 1859-1899, Index
  • Church Records, Vol 1, Part 1, 1857-1899, pages 1-137
  • Church Records, Vol 1, Part 2, 1857-1899, pages 138-412
  • Church Records, Vol 1, Part 3, 1857-1899, pages 413-576
  • Church Records, Vol 2, 1900-1908, pages 1-156
  • Marriage Records, 1869-1899, Transcribed

Pretty nice, huh? Online and free — magical words that make a genealogist's heart beat faster. Makes their pulse race. Gets their blood pumping ... well, you get the picture.

Big Paw Paw's and Emma's marriage record was not online but a quick email sent to their office yielded, within a few days, a copy of the church marriage record entry that provided the names of the witnesses to their ceremony.

Since its founding in 1857, St. John's Lutheran Church served the German-Texan community in the San Antonio area. And it's still an active church. If you have German-Texan ancestors who lived in the San Antonio area, checking these records just might help you with your family story just as it has helped me find a few more research avenues for discovering more about my Big Paw Paw, his parents, and his grandparents.

And his wives.

And his mistresses.

​I told you he was complicated.


~Caroline
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Jana Last link
1/20/2017 03:04:30 pm

Caroline,

I want to let you know that your wonderful blog post is listed in today's Fab Finds post at http://janasgenealogyandfamilyhistory.blogspot.com/2017/01/follow-friday-fab-finds-for-january-20.html

Have a great weekend!

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Caroline
1/20/2017 06:32:23 pm

Thanks so much, Jana. I'm glad you liked it!

~C

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