Holy Ghost German Evangelical Church Marriages, 1834-1844
Holy Ghost was the first German Protestant Evangelical Church in St. Louis. The original church members included Lutheran and Reformed denominations. In 1843, some members formed two new churches, St. Peters and St. Marks.
The Holy Ghost marriage records do not include the name of the parents of the bride and groom. The record does include the name of the city or village where the bride and groom were born.
St. Louis Genealogical Society microfilmed these records many years ago. The film is available at the StLGS office or at St. Louis County Library. Would you like StLGS to make you a copy of the microfilmed record? Click here for information on our Lookup Service.
Maryhelen Wilson transcribed and contributed this information for publication starting in the 1986 St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly, volume 19, number 1, pages 1–6. The series continues through volume 21, number 1, pages 7–10.
The first record made in the U.S. by many European, especially German, immigrants often recorded the immigrants’ European place of origin. Frequently this was a church record. Because of the importance of place names to European research, we’ve created a separate index for European persons/places based on information found in these congregation records. Clicking on the “Plc” in either the “Groom” or “Bride” surname columns will take you to that index page. If there is no “Plc” in the surname columns, then the record did not have a location listed. Also, if you have difficulty interpreting a place name in any original image in this list, click to search for your European in our person/place index. Check back frequently because the European person/place index will expand as congregation indices are added.
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