Early Lutheran Burials
Springfield, IL

Death Record of the German Evangelical-Lutheran Trinity Church in Springfield, IL
Record of Deaths, commenced August 19, 1854

Date of Burial

Name & other information

18 August 1854

NYBOE, Michael, a Norwegian, aged about 66 yrs. Dysentery.

19 August 1854

SALDAL, Ole Andreas Olsen, Norwegian. 21 yrs. Cholera.

29 August 1854

Infant son of W. BAER, late of Germany.

September 1854

Child of W. MILLER, aged about 1 year.

11 October 1854

Child of Geo. STARK, aged about 1 year.

29 December 1854

FISCHER, George, a young German, died suddenly Dec. 28 at Thomas Campbells, where he worked.

Date of Burial

Name & other information

9 February 1855

John Conrad, son of John C. RABENSTEIN, born Oct. 19, 1854, Died Feb. 8, 1855.

14 May 1855

FEILNER, Margaretha, aged 37 years, wife of Wolfgang Feilner, died May 13th.

24 July 1855

HAHN, Mrs., wife of W. John Hahn, aged 29 years, typhoid fever.

24 July 1855

BECKEMEYER, Mrs., widow, aged about 70 years. Cholera.

23 September 1855

STRUMPFDORFFER's child, aged 6 months.

13 December 1855

STABER, Christian, aged 26 years, born in Hessen.

13 December 1855

BAER, Johann, aged 25 years.

Date of Burial

Name & other information

31 March 1856

DINKEL, Philipp, died March 29, aged 23 years. Born in Baden.

13 May 1856

KLOR, Christian, born Oct. 17, 1833, died May 12. Born at Muehlheim, Gross-Baden.

1 June 1856

KLOR, Rosina Barbara, died May 31, 1856, aged 26 yrs. Born at Muehlheim, Gross-Baden.

13 June 1856

KLOR, Christian, born Feb. 4, 1831, died June 12. Aged 25 yrs.

16 August 1856

Child of Adam STEELE, Jacob, about 12 months old.

11 November 1856

BAHR, Johann, died Nov. 10 as a result of a bullet wound.

Date of Burial

Name & other information

24 January 1857

SCHWABERG, F.W., born Oct. 11, 1856

22 March 1857

MEYER, Johann, died March 21, aged 1 year.

23 March 1857

OVUBITZ(?), Friedrich, died March 21, aged 18 years.

6 May 1857

RAPP, Magdalena, Aged 56 years. Died May 6.

1 June 1857

STIERLE, Catharine, aged 3 years. Died June 1.

7 December 1857

ARMBRUSTER, Emma, died Dec. 6, aged 2 1/2 years.

Date of Burial

Name & other information

17 February 1858

GEISINGER, Philipp, Died Feb.16, aged 10 years.

24 February 1858

BECKEMEYER, Wilhelm, died Feb. 24, aged 2 1/2 years.

4 April 1858

SCHARF, Margarethe, died April 3. Age (Not recorded).

28 June 1856(1858?)

FRIEH, Elise, Died June 27, aged 20 years.

29 July 1858

HAMANN, Elise Caroline, died Jul. 28, aged 10 months of brain-fever.

5 August 1858

ROSENHAGEN, Gerhard, died Aug. 4, aged 44 years, sun-stroke.

25 August 1858

GROHN, Johann Heinrich, died Aug. 25, 10 months old.

24 September 1858

WEISS, Dorothea, died Sept. 23, 7 months old.

18 October 1858

ROMANZ, Johann Jacob, died Oct. 17.

20 October 1858

RUEGER, Caroline, died Oct. 20.

Date of Burial

Name & other information

14 June 1859

LAUER, Elisabeth, died June 13, aged 28 years.

8 May 1859

HAHAN, Conrad, died May 8.

1 August 1859

APPEL, Barbara, Died Aug. 1. aged 38 years.

10 August 1859

APPEL, Johann, died Aug. 10.15?

22 August 1859

HAHN, Anna Margarethe, died Aug. 22.

26 August 1859

REINHARDT, Wilhelm, Died Aug. 26.

7 September 1859

HAST, Alfred, died Sept. 6.

12 September 1859

HAHN, Alfred, died Sept. 11.

22 September 1859

MUELLER, Margarethe, died Sept. 22.

22 September 1859

GEISLER, Johann, died Sept. 22.

Year 1860

Date of Burial

Name & other information

26 March 1860

LOCHMUELLER, In the night of March 26-27 the child of Thomas LOCHMUELLER and Christine Nee LUTZ, born out of wedlock, died. The child was born March 7, at Springfield, IL, and received emergency baptism March 26.

28 March 1860

HAHN, Georg, son of Adam HAHN and his wife Margaretha, died March 27, aged 1 mo. 23 days. Pastor Huschmann.

28 June 1860

DILLMANN, Anna, wife of Johannes Andreas DILLMANN, nee FEIGLE, born at Bitz, Wuerttemberg, Oct. 26, 1835. She died 9 days after giving birth to a child.

28 June 1860

BLUMENAUER, Maria, nee Oesterle, wife of Michael BLUMENAUER. Died June 27. She was born in America.

4 August 1860

GROSSPITZ, Maria, daughter of August GROSSPITZ and his wife Doris, aged 1 yr., 6 mo., 6 days, Oct. 29. Buried by Pastor Huschmann.

20 October 1860

SCHARF, Salomea, daughter of George SCHARF and Salomea STREIB. Born at Elmstadt in Baden, Apr. 17, 1852. Died Oct. 18. Buried by Pastor Huschmann.

30 October 1860

KUEFFNER, Anna Margaretha, daughter of Jean KUEFFNER and Anna Barbara, nee Lauterbach died of diphtheria Oct. 29, aged 1 yr., 6 mo., 6 days. Buried by Pastor Huschmann.

5 November 1860

MAU, Bertha, daughter of Julius MAU and Maria nee BRINGMANN, born Nov. 15, 1852 at Arenswalde, Prussia, died Nov. 3, 1860, aged 8 yrs., 12 days. (believe they meant 12 days short of her 8th birthday) Pastor Huschmann.

10 November 1860

GREBE, Heinrich Wilhelm, son of Balzer GREBE and Christine, nee KUESTERER. Born Apr. 13, 1857 at Springfield, IL. died Nov. 9.

15 December 1860

FASSAUER, Friedrich Heinrich, son of Friedrich FASSAUER and Margarethe nee LAUER. Born at Pomeroy, Ohio, March 7, 1856.

27 December 1860

POEHLMANN, Michael, son of Michael POEHLMANN and Margaretha Barbara, nee FRISCH, died Dec. 26, Born July 9, 1857 at Springfield, IL. Pastor Huschmann.

Year 1861

Date of Burial

Name & other information

18 February 1861

OTT, Elisabeth, daughter of Johann OTT and Catharina nee HEISINGER. Died Feb. 17, aged 2 yrs., 7 mo., 23 days. Pneumonia.

20 February 1861

STORCH, Wilhelm, born Aug. 9, 1859 at Springfield, IL. Son of Georg STORCH and Elisabeth, nee JAEGER. Died of lung complaint.

21 February 1861

MAISEL, Michael, born at Nemmersdorf, Bavaria. Died Feb. 20, aged approximately 53 yrs.

11 March 1861

WERLEIN, Johann Caspar Franz, son of Johann WERLEIN and Margaretha nee BEIERLEIN. Died March 9, aged 1 yr., 3 mo., 22 days,

18 April 1861

FALTER, Margarethe, nee PEILER, born Jan. 1, 1801 at Malzheim, Alsace, daughter of Johannes PEILER and Maria PEILER. Wife of Valentin FALTER. Died Apr. 17, aged 60 yrs, 3 mo., 17 days. Pastor Huschmann.

21 May 1861

DUNKEL(?), Heinrich, son of Michael DUNKEL, born Dec. 28, died May 20.

8 July 1861

KRUEGER, Carl Wilhelm, cabinet maker, drowned in the Sangamon River, Jul. 6, 1861. Husband of Maria nee (?). Born Jan. 1822 at Hardelegen in the the kingdom of Prussia. Aged 39 yrs., 5 mo. His body was pulled from the river in the evening. Pastor Huschmann.

28 July 1861

KIRST, Elisabeth, daughter of Johann Peter KIRST and his wife Elisabeth nee FETZER. Died Jul. 26, aged 7 mo.

31 July 1861

CLAUSS, Ferdinand, unbaptized son of August CLAUSS and his wife Louise, nee KRAUS. The boy was born Apr. 4, 1861 at Springfield, IL. He died Jul. 30, and was quietly buried.

3 August 1861

VOGEL, Anna Maria, born Jan. 2, 1860. Daughter of Leonhard VOGEL and his wife Barbara nee LANG. Died Aug. 3, and buried by Pastor Huschmann.

29 September 1861

CLAUSS, Emma, born April 4, 1861. Daughter of August CLAUSS and his wife Louise, nee KRAUS. Died Sept. 28, 1861.

3 November 1861

STIEBER, Heinrich, born Aug. 19, 1853, son of Christian STIEBER, deceased and his wife Catherina, nee DRISCHMANN, now married to HACKENGOOS. He died as a result of being run over by a wagon, Nov. 2.

5 November 1861

DITTEMEYER, Christian Friedrich Ludwig, son of Ludwig Heinrich Wilhelm DITTEMEYER and his wife Friedricke Caroline, nee HUNKE. Born at Suedhaemmern near Pruss-Minden, Dec. 13, 1844. Buried next to his sister, who is listed next.

5 November 1861

DITTEMEYER, Sophie Maria, daughter of Ludwig Heinrich Wilhelm DITTEMEYER and his wife Friedricke Caroline, nee HUHNKE. Died Nov. 4 1861 of typhoid fever, and was buried with her brother. She reached the age of 21 yrs., 1 mo., and 6 days. Both were buried by Pastor Huschmann.

25 November 1861

KUEFFNER, 7 day old child of Johann Georg KUEFFNER and his wife Elise, nee VON DER GRUEN. A premature child, died unbaptized.

11 December 1861

PORSCH, Conrad Wilhelm, Born March 26, 1861, child of Thomas PORSCH and his wife Margaretha Elisabeth Justine, nee ZIMMERMANN. Died of teething. Pastor Huschmann.

14 December 1861

KESSLER, Anna, daughter of Adam KESSLER and his deceased wife Katharina, nee WEISS, aged 5 years. Pastor Huschmann.

16 December 1861

MORGENTHALER, Johann Melchior, husband of Margaretha MORGENTHALER who survives him. He was born at Hohenacker, Wuerttemberg, Jan. 1, 1780, aged 81 years. He died of typhoid fever, Dec. 15, 1861. Pastor Huschmann.

17 December 1861

MEI, Katharina Theresie, daughter of shoemaker Peter MEI and his wife Elisabeth, nee SCHILBE. She was born May 27, 1861, died of Brustzehrung*, Dec. 16, 1861. (Tuberculosis*)