Source: Rev. Francis Springer's Clerical Duties Record Book *

Date

Groom

Bride

15 October 1839

Geo. BRYAN

Eleanor HILLMAN

28 October 1839

Alexander MAHOOD?

Elizabeth HARNISCH?

8 March 1840

Burton JUDSON

Margaret KRAULIS? HANKS?

12 April 1840

Wm. T. JONES

Lavinia MERRYMAN

21 May 1840

Henry FIREY

Minerva LORD

19 December 1841

Joseph PRICE

Mary Ann POFFENBERGER

14 July 1842

Jno. A. MILLER

Mary Ann NORRIS (Sang. Co.)

13 September 1845

Joseph LEIBLER

Margaret NICHOLSON

1 September 1846

Franklin HICOX

Amanda DIVELBISS

6 September 1846

Abraham E. NICHOLS

Julia Ann BOWLING

The following are during Springer's ministry at Zion, Hillsboro

Date

Groom

Bride

30 July 1848

Henry S. TERANE? KRANE?

Elizabeth MACK

25 September 1848

M. Matthew CANDY? CAUDY? (St. Louis)

Mary Caroline SEWARD (Montg. Co.)

3 November 1848

Geo. A. BURR

A. A. ANDERSON (Fayette Co.)

28 November 1848

Ira MILLARD (Hillsboro)

Lydia M. DAVIS (Hillsboro)

12 April 1849

Simeon SHERER (Montg. Co.)

Mary E. BLACKWOOD (Montg. Co.)

11 October 1849

Jacob SHERER

Mary A. KIRKPATRICK (Montg. Co.)

23 October 1849

James BLACKMAN

Alice HYNES (Hillsboro)

6 November 1849

Walther ADKISSON (Montg. Co.)

Abigale Laskey SOUTS (Montg. Co.)

 29 November 1849

Wm. MASSA (Montg. Co.)

Malinda J. WOOD (Montg. Co.)

 20 March 1850

Samuel A. PADEN (Montg. Co.)

Polly SCHERER (Montg. Co.)

* 28 of 55 pages missing, so this is not a complete record.
Springer was Lutheran minister in Springfield from 1839 until 2 May 1847, when he was called to Hillsboro, IL

Source: Record Book I of the first Lutheran church in Springfield, IL **
Page 21, marriages by S. W. Harkey

Date

Groom

Bride

17 November 1859

Christian SCHERRING (Spfld, IL)

Catharine WEISKOPF (Spfld, IL)

29 December 1859

John Hahn, Jr. (Spfld, IL)

Margaret REIMERS (Spfld, IL)

31 January 1861

Squire KEELEN (Spfld, IL)

America WOODRUFF (Spfld, IL)

3 January 1862

Rev. Jacob STUMPF

Jacobine KREIGER (New York)

4 January 1862

Thomas JOHNSON (Norwegians-Spfld)

Elizabeth JOHNSON (Norwegians-Spfld)

7 January 1862

Leveret THOMPSON

Jane THOMPSON

End of marriages in this book.

** Original book held by Grace Lutheran Church, Springfield, IL
Book starts with entries in 1841, mostly minutes, etc. Only a few marriages are recorded.