Lutheran Genealogy
Missouri Lutheran Church Records & Histories
Church Records
See also: Guide to Lutheran Church Records. Lutheran Church records available in either microfilm or printed format in Special Collections at St. Louis Public Library
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Baptisms in St. John's Lutheran Church, St. Louis,
1865-1900. Baptisms at St. John’s Lutheran
Church, located at 3738 Morganford Road, provide the
names of the parents, including the mother’s maiden
name, the name of the child, with the birth and
baptismal date.
- Beck, Mary Neblett, Norma Richter and Donald
Walther. Trinity Lutheran Church Baptismal Records,
1870-1905, Jefferson City, Missouri Trinity Lutheran
Church Records, 1870-1900, Jefferson City, Missouri.
Jefferson City, Missouri: Mid-Missouri Genealogical
Society, 1999.
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Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church, St. Louis,
Baptisms, 1849–1851. Baptismal records
usually provide the name of the child, the parents, date
of birth and baptism, and sponsors or godparents. In
this period, the baptismal record is probably the only
written record of this person’s birth.
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Burials in St. John’s Lutheran, St. Louis,
1865–1900.
St. John’s Lutheran Church on Morganford Road in St.
Louis recorded the deaths of their members in the church
records. In some years, only one death was recorded,
while other years had twenty or more. The burials were
performed by August Craemer prior to June 1875, and
after that date by Herman Bartels.
The list includes the name of the deceased, date of
death, and age. In some cases, the names of the parents
or name of the spouse was provided.
- Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church (Augusta,
Missouri). Records of Christ Evangelical Lutheran
Church: 123 Church Road, Augusta, Missouri 63332.
St. Charles, Missouri: St. Charles County Genealogical
Society, 1990-1993?
- Evangelical Lutheran Ebenezer Church (Port Hudson,
Franklin County, Missouri). Kirchen-buch der
Evangelisch Lutherisch Eben-Ezer Gemeinde (U.A.C.), Port
Hudson, Franklin County, Mo. = Church Book of the
Ebenezer Evangelical Lutheran Congregation (U.A.C.),
Port Hudson, Franklin County, Mo. Port Hundson,
Missouri: The Church, 1847-1991.
- Giulvezan, Isabel Stebbins and Frank X. Muehlbauer.
[Tombstone Inscriptions: Jefferson County, Missouri
and St. Louis County, Missouri]. [St. Louis,
Missouri: St. Louis Pioneer Chapter, National Society
United States Daughters of 1812], 1972.
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Holy Cross Lutheran Church Baptisms, St. Louis,
1858–1871. The Holy Cross baptism index
begins in 1859, with one dating back to 1858. This index
includes children born in 1870 and earlier, with a few
exceptions after 1870. Baptisms prior to 1859 were
recorded at Trinity Lutheran Church. The index includes
the name of the child, the birth and baptism dates, and
the names of the parents.
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Holy Cross Lutheran Church Deaths, St. Louis,
1859–1910. Holy Cross Lutheran Church, an
early St. Louis City church, death index includes church
records from the 1859 to 1910. The index includes the
name of the deceased, the date of death, and the age at
death. Deaths prior to this date may be recorded at
Trinity Church, the first Lutheran church in St. Louis.
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Immanuel Lutheran Church. Immanuel
Lutheran Church, located at 3540 Marcus Ave. in St.
Louis, is the second oldest Lutheran church in the St.
Louis area. Records date from the mid-1800s and are
especially important to those with German Lutheran
ancestry.
St. Louis County Library, Special Collections, has
indexed the baptismal and marriage records. The baptisms
are from 1848–1909 and the marriages from 1848–1920. The
indexes, along with some excellent explanatory material
can be found online at the
library’s website.
- Immanuel Lutheran Church (St. Charles, Missouri).
Immanuel Lutheran Church Burials: January 2, 1962 to
January 21, 1997: With Addendum January 23, 1997 to
February 6, 1999. St. Charles, Missouri: St. Charles
County Genealogical Society, 2000.
- Immanuel Lutheran Church (St. Charles, Missouri).
Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery Records, St. Charles, Mo.:
Burials Recorded thru 1996. St. Charles, Missouri:
St. Charles County Genealogical Society, 2000.
- Immanuel Lutheran Church (St. Charles, Missouri).
Immanuel Lutheran Church Burials, 1962-1996. St.
Charles, Missouri: St. Charles County Genealogical
Society, 2000.
- Immanuel Lutheran Church (St. Charles, Missouri).
Immanuel Lutheran Church, St. Charles, MO Early Members.
St. Charles, Missouri: St. Charles County Genealogical
Society, 1997.
- Immanuel Lutheran Church (St. Charles, Missouri).
Index to Records of Immanuel Lutheran Church, St.
Charles, St. Charles Co., Missouri. St. Charles,
Missouri: St. Charles County Genealogical Society (Mo.),
1993.
- Immanuel Lutheran Church (St. Charles, Missouri).
Index to Records of Immanuel Lutheran Church, St.
Charles, MO: Book One, 1848 thru 1861. St. Charles,
Missouri: St. Charles County Genealogical Society, 1993.
- Immanuel Lutheran Church (St. Charles, Missouri).
Index to Records of Immanuel Lutheran Church, St.
Charles, MO. Book Two. St. Charles, Missouri: St.
Charles County Genealogical Society, 1995.
- Immanuel Lutheran Church (St. Charles, Missouri).
Index to Records of Immanuel Lutheran Church, St.
Charles, MO. Book Three. St. Charles, Missouri: St.
Charles County Genealogical Society, 1996.
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Immanuel Lutheran Church Records (St. Louis, Mo.)
- Baptisms (1848-1909)
- Marriages (1848-1920)
- Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. Biographical
Dictionary of Black Lutheran Clergymen. St. Louis:
Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod, 1978.
- Lutheran Church of Bois Brule & Salem Township.
Perryville, Missouri: Book Committee, Perry County
Historical Society, 1900s.
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Lutheran Churches. St. Louis.
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Lutheran Churches in St. Louis on
Microfilm at St. Louis County Library
- McKemy, Alfred. Confirmations, Trinity Lutheran
Church, Norborne, MO, Carroll County. Hardin,
Missouri: The author, 1990-1994?
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St. John Lutheran (Ellisville) Baptisms, 1854–1874.
St. John Lutheran Church is located in Ellisville, in
St. Louis County. These records contain the name of the
child, father and mother, plus the birth and baptismal
dates. In many cases, the mother’s maiden name is
included.
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St. Paul Lutheran Church Deaths, 1880–1940.
St. Paul Lutheran’s Church in Wildwood allowed a member
of St. Louis Genealogical Society to transcribe their
death register dating from 1880 to 1940. The register
includes the full name of the deceased, his/her date of
birth and place if known, date of death, and the place
of burial. The place of burial is often listed as the
“family farm.”
- St. Louis Genealogical Society. [St. Louis
Cemetery Records]. St. Louis, Missouri: The Society,
2002.
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St. Paul's Lutheran Church Records (Des Peres, St.
Louis Co., Mo.)
- Baptisms, 1849-1909
- Deaths 1851-1891
- St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church (New Melle,
Missouri). St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran
Church-Missouri Synod, New Melle, Missouri: Alpha Index
to Baptisms, Confirmations, Marriages and Burials.
St. Charles, Missouri: St. Charles County Genealogical
Society, 1996.
- Schaaf, Ida M. Sainte Genevieve Marriages,
Baptisms and Burials from the Church Registers: Some
Marriages from the Court House Records, and a List of
Inscriptions from the Protestant Burying Grounds.
St. Louis, Missouri: Jefferson Memorial, 1918.
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Trinity Lutheran Marriage Records, 1879–1890.
Trinity Lutheran was the first Lutheran church in St.
Louis, dating back to the 1840s. Some of the records
were written in the old German script; later records are
in English. These records include the name of the bride
and groom plus their marriage date. Some records include
the date and location of birth of the bride and groom,
plus the names of parents.
- Trinity Lutheran Church (St. Charles County,
Missouri). Printed Index to Records, Trinity Lutheran
Church, Orchard Farm, St. Charles Co., Mo. St.
Charles, Missouri: St. Charles Co. Genealogical Society,
1900s.
- Ware, Margaret and Vertress Hood. Salem Lutheran
Church, Black Jack, MO: 1850-1964. [S.l.: s.n.],
1998.
- Whitsitt, Vickie L. Missouri DAR Genealogical
Records Committee Report. Series 2, v. 416, Lafayette
County, Missouri, Immanuel Lutheran Church Records,
Higginsville, Missouri. [Missouri: Missouri DAR],
1998.
- Zion Lutheran Church (Harvester, Missouri). Index of Records of Zion Lutheran Church, Harvester, St. Charles Co., MO. St. Charles, Missouri: St. Charles County Genealogical Society, 1995.
Church Histories
- 1895, A New
Congregation Founded by Faith: 1970, Born Anew to a
Living Hope… [St.
Peter’s Lutheran Church, St. Louis, Missouri],
86k PDF
- A
Century of Blessings:
St Trinity Lutheran Church, Vermont at Koeln
Avenues, St Louis, Missouri,
214k PDF
- Cross Congregation: Evangelical Lutheran Church,
Ohio Synod: 1883-1898, Perry County, Missouri.
Perryville, Missouri: Perry County Historical Society,
1984.
- The Diamond
Jubilee of
Bethlehem Lutheran Church [St. Louis, Missouri],
138k PDF.
- Dreyer, Edgar. Trinity Lutheran Church,
Altenburg, Missouri. Perryville, Missouri: Perry
County Historical Society, Book Committee, 2002-2004?
- Eightieth
Anniversary:
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Saint Louis,
Missouri, 1847-1928, 145k PDF
- Founded upon
Christ: A Brief Historical Summary of
Trinity Lutheran Church (the Lutheran Church
Missouri-Synod) of St. Louis, Missouri, 76k PDF
- Grace Lutheran Church, Uniontown, Missouri.
Perryville, Missouri: Perry County Historical Society,
Book Committee, 2000.
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Holy Cross Lutheran Church: A Typical Lutheran
Church in the Growth of St. Louis [Mo.] 192k PDF
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Immanuel Lutheran Church, Olivette: 125th
Anniversary, 1844–1969,
104k PDF
- Immanuel Lutheran Church, Perryville, Mo.
Perryville, Missouri: Perry County Historical Society,
Book Committee, 1997.
- Jabker, Paul William. Holy Cross Lutheran
Church: A Typical Lutheran Church in the Growth of St.
Louis. St. Louis: privately printed, 1975.
- Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer: 100th
Anniversary, 1895–1994. St. Louis: privately
printed, 1994.
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Messiah Lutheran Church, Saint Louis, Missouri:
Grand Boulevard at Pestalozzi Street, 204k PDF
- Mueller, Hans, translator. The History of the
Evangelical Lutheran St. Trinity Church of St. Louis,
Missouri: from the Year 1859 to Year 1909 on the
Occasion of the 50th Anniversary Prepared by its Pastor.
St. Louis: St. Trinity Lutheran Church, 1984.
- Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church (Missouri
Synod) Black Jack, Missouri 1849–1949. St. Louis:
Salem Lutheran Church, 1949.
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Salem Lutheran Church, 125, 1849-1974
[Black Jack, Mo.],
247k PDF
- Salem Lutheran (Florissant) Church, 125,
1849–1974 Anniversary. Hazelwood, Missouri: Salem
Lutheran Church, 1974.
- Schneider, Norman H. Holy Cross Lutheran School:
Memorial Issue - 1976. St. Louis, Missouri:
Schneider Family, 1976.
- Schneider, Norman. Holy Cross Evangelical
Lutheran Church, Anniversary Issue, 1983,
(1868–1983). St. Louis: Holy Cross Lutheran Church,
1983.
- St. John’s Lutheran Church, Ellisville,
Missouri, 1851–1976. Ellisville, Missouri: St.
John’s Lutheran Church, 1976.
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St. Lucas Evangelical Lutheran Church: 100th
Anniversary, 1905-2005 [St. Louis, Missouri], 109k
PDF
- Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church (Kansas City,
Missouri). Minnesskrit, 1870-1910: med anledning af
fyrtio-arsfesten i forsta Sv. Ev. Lutherska Forsamlingen
i Kansas City, Mo. den 21-24 April 1910. Rock
Island, Illinois: Augustana Book Concern, 1910.
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Timothy Lutheran Church, 1927-1977: Celebrating 50
Years of Service to the Glory of God [St. Louis,
Missouri], 90k PDF
- Ware, Margaret, and Vertrees Hood. Salem
Lutheran Church, Blackjack, Missouri, 1850–1964.
St. Louis: Ware & Hood, 1998.
- Wuertz, Donald. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Des Peres 150 Years. St. Louis: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 1999.