Early
Church Records of Heiligkreuzsteinach, Germany
1699-1750
~ FHL films 1052378 (Catholic) and 1189179
(Lutheran and Reformed (Calvinist)) ~
INFINITE THANKS to Robert Theiss, Manfred, Sonja G., Mihaela Fehlker, Juergen Kleinschroth, and Erdmuthe Farthofer for their translations.
Overview and Details of
the films:
FHL Film 1189179 -
FHL Description:
Parish register of births, marriages, deaths and
indexes for Heiligkreuzsteinach. Includes Eiterbach, Altneudorf, Lampenhain, Heddesbach, Hilsenhain. Includes
Lutheran and Reformed records.
| On the film (in the order shown on the FHL film description) | Comments, Info and Images. |
| Tote (Deaths) 1729-1774 |
Kellenbergers Found: Adam Kellenberger; died 6 Feb 1746, age 29 and Johann Georg Kellenberger; died 22 Feb 1740, age 58. Click here to see pages 24-33; covering Apr 1743 through Sep 1746. See below this table for the number of deaths recorded each year through 1746. I only found one other entry similar to Kellenberger in 1731 (a child's death but outside of Heiligkreuzsteinach) but it appears to be Klingber. Click here to view the image. |
| "Register" | These records follow the above deaths. They are either not shown on the FHL film details or are one of the other sections, below. These records are not dated; I cannot tell what they are. They seem to be arranged by surname with individuals first or first and middle names under the surname. Click here to see sample images from this section including George Adams and surnames with similarities to Kellenberger. |
| Communikanten (Confirmation?) 1730-1774 (Reformed) | These Communicants are all 12-15 years of age. I looked closely through all of them and found none that resemble Kellenberger. Click here to view all of them through 1749. |
| Taufen (Baptisms), Heiraten (Marriages), Tote (Deaths) 1854-1869 (Lampenhain) | None of these records were searched due to the dates they cover. |
| Tote (Deaths) 1885-1927 (Reformed) | |
| Heiraten (Marriages) 1928-1962 (Reformed) | |
| Taufen (Baptisms) 1931-1962 (Reformed) | |
| Tote (Deaths) 1927-1962 (Reformed) | |
| Taufen (Baptisms), Heiraten (Marriages), Tote (Deaths) 1776-1811 (Reformed) | |
| Taufen (Baptisms) 1811-1821 (Lutheran) |
| Deaths Per Year 1729-1746: | |||||
| 1729: 3 | 1732: 25 | 1735: 22 | 1738: 12 | 1741: 13 | 1744: 13 |
| 1730: 16 | 1733: 33 | 1736: 9 | 1739: 15 | 1742: 23 | 1745: 24 |
| 1731: 31 | 1734: 20 | 1737: 12 | 1740: 23 | 1743: 42 | 1746: 30 |
FHL
Film 1052378
Parish register of Heiligkreuzsteinach, includes Eiterbach, Lampenhain, Bärsbach, Hilsenhain, Altenbach, Kohlhof, Vorderheubach, Hinterheubach, Wilhelmsfeld and
Altneudorf, baptisms, marriages, deaths, confirmations, Anniversarien.
Details
as shown in the FHL film detail
Item 1:
Taufen (Baptisms) 1699-1758
Heiraten (Marriage) 1700-1758
Tote (Death) 1713-1757
Anniversarien 1752-1756
Kommunikanten 1764-1810
Item 2:
Geburten (Birth), Heiraten (Marriage) , Tote (Death), Taufen (Baptism) 1699-1812
Kommunikanten 1764-1826
Übergetretene 1755-1816
Kommunikanten 1887
Heiraten (Marriage) 1700-1812
Tote (Death) 1713-1814
Taufen (Baptism) 1699-1758
| Title pages (and other apparent separations between sections) in the order found on the film: | My Comments & Searches. These records are not as easy to understand. Any input that can be offered about these would be greatly appreciated. It is clear that even though these records are clearly old, they are not originals. They are a compendium - probably from the originals. Also note that there were some errors in getting the images on the film in the correct order...especially with the marriages. |
| Buch I a |
The first image is of the cover of the journal on which is a typed label, followed by a page on which is handwritten the same: Taufen [Baptisms] 1699-1858 |
| LIBER.PA.ROCHIALIS.TAM,VIVORUM, QUAM.MORTUORVm. CULIN, SCRIBENDI.SUNT.BAPTIZATI. COPULATI. E.T.SEPULTI. QUIAME, IOANNE, SIMONEMEID. LING.PRO.TEM. PORE.MISSIONARIO- PONTIFICIO.PRO, CVRATVS EST DIE 24 MAR. TJIS 3,699 | The next image is of a page nicely written and beautifully decorated . The translation begins "Parish Register of the Living as well as the Dead" and is followed by reference to Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths. |
| ??? | Following the above Introduction Page is a page headed "Anno 1699" and followed by a description which I cannot read. The records are subdivided by month. Click here for images from this section, including entries for the years 1746-1749. I would have thought these records are combined vitals, but at the point of 1747 you will clearly see only the word for Baptisms. |
| Nomina Copulatorum [Marriages 1700-1758] | This section's records cover 1700-1758. Copulatorum=Marriages and it matches the period shown in the FHL detail, but they sure don't look like marriages. Click here for images of the entries for 1746-1749. |
| Nomina Morbuorum [Deaths, covering 1713-1758] | I did not search this section. |
| Anniversarien [Memorial Masses on the anniversary of the deceased or other type of anniversarial celebration, covering 1752-1756] | I did not search this section. |
| Liber Confirmatorum [Register of Confirmations, covering 1764-1819] | This page includes the heading Liber Confirmatorum, followed by an introduction by the Priest, then a list of names. Following this page are the entries, but not for every year. It begins with 1764 then shows 1779. It's last entries are for 1819. I did not search this section. This section ends Buch I a. |
| Buch I | The typed label on this journal reads: Taufen [Baptisms] 1699-1812 |
| [Baptisms? covering 1699-1812] | I'm assuming this section is Baptisms, as it is for the period of 1699-1812 and includes only single names...but the word for Baptism is not on it. It is arranged Alphabetically; then chronologically within each letter. Click here to see it's title and images of the surnames beginning with K. None appear to be Kellenberger. |
| Liber Confirmatorum [Register of Confirmations] | The page following the above assumed Baptisms is titled Liber Confirmatorum and is followed by a listing of names with no dates. The next page is listings for 1811 and 1812 followed by a page finishing the 1812 listings. Immediately following the 1812 listings (on the same page) is another heading for what is certainly marriages, but the heading does not appear to include the word for Marriages. I searched this Marriage section well: There are no husbands or wives that look like Kellenberger. Click here to view both heading pages and the Ks from the Marriages. |
| [Marriages] | |
| [Baptisms?] | This next section has a heading identical to the above Baptisms; but does not list a range of years. Instead is says 'page two'. Like the other it is single names sorted by letter, and chronological within each letter. Based on the earliest and latest years I saw, it appears to cover 1713-1814. In the section of Ks there are no names similar to Kellenberger. |
| Liber Parochialis Tam Vivorum Qam Mortuorum [Parish Register of the Living as well as the Dead, covering 1699-1812] | Interestingly, the introduction under the heading is dated 1758. This might be the date these records were compiled. It is sectioned by year. Click here to see the first page and the pages of entries for 1746-1749. |
| 2 odd pages | The two pages following the above register may be pages that were put on the film out of order. I have no clue what they are. Click here to view them. |
| Liber Confirmatorum | Oddly the title page is the same film copy as the above Liber Confirmatorum section but it is followed by different years. It begins with 1764 then shows 1799, followed by 1764 then 1787, 1804 and 1826. I did not search the names in this section. |
| ??? [1755-1816] | This next section is headed with a big drawn cross. It is only two pages but covers 1755-1816. I did not search them. |
| ??? [1884 and 1834] | I did not search these 3 pages of numbered individuals. |
| Liber Copulatorum [Register of Marriages, covers 1700-1812] | Click here to view the entries from 1746-1748 |
| [Marriages, partial] | Again we find a duplicated page. It is identical to the image in the above marriage section...but there is just this one page of the beginning with the As and some Bs. |
| Liber Mortuorum [Register of Deaths, covering 1713-1812] | I did not search this section. |
| ??? [1808, 1813, 1814, 1772, 1870?] | This is an odd 3 pages that looks like narrative. I did not search it. |
| Confirmati [1770s-1820] | I did not search this section. |
| Liber Aniversariorum [Memorial Masses?, 1751-1814] | Although this section covers over 60 years, it is only a few pages. I did not search it. |
| Index Copulatorum [Register of Marriages, covering 1699-1759] | This sure does not look like marriages. Maybe one of you can help us understand it. Click here to view the first page and the entries for 1745-1750. |
| Index Copulatorum [Register of Marriages, covering 1700-1759] | This must be additions found. Even though it covers nearly 60 years, it is only 3 pages. Click here to see them. |