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Lutheran Records in Augusta, Georgia, 1863-1921. Parish Registers and History in four volumes.

Parish Registers of German Lutheran Church (Volumes I, II, and III) and of English Lutheran Church (Volume IV). Covers years 1863-1921.

Volumes I and II are $12 each. Volumes III and IV are $6 each. The set of four volumes is $30. To order, write to Jeanealogy@yak.net .

Volume I: Kirchenbuch Der Evangelischen Lutherischen Gemeinde, 1863-1885.

Pastors Bansemer, Cammann, Koeberle. Translated from the German. No records were kept by first Pastor, Peter A.B. Meister.

  • Pastors' Notes, History
  • Baptisms
  • Confirmations
  • Marriages
  • Burials
  • Index

Volume II: St. Matthew’s German Lutheran Church, 1885-1913.

Pastors Martens, Weltner, Finck. This lengthy volume covers 28 years.

  • Pastors’ Notes, History
  • Baptisms
  • Confirmations
  • Marriages
  • Burials
  • Index
  • List of oldest members and their birthdates.

Volume III: St. Matthew’s German Lutheran Church. 1913-1921.

Pastors Bame & Mauney. This is the shortest of the four books.

  • Baptisms
  • Marriages
  • Confirmations (few)
  • Burials
  • Index
  • List of members serving in World War I
  • List of young women’s class & their addresses
  • Grave inscriptions from church’s cemetery lot at Magnolia City Cemetery

Volume IV: Holy Trinity English Lutheran Cburch, 1883-1921.

Pastors Rahn, Barclay, Hallman, Kreps, Derrick, Bushnell, Bell (no records), Reiser. Many gaps in these records.

  • Pastors’ Notes, History
  • Baptisms
  • Marriages
  • Burials
  • Index
  • Brief Sketch of Holy Trinity by Rev. J. Bowman Derrick, 1910
  • List of members, 1910
  • News clippings, 1880s & 1890s
  • Biography of first Pastor, S.S. Rahn

German and English churches divided in 1883 over choice of language. They reunited in 1921 to become the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, 825 Greene St., Augusta, GA 30901-2233.

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