People shown in this index appear as the baptized (bpt), the parent (p) or the sponsor (s). A woman's maiden name, if given, appears in (parentheses). Each entry is followed by the page number in the original book, Church Records of St. John's United Church of Christ, Smithton, Illinois, 1870–1986. The early records were translated from German in to English by Martha Mae Schmidt for publication by the St. Clair County Genealogical Society.
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Church Records of
St. John's United Church of Christ, Smithton, Illinois, 1870–1986 is back in print. In addition to Baptisms, the book contains Confirmands, Marriages, and Deaths for the same period. Death records very often specify the birth place and biographical information, valuable data difficult to find elsewhere. A child's birthdate appears in Confirmands through 1942, and Baptisms (nearly 100%). This is significant because vital records registration at the county level only began in late 1877 but didn't reach 90% compliance until 1916 when a penalty was added to the law for not registering. As with most small town congregations, families are often interrelated. A genealogical clue lacking for one member might be found in that of a relative!
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| Anna Maria | BLANK | bpt16 |
| Clara Caecilia | BLANK | bpt32 |
| Elisabeth Katharine | BLANK | bpt9 |
| Elisabetha | BLANK | bpt14 |
| Elise | BLANK | s48 |
| Ella (ROSS) | BLANK | p56,58,68,s57 |
| Elmer Edmund Peter | BLANK | bpt58 |
| Erwin Johannes | BLANK | bpt56 |
| Johann George | BLANK | bpt4 |
| Katharine | BLANK | s32 |
| Louise | BLANK | p4,7,s7,31 |
| Louise (GAUCH) | BLANK | p14,16,21,32,s11,40,58 |
| Louise Elisbabeth | BLANK | bpt7 |
| Ludwig Walter | BLANK | bpt21 |
| Maria Louise (GAUCH) | BLANK | p9,12,19 |
| Peter | BLANK | p4,7,9,12,14,16,19,21,32,68,s7,11,39,40,41 |
| Philipp Peter | BLANK | bpt19 |
| Russel Theodore | BLANK | bpt68 |
| Wilhelmine Maria | BLANK | bpt12 |
| Peter | BLANK Jr. | p56,58,s57 |
| Peter | BLANK Sr. | s58 |
| Catharine Olivia | BLINN | bpt23 |
| Elisabeth (KLEIN) | BLINN | p20,23 |
| Gustav Karl | BLINN | bpt20 |
| Heinrich | BLINN | p20,23 |
| Auguste Amalie | BOCK | bpt16 |
| Carl | BOCK | p8 |
| Dr. Gustav Carl | BOCK | p12,16,s20 |
| Elisabeth | BOCK | s20 |
| Elisabeth (SCHAEFER) | BOCK | p12,16 |
| Friedrich Carl Ernst | BOCK | bpt16 |
| Gustav | BOCK | s18 |
| Herr Wilhelm | BOCK | s12 |
| Maria | BOCK | bpt8 |
| Maria (CHRISTIN) | BOCK | p8 |
| Wilhelm | BOCK | bpt12 |
| Johann | BOEHMER | s37 |
| Adele Minna | BOEKER | bpt62 |
| Edward | BOEKER | p58,62 |
| Frieda (LINKS) | BOEKER | p58,62 |
| Heinrich | BOEKER | s43 |
| Karl | BOEKER | s44 |
| Katharine (FRITZINGER) | BOEKER | s43 |
| Margaretha Georgiana | BOEKER | bpt58 |
| Maria (HOLLERBACH) | BOEKER | s44 |
| Minna | BOEKER | s62 |
| Friedrich | BOEMER | s15 |
| Deborah | BOEVING | p100 |
| Joel | BOEVING | p100 |
| Joel Lewis | BOEVING Jr. | bpt100 |
| Albert | BOLL | s17 |
| August | BOLL | s17 |
| Elisabeth | BOLL | s34 |
| Karl | BOLL | s17 |
| Margaretha | BOLL | s17 |
| Duane Robert | BOLLER | s98 |
| Heinrich | BOLLHORST | s8 |
| Mr Mrs D. J. | BOLTON | s84 |
| Daniel | BOSTON | s76 |
| Adelheid Amanda | BRANDENBURGER | bpt42 |
| Adolf | BRANDENBURGER | bpt19 |
| Alexander | BRANDENBURGER | p89 |
| Alexander Gottlieb | BRANDENBURGER | bpt22 |
| August | BRANDENBURGER | p42,s11,19,23,30,31,35 |
| Betty Lou | BRANDENBURGER | bpt89,s100 |
| Caroline | BRANDENBURGER | s26,34 |
| Catharina (FUNK) | BRANDENBURGER | p19,21,24,27 |
| Christine | BRANDENBURGER | s11,15,19 |
| David Gene | BRANDENBURGER | bpt89 |
| Edmund | BRANDENBURGER | bpt21,s41 |
| Edward | BRANDENBURGER | s45 |
| Edward Carl | BRANDENBURGER | bpt19 |
| Emma Maria | BRANDENBURGER | bpt32 |
| Emma Melinda | BRANDENBURGER | bpt19 |
| Florence (SCHMITTLEN) | BRANDENBURGER | p89 |
| Glen | BRANDENBURGER | p89 |
| Glen Peter | BRANDENBURGER | bpt89 |
| Heinrich Christian | BRANDENBURGER | bpt15 |
| Henriette | BRANDENBURGER | s31 |
| Henriette (BAER) | BRANDENBURGER | s30,31,35,p42 |
| Johanna Elise | BRANDENBURGER | bpt24 |
| Karoline Maria | BRANDENBURGER | bpt5 |
| Katharine (FUNK) | BRANDENBURGER | p32,36 |
| Louise | BRANDENBURGER | p5 |
| Louise (RIESO) | BRANDENBURGER | p10,15,17,19,22,30,s26 |
| Maria | BRANDENBURGER | s5,40 |
| Maria Adelgunde | BRANDENBURGER | bpt10 |
| P. | BRANDENBURGER | s14 |
| Peter | BRANDENBURGER | p5,10,15,19,22,30,s9,13,19,29 |
| Philipp | BRANDENBURGER | p19,21,24,27,32,36,s11,16,17,41 |
| Philipp Julius | BRANDENBURGER | bpt17 |
| Ronald Glen | BRANDENBURGER | bpt89 |
| Ruben August Fridolin | BRANDENBURGER | bpt30 |
| Sophia Elisabeth | BRANDENBURGER | s9,13,14,36 |
| Sophie | BRANDENBURGER | s14,19,27,40 |
| Sophie (KRAEMER) | BRANDENBURGER | s21,23 |
| Vernell (VIELWEBER) | BRANDENBURGER | bpt89,p89 |
| Walter | BRANDENBURGER | bpt36 |
| Wilhelmine | BRANDENBURGER | s7 |
| Wilhelmine Sophie | BRANDENBURGER | bpt27 |
| Peter | BRANDENBURGER Jr. | p17 |
| Albert | BRAZELTON | p76 |
| Cornelia (KUHN) | BRAZELTON | p76 |
| Louise | BRAZELTON | s86 |
| Louise Maria Frieda | BRAZELTON | bpt76 |
| Audrey | BRENNAN | s84,85 |
| Dr. James | BRENNAN | s87 |
| Amanda (SKAER) | BRENNER | p48,s61 |
| Anna Louise | BRENNER | bpt70 |
| Armin | BRENNER | s65 |
| Arthur | BRENNER | s65 |
| Edgar | BRENNER | s67,72 |
| Edmund | BRENNER | p70,s68,75 |
| Elise (OHLENDORF) | BRENNER | p70,s68 |
| Elizabeth (OHLENDORF) | BRENNER | s75 |
| Emilie (SCHAEFER) | BRENNER | s67,72 |
| Ethel May Elisabeth | BRENNER | bpt75 |
| George | BRENNER | s5 |
| Henriette (SKAER) | BRENNER | s65 |
| Howard Edgar | BRENNER | bpt72 |
| Karnim William | BRENNER | bpt65 |
| Katie | BRENNER | s48 |
| Margaretha | BRENNER | s4 |
| Marie Katharyne | BRENNER | bpt70 |
| Melvin John | BRENNER | bpt67 |
| Nettie (GROMMET) | BRENNER | p65,67,70,72,75 |
| Olivia Henriette Katharine | BRENNER | bpt48 |
| Walter | BRENNER | p65,67,70,72 |
| William | BRENNER | s61 |
| Wilhelm | BRENNER Jr. | p48 |
| Walter | BRENNERT | p75 |
| Adele (GROSSMANN) | BRIELMEIER | s75 |
| Clemenz | BRIELMEIER | s75 |
| Adolph | BRIESACHER | s46 |
| Nancy Jane (GROMMET) | BROWN | s98 |
| Elisa | BRUMM | s28 |
| Erma Elisa | BRUMM | bpt28 |
| Fred | BRUMM | p28 |
| Lena (SCHIFFERDECKER) | BRUMM | p28 |
| Mildred Irene | BRYAN-MUELLER | bpt80 |
| Kathryn Marie | BUCHANAN | bpt84 |
| Ann | BUCHTA | s99 |
| Christal Lynn | BUCHTA | bpt99 |
| Karen K. (WEBER) | BUCHTA | p99 |
| Robert Neil | BUCHTA | p99 |
| Roger | BUCHTA | s99 |
| Elmer | BUECHER | s86 |
| Helen | BUECHER | s86 |
| Janice | BUECHER | s91 |
| Hermann Heinrich | BUERMANN | s8 |
| Elizabeth K. (DISCHINGER) | BUKOVICH | p86 |
| Peter | BUKOVICH | p86,bpt86 |
| Harold L. | BURDICK | s74 |
| Helen E. | BURDICK | s74 |
| Janet | BURNS | s101 |
| Thomas | BURNS | s101 |
| Naomi Dell | BUSHY-DAAB | bpt80 |
| Margaret | BUSKE | s100 |
| Melba | BUSSE | s87 |
| Paul | BUSSE | s87 |
Information may be linked to but not copied. Posted 26 August 2000, revised 05 August 2006. Authorized by SCCGS Board of Directors.