CHURCH BOOK RECORDS

 

 

                 TYPES OF DATA

                          BAP – Baptism
                                            BIR –  Birth
                                            BUR –  Buried
                                            COM –  Communion
                                            CON –  Confirmation
                                            DEA – Death
                                            EXC – Excluded from Fellowship
                                            MAR – Marriage
                                            MEM –  Member
                                            SPO – Sponsor

  

                   DATA SOURCES

                                           CB   Ben Salem            Church Book Ben Salem Union, East Penn Township, Carbon County, PA
                          CB    Bethaba                Church Book Bethabara in Moravian Archives, Winston Salem, NC
                                            CB   Cripple                 Church Book Cripple Creek in State Archives, VA
                                            CB   Frieden’s              Church Bood Frieden’s Church, E. Brunswick Twp., Schuylkill Co., PA
                                            CB   Hope                    Church Book Hope in Moravian Archives, Winston Salem, NC
                                            CB   Jerusal                  Church Book Jerusalem in Mt. Airy Seminary, Phila, PA
                                            CB   Moravia              Church Books in Moravian Archives, Winston Salem, NC
                                            CB   NGemund           Church Book Neckargemuend in Neckargemuend, Germany
                                            CB   Nescopeck           Church Book Mount Zion Church, Biggsville, Luzerne County, PA
                                            CB   New Jerusal         Church Book of New Jerusalem Curch kept by Rev. David K. Humbert
                                            CB   Oley F.                Church Book Oley Frieden’s Church, Berks County, PA
                                            CB   Oley H                Church Book Oley Hill Church in Mt. Airy Seminary, Phila, PA
                                            CB   Quito                   Church Book Quitopahilla Hill Church, Annville, Lebanon Co., PA.
                                            CB   Pilgrim                 Church Book    Pilgrim Church in State Archives, VA
                                            CB    UPBapt              Church Book Union Primitive Baptist Church, 1837 – 1970, Alleghany Co., NC
                                            CB   Rith Cr                Church Book    Rith Creek in State Archives, VA
                                            CB   Schonau               Church Book    Schoenau in Schoenau, Germany
                                            CB   Schries                 Church Book    Schriesheim in Schriesheim, Germany
                                            CB    Schumac              Church Books kept by Daniel Schumacher, Pub of PA German Society (1968)
                                            CB    Schwartz             Church Book Schwartzwald Reformed Church, Berks County, PA
                                            CB    Spiess                 Church Book Spiess (Zion’s) Church, Stony Creek Mills, Berks Co., PA
                                            CB    St. Paul               Church Book St. Paul Lutheran Church, Rural Retreat, VA
                                            CB    St. Paul’s             Church Book Evangelical Lutheran Church, Orwigsburg, Schuylkill Co., PA
                                            CB    Trinity                Church Book Trinity Lutheran Church, Reading, PA
                                            CB    Zion’s                  Church Book #2 of Zion,s Church, Wesr Penn, Schuylkill Co., PA (begin 1857)
                                  
 

                       #       Date        Source       Event      Individual              Parents/Spouse/Sponsor              

                                1          28DEC1744    CB Schries           MAR            Johann Georg Happes             Anna Catherina Lang
                                1          28DEC1744    CB Schonau         MAR            Georg Happes                          Catharina (Kern) Lang
                                1          2SEP1753       CB Quito             SPO               Joh Georg Rauch                      Georg Happes & wife
                                11        23OCT1747    CB Schonau         BIR               Georg Heinrich Happes          Georg & Catharina
                                11        25OCT1747    CB Schonau         BAP              Georg Heinrich Happes          George & Catharina
                                11A     22MAR1779  CB Bethaba          BIR               Anna Habes                             Georg & Elisabet
                                11A     4JUN1780      CB Bethaba         BAP              Anna Habes                             George & Elisabet
                                111      10JUL1782     CB Hope              BIR                John Happes                            George & Elisabeth
                                111      29SEP1782     CB Hope              BAP               John Happes                            George & Elisabeth
                                112      29OCT1784    CB Moravia         BIR               Daniel Happes                           George & Elisabeth
                                112      3APR1785      CB Moravia        BAP              Daniel Happes                           George & Elisabeth
                                113      13MAY1786  CB Bethaba          BIR               George Habbes                           George & Elisabeth
                                113      10SEP1786     CB Bethaba         BAP              George Habbes                           George & Elisabeth
                                11B     22APR1788    CB Bethaba          BIR               Catharina Habbes                       George & Elisabeth
                                11B     21SEP1788     CB Bethaba         BAP              Catharina Habbes                       George & Elisabeth
                                11C     4MAY1791    CB Moravia         BIR                 Sarah Happes                             Georg & Elisabeth
                                11C     13MAY1791  CB Moravia         BAP               Sarah Happes                             Georg & Elisabeth
                                11D     18OCT1793    CB Moravia         BIR               Hannah Happes                          George & Elisabeth
                                11D     17NOV1793   CB Moravia         BAP               Hannah Happes                          George & Elisabeth
                                11E      4FEB1796       CB Moravia        BIR                 Barbara Happes                          George & Elisabeth
                                11E      3APR1796      CB Moravia        BAP                Barbara Happes                          George & Elisabeth
                                11F      4FEB1796       CB Moravia        BIR                 Rhode Happes                            George & Elisabeth
                                11F      3APR1796      CB Moravia        BAP                Rhode Happes                            George & Elisabeth
                                11G     3JUL1798       CB Hope             BIR                 Elisabeth Happus                        George & Elisabeth
                                11G     20SEP1798     CB Hope              BAP               Elisabeth Happus                        George & Elisabeth
                                114      15DEC1799    CB Hope              BIR                Henry Happus                            George & Elisabeth              
                                114      12OCT1800    CB Hope              BAP               Henry Happus                            George & Elisabeth
                               

                                12A     28JAN1784    CB Bethaba          BIR               Cathrina Habes                             John & Elisabeth
                                12A     11FEB1784     CB Bethaba         BAP               Cathrina Habes                             John & Elisabeth
                                12B     8SEP1785       CB Moravia        BIR                Sarah Habbes                                Johannes & Elisabeth
                                12B     12MAR1786  CB Moravia         BAP              Sarah Habbes                                Johannes & Elisabeth
                                12C     7APR1788      CB Bethaba         BIR                 Nancy Habbes                              Johannes & Elisabeth
                                12C     21SEP1788     CB Bethaba         BAP                Nancy Habbes                              Johannes & Elisabeth
                                121      6FEB1791       CB Moravia        BIR                 George Happes                            John & Elisabeth
                                121      13MAY1791  CB Moravia         BAP              George Happes                            John & Elisabeth
                            122   11MAR1794   CB Hope             BIR               Benjamin Happus                        John & Elisabeth
                   122       4MAY1794     CB Hope            BAP              Benjamin Happus                         John & Elisabeth
                                123      12OCT1795    CB Moravia        BIR                 Edward Happes                           John & Elisabeth
                                123      3APR1796      CB Moravia        BAP                Edward Happes                           John & Elisabeth
                                12D     31AUG1799   CB Hope            BIR                  Elisabeth Happus                        John & Elisabeth
                                12D     6OCT1799      CB Hope            BAP                Elisabeth Happus                        John & Elisabeth    
 

                                13A     27JUL1786     CB Bethaba         BIR              Catharina Habbes                           Daniel & Maria      
                                13A     10SEP1786     CB Bethaba         BAP             Catharina Habbes                           Daniel & Maria      
                                13B     22JUL1788     CB Bethaba         BIR              Anna Maria Habbes                       Daniel & Maria
                                13B     21SEP1788     CB Bethaba         BAP             Anna Maria Habbes                       Daniel & Maria      
                                131      6MAR1790    CB Moravia         BIR              Johannes Happus                          Daniel & Maria      
                                131      30MAY1790  CB Moravia        BAP              Johannes Happus                         Daniel & Maria
                                1312.S AUG1876       CB UPBapt        EXC               Cynthy (Hill) Hoppers                 For adultery
                                13D     26MAY1797  CB Moravia         BIR              Sarah Happes                                Daniel & Mary                                              
                                13D     7APR1799      CB Moravia        BAP               Sarah Happes                                Daniel & Mary      
                                132      8DEC1798      CB Moravia        BIR                Abraham Happes                          Daniel  & Mary
                                132      7APR1799      CB Moravia        BAP               Abraham Happes                          Daniel & Mary
                                1331A SEP1878          CB UPBapt        EXC               Mary J. (Hoppers) Wagoner        For adultery
                                1331B JUL1869         CB UPBapt        EXC              Emily Hoppers                             For adultery
                                1332.S1 5APR1886    CB UPBapt        EXC              Malvina (Sizemore)Hoppers       For adultery
                                1333.S 13JUN1880     CB UPBapt       DEA               Charlotta (Wagner) Hoppers 
                                1335    5AUG1888      CB UPBapt       EXC                 Jacob Combs                               For adultery
                                1335    14JUL1928      CB UPBapt       DEA                Jacob Combs                                Father = Jacob Hoppers

                                2          1734                 CB Schries          CON             Johannes Michael Habbes           12 years old

                                2          24NOV1748   CB Schries           MAR            Michael Happes                           Katherina Mackler
                                2          17APR1754    CB Oley H          COM            Michel Habes                                with wife
                                2          2FEB1755       CB Oley H         COM             Michael Habes                              with Catharina
                                2          14DEC1755    CB Oley H         COM             Michael Habes                               with Catharina
                                2          17DEC1755    CB Oley H         COM             Michael Habes                               with Catharina
                                2A       28DEC1748    CB NGemund      BIR              Catharina Barbara Happes              Michael & Catharina
                                2A       Easter 1766     CB Schumac        CON            Catharina Barbara Hobbess             Michael & Catherina
 

                                21        13AUG1809   CB Ben Salem      SPO              Joseph Steigerwalt                         Michael & Catherina Happes
                                21        5AUG1809     CB Ben Salem     SPO               Christian Knaus                             Michael & Catherina Habbes
                                21S      21MAY1809  CB Ben Salem      COM            Catharine Happes                          Michael Happes
                                21B     11JUL1811     CB Nescopeck    BIR                Jost Wilhelm Driesbach                 Christina (Habbes)(Fahringer)
                                21B     3SEP1811       CB Nescopeck    BAP               Jost Wilhelm Driesbach                 Christina (Habbes)(Fahringer)
                                211.S   15JUN1780     CB Zion’s          BIR                Eva Elizabeth Hoppes
                                211.S   23OCT1882     CB Zion’s         DEA                Eva Elizabeth Hoppes
                                212      7MAY1809    CB Ben Salem     CON              Michael Happes                             Michael & Catherina Happes
                                212      12MAY1833  CB  Ben Salem    SPO                Rebekka Kuhns                               Michael & Magdalena Happes
                                212112.S 1NOV1885 CB Zion’s           COM              Emma (Hamm) Hoppes
                                212112.S 1888             CB Zion’s          CON              Emma (Hamm) Hoppes
                                212112.S 1890             CB Zion’s          COM             Emma (Hamm) Hoppes
                                212112.S16NOV1890CB Zion’s           COM             Emma (Hamm) Hoppes
                                212112.S 5APR1891  CB Zion’s           COM             Emma (Hamm) Hoppes
                                21214  1NOV1885      CB Zion’s           COM            Solomon L. Hoppes
                                21214  14NOV1886   CB Zion’s            COM            Solomon L. Hoppes
                                21214  3NOV1888      CB Zion’s           COM            Solomon L. Hoppes
                                21214  6OCT1889       CB Zion’s           COM          Solomon L. Hoppes
                                21214  16NOV1890   CB Zion’s            COM         Solomon L. Hoppes
                                21214  5NOV1891      CB Zion’s           COM          Solomon L. Hoppes
                                21214  1892                 CB Zion’s           COM         Solomon L. Hoppes
                                21214  1892                 CB Zion’s           COM         Solomon L. Hoppes
                                21214  2APR1893       CB Zion’s           COM         Solomon L. Hoppes
                                21214.S 19OCT1879  CB Zion’s           COM          Caroline A. (Eberts) Hoppes
                                21214.S 28NOV1880 CB Zion’s            CON            Caroline A. (Eberts) Hoppes
                                21214.S 14NOV1886 CB Zion’s            COM          Caroline A. (Eberts) Hoppes
                                21214.S 3NOV1888   CB Zion’s           COM            Caroline A. (Eberts) Hoppes
                                21214.S 16NOV1890 CB Zion’s            COM          Caroline A. (Eberts) Hoppes
                                21214.S 18OCT1891  CB Zion’s           COM            Caroline A. (Eberts) Hoppes
                                21214.S 1892               CB Zion’s           COM          Caroline A. (Eberts) Hoppes
                                21214.S 1892               CB Zion’s           COM          Caroline A. (Eberts) Hoppes
                                21214.S 2APR1893    CB Zion’s           COM            Caroline A. (Eberts) Hoppes
                                21214.S 4NOV1893   CB Zion’s           COM            Caroline A. (Eberts) Hoppes
                                212141 NOV1888      CB Zion’s           CON             Franklin Amandus Hoppes
                                212141 1890                CB Zion’s          COM            Franklin Amandus Hoppes
                                212141 16NOV1890  CB Zion’s           COM             Franklin Amandus Hoppes
                                212141 18OCT1891   CB Zion’s          COM             Franklin Amandus Hoppes
                                212141 1892                CB Zion’s         COM            Franklin Amandus Hoppes
                                212141 1892                CB Zion’s         COM            Franklin Amandus Hoppes
                                212142 1892/93           CB Zion’s          CON             Pierce Oliver Hoppes
                                212142 4NOV1893    CB Zion’s           COM            Pierce Oliver Hoppes
                                212142 15APR1894   CB Zion’s           COM            Pierce Oliver Hoppes
                                21214B 1892/93         CB Zion’s            CON           Ada Hoppes
                                21214B 2APR1893    CB Zion’s           COM            Ada Hoppes
                                2122    1867                 CB Zion’s         SPO              Joseph Schaeffer                           David & Hannah Habbes
                                21221.S 24OCT1880  CB Zion’s          COM            Lavina (Zettlemoyer) Hoppes
                                21221.S 1892               CB Zion’s          COM            Lavina (Zettlemoyer) Hoppes
                                21231  18MAR1883  CB Zion’s           COM            Joseph H. Hoppes
                                21231  1NOV1885      CB Zion’s           COM           Joseph H. Hoppes
                                21231  28MAR1887  CB Zion’s           COM            Joseph H. Hoppes
                                21231  1890                 CB Zion’s           COM         Joseph H. Hoppes
                                21231  18OCT1891     CB Zion’s           COM         Joseph H. Hoppes
                                21231  1892                 CB Zion’s           COM           Joseph H. Hoppes
                                21231  1892                 CB Zion’s           COM           Joseph H. Hoppes
                                21231.S 18OCT1891  CB Zion’s           COM            Sally Ann (Reinhart) Hoppes
                                21231A 16OCT1881  CB Zion’s           COM            Catharine A. Hoppes
                                21231A 16APR1882  CB Zion’s           COM            Catharine A. Hoppes
                                21231A 4MAY1884  CB Zion’s           COM            Catharine A. Hoppes
                                21231B 1880               CB Zion’s          CON            Sally Ann Hoppes
                                21231B 3 APR1881   CB Zion’s           COM            Sally Ann Hoppes
                                212311 16APR1882   CB Zion’s           COM            Jacob Hoppes
                                212311 28MAR1887 CB Zion’s            COM          Jacob Hoppes
                                212312 1888                CB Zion’s        &nb