Platte Co., Nebraska, Baptisms, Various Churches BAPTISMS; SHELL CREEK BAPTIST, GRACE, & METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCHES AND ST. BONAVENTURE PARISH; VARIOUS YEARS PLATTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA From records as transcribed by the submitter and from the 1877 centennial book of St. Bonaventure's Parish. Submitted to the USGenWeb Nebraska Archives, January, 1998, by Sherri Brakenhoff (dabrake@megavision.com). USGenWeb Project NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, data may be used by non-commercial researchers, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format for profit, nor for presentation in any form by any other organization or individual. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than as stated above, must obtain express written permission from the author, or the submitter and from the listed USGenWeb Project archivist. *************** Platte COUNTY BAPTISMS A special thanks to Robert Oltmanns for obtaining the baptismal records which were extracted from Shell Creek Baptist Church (S.C. Baptist), Grace Church, and Methodist Episcopal Church (Methodist). Saint Bonaventure Parish's (St. Bon's) records for 1877 were extracted from their centennial book. Others will be added as information becomes available. NAME DATE OF CHURCH MISC. BAPTISM INFORMATION Abts, Petrus 1877 St.Bon's Adami, Dominic 1877 St.Bon's Albers, Huldah Feb 18, 1883 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Albers, Lena Oct 18, 1896 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Albers, Martin Jul 12, 1885 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Aldermann, George 1877 St.Bon's Aldermann, John 1877 St.Bon's Aldermann, Margaret 1877 St.Bon's Aldermann, Mary 1877 St.Bon's Anderson, Emma Mar 30, 1879 Grace Church Baker, L. J., adult Jul 25, 1891 Methodist Ballou, John Edward Oct 01, 1899 Grace Church b. Apr 27, 1898 Banaszkiewicz, Mary 1877 St.Bon's Barrett, Circassia Ray Apr 01, 1880 Grace Church Becher, Francis Gustavus Mar 27, 1886 Grace Church b. 1885 Becher, Gustavus G. May 06, 1883 Grace Church b. 1882 Becher, Laura Aug 11, 1878 Grace Church Behlen, Anna Apr 12, 1874 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Behlen, Arthur Jul 09, 1899 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Behlen, Eddi Jun 25, 1893 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Behlen, Fred Jul 13, 1890 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Behlen, Friedrich Aug 12, 1874 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Behlen, Gustav Oct 18, 1896 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Behlen, Johanna Mar 27, 1876 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Behlen, John Jun 25, 1893 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Behlen, Minna Jul 13, 1890 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Behlen, William Jul 13, 1919 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Benham, Mary Leona Jul 02, 1899 Grace Church b. Oct 06, 1898 Benham, Ralph Truant Dec 25, 1899 Grace Church b. Oct 25, 1899 Benthack, Wilhelmina Jul 15, 1884 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Bird, Dorie E. Aug 27, 1885 Grace Church Blessen, Anna Mar 30, 1884 S.C. Baptist Platte Center, NE Blessen, Fritz Feb 07, 1892 S.C. Baptist Platte Center, NE Blessen, John Jun 25, 1893 S.C. Baptist Platte Center, NE Blessen, Mina Dec 15, 1895 S.C. Baptist Platte Center, NE Bonesteel, Edith Mary Aug 05, 1883 Grace Church b. 1881 Bonesteel, Faith Louise Aug 12, 1877 Grace Church Bonesteel, Gertrude Lucinda Aug 05, 1883 Grace Church b. 1880 Bonesteel, Violet Nov 30, 1879 Grace Church b. 1879 Borowiak, Joseph 1877 St.Bon's Brake, Mary T. V., adult Oct 25, 1891 Methodist Browner, John 1877 St.Bon's Bruen, Eliza Mar 1885 Methodist Jennie & D.L. Bruen Bruen, Jennie Mar 1885 Methodist Jennie & D.L. Bruen Bruen, John H. Mar 1885 Methodist Jennie & D.L. Bruen Brunken, John Jul 20, 1890 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Brunken, William Aug 12, 1895 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Brunker, Mary Mar 26, 1896 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Burley, Maudinia E., adult Jul 23, 1878 Methodist Joseph & Margaret Burley Byrne, Mary 1877 St.Bon's Callison, Josie, adult Oct 05, 1879 Methodist J.M. & Lizzie Callison Carew, Beatrice Louise Nov 10, 1878 Grace Church b. 1876 Nebr. Carew, Flora Nov 10, 1878 Grace Church b. 1872 England Carew, Nelly Nov 10, 1878 Grace Church b. 1878 Carew, Walter George Apr 15, 1881 Grace Church b. 1880 Clark, ___ (over 70 yrs.) Jan 24, 1886 Methodist (until recently skeptical) Clother, Enos B., infant Nov 01, 1882 Methodist George & Hannah Clother Clother, George W., infant Nov 01, 1882 Methodist George & Hannah Clother Clother, John 1877 St.Bon's Cockburn, Jessie Apr 27, 1879 Grace Church Coffee, Abel May 05, 1875 Grace Church Coffee, Grace Apr 15, 1886 Grace Church b. 1881 Coffee, Roy Apr 15, 1886 Grace Church b. 1883 Coffee, Wilfred Apr 15, 1886 Grace Church b. 1877 Condon, Eugene 1877 St.Bon's Cook, Blanche Hazel Nov 16, 1885 Grace Church Cooke, John 1877 St.Bon's Cooledge, Edwin Bremer Oct 05, 1884 Grace Church b. 1884 Coolidge, Ralph Henry Apr 13, 1881 Grace Church b. 1880 Cramer, Albert Jun 27, 1885 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Cramer, Samuel Jun 25, 1893 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Cramer, Thomas Jun 25, 1893 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Czuba, Hedwig 1877 St.Bon's Dale, Courtney Ethel Apr 30, 1886 Grace Church b. 1877 Delsmann, Clara 1877 St.Bon's Distelhorst, Charles Frederick Mar 30, 1879 Grace Church b. 1868 Distelhorst, Eliza Anna Mar 30, 1879 Grace Church b. 1870 Distelhorst, Katie Pauline Mar 30, 1879 Grace Church b. 1865 Distelhorst, Leo Feb 17, 1884 Grace Church Duster, Georgius 1877 St.Bon's Evans, Lorena Rose Jul 02, 1899 Grace Church b. Jun 11, 1898 Farrell, Kate 1877 St.Bon's Fitje, Huldah Jul 13, 1890 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Fitje, John Jun 25, 1893 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Fitje, Sophia Apr 23, 1893 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Freeland, Anette Fuller Dec 10, 1882 Grace Church b. 1882 Furmansky, Josepha 1877 St.Bon's Gabriel, Anna 1877 St.Bon's Gartanze, Maria 1877 St.Bon's Geer, Marguerite Louise Apr 30, 1886 Grace Church b. 1877 Mich. Gertsch, Sam Dec 15, 1895 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Grant, Emily Mar 11, 1883 Grace Church Green, Thomas 1877 St.Bon's Griffin, Markus 1877 St.Bon's Grimes, Annie M., child Jun 1885 Methodist George Grimes Grover, M.S., adult Aug 1885 Methodist Grover, William H., adult Aug 1885 Methodist Hageman, Gustav Jul 09, 1893 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Hageman, Karl Jul 09, 1893 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Hageman, Peter, Jr. Jul 15, 1884 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Hageman, Rosa Jul 20, 1890 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Hansen, Karl Aug 06, 1893 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Hansen, Trinja Oct 18, 1896 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Hayes, Edward 1877 St.Bon's Heaton, Catherine 1877 St.Bon's Heitman, Albert Jul 09, 1899 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Heitman, Arthur Jul 09, 1893 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Heitman, Martha Apr 06, 1890 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Heitman, Paul Jul 20, 1890 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Heitman, Theodore Apr 06, 1890 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Heitman, Willie Jun 25, 1893 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Hempstead, Clarkson Henry Aug 17, 1878 Grace Church Henggeler, Joseph 1877 St.Bon's Hobbensiefken, Lena May 30, 1884 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Holland, Margaret 1877 St.Bon's Hoopes, Mercy Maria, adult Dec 23, 1877 Methodist Horn, Francis 1877 St.Bon's House, Geo. A. Jul 20, 1884 Grace Church How, Mary 1877 St.Bon's Hulst, Nelson Edward Aug 10, 1884 Grace Church b. 1884 Hunneman, Mary Apr 25, 1878 Grace Church b. 1867 Wis. Hunneman, Nellie Viola Apr 25, 1878 Grace Church b. 1871 Wis. Hunnuman, Howard Nov 04, 1878 Grace Church Jarecky, Andreas 1877 St.Bon's Jelden, John Nov 20, 1887 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Jelden, Minna Jul 01, 1888 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Jewell, Eddie Weller Jul 20, 1884 Grace Church Jinkins, Robert, adult Jun 1885 Methodist Johnson, Alace Cecilia, 7 mos. May 03, 1896 Methodist Olaf & Ida Johnson Kallweit, Lena Jul 12, 190 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Kamm, Heyo Jul 09, 1899 S.C. Baptist Platte Center, NE Kamm, Laura Jul 09, 1899 S.C. Baptist Platte Center, NE Kane, Honora 1877 St.Bon's Kelly, Anna Louise Apr 08, 1879 Grace Church b. 1864 Kelly, Mary 1877 St.Bon's Kilkeny, Ellen 1877 St.Bon's Kluever, Herman Jul 13, 1890 S.C. Baptist Platte Center, NE Kluever, Marie Jul 20, 1890 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Kluever, Minna Jul 09, 1893 S.C. Baptist Platte Center, NE Kluever, Sophia Jul 20, 1890 S.C. Baptist Platte Center, NE Knapp, Ellen W., 10 yrs. Jul 19, 1891 Methodist Knapp, George D., 6 yrs. Jul 19, 1891 Methodist Knapp, Grace H., 5 yrs. Jul 19, 1891 Methodist Knapp, Hudson M., 1 yr. Jul 19, 1891 Methodist Knapp, Myrtle, 3 yrs. Jul 19, 1891 Methodist Kohler, Ottalia Dec 15, 1895 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Kraus, Freda Jul 09, 1899 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Krause, Joseph Jun 17, 1876 S.C. Baptist Krause, Robert Jun 17, 1876 S.C. Baptist Krumbach, Maria 1877 St.Bon's Krzycki, Joannes 1877 St.Bon's Kuntzelman, Hazel Drucilla Jul 02, 1899 Grace Church b. Dec 16, 1894 Kuntzelman, Jay Beauford Jul 02, 1899 Grace Church b. Feb 13, 1899 Kuntzelman, Laura Anna Jul 02, 1899 Grace Church b. Jul 02, 1869 Kuntzelman, Lee Lafayette Jul 02, 1899 Grace Church b. May 03, 1897 Kuper, Anna Dec 15, 1895 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Kuper, Anna Hansen Sep 17, 1893 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Kuper, Gretina Dec 15, 1895 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Kuper, John Oct 18, 1896 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Lamb, John 1877 St.Bon's Land, Jennie A., adult Mar 15, 1891 Methodist Lange, Mena Dec 15, 1895 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Lange, William Jul 13, 1890 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Lasek, Michael 1877 St.Bon's Laun, Anna Apr 06, 1890 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Laun, Fritz Jun 25, 1893 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Laun, Jacob Jul 12, 1885 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Lawrence, Daniel O., adult Jun 1885 Methodist Lawrence, Lemma, adult Jun 1885 Methodist Lawson, Flora Braynard, infant Jul 06, 1878 Methodist Jno. & Larusha Lawson Lehman, Fred Howard May 16, 1886 Grace Church Linstrum, Arthur Chandler, 1 yr. Nov 08, 1891 Methodist Chas. & Emma Linstrum Linstrum, Carl F., infant Nov 1898 Methodist C. A. Linstrum & wife Linstrum, Edna Charlotta, 3 yrs. Nov 08, 1891 Methodist Chas. & Emma Linstrum Lisco, Isabella Shields Sep 17, 1882 Grace Church Lucid, Michael 1877 St.Bon's Lusche, Hulda Jul 09, 1899 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Lutjens, Amanda Jul 15, 1884 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Lutjens, Peter Jul 01, 1888 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Lyons, John 1877 St.Bon's Maher, Charles 1877 St.Bon's Martyn, David Thomas Aug 11, 1878 Grace Church Martyn, Homer Marshall Oct 18, 1885 Grace Church b. 1885 Martyn, Lucy Mar 17, 1881 Grace Church b. 1880 Martyn, Susie Petite Mar 21, 1883 Grace Church b. 1882 Mason, Philippus 1877 St.Bon's Maughan, Margaret 1877 St.Bon's McFarland, John Montgomery Sep 10, 1882 Grace Church McFarland, Louise Aug 10, 1884 Grace Church McFarland, Sam'l Forrest Feb 22, 1880 Grace Church b. Feb 02, 1880 McGlenchy, John 1877 St.Bon's Mendel, Joan. 1877 St.Bon's Menke, Diedrich Jul 09, 1893 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Menke, Hulda Oct 18, 1896 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Menke, William Jul 09, 1893 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Metz, Lottie Aug 16, 1885 Grace Church b. 1884 Metz, Millie Mar 30, 1879 Grace Church Meyer, Anna Dec 15, 1895 S.C. Baptist Platte Center, NE Meyer, Henry May 30, 1884 S.C. Baptist Platte Center, NE Meyer, John Jul 13, 1890 S.C. Baptist Platte Center, NE Meyer, William Jun 17, 1893 S.C. Baptist Platte Center, NE Meyer, Willie Jun 25, 1893 S.C. Baptist Platte Center, NE Mindrup, Fred Nov 29, 1891 S.C. Baptist Platte Center, NE Mindrup, Ida Jul 13, 1919 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Mindrup, John Jun 25, 1893 S.C. Baptist Platte Center, NE Mohrman, Henry Dec 15, 1895 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Mohrman, Herman Jul 09, 1893 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Mohrman, Minna Jul 12, 1890 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Mohrman, Minna Jul 12, 1885 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Moore, Elsie Marie, adult Feb 22, 1880 Methodist Moore, Julia May, adult Aug 10, 1879 Methodist Morse, Ellie H. Feb 11, 1877 Grace Church Morse, Jenny Jun Aug 23, 1878 Grace Church b. Jun01, 1878 Morse, Myra Myrtle Feb 11, 1877 Grace Church Morse, Zura B. Feb 11, 1877 Grace Church Mueller, Johanna Dec 11, 1898 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Mullins, Daniel T., adult Jun 1885 Methodist Mullins, Jane E., adult Jun 1885 Methodist Mullins, Madison, adult Jun 1885 Methodist Murphy, Alice 1877 St.Bon's Murray, Joseph 1877 St.Bon's Nelson, O., adult Aug 1885 Methodist Nepotis, Alysius 1877 St.Bon's Neuman, Herman Jul 12, 1885 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE North, Estella Mar 30, 1879 Grace Church North, Mary Rose Apr 15, 1881 Grace Church b. 1880 Nosal, Jacob 1877 St.Bon's O'Brien, John 1877 St.Bon's Opiel, Michael 1877 St.Bon's Outhwater, Edith Dec 28, 1884 Grace Church b. 1884 Pardoe, Alfred Jul 11, 1880 Grace Church b. 1879 Pelter, Annie Eliza Aug 09, 1885 Grace Church Pelter, Chas. Edgar Jan 08, 1882 Grace Church b. 1872 Pelter, Dorothy Ann Aug 11, 1880 Grace Church b. 1873 Pelter, Edwin James Aug 11, 1880 Grace Church b. 1876 Pelter, John Feb 10, 1884 Grace Church Pelter, Lucy Emma Aug 11, 1880 Grace Church b. 1880 Pelter, Walter Ferguson Jan 08, 1882 Grace Church b. 1877 Pelter, Wm. John Jan 08, 1882 Grace Church b. 1869 Person, Elida Apr 03, 1893 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Person, Gegeha Aug 06, 1893 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Person, Henry Aug 06, 1893 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Person, Herman Aug 06, 1893 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Person, John Jun 25, 1893 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Person, Wilhelmina Jul 09, 1893 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Peters, Herman Jul 12, 1885 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Poe, Clara B., adult Jun 1885 Methodist Poe, Lillie J., adult Jun 1885 Methodist Poe, Mary E. Jun 1885 Methodist Pope, Andrew 1877 St.Bon's Pope, Casper 1877 St.Bon's Pope, Ida 1877 St.Bon's Potts, Agnes Hamilton Oct 29, 1882 Grace Church Potts, Cora Gertrude Oct 29, 1882 Grace Church Potts, Lowell W. Apr 08, 1879 Grace Church b. 1866 Price, Cora Anna Aug 10, 1884 Grace Church b. 1884 Price, Miriam Elaine Oct 15, 1882 Grace Church b. Jun 14, 1882 Quadhammer, Bernard Jul 25, 1893 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Quadhammer, Emma Jul 12, 1890 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Reece, Emma Jul 13, 1919 S.C. Baptist Platte Center, NE Reed, Harriet A. Jul 11, 1880 Grace Church b. 1878 Reedy, L.V.M., adult Jun 1885 Methodist Rickly, Ruby R., infant Nov 01, 1882 Methodist William & Mary Rickly Rickly, William J., infant Nov 01, 1882 Methodist William & Mary Rickly Rippey, Florence Edith Aug 12, 1877 Grace Church Rithaler, Dora Jul 09, 1893 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Roen, Eloise Martha Oct 18, 1885 Grace Church Rose, Edward 1877 St.Bon's Rossiter, John 1877 St.Bon's Rotter, Franciscus 1877 St.Bon's Rusho, Joseph 1877 St.Bon's Ryan, Thomas 1877 St.Bon's Sander, Mary Oct 18, 1896 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Schilz, Wilhelm 1877 St.Bon's Schimanski, Lydia Dec 15, 1895 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Schimanski, Mathilda Jul 09, 1893 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Schimanski, Theresa Jul 09, 1893 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Schirman, Fridal Jul 12, 1885 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Schoen, Lena Nov 17, 1889 S.C. Baptist Platte Center, NE Schulz, Elizabeth 1877 St.Bon's Schumaker, Henry Sep 17, 1893 S.C. Baptist Platte Center, NE Sellers, Mary 1877 St.Bon's Setje, Toni Jul 09, 1899 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Shorb, Wilfred 1877 St.Bon's Siemek, Philipp 1877 St.Bon's Siems, Fred Jun 17, 1876 S.C. Baptist Platte Center, NE Siems, John Feb 07, 1892 S.C. Baptist Platte Center, NE Siems, Magdalena Oct 07, 1888 S.C. Baptist Platte Center, NE Siems, William Jul 20, 1890 S.C. Baptist Platte Center, NE Slemmens, Allen, adult Mar 15, 1891 Methodist Steiner, Maria 1877 St.Bon's Stephenson, Madeline Beatrice Jan 03, 1900 Grace Church b. Apr 21, 1900 Stephenson, Stella E. Jul 20, 1884 Grace Church Stillman, Lelia Isabella Sep 10, 1882 Grace Church Stires, Ferdinand Taylor Aug 27, 1885 Grace Church b. 1882 Stone, Louis 1877 St.Bon's Stowell, Charley D. Dec 28, 1884 Grace Church b. 1884 Swatsly, infant son Oct 26, 1886 Methodist Jno. C. Swatsly Taylor, W. S., infant Dec 03, 1899 Methodist Tennes, Juliana 1877 St.Bon's Thiva (Sliwa), Thomas 1877 St.Bon's Tignor, Jan, child Mar 1885 Methodist M.E. Tignor Tignor, Sarah, child Mar 1885 Methodist M.E. Tignor Trienies, Anton Oct 18, 1896 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Turner, Allice, adult Mar 15, 1891 Methodist Turner, Martha M. Mar 15, 1891 Methodist Turner, Mary M. Mar 15, 1891 Methodist Van Santen, Esther Jul 12, 1885 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Van Santen, Rika Jul 12, 1885 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Verdnoff, Otto Aug 10, 1884 Grace Church b. 1884 Walker, Walter 1877 St.Bon's Walter, Anna 1877 St.Bon's Webster, Alma E. Jan 27, 1883 Methodist C. & M.A. Webster Webster, Clarence W. Jan 27, 1883 Methodist C. & M.A. Webster Webster, Lucoss E. Jan 27, 1883 Methodist C. & M.A. Webster Wentworth, Samuel 1877 St.Bon's Wetgen, Henry Jul 12, 1885 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Wilhens, Henry Aug 06, 1893 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Wilhens, Minna Feb 18, 1883 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE Williamson, Charles W., infant Nov 08, 1886 Methodist Geo. L. & Emma Williamson Wilson, Bertie M., 3 mos. Aug 1883 Methodist R.B. & S. Wilson Wilson, Clara, child Apr 1885 Methodist Edith & James Wilson Wilson, Maude E., child Apr 1885 Methodist Edith & James Wilson Woodrich, Maria Jul 09, 1899 S.C. Baptist Columbus, NE