This document packet is the abstract of the title to a tract of land located near the southeast corner of Meeting Street and Cunnington Street. St. Matthew's Lutheran Church (then the German Evangelical Lutheran Church) purchased the land from the Northeastern Railroad Company (N.E.R.R. Company) in 1883 for the purpose of creating a cemetery. The cemetery became known as Bethany Cemetery. The abstract lists the property's previous owners and the means through which they acquired the land. It also includes legal documentation showing the N.E.R.R. paid taxes on the land and other confirmation that they had the right to sell the land.
1900, 1901, 1850-1859, 1890-1899, 1880-1889, 1870-1879, 1860-1869, and 1840-1849
Description:
This German-language ledger book contains the records of marriages and deaths within the community of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church from 1840 to 1900, with a few additional entries for 1901. The book is divided into two sections. The front portion contains marriage records while the back portion contains death records.
1900, 1850-1859, 1890-1899, 1880-1889, 1870-1879, 1860-1869, and 1840-1849
Description:
This German-language ledger book contains the records of baptisms and confirmations within the community of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church from 1840 to 1900. The book is divided into two sections. The front portion contains baptismal records while the back portion contains confirmation records.
This German-language booklet contains a list of names of people who purchased plots in and were buried in the Charleston, South Carolina Hampstead cemetery. The top of each page reads "Begräbnis Paltz / Burial Place/Plots" and lists the plat number. The purchasers' names are listed below the header with the half of the plot they purchased. Many purchasers are annotated with “1/2” or “1/4.” Some purchasers are crossed out. The people buried in the plot are listed on the page's lower half. Each name is marked with a cardinal direction to indicate the half of the plot in question. "N" indicates Norden / North, "S" indicates Süden / South, "W" indicates Westen / West, and "O" indicates Ost / East.
