[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] baptists and lutherans

[Cynthia Howland]

Hello all,

Hope I'm not out of line here in suggesting a thought.  Although none of my
east European ancestors were Baptist (as far as I know).  The other side of
my family (Scot-Irish settled in the Carolinas)contained a lot of Baptists
and I am one.  The significant records are the records of Baptism.  That
happened when a person was considered old enough to understand and make a
decision for Christ. (usually it was not before about the age of 12)  Babies
were not baptized and until that time a child was not a member of the
church.  This belief is of course the root of the name Baptist.  And one
reason why the Baptists were often persecuted. There might be a mention of a
wedding or funeral in the church minutes.  As far as I have seen family
records were kept in a family bible if at all. Even in the Carolinas civil
registration was not mandatory until about 1915.  If things were done
differently in Europe I am eager to learn.

Cynthia Howland



-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:ger-poland-volhynia-bounces at eclipse.sggee.org]On Behalf Of Dave
Obee
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 11:46 AM
To: George Shoning
Cc: ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org
Subject: Re: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] baptists and lutherans


Of course the Baptists recorded deaths and marriages. The problem is that no
Baptist records have yet been found. All we have are civil registration
documents, which started in the early 1920s.

Dave Obee

----- Original Message -----
From: George Shoning <shoning at q.com>
Date: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 6:50
Subject: Re: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] baptists and lutherans
To: "ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org"
<ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org>

>
> I am in a similar situation as Dave Obee.  My family and
> ancestors were Baptists.  The only records I have found
> were from the 1930s; these records were in ZAGS (Notary and
> Vital Records Offices) in Volodarsk-Volynskiy.  I was
> allowed only to see the records in ZAGS but was not able to get
> copies.  Does anyone know if Baptists recorded their vital
> events in some kind of civil records during the 1850s-
> 1920s?  If so, do you have any suggestions of how one might
> get copies?
>  
> George Shoning
>
> > Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:34:38 -0800> From: daveobee at shaw.ca>
> To: ggomes at soundviewnet.com> CC: ger-poland-
> volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org> Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia]
> baptists and lutherans> > You will find an> occasional entry for
> a Baptist in the Lutheran records, but only if the> Baptists
> involved chose to go to the Lutheran church at that time, for>
> whatever reason. So far, in my extended Baptist family in
> Volhynia, I> have found precisely one reference in the St.
> Petersburg Lutheran> records.> > The Lutherans were not keeping
> track of the Baptists> any more than the Baptists were keeping
> track of the Lutherans. And> since you are not likely to find
> births in Baptist records, it would be> strange indeed for the
> Baptists to register births with the Lutherans.> The Baptists in
> Volhynia were devout, and not likely to toss away their> beliefs
> on a whim.> > There is some confusion about this. Even the>
> people at the Zhitomir archives have assured me with a straight
> face> tha!
>  t the Baptists are found in the Lutheran records. And I
> assured them> right back that they were wrong.> > Dave Obee> > >
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