Jane's Genealogy Jigsaw
Ohio Sources
Ottawa County
St. John's Lutheran Church, Port Clinton, Ohio
1888 Confirmation Class
The following members of the 1888 Confirmation Class are in this photograph:
- Christine Dammros born in ?????damnitz, Deutschl. 3 Nov 1874
- Auguste Spiess born in Port Clinton, Ohio 19 Mar 1875
- Auguste Kleindienst born in Port Clinton, Ohio 14 Mar 1875
- Elisabetha Kuhnle born in Port Clinton, Ohio 27 Nov 1873
- Ida Starkloff born in Port Clinton, Ohio 12 July 1874
- Josephine Warnke born in La Carne 28 Aug 1874
- Anton Bahnsen born in Schleswig Holstein 31 Aug 1873
- Franz Nissen born in Port Clinton, Ohio 14 July 1874
- Redlef Christiansen born in P. Clinton, Ohio 9 Oct 1874
- Johann Ed. Fritsche born in Oak Harbor 19 Jan 1872
- Edward Huber born in Port Clinton, Ohio 29 Jun 1873
They were confirmed on Palm Sunday 25 March 1888.
Anton Bahnsen was my great-grandfather; we believe he is in the center back row. Redlef Christiansen was his second cousin. We would appreciate help identifying the people in this photo.
List of class members, including birthdates and birthplaces is from St. John's Lutheran Church (Port Clinton, Ohio), Church Records 1875-1977, Family History Library microfilm 0940117. Since these records begin in 1875, the christening records of only two of the class members can be found there.