Old Ebenezer Church, Effingham County GA – 1768 Burials

Beata Hangleiter died Jan. 24, 1768, and was buried on the 25th. Hannah Fredericka Kornberger died Feb. 9, 1768, and was buried on the loth in Zions cemetery. Samuel Rieser, a child of 5 days, died Febr. 10, 1768, and was buried on the 11th. Veit Landfreder died Febr. 13, 1768, and was buried on the 14th, which was Estomihi Sunday, in the Town cemetery. Daniel Schubtrein died Febr. 15, 1768 early at 2 o’clock in the night and was buried the next afternoon. Frederick Freyermuth, a child of 17 days, died early on Febr. 11, and was buried toward … Read more

Old Ebenezer Church, Effingham County GA – 1769 Burials

Anna Mary Fetzer died Jan. 14, 1769, and was buried the next day. Her age was 52 years. Eleonore Heid died of a disease in the breast Jan. 20, 1769 in the evening, and was buried on the 22nd at the age of 39 years. Matthew Zettler died Febr. 3, 1769, and was buried the next day. Jacob Rudolph Staeheli, a young man about 23 years old, less 3 months, died Febr. 6, 1769, and was buried the next day. Ursula Buerck died in the night between March 12 and 13, 1769, and was buried on the 14th in the … Read more

Old Ebenezer Church, Effingham County GA – 1770 Burials

Christian Geiger died Jan. 25, 1770 in the 14 year of his age, and was buried Jan. 26 in the cemetery at Zion. Gideon Kosch, a negro child, died Febr. 19, 1770, and was buried in the afternoon of the same day in the cemetery here. George Fischer, 5 years old, died Febr. 20, 1770, and was buried on the 21st in the cemetery at Bethany. Magdalene Keiter died April 4, 1770 in the 52 year of her age, and was buried in the cemetery at Zions Church. Johanne, the child of Ulrich Neidlinger, 3 weeks old, died May 14, … Read more

Old Ebenezer Church, Effingham County GA – 1771 Burials

Phoebe, a baptized Negro child belonging to Mrs. Lemking, died Feb. 18, 1771, and was buried the next day. John Michael Bohrman died Feb. 17, 1771, and was buried on the 19th here at Ebenezer. Matthias Schubdrein, 5 months old, died% 9 1771, and was buried in Zions Church. Anna Eva, daughter of John Scheeraus, died at the age of 3 years and 2 months, and was buried June 3, 1771 here at Ebenezer. Andrew Greiner of Halifax, died June 19, 1771, and received Christian burial on the 20th in the Plantation cemetery. Anna Mary Kemler died July 11, 1771, … Read more

Old Ebenezer Church, Effingham County GA – 1772 Burials

Caspar Waldhauer’s daughter died Jan. 20, 1772, immediately after receiving lay baptism. John Adam Freyermuth died as a child of 2 years and 2 months, Feb. 5, 1772, and was buried in the cemetery here. Salome, daughter of Samuel Kraus, 6 years, 1 month and 3 days old, died Feb. 5, 1772, and was buried the next day at Zion. John Paul Mueller jun. died Feb. 21, 1772 in the 27th year of his age, and was buried on the 22nd. Text: Psalm 55:19: “The Lord works rest for my soul.” Anna Mary Schubtrein died in the night before March … Read more

Old Ebenezer Church, Effingham County GA – 1773 Burials

Barbara Koergter, 60 years old, died at 11 o’clock in the night of Dec. 31, and was buried on New Year’s Day in the cemetery at Zion. Elizabeth Zant, 26 years old, died Jan. 1, 1773, and was buried the next day in the cemetery at Ebenezer. Funeral text: Hosea 13:14. Hanna Marg. Remshardt and Christine, her child of a week, both died Jan. 31, 1773, and were buried the next day in Zion. Mary, wife of Joseph Schubtrein, died Feb. 6, 1773, and was buried the next day at Zion. William Makai, a child of 3 months, died Jan. … Read more

Old Ebenezer Church, Effingham County GA – 1774 Burials

Anna Mary Floerl, 81 years old, died Jan. 18, 1774, and was buried the next day. Funeral text: Luke 12:32 and ch. 11:42. Daniel Reihlaender, 4 years and 3 months, died Feb. 2, 1774, and was buried on the third. Mr. Urban Bunz died Nov. 18, 1774, and was buried the next day with ‘a funeral sermon in Jerusalem Church. Funeral text: 2 Tim. 1:10, “Christ has deprived death of his power.”

Old Ebenezer Church, Effingham County GA – 1757 Burials

Adam Straube died in the night between Jan. 2 and 3, 1757, and was buried the next day. Christopher Kronenberger, a child of 1 year and 9 months, died Jan. 23, 1757, and was buried the next day. Mary Magdalene Mohr died July 28, 1757 at the age of 1 year and 10 months, and received Christian burial on the 29th in Bethany. Michael Walliser died in the night of July 31 and August 1, and was buried Aug. 1, 1757. He had dropsy and was in his best years when he died. John Conrad Gnann died August 18, 1757 … Read more

Old Ebenezer Church, Effingham County GA – 1758 Burials

Anne Mary Fredericka Thilo died Dec. 24, 1757, and was buried the next day. 1758. Solomon, a son of the deceased John Peter Schubdrein, died Jan. 6, 1758, and received Christian burial at Bethany. Paul Zittrauer died Feb. 1, 1758 of a breast disease, and was buried on the 2nd. He was 44 years old. Anne Mary Lackner, .a child of 4 years, died Feb. I, 1758, and was buried on Feb. 2 following. Israel Maurer died in the night, of Feb. 1, and was buried Feb. 1 at the age of 8 days. Mary Magdalene Weber died March 3, … Read more

Old Ebenezer Church, Effingham County GA – 1759 Burials

John Michael Hirsch died in the night between Jan. 24 and 25, 1759, and was buried on the 26th. He was 50 years and 7 months old. Frederick Margaret Bollinger died March 10, 1759, and was buried on the 12th. She was 2 years and 9 months old. Anna Rau died April 10, 1759. She was 62 years old. Christian Buntz died May 4, 1759, and was buried the same day at the age of 4 days. Anna Gerber, 9 years and 11 months old, died May 13, ,and was buried on the 14th, 1759 in Bethany. Christian Oechsle, a … Read more

Old Ebenezer Church, Effingham County GA – 1760 Burials

David Zettler died in the night of Jan. 26, 1760, and was buried on the 27th, at the age of 5 years and 5 months. Elizabeth Schneider, nee Sauftleb, about 62 year’s old, died March 13, and was buried on the 14th, 1760. John Gottlieb Lackner died March 13, in the evening, and was buried on the next day. He was 10 years, 6 months and 3 weeks old, less one day. Anna Margaret Schweiger died April 9, 1760, and was buried on the l0th at the age 0f 5 years and 8 weeks. Christian Riedelsberger, aged 45 years, died … Read more

Old Ebenezer Church, Effingham County GA – 1761 Burials

George Gross, 45 years old, died in Bethany Feb. 3, 1761, and was buried there on the 4th. Thomas Geschwandel, 66 years old, died on his plantation March 8, 1761, and was buried on the Plantation cemetery on the l0th. Judith, a daughter of Balthaser Kiefer, somewhat over three years old, died early on April 8, and was buried the next day on his plantation. Matthias Seckinger died July 22, 1761 before day and was buried in the afternoon of the same day in the Town cemetery. He was 44 years old. Michael Mackh, a child of 17 months, died … Read more

Old Ebenezer Church, Effingham County GA – 1762 Burials

Mary Magdalene Graeves died May 5, 1762, and was buried on the 6th in the Town cemetery. Her age was 5 years. John Andrew Heintz, a child of 8 months, died May 21, 1762, and was buried on the 22nd in the Plantation cemetery. Christian Israel Graeves, 8 years and 11 months old, died in the evening of June 14, 1762, and was buried on the 15th towards evening. John Haid, a child of 4 years and 4 months, less 4 days, died June 19, 1762, and was buried on the 20th. Benaiah Wertsch, a child of 7 months less … Read more

Old Ebenezer Church, Effingham County GA – 1763 Burials

Christian Thomas Eischperger died March 17, 1763, and was buried on the 18th. His age 19 years. Mary Dorothy Haefner, the oldest daughter of the deceased Mrs. Straub, died on Hauesler’s plantation April 17, 1763, and was buried there. She was about 30 years old. Ursula Fetzer, 44 years old, died July 17, 1763, and was buried on the 18th. Christian Leimberger died early on July 22, 1763 in the 54th year of his age, and was buried on the same day. Catharine Paulus, a child of 13 years, died July 23, 1763 in the evening, and was buried on … Read more

Old Ebenezer Church, Effingham County GA – 1764 Burials

Bartholomew Mackh died Jan. 12, 1764, and was buried on the 13th in Bethany. His age was 34 years and 2 months. Christian Gravenstein, a child of ,9 days, died in the night before Feb. 13, 1764, and was buried on that day in Bethany. Regina Heintz died Febr. 10, 1764 of pain in the side and was buried Febr. 11. Her age, 38 years. Timothy Birck, a child of 6 months, less 6 days, died early on March 11, and was buried towards evening. Lois Eigel died March 17, 1764, and was buried on the same day. Mary Catharine … Read more

Old Ebenezer Church, Effingham County GA – 1766 Burials

George Waldhauer, a child of one year, died Feb. 18, 1766, and was buried on the 19th. Christian Lebrecht Rieser, a boy of 11 years, died April 23, 1766, and was buried on the 24th in Bethany. Gabriel Maurer died March 1, 1766, and was buried on the 2nd in the Plantation cemetery. Benaiah Schwinkhofer died Aug. 11, 1765, and was buried on the 12th. Mary Buntz, a child of 2 years, died June 2, 1766, and was buried on the 3rd. Margaret Schwinkhofer died in the night before June 5, 1766, and was buried on the same day in … Read more

Old Ebenezer Church, Effingham County GA – 1755 Burials

Regina Hueber, a child of about 10 years, died in Bethany on her father’s plantation of a consumptive disease. John Leimberger, a child of 5 years, died peacefully April 30, 1755. Mary Hueber, a child of 9 years, died on the 6th of March, and was buried the next day. [A baptismal entry follows here, evidently by mistake, and is stricken out.] John Ulrich Fezer’s little son was born May 31 and received the baptism of necessity immediately after birth and then died right afterwards. Ursula Oeple, a child of almost 3 years, died June 4, 1755, and received Christian … Read more

Old Ebenezer Church, Effingham County GA – 1756 Burials

John Christopher Bunz died Jan. 17, 1756, and was buried on the 18th, the 2 Sunday after Epiphany. Barbara Heinle died March 22, 1756 of a consumptive disease at the age of 47 years. Christian Mackh, a child of 6 week, died March 25, 1756, and received Christian burial the same day. George Rahn, a child of 3 years and something over a month old, died March 26, 1756, and was buried the next day, the 27th. John Martin Rahn, a child of 8 days, died April 16, 1756, and was buried on the 18th, the first Easterday. Margaret Frank … Read more

Old Ebenezer Church, Effingham County GA – 1779 Baptisms

Mary, daughter of Benjamin Rieser and Catharine his wife, was born Jan. 13, 1779, and baptized the next day. Sponsors were Margaret Hek and George Bechtle. John Christopher, son of John Christopher Bunz and his wife, was born Jan. 26, 1779, and baptized the next day. Sponsors: Christopher Kraemer and Catharine his wife, John Hangleiter and his wife. Jonathan Christian, son 0f Jonathan Zipperer and Gratiosa his wife, was born Jan. 25, 1779, and baptized the next day. ________, daughter of Benjamin Glaner and his wife, was born Feb. 4, 1779, and baptized on the 8th. Sponsors were John .Adam … Read more

Old Ebenezer Church, Effingham County GA – 1780 Baptisms

David, son of Lewis Ernst and his wife, was born Jan. 1780, baptized Feb. 27th. Sponsors were Jonathan Zipperer and his wife and Elizabeth Kiebler. Solomon, son of Peter Freymuth and Catharine his wife, was born Feb. 25, 1780, and baptized on the 28th. Sponsors were Pastor Triebner and his wife Mary Frederica, Daniel Weitman and An- Eva widow Habor. Sarah Connell, Daughter of Thomas Connell in Washington County in Maryland, was born on the 28th Day of June, 1778, baptized on the 27th Day of January, 1780. Godfhar and Godmother are Christopher Buntz, Anne Barbara Buntz and Rosina Miller … Read more