Snippets for Aunt Sharon: The Kellings and the Founding of St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church
St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church, Sheffield, Lorain Co., Ohio. Last fall I wrote about a discovery I made while doing some research for my Aunt Sharon: her great-great-grandfather Bruno Albaugh was one of Lincoln's bodyguards ! I had several other great discoveries about her family that I've been anxious to share. This week's post profiles her Kelling ancestors' connection to a church founding in Ohio. St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church was organized in 1845 by German settlers to Sheffield, Lorain County, Ohio. Among the founding families of the church were my aunt's second great-grandparents, Johan Kelling , and his wife, Katharina Schuber . The book, History of Lorain County, Ohio , published in 1879, includes these notes on the church founding: “St. Theresa Church (Catholic), organized in 1845 by Rev. Peter Griesh, with the following membership (other member names)… John Kelling and his wife Catharine . At the organization of the church, each member paid o...
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DeleteCongrats and how fortunate this ancestor had a Civil War file. Always so much information there.
ReplyDeleteHe had a great file. Got his service record as well, which showed his place of birth! Lucky!
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ReplyDeleteIt's ever-so-slightly addicting. I've done a few: Mayflower, Associated Daughters of Early American Witches, First Families of Pennsylvania...it's nice to go so deep back, and I love uncovering lineages that my family had no idea about.
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