Source: Church Book of the Evangelical Lutheran and German Reformed Parish at West Leyden, Lewis Co., LDS/FHC microfilm #1479678 Item 6Copyright © 2001: Lisa K. SlaskiThe original records are handwritten in German. The earlier years are in the difficult to read old style German script. However, many of the latter years are written in German with a mixture of old style German script and a latanized version for the names which are a bit easier to read. Many entries also have additional information including 2 or more wittnesses which I have not notated herein and some of other pertinent info. However, the wittnesses can be important clues, as many times they are other extended family members! Where easily read, I have included ages and places of birth, when given. Please refer to the original source for the best possible translation and complete record!
Please note that the names are the German equivalents of what most of these individuals used on a daily basis including, in some instances, the spellings of last names. For instance Gerstbacher/Kerschbacher was generally spelled Casbaker by the family members and Draxel was Traxel, etc.. I have left the spelling of all names as in the original source, as best as I could decifer them. Where I'm unsure of the name or portion of a date, I have placed a "?" after it. If I could not read it at all I have placed a "??", indicating the existence of the name/word, but that I couldn't read it well enough to even take a guess! Anything written in [-] is my transcriber notes, based on my own research or on other material included in this church book.
No. Date Groom Bride 1 29 Nov 1843 Friedrich Schopfer Margaretta Russi? 2 31 Mar 1847 Friedrich Wetzel Charlotte Knieriem 3 9 Mar 1848 Gottlieb Haas Margaretta Yacky 4 9 Nov 1848 Georg Raith? Christiana Henriette Yütz? 5 28 Nov 1848 Joh Fried Christian Trotzer? Dorothea Maria Richter? 6 1? Dec 1850 Balth. Pförtner Magdal. Knieriemer 7 22 Jul 1851 Philipp Yacky Marie Grübner 8 28 Oct 1851 Georg Birk Cathar. Rauscher
of Turin9 2 Nov 1851 Joseph Kuhns Therese Burgerd 10 25 Nov 1851 Heinrich Wolf Kartharine Draxel 11 26 Feb? 1852 Jacob Roser Maria Kilz? 12 24 Mar 1852 Güstav Julius Hermann Schuhmacher
of West BranchCathar. Reimüller
of West Leyden13 13 Apr 1852 Gottfried Klessmann Elisabeth Draxel 14 19 May 1852 Heinrich Roser Catharine Schwab 15 13 Apr 1853 David Regez? Susanna Catharina Streün? 16 31 Jul? 1853 Martin Regez Marianne Steiner 17 9? Jun 1853 Carl King?
of Rhein Bayern
34 years oldCartharine Scheidemacher?
of Hessen Darmstadt
20 years old18 23 Dec 1853 Johanes Muller Juliane Yacky 19 14 Dec 1854 Louis Stahlbecker?
22-1/2 years oldChristine Stephan
22 years old20 12 Sep 1854
at RomePeter Keim
of Erlenbrunn [near Pirmasens, Germany]Maria Wessner
of ??1 4 Apr 1859 David Glesmann
51 yrs and 4 months oldEva Lang
56 yrs old2 26 Apr 1859 Balthasar Burke
28 yrs oldElisabeth Feuerstein
18 yrs old
born in West Leyden1 20 May 1860 Nicolaus Peter
26 yrs old
born in Lewis county, NYMargaretha Beyl
21 yrs old
born in Buffalo, NY2 1860 Georg Eckart
25 yrs old
born in West LeydenChristina Beyl
24 yrs old
born in Buffalo1 27 Feb 1862 Heinrich Krieg
40 yrs oldMargaretha Seber
41 yrs old2 5 May 1862 Georg Unbekannt
56 yrs oldwidow? Elisabeth Wolf
49 yrs old3 21 Jun 1862 Gottlieb Suzeler?
32 yrs oldCatharina Katterer
31 yrs old[no date given] Georg Peffer?
born 20 Jan 1807
[this entry appears to be a listing of a
husband and wife and their children, as
no date is given for the marriage and the
wife's name is written as if she's already
married. It is under an 1866 year heading]Ehlisabetha Peffer nee Hofmann
born 28 Mar 1816
apparent children listed next as:
Louisa? born 6 Mar 1850
son[s?] Etwart? and? Michel born 14 Mar 185623 Sep 1866 Christian Samuel Hahlman?
born in 1804Julianna? nee Wahl?
born 18071866 Valintin Feuerstein
born 9 Mar 1793Evynlinn? Harpenschläger?
born 21 Feb 179626 Mar 1870 Johann Gerstbecker Caroline Boni 24 Oct 1871 Johann Wolf Magdalene Beyel 20 Feb 1872 Johann Gottfried Long Rosa Elise Anken 13 Jan 1874 Jacob Grübel Angeline Feuerstein 11 Apr 1874 Friedrich Schopfer Friederike Roser 29 Sep 1874 Ludwig Schenkenberger widow Margdalene Kropp nee Gottsmann 17 Jun 1875 Michael Eckart widow Margarethe Seidel nee Jonas 27 Jul 1875 Samuel Henry Triess Mary A. Keim 16 Dec 1875 Philipp Schenkenberger Catharine Amann 28 Dec 1875 Peter Grübel Cornelia L. Beyel 31 Aug 1876 Jacob Rauscher Elisabeth Haass 21 Dec 1876 Carl Heinrich Beyel Maria Roser 7 Jul 1877 William Eckart Josephine Regenbach 28 Feb 1878 George Henry Geuerstein Barbara Heldt 9 May 1880 Valentin Pohl Martha Hofer?