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Title
First Evangelical Lutheran Dutch Church of Zion of Marshall Articles of Incorporation
Subject
Articles of incorporation
Churches--Michigan
Calhoun County (Mich.)--History
Evangelical Lutheran Church--History--19th century
Description
The 1856 articles of incorporation for the First Evangelical Lutheran Dutch Church of Zion of Marshall, Michigan.
Date
1855-12-23
1856-04-04
1856-04-05
Contributor
Kappis, John
Kuechle, Philip
Walz, Lorenz
Katz, Peter
Strouble, Mathias
Schmid, Fr.
Walz, John Gottlieb
Lacey, Samuel S.
Rights
In the public domain.
Format
pdf
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
MDL.LH.003.032
Coverage
Marshall (Mich.)
Calhoun County (Mich.)
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
State of Michigan
Calhoun County
We the undersigned two of the members of the First Evangelical Lutheran Dutch Church of Zion of Marshall hereby certify that in pursuance of a Public Notice given according to law for the purpose of organizing a church, the members of said Society met at their usual place of worship on the 23rd day of December A.D. 1855 & that at said meeting & that at said meeting [sic] the following persons were elected Trustees of the First Evangelical Lutheran Dutch Church of Zion of Marshall & the same to serve for --- years or until others shall be elected ____ __ John Kappis, Philip Kuechle, Lorenz Walz, Peter Katz, & Mathias Strouble – John Kappis & Lorenz Walz for one year. Philip Kuechle & Peter Katz for two years & Peter Strouble [sic] for four years.
Fr. Schmid
John Gottlieb Walz
Inspectors of Election
State of Michigan
County of Calhoun
On this fourth day of April A.D. 1856 personally appeared the above named Fr Schmid & John Gottlieb Walz Inspectors & acknowledged the same to be their free act & deed before me.
Samuel S. Lacey
Notary Public
Recorded April 5th 1856
Samuel S. Lacey
Clerk
Calhoun County
We the undersigned two of the members of the First Evangelical Lutheran Dutch Church of Zion of Marshall hereby certify that in pursuance of a Public Notice given according to law for the purpose of organizing a church, the members of said Society met at their usual place of worship on the 23rd day of December A.D. 1855 & that at said meeting & that at said meeting [sic] the following persons were elected Trustees of the First Evangelical Lutheran Dutch Church of Zion of Marshall & the same to serve for --- years or until others shall be elected ____ __ John Kappis, Philip Kuechle, Lorenz Walz, Peter Katz, & Mathias Strouble – John Kappis & Lorenz Walz for one year. Philip Kuechle & Peter Katz for two years & Peter Strouble [sic] for four years.
Fr. Schmid
John Gottlieb Walz
Inspectors of Election
State of Michigan
County of Calhoun
On this fourth day of April A.D. 1856 personally appeared the above named Fr Schmid & John Gottlieb Walz Inspectors & acknowledged the same to be their free act & deed before me.
Samuel S. Lacey
Notary Public
Recorded April 5th 1856
Samuel S. Lacey
Clerk
Original Format
microfilm