Corpus Christi Parish (Shiloh) Catholic Marriages and Burials
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History and Priests
Founded in 1913, this parish was originally within the boundaries of the Cathedral parish, St. Peter (Belleville). Congregants were predominately miners ministered by priests from area parishes. Today (2022) the parish is in partnership with St. Joseph parish (Lebanon, Illinois). Overseeing the parish were the Reverends John Grootens (1913-1914 from Cathedral), J. Reinhardt (1914-1915 from Lebanon), Cyril Haffner (1915-1922), Emil Chuse (1922-1924), Anthony Kiefer (1924), John Wiemar (1924-1925), Louis Tuger (1925-1931), Albert Zuroweste (1931-1935), Francis Beykirch (1935-1943), Robert Hutsch (1943-1946), James McCormick (1946-1956), and more.
Baptisms
1914–1928 are on microfilm at the Belleville Public Library (see the link at top to parishes on microfilm). No baptismal records were imaged by FamilySearch.org per contract agreement with the Diocese of Belleville.
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Translation Aids
- Latin language aids
- French language word list
- Given names translated from French and Latin into English, courtesy American-French Genealogical Society.
Bibliography
Diocese of Belleville. Centennial Heritage Festival and Picnic, Sunday, September 27. Belleville, Ill.: The Diocese, 1987.
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Marriages 1925–1931
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| Groom & Groom Location | Bride & Bride Location | Married | Groom Father | Groom Mother Maiden | Bride Father | Bride Mother Maiden | Witnesses | Comments |
| EVERSMAN, Alphonse Casper (Baptized 16 Jun 1901 at St. Philipp in French Village) | ZIMMERMANN, Maria Ellen (Baptized 13 Sep 1903 at St. Luke in Belleville) | 14 Oct 1925 | EVERSMANN, John | DANT, Maria | Zimmermann, Ernest | PFIFFNER, Ella | Eversman, John & Catherina Zimmerman | — |
| FELTZ, August (Guy) (Baptized (Oct) Nov 6, 1904 at St. Assumption BMV in Perryville, MO) | ZIMMERMAN, Catherine (Louise Magdalena) (Baptized 18 Apr 1909 at St. Luke in Belleville) | 14 Oct 1930 | Feltz, Emiel | COURTOIS, Emma | ZIMMERMANN, Ernest | PFIFFNER, Ella | ZIMMERMANN, Jr., Ernest & Melba FREY (Non-Catholic) | — |
| HEAVENER, Ardell (Non-Catholic) | LEMANCHIK, Jean (From Custer, WI) | 16 Dec 1931 | Heavener, Frank | SMITH, Ida | Lemanchik, John | STARK, Clementine | VERNIER, Joseph & Theodore ZARNECKI | — |
| HOFMEISTER, August (Presbyterian) | LOUIS, Lestel | 12 Jun 1929 | Hofmeister, Henry | ALBRECHT, Augusta | Louis, Julius | BERTSCHINGER, Lillian | WOODBURN, Rose & Julian Louis | — |
| HUSCHLE, Arthur Mart. | AMANN, Rosie M. | 19 Nov 1929 | Huschle, August S. | AMANN, Rosie M. | Amann, Julius | PHELP, Magdalena | AMAN, Eugene & Lydia HUSCHLE | — |
| LANGENSTEIN, Carl | BECHTEL, Louise | 28 Jul 1926 | Langenstein, Charles | HARTMANN, Maime | Bechtel, John | GRIMMIG, Magdalena | Langenstein, Simon & Elizabeth Bechtel | Groom’s parents from Freeburg & bride’s parents from O’Fallon |
| NESTER, Fred (From Pittsburg, PA) | SAUNDERS, Mary (From Albany, NY) | 3 Oct 1931 | Nester, Captan | HARP, Catherine | Saunders, Dennis | SULLIVAN, Ellen | Saunders, Clifford & Ester ZUROVESTE | — |
| OCHS, Charles | SCHMISSEUR, Marianne | 14 Nov 1928 | Ochs, Anton | Not listed, Anna | RAAB, Nicolaus | WOODWARD, Margaret | ZIMMERS, Andrew & Helen FUZIKUS | — |
| PETRY, Edward Valentin (Baptized 23 Dec 1903 in Troy, IL) | DIEHL, Clara Emma (Non-Catholic born 4 Jul 1905) | 23 Jul 1926 | Petry, John | SCHROEDER, Philippina | Diehl, Henry | BURKE, Elizabeth | Diehl, Olga & J. MC GINNIS | Bride’s parents non-Catholic |
| SCHOBERT, William Adam (Baptized 2 Feb 1902 at St. Clare in O’Fallon, IL) | RENO, Lucilla Margaret (Baptized 17 Sep 1905 at St. Luke in Belleville) | 17 Sep 1925 | Schobert, Adam | STOCK, Margaret | Reno, Edward | LETEMPT, Maria | Reno, Edwin & Hild EASP | — |
| SPAHN, John Carl (Baptized 18 Apr 1897 Evangelical & approved by bishop) | RASP, Frieda Barbara (Baptized 28 Apr 1901 at St. Clare in O’Fallon, IL) | 30 Sep 1925 | Spahn, Ernest (Non-Catholic) | RUCKRIEGEL, Catharina (Non-Catholic) | Rasp, Sr., Victor | AMANN, Maria | Rasp, Eugene & Edna RIST | — |
| SPAHN, Lester William (Baptized at Corpus Christi – see record) | COX, Margaret | 27 Apr 1927 | Spahn, Ernest (Non-Catholic) | RUCKRIEGEL, Catherine (Non-Catholic) | Cox, Isaac (Non-Catholic) | LINK, Anna Mary | RENO, Edwin & Agnes SCHEIBEL | — |
Burials 1953–1956
| Name | Died/Buried | Born | Father | Mother | Spouse | Where Buried | Comment |
| AMBRY, Josephine | 17 Oct 1956 | 25 Jul 1874 | KRUPP, Phillip | GRANDCOLAS, Elizabeth | Ambry, Nicklos | Mt. Calvary – Shiloh, IL | Died at Alton Hospital |
| FEDER, Clara | 18 Sep 1956 | 7 Jun 1885 | WOODWARD, Andrew | LUTZ, Catherine | Feder, Emil | Mt. Calvary – Shiloh, IL | — |
| HERR, Nano | 6 Aug 1956 | 23 Nov 1888 | NAGLE, Edmund | MCDONOUGH, Mary | Herr, Raymond | Mt. Calvary – Shiloh, IL | Died at St. Elizabeth Hospital |
| RASP, Alma | 22 Jan 1956 | — | HUSCHLE, August | AMANN, Rose | Rasp, A. P. | Mt. Calvary – Shiloh, IL | Died at St. Elizabeth Hospital |
| WAGNER, Melvin | 28 Mar 1953 | 7 Mar 1943 | Wagner, Ben | BOYER, Mary Ann | — | Mt. Calvary – Shiloh, IL | Killed in front of his house by an automobile |
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