IN THE COUNTY OF WATERLOO                                   211


Bernard Bieth, Conc. 2, Lot No. 5...................................................1852
Anton Hergott, Conc. 2, Lot No. 5...................................................1853
Adam Thaler, Conc. 2, Lot No. 6.....................................................1854
Christian Meder, Conc. 2, Lot No. 6.................................................1867
Jos. Strub, Jr., Conc. 2, Lot No. 6....................................................1845
Anton Hargott, Conc. 3, Lot No. 1...................................................1845
Jacob W. Schneider, Conc. 3, Lot No. 2...........................................1855
Anton Diemert, Conc. 3, Lot No. 3..................................................1853
Jacob Haus, Conc. 3, Lot No. 4.......................................................1853
Jos. Steffler, Conc. 3, Lot No. 4.......................................................1853
Ludwig Schneider, Conc. 3, Lot No. 6..............................................1855
Eg. Mosburger, Conc. 3, Lot No. 6..................................................1856
Christ. Schabach.............................................................................1869
Christian Stocky..............................................................................1836
Wendel Burchart.............................................................................1846
Christ, Fortney................................................................................1839

    Mr. Fortunatus Gatchene, who sold the school site on the southwest corner of the crossroad, must have been one of the first comers.  So were Bernard Brenner and Aloysius Schneider, who gave the southeast corner to the church.  The Kaiser family came about 1839 or 1840.  Antony Kaiser I. had one son, Antony, and seven daughters.  Antony Kaiser II. is said to have been the first one married in the new church by Father Schneider, Aug. 4, 1842, when the



church was not yet finished inside.  He was a Justice of the Peace, the first Postmaster, Township and County Councillor, School Trustee and the mainstay of the priest.  Priests and Bishops sent their announcements to him for promulgation.  He should have a special article on account of his merits if space permitted.
    Others who were here in Father Wiriath's time, 1833, and found in his records: Joseph Kunemann, Aloysius Schneider, Sigmund Freiburger, Ignatius Dietner, Xavier Schuler, Joseph Lorenz, Conrad Gies, Edmund Freiburger, Joseph Greiesbiehl, Jos. Afholder, Carl Schaefer, John Winterberger, Morand Koenig, Michael Dietrich, Jos. Strub, Nicolaus Dietrich, John Strauss, Philip Moses, Theobald Dietrich, August Bish, Joseph Voisin, Anton Hergott, Bernard Brenner, Leodgar Beysang, Peter Schwartz, John Weltin, John Silvermann.
    Father Wiriath's first baptism entered in Father Sanderl's Register by a later hand, likely one of the Jesuit Fathers, was on Nov. 30, 1834.

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