Bremer Co., IA - St. Paul Lutheran Church, Waverly

St. Paul Lutheran Church
Waverly, Washington Twp., Section 1
Bremer Co., IA

Pastor Daniel Schorr of rural Maxfield Lutheran Church initially conducted services for German Lutheran families in Waverly, Bremer Co., IA in 1867. St. Paul Lutheran Church was then organized in 1872 by Pastor Paul Bredow.

Charter Families: Boedecker, Mahnke, Maas, Friedemann, Koeberle, Seybold and Voight.

Early pastors: Pastor M. Gerlach, 1872-1876; M. Eberhard, 1877-1878; D. M. Ficken, 1878-1879; Prof. F. Eichler, 1879-1884; Prof. F. Lutz, 1885-1886; F. Zimmermann, 1886-1893; J. Weyrauch, 1893-1908; E. H. Rausch, 1908-1932.

(Information from the book HISTORY OF BREMER COUNTY 1985, written by the people of Bremer County and compiled by the Bremer County History book committee.)

Wilhelm Tegtmeier 14 APR 1828 Borstel, Germany - 21 NOV 1901
Dorothea Holste (Holstein) 18 JAN 1830 Soldorf, Germany - 10 SEP 1905
Son of Carl Ludwig Tegtmeier and Caroline Wilhelmine Nordmann

Friedrich Pothast 04 SEP 1821 - 30 MAR 1901
Caroline Wedewart Pothast 09 DEC 1829 - 10 AUG 1906
great grandparents of pictured:
Verona (Pothast) Bailey and Leona (Pothast) Spragle

Arthur J. Pothast 1896 - 1984
son of Heinrich August Pothast and Paulina Foelske
Meta Benning 1899- 1977

Heinrich Pothast 10 JAN 1862 - 06 NOV 1946
Pauline (Foelske) Pothast 22 DEC 1865 - 12 OCT 1938
grandparents of pictured: Verona (Pothast) Bailey

August Pothast 06 AUG 1874 - 27 APR 1961
son of Friedrich Pothast and Caroline Wedewart
Emma Hemme 15 APR 1876 - 15 JAN 1961

Charles Pothast 21 MAY 1856 - 05 JUN 1930
son of Friedrich Pothast and Caroline Wedewart

Friedrich C. Pothast 22 AUG 1853 - 1923
Born Milwaukee, WI son of Friedrich Pothast and Wilhelmine Louisa Schroeder

William Pothast 23 FEB 1860 - 20 OCT 1946
son of Friedrich Pothast and Caroline Wedewart
Mary Hunemuller 31 MAY 1864 - 11 JUN 1942

Lydia Pothast 03 JUN 1894 - 04 OCT 1894
daughter of William Pothast and Mary Hunemuller.