Nebraska, Evangelical Lutheran Church, Vital Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains births, marriages, and deaths from Swedish and Danish congregations in Nebraska. Images provided by ArkivDigital. • 5 {{HR Add}

Reading These Records
These records are written in Danish and Swedish. For help reading them see: • 2

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

Baptism
 * Name of child
 * Gender
 * Birth date
 * Baptism date
 * Father's name
 * Father's occupation
 * Mother's name
 * Residence
 * Witnesses' name and residences
 * Legitimacy

Confirmation
 * Date of confirmation
 * Confirmand's name
 * Confirmand's age
 * Residence
 * Parent's names

Marriage
 * Names of bride and groom
 * Ages
 * Residences
 * Marital or social status
 * Marriage date
 * Bondsman or sponsor

Death
 * Name
 * Age
 * Death date
 * Burial date
 * Social status
 * Occupation
 * Residence
 * Parent's or spouse's name

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 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of the event

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I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

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 * Try searching by surname only
 * Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century

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