St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Confirmation classes

Postville, Allamakee co. Iowa

1897-1915

Front L-R: William Kamp, Frederick Ruckdaschel, Rudy Thies, William Baltz, August Hein, Henry Miller, Rudolph Willman, George Schultz, Louis Edwin Thoma

Second L-R: Helene Wichmann, Anna Baltz, Maria Reinke, Minna Schutte, Meta Krogmann, Rev. F.H. Schumann, Emma Dahms, Dora Brockmeyer, Minna Schroeder

List of class by full given name
and birthdates

Front L-R: ?, Walter Gass, ?, ?, ?, ?, Ludwig August Schultz, August Miller, Fred Heins, ?, Bertha Meyer, ?, Martha Duwe, Mathilda Gericke, ?, Henrietta Heckman
Back L-R: Fred Block, John Nuehring, ?, Henry Schlee, ?, Rev. F.H. Schuman, Louisa Knodt, Amelia Wachmann, ?, Meta Meyer, ?, ?, ?, ?

Unidentified girls: Augusta Brandt, Malinda Kluss, Maria Faber, Louise Stopperan, Louisa Meyer, Amanda Garms, Cora Johnson, Anna Schroeder, Marie Meyer

Unidentified boys: Carl Meyer, Frederich Aldermann, August Baltz, Fred Meier

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and birthdates

Front L-R: Ida Miller, Mathilda (Tillie) Meyer, Cacilie Weihe, Ida Wagner, Amanda Oldag, Maria Ehde
Second L-R: Tillie Foels, Emelia Reincke, Elizabeth Harnack, Caroline Bareis, Elizabeth Bareis, Louis Kugel, Amelia Kugel, Molly Brandt, Sophia Schultz

Back L-R: Henry Meyer, Art Gass, Fritz Schultz, John Kohrs, Louie Schlee, Herman Schutte, Henry Sebastian, Ed Oldag, Rev. Emil Bockelmann, William Wilke, ?, ?, Louie Kamp, ?, William Baltz, Ludwig Schroeder

Unidentified: Jacob Meyer, Christian (Frederick William) Schroeder, Ludwig Meier

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and birthdates

Front L-R: Ida Baltz, Caroline Baltz, Anna Wagner, Elizabeth Schultz, Anna Nuehring, Susan Schutte

Second L-R: Bertha Meyer, Louise Wilhelemine Sophia Schroeder, Mathilda Schroeder, Mellie Klein, Bertha Hein, Alma Timmerman, ?, Melvina Meyer, Emma Linderbaum, Irene Meier

Back L-R: Edward Jahncke, Carl Sander, Ed Heins, Henry Bareis, Herman Willman, Will Bareis, Fred Koenig, William Dahms, Rev. Bockelmann, Ed Knodt, William Timmerman, Levi Schultz, George Kluss, Willie Schroeder

Unidentified or absent: Margarette Heffens, Eliza Wacker, Arthur Reincke (absent)

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and birthdates

Front L-R: Henry Meyer, Wilhelm Reinhardt, Adolph Bartels, John Ehde, William Sebastian

Second L-R: William Witt, Lena Harnack, Anna Flagmann, Clara Thoma, Amelia Schroeder, Jennie Schroeder, Arthur Foels

Third L-R: Henry Gericke, Anna Duwe, Laura Harnack, Olga Palas, Rev. Bockelmann, Minnie Kohrs, Alma Knodt, Anna Fischer, Will Busacker

Back L-R: Ed Thoma, Carl Schroeder, Rudolph Heins, John Bareis, Walter Ruckdaschel, Henry F. Schultz, Otto Witt, Carl Casten, Alvin Knuth, William Foels, William Kohrs

List of class by full given name
and birthdates

Front L-R: John G.E. Schutte, Wilhelm Heins, Elmer Weihe, George Hein, Fred H.J. Thoma, Otto Foels

Second L-R: Arthur Meyer, Anna Handel, ?, Mathilda Schultz, ?, Whilhelmine Krumm

Back L-R: John Schlee, Alice Krumm, Art Schultz, Anna Heins, John C. Schutte, Fredia Schultz, Otto Schultz, Altha Witt, Lawrence Welzel, Anna Huebner, William Kugel, Adelia Schlee

Unidentified: Emma Schroeder, Lena Meyer, Bertha Schutte, Emilie Buddenberg

List of class by full given name
and birthdates

Front L-R: Fritz Everman, Sabina Welzel, Arthur Schroeder, Alma Schroeder, George Sebastian, Bertha Miller

Second L-R: Lucy Heins, Vera Palas, Fred A. Baltz, Hulda Busacker, Amanda Gericke, Eli Garms, Sophia LInderbaum, John Schultz

Third L-R: William Miller, Addie Bayler, Ernest Baltz, Anna Katherine Handel, Rev. E. Brockelmann, Caroline Fischer, Walter Knudt, Alma Thies

Fourth L-R: Emma Heins, Walter Brandt, John Harnack, Anna Meyer (Centimeier), Victor Casten, Annora Palas, Levi Garms, Ed Nuehring, Louise Linderbaum

Back L-R: William Kuhse, Clara Timmerman, Walter Casten, Amanda Becker, Eva Moetch, Rudolph Everman

List of class by full given name
and birthdates

Front L-R: Christ Meyer, Lizzie Warnholz, Rev. E. Brokelmann, William F. Miller, Lena Warnholz, Ed Dahlms

Second L-R: Rudolph C. Huebner, Victor Meyer, Elmer J. Zieman, Fred Reincke, Ella Renzman, Clara Wagner

Back L-R: Clinda Zieman, Mary Schroeder, Ella Wilkie, Louie Schroeder, John Schultz, Henry Koenig

List of class by full given name
and birthdates

Front L-R: Fred J. Miller, Edward Schroeder, Henry Reinhardt

Second L-R: Sophia Reinhardt, Melinda Meyer, Melinda Oldag, Rev. E. Brockelmann, Luella Casten, Minnie Kuhse

Third L-R: Melinda Welzel, Gusta Miller, Tillie Kohrs, Ella Ihde, Edwin Schultz, Ella Martens, Louise Schultz, Louise Foels

Back L-R: Theresa Casten, Elvin Schultz, Anna Schroeder, Otto Oldag, Selma Theis, Laura Becker, Carl Ihde, Elsa Schultz

Not pictured: Emil Kluss, Otto Barthel, Elmer Walke, Velma Meyer

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and birthdates

1st row L-R: Willie Mons, Eddie Schlee, Louis Thoma, Willie Meyer

2nd row L-R: Elsa Fischer, Luver Schultz, Augusta Bartels, Rev. M.O. Phul, Tillie Sebastian, John Meyer, Louise Ohloff, Rudy Hein

3rd row L-R: Edwin Plart, Louise Handel, Louise Heins,
Ellen Eberling, Edwin Schroeder, Lena Behrens, Joe Harnack

4th row L-R: Damond Meyer, Ella Heins, Walter Sanders, Louise Schroeder, Verni Zieman, Louise Nise, Edwin Lammert, Emma Schroeder,

Hattie Weine (absent)

List of class by full given name
and birthdates

Front L-R: Roland Gass, William Fischer, Edwin Fischer

Second L-R: Louis Meyer, Lenora Ruckdaschel, Rev. M.O. Puhl, Rosina Eggert

Third L-R: Flora Ruckdaschel, Herbert Gass, Ed Poesch, Fred Meyer, Ervin Schultz, Henry Huebner

Back L-R: Louis Schultz, Emma Krogmann, Fred Becker, Amanda Foels, Fred L. Baltz, Carlie Huebner

List of class by full given name
and birthdates

Front L-R: Elmer Schroeder, Roland Brandt, Victor Meyer, Wilbert Wilke, Fritz Oestman, Walter Meyer, Ed Heins

Second L-R: Senda Gericke, Lucille Poesch, Minnie Baltz, Cecelia Heins, Estella Zieman, Rev. R. Kuehne, Grace Robbinson, Adalia Meyer, Melinda Casten, Ida Reinhardt

Third L-R: Clara Ihde, Elsie Meyer, Wilhelm Miene, Esther Sander, Eldo Block, Orville Schultz, Alma Ruckdaschel, Eltha Thoma, Edward Schroeder, Emma Block, Alvin Meyer

Back L-R: Bertha Baltz, Effie Krumm, Nora Wilke, Fritz Koenig, Amanda Miller, Melinda Meier, Henry Heins, Louisa Miene, Arbie Behrens, Lucy Schultz, Anna Kohrs

List of class by full given name
and birthdates

Front L-R: Fritz Meyer, Mary Meyer, Carl Ohloff

Second L-R: Leonard Casten, Edna Hein, Rev. Kuehne, Emma Beisker

Third L-R: Wilhelm Krogmann, Lizzie Martens, Emma Schara, Cynthia Everman, Heinrich Martens

Back L-R: Alta Thies, Lorenz Casten, Ida Kamp, Louis Schara, Lizzie Wilkie

List of class by full given name
and birthdates

Front L-R: Cevert Meyer, Wilhelm Oestman, Alma Meyer, Mabel Meyer, Walter J. Meyer, John Renzman

Second L-R: Bertha Wilke, Emma Plaht, Bertha David, Rev. R. Kuehne, Clara Poesch, Clara Ohloff, Louise Kamp, Etelka Schultz

Third L-R: Alma Schlee, Irene Brandt, Ruth Poesch, Caroline Foels, Frieda Miene, Lester Harnack, Esther Groth, Hulda Harnack

Back L-R: Louise Schara, Rita Breitspecker, Walter Groth, Anna Schroeder, Mahala Sander, Leora Brandt, Walter Lammert, Emma Kamp

Front L-R: Wilhelm Koenig, Verni Schultz, Arno Meyer, Eldo Dahl

Second L-R: Ella Saueressig, Edna Schultz, Lena Boese, Rev. Paul Kuehne, Luella Krogmann, Ella Schroeder, Edmund Meyer

Third L-R: Clara Schroeder, Bertha Thoma, Welma Schultz, Eddie W. Meyer, Ella Rolfs, Anna Miller, Welma Brandt, Verni Engle, Mathilda Meyer, Ella Meier, Ora Meyer, Caroline Sebastian

Front L-R: Ernest Ruckdaschel, Alfred David, Willie Fischer, Louis Koevenig, Henry Benjegerdes

Second L-R: Helen Heins, George Beisker, Metta Saueressig, Rev. Richard Kuehne, Bessie Renn, Alvin Nuehring, Hertha Gass

Third L-R: Sophis Meckenburg, Walter Plaht, Amanda Beisker, Carl Blumhagen, Elsie Schnuelle, Libbie Schultz, Arthur Schroeder, Esther Ruckdaschel, Bertha Schultz

Back L-R: Pauline Schultz, John Casten, Emma Heckmann, Alma Miene, Harvey Schultz, Adolph Koevening, Ida Koenig, Edna Wilke

Front L-R: Arno Timmerman, Viola Gruel, Eldo Schutte, Amy Kugel, Walter Rolfs, Rosena Heckmann, Louis Miller

Second L-R: Louis Schutte, Lorenz Thoma, Ruby Koenig, Rev. R. Kuehne, Mabel Wilke, Victor Meyer, Richard Rolfs, Martha Lammert

Back L-R: Alvin Kahle, Erwin Moritz, Jenny Eberling, Clara Kamp, Eldo Gericke

Front L-R: Gustav Russell, Christian Fischer, Harvey Meyer, Arbie Rose, Edwin Saueressig

Second L-R: Victor Heins, Emma Hohn, Arnold Backhaus, Rev. Kuehne, Otto Miene, Lorene Behrens,
Walter Eberling

Third L-R: Mabel Schultz, George A. Schultz, Fred Martens, Louise Plaht, Heinrich Lubbers, Dalia Heins, Louis Blumhagen, Elmer Eberling, Elsie Rolfs

Back L-R: Viola Radloff, Irey Rose, Amanda Schutte, Wilbert Martens, Albert Drier, Minnie Blumhagen, Elsie Martins

Front L-R: Paul Kahlstorf, Alvin Gruel, Rev. Schmidt, Clarence Meyer, Leo Heins

Second L-R: Lorna Heckmann, Mabel Meyer, George Poesch, William Boese, Lena Thoma, Lorenz Reinhardt, Harvey Meyer, Mamie Warnholtz

Third L-R: Edward Kamp, Walter Marten, Eldo Sander, Fredia Warnholtz, Glen Meyer, Katherine Zohn, Lorenz Schultz

Front L-R: Elmer Meyer, Ceasil Schutte, Rev. E. Schmidt, Ella Kamp, Roy Schultz

Back L-R: Clara Brandt, Clarence Weihe, Lenora Oldag, Walter Everman, Edith Kohrs, Harlan Thoma, Amanda Schultz