A Baptism at Emmanuel Church

 

Albert Joseph Scheid was born on February 8, 1881, to Karl (later Charles) Scheid and Christine Rupprecht Scheid, and was baptized in the Emmanuel German Evangelical Church on November 20, 1881. His baptismal sponsors were Joseph Fiedler and Josephine Scheid. Albert’s ornate baptismal certificate was published by Schaefer & Koradi of Philadelphia, a company which specialized in German-American publications. Albert Scheid worked as a machinist in Sandusky. He passed away in 1939, and he was buried in Calvary Cemetery.

Rev. J.G. Ensslin (sometimes spelled Enzslin) officiated at the baptismal service.

The Emmanuel Church, at the northeast corner of Columbus Avenue and Adams Street, was founded in 1844, and was the first German church in Sandusky.

Microfilmed copies of records from Emmanuel Church, now known as Emmanuel United Church of Christ are available at the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center. Records range from 1844 through 1954, and include baptisms, marriages, deaths, and minutes from church meetings. Thew original records copied on the microfilm are in German, but an English translation is also included.