Indenture made 26 Aug. 1819, between Philip ZILHART & Peggy his WIFE, of
Jefferson County, KY … “of the one part and the following gentlemen,
appointed as trustees for their respective congregations for the
Jeffersontown Church: To Wit, Henry F. Kalfus and William Mills for the
Presbyteria, Peter Yenawine and John MIller for the Lutheran, MIchael
Miller and PHilip Weinand for the Methodist and George Hikes Sr. and Edward
Tyler Sen. for the Baptist congregations of the other part….. for $35..
“all that certain lot of ground situate, lying, and being in Jeffersontown
on the South East side of Main Street, and known on the map, or plat of
said town by number 35, containing in front of said street 66 feet, and in
depth, 200 feet (warrant to the ): trustees for the respective
congregations and their successors”….. for the exclusive right and
privilege of the use of the German and English Presbyterial, German and
English Lutheran, German and English Methodist, and German and English
Baptist societies and to prevent disagreeable occurrences which might arise
from so many societies uniting in building a house for their public
worship…. have made the following regulations to divide the weeks in
every month for those of the said house for every society, to wit, First
the German and English Presbyterians shall be entitled to the use of the
said church to perform their religious worship from the first Thursday and
the six following days in every month…. German and English Lutheran..
second Thursday and six following days in every month,…German and English
Methodist.. third Thursday and the six following days…. German and
English Baptist ..fourth Thursday and the six following days… when… not
occupied.. it shall be free.. for any religious societies. For this
purpose the within named trustee.. shall appoint one discreet person.. who
shall keep the Keys of the Church and open the Door to any preacher of the
Gospel, when not occupied by either of the before named societies, And the
said trustees, and their successors shall have full power and authority on
the part and in behalf of each of their respective societies to fill any
vacancies that may happen, either by death or resignations of any of the
present trustees or their successors. And the within named trustees for
themselves and their respective societies, covenant and agree that the
foregoing herein recited regulations shall be punctually and perpetually
observed by every society privileged to make use of the said church for
their religious worship, and that no alteration shall be made in the said
regulations without the consent and approbation of all of the trustees of
every society. In witness whereof the said parties to these presents have
hereunto set their hands & seals the day & year within written.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Witnesses: L. H. Kalfus, Wm. Bryan, Henry F. Kalfus, William Mills, Peter
Yenawine, Michael Miller, John Miller, Philip Weinan, George Hikes Sr.,
Edward Tyler Sr. Philip ZILHART and Peggy ZILHART.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now they are collecting for a stove for the church.
Lutheran Church Dec. 1819 Margerate ZILHART gave 1.00
Methodist Church Dec. 1819 William OWENS gave. 50 cents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
List of Catechumens of 1824, confirmed 31 July by Rev David Henkel\/
Communion List
Philip ZILHART and wife<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Subscription Lists 1824& 1825, Paid to Rev. David Henkel for preaching the
gospel in Jeffersontown 16 May to 2 Aug 1824.
Philip ZILHART contributed 1.50<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Part of the year 1824-1825 the following was subscribed for the Rev.
Christian Moretz for his services in preaching the gospel.
Philip ZILHART contributed .50cents<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Paying Rev. David Henkel from NC to Jeffersontown 3 June 1825 – 17 Aug.
preaching.
Philip ZILHART paid 1.50<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Communion List 1825
Philip ZILHART and wife<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Paying Rev. Christain Moretz for six months and 2 weeks preaching.
Philip ZILHART paid 1.00<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Communion List 1826-1827
Margaret ZILHART by Rev. Christian Moretz on 14 May 1826
Margaret ZilHARD by Rev. Christian Moretz 8 July 1827<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Paying Rev. Christian Moretz for 11 June 1826 – 10 June 1827
Philip ZILHART Sr. 1.00<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Communion List 12 Oct 1828 Margaret ZILHART<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When the new church was built–
11 Sept 1833 Philip Zilhart “to cash by Wm. Conrad” $5.00
11 Sept 1833 Philip Zilhart for hardware $17.00<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Money given to David Etley in 1833 for the church
Philip ZILHART Jr. 5.00<\/p>\n\n\n\n
March 13, 1833, Philip ZILHART Sr. locks & money.$15.00
George ZILHART smith work 2.00<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Money collected Aug. 31, 1833
Philip Zilhart .50cents
MRS. OWENS 1.00<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then on Oct. 3, 1833 they paid George Zilhart 2.00 for making springs for
the Lutheran meeting house for the shutters & hinges for a gate .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Subscriptions for Salary 1833 to be paid by Jan. 1834.
Philip Zilhart 2.00
FRANCES OWENS 1.00<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Persons confirmed to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Christ’s Church,
Jeffersontown, Jefferson Co., KY Sept. 28, 1833
MRS. FRANCES OWENS
PHILIP ZILHART & WIFE<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Confirmed for 1834
MRS. OWENS
MARGARET ZILHART
MR. ZILHART<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Paid to the church Dec. 26, 1833
FRANCES OWENS .25cents<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sunday 30 Mar 1834 meeting held for the erection of a Sunday School:
Mr. W. Goose and MRS. FRANCES OWENS-appointed superintendents<\/p>\n\n\n\n
subscription for salary paid year 1834
Frances Owens $1.00<\/p>\n\n\n\n
12 Oct 1834 Communion in connection with the Lord’s Supper
MRS. OWENS
Mr. ZILLHART<\/p>\n\n\n\n
17 Mary 1835 following person confirmed
MRS. F. OWENS<\/p>\n\n\n\n
11 oct 1835 communion
Mrs. OWENS<\/p>\n\n\n\n
22 May 1835 communion
Mrs. Zilhart<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9 Oct 1836 communion
Mrs. Owens<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7 May 1837 communion
Mrs. Owens<\/p>\n\n\n\n
24 Sept. 1837 communion
Mrs. Owens<\/p>\n\n\n\n
29 April 1838 communion
Frances Owens<\/p>\n\n\n\n
11Nov 1838
“that Philip ZILHART Sr. is unworthy of the name of a Lutheran, and we
cannot regard him as a member or extend communing privileges to him.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
30 Sept 1838 communion
Mrs. Owens
Margaret ZILHART<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7 Apr. 1839 communion
Frances Owens<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Person confirmed 28 Sept. 1842
Eliza Zilhart<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Record of Funerals by George Yeager, Pastor
Mrs. Zilhart (Sr.)
buried Sept. 14, 1834<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Membership list 1857
Philip Zilhart<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Communion List 1864 -1865
Philip Zilhart Present on May 27, 1864 – Sept. 25, 1864, – Oct. 30, 1864, –
Feb. 5, 1865, – May 7, 1865, – and Aug. 6, 1865<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Members Jan 1. 1864 and Nov. 1, 1874
Philip Zilhart (both)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mrs. Frances Owens is listed on Jan. 1 1839 membership list. With HK after
her name, meaning Hinkleite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
William Owens, son of William Owens and Frances, his wife, sponsors Philip
and Lydia Bentz, born Jan. 6, 1828, baptized Sept. 1, 1833<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Originally Posted 24 JUL 2000)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Indenture made 26 Aug. 1819, between Philip ZILHART & Peggy his WIFE, ofJefferson County, KY … “of the one part and the following gentlemen,appointed as trustees for their respective congregations for theJeffersontown Church: To Wit, Henry F. Kalfus and William Mills for thePresbyteria, Peter Yenawine and John MIller for the Lutheran, MIchaelMiller and PHilip Weinand […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-church"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentuckianagenealogy.org\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentuckianagenealogy.org\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentuckianagenealogy.org\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentuckianagenealogy.org\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentuckianagenealogy.org\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=205"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentuckianagenealogy.org\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":206,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentuckianagenealogy.org\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205\/revisions\/206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentuckianagenealogy.org\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentuckianagenealogy.org\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentuckianagenealogy.org\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}