BAPTISMAL RECORD
FOR
FORKS-ZION LUTHERN CHURCH
1838-1883
Begun by J. H. Bernheim

Forks-Zion Lutheran Church is located in Forks Church, Gilpin Township, Armstrong County. The linked files from this page contain the Baptism Records of the church. There are 1088 individuals included from 246 families. The records were translated from the original German by the Memorial Committee of the Fort Hand Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution of Vandergrift, Pennsylvania in 1937. Calla L. Stahlman, translator, transcribed by Helen W. Henderson.

They have since been copied twice prior to the addition of them to a database. Errors may have occured during copying and transcribing. The data has been arranged by families. The submittor of this database has included additional information for some of his ancestors. As with all genealogical research, the best source of information is the original records. The utmost care was used in the entry of the data into the database, but errors may have occured.

Special thanks goes to Fred Held for transcribing the records.

"The congregation incorporated in 1849, the officers named in the charter being Rev. Henry Isensee; John Torney, Henry Wanamaker, elders; Griffith Baker and Jonathan Moyer, deacons; John Allshouse and Henry Klingensmith, trustees. The members at that time were few, but in 1880 the total was over one hundred.

Their first edifice was a frame one. It was destroyed by fire in 1869 and the present frame home was built at a cost of $3,000.

Among the ministers of fifty years ago was Rev. Charles Ehrenfeld, whose home was in the township on the banks of the Kiskiminetas river, overlooking Westmoreland county, and is still occupied by one of his sons, while two other sons live near. A large and beautiful cemetery, or what was formerly called the "Burial Ground," adjoins the church lot, where lie many of those who helped to make our county's history, among them being many brave men who fought in the Civil war, in the war with Mexico and in 1812. This congregation has a fine parsonage, built in 1905, with large grounds and most delightfully situated. Rev. John Ashe, the present pastor, also serves St. Paul's in Park township, formerly known as "Highlands.""

History of Armstrong County Pa, Her People, Past and Present Vol 1, J.H. Beers & Company.

Contributed by Fred Held for use by the Armstrong County Genealogy Project (http://www.pa-roots.com/armstrong/)

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