Citation · C0063 · index
Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973
Missouri Synod Lutheran records (Ancestry 62265), rec 233026, St Matthew, Chicago: “Meta Ida Amalia Chill ... 27 Juli 1891 ... Father Albert Chill; Mother Ottilie Bieging”; baptized 5 Jan 1892.
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Transcription and reasoning
Image ID: none (rec 233026). index only, image not read
Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 2/4, tier index.
The index text gives the same name and birth date (27 Juli 1891) as the claim, with parents named and a baptism on 5 Jan 1892 at St Matthew, Chicago. No image was seen, and the birthplace is only implied by the church location. The person's 1892 birth year in the life span should be reviewed against this 1891 date.
Matches: Name Meta Ida Amalia Chill matches the claim; Birth date 27 Juli 1891 matches the claimed date exactly; Church is St Matthew, Chicago, consistent with the claimed birthplace; Parents Albert Chill and Ottilie Bieging are given; baptism 5 Jan 1892 is plausible for a July 1891 birth
Limits: Index only; the image was not read; The record does not state the birthplace explicitly; Chicago is inferred from the church location; The claimed life span (1892–1984) gives a birth year of 1892, which differs from the 1891 date in the claim and in this record. This is a database inconsistency, not a problem with the record; Baptism in January 1892 may be the source of the 1892 year elsewhere
What it supports
- Born · 27 JULI 1891 · Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America — Meta Ida Amalia Chill