Citation · C0863 · record
Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973
Concordia Historical Institute; St Louis, MO, USA; Lutheran Church Records
Weight of this evidence
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- Confidence
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Transcription and reasoning
Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): partial, confidence 3/4, tier record.
The image shows entry 369: Mina Bertha Christiane, born 30 Oct 1889, baptized 14 Dec 1889, to Albert Chill and Ottilie geb. Bieging. This matches the claimed name, dates and parents. The church and place, the later marriages and the death are not shown here, so only the birth and baptism part of the note is supported.
Matches: Entry no. 369 (register no. 5762): child Mina Bertha Christiane, born 30 Oct 1889, baptized 14 Dec 1889; Parents: Albert Chill and Ottilie geb. Bieging, matching the claimed father and mother; Name Mina/Minna Bertha Christiane matches the claimed given names; Register is a Tauf-Register (baptism register) dated 1889, consistent with the birth and baptism dates
Limits: The page does not name the church or city, so St Matthew, Chicago is not shown on this page (the page number and register context are not visible as church identification); The synod numbers 62265/232264 are not visible; 5762 is only the register number; Record covers only birth and baptism; the 1900 census, marriages to William Damasky and Adelbert Flint, and death as Minnie Rit... are not in this record; Surname Chill is written clearly but could be read as Chill or Child; the claim's spelling matches the most likely reading
What it supports
- Research Note — Minna Bertha Christiane Chill