St. Joseph Catholic Church (Monroeville, Ohio) records

Collection

Identifier: MS-0253

Staff Only

Collection Overview

Abstract

Church record books with baptisms, first communions, confirmations, marriages and deaths.

Dates

Creation: 1863 - 2001

Extent

2 Reels

Creator

Saint Joseph Catholic Church (Monroeville, Ohio) (Organization)

Biographical / Historical

The Catholics in the area of Monroeville began receiving mass as a Station of Peru sometime during the 1850's. In 1861, Father F. X. Obermueller, the resident priest of St. Peter Catholic Church in Norwalk, began visiting the Catholic settlers. During this same year he purchased a hall and converted it into a temporary place of worship.

The parish first permanent church was purchased in 1863. It was a lot that contained a Methodist meeting house. The parish converted it into a church. Soon after the meeting house was converted the parish received their first resident pastor, Father Anthony J. Abel.

The parish during this time experienced a large growth in membership. In 1873, a new brick church was completed. During this same year a financial panic occurred and many people moved out of the area. This dropped the number of families in the congregation from 150 to 95. Several years later, the population began to rebound and membership in the church began to grow. Due to the growth a new school was built as well as the purchase of more lots to expand the cemetery and rectory.

In 1964, the interior of the church was completely remodeled to conform to the standards of Vatican Council II.

Mossing, Lawrence A. S.T.D. History of the Diocese of Toledo. Northern Ohio - West Central and Central Sections. Diocese of Toledo. Toledo, Ohio. 1984. Pages 249 - 252.

Conditions Governing Access

There is a seventy (70) year access restriction on baptism and marriage records. No restrictions apply to the remainder of this collection.

Conditions Governing Use

Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Due to inconsistencies in pagination and transcription of data, researchers are encouraged to refer to all volumes within each series.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The records of St. Joseph Catholic Church, 1863 - 2001, were transferred for microfilming to the Center for Archival Collections, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403, in November 2001, with the cooperation of Father Lawrence C. Sharf of St. Joseph Catholic Church.