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Jacob Haack Age 31 Book Maker last residence: Prussia Date of Arrival: Feb 8, 1866 Final Destination: Illinois Purpose for Travel: Staying in the US Manifest # 30196 Port of Embarkation: Bremen Mode of Travel: Steerage Unfortunately this particular manifest was not properly recorded, so we do not know what ship was used, or who the Captain was.d by his Pastor, the Rev. Haack, and under his guidance received an early and thorough Christian training. After the demise of the Rev. Haack, Pastor Brunn instructed him in the chief doctrines of the Christian faith and also confirmed him. He conducted his studies under Pastor Brunn at the Preparatory School in Steeden. Here the now sainted Dr. E.A.W. Kraus became his Pastor and at the parsonage he diligently applied himself to the study of Latin and Greek. Induced by his former Pastors Brunn and Kraus, he embarked for this country at the age of 16." Family stories handed down were leading us to believe that my great grandfather was baptized in Ellmendingen and went to school and church there. Now we're not so sure. I have not been able to locate this baptism entry in church books so far. I have the baptism record for his father, Andreas - that one is in the church in Langenalb, a village just a few miles down the road from Ellmendingen. Andreas and Wilhelmine were married in Ellmendingen (her home) and I have that record. All of her family - going back many generations - are in the records of the church in Ellmendingen. There is no record for the baptism or confirmation of Carl F. Dietz in the church in Ellmendingen. I feel fairly confident of this since I was able to search them myself with our guide and interpreter, Jim Derheim. Now, I am following up on the chance that Carl F. was baptized and schooled in the church at Langenalb. These records were microfilmed by the LDS, so it is a matter of ordering the tapes and then finding the time to review them. It seems as though the source for more information on Carl F. Dietz may also be a good source of information for you on Rev. Haack. If I find out anything more, I will certainly share with you. I guess you might conclude that he died between 1861 and 1877 (hypothesize the most likely date of death between 1865-1875?). Jacob was ordained a minister at the St. Pauls Church of St. Louis, Missouri. Jacob's first pastorate was at Florence, Missouri, and was served from 1868 to 1872. He then served a congregation at Addieville, Washington County, Illinois for 4 or 5 years. Following this he served the St. Johns Church of Moro, Madison County, Illinois for 11 years. Rev. Jacob Haack died 4 January 1887, his obituary was published in the church paper, Der Friedensbote, on 1 February 1887, in Volume 38, p.20. Jacob and Katherine did not have children, but they did adopt a daughter, Lydia Daries. The following is a translation of the obituary of Heinrich Jacob Haack, translated from Der Friedensbote (church newspaper): "Hardly having begun the new year, it has pleased the Lord to remove one of our colleagues from the ranks of his brothers and call him to the rest of God's people on the evening of January 4th, at the age of nearly 52 years. "I would like to go home!" That had often been his desire for years, especially during periods of failing health. But as an obedient servant of the Lord, whose will alone determines such things, and whom he always honored even if the Lord appeared to be harsh toward him and led him deep onto the path of humiliation, he did not allow himself to be frightened and assume the mind of a child, but rather kissed the Father's punishing hand which hurt the flesh, remained calm and submissively said: "But the right time and hour is completely up to You (the Lord)!" Born on 20 February 1835 at Kettwig in the Prussian Rhineland, he came with his parents in early childhood to Ruhrort where he lost his father at an early age of only 4 years. But he grew up under the direction of his mother, learned the trade of book-binding and later operated a bookshop as well. In his occupation, he had many opportunities to become acquainted with the various fields of knowledge, and since his mind was open to everything of beauty and greatness, and he allowed nothing to pass him thoughtlessly, but rather pondered over it internally, this path was, so to speak, the preparatory and advanced schooling for his future spiritual calling. Along with that, the spiritual atmosphere which surrounded him in Christian circles was a powerful force. The youth group there was very active, the members practiced delivering religious lectures and those who are familiar with such circles in the Rhineland know that their success in terms of form and content could have made many a pastor jealous. Today, thank the Lord, such piousness can still be found in the richly blessed meadows of the lower Rhine. Due to his special thirst for deeper and deeper religious understanding and closer community with his savior, who became dearer and dearer to him all the time, he did not allow anything in the field of theology to pass him un-noticed. And so in 1866 he came to America, driven by the desire, if the Lord should think him worthy, to become a preacher of His (the Lord's) Gospel. in 1863 he had married Katharine, nee Laporte of Neuwied, who followed right behind him. In several parishes, especially with his only brother C.G.Haack, the honorable head of the Wisconsin Synod, he now prepared himself more seriously for this goal and in 1868 was ordained in St. Paul's Church at St. Louis. His first area of activity was Florenze, Missouri, where he had to serve two filial churches. He worked there about four years and then went to the newly founded Protestant Parish at Addieville, Illinois, where he built the church and school, and put them into operation. He had special work and worries there, which his tender nature had to grapple with. He required a substitute for some time, and sought rest and recuperation in the north. After four and one half years, he accepted the call of the small St. John's Parish near Moro, Illinois, where the administrative duties were not so demanding. All the more he attended to the children in school, and industriously turned to his books during his spare time. It was always his desire not only to read a lot, but rather to make use of the information also. There are probably not many pastors, who once are called into service, undertake further study so industriously. He rarely wrote his sermons on paper; but organized them clearly in his mind, and it was a pleasure to listen to him as he developed his thoughts on salvation from the depths of spiritual truth in a calm, clear and convincing manner and thus captured the attention of the listeners. The form and content was often unusual, but very valuable for reflective Christians and also for the common man. A powerful, melodious voice also proved useful to him. When he preached, one felt that he was filled with pious earnestness and heartfelt love for God and the souls entrusted to Him. He had beautiful gifts, of which everyone who was associated with him received something. He had a loyal, warm heart for those brothers closer to him, and whoever had him as a friend was richly benefitted by the association. His speech was delightful and seasoned with salt, always valuable and never superficial, and even though one could not always agree with his views, one was impelled to rigorous thought. Those who were not closely acquainted with him might well regard him as somewhat unfeeling; but that is only due to the fact that he could not cajole and only wanted to associate with someone on the basis of true honesty. As he was strict and honest with himself, he wished the same from others, but all of that conveyed by love. In brotherly circles, at district and pastoral conferences, he will be greatly missed for a long time to come, but his closer friends will never forget him and thank him far beyond the grave for that which he was to them. They only wish it might be granted to them to also serve their Lord faithfully to the end and conscientiously in public and private life. Though it was not granted to him to leave his gifts to his own descendants (for his marriage was not blessed with children), the daughter of Pastor Daries who died eleven years ago, Lydia, has received ample compensation for her deceased father through the love and care of such a foster-father for fourteen years. She will never forget what he has been to her and now offers the only support to the dear widow who is otherwise alone in the country. But no! The Parish in Moro, for which he was a loyal shepherd almost eleven years, and so many friends of the beloved deceased also sympathize with the pain and loss that has befallen her. And he who is the widow's helper and advisor has also not left her. Pastor J. Haack also had something of a poetic talent, which he did not like to display publicly; but those close to him, as the author of this, have enjoyed the fruits of it now and then and perhaps that which he played on his harp for a godchild will appear in the children's newspaper at some time. The beautiful, short song "So Take My Hand!", for example, did not have a satisfactory ending in his opinion and he added a verse which we cannot refrain from giving here. It is: And when the dread of death seizes my heart, Then let me look upon him, pale upon the cross, Who, dying, thought of me in dire need, Who brought me life through His death. After suffering, sometimes laboriously, from pneumonia for six days, he passed away in Him (the Lord) by whom he felt saved and loved and whom he loved with his entire soul, Him (the Lord) for whom he lived. And he did so not without experiencing something of the walk through the valley of the shadow of death once calling out in his delirium: "Brother M, help me die." His mouth overflowed with that which filled his heart in life. He preached and catechized as if he were standing before his congregation and school. His yearning spirit finally freed itself from his fragile body which was interred on Friday, the Seventh of January, in the presence of numerous parishioners and church officials from the vicinity and from afar, who made their appearance in spite of the bitter cold. The latter were able to fulfill his last wish, and at his coffin they sang the song: "You Shall Graze Among the Lilies of Those Pleasure- Soul, Rise Up!" (for four voices). Pastor Schmale spoke and prayed at the house; at the church it was first Pastor Haeberle, then Pastors J. Irion and C. Mohr. All dedicated grateful words of love and remembrance to their beloved associate and friend, and words of sympathy and comfort to the grieving widow, his only brother and his foster daughter, and urged the Parish to faithfully preserve the blessing they had received through him for so many years. Pastor Klick pronounced the benediction at the grave: "May the memory of this righteous servant of Christ flourish in our Synod, Amen!"" From Lucille Althoff: Zion Church in Addieville is located about 4 miles from St. John's - Plum Hill. In 1871 a portion of the Plum Hill congregation left to build their own church in Addieville. The congregations have always had good a good relationship. As a matter of fact, most of the were related to the members at Plum Hill. While most of the new churches were founded here due to bad roads, Addieville was a railroad town and it kept growing. As with many of the small railroad towns, because it was missed when the highways were developed, it remains a small community with only a post office, hardware store, lumber yard, a blacksmith (yes, yet today) and a restaurant. Plum Hill is only a hamlet with the church, township building, and a few houses being left of the community. (Heinrich Jacob served as pastor to Zion from ca 1873 to 1877 )
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