Johann Herman “Joseph” A. MACKE

GEDCOM Note

Joseph Macke emigrated 1836 together with his brother Heinrich to the USA.
(They traveled separately)
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Name: Joh H Macke
Event Type: Immigration
Event Date: 1837
Event Place: United States
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Birthplace: German
Ship Name:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1817
Affiliate Publication Title: Supplemental Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports (Excluding New York), 1820-1874
Affiliate Publication Number: M334
Affiliate Film Number: 105
GS Film number: 000418265
Digital Folder Number: 004883714
Image Number: 04843

Citing this Record:
"United States Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KD5B-5K6 : 4 December 2014), Joh H Macke, 1837; citing Immigration, NARA microfilm publication M334 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 418,265.

Name: Joseph Macke
Event Type: Immigration
Event Date: 1839
Event Place: United States
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Birthplace: German
Ship Name:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1818
Affiliate Publication Title: Supplemental Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports (Excluding New York), 1820-1874
Affiliate Publication Number: M334
Affiliate Film Number: 105
GS Film number: 000418265
Digital Folder Number: 004883714
Image Number: 04844

Citing this Record:
"United States Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KD5B-5KX : 4 December 2014), Joseph Macke, 1839; citing Immigration, NARA microfilm publication M334 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 418,265.

Email from Shelley Arnold (German Marylanders):
If your ancestors arrived in Baltimore, it was most likely at the Locust Point pier, which is very close to Fort McHenry. An immigrant house was established near the pier, however, this opened after your ancestors arrived.  Unfortunately, prior to that many immigrants paid dearly for horrible living arrangements, most often in the backroom or upstairs of saloons. 

Another boarding house in the area was on Pier 9 in Locust Point.  The boarding house was run by Ms. Augusta Koether and she was paid $.75 (seventy five cents) per day by the shipping company.

I think I can help you with the catholic connection.  I have a friend who has written 'German Catholic Parishes of Maryland and Pennsylvania'.  The book is a great reference and includes a wealth of information about the subject.  For information or to purchase a copy, visit John's website at http://germanjohnsworld.com/German_John/Welcome.html .  There is also information on my website about the two primary German Catholic churches in Baltimore at that specific time.  They are St. Alphonsus https://sites.google.com/site/germanmarylanders/churches/st-alphons... and St. James the Less at https://sites.google.com/site/germanmarylanders/churches/st-james-b....

Since your namesake only stayed in Baltimore for one year, it is unlikely you will find even a directory entry for him.  In all probability he worked as a day laborer and lived in a boarding house.  Your question about the area and the Civil War riots is a good question and I have seen some writings.  I would suggest reviewing Scharf’s Baltimore-It’s History and It’s People..I believe both are available online.

Baltimore-It's History and It's People, Vol. I
Author: Lewis Historical Pub. Co; Hall, Clayton Colman, 1847-1916
Subject: Baltimore (Md.) -- History; Baltimore (Md.) – Biography
Publisher: New York Lewis Historical Pub. Co

Baltimore-It’s History and It’s People, Vol. II
Author: Hall, Clayton Coleman, 1847-1916; Lewis Historical Publishing Co
Publisher: New York : Lewis Historical Pub. Co.
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It is likely that the Mackes attended the German Catholic St. Alphonsus Church in Baltimore, Maryland. The chuch was established in 1800 (though German Catholic services were held in a private home as early as 1792).
114 West Saratoga Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 685-6090

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Alphonsus_Church,_Rectory,_Convent_and_Halle_(Baltimore)

http://www.germanmarylanders.org/churches/st-alphonsus-church

http://www.stalphonsusbalt.org/

St. James Church
https://sites.google.com/site/germanmarylanders/churches/st-james-b...

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On 10 Jul 1846, John Henry Macke and John Joseph Macke purchased 80 acres together for $72.50. And on 17 Dec 1846, John Henry Macke purchased another 40 acres for $128. Both properties are in the northwest quarter of Section 33 in Township 11 of Range 12 East of the second principle meridian in the district of land for sale at Cincinnati. John Henry bought the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter. The rest of the land is in the east half of the northwest quarter. The property lines are visible on the 1882 Franklin County, IN map. These properties are just north of the town of Oldenburg.

Holy Family Church records in Oldenburg, IN, show Joseph A. Macke, widowed, marrying Maria Theresia Meyerwissel, daughter of Bernard Meyerwissel, on 29 May 1849 at an 8 AM ceremony. Banns were read twice, and the witnesses were Henry Macke and M. Agnes Schmiesing [she may have been the daughter of Johann Bernard Schmiesing and Anna Maria Brinkmann who married Henry Bosse and emigrated to Cincinnati in 1847].

“The male had to prove that he had reached manhood and was ready to be married. The marriage announcement had to be made public for three consecutive Sundays – the priest had to personally address the congregation and provide an opportunity to show valid reason to disallow a proposed marriage. If there were problems with any of the above, the parish priest would need permission – from the diocese’s bishop – to continue with the marriage. The bishop would issue a dispensation – or dispense with a requirement – for the wedding to proceed or stop the marriage based on the impediment.”
Mark Olsen, “Looking at Marriage Records,” 14 Feb 2012,(http://familylink.com/fl-blog/February2012.aspx#dna-test?ft=1&lead=... : accessed 27 Feb 2012).

1850 Census, Ray Township, Franklin, Indiana, December 5
 House number 185
Family number 185
Line number 28
Affiliate Publication number M432
Affiliate Film number 146
 GS Film number 442924
Digital folder number 004191992
Image number 00347
Joseph Macke, 33, Male, Farmer, Germany
Theresa Macke, 30, Female, Germany
Henry Macke, 6, Male, Virginia
Mary Macke, 2, Female, Indiana
Agnes Macke, 6 mos, Female, Indiana
John Macke, 36, Male, (?), Germany
Henry Kradner, 46, Male, (?), Germany

1860 Ray Township, Franklin County, Indiana Census, Roll 259, Book 1, page 394 and 395
Joseph Macay, 39, Farmer, value of property: 1800, value of personal effects: 130, born Germany
,Tracy, 40
,Henry, 16, Laborer
,Mary, 11
,Agnes, 10
,Tracy, 8
,John, 6
,Barney, 4

1870 Ray Township, Franklin County, Indiana Census, Roll 315, Book 1, page 421b
Macky, Joseph, 53, Farmer, value of real estate: 2000, value of Person effects: 800, born Oldenburg, Germany, (There is a check by "Citizen of US")
,Theresia, 50, b. Oldenburg, Germany
,Theresia, 19, b. Indiana
,John, 16, b. Indiana
,Barney, 14, b. Indiana
,Joseph, 4, b. Indiana

1880 Ray Township, Franklin County, Indiana Census
Joseph Macke, 63, Oldenburg, Farmer, Oldenburg, Oldenburg
,Theresia, 59, Oldenburg, Keeping House, Oldenburg, Oldenburg
,Bernard, 23, at home, Indiana
,Joseph, 14, at home, Indiana

Obiturary

Blessed are the dead, who died in the Lord's name, says the Holy Spirit, they can rest from their efforts (troubles), because their good deeds will follow them.
Oh Holy Cross!
under your shadow shall I rest!
In your prayers remember the soul of the deceased.
JOSEPH MACKE,
Who died in Oldenburg, IN, November 16, 1891, after long suffering and having received the Holy Sacrament of the Last Rites, at the age of 73 years, 11 months, and 15 days.
Prayer.
God of the eternal Love and Pity, we beseech (implore) you to take your servants soul whom you called from this world, forgive him the sins he committed out of human weakness; accept him into the Land of Everlasting Peace and make him part of the community of chosen ones, through Jesus Christ our Lord,
Amen

Holy Family Church records show that Joseph Macke died 16 Nove 1891 age 73 years 11 months and 15 days, husband of Theresia [Myer] Meyer, and had the last sacraments. He is buried in Holy Family Cemetery lot #83.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=macke&GSiman=...
Viewed 8 May 2015
Joseph Macke
Birth: Dec. 1, 1817
Death: Nov. 16, 1891

Age: 73 years, 11 months, 15 days

Family links:
Spouse:
Theresia Meier Macke (1822 - 1897)

Burial:
Holy Family Cemetery
Oldenburg
Franklin County
Indiana, USA

Created by: Patrizia
Record added: Nov 09, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 120056077

[In the Holy Family Cemetery in Oldenburg, IN, there are these unaccounted for inscriptions indexed:
Agnes Make 7-23-1862,
Catherine Macke 12-17-1861 & ~ 10-9-1954,
infans Make 6-7-1865,
T. Eleanora Macke 11-18-1921, and
Joseph H. Macke 3-13-1945.]

[Referenced in Ger-Amer. Gen Res. Monograph #12, Emigrants from the former Amt Damme, Oldenburg (now Niedersachen), Germany, mainly to U.S., 1830-1848, by Clifford Neal Smith, by Westal Pub., 1981 were the following:
There was a Joseph Macke, age 21 M farmer with a German mother and father, who arrived at the port of Baltimore, MD on 1 Jul 1839 on the vessel Baltimore 43?, p. 84 or 8595--only circumstantial connection, but the age and dates fit;
Borringhausen Farming Community
Macke, Bernard, hand laborer, destination Baltimore, 1/1847;
~, Heinrich, hired hand, destination Cincinnati, 1/1848;
~, Elizabeth, maid, destination Baltimore, 1/849;
There were some Mackes from Duemmerlohausen Farming Community
Macke, dom. Lamping farm, 1/1838;
also from the Osterdamme Farming Community;
Osterfeine Farming Community
Macke, Agnes, don. Burdick, farm, 1/1844;
Rueschendorf Farming Community
Macke, Johann Heinrich, dom. Meyer farm, 1/1845.]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Wappen_Hude.png

http://www.hude.de/

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/c/h/Hugo-W-Schroeder/F...

[1925 Macke farm was owned by Henry Wahman.]

https://researchindiana.iara.in.gov/DigitalRecords/Detail.html?WORK...
JOSEPH MACKE
Type: Naturalizations
Sub-Type: Franklin
Last Name: MACKE
First Name: JOSEPH
Country of Origin: Oldenburg
Document Date: 1844/01/24
Notes:
Copy of declaration of intention filed in Washington County, Pennsylvania, on 25 Jan 1844. No age or voyage information. Surname appears to be spelled "Mackie" in declaration, but "Macke" is likely alternative (separate entries). Notation on reverse in
Photograph: No
Book 11
Page 057
Barcode: B000079271V
Description:
In the nineteenth century and most of the twentieth century, naturalization was a three step process. First, one declared intention to naturalize, then petitioned for naturalization, and lastly, received a certificate or a court order granting citizenship. Please note that many immigrants never completed the full process. In the nineteenth century, many states allowed their residents to buy land, work, and vote without obtaining full citizenship. During the late 1920's through 1950's county level naturalizations phased out and the process was taken over by Federal Courts. These records do not include records found in An Index to Naturalization Records In pre-1907 Order Books of Indiana County Courts. With some exceptions, the documents indexed in this book are located within the county and books indicated. Franklin County Naturalization documents date from 1826-1946. To obtain copies of these documents, please email an archivist at arc@iara.in.gov to obtain copy fees and ordering instructions.
Source Link: https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000205656231095label=@S42@
Source Link: https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000205656231091label=@S401@
Source Link: https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000205656231010label=@S114@
Source Link: https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000205656231096label=@S115@

GEDCOM Note

Catholic records en route possible migration from Boxwood to Cincinnati
https://web.archive.org/web/20080112054606/http://freepages.genealo...

The history of Frederick County, Virginia book elaborates that visiting priests came from Maryland to the region before 1800 and that “There must have been a regular place of worship in Martinsburg as early as 1820, for the church record kept by Rev. James Redmond, has several entries in it as early as 1820 [when a marriage took place]” and “The following named priests served this church until 1840: Rev. John Mahony, Geo. Flautt, F. B. Jamison, Richard Wheelan, Jos. Strain, P. Danaker; and from 1842 to 1856, Revs. John O'Brien, Jos. H. Plunkett, and Andrew Talty.”  The original St Joseph church proper was probably built around 1830 and was located on the ground of the present cemetery.  

Lexington (St. Patrick’s) email sent 25 Jun 2023 founded 1873 (too late)
“St. Patrick Catholic Church was established in 1875. Our church records go back to about 1900.” office@stpatrickslexington.com
https://books.google.ru/books/about/History_of_St_Patrick_s_Parish_...
History St. Patrick's Parish: Celebrating Eightieth Anniversary, 1873-1953, of the Old Church and Dedication of New Church, Lexington, Virginia

Staunton (St. Francis of Assisi) founded 1844 (too late)
https://stfrancisparish.org/history.html
A History of St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Staunton, Virginia: Celebrating 150 Years, 1845-1995 by Hampton H. Hairfield, Jr., Elizabeth M. Hairfield, and Jane E. Smith
(records checked by Edie Jeter, archivist, Dioccese of Richmond)

Martinsburg (St Joseph’s/St. John?) organized in 1850 (too late)
https://stjosephwv.org/contact-us (request sent 25 Jun 2023)
“Reverend John Gildea was the first pastor of St. John Catholic parish, which was established in Martinsburg in 1825, with Harpers Ferry assigned to him as a mission (DWC History: 1)”#  A Chronology of the Pastors, 1830-1980, of St. Peter's Catholic Church, Harpers Ferry
Pastors and Visiting Clergy
Rev. John Gildea, 1828-1834 (died on February 18, 1845). Rev. Gildea is credited with organizing construction of the first Church building in 1830-1833.
Rev. Richard V. Whelan, 1834-1841 (born January 28, 1809 and died July 7, 1874).
Rev. John O'Brien, 1841-1844.
Rev. Edward Fox, 1845.#
The original St Joseph church proper was probably built around 1830 and was located on the ground of the present cemetery.  
https://wvhistoryonview.org/catalog/050884
The Catholic church was organized in 1850 and dedicated in 1860

Winchester (Sacred Heart) destroyed/records lost wartime
https://sacredheartwinchester.org/about/
“In the 1820s, Winchester was a Shenandoah Valley market town that Father John Mahony visited every third Sunday. By the 1860s, Sacred Heart of Jesus was a mission of St. Peter Church in Harper”s Ferry, W.Va. During the Civil War, the little stone church in Winchester was used by Federal troops as a stable and afterwards destroyed.”
The history of Frederick County, Virginia says, “Mr. Reily says the Laity's Directory, 1822, has this entry: ‘The Catholics of Martinsburg, Winchester, Bath and Shepardstown were formerly attended by priests from Maryland, but in future would be in charge of the priest stationed at Winchester.’ This corroborates the statement made by old Catholics to the author many years ago, that there was a church in Winchester long before 1800.  This church was at the East end of Piccadilly Street, North of the old Presbyterian Church.”  An out-mission under the care of the Harpers Ferry Church, the Winchester church was destroyed by 1865 during the war; conceivably those records would then have been lost.  
(email sent to Richmond archives 25 Jun 2023)
https://www.catholicherald.com/article/local/a-country-parish-growi...
“Sacred Heart dates back to 1805, when it began as a mission of St. Peter Church
in Harper’s Ferry. In 1870, Sacred Heart was established as a parish.”
Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish
120 Keating Dr.
Winchester, Va. 22601
540/662-5858
email 26 Jun 2023: “The Baptism records in our office go back to the 1870s, so we are unable to help you on this Sacramental hunt! Anything that was done prior would be from Harper's Ferry and would have been sent to the Diocese.”
Molly Revier, Parish Office Manager, Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish — Winchester
www.sacredheartwinchester.org (540) 662-5858
Email sent to Arlington diocese 27 Jun 2023

Shepardstown (St. Agnes) “In 1820 it became part of the newly formed diocese of Richmond, VA. In 1822, Shepherdstown is listed as one of only seven Catholic churches in the Diocese of Richmond in the state of Virginia, which at that time included all of West Virginia.”
“From the late 18th century into the 20th century there is evidence of priest circuit riders first from Frederick and Hagerstown and later Harpers Ferry and Charles Town who visited, stopping at homes of Catholics along the way. In 1830 a resident pastor was named for Harpers Ferry and Martinsburg who celebrated Mass in Shepherdstown on the 5th Sunday of the month. Sometime in the 1880’s the Catholic community acquired a property on the corner of Washington and Church Streets.”
office@stagnesshepherdstown.org
Kate DiSerivo of St. Agnes referred me back to St. Joseph’s in Winchester and St. Peter’s in Harpers Ferry.  She explains, “St. James the Greater in Charles Town, WV was established in 1889 and has the official sacramental registers for St. Agnes in Shepherdstown and St. Peter in Harpers Ferry in addition to their own parish records.  St. Peter was incorporated into St. James in the last decade.  St. Agnes was a mission church until 18 years ago so records before the assignment of a full-time priest were kept at St. James.”

Harpers Ferry (St. Peter’s) “The original church was built in 1833 in a pseudo-Gothic style which it kept through the Civil War, the only church in Harpers Ferry to escape destruction during the war.”
The early records for St. Peter’s in Harpers Ferry are now with St. James in Charles Town, WV.  I have contacted them, they have responded, and we’re waiting for a records search.  Thanks to Mary Lehman, secretary at St Joseph’s in Martinsburg, for the referral and Christine Pifer at St. James who says, “I can see that you are not sure if we will have these names or not but we would be happy to search our records to see what we can find.  It may take a little time, but I will get back to you with and results, if we can find any of these names or not.”
https://www.stjameswv.org/about-us/chapel-of-st-peter/mass/
https://www.stjameswv.org/photos/view/id/72407
https://www.stjameswv.org/history
“This building was completed and dedicated in 1833.”

St. James the Greater in Charles Town, WV 304-725-5558
https://www.stjameswv.org/history-of-st--james-the-greater
“Tradition places the first trace of Catholicism to our area in Harpers Ferry in 1765”
“In 1828, the missions of Harpers Ferry, Martinsburg, and Shepherdstown were made into separate parishes with Harpers Ferry as headquarters.”
https://www.stjameswv.org/contact
St. James the Greater in Charles Town, WV was established in 1889 and has the official sacramental registers for St. Agnes in Shepherdstown and St. Peter in Harpers Ferry in addition to their own parish records.
Email sent (parsec@stjameswv.org & Stagnescneter@frontier.com) 19 Jul 2011
I am emailing to see if you might be able to help me find some church records from my ancestors (genealogy search). Here's the list:
Baptismal record from Henry Macke, born around November 1844 and the marriage record for his parents, Joseph Macke (born in Oldenburg, now Germany, 1 Dec 1817) and Ann Taylor (born in Henry County, Virginia probably about 1818), probably married around 1843. Ann Taylor was not Catholic (we think Methodist).

Chris Pifer ≤parsec@stjameswv.org>
Jul 21, 2011, 1:55 PMmto me
Hi Brad,
Thanks for the email. I can see that you are not sure if we will have these names or not but we would be happy to search our records to see what we can find.
It may take a little time, but I will get back to you with and results, if we can find any of these names or not.
May God bless your day,
Christine Pifer
Parish Secretary
St. James Catholic Church

Jun 24, 2023, 6:51 PM (Jul 24, 2023) to Chris
It's been a decade so following up and hoping this email address still works. We have (a little bit) more information, but still looking for a marriage between Catholic Joseph Macke and Methodist Ann/Anna/Hannah Taylor (1840-1844) and a baptism of their son Henry (born about November 1844). They would have left for Cincinnati in the Spring of 1845 so before that.

Hello Bradley,

                Thank you for the detailed information. We are always happy to look up any names, dates that are requested and share them.  We do have historic records for St. Peter in Harpers Ferry and some (not very old) records from St. Agnes in Shepherdstown.   I have never seen any sacramental info in our books for Sacred Heart in Winchester, Va.

                I believe at one point we were part of the Richmond Diocese, so I don’t know if you have contacted them regarding historic sacramental records.

                We will look through the old records that we have, I don’t think creating written sacramental records were a priority back in the day but we will look and let you know of ANY information regarding the last names you have given us.

                We do have some old records for the St. Peter Cemetery in Harpers Ferry which we still oversee and is still in use, plots are still available and there is a very old section that is full.

                Just a note, when St. Peter in Harpers Ferry was it’s own parish, we have a sacramental  notation that on October 31, 1956 the baptismal and marriage sacramental register was stolen out of the rectory and to this day has not been recovered, it covered years 1857 to 1914.   This is a tremendous loss to those looking for their ancestors.

                I will be in touch with our findings.

God bless you and your family,

Chris
28 June 2023
Hello Bradley,

                Yesterday afternoon we did an extensive search through the sacramental records that we have and the St. Peter Cemetery records.

Unfortunately, we did not find ANYONE listed with the last names you have given us.

                I hope your future searches will prove more fruitful.

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Barbara Moylan
b.moylan@arlingtondiocese.org sent at 2013-01-30 
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https://findingaids.library.georgetown.edu/repositories/15/archival...
Marriages and Baptisms, including St. Francis Xavier Church, Sacred Heart Church, St. Joseph's Church, and St. John's, November 1, 1839-February 30, 1844
Box: 139, Folder: 6 (Mixed Materials)

https://findingaids.library.georgetown.edu/repositories/15/archival...
Baptismal Register: St. Francis Xavier Church; St. John's Church; St. Joseph's Church1843 - 1844
Box: 139, Folder: 8 (Mixed Materials)

https://findingaids.library.georgetown.edu/repositories/15/archival...
Letter (Dec. 2, 1811) from Bishop John Carroll names all the missions dependent upon Frederick;

https://findingaids.library.georgetown.edu/repositories/15/archival...
Marriages and Burials: St. Joseph's, St. John's, and Lady's Chapel, December 27, 1843-October 8, 1853
Box: 139, Folder: 9 (Mixed Materials)

https://findingaids.library.georgetown.edu/repositories/15/archival...

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Wheeling-Charleston Diocesan Archives
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https://dwc.org/download/archives_research__access_policy-pdf/?wpdm...
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Wheeling, WV 26003, United States

Edie Jeter ≤ejeter@richmonddiocese.org>,  Jun 26, 2023
“In the 1840s, there were only about 10 churches in the Diocese of Richmond – Alexandria, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Petersburg, Richmond, Staunton, Wytheville, Harper’s Ferry, Martinsburg, and Wheeling. Each of the churches in these cities was also responsible for outlying missions and stations. St. Francis of Assisi in Staunton was dedicated in 1844 and is located in the Shenandoah Valley. I have access to the St. Francis of Assisi parish registers on CD; I reviewed both the baptism and marriage records beginning with 1844. There was no record for the marriage of Joseph Macke and Anna Taylor nor for the baptism of their son, Henry.

“In 1974, the Holy See established the Diocese of Arlington and drew new boundaries for the dioceses of Richmond and Wheeling-Charleston along state lines. Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Winchester was transferred to the Diocese of Arlington. You may want to contact their archives to see what parish might have covered the Winchester area in the 1840s. Or you may need to contact the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston to see if their parish registers might include the Macke family records.”
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Catholic Diocese of Richmond | Office of Archives
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These don't make sense geographically if Joseph & Hannah went north like I thought and his Naturalization in Washington, PA kinda confirms:  Alexandria, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Petersburg, Richmond, Wytheville

Staunton--checked, not there (Edie Jeter). 

That leaves us with these: Harper’s Ferry (Jon-Erik Gilot), Martinsburg (Jon-Erik Gilot), and Wheeling (apparently nothing exant)

Bottom line
Chris Pifer, parsec@stjameswv.org, St. James the Greater in Charles Town, WV for Harpers Ferry (St. Peter’s—pics!), Shepardstown (St. Agnes—no pics, no building until 1880s), potentially Winchester (Sacred Heart—no pics);
(“We do have historic records for St. Peter in Harpers Ferry and some (not very old) records from St. Agnes in Shepherdstown. I have never seen any sacramental info in our books for Sacred Heart in Winchester, Va . . . We do have some old records for the St. Peter Cemetery in Harpers Ferry”
28 Jun 2023: “Yesterday afternoon we did an extensive search through the sacramental records that we have and the St. Peter Cemetery records. Unfortunately, we did not find ANYONE listed with the last names you have given us.”

A) Jon-Erik Gilot, jgilot@dwc.org, Wheeling-Charleston Diocesan Archives (“We have some limited sacramental records from Martinsburg and Harpers Ferry from the 1840s period”)

B) Arlington Diocese: Ms. Lindsey Alukonis Lindsay.Alukonis@arlingtondiocese.org
“Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Winchester was transferred to the Diocese of Arlington,” Edith Jeter, Archivist, Diocese of Richmond
communications@arlingtondiocese.org email sent 27 Jun 2023
“Sacramental records are kept at the parish (not diocesan) level. Therefore, we recommend you contact the parish directly. Also, for your information, the Diocese of Arlington was established in 1974. Prior to that the only diocese in Virginia was the Diocese of Richmond.”

“The Baptism records in our office go back to the 1870s, so we are unable to help you on this Sacramental hunt! Anything that was done prior would be from Harper's Ferry and would have been sent to the Diocese.”
Molly Revier office@sacredheartwinchester.org
Parish Office Manager
Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish — Winchester

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