St Antonius Catholic Church, Oberselters, Hesse, Germany
This church was the home of my German Burbach ancestors as far back as 1732. I have read the records of marriages and baptisms of this church. Oberselters was a small village outside of Bad Camberg. The Burbach family attended this church until recent times and may still be members there. The name still appears in the cemetery. My Great-great-grandfather Georg Burbach left Oberselters about 1848 and traveled to the nearby village of Villmar where he met and married Catharina Casperi. They remained in Villmar until 1856 when they immigrated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin with their sons Hermann and Johann after burying their son Adam in Villmar in 1854.
We visited this church in 2003 and took this photo of an informational plaque posted on the wall.
Photo of St Antonius Church, Oberselters by ({Information |Description = Kirche St. Antonius Bad Camberg-Oberselters, Deutschland|Source = selbst fotografiert |Date = 26.01.2008|Author = Volker Thies (Asdrubal) |Permission = siehe unten |other_versions = }} used under the creative commons license.
Wow, Donna - you've done quite a bit of research to find your roots back to 1732 at St. Antonius. I'm so glad you had the chance to visit the church. Thanks for sharing!
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