Wedding Book from 1901

Thank you to the person who sent me this marriage book from 1901. (She found me through this blog. She was cleaning out an old desk.)

The marrying parties were Louis Kraus and Christine Zoeller. They married January 21, 1901 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey. A letter was inside the book, providing additional details. The letterhead was that of First German Reformed Church at 31 Blum Street in Newark. This church is called Second (West) Reformed Church on the Old Newark website.

Letter inside the book. There was no certificate of marriage within the book.

First German Reformed Church

31 Blum Street, Newark, New Jersey

Frederick Steinmann, Pastor

May 5, 1930

To whom it may concern

This is to certify that the

attached Certificate of Marriage

is a true copy of the record

left by the Rev C Girtanner.

Frederick Steinmann, Pastor

Louis Kraus (1879-1930) was the son of Edward Kraus (1859-1902) and Helen Benz (1860-1931). Christine Zoeller (1885-1957) was the daughter of Anna Elizabeth Stieber (1848-1929) and Louis Zoeller (1851-1919). They are buried at Woodland Cemetery in Newark.

Reverend Carl Girtanner was the pastor from 1884-1918 according to the Old Newark website. Frederick Steinmann (1897-1992) was the pastor from 1927-1966.

If anyone would like these physical objects, please message me.

This is similar to an item that I received from the wedding of my great grandparents, Howard Lutter and Ethel Laurel Winterton. They were married in Newark in 1910.

Cover of wedding book of Howard Lutter and Ethel Laurel Winterton, 1910