Coon Prairie Lutheran Church Records

Scope and Contents

The earliest records include sacramental records beginning in 1851 and continue until 1900 and are very complete for baptisms, confirmations, and marriages. Death/burial records date from 1874-1900. The congregational minutes and financial records span from 1853-1900.

At the conclusion of the financial records is a minute book for Vernon County School District #5, Town of Jefferson, Viroqua, 1857-1889. These minutes are written in English. Following the school minutes are miscellaneous documents of the church, such as certificate of organization, 1854; letters of call to pastors, 1853 and 1872; a description of Coon Prairie parish by A. C. Preus, 1872; and incorporation of the congregation in 1892.