Steps in Research on Luxembourgers in the Mt
Sources of Research Data for the Book, “Luxembourgers in the Mt. Pleasant/St. Patrick’s Community of Atchison County, Kansas”
Gary P. Burkart
1-( Federal and State Census records of Walnut Creek and Mt. Pleasant Townships (1860-1920)-Access Database
2a( Census of 1860,1865,1870, 1875, 1880 by Household-Word
2b-( History of Sumner, Kansas and Founding Families-Word
2c-( In-migration from other Luxer colonies in the US- Word and JPEG
o Wisconsin
o Iowa
o Minnesota
3-( Listing of all buried in St. Patrick’s Cemetery-Access Database
4-( St. Pat’s Database of Birth, Marriage, Death and Burial Records (1850’s-1920’s)- Access Database
5-( St. Patrick’s Cemetery Records-Access Database
• Plot Map
• Luxers by Age at Death, Causes of Death, Section, Lot, #
• Dates
• Owners of Plots
6-( Emigration Report from Biwer, Luxembourg (1850-1900)-Word
• Names and Villages in eastern Luxembourg
• Biwer Census names found in St. Patrick’s Cemetery
7-( List of all Surnames of Luxers that settled in St. Patrick’s/Mt. Pleasant communities- Word
• Surnames and nationalities of those intermarrying with Luxers in St. Pats/Mt. Pleasant communities
8-( History of St. Patrick’s Parish isolating Luxembourgers-Access Database
9-( Intents for CitizenshipPapers and Citizenship Certificates-Access Database
• Names, occupation, height, weight, hair/eye color, birth date, from, vessel came on, arrival date, spouse, etc.
10-( Land Records of Luxers in Walnut Creek and Mt. Pleasant Townships (1860-1919)-Access Database
- Chronological
- Names of Buyers and Sellers
- Section and parts of sections
- Type of land transaction
11( Obituaries from Atchison Globe, the Potter Paper-Scanned into Photoshop
12-( Plot of Generations of Luxers-Word
- Born/married in Luxembourg
- Came to Mt. Pleasant Community by date
- Generations I, II, and III by names, # of individuals, # of families, ethnicity,
13-( Master List of surnames by when First Mentioned-Word
- Earliest year found in records
- Types of records( land, census, church, obituary, emigration from Luxembourg
14-( Relationships among Pioneers and Founders-Excel into PDF
- Relationship to founders
- Between founding families (Beyens, Kieffers, Pennings, Wagners, Greiners, Weins, Leonardis, Winandis)
- Family foundations (histories) in eastern Luxembourg villages
15-( Individual Family Trees (Family Tree Maker- 5.0)
o Founding families and descendants
o Later arriving families
16-( Maps of Mt. Pleasant Community (Scanned into PDF)
- Great Military Road- 1850’s
- First County Road-1868
- Plat maps of area
- Early trails to the West through the area
- Blocks and lots in town of Mt. Pleasant
17-( Land Holdings by Families thru time (Word with Charts)
18-( Plots of individual family landholdings on section maps (Scanned into PDF)
19-( Plotting of all early households by sections with Great Military Road and 1868 Road (Scanned into PDF)
20-( Family land holdings plotted on aerial maps (Scanned into PDF)
21(Photos of all Mt. Pleasant sites-(land, houses, etc. (Photoshop)
22-( GPS coordinates of all Mt. Pleasant plotted on maps (MapSource with ArcGIS)
- Waypoints and Routes
23-( Timelines (Timeline Maker) for founders and families:
- Births
- Deaths
- Marriages
- Land Transactions
- Start and End Dates
- Graphs
- Notes
- Composites of Above
24-( Master Chronology (Access Database) of all Luxembourgers in the St. Patrick’s and Mt. Pleasant communities
o Dates
o Events
o Explanatory Notes
o Sources
25-( Community Demographics (1860-1936)- Excel Charts
• Gender and Sex Ratio
• Infants (0-5 years)
• Composite Births (1860-1901)
• # of Baptisms (1860-1891)
• Baptismal Sponsors
o Godparents and name giving
▪ # of given names
▪ Ethnicity of godparents
- # of Individuals
- # of Households
- Surnames by Dates
- % born in Luxembourg
- % born in the United States
- % born elsewhere
- Mixed Luxer/non-luxer families
- Composite Deaths Graph (1883-1936
- Death Name and Age by years (1884-1936)
- Causes of Death (1884-1936)
- Chart of Age at Death (1 year to 80 years)
- Infant Mortality (0-1 yr)
- Child Mortality (1-5 yrs)
- Composite of Marriages by year (1859-1915)
- Ethnicity of Marriage Witnesses (Pure Luxer or mixed)
- Composite of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Natural Increase
26-( Wills filed at Probate Court (Atchison County Courthouse)- (Access Database)
27-( Mt. Pleasant Gradeschool (Word)
- Photo of 1892 of students and teachers
- Students by Names and Family groupings
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