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Henry Christian Werth was born in Barmen, Germany on Jan. 5, 1806. He served as a missionary in Mallaca, India from 1834 to 1842 and as a missionary in Holland and Germany from 1842 to 1849. In 1850, he established the first German Presbyterian Church in St. Louis. He died in St. Louis Co., Mo. on Aug. 14, 1855. "Well done good and faithful servant. Enter thou into the joy of the Lord."
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Kirkwood, Missouri · United States
NEARBY MARKERS
Historic Father Dickson Cemetery
Military
Grant's Trail: Sappington House and Father Dickson Cemetery
History
The Magic House, St. Louis Children's Museum
Education
Kirkwood City Council Shooting Memorial
Civics
Jonathan Borofsky (American, 1942)
Arts & Culture
Ernest Trova (American, 1927-2009)
Arts & Culture
