Background
Demme, Charles Rudolph was born on April 10, 1795 in Muhlhausen, Thuringen, Germany. Son of Hermann Gottfried and Frederika (Konig) Demme.
Demme, Charles Rudolph was born on April 10, 1795 in Muhlhausen, Thuringen, Germany. Son of Hermann Gottfried and Frederika (Konig) Demme.
Attended U. Gottingen, U. Halle (both Germany).
Came to the United States, 1818. Ordained to ministry Lutheran Church, 1818. Pastor, Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, 1818-1821.
Assistant pastor Saint Michael’s and Zion’s Church, Philadelphia, 1822-1834, pastor, 1834-1859, pastor emeritus, 1859-1863.
Member American Philosophical Society, American Tract Society Author: Die Werke des Flavius Josephus, 1839. Editor: Liturgie und Kirchenagende, 1842, second edition, 1855.
Deutsches Gesangbuch, 1849.
Member American Philosophical Society, American Tract Society.
Married Mariana Schaeffer, October 7, 1828, 11 children.