Ordained 1884
Buried in Baltimore
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Charles M. Eyster (5-1857 to 7-13-1926)
The Rev. Charles M. Eyster, was pastor of the First German United Evangelical Church. He lived at his church at 1824 East Baltimore Street. He was very popular throughout the city and state. Two things made him very noteable….he married 7,950 couples and he never took a vacation from his duties in the twenty six years serving as First German United’s pastor. He became their pastor on June 3, 1900. He came to Baltimore in 1900 and is shown on the 1900 census as living with the Wittig family at 410 Annst Street. He was born in Thomasville, York County, Pennsylvania and his parents were both born in Germany. He was educated at the East Berlin Normal School in PA and the Poughkeepsie NY Pennsylvania College and the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg. He commented that ‘I have been at the church since 1900 and I never go out of town. The charge has a large congregation and I have performed marriage ceremonies for many of its members. Another thing is that the church as a State Charter which is very far-reaching. That is the reason I have so many out of town couples to marry. The people who go to my church seldom take vacations and they don’t think their preacher or their doctor should take one. They want them when they are called upon.’
His first charge was as pastor of the Seven Vally Lutheran Church in PA., where he was from July 1884 to July 1885, from then until he came to Baltimore, he held a pastorate in Manchester, Carroll County, Maryland.
He married Margaret and together they had one daughter.
The Rev. Charles died at his home as a result of a stroke.
(Info provided by William M. Wood)
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Burial in Druid Ridge Cemetery Baltimore Maryland
Rev. C.M. Eyster, Who Married 7, 950 Couples, Dies At 67:
Pastor Of First German United Evangelical Church
Never Took Vacation In His 26 Years Spent In City
ProQuest Obituary
The Baltimore Sun
July 14, 1926
(Info provided by Bill and Marty)
Family Members
Spouse
Marguerite Crumrine Eyster
1862–1947 (m. 1886)
Children
Treva Marguerite Eyster Lord
1890–1937
