From "HISTORY OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY,"  Vol. I, pages 459-460.
Brant & Fuller, 1890.


WILLIAM GOTTLOB ULFERT 

Rev. William Gottlob Ulfert, pastor of St. John's Evangelical 
Protestant church of Wheeling, was born at Landsberg, Brandenberg, 
Germany, May 18, 1854.  His father, who bore the same name, died in 
Germany in 1888, and the mother, whose maiden name was Ida Wilski, is 
still living in that land.  Rev. Ulfert received his education in a 
college at Landsberg and at the University of Berlin, graduating at 
the age of twenty-four.  In the university he studied theology, 
philology and the oriental languages.  After being graduated he was 
engaged as a house teacher on the Island of Rugen one year, and then 
was a teacher in the college at Landsberg one year. Leaving his 
native land he came to America in 1880, and for four months after his 
arrival was assistant minister of a German Independent church at St. 
Louis, Mo., having in the meantime been ordained as minister on May 
22, 1880.  In the following August he became pastor of the German 
Evangelical Protestant church at Aetna, Penn., and he remained there 
until November 1, 1884, when he entered upon the discharge of his 
duties as pastor of his present charge.  In this, as in previous 
positions, he has been faithful in his cause, earnest and effective.  
He is a prominent member of the Association of the German Evangelical 
Protestant Ministers of North America, and is treasurer of that 
organization, and is also affiliated with the A. O. U. W., being 
master workman of Herman lodge, No. 4.  On January 18, 1883, Mr. 
Ulfert was married to Harie Heinrici, a native of Germany, and 
daughter of Rev. Charles and Emma Heinrici, with whom she came to 
America at the age of seven years.  Her father was formerly pastor of 
St. Paul's German Protestant church at Wheeling.  Rev. Mr. Ulfert and 
wife have two children:  Gottlob William Karl, born October 12, 1883, 
and Martha, born May 24, 1889.


(Linda Fluharty)