John Kilian
John Kilian also German: [Johann Kilian] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), Upper Sorbian: [Jan Kilian] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) (March 22, 1811 – September 12, 1884), sometimes known as Jan Kilian, was a German-American Lutheran pastor. He was the leader of the colony known as the Wends of Texas.[1]
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| Born | March 22, 1811 |
| Died | September 12, 1884 (aged 73) |
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John Kilian Media
- Interior of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Serbin, TX.jpg
St. Paul's church, Serbin, built while he was the pastor, still in full use.
- J Kilians gravestone.png
Kilian's gravestone in Serbin, in German.
- Weißenberg Kotitz - Jan-Kilian-Straße - Jan-Kilian-Denkmal 02 ies.jpg
Monument to Kilian in Germany, calling to mind the ship carrying him and about 600 others to America
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