The Covington and Newport Pioneer Clubs were formed in the summer of 1877 and appear to have spun off an existing club in Cincinnati. The list below comes from a June 6, 1877 Newport Club organizational meeting and shows the charter members.  The German Pioneer Club remained in the news until about 1917 when the United States entered WWI against Germany at which time the clubs disappeared.

On June 13, 1877 Mr. Daniel Wolf presided at the meeting and John Michael Dietz acted as Secretary. An election of officers took place with the following elected:
John M Dietz, President
Dr. H E Gunkle, Vice President
Jacob Kreutz, Secretary
Jacob Goessler, Treasurer

Members appointed to the Executive Committee;
Frederich Weber, W H Wibe, Julius Wenderoth, Henry Ritter, Hermann Droste

Ambach, Wilhelm-b 11 Jul 1830 in Rothenfels, Bavaria/immigrated 1840

Barlage, Joseph-b 21 Aug 1833 in Kirchspiel, Lohne, Oldenburg/immigrated 1849
Baker, George-b 1 Nov 1831 in city of Hanover/immigrated 1851
Beth, Conrad-b 7 Nov 1828 in Grossteinheim, Hessen-Darmstadt/immigrated 1853
Betz, Franz-b 3 Jan 1828 in Werth/Rhein, Bavaria/immigrated 1838
Betz, Mathias-b 18 Aug 1829 in Werth/Rhein, Bavaria/immigrated1838/member of Cincinnati Club
Blau, Mathias-b 11 Nov 1833 inMid-Losheim, Trier, Prussia/immigrated 1843
Blesch, Philipp-b 3 Apr 1824 in Schwabhausen, Baden/immigrated 1842
Boelzner, Ernst-b 5 Sep 1830 in Koenigsbach, Durlach, Baden/immigrated 1854
Braun, Fredirich-b 30 Jun 1821 in Biechelheim, Rheinfalz, Baden/immigrated 1843
Buecker, Ernst-b 3 Aug 1819 in tecklenburg, Westphalia/immigrated 1847
Butscher, John-b 24 Dec 1823 in Falkershausen, Vachau,Saxony-Weimer/immigrated 1845

Dietz, John Michel-member of Cincinnati Club
Dilling, Andrew-member of Cincinnati Club
Dilliam, John Leonard- 3 Jul 1833 in Harppurg, Bavaria/immigrated 1846
Dinger, August-b 28 Aug 1817 in Grand-Duchy of Baden/immigrated 1845
Doering, John-b 8 Jan 1819 in Borken, Hamburg, Kurhessen/immigrated 1847
Droste, Herman Henry-b 23 Nov 1810 in Voerden, Osnabrueck, Hannover/immigrated 1839

Ebert, Adam-b 13 Aug 1828 in Klingenberg, Bavaria/immigrated 1849
Ebert, Henry-b 13 Apr 1823 in Roehrenfurt, Melsungen, Prussia/immigrated 1853
Ellmann, Clemens-b 12 Nov 1828 in Luebsche, Vechta, Oldenburg/immigrated 1851
Erschell, Christopher Frederich Philemon-b 11 Jun 1830 in Rothenfelde, Igburg, Prussia, immigrated 1845

Fincke, John Christopher-b 16 Jan 1830 in Kirschheim, Neckar, Wuertemberg/immigrated 1852
Fromm, Henry-b 24 Dec 1847 in Heiden, Heiligenstadt, Prussia/immigrated 1855
Fuchs, Henry B-b 8 Sep 1835 in Hoffenheim, Baden/immigrated 1853
Fuchs, Jacob-b 27 Nov 1836 in Hoffenheim, Baden/immigrated 1848

Ganter, Peter-b 15 Aug 1818 in Beckeriede, Kanten, Switzerland/immigrated 1854
Glueck, Jacob-b 25 Oct 1825 in Winschweiler, Bavaria/immigrated 1846
Goessler, John-b 29 Mar 1829 in Ostelsheim, Calw, Wuertemberg/immigrated 1853
Grammer, John-b 23 Nov 1829 in Ergentzingen, Black Forest, Wuertemberg/immigrated 1852 (resides in Dayton)
Grapes, William-b 21 Feb 1828 in Berlin, Prussia/immigrated 1848
Graul, Gottlieb-2 Feb 1835 in Klosterhausen, Kissingen, Bavaria/immigrated 1847
Graul, John-b 25 Dec 1802 in Nordhausen, Prussia/immigrated 1837
Grewe, Hermann-b 7 Dec 1826 in Seedenhorst, Muenster, Westphalia/immigrated 1854
Gunckel, Henry Christian MD-b 25 Sep 1825 in Toba, Schwarzenburg, Sondershausen/immg 1850

Habbel, Henry-b 7 Nov 1807 in Klingen, meschede, Westphalia/immg 1836
Hammel, Philipp-b 2 Jun 1833 in Oberhausen, Rheinpfalz, Bavaria/immg 1846
Hengelbrock, David-b 18 Dec in Oesede, Igburg, Hannover/immg 1846
Hoemeister, Phillip-b 9 May 1833 in Dens, Kerhessen/immg 1853
Hundemer, John-b 2 Jun 1826 in St. Mardsgen/Landau, Bavaria/immg 1854

Klehammer, Blasius-b 16 Feb 1833 in Rothenfels, Rastatt, Bavaria/immg 1854
Klein, George-b 25 Oct 1826 in Schilcheim, Barry, Elsac/immg 1847
Kligner, John Frederick August-b 10 Dec 1819 in Folkmersdorf, Leipzig, Saxony/immg 1848
Krause, William-b 28 May 1837 in Hohenzollen, Hechingen/immg 1853
Kreutz, Jacob-b 2 Nov 1825 in Schwemlingen, Merzig, Trier, Prussia/immg 1846
Klump, Moritz-b 2 Sep 1822 in Baden/immg 1853
Kuefer, Philipp-b 9 Mar 1802 in Da/Issheim, Worms, Hessen-Darmstadt/immg 1840

Laile, Henry Ludwig-no other information
Loesch, John Peter-b 25 July 1826 in Bertheim, Bavaria/immg 1849

Megerle, Christian-b 28 July 1832 in Melzdorf, Wuertemberg/immg 1852
Michaels, Karl Frederich Theodore-b 4 Sep 1828 in Neustrelitz, Meckenbertg-Strelitz/immg 1849

Neu, Joseph Adolf-b 30 Mar 1824 in Steinbach, Westerburg, Elsac/immg 1852
Nolte, George Ludwig-b 2 Dec 1821 in Cloppenburg, Oldenburg/immg 1847 (lives in Dayton)

Otting, Gerhard Henry-b 15 Feb 1837 in Schleterhausen, Hannover/immg 1842

Reichmann, Franz-b 30 May 1834 in Clasen Donaueschingen, Baden/immg 1852
Recker, John Casper-b 10 Jan 1822 in Schulendorf, Glendorf, Hannover/immg 1851
Riehl, Andrew-b 31 Dec 1827 in Wenigunstadt, Oppenburg, Bavaria-imm 1853
Ritte, Henry-b 31 Dec 1821 in Altendorf, Wolfhagen, Kurhessen/immg 1847
Rogge, Karl Henry-b 11 Jul 1829 in Osnabrueck, Hannover/immg 1852

Scherer, Franz-b 10 Jun 1833 in Hagebach, Rheinpfalz, Bavaria/immg 1852
Schmitt, Christian-b 11 Oct 1831 in Saxony-Gotha, Thueringia/immg 1847
Scheider, Adam-b 16 Oct 1815 in Gehaus, Saxony-Weimer/immg 1845
Schraffenberger, Michael-no other information
Schwartz, John-b 9 Nov 1881 in Hanover/immg 1829
Schwermann, Franz Joseph-b 10 Dec 1819 in Ingressen, Wahrendorf, Prussia/immg 184?
Spiegel, William-b 22 Feb 1827 in Michelstadt, Hessen-Darmstadt/immg 1832
Stapf, William-b 24 Feb 1824 in Saxiny-Weimer/immg 1848
Stierer, John-member of Cincinnati Club

Teichmoeller, George-b 22 Aug 1829 in Voelkershausen, Vachau, Saxony-Weimer/immg 1853
Trier, William-4 Jul 1828 in Verhuth, Bieschweiler, Bavaria/immg 1848

Utz, Thomas-member of Cincinnati Club

Wagner, Adam-b 8 Nov 1829 in Wadeshausen, Bavaria/immg 1849
Walter, Anton-b 19 Jan 1830 in Sudburg, Elsac/immg 1851 {lives in Dayton}
Warnke, Henry-b 17 Nov 1815 in Dolgen, Mecklenburg/immg 1852
Weber, Fredirich-b 26 Mar 1819 in Muenchweiler, Winweiler, Rheinpfalz/immg 1840
Weber, Henry-b 20 Sep 1826 in Herold, Masstatten, Naussau/immg 1851
Weber, John-b 6 Nov 1829 in Muenchweiler, Kaiserslauten, Bavaria/immg 1840
Wellinger, Lorenz-b 29 Jun 1816 in Ehrenstetten, Stauffen, Baden/immg 1846
Wenderoth, John-b 17 Aug 1824 in Doernhagen, Hessen-Kassel/immg 1853 {lives in Bellevue}
Wendt, Henry-b 9 Den 1823 in Dillingen, Luebecke, Prussia/immg 1845
Widrig, Tobias Anton-b 26 Mar 1830 in Ragaz St. Gallen, Switzerland/imm 1845
Wiehe, William H-b 20 Aug 1827 in Hannover/immg 1851
Wiedemann, George-b 7 Feb 1833 in Eisenach Saxony-Weimer/immg 1854
Wolf, Daniel-member of Cincinnati Club
Wohlfahrt, John-b 27 Oct 1826 in Sclossborn, Nassau/immg 1853
 

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