I googled just for grins, and found mention of the Rev. here: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/md/baltimore/vitals/femmarr1.txt BUT here, it says that he is M.E.P. http://www.ls.net/~newriver/md/carr1878.htm UNIONTOWN Is situated in a pleasingly undulating and healthful country, 2 3/4 miles from Linwood on the W. M. R. R. And is distant by pike 7 miles to Westminster, 35 from Baltimore by rail. The nearest streams are Little and Big Pipe Creeks. Crops good, business fair. Soil is of a yellow slate and limestone. The 1and is principally cleared and can be purchased at from $40 to $100 per acre, and produces 15 to 30 bus. wheat, 20 to 50 oats, 50 to 100 potatoes, 50 to 75 corn, and 1 to 3 tons hay. The timber is composed of oak, hickory, and some walnut. The tannery of Messis. G. L. Hoffman & Co., of Baltimore is located here. Church of God, (Weinbrennenarian) Rev. Samuel Nail; German Baptist, (Tunkard); Lutheran, Rev. David D. Floyd; M. E. (Colored) Rev. John Valentine; M. E. P., Rev. C. H. Littleton; P. E., no pastor. Two public schools, Theodore Adams and Misses Mary Heyder and Ella Beam, teachers. Nu Conclave 13, Heptasopha; Wyoming Tribe 36, I. O. R. M. Population 400. Thomas F. Shephard, Postmaster. -- Cassie ----------------- On Nov 22, 2005, at 12:42 PM, [email protected] wrote: I too live don't live in MD (I live in MA now). I think that I can at least get something on him, but I was really trying to double check if anyone knew the denomination of CH Littleton before I proceeded to have th MD church records researched. I believe that they were Episcopalian, but not 100% sure. Thank you for your advice. Peggy -------------- Original message -------------- > Peggy > > There's a book available at the MD Historical Society called "Directory > of ministers and the Maryland churches they served, 1634-1990" by Edna > Kanely. Call number MF 180 .K16D available in the main reading room. > There is also a copy at the Carroll County Historical Society. I've > found this book very useful in the past for figuring out what churches > my ancestors attended. Unfortunately, I can't do a lookup for you since > I'm not living in Baltimore right now and I'm really not sure when I'll > next get to go down for a research trip. Perhaps there's someone else > on the list who might be visiting the Historical Society sometime soon > who could help you..... > > > The MD State Archives lists the following sources for Baltimore City > marriages in that time period: > > * BALTIMORE CITY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS (Marriage Licenses) 1851-1885 > [MSA C213 > ,] > * BALTIMORE CITY COURT OF COMMON PLEA (Marriage Licenses) 1885-1886 > [MSA T989 > ] > * BALTIMORE CITY COURT OF COMMON PLEA (Marriage Licenses) 1851-1865 > [MSA Microfilm > > ] > > You can check their website for more specific info (click on "Vital > Records" then on Marriages). > > Christine > > > > ==== BALTGEN Mailing List ==== > The USGenWeb/MDGenWeb page for Baltimore Co. > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdbaltim > ==== BALTGEN Mailing List ==== Please make sure the options in your E mail program disables quoting the message in HTML when posting to any Roots-L mailing list.

Cassie Kilroy Thompson wrote: > I googled just for grins, and found mention of the Rev. here: > > http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/md/baltimore/vitals/femmarr1.txt Cassie, One of the mariages on that list reads as follows: On the 8th ult, in Gates county, North Carolina, Abraham Redick, aged eighty nine, to Miss Mary Hodges, aged fifteen, both of that county. Talk about your May-December marriages...

Think it was shot gun marriage? Barbara On 11/22/05, Phil Stackhouse <[email protected]> wrote: > > Cassie Kilroy Thompson wrote: > > > I googled just for grins, and found mention of the Rev. here: > > > > http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/md/baltimore/vitals/femmarr1.txt > > > Cassie, > > One of the mariages on that list reads as follows: > > On the 8th ult, in Gates > county, North Carolina, > Abraham Redick, aged > eighty nine, to Miss Mary > Hodges, aged fifteen, both > of that county. > > Talk about your May-December marriages... > >