I know our family established "Brethren" churches in Nebraska when they moved, so I assume that the church in Gentry County must have become "Baptist Baptist"  after they left.  I know our family who went to KS  are Brethren to this day.  The many ancestors who came to SD  failed to establish a Brethren Church, so many of them joined with  the Baptists here. -----Original Message----- From: "Ruth Hoese" <[email protected]> Sent 3/26/2011 2:18:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BRE] Brethren, Gentry County MissouriMy dad referred to his Brethren forbears, and his mother, as hard shell Baptists. This is the only other reference I have seen to that term. Anyone? Ruth Hoese -----Original Message----- From: Dan Flyger Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2011 10:15 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [BRE] Brethren, Gentry County Missouri Does anyone know anything about the Long Branch Church and cemetery located SW of Darlington, MO? When was it organized? What became of it? The names in the cemetery of definately Brethren names: Hartman, Gish, Harris, Oyler, Funk, Snook . . . Our ancestors are buried there for a couple generations. We know that at least the Hartmans, Gishes and Harris families came from Roanoke, VA area. What became of this church? I visited with one old man in Albany, MO who was in his 70's and said he was raised in the Long Branch Church and that they were "hardshell Baptists" Our family left in the very early 1900's and went to SE Nebraska. Any information would be greatly appreciated, Dan Flyger Freeman, SD ------------------------ Search the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/BRETHREN ------------------------ Support Our Sponsoring Agency The Fellowship Of Brethren Genealogists (FOBG) For further information contact Ron McAdams mailto:[email protected] ------------------------ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------ Search the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/BRETHREN ------------------------ Support Our Sponsoring Agency The Fellowship Of Brethren Genealogists (FOBG) For further information contact Ron McAdams mailto:[email protected] ------------------------ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message