---------------------------------------- From: "Merle Rummel" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 5:19 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BRE] Rummels I'm trying to find out about Elizabeth, born ca 1730, supposedly the d/o Jacob & Elizabeth (Ernst) Rummel. She married Gasper/Casper Weaver in 1750 in Lancaster Co, Pa. I'd like to know the source that connects Jacob & Elizabeth with Elizabeth Jr. Were they Brethren? As far as I can determine - the Rummel's were Lutheran/Reformed - until they came to Ohio (Youngstown area). there some descendants later became Brethren. My line - my gr grandfather - Isaiah Rummel - himself never joined - but married into the Stump family at Nappanee IN, who were Brethren. All the children became Brethren, and most of us are still Brethren (Church of the Brethren or First Brethren). ************* I must add - Mary Rummel, yougest daughter of George, married Philip Snell - the family retained the Germanic spelling of their name - Schnell - he died young - only 3 children - and I can only trace one of them. Philip Snell was of a Brethren Family - and they moved west with several others of the Rummel children. After leaving Gettysburg, a first stop seems to have been near Waynesboro (Zullinger) - then on to Bedford Co - whether that included Brothers Valley or not - I don't know - but several of the families are found in Somerset County records. Rummel PA - a suburb now of Johnstown - was one group of Rummels. The Schnell family went into Westmoreland Co. a very few of the family remained near Getysburg. Merle C Rummel