A Samuel Pfoutz moved to Madison Twp., Montgomery Co., OH , just a bit further north than Germantown. Richard Weber included some of the family in his "Stoner Brethren" book. The rest of this info comes from censuses. Note that he was b. Buffalo Valley, PA, but his children were born variously in Frederick Co.and Carroll Co., MD. Roger Rhoads ---------------------------- Descendants of Jacob Pfoutz Generation No. 1 1. JACOB1 PFOUTZ was born ca. 1737 in Westmoreland Co., Pa. He married MARY BACH. Child of JACOB PFOUTZ and MARY BACH is: 2. i. SAMUEL2 PFOUTZ, b. 09 May 1776, Buffalo Valley, PA; d. 27 Jul 1843, Madison Twp., Montgomery Co., OH. Generation No. 2 2. SAMUEL2 PFOUTZ (JACOB1) was born 09 May 1776 in Buffalo Valley, PA, and died 27 Jul 1843 in Madison Twp., Montgomery Co., OH. He married REBECCA RINEHART. She was born 06 Sep 1786 in PA, and died 22 Aug 1873. Both are buried in Landis Cemetery, Perry Twp., Montgomery Co., OH. He was a COB minister, and they lived in Madison Twp., Montgomery Co., OH. Children of SAMUEL PFOUTZ and REBECCA RINEHART are: i. ESTER3 PFOUTZ, b. 10 Dec 1809, Frederick Co., MD; d. 25 Jun 1891, Crawford Co., IL; m. DANIEL STONER, 03 Mar 1833, Montgomery Co., OH; b. 01 Jan 1810, Frederick Co., MD; d. 20 Aug 1898, Crawford Co., IL. They are buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Palestine, IL. ii. LYDIA PFOUTZ, b. 19 Oct 1817, Carroll Co., MD; d. 30 Aug 1867, Montgomery Co., OH; m. GEORGE ZUMBRUN, 31 Aug 1837, Montgomery Co., OH; b. 03 Nov 1808, Taneytown, MD; d. 23 Jul 1899, Montgomery Co., OH. They are buried in Landis Cemetery, Perry Twp., Montgomery Co., OH, and lived in Madison Twp., Montgomery Co., OH. The Zumbrun family came to Montgomery Co., OH in 1818 from Thurmont, Frederick Co., MD. iii. SUSANNA PFOUTZ, d. 24 Dec 1834; m. GEORGE ZUMBRUN, 16 Dec 1832; b. 03 Nov 1808, Taneytown, MD; d. 23 Jul 1899, Montgomery Co., OH. He is buried in Landis Cemetery, Perry Twp., Montgomery Co., OH. iv. SAMUEL PFOUTZ, b. Bet. 1824 - 1825, MD; m. SARAH UNKNOWN; b. ca. 1827, OH. Lived in Madison Twp., Montgomery Co., OH In a message dated 4/9/2008 12:04:54 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, brethren-request@rootsweb.com writes: Message: 1 Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 10:37:47 -0400 From: "Wayne Webb" <SpiWebb@aol.com> Subject: Re: [BRE] Elder Michael Fouts To: <brethren@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <002801c89986$1e202670$0160fea9@main> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Morning Friend Merle, While I cannot help you directly in regards to the Fouts family I may be able to point you in the right direction. I must admit thought that it will not take you back any further than you are. However, there may be clues you were not aware of. And hopefully Friend Gale will chime in on this. We are aware that out in western German township, Montgomery county, Ohio there was a church. This church is generally known as the Old German Church. That it was of German extraction is not in doubt. But what religion it was is not documented. At least not to my satisfaction. There is an early 20th Century newspaper article printed in an Eaton, Ohio, newspaper stating that it was a Lutheran church. However, research indicates that it was most likely not. So what religion was this church? I have indications that it was likely Pietist in some form or other. I can identify two of the early ministers and one of the justices of the peace. The two ministers were Peter Poyner and Daniel Troyer (Tryer) In 1850 Peter Poyner is listed in the Preble county, Ohio, census as a Baptist preacher from North Carolina. Daniel Tryer is listed as a carpenter living in Germantown, Montgomery county. Conversations with a person; whom I trust in his judgement, indicates that Daniel Troyer was of the Mennonite faith and from Maryland. Daniel apparently spent some time in Virginia as his wife was from that locale. I have not been able to locate any good documentation on either Peter or Daniel. I have enough information to indicate that they were likely of an Anabaptist background. Of the several families out in western German township one of them a family of Pfautz and Fouts. They are from North Carolina and appear to have Anabaptist heritage. Gale Honeyman and I in several conversations over the years have discussed these families as a point of interest. I believe one or two of them intermarry into his families. So you may want to take a look in western German township. Yes, you will not find an answer to your question but you may be able to add to your knowledge about the family. In closing I wish to point out that I believe it is a son or grandson of Andrew Hoover who was a justice of the peace in that region before moving over in to Indiana. His name escapes me at them moment but I believe it was either David or Daniel. He moved over, again if my memory is correct, into Indiana where he was once again a JP. Wayne Webb Editor: Brethren Roots **************Planning your summer road trip? Check out AOL Travel Guides. (http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv00030000000016)