I would include Bedford and Somerset County, PA in your search of PA Dutch Country. Those were areas that mingled Scotch-Irish and German immigrants, who later moved onto Indiana. I also see that the Berkey name was spelled Burkh in some old records. Burk may have originally been Berkey, which in German was spelled Burcki. Bill Thomas -----Original Message----- From: brethren-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:brethren-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of BILL & CHRIS BURK Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 8:30 PM To: brethren@rootsweb.com Subject: [BRE] Dunkard Church & Ulick BURK My grandfather (1870-1957) wrote the following in his memoirs: "We attended church occasionally at a Dundard church built upon land given to them for church and burying ground by my grandfather Burk (Ulick), however, so far as I know neither of my grandparents were members of any religious denomination. These Dunkards were very fine citizens; loyal, hard working farmer men and women devoted to their religious customs. Men with long beards and women always dressing in somber non-revealing costume with ground touching skirts. The church seats were hard wooden benches and the sermon serious and quite long. Joining church with them was in baptism by total submersion, three times forward, in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Many times I saw them break the ice on a nearby creek pool; then preacher wading waist deep, led the new comminunicants." He continues, "Grandfather Burk had the unusal given name of Ulick. He was of Pennsylvania Dutch-Irish stock, who came from that state in the early 1840's to settle in Indiana, married my grandmother Sarah Nicholas, and died at the age of 39 (1849)." Ulick Burk's land was near Cottage Grove, Union County, Indiana. He and his family are buried in the Keffer Cemetery, which is just west of the Burk property. My question is this: I haven't been able to find any records of Ulick Burk in the Penssylvania Dutch area of PA, nor have I been able to find much about him at all; so I was wondering if he may have had some connection to the Brethern (Dunkards) in Pennsylvania. Does anyone have a suggestion of where I can pursue his early records? Bill Burk Albuquerque, NM ------------------------ 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:McAdamsr@hotmail.com ------------------------ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRETHREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Bill, Thank you for responding about PA Dtuch Country. We have been to Lancaster County, but didn't think to check Bedford and Somerset Counties. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Thomas" <wbtst2@atlanticbb.net> To: "'BILL & CHRIS BURK'" <bburkiii@earthlink.net>; <brethren@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 7:07 PM Subject: RE: [BRE] Dunkard Church & Ulick BURK >I would include Bedford and Somerset County, PA in your search of PA Dutch > Country. Those were areas that mingled Scotch-Irish and German > immigrants, > who later moved onto Indiana. I also see that the Berkey name was spelled > Burkh in some old records. Burk may have originally been Berkey, which in > German was spelled Burcki. > > Bill Thomas > > -----Original Message----- > From: brethren-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:brethren-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of BILL & CHRIS BURK > Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 8:30 PM > To: brethren@rootsweb.com > Subject: [BRE] Dunkard Church & Ulick BURK > > My grandfather (1870-1957) wrote the following in his memoirs: > "We attended church occasionally at a Dundard church built upon land given > to them for church and burying ground by my grandfather Burk (Ulick), > however, so far as I know neither of my grandparents were members of any > religious denomination. These Dunkards were very fine citizens; loyal, > hard > working farmer men and women devoted to their religious customs. Men with > long beards and women always dressing in somber non-revealing costume with > ground touching skirts. The church seats were hard wooden benches and the > sermon serious and quite long. Joining church with them was in baptism by > total submersion, three times forward, in the name of the Father, Son, and > Holy Ghost. Many times I saw them break the ice on a nearby creek pool; > then preacher wading waist deep, led the new comminunicants." > > He continues, > "Grandfather Burk had the unusal given name of Ulick. He was of > Pennsylvania Dutch-Irish stock, who came from that state in the early > 1840's > to settle in Indiana, married my grandmother Sarah Nicholas, and died at > the > age of 39 (1849)." > > Ulick Burk's land was near Cottage Grove, Union County, Indiana. He and > his > family are buried in the Keffer Cemetery, which is just west of the Burk > property. > > My question is this: > I haven't been able to find any records of Ulick Burk in the Penssylvania > Dutch area of PA, nor have I been able to find much about him at all; so I > was wondering if he may have had some connection to the Brethern > (Dunkards) > in Pennsylvania. Does anyone have a suggestion of where I can pursue his > early records? > > Bill Burk > Albuquerque, NM > > ------------------------ > 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:McAdamsr@hotmail.com > ------------------------ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRETHREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.135 / Virus Database: 270.4.5/1533 - Release Date: 7/3/2008 > 7:19 PM > > >