The congregation in New Madrid Co, Mo was at first called LaForge but later Farrenburg. It was the home of Elder B.E.Kesler of Dunkard Brethren connection. The congregation was inactive after he left in 1926, but was revived in 1938. >From A History Of The Church of the Brethren in the District of Southern Missori and Arkansas, by Earl Harvey, 1964. Milton Cook

B.E. Kesler and his wife LuLu moved to Goshen, Indiana where he founded a Dunkard Brethren church according to his descendants. I know his descendant's wife who still lives near Goshen. Diane Kerchner -----Original Message----- From: brethren-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:brethren-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of m.cook1@juno.com Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 5:39 PM To: Brethren@rootsweb.com Subject: [BRE] New Madrid Co, MO The congregation in New Madrid Co, Mo was at first called LaForge but later Farrenburg. It was the home of Elder B.E.Kesler of Dunkard Brethren connection. The congregation was inactive after he left in 1926, but was revived in 1938. >From A History Of The Church of the Brethren in the District of Southern Missori and Arkansas, by Earl Harvey, 1964. Milton Cook ------------------------ 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 Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.9/1291 - Release Date: 2/21/2008 11:05 AM