Jane - thanks for this. It helps a lot. winter On Jun 6, 2008, at 3:42 PM, Jane Davis wrote: > Winter--"adv." as per the abbreviations found on page viii of Vol 3 > refers to "advanced to 2nd degree of ministry." Usually you will > find a date listed beside the "adv." if the date of advancement in > the ministry is known. For George Holler, it evidently was unknown, > but it is known that the work he did in the churches met 2nd degree > expectations. > > I am not familiar enough with the Indiana churches to know whether > these were names of the churches but it is evident the churches were > located in these places, except for Grasshopper Valley which > location was unknown. I believe there was a church named Markle > which may also be the name of the town--same also for Nettle Creek. > Hopefully someone familiar with Indiana churches can better answer > this part of your question. > > Notice of his death is located in the Gospel Messenger, page 806, > 1905. Most likely you will find an obituary for George Holler in > the Gospel Messenger on page 806, 1905. The locations listed may be > information obtained from the obituary. A copy of the obit would be > helpful at this point. Jane Davis. > > > >> From: wintergery@earthlink.net> To: Brethren@rootsweb.com> Date: >> Fri, 6 Jun 2008 13:01:51 -0700> Subject: [BRE] Brethren >> Encyclopedia> > Hi - could someone tell me how to read the entry in >> the Encyclopedia, > pg. 1658, bottom left - regarding "Holler, >> George (CB)"?> What does "adv." mean? Then what does the list of >> church/locations > indicate after his name? I know he was in some >> of these places, but I > am unsure what the meaning is as listed >> here. I don't think all these > places are also church names.> > >> Any help is, as always, appreciated.> winter> > >> ------------------------> 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 > _________________________________________________________________ > It’s easy to add contacts from Facebook and other social sites > through Windows Live™ Messenger. Learn how. > https://www.invite2messenger.net/im/?source=TXT_EML_WLH_LearnHow > > ------------------------ > 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