Merle, My ggrandfather Lewis Hoff married Catherine Lesh in Preble Co. in 1834 and his brother Solomon married Hannah Lesh in the same year. The minister was John Brower. He shows up in the marriage records as very active. I cannot remember where the marriage record book is (County Office in Eaton, or at the Preble County Historical Society in Eaton, OH). The marriage records are on line.... http://www.pcdl.lib.oh.us/marriage/details.cfm?ID=12098 Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "Merle Rummel" <cliff@nwwnet.net> To: brethren@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2014 5:31:52 PM Subject: Re: [BRE] John Brower, German Baptist minister, OH, early 1800s Do the Brethren records mention a John Brower, who was a minister of the gospel in Miami Valley, OH during the early 1800s? He married a couple I'm researching, in Preble County, OH, 1827. The PrebleCounty books indicate he was originally licensed to perform marriages in Montgomery County, OH. Are there any records of his being a minister in the Brethren church? ***************** John Brower (1786-1842) was the son of Enoch Brower, grandson of the immigrant, Christian Brower his mother was Frances Veronica Eikenberry - grandfather Peter Eichenberg he was married to Hannah Miller (1795-1856), dau of Daivd Miller and Mary Eikenberry His family researchers list him as a minister of the German Baptist Brethren (the name was taken officially only in 1830) He was born possibly at the Coventry Church, Chester PA, and some list him as dying in Rockingham Co VA. Hannah died in Allen Co OH (near Lima) - where a couple of the children lived - so he might have been out here before he died.. I have other Browers in Preble Co - and sons John - but none other have the given death date. I haven't followed his children - 2 of them were listed as dying in Allen Co OH, one went on to N Manchester IN, one to Iowa and one to Oregon. Your John could have been here during the given times. I had a Daniel Brower (cousin of your John) as an early Elder here at the Four Mile Church (Indiana side of the line - Daniel lived on the Ohio side of the State Line Road - Preble Co - but his son, John, was not a preacher and was too late for your period). [A descendent ("Butch" Brower) lived next door to me here in Boston IN - now is retired, living east of town.] Merle C Rummel ------------------------ Search the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/BRETHREN ------------------------ ------------------------------- 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

For what it is worth, Catherine and Hanna Lesh's mother was Hanna (Anna) Harter, daughter of Adam Harter and Esther Hardman. Adam was brother of my great-great-great-great grandfather. In addition, John Brower married Rebecca Harter, daughter of Christian Harter, another brother. Bob Harter ----- Original Message ----- From: <captainlaser@comcast.net> To: <cliff@nwwnet.net>; <brethren@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2014 5:01 PM Subject: Re: [BRE] John Brower, German Baptist minister, OH, early 1800s > Merle, > > My ggrandfather Lewis Hoff married Catherine Lesh in Preble Co. in 1834 > and his brother Solomon married Hannah Lesh in the same year. > > The minister was John Brower. He shows up in the marriage records as very > active. I cannot remember where the marriage record book is (County Office > in Eaton, or at the Preble County Historical Society in Eaton, OH). > > > The marriage records are on line.... > http://www.pcdl.lib.oh.us/marriage/details.cfm?ID=12098 > > > > > Ray > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Merle Rummel" <cliff@nwwnet.net> > To: brethren@rootsweb.com > Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2014 5:31:52 PM > Subject: Re: [BRE] John Brower, German Baptist minister, OH, early 1800s > > Do the Brethren records mention a John Brower, who was a minister of the > gospel in Miami Valley, OH during the early 1800s? > > He married a couple I'm researching, in Preble County, OH, 1827. The > PrebleCounty books indicate he was originally licensed to perform > marriages in Montgomery County, OH. > > Are there any records of his being a minister in the Brethren church? > > ***************** > > John Brower (1786-1842) was the son of Enoch Brower, grandson of the > immigrant, Christian Brower > his mother was Frances Veronica Eikenberry - grandfather Peter > Eichenberg > he was married to Hannah Miller (1795-1856), dau of Daivd Miller and Mary > Eikenberry > > His family researchers list him as a minister of the German Baptist > Brethren (the name was taken officially only in 1830) > He was born possibly at the Coventry Church, Chester PA, and some list him > as dying in Rockingham Co VA. > Hannah died in Allen Co OH (near Lima) - where a couple of the children > lived - so he might have been out here before he died.. > > I have other Browers in Preble Co - and sons John - but none other have > the > given death date. I haven't followed his children - 2 of them were listed > as dying in Allen Co OH, one went on to N Manchester IN, one to Iowa and > one to Oregon. Your John could have been here during the given times. > > I had a Daniel Brower (cousin of your John) as an early Elder here at the > Four Mile Church (Indiana side of the line - Daniel lived on the Ohio side > of the State Line Road - Preble Co - but his son, John, was not a preacher > and was too late for your period). [A descendent ("Butch" Brower) lived > next door to me here in Boston IN - now is retired, living east of town.] > > Merle C Rummel > > > ------------------------ > Search the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/BRETHREN > ------------------------ > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > ------------------------ > Search the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/BRETHREN > ------------------------ > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >

Thank you. Also - Family Search has an index of early marriage licenses for Preble Co, OH that lists the ministers: https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE109268 And - scanned images of the actual records: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-19359-20084-58?cc=1614804&wc=M94Q-KLG:n1575376209 On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 4:01 PM, <captainlaser@comcast.net> wrote: > Merle, > > My ggrandfather Lewis Hoff married Catherine Lesh in Preble Co. in 1834 > and his brother Solomon married Hannah Lesh in the same year. > > The minister was John Brower. He shows up in the marriage records as very > active. I cannot remember where the marriage record book is (County Office > in Eaton, or at the Preble County Historical Society in Eaton, OH). > > > The marriage records are on line.... > http://www.pcdl.lib.oh.us/marriage/details.cfm?ID=12098 > > > > > Ray > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Merle Rummel" <cliff@nwwnet.net> > To: brethren@rootsweb.com > Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2014 5:31:52 PM > Subject: Re: [BRE] John Brower, German Baptist minister, OH, early 1800s > > Do the Brethren records mention a John Brower, who was a minister of the > gospel in Miami Valley, OH during the early 1800s? > > He married a couple I'm researching, in Preble County, OH, 1827. The > PrebleCounty books indicate he was originally licensed to perform > marriages in Montgomery County, OH. > > Are there any records of his being a minister in the Brethren church? > > ***************** > > John Brower (1786-1842) was the son of Enoch Brower, grandson of the > immigrant, Christian Brower > his mother was Frances Veronica Eikenberry - grandfather Peter > Eichenberg > he was married to Hannah Miller (1795-1856), dau of Daivd Miller and Mary > Eikenberry > > His family researchers list him as a minister of the German Baptist > Brethren (the name was taken officially only in 1830) > He was born possibly at the Coventry Church, Chester PA, and some list him > as dying in Rockingham Co VA. > Hannah died in Allen Co OH (near Lima) - where a couple of the children > lived - so he might have been out here before he died.. > > I have other Browers in Preble Co - and sons John - but none other have the > given death date. I haven't followed his children - 2 of them were listed > as dying in Allen Co OH, one went on to N Manchester IN, one to Iowa and > one to Oregon. Your John could have been here during the given times. > > I had a Daniel Brower (cousin of your John) as an early Elder here at the > Four Mile Church (Indiana side of the line - Daniel lived on the Ohio side > of the State Line Road - Preble Co - but his son, John, was not a preacher > and was too late for your period). [A descendent ("Butch" Brower) lived > next door to me here in Boston IN - now is retired, living east of town.] > > Merle C Rummel > > > ------------------------ > Search the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/BRETHREN > ------------------------ > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > ------------------------ > Search the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/BRETHREN > ------------------------ > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >