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? What about marriage records? Could the marriages he performed be indexed anywhere? I've done a quick search of the Brethren archives at Rootsweb, and found several references to this John. Those posts don't discuss his service as a minister, but his genealogy. It looks like he married a Miller, and that he died in 1842. Thank you! Melanie Rice Denver, Colo.