So, based on your knowledge of the early German Baptists in the Miami Valley, Ohio - may I conclude that a couple married by John Brower would have been of German Baptist families? Would a German Baptist minister of that era have been likely to marry a couple who was not of their faith? I know there were few if any church buildings in Miami County, OH in the first 20 or so years of European settlement. So, would a couple of another branch of Christianity have asked a German Baptist minister to marry them - if there were no other minister in the area? I ask this to try to establish the origin of the Sherow family, found in Miami County, OH circa 1810 - 1843. On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 6:10 PM, Bob Harter <rharter36@myfairpoint.net>wrote: > Of possible additional interest, Rev. John Brower's sister, Elizabeth > (Betsy) Brower married John's brother-in-law, Rev. Joseph Harter,.and in > 1836 they moved to Wabash County, Indiana. According to the Wabash County > History Bicentennial Edition, 1976, "Joseph Harter, Sr., was the first > resident preacher, elder, and moderator of the German Baptist Church > (Dunkard) and preached in German." This would be referring to the North > Manchester Church of the Brethren. > John and Elizabeth were children of John Brower Sr. (1758-1812) and Mary > Magdalene Titelow (1760 - 1845). Their brother, Abraham Brower also married > a Harter, Elizabeth, daughter of George Harter and Magdalena Kitterman. > George was another brother of Rev. John Brower's father-in-law. > > Bob Harter > > > > ------------------------ > 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 >

Melanie, Your Sherow's lived in the lower portion of Miami County OH. The Dunker minister during this time frame was Elder Philip Younce of the Brush Creek branch or arm of the church. It is very unlikely that a pre 1850's Dunker minister would have preformed a marriage for parties who had no connections with the church. Gale

Thank you, Gale. I believe our Sherow's had connections in Montgomery, Darke and Preble counties, OH. I belive Elizabeth Sherow, who owned land in Union and Concorde townships, Miami County, OH - was a sister to Margaret Weickle Andrew, of Montgomery County, OH. Margaret Weickle married Samuel Andrew, in Augusta County, VA. This is also where John (sr) Sherow married Elizabeth Weickle (Sherow). These marriages were in a Presbyterian congregation in a Scot-Irish area. At least these two couples migrated from Augusta County, VA to Miami Valley, Ohio ca 1810. John (sr) and Elizabeth Sherow had at least one son, John. This John married Susannah Young. The couple had at least 13 children. It looks like the whole family moved to Marshall County, Indiana between 1840 and 1843. I'm trying to understand why two couples living in a Scot-Irish area and married in a Presbyterian church - would relocate to OH, and possibly become part of German Baptist congregations. And - hoping this digging will give clues of where to find more information. Melanie On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 7:01 PM, <ghoneyman@woh.rr.com> wrote: > Melanie, > Your Sherow's lived in the lower portion of Miami County OH. The Dunker > minister during this time frame was Elder Philip Younce of the Brush Creek > branch or arm of the church. It is very unlikely that a pre 1850's Dunker > minister would have preformed a marriage for parties who had no connections > with the church. > Gale > >