On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 7:30 PM, Christine <cwelch@neo.rr.com> wrote: Dear Listers, I have been following the conversation about "Ten Mile Creek", my question is, is there a good site or place to get information on this settlement? Thanks Christine === Dear Christine, What in particular would you like to know? I''m an 'unofficial historian' for Ten Mile COB in Washington County PA (above Marianna, PA). This List also has several descendants of families, besides me being a descendant. You'll find bits and pieces in histories. But no source covers the history very well. There were 2 main churches in this congregation: Ten Mile (brick) built about 1832 near Little Daniel's Run in the southern section of the congregation... and the daughter church, South Pigeon Creek Dunkard in the north-eastern section of the congregation. SPCD is known locally as Tombaugh-Leatherman Cemetery. That church was wood frame, hit by lightning sometime in the 1920s, caught fire and later they sold the furnishings and tore down the church. Until then, the 2 churches had a single pastorate (different through the years) and rotated services and Love Feasts. Locally they were all called "Dunkards" but in oldest records they were legally The Fraternity of German Baptists. There is another congregation nearby made up of mostly Germans I think called North Ten Mile Baptist-- people always confused the COB German Baptists with the Baptists/Germans. With so many churches within a small area, confusion was inevitable. There are no official Burial Records... Many unmarked graves in both churchyards. Obits help prove burial. No early Baptism, Marriage, or other records. Membership List beginning 1838 has only names, with year headers. I was allowed to copy the Baptism book up through 1991 but was asked to keep it private for a number of years-- However, the Brethren Library has a copy. I created the list by reading/spelling each name and dates into a tape player and transcribing the tape bit by bit-- what a huge job that was. I also created an unofficial list of "known" graves at SPCD but I've not been well...so I haven't gotten them online still. I know or might recognize most Brethren associated names. But I also invite people to send me info if they know someone was a member of either church-- For example, when families split and some traveled West, county history books in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, etc sometimes mention the grandfather was German Baptist... each of those tidbits helps create "a history" of Ten Mile COB. I'd be happy to try to answer questions. Judy
Judy, thank you for your hard work at preserving remaining records of this congregation before time further obscures the information. John Shafer > Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 01:03:45 -0500 > From: cageycat@gmail.com > To: brethren@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [BRE] Brethern settling in Illinois and/or Kansas > > On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 7:30 PM, Christine <cwelch@neo.rr.com> wrote: > Dear Listers, > I have been following the conversation about "Ten Mile Creek", my question > is, is there a good site or place to get information on this settlement? > Thanks > > Christine > === > Dear Christine, > > What in particular would you like to know? I''m an 'unofficial historian' > for Ten Mile COB in Washington County PA (above Marianna, PA). This List > also has several descendants of families, besides me being a descendant. > > You'll find bits and pieces in histories. But no source covers the history > very well. > > There were 2 main churches in this congregation: Ten Mile (brick) built > about 1832 near Little Daniel's Run in the southern section of the > congregation... and the daughter church, South Pigeon Creek Dunkard in the > north-eastern section of the congregation. SPCD is known locally as > Tombaugh-Leatherman Cemetery. That church was wood frame, hit by lightning > sometime in the 1920s, caught fire and later they sold the furnishings and > tore down the church. Until then, the 2 churches had a single pastorate > (different through the years) and rotated services and Love Feasts. > Locally they were all called "Dunkards" but in oldest records they were > legally The Fraternity of German Baptists. There is another congregation > nearby made up of mostly Germans I think called North Ten Mile Baptist-- > people always confused the COB German Baptists with the Baptists/Germans. > With so many churches within a small area, confusion was inevitable. > > There are no official Burial Records... Many unmarked graves in both > churchyards. Obits help prove burial. > > No early Baptism, Marriage, or other records. Membership List beginning > 1838 has only names, with year headers. I was allowed to copy the Baptism > book up through 1991 but was asked to keep it private for a number of > years-- However, the Brethren Library has a copy. I created the list by > reading/spelling each name and dates into a tape player and transcribing > the tape bit by bit-- what a huge job that was. > > I also created an unofficial list of "known" graves at SPCD but I've not > been well...so I haven't gotten them online still. > > I know or might recognize most Brethren associated names. But I also > invite people to send me info if they know someone was a member of either > church-- For example, when families split and some traveled West, county > history books in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, etc sometimes mention the > grandfather was German Baptist... each of those tidbits helps create "a > history" of Ten Mile COB. > > I'd be happy to try to answer questions. > > Judy > > ------------------------ > 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
Judy, Sorry to hear that you are ill. If need be we can get your lists up on the Washington County USGenWeb site. Thanks! Don & Jeanine Hartman FamilyHart http://familyhart.info http://twitter.com/#!/familyhart http://www.facebook.com/donjeanine.hartman Rootsweb List Admins for: Pennsylvania, PADutchGenONLY, Penna-Dutch, PAAdams PALancas-History, PAYork, PA-York-Gen, MD-Fred-Gen, MDWashin, Burket, Dierdorff, Gotshall, Glattfelder, Hartman, Kohr, Kaufman, Shirk, Sturm USGENWEB CCs for: Adams Co., PA; Franklin Co., PA: Lancaster Co., PA; York Co., PA; Frederick Co., MD; Washington Co., MD Any genealogical information sent to FamilyHart grants permission to use that information for any genealogical purposes by FamilyHart. In a message dated 12/09/13 23:08:46 Mountain Standard Time, cageycat@gmail.com writes: On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 7:30 PM, Christine <cwelch@neo.rr.com> wrote: Dear Listers, I have been following the conversation about "Ten Mile Creek", my question is, is there a good site or place to get information on this settlement? Thanks Christine === Dear Christine, What in particular would you like to know? I''m an 'unofficial historian' for Ten Mile COB in Washington County PA (above Marianna, PA). This List also has several descendants of families, besides me being a descendant. You'll find bits and pieces in histories. But no source covers the history very well. There were 2 main churches in this congregation: Ten Mile (brick) built about 1832 near Little Daniel's Run in the southern section of the congregation... and the daughter church, South Pigeon Creek Dunkard in the north-eastern section of the congregation. SPCD is known locally as Tombaugh-Leatherman Cemetery. That church was wood frame, hit by lightning sometime in the 1920s, caught fire and later they sold the furnishings and tore down the church. Until then, the 2 churches had a single pastorate (different through the years) and rotated services and Love Feasts. Locally they were all called "Dunkards" but in oldest records they were legally The Fraternity of German Baptists. There is another congregation nearby made up of mostly Germans I think called North Ten Mile Baptist-- people always confused the COB German Baptists with the Baptists/Germans. With so many churches within a small area, confusion was inevitable. There are no official Burial Records... Many unmarked graves in both churchyards. Obits help prove burial. No early Baptism, Marriage, or other records. Membership List beginning 1838 has only names, with year headers. I was allowed to copy the Baptism book up through 1991 but was asked to keep it private for a number of years-- However, the Brethren Library has a copy. I created the list by reading/spelling each name and dates into a tape player and transcribing the tape bit by bit-- what a huge job that was. I also created an unofficial list of "known" graves at SPCD but I've not been well...so I haven't gotten them online still. I know or might recognize most Brethren associated names. But I also invite people to send me info if they know someone was a member of either church-- For example, when families split and some traveled West, county history books in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, etc sometimes mention the grandfather was German Baptist... each of those tidbits helps create "a history" of Ten Mile COB. I'd be happy to try to answer questions. Judy ------------------------ 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