Elder John was part of a Church of the Brethern in Conway Springs, KS in the early 1900's but that is about all I know. -----Original Message----- From: brethren-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:brethren-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of winter dellenbach Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2013 3:52 PM To: brethren@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BRE] Brethern settling in Illinois and/or Kansas One last thing I meant to include - was there a Brethren colony/ settlement/church established in Sumner Co and when? winter On Dec 8, 2013, at 12:55 PM, Andrea Colley wrote: > I hope I've done this correctly, but I'm trying to find out why my GGG > Grandfather Elder John Wise left the Ten Mile Creek Congregation in > Washington County Pennsylvania and settled in the Mulberry Grove/ > Vandalia area. Later Elder John and his son David Mathias moved to > Sumner County Kansas but I haven't been able to identify any reason > for the move other than homesteading. > > I'm assuming that they travelled the Cumberland Road since it passed > through western PA and ended in Vandalia. > > I am also unable to find where David Mathias' first wife, Martha > Louise is buried and if Elder John had any involvement in the church > in Illinois. I do know that he attended many annual meetings serving > as moderator or reader. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Andrea Wise Kidd Colley > > > ------------------------ 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