I have never seen a Brethren Enclyclopedia but I would LOVE to! Where could one find a copy of this? I have to agree with you on the errors of some obituaries. Recently, I received a newspaper obituary that was about my Grandmother Cripe. It had my Grandmother's name right. However, it then said that their Father came from Scotland. There is no way this could be the case. However, it did make me curious as to WHY this would have been reported. I am from the Cripe descendent line of the Daniels to Jacob to Ira, my Father. Thanks, Iris On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 7:12 PM, William Thomas <wbtst2@atlanticbb.net>wrote: > > Re: I'm open to considering a better solution. Never the less, I'd rather > move forward with a imperfect solution than to do nothing. > > Everything has potential flaws in it, even historical documentation. I > know > in the case of my own family, the Brethren Encyclopedia has questionable > information in it. Some of the Brethren Histories also have errors. I > also > have obituaries with errors and embellishments. In the end, it takes some > judgment on the part of the decision makers to determine what is valid, > what > is questionable, and what is false. Set your objectives, establish > standards for meeting those objectives, and move forward. We don't live in > a perfect world. > > Bill Thomas > > > > ------------------------ > 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 God for Life and Liberty

I don't know where you live, but I am pretty sure I have seen the Brethren Encyclopedia at the Mennonite Historical Society on U.S. 30 just east of Lancaster, PA. I am sure the Brethren Historic Library in Brookville, Ohio, has a copy. With the advent of YDNA testing we have become aware of historic movement more than ever before. There is no question but that my Harter ancestor was German, buy my DNA carries markers identical to those typical of Scottish descent men. Furthermore, they now tell me I am positive for a marker identifying men of the Hallstatt Celt culture which controlled trade routes and the salt mines of central Europe from about 800 to 700 bc. Bob Harter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Iris Wilde" <i.bridgeofhope@gmail.com> To: <brethren@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2013 1:54 PM Subject: Re: [BRE] proving membership of early ancestors >I have never seen a Brethren Enclyclopedia but I would LOVE to! Where > could one find a copy of this? I have to agree with you on the errors of > some obituaries. Recently, I received a newspaper obituary that was about > my Grandmother Cripe. It had my Grandmother's name right. However, it then > said that their Father came from Scotland. There is no way this could be > the case. However, it did make me curious as to WHY this would have been > reported. I am from the Cripe descendent line of the Daniels to Jacob to > Ira, my Father. Thanks, Iris > > > On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 7:12 PM, William Thomas > <wbtst2@atlanticbb.net>wrote: > >> >> Re: I'm open to considering a better solution. Never the less, I'd >> rather >> move forward with a imperfect solution than to do nothing. >> >> Everything has potential flaws in it, even historical documentation. I >> know >> in the case of my own family, the Brethren Encyclopedia has questionable >> information in it. Some of the Brethren Histories also have errors. I >> also >> have obituaries with errors and embellishments. In the end, it takes >> some >> judgment on the part of the decision makers to determine what is valid, >> what >> is questionable, and what is false. Set your objectives, establish >> standards for meeting those objectives, and move forward. We don't live >> in >> a perfect world. >> >> Bill Thomas >> >> >> >> ------------------------ >> 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 God for Life and Liberty > > ------------------------ > 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 > >