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    1. St. John's Lutheran Church Pastorial Diary/Records?
    2. Ray H. Smith
    3. Did any of the pastors that followed Rev. J. G. Arndt keep as elaborate records as he did when he was the pastor at St. John's? My wife has a Revolutionary War patriot Sebastain BOLCH who was a member at St. John's. He resided on Lyle Creek nearby. He died in 1822 which was after Rev. Arndt's death. Sebastain's wife Maria Margaret Hanna HEFFNER dies in 1830. During this time period people did not want headstones with their names on them to prevent the devil from finding them prior to resurrection morning. This couple could possibly be buried on their plantation,but no one knows. Hence my on the surface dumb question. I realize there have been several fires at this church over time; maybe a record of what I am seeking could have been destroyed as result. Could the NC Lutheran Synod Archives in Salisbury have such diaries-records. Then too it is my understanding that the senior volunteer researcher there passed away recently. Anyone out there willing to comment or am I barking up an impossible tree?

    07/05/2004 03:03:50