Ray, Sebastian Bolch/Bolick was living on Lyles Creek, and he would have been buried at St. John's, or on his own land. Mark Smith in "Lifting High the Cross for 200 Years, St. John's Lutheran Church", by Mark Smith lists "Boston Bloch/Bolick as in the area. I am not a Bolick researcher. Could anyone help Ray with information about the burial place of Sebastian Bolch? Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray H. Smith" <rsmith2092@carolina.rr.com> To: "Anne McAllister" <awmcallister@charter.net> Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 8:53 PM Subject: Re: [CATAWBA-WEST] South Fork Church? > Thank you for your prompt and informative response. > > My wife has an ancestor Sebastain BOLCH who was married by Pastor Arends > at the South Fork Church in 1776. His plantation was on Lyle's Creek which > would make it more convenient to go to St. John's Lutheran Church. > > Thus far I have not been able to find his burial site which I cannot > locate in St. John's Cemetery. St John's has burned at least twice over the > years and the Church Office tells me that on site records do not go back any > further than perhaps 1859. > > The Germanic People kept precise records. Do you suppose that there > could be Pastorial Diary's or records of funerals at St. John's at the > Lutheran Synod Archives in Salisbury? > > You have been nice enough as is so will not trouble you with further > questions. > > > Ray Smith > > >