In a message dated 98-06-10 17:24:51 EDT, you write: > I suppose it's quite possible Sarah may have come from Berks Co. to > Orwigsburg. I know that many Freehafers lived in Manheim township in the late > 1700s to early/mid 1800s and Manheim was situated in both counties. The > obituary did mention that Sarah was a member of St. Peter's ME church in > Reading, and I have ordered some microfilm records of this church. I also > have on order some records of Trinity Lutheran in Reading (although I ordered > it for another purpose) so I'll check both of these for any leads. Nancy, well she could have been born in Orwigsburg and her parents could have been from Reading. I would suspect some sort of tie to Berks due to her church affiliation there. Please let us know what you find when you check the films. Pay attention to the family of Adam Geyer/Geiger in the Trinity records. Just a slightly educated guess that this may be her family. Joan