Lamar, I have two volumes of "A History of Louisiana Memorial United Methodist Church, Opelousas, La. "the cradle of Louisiana Methodism. The second volume list the names of the past & present members. There were only 5 Hoffpauirs who seemed to all have joined the church in 1923. They were Asa, C.C., Mrs. C.C, Louise and Lucy. They seem to have left this church, but the date was unknown. The following is an excerpt from the Indian Bayou Church showing Isaac & Eliza Perry Hoffpauir established the first Methodist congregation at Indian Bayou. I think it is from the Indian Bayou Church many Hoffpauirs became Methodist and later Ebenezer. "A charter member and founder of the church at Kimball's Chapel was Isaac Hoffpauir, who with his wife, Eliza, is credited with the establishment of the congregation. Hoffpauir was the first "licensed Exhorter" of the new church--one authorized to recruit new members for the church." He was born in 1814, and began serving as exhorter between 1830 and 1840." Source: "Our Roots Are Deep", Indian Bayou Methodist Church, 1834-1984. A History in Commemoration of American Methodism's Bicentennial. Bonnie ---------- LAMAR BOULET wrote: Another thought just hit me. Since there seems to be a connection between the Hoffpauirs and the Methodis church, has anyone thought of searching the records at the Methodist church in Opelousas. This church is suppose to be the oldest Methodist Church west of the Mississippi. lamar ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ==== HOFFPAUIR Mailing List ==== The address to use for posting a message or a question is: HOFFPAUIR-L@rootsweb.com