My mother, Myrtle Sistler-Walter, was baptised in a natural springs in Pope County, IL, in the early part of the 1900s. I have a picture of her, but can't identify the place. It has a water falls cascading over rocks, and there were several people in the water dressed with jackets on. Would anyone have an idea where this baptismal could have happend? Also, any clue as to what church it could have been? I am thinking it was a Baptist Church in Pope County, but don't have the name of it. Carol R.
It sounds like Burden Falls near Bell Smith Springs. There is an old church close by........... ----- Original Message ----- From: "CarolSue Robinson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 5:31 PM Subject: [ILPOPE-L] Baptism at 'natural springs' Pope Co, IL > My mother, Myrtle Sistler-Walter, was baptised in a natural springs > in Pope County, IL, in the early part of the 1900s. I have a picture > of her, but can't identify the place. It has a water falls cascading > over rocks, and there were several people in the water dressed with > jackets on. Would anyone have an idea where this baptismal could > have happend? Also, any clue as to what church it could have been? > I am thinking it was a Baptist Church in Pope County, but don't have > the name of it. > > Carol R. > >
Sharon..thanks! But for some reason The Haskins is ringing a few bells with me. I am not sure, yet. Will check out Burden Falls, if I can. Carol sharon brown wrote: > It sounds like Burden Falls near Bell Smith Springs. There is an old church > close by........... > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "CarolSue Robinson" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 5:31 PM > Subject: [ILPOPE-L] Baptism at 'natural springs' Pope Co, IL > > > My mother, Myrtle Sistler-Walter, was baptised in a natural springs > > in Pope County, IL, in the early part of the 1900s. I have a picture > > of her, but can't identify the place. It has a water falls cascading > > over rocks, and there were several people in the water dressed with > > jackets on. Would anyone have an idea where this baptismal could > > have happend? Also, any clue as to what church it could have been? > > I am thinking it was a Baptist Church in Pope County, but don't have > > the name of it. > > > > Carol R. > > > >