Terry, I do not find the La Roux name in the books. I would suggest that they probably were Catholics. La Roux sounds like a French name and the current Poinsettes in town are Catholic. You might try some of the Catholic records in Allen County. Pat Terry Spear wrote: > > Hi Pat... > I really have a brick wall with my La Roux family in Fort Wayne, IN > Maybe you'll have something on them....Irene was born, June 10, > 1897......but don't know her parent's names. Her husband, Leo J. Poinsette, > was also born in Fort Wayne, but don't know the date. Thanks, Terry > > -----Original Message----- > From: Patricia Bogel <pbogel@fwi.com> > To: INALLEN-L@rootsweb.com <INALLEN-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Friday, February 16, 2001 9:36 AM > Subject: [INALLEN-L] WAYNE STREET M.E. CHURCH RECORDS > > >I have in my possession records from the Wayne Street Methodist > >Episcopal Church in Fort Wayne (Allen County). If you had an ancestor > >who was baptized or married in this church I will make an attempt to > >find those records for you. > > > >The books I have contain these dates: > > > >Baptisms: > > > >1859 - 1873 > >1888-1894 > >Aug. 1898 - March 1908 > > > >Marriages > > > >1863 - 1870 > >May 1873 - July 1877 > >1888 - 1894 > >May 1898 - October 1907 > > > >These records are not in alpha order, so an approximate date would be > >very helpful. > > > >All known records have been copied by the Allen County Library and the > >books are available at that location. > > > >Patricia > >