Hi Pat...they were French Huguenots...Terry -----Original Message----- From: Patricia Bogel <pbogel@fwi.com> To: INALLEN-L@rootsweb.com <INALLEN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, February 16, 2001 10:51 AM Subject: Re: [INALLEN-L] WAYNE STREET M.E. CHURCH RECORDS >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 >> > >