I have a Virgil Reed in the 1850? census with a Wasson or Moore family. Any info on him? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim" <azjrh@msn.com> To: <INBARTHO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 2:53 AM Subject: Re: [InBartho] Elmira Reed > Was the original Moravian community named Hope (Indiana)? Somehow, the name > Goshen keeps surfacing, but then I could be way off on this, but I don't > believe it was founded as Hope. Maybe some of the Bartholomew Co. folks > could help me on this. > > Regards, > Jim Hull > Mesa, AZ > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jennie & Bob Cox" <robert21003@cox.net> > To: <INBARTHO-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 5:06 AM > Subject: Re: [InBartho] Elmira Reed > > > > Hello Robbintina: > > I haven't been following your line, so don't know of any relationship with > > mine. > > However, several generations back I have a Mary Reid (and various > > spellings) in Hope, IN (Bartholomew Co and surrounds) who came from > > Forsythe Co, Salem, NC -- her family, as many of the others in the area, > > were Moravians who originally came into the US as early as the late > > 1600's, usually in ports in NY and PA, first settling in Bethlehem, PA. > > When that Moravian community became over crowded, the group funded and > > founded the community in NC. When that community began to be crowded, a > > large group came to IN to found the community of Hope, and the Moravian > > Church which still exists today, along with a grave yard with many > > burials. > > No time to research this further (on my way out of town again!), but I > > hope this helps. > > If you would like more info, let me know and I can dig in my files later > > (the above info is from memory). > > Bye, > > Virginia Perry Cox > > Family lines in IN: Perry, Brooks, Bright, Snyder (etc), Reid, Peddicord, > > Story > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Robbintina" <redbird@interaccess.com> > > To: <INBARTHO-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 8:09 AM > > Subject: [InBartho] Elmira Reed > > > > > >> Who was Elmira Reed's family? Where did they come from before Indiana? > > > ==== INBARTHO Mailing List ==== > Bartholomew County, Indiana GenWeb... > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~inbartho/barth.html > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >