This was back in the old days - published 1958 I think. He sure pegs the place and the big Amish names, at least. I went through and typed all of 'em in for 1910 & 1920 but didn't find a Bontrager with a Rachel, however found two with all girls. She talks about her younger sisters but don't think she's named them. Nor, her parents - she calls them Father and Mother Bontrager. Of course, he may have used Bontrager as it had to be one of the most prominent names there - 57 in 1920 or so. He discusses the kinds of fish, what fruits are prominent in the time, it's just really neat. ----- Original Message ----- From: <s.m.mills@comcast.net> To: <inmontgo@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 8:31 PM Subject: [InMontgo] reading and Amish > > > You do love mysteries, don't you? There are two Jacobs in 1930 in > LaGrange, married to women age appropriate. No Jonas anywhere then or 20 > years earlier. > > > > I would think a prudent author would change the names more or get in a > little difficulty. > > > > Sharon > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Karen Zach" <karen.zach@sbcglobal.net> > To: INMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com > Cc: infounta@rootsweb.com, inputnam@rootsweb.com > Sent: Tuesday, January 6, 2009 7:46:32 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: [InMontgo] Just FYI -- reading -- genealogical wise > > Any of you real readers via genealogy? I love to read fiction based on the > real thing or the real thing that reads like fiction. Just FYI -- I was > helping my daughter weed her library here in little Waveland, Indiana and > found an "Indiana" author book which we never throw away which I'd never > read. It's called Wolcott's Mills by Wayne B. Fisher. What an amazing > story. I think it's tagged as fiction but the names are either real or > close to it. The name of the main character (an Amish girl who "bundles," > gets pregnant, her betrothed is blown-up in a 4th of July accident) is > Rachel Bontrager. Her bethrothed was Amos Hostetler and her husband (an > older man who was about to die of stomach cancer - she was forced to marry > him to give the baby a name) Jonas Lambright. They are ALL big LaGrange > names. This story takes place in 1928 -- according to the 1920 census I > think Jacob a man living alone named Jacob Lambright might be the > character - wish I had access to the 1930 c! > ensus to see if he's gone or there's a lone woman Bontrager there. Oh, > well, it's FICTIOn anyway however there are actual speeches given that > were done that 4th of july and I wonder if there really was an accident > that day or that part was made up. Anyway, if any of you get a chance to > read thisor anything like it, share those with me, I'd love to read 'em > too :) We have so many Amish families in our area right now who just moved > here about 6 years ago so this has been a fab look at what their life is > similar / like. > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Karen Zach wrote: > This was back in the old days - published 1958 I think. He sure pegs the > place and the big Amish names, at least. I went through and typed all of > 'em in for 1910 & 1920 but didn't find a Bontrager with a Rachel, however > found two with all girls. She talks about her younger sisters but don't > think she's named them. Nor, her parents - she calls them Father and Mother > Bontrager. Of course, he may have used Bontrager as it had to be one of the > most prominent names there - 57 in 1920 or so. He discusses the kinds of > fish, what fruits are prominent in the time, it's just really neat. Its possible that "Father and Mother" were references to Grandparents. I have Borntragers/Borndragers in the Peffley tree.

Rachel? LaGrange County? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Scism" <Jeff@ibssg.org> To: <inmontgo@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 1:45 PM Subject: Re: [InMontgo] reading and Amish > Karen Zach wrote: >> This was back in the old days - published 1958 I think. He sure pegs the >> place and the big Amish names, at least. I went through and typed all of >> 'em in for 1910 & 1920 but didn't find a Bontrager with a Rachel, however >> found two with all girls. She talks about her younger sisters but don't >> think she's named them. Nor, her parents - she calls them Father and >> Mother >> Bontrager. Of course, he may have used Bontrager as it had to be one of >> the >> most prominent names there - 57 in 1920 or so. He discusses the kinds of >> fish, what fruits are prominent in the time, it's just really neat. > Its possible that "Father and Mother" were references to Grandparents. > > I have Borntragers/Borndragers in the Peffley tree. > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message