There are some Stringers buried just a mile or two outside of Monett on Highway 60. I believe Jack Fly & Ted Roller took pictures of the stones they found abd submitted them to MOBARRY as the Stringer Cemetery. Worth a look. jay On Fri Sep 30th, 2011 7:36 PM CDT Ralph Lamberson wrote: > > My Great-Great Grandfather, my Grandfather, and many more immigrants from > Northern Italy came to the Monett area in the 1800's. This group of Italians > were Protestants and one of the primary reasons for leaving Italy was > persecution from the Catholic majority in Italy. > They formed the Waldensian Presbyterian Church in 1875. All of this is to > say that it would have highly unusual at that time in history for a > Waldensian Italian to be married in a Catholic Church. In a check of those > buried in the Waldensian Cemetery there are no Stringers. > I of course do not have conclusive information however; it is my feeling > that there is small chance that Your Bartolomea Stringatto would have been > connected to the Waldensians of Barry County. > Hope this is of some help. > Ralph Lamberson > On 9/30/2011 6:59 PM, Donna Cooper wrote: > >List readers, I know some of you are related to the Stringer family or >have done some research on the clan. If you would take time to help >Mrs. Kimble, it would be greatly appreciated. > >Thanks, Jay for passing this on to me. > >Donna Cooper > >-------------------------- > >From: "Kimble, Myrtle - FSA, Mansfield, LA" [1]<Myrtle.Kimble@la.usda.gov> >To: [2]"jibberish66@yahoo.com" [3]<jibberish66@yahoo.com> >Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 12:51 PM >Subject: History of Waldensians of Barry County > >I just finished reading the History of Waldensians of Barry County and >thoroughly enjoyed it. My family has been looking for information on >our great great grandfather Bartolomea Stringatto. The name was >later shortened to Stringer. He came from Italy and lived in the >home of Charlie Rouot at the time of the 1880 census. The >relationship was listed as cousin. Bart married Pinotea Averell >(perhaps shortened later to Avaro/Avero) in the Catholic Chursh at >Pierce city in approx 1886 and moved to the Cassville area in early >1890’s. We believe these individuals were Waldensians from the >northern Italy region. Any info or direction as to how to track our >great great grandfather in Lawrence County would be greatly >appreciated. > > >My Uncle Jock Stringer lived in Monett all his life and worked for the >railroad from which he retired. > >Thank you, > >Myrtle Kimble >Program Technician >DeSoto Parish FSA >(Phone) (318) 872-4814 >(FAX) (318) 872-3178 >(Email) [4]myrtle.kimble@la.usda.gov > >The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - ([5]thedonnacooper@gmail.com) > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [6]MOBARRY-request@rootsw >eb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the bo >dy of the message > >References > > 1. mailto:Myrtle.Kimble@la.usda.gov > 2. mailto:jibberish66@yahoo.com > 3. mailto:jibberish66@yahoo.com > 4. mailto:myrtle.kimble@la.usda.gov > 5. mailto:thedonnacooper@gmail.com > 6. mailto:MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com >The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (thedonnacooper@gmail.com) > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message