Olaf G. Hedstrom entered the Methodist Episcopal clergy ni 1835 and served for 42 years died May 6, 1866 at the age of 74. There was no memoir published at his death, as there are for most Methodist pastors., but at least you know what denomination. Audrey Klinkenberg ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Dufel" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 7:13 PM Subject: [NYGREENE] Info on traveling/circuit minister > Has any one ever come across records from a traveling or circuit minister > named Rev. Orlif G. Hedstrom? Based on civil war pension records some > ancestors of mine were married in Prattsville, NY in 1844 with the good > Rev. > Hedstrom officiating at a Chapman's Hotel. > > Unfortunately the info creates a brick wall on who the brides parents > were. > The brides name was Sophia Tompkins, reportedly (based on census records) > born in Greene County, but so far no luck on which of several Tompkins > families she came from. > > Hoping the Rev Hestrom left some records somewhere. If any one makes it > to > the State Library in Albany and has a spare hour, I would certainly > appreciate a look to see if his records exist anywhere. > > Gary > [email protected] > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Thank you for the background information, Audrey. Gary -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Audrey Klinkenberg Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 8:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NYGREENE] Info on traveling/circuit minister Olaf G. Hedstrom entered the Methodist Episcopal clergy ni 1835 and served for 42 years died May 6, 1866 at the age of 74. There was no memoir published at his death, as there are for most Methodist pastors., but at least you know what denomination. Audrey Klinkenberg ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Dufel" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 7:13 PM Subject: [NYGREENE] Info on traveling/circuit minister > Has any one ever come across records from a traveling or circuit minister > named Rev. Orlif G. Hedstrom? Based on civil war pension records some > ancestors of mine were married in Prattsville, NY in 1844 with the good > Rev. > Hedstrom officiating at a Chapman's Hotel. > > Unfortunately the info creates a brick wall on who the brides parents > were. > The brides name was Sophia Tompkins, reportedly (based on census records) > born in Greene County, but so far no luck on which of several Tompkins > families she came from. > > Hoping the Rev Hestrom left some records somewhere. If any one makes it > to > the State Library in Albany and has a spare hour, I would certainly > appreciate a look to see if his records exist anywhere. > > Gary > [email protected] > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

In case any one is doing the math on this, the man died in 1877 not 1866. Audrey ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Dufel" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 8:08 PM Subject: Re: [NYGREENE] Info on traveling/circuit minister > Thank you for the background information, Audrey. > > Gary > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Audrey Klinkenberg > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 8:05 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NYGREENE] Info on traveling/circuit minister > > > Olaf G. Hedstrom entered the Methodist Episcopal clergy ni 1835 and served > for 42 years died May 6, 1866 at the age of 74. > There was no memoir published at his death, as there are for most > Methodist > pastors., but at least you know what denomination. > > Audrey Klinkenberg > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gary Dufel" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 7:13 PM > Subject: [NYGREENE] Info on traveling/circuit minister > > >> Has any one ever come across records from a traveling or circuit minister >> named Rev. Orlif G. Hedstrom? Based on civil war pension records some >> ancestors of mine were married in Prattsville, NY in 1844 with the good >> Rev. >> Hedstrom officiating at a Chapman's Hotel. >> >> Unfortunately the info creates a brick wall on who the brides parents >> were. >> The brides name was Sophia Tompkins, reportedly (based on census records) >> born in Greene County, but so far no luck on which of several Tompkins >> families she came from. >> >> Hoping the Rev Hestrom left some records somewhere. If any one makes it >> to >> the State Library in Albany and has a spare hour, I would certainly >> appreciate a look to see if his records exist anywhere. >> >> Gary >> [email protected] >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >