Dave, and Wendy.... Dave, you may already know this, but there is an Eastern Mennonite University there in Rockingham Co VA, either in or close by to Harrisonburg - Dayton perhaps?, and I believe I'd heard that they have a history collection there. LeRoy Wheeler, Maryland -----Original Message----- From: Dave Koester <dwkoester@hotmail.com> To: ohallen@rootsweb.com <ohallen@rootsweb.com>; note@nc.rr.com <note@nc.rr.com> Date: Monday, November 06, 2006 8:14 AM Subject: Re: [OHALLEN] ELIKER; MOYER; STEMEN Families Wendly, I have a hunch that your Moyer people were Mennonites and folllowed the path to Allen Cty along with many other Mennonites when land opened for purchase and a Mennonite settlement was established there. See this web page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohallen/mennohist.htm Note that there was a marriage (above piece) between Christian and Margaret (Moyer) Stemen who were among those who were part of this migration. Many of these families including the Stemen and Moyer people were from Rockingham County, Virginia prior to their entry into Fairfield Cty, Ohio. Some of the Stemen people held prominent positions in the church. Not as sure about the Moyer's. I think as part of your research efforts you may want to concentrate on the Mennonite people, and in particular in Rockingham Cty, VA as that was a Mennonite settlement there as well. See if you may find your George Moyer there. Do you know where in Fairfield Cty he was located (Township)? If you tell me that I may be able to verify whether he lived near other Mennonite families in Fairfield Cty which would be another clue. Dave Koester Barrington, Illinois dwkoester@hotmail.net Personal Web Page http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~koester/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wendy Wodarski" <note@nc.rr.com> To: <ohallen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 5:42 PM Subject: Re: [OHALLEN] ELIKER FAMILY > Boy, it seems like hundreds of families went from Fairfield County to > Allen > County. My Moyer family took that trip around 1830 I think. Where in > Penn. is Jacob from? I am working to locate where my George Moyer came > from. > Wendy > At 07:55 AM 10/31/2006, you wrote: >>Would anyone know of Jacob Eliker and wife Sarah Strayer who came to >>Allen Co sometime betwen 1860-1870 from Fairfield Co Ohio. >>Several of the children married here, but can't find Jacob and Sarah >>in 1880 census. >>Jacob b. abt 1826 Pennsylvania , Sarah b. 1834 Ohio. Pretty sure >>Sarah is the daughter of Nicholas Strayer & Eve Eberhart/Egerhard. >>Sarah named a dau Eva Barbara probably after her Mother. Eva Barbara >>married John R Barber. Another daughter Edna Fay married James Spyker. >>Would like to hear from anyone who knows where Jacob & Sarah went. >>Did they die in Allen Co and where buried. >>Thanks for any help >>Sue >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>OHALLEN-request@rootsweb.com 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 > OHALLEN-request@rootsweb.com 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 OHALLEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

LeRoy, have you ever been to the library at EMU? I've been doing searches of their catalog, and it appears that they have considerable reseach materials (mostly books) available. I could see myself spending time there if I was ever in that area. Dave Koester ----- Original Message ----- From: "LeRoy Wheeler" <lawheel@erols.com> To: "Dave Koester" <dwkoester@hotmail.com>; <ohallen@rootsweb.com> Cc: "aaaame" <lawheel@erols.com> Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 11:07 AM Subject: Re: [OHALLEN] ELIKER; MOYER; STEMEN Families > Dave, and Wendy.... > Dave, you may already know this, but there is an Eastern > Mennonite > University there in Rockingham Co VA, either in or close by to > Harrisonburg - > Dayton perhaps?, and I believe I'd heard that they have a history > collection > there. > LeRoy Wheeler, Maryland > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Koester <dwkoester@hotmail.com> > To: ohallen@rootsweb.com <ohallen@rootsweb.com>; note@nc.rr.com > <note@nc.rr.com> > Date: Monday, November 06, 2006 8:14 AM > Subject: Re: [OHALLEN] ELIKER; MOYER; STEMEN Families > > > Wendly, > > I have a hunch that your Moyer people were Mennonites and folllowed the > path > to Allen Cty along with many other Mennonites when land opened for > purchase > and a Mennonite settlement was established there. See this web page: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohallen/mennohist.htm > > Note that there was a marriage (above piece) between Christian and > Margaret > (Moyer) Stemen who were among those who were part of this migration. Many > of these families including the Stemen and Moyer people were from > Rockingham > County, Virginia prior to their entry into Fairfield Cty, Ohio. Some of > the > Stemen people held prominent positions in the church. Not as sure about > the > Moyer's. > > I think as part of your research efforts you may want to concentrate on > the > Mennonite people, and in particular in Rockingham Cty, VA as that was a > Mennonite settlement there as well. See if you may find your George Moyer > there. Do you know where in Fairfield Cty he was located (Township)? If > you tell me that I may be able to verify whether he lived near other > Mennonite families in Fairfield Cty which would be another clue. > > Dave Koester > Barrington, Illinois > dwkoester@hotmail.net > Personal Web Page > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~koester/index.html > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wendy Wodarski" <note@nc.rr.com> > To: <ohallen@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 5:42 PM > Subject: Re: [OHALLEN] ELIKER FAMILY > > >> Boy, it seems like hundreds of families went from Fairfield County to >> Allen >> County. My Moyer family took that trip around 1830 I think. Where in >> Penn. is Jacob from? I am working to locate where my George Moyer came >> from. >> Wendy >> At 07:55 AM 10/31/2006, you wrote: >>>Would anyone know of Jacob Eliker and wife Sarah Strayer who came to >>>Allen Co sometime betwen 1860-1870 from Fairfield Co Ohio. >>>Several of the children married here, but can't find Jacob and Sarah >>>in 1880 census. >>>Jacob b. abt 1826 Pennsylvania , Sarah b. 1834 Ohio. Pretty sure >>>Sarah is the daughter of Nicholas Strayer & Eve Eberhart/Egerhard. >>>Sarah named a dau Eva Barbara probably after her Mother. Eva Barbara >>>married John R Barber. Another daughter Edna Fay married James Spyker. >>>Would like to hear from anyone who knows where Jacob & Sarah went. >>>Did they die in Allen Co and where buried. >>>Thanks for any help >>>Sue >>> >>>------------------------------- >>>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>OHALLEN-request@rootsweb.com 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 >> OHALLEN-request@rootsweb.com 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 > OHALLEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in > the subject and the body of the message >