Dear Friends: Congratulations on the start of this listserve. I am currently researching the descendants of Joseph PHILLIPS , b. 1793 in the little village of Friesen, Alsace, France. He came to Berne Twp, Fairfield Co. in 1828 with his wife and six children. He had a farm and in 1853 he provided the land on which a little catholic church was built called St. Joseph's, Rush Creek. The cemetery is still there on Horns Mill Rd. I am descended from his oldest daughter Regina and have her other descendants fairly well documented. However, I am looking for the descendants of his oldest son, Joseph Jr., who married Mary DUMM in 1845. Their youngest daughter, Elizabeth "Betsy" Phillips married Jacob MESSBARGER in 1867. Among their children were several girls whose married names I am listing: Abbie FORD, Annie PIPER, Clara WINTER, Elizabeth KRILE, and Minnie KILLBARGER. I am interested in hearing from anyone who may be descended from any of these individuals. The family was catholic and I believe some of the descendants may still be in the Sugar Grove area. Sheila Rider