Patricia, No, I lived in Lorain and graduated from Admiral King in 66. But I knew a lot of people from all over the county because of being in 4-H, Jr. Leadership, and on the Jr. Fair Board. Many of the names I've forgotten - talk about senior moments! :~) I've been away from Lorain County since the late 60's, and only back briefly since. Now I live in Florida, and haven't had an opportunity to go "home" in 14 years. But I'm hoping that will change this year. Cheryl ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia LeConte" <mleconte@tampabay.rr.com> To: <ohlorain@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 8:40 AM Subject: Re: [OHLORAIN] To Shirley: Black River Church of the Brethren > Cheryl - did you go to Keystone H.S.? I remember that tornado - I was > a Senior at KHS in 65 and your name sounds familiar... I also remember > school buses collecting students who wanted to help clean the fields as > it was just before planting time. We had no school for a couple of > days. The tornado went just past a friend's house on Diagonal Rd. and > wiped out their neighbor's home, but didn't touch theirs. > Pat > On Tuesday, January 9, 2007, at 08:21 AM, Cheryl Bakker wrote: > >> Just a thought about Penfield -- wasn't that the site of one of the >> hits by >> the Palm Sunday tornado back around 1965? I was in high school, and >> my 4-H >> club volunteered to help with the cleanup. We were helping in >> Grafton, but >> my friend Judy lived in Penfield (or maybe Penfield Juction - are they >> the >> same?), I believe. (Having a brain-freeze here!) Her father was >> killed, >> mother severely injured, and her dog pulled her out of the rubble. >> All that >> was left standing for miles was the statue. I can't remember any more >> than >> that, but it could be why things don't look the same. >> >> Cheryl >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <martin.abba@juno.com> >> To: <ohlorain@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 7:15 AM >> Subject: [OHLORAIN] To Shirley: Black River Church of the Brethren >> >> >>> Hi Shirley, >>> >>> I think my gg grandparents lived on Smith Rd. in Penfield from the >>> late 1840s until their deaths just a few weeks apart in 1903. It >>> sounds as if your family's farm was very near Penfield Cemetery on >>> Rt. 18 where my gg grandparents are buried, but they were probably >>> not alive by the time your family lived there. I hope very much that >>> others will have information about your family. Nancy Myers, who >>> lived in Penfield for awhile, has a wealth of information about the >>> area, and I see she has contacted you. >>> >>> Every generation of our family since my ggg grandmother is buried in >>> Penfield Cemetery. We just buried our mother there 15 months ago. >>> In the 70's we got to see the farm in Penfield where our gg >>> grandparents raised their thirteen children. I tried to find it a >>> few years ago, but couldn't. Don't know if it's gone or if I was >>> turned around in my directions and missed it. >>> >>> Good luck in your search for information and cousins! >>> >>> Cathy >>> >>> >>> -- Shirley Hunt <shirleyjimbo2000@yahoo.com> wrote: >>> My grandfather's sister Eliza Gow Bobel and her husband Phillip lived >>> on Route 18 on a farm about a mile east of Rt 301. Their son and his >>> family also lived on that farm during the 1940's and 50's possibly >>> earlier. >>> The William Phelps Boise (wife Lydia Loring Severcool) family lived >>> on Jones road (I think) in the 1880's? >>> My grandfather Earl C. Gow (wife Josephine Boise) and his brother >>> Walter lived on farms about a mile south of LaGrange on Rt.301 in the >>> 1920's and into 1930's. >>> I am not sure about the Opfer family, other than them being in >>> LaGrange in the 1880s. >>> Any insite into these families would be great! >>> Thanks >>> Shirley >>> >>> "martin.abba@juno.com" <martin.abba@juno.com> wrote: >>> Hi Shirley, >>> >>> I don't know of any connections to these families. Do you, Carole? >>> Shirley, when did they live in Penfield? >>> >>> Cathy >>> >>> -- Shirley Hunt wrote: >>> This is such a sad story to hear about the fire. >>> I have a lot of ties to the Penfield area with surnames Bobel, >>> Boise, Gow, Opfer, and Severcool. Does anyone have connections to >>> these families? >>> Shirley Hunt >>> >>> "martin.abba@juno.com" wrote: >>> Thank you, Carole and thank you Jane Cahl for the articles you >>> sent. >>> Jane is one of my Amherst classmates and, for those of you who don't >>> know, Carole is my third cousin once removed. We have old photos of >>> my gg grandparents and ggg grandparents (Carole's gg grandparents). >>> In the photos, our ancestors are dressed in Brethren garb very much >>> like the Amish. At that time, Church of the Brethren was called >>> German Baptist Brethren. It is one of three historic peace churches >>> and, like the Amish, they believe in living simply with strong >>> emphasis on community. Once I clocked the distance from my gg >>> grandparents' farm in Penfield to the church in Chatham. Thirteen >>> miles -- quite a distance to go by buggy and the Brethren spent a lot >>> of time in church! I've wondered how they managed -- one buggy >>> wouldn't have been enough for the thirteen children in my gg >>> grandparents' family (it's easy to see why Carole and I have lots of >>> cousins in Lorain, Medina and Wayne Counties)! Those thirteen >>> children must have very sleepy on the buggy rides home -- especially >>> on the days the Brethren had their love feasts after their services. >>> Carole's great grandfather and my gg grandfather were brothers and >>> lived and worked together on adjoining farms in Penfield. They had >>> come from Wayne County where our Pennsylvania Dutch ancestors had >>> pioneered. The Neff side of our family were Mennonites who became >>> Brethren and married into the Lutheran Dague side of our family -- >>> all becoming Brethren. The Neffs were Swiss who moved to the Rhine >>> area of Germany, probably because of religious persecution. From >>> Germany, they immigrated to Philadelphia in 1717. >>> >>> Carole, would you like me to send you the articles that Jane sent? I >>> learned of the fire from John Shafer, member of a Brethren church in >>> VA. We had corresponded years ago because of his relationship to our >>> Neff/Schweinhardt family. As one of our family historians, you would >>> probably like to be in touch with him. I will send you his address >>> privately. >>> >>> Cathy >>> >>> -- "Carole J. Schetter" wrote: >>> There is information on the Christmas Eve fire in the Plain Dealer >>> and on >>> the Brethren Daily News list. I found them by "googling." 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