Gene, Although I don't know the origin of my Zinn's (a very peripheral branch of the family), I do know that my direct ancestors and close relatives were the early pioneers in Pa. You may want to check out my family tree. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=111748 Best Regards, Mary M. McCaslin Surnames: McCaslin, Brown, Gray, Grey, Lowrie, Lowry, Lowery, Bradrick, Cunningham, Harbison On Thu, 15 Mar 2001 13:34:40 -0600 Gene Zinn <[email protected]> writes: > Dear Sir: > My great grandmother was Sarah Lerew, born February 2, 1824. She > married my > great grandfather, Jacob Zinn on April 15, 1842. The 1850 census > places > them in York County, Franklin twp. Jacob was born in York County. We > have > no information on her family. > Any help would be appreciated! > Thanks, > Gene M Zinn > > At 03:30 PM 1/18/2001 -0500, you wrote: > >A few months ago I asked for help in locating a Joseph Sterner > >(b. abt 1823 in PA). Since that time, I have found my Joseph > Sterner. > >He was baptised at St. David's (Sherman's) Ref. & Luth. Ch. in > >W. Manheim Twp., York Co., PA. Below is the information that I > >have found. Could anyone tell me anything more about my Joseph's > >parents: John & Rachel Sterner. > > > >Joseph L. Sterner (b. 5 Sept. 1822 York Co., PA) > > > >Parents: > >John STERNER (b. ?; d. bet 1846/1847 L. Dickinson Twp., > > Cumberland Co., PA) > >sp. Rachel (b. abt 1794 MD; d. aft 1860) > > > >I have found a John STERNER (b. 18 Jul 1799) and baptized > >in St. David's church, but do not know if it is the same John. > >Also, I would like to determine Rachel's maiden name. John's > >ancestry may have been back into Maryland? > > > >Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! > > > >Don Lerew > >[email protected] > > > > > >==== PA-YORK-GEN Mailing List ==== > >Come join us at the Pennsylvania Dutch website at: > >http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/padutch/ > > > >============================== > >Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > >http://searches.rootsweb.com/ > > > ==== PA-YORK-GEN Mailing List ==== > Come join us at the Pennsylvania Dutch website at: > http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/padutch/ > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the > #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >