If you know that they were Lutheran than find a Lutheran church near you and ask the pastor to look up in his annual list of churches in USA a church in or near Annville. Then write the church and ask if they have their baptisms. Or write to Lutheran headquarters for a list of churches in PA or Lebanon Co and the dates they were formed. Then write to churches in or near Annville who have existed at that time. If a church has ceased, the records were probably sent to Gettysburg College and Seminary where there are Lutheran archives. Cathy ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 11:31 AM Subject: [PALEBANO] How & where to obtain birth info Annville, Pa > Hello, > Can anyone help me in how to go about obtaining birth dates for people > born in Annville, Pa. during the 1800's? > The wife was of Lutheran religion. I have thrown these names out there > before and no one except Linnea Miller was able to help me. > I have in the past contacted the local government offices but they did > not have records that early. I tried contacting the Lutheran Church > headquarters but they were of no help. > Records would be for: > Leonard or Leonhardt Syler (Sailer) and wife Catherine Yingst. > They had 8 children. dates start 1859 through 1883. > Place of residence was Annville, PA. > Can anyone help me please? Thanks Bonnie > > > ==== PALEBANO Mailing List ==== > to contact list manager: [email protected] > >

At the start of the 1800's the Lutheran congregation shared their church building with the German Reformed congregation in what was called "Jerusalem Church. The two congregations went separate ways some time after the Civil War, and First Lutheran Church on East Main Street became the separate, Lutheran congregation. Later St. Paul's Lutheran Church was founded and spent most of her years in a building on North White Oak Street. Those two congregations merged into what is now St. Mark Lutheran Church on the site of former first Lutheran. Some folks with "Annville" identity might also have gone to Hill Lutheran Church, north of Cleona, which still exists. Another option: Christ Lutheran Church in Bellegrove is close enough to Annville to be identified with that town. Bellegrove is in North Annvile, but in much fo the 1800's it was simply Annville Twp. Kart E. Moyer Lancaster PA