At 11:46 PM 11/21/2002 -0500, Deitrich wrote: >Hello, Geri..If ever you get the time, could you look into something for me. >My 2 x Gt Grandfather was ELIAS DIETRICH, born in February, 1816 somewhere >in Pennsylvania. After much research and many dollars spent with paid >researchers, I still can not find where in Pennsylvania and who his parents >were so I can continue my search back into Germany. ELIAS DIETRICH moved >into Ohio and his first son, Levi, was born in Richland/Ashland County, Ohio >about 1838. ELIAS DIETRICH married a Lucy Ann (Payne?). Then he moved into >Defiance County, Ohio where the balance of his family was born: Catharine, >Jonathan, Sidney Jane, Franklin Daniel, Charles, and Mary. ELIAS DIETRICH >died in September, 1884.......The help I am looking for is this: there was >an Johann Dietrich born September 4, 1749 in Philadelphia, Pa. and he >married a Elizabeth Minier. They had 9 children. Child number 7 was a >George Dietrich who was born June 1, 1786 in Upper Mt Bethel Township in >Northampton County and was christened at Christ Church, same Township and >County. Child number 8 was Abraham Dietrich, born September 4, 1788, same >Township and County.....Has anyone researched these two boys to see if >possibly they had a son named ELIAS DIETRICH that would have been born about >February, 1816? I am running out of ideas on how to proceed and indeed any, >any help or ideas would be truly appreciated. Also, the name of ELIAS is >apparently carried down as my Grandfather was also named ELIAS. Thank you . >Frank Deitrich Frank - Have you reviewed the LDS records? They can be researched on line at www.familysearch.com ? They do have several references to that line - no Elias b. Feb 1816 but one b. 1814 to Jacob Dietrich s/o John Dietrch and Elizabeth Minier. Geoff Crawford [email protected]