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    1. Re: [PA-Perry] Help on Religious differences?
    2. Barbara
    3. Thanks Ann.. I"ll check that out. Thank you again! Barbara Ame Willis Ivanov wrote: > This web page has information and links for people hunting Quaker ancestors. > TheUnited Bretheren were a very different organization, composed largely of > Germans. It was founded in the late 1700's and was strongly influenced by > Methodism. See, Kuhns, German and Swiss Settlements of Pennsylvania, 1901. > Ame > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~quakers/index.htm > > Ame > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Barbara" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 5:24 AM > Subject: [PA-Perry] Help on Religious differences? > > > > > My g-g-grandfather was a UB minister and went from PA to KS in > > 1850-1855. That is all nicely proven. But my grandfather used to say > > his grandmother was a Quaker, and a cousin had some letters from one of > > the daughters of that woman describing her death. It says they had a > > Quaker ceremony. But I can't find any records of her among the > > Quakers. I know from the g-g-grandfather's Civil War Pension > > application that he was married in 1845 by a Rev. John Wallis (his > > spelling). I've just found a reference to a Rev. John Wallace in the UB > > church for that time period. I wonder if that could be the same > > minister. I'm beginning to wonder if those early people meant > > something different when they mentioned Quakers. > > > > Does anyone have any comments or suggestions on this? > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

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