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 > >