In a message dated 1/11/2009 1:59:28 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: When did Quakers cease the practice of disownment? I am member of a Quaker Meeting. I am unaware of any member having been "disowned" in my life time. Gordon Trueblood I believe that the practice of disownment stopped sometime around 1850. I have been told that the Quakers realized that they could loose most of the membership if a solution wasn't found. Another change that happened around 1850 is that the Quakers began to mark graves. Sndtenterprises Genealogical and Historical Research **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=De cemailfooterNO62)