Ann, good to hear from you again. Thanks for your input. Heard anything on my Jacob DETTRO of Rowan Co, NC & Susan PROAPS who m 1 Jan 1820 in Knox Co, TN? Best, Hal McCawley 4178 Pindar Way, Oceanside, CA 92056 760.941.4716 <HalMac@Cox.net> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Propst" <annsid@citcom.net> To: <rowanroots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 6:01 PM Subject: Re: [ROWANROOTS] Age requirement for Luth Ch confirmation to HolyCommunion in 1811Rowan Co, NC > Hal, > > During those very early years, ages for communicants and/or confirmation > ranged from age 13 to as late as 18 due to the availability of a > legitimate > Lutheran minister to conduct the necessary instruction; also a certain > number was needed to make up a class which I noticed in several church > records in Catawba Co., NC area. > > I was confirmed in LCA and had first Holy Communion on Pentecost Sunday at > age 11 upon completing a year of instruction during the school year > preceding same on Saturday mornings plus written and verbal Q & A in front > of the whole congregation! I was in 6th or 7th grade - time period was > back > in late 1940s in Washington, DC. > > My four sons took three years of instruction & written testing before > being > confirmed on Pentecost Sunday - ninth grade - Holy Communion followed same > Sunday or Sunday next. ELCA has changed the practice of allowing Holy > Communion to be much earlier after a period of instruction. > > Adult confirmation in ELCA currently is conferred after a period of > instruction; and baptism usually occurs on same Sunday prior to > confirmation > unless baptism occurred in a prior Christian faith. > > Ann K. Propst, Brevard, NC > > -----Original Message----- > From: rowanroots-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:rowanroots-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Hal McCawley > Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 3:59 PM > To: Rowan-L; NC-Iredell-L; NCDAVIE-L; bkluttz@mindspring.com > Cc: djhoneycutt13@msn.com; WmTempCo@aol.com; Landers Lois > Subject: [ROWANROOTS] Age requirement for Luth Ch confirmation to Holy > Communion in 1811Rowan Co, NC > > Could anyone help place probable ages for these children? > > CONFIRMATION: "On September 29th, 1811 those confirmed to Holy Communion > were: 13 names including David Dothero and Elisabeth Dothero." Records of > Heidelberg Evangelical Lutheran (Old Dutchmans Creek) Church located on > the > east side of Dutchmans Creek in what is now Davie Co, NC. [per > <WmTempCo@aol.com> 30 Apr 2000] > HEIDELBURG LUTHERAN CHURCH CEMTERY, [ OLD DUTCH MEETING HOUSE] is located > Hwy. # 64 East to Cornatzer Rd. on left. Travel about 1 mile and has only > 10 > readable stones with only B & C surnames listed in Davie County Cemetery > Books. [per Doris Honeycutt <djhoneycutt13@msn.com> 9/3/03] > > Best, > Hal McCawley 4178 Pindar Way, Oceanside, CA 92056 760.941.4716 > <HalMac@Cox.net> > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Hal McCawley > To: Rowan-L ; NC-Iredell-L ; NCDAVIE-L ; bkluttz@mindspring.com > Cc: Landers, Lois > Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 12:21 PM > Subject: Fw: Rowan County Deed > > > Need opines or legal opinions re age requirements for minors to take > title > in their name alone to land in 1803 Rowan Co, NC. > The age of this buyer David DOTHERO will help determine which David he is > and ages possible for him. > Best, > Hal McCawley 4178 Pindar Way, Oceanside, CA 92056 760.941.4716 > <HalMac@Cox.net> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROWANROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.2/1271 - Release Date: 2/11/2008 > 8:16 AM > >

Hal, These two are still mysteries. I suspect that Susan might be from the bunch of Propst in Pendleton Co., now WV. Jacob has to be from or related to John Dettero or Totherow and Mary Hoffman that m. in 1775 - they had one son Michael b. 1776 in Shenandoah Co., VA. This bunch were in Burke and Lincoln Counties, NC. Another son, Jacob b. c. 1790 b. LC NC or somewhere around McMinn Co., TN. It appears that they were scampering back and forth from NC to TN from VA or WV. Ann K. Propst, Brevard, NC -----Original Message----- From: rowanroots-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:rowanroots-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Hal McCawley Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 9:12 PM To: rowanroots@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ROWANROOTS] Age requirement for Luth Ch confirmation to HolyCommunion in 1811Rowan Co, NC Ann, good to hear from you again. Thanks for your input. Heard anything on my Jacob DETTRO of Rowan Co, NC & Susan PROAPS who m 1 Jan 1820 in Knox Co, TN? Best, Hal McCawley 4178 Pindar Way, Oceanside, CA 92056 760.941.4716 <HalMac@Cox.net>