Thanks for all of the information about the Wachovia Settlement. I found it fascinating and would love to hear more. My husband's relatives came directly from Germany to the Moravian Settlement of West Salem, Illinois between 1853 and 1868. However, many of the residents of West Salem have their Moravian roots in North Carolina. West Salem is now the only Moravian Settlement in Illinois. It was founded by the Reverend Martin Houser, who was from North Carolina. He first founded the settlement of Hope, Indiana, before founding settlements in Illinois. You may be interested in knowing that one branch of my husband's family practiced the Lutheran State religion on Sunday, but were secretly attending Moravian services during the week when they lived in Germany. Nancy Lynn

I want to thank everyone for the wonderful responses on my Moravian question! Once I've studied everything you've suggested, I will very likely have more questions. In the meantime, this is very interesting. Rsoe Green researching WELKER, ELLER, STOKER, DICK