Judy Gurka wrote: > > Hi Chris. Two questions arising from your list of dates. > > >Sept. 22, 1872- Joseph W. Yoder, author of "Rosanna of the Amish" is > >born. Samuel Yoder, father of immigrant Michael, dies in Germany. > > I just ordered this book. What can you tell us about its origins? Is > it a true story? > Yes. It's based on the story of an Irish Catholic baby who lost her mother and was adopted into the Amish faith...See YNL 4 for more details. > >Sept. 28,1774- surveyor David Schultze writes a letter on behalf of John > >Jacob Yoder in Pennsylvania to Conrad Yoder in North Carolina. > > Is this the reason it's believed that the PA and NC branches may be related? > Any updates on that possibility? That is certainly the implication! If we can find the old world origin point for Melchior Yoder and his brother, it seems likely that we'll also have found the origin point for Conrad. > > Judy BORTZ Gurka > gurka@cs.colorado.edu > -- researching BORTZ anywhere & anytime > -- gg'granddaughter of: > Mary Ann YODER (1838-1860) > m. David BERG/BERK > (David m. (2) Margaret RAPP)