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From: mills <>
Subject: Re: Cassels
Date: Sun, 04 Jul 1999 13:37:27 -0400


Group,

This talky letter was obviously meant as a private reply to Jeanne. In
fact, I thought I checked the heading to make sure.

Sorry to subject you to my ramblings.

Sharon Mills

At 07:58 PM 7/3/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi Jean,
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>Happy to help in any way. I feel the same way about the group. In fact,
>by learning about my father's ancestors' religion, I have learned a lot
>more about myself: why I don't like to dance or party in a noticeable way,
>why I can't stand to wear fancy or frilly clothes, why I don't like
>demonstrative religions, why working is a good thing to be doing..... I
>guess it could go on and on!
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>I belong to the Delaware Co Historical Alliance and, through the
>newsletter, learned of a re-print of the typical Co history I referenced to
>you. It has an everyname index which, while flawed by misspelling, is
>still a wonderful thing. That was the only relevant name I got out of it
>for you. And I can copy it easily, given a few days' notice. Our multifax
>is not a flatbed copier. I usually take a load of books to the copy place
>when I go for bound stuff. It's just four blocks, no big deal. Finding
>the time is the main thing.
>
>I also have Rarick's book. It's good but misses some families who maybe
>weren't all that important to the church leaders or young mister Rarick
>when he wrote it. Also some data in it is wrong, just because he didn't
>know any better.
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>I did my copying of Rarick and some of the Mississinewa records at Union
>Grove some years ago. Then Ferne Baldwin copied up to about 1900 for me.
>I really need the next ten years or so, twenty would be better, but she
>wanted to end the task. And I think I paid her well.
>
>Merle Rummel has a much better copy PLUS he has an index. Maybe we should
>ask him to put it on line. The Old Settlers section at Union Grove
>Cemetery is the only section not completely indexed. In fact, all of
>Delaware Co's cems are supposed to be indexed except for it. We might be
>able to re-create the possible cemetery list from figuring out who stayed
>around instead of transferring and who didn't leave or get disowned.
>
>Ah well, I ramble. Something to think about though.
>
>Sharon
>
>At 11:39 PM 7/2/99 EDT, you wrote:
>>Sharon, thank you very much for the lead. I'll follow it up right away.
>The
>>information I have is from the book History of the Mississinewa COB by
>>Rarick. Is the bio you referred to taken from that?
>>I"ve said this before, but it is just a terrific thing to be part of this
>>group! Even though I have no connection to most of the messages, it's a
>>treat to follow how people help each other. Thanks again.
>> Jeanne
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