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From: jeanne surber <>
Subject: Re: [INMARION] Ebenezer Lutheran Church
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 15:55:43 -0800


I'm not sure about any of your names, but several of them were either
friends or neighbors & perhaps kin to my SURBER family. The Surbers were
from the Shenandoah Valley in VA as were the group of about 20 families
who travelled to Ohio and then to Indiana by 1836 or so. There was
definitely a Bower family, and other names that were "close to" your
Ringer and Mowrey names.

Would like to compare notes. My family were primarily in Shelby & Marion
counties but not sure which Township in Marion. They were in
Indianapolis in 1850. There were other Surbers in other parts of Indiana
(all the same family but from different branches of it.)

BTW -- Do you have any Millers in Marion County? I'm hoping to find a
William Miller b. Germany ca 1780 who allegedly moved to Marion Co. from
Ohio about 1838.

Hope to hear from you.

Jeanne Surber




wrote:
>
> Are there any descendants of the members of the Ebenezer Lutheran Church
> out there?
> It was located in Washington Twp, formed officially in 1836. It is/was
> located at 42nd & Millersville Road.
> The names I am specifically looking for are:
> SHARTZ/SHARTS ENGLISH
> RINGER BAUER/BOWER
> SMAY PRESSLY
> MOWREY BRAUN/BROWN
> EASTERDAY
> Most of these families originated in Frederick Co, MD.
> Thank you for any help you could provide. Very interested to find further
> information on these families. I have quite a few photos of stones from the
> cemetery & 119 pages of church records, but not all.

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