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From: Joan Bretz <>
Subject: Re: [PALANCAS-L] Christian Hess
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 17:16:42 -0400


I believe you are looking in the wrong county - at least after 1785.
Hummelstown is right next to Harrisburg as is Oberlin. So they are both in
Dauphin County. I couldn't tell you about the cemeteries, but someone on
the Dauphin Co list sent us a listing that I could check. There is a
large cemetery in Oberlin - some of my people were buried there.

You might check with the Dauphin Co Historical Society in Harrisburg to see
if they have info on the founding of Oberlin - it's just a teeny speck, by
the way - that used to be called Churchville. They may be able to give you
info on Hummelstown as well. They are in the Harrisburg - Middletown -
Hershey area if you are looking on a good map.

That's about all I know on the subject, but if you think I might be able to
answer additional questions, feel free to get back to me.

Regards.

Joan Bretz

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