Dear Sandra,
Eeks! I didn't read your post very well. You are looking for ancestors of the Lutheran/Evangelical Faith.
Were all of your ancestors Lutheran? I do have a family line that was both Lutheran and Catholic. A few actually.
Barb
Barb,
Don't worry about overlooking the reference to my Schroeder family being
Lutheran. To my knowledge they were Lutheran, but I've had other surprises
in researching various family lines. Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed reading
about the Shrine of St. Joseph Church.
Actually, I have been puzzled about my g grandfather's obit. According to
the obituary, the funeral service was in the Presbyterian Church in Hooks,
Texas, and named in a long list of honorary pallbearers was the Men's Bible
Class of the First Presbyterian Church, Texarkana, Arkansas. Hooks is about
15 miles from Texarkana, and the family, at one point, lived in Texarkana.
Charles H. Schroeder died in 1937 before I was born, but I have been talking
with my aunt and two cousins, trying to record everything they remember
about their grandparents. Their explanation is that because Hooks didn't
have a Lutheran Church, the Presbyterian Church was used. .......Logical,
but it doesn't explain the honorary pallbearer item. I hope the Texarkana
church has old records that will help me sort this out.
I really appreciate your advice, and the Shrine of St. Joseph Church story.
Sandra
Perhaps he became a part of the Men's Bible Class when he lieved in Texarkana,
enjoyed the friends he knew in the class and continued to go to the class--or,