[WED]Wedmore to Iowa

[John V Hayward]

Oh Sandy

I'm sure we must have a connection somewhere! Could you send me your Wedmore
tree via GEDCOM to, say, 1900, so I can check it through in detail.

Regards

John V Hayward


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob & Sandi McGinnis" <mcginnis@arn.net>
To: <wedmore@lists.tutton.org>
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 5:12 PM
Subject: Re: [WED]Wedmore to Iowa


> The book on Dyersville written in 1939 takes up the question of why the
> English left England to come to the states, Iowa & Dyersville
particularly.
> The author felt that they were not fleeing any specific problem but came
> because they wanted to better themselves and had learned of the
> opportunities available from letters written by the earliest settlers.
> As to a specific religion, I agree it didn't seem to be a reason for the
> English settling at Dyersville and surrounding area.  There was & still is
a
> large German Catholic settlement there but that was not an influence for
the
> English as far as I can tell.  My family left Wedmore via Bristol to NY
and
> then to Burlington, Racine County, Wisconsin in the late 1840's and the 3
> Roper sisters--married to a Tincknell, an Evans & a Curry --were in Iowa
> just west of Dyersville farming by 1853.  Their father, Hugh Roper, was
> Baptist but after reaching Iowa the families joined the Methodist church.
> Sandi McGinnis
>
>
>
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