The Old German Baptist Brethren: Faith, Farming, and Change in the Virginia Blue Ridge

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© 2006 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 c p 5 4 3 2 1 This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Thompson, Charles Dillard. The Old German Baptist Brethren : faith, farming, and change in the Virginia Blue Ridge / Charles D. Thompson, Jr. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn-13: 978-0-252-03103-8 (cloth : alk. paper) isbn-10: 0-252-03103-2 (cloth : alk. paper) isbn-13: 978-0-252-07343-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) isbn-10: 0-252-07343-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. German Americans—Virginia—Franklin County— History. 2. Old German Baptist Brethren—Virginia— Franklin County—History. 3. Brethren (Church of the Brethren)—Virginia—Franklin County—Social life and customs. 4. German Americans—Virginia—Franklin County—Social life and customs. 5. Old German Baptist Brethren—Virginia—Franklin County—Interviews. 6. German Americans—Virginia—Franklin County— Interviews. 7. Farm life—Virginia—Franklin County. 8. Franklin County (Va.)—History. 9. Franklin County (Va.)—Social life and customs. 10. Franklin County (Va.)—Religious life and customs. I. Title. f232.f7t49 2006 975.5'6800431—dc22 2005035180 00 Thompson FMT (i-xxxvi) 2/27/06 8:29 AM Page iv For Hope 00 Thompson FMT (i-xxxvi) 2/27/06 8:29 AM Page v 00 Thompson FMT (i-xxxvi) 2/27/06 8:29 AM Page vi ...