Anabaptist - A Tribute Traditional Cache

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The following genealogical data may be boring. In that it represents the lineage of my family, I find no end of fascination and a large measure of humility and gratitude to the progenitors of our family legacy. Coordinates will take you to the final resting place of my great-great-grandfather - an Anabaptist.

(G) Johannes (Hans) Wenger, weaver, 1680-1749. Married Hannah ?. Fled from religious persecution in Switzerland to Zweibreucken, Germany. Made provisions for his family to flee to the New World, but died from martyr's wounds after they sailed.

(G1) Johannes (Hans) Wenger, farmer, 1705-1772. Married Anna Shirk. Arrived in Philalephia on Sept. 15, 1748 aboard the ship, Patience, out of Rotterdam. Bought 170 acres in Lancaster County from Casper Shirk, who had bought it from the sons of William Penn.

(G14) John (Hans) Wenger, farmer, 1732-1806. Married Elizabeth.

(G140) Rev. Jacob Wenger, 1778-1858, farmer and preacher in the Old Order River Brethren Church. Characterized as 'a most progressive man of the locality,' serving as a county commissioner.

(G1402) Rev. John C. Wenger, 1801-1850, farmer and River Brethren minister. He fathered eleven children by three wives in succession, and is buried in the Crider Cemetary near Chambersburg surrounded by all three - Susannah, Hulda and Nancy.

(G14021) Bishop Aaron Crider Wingert, 1821-1907, farmer and bishop in the River Brethren Church (Brethren In Christ). When Aaron went to school, he had an English teacher who taught him to write his name "Wingert, the English way." Buried in the Ringgold Cemetary. My great great grandfather.

(G140216) Bishop John D. Wingert, 1853-1930, farmer. Married Frances Shank Wingert, begat seven children, all bearing the middle name Wingert, as the mother's maiden name was taken for middle names in the day. My great-grandfather.

(G1402167) Milton Wingert Wingert, 1887-1958, farmer and progressive pillar of the community. Bank and college trustee. My grandfather. Married to Clara.

(G14021675)A.M. Wingert, businessman, retired (1920 - 2023). Married Grace. My Father.

(G140216752) Hey! That's me, Snurt. (1949- ) Married to BJ.

Hence, their enemies called them anabaptists -- "re-baptizers."

Contemporary groups with early Anabaptist roots include the Mennonites, Amish, Dunkards, Landmark Baptists, Hutterites, and various Beachy and Brethren groups.

There is no single defining set of beliefs, doctrines, and practices that characterizes all Anabaptists. The era of the 16th-century Protestant Reformation in Europe spawned a number of radical reform groups, among them the Anabaptists. These Christians regarded the Bible as their only rule for faith and life. Because of their radical beliefs, the Anabaptists were persecuted by other Protestants as well as by Roman Catholics.

The evangelical and non-revolutionary Anabaptists of Switzerland, Austria, Germany, and the Netherlands, were somewhat of a trial to the leading reformers because of their radical views on the nature of the church and of the Christian ethic.

January 21, 1525, is generally considered the birthdate of Anabaptism.

To learn more about Anabaptists, link to the following - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anabaptist

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