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Contents
The Merging
Foreword
by John L. Ruth 11
Author’s
Preface 13
Acknowledgments 15
Explaining the Names 17
The Meeting 19
Shenk and King Family Timelines 20
Book One
The Brenneman Shenks: The Story of My
Mother’s People
1
Melchior Brönniman—the Exile, 1631- · 23
from Switzerland to Germany
2 Melchior Breniman—the Pioneer, 1665-1737 ·
29
from Germany to Pennsylvania
3 Melchior Brenneman Junior, 1718-1794 · 33
settled in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
4 Abraham Branaman, 1744-1815 · 34
from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to Rockingham
County, Virginia
5 Henry Brenneman, 1791-1866 · 39
from Rockingham County, Virginia,
to Fairfield County,Ohio
6 Susanna Brenneman Shenk, 1818-1908 · 43
from Fairfield County, Ohio, to Knox County,
Tennessee
7 Catherine Shenk Shank, 1856-1921 · 51
from Allen County, Ohio, to Warwick County, Virginia
8 Cora Shank King, 1888-1981 · 57
from Allen County, Ohio, to Halifax County,
Virginia
Book Two
The Kings: The Story of My Father’s People
1 The Koenigs of Canton Bern, Switzerland · 65
2 Farewell to Switzerland · 71
3 Samuel Koenig—the Immigrant, 1724-1785 · 71
from Switzerland, via Germany, to Berks County,
Pennsylvania
4 Jacob King, 1758-1822 · 77
from Berks County, Pennsylvania, to Mifflin County,
Pennsylvania
5 Samuel King, 1786-1847 · 79
resided in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
6 Shem King, 1819-1876, Amish Mennonite Bishop · 81
from Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, to Lawrence
County,
Pennsylvania
7 Abraham King, 1849-1921 · 84
from Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, to Logan County,
Ohio
8 Irvin John King, 1895-1956 · 90
from Logan County, Ohio, to Halifax County, Virginia
9 The Merging · 95
Book Three
The Story of My Childhood
1 Before I Was Three · 103
2 The Fire! · 105
3 Our Farm · 112
4 Pennsylvania Dutch at Our House · 115
5 Fernwood · 116
6 The Great Depression and the Drought · 126
7 Leona and the Twins · 135
8 The Little Girls · 141
9 Country Girl Specials · 144
10 Cherry Pickin’ Time · 148
11 Chaff-Tick Filling · 149
12 Family Christmas · 150
13 The Tin Can Era · 153
14 Spankings · 155
15 When the Milk Came Down · 159
16 Light! Power! · 162
17 Pneumonia, Onion Poultice, and the Adz Accident · 164
18 Enter—the Airplane · 166
19 Tillman Goes Home · 168
20 My Wider World · 172
21 Fire! Again! · 178
22 The Path of Spirit Growth · 180
Epilogue: A Girl’s Vow 192
Photo Album 195
Appendix A: Genealogies 201
Appendix B: Legal Documents 209
Notes 219
Brenneman Shenk Bibliography 221
King Bibliography 222
The
Author 223
The Merging
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