Society of Separatists of Zoar records, 1817-1927 (1817-1873).

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Society of Separatists of Zoar records, 1817-1927 (1817-1873).

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Papers relating to this German religious community both in English and German. Among the English documents are account books, 1818-1820, 1841-1862 ; banking and other financial papars, 1818-1873 ; deeds, contracts and agreements, 1818-1860 ; post office records including reports, mails sent and mails received, 1821-1845 ; Fairfield Furnace Store records, 1843-1852 ; subscription lists, 1870-1900 ; an undated map of Zoar ; and a petition concerning a road through Zoar ; copies of land patents sent to J.K. Johnson of Coshocton, Ohio, 1871 ; and typed copies and summaries of the "Appraisal of the Zoar Mills", Zoar, Ohio, March 10, 1911, with blueprints of the Society's property. Among the German documents are a hymn book, letters, a medicine book, prescriptions for medicine, orders, a reglious treatise, and copies of sermons, 1840-1860. Also included are three volumes by Joseph Bimeler: Die wahre Separation (published Zoar, Ohio, 1856-1860. 4 v. in 2) and Etwas fürs Herz (2 v. in 1, 1860-61). Appendix I of the register consists of a list of names of correspondents contained in the collection. Appendix II is a guide to German script.

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Society of Separatists of Zoar

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Religious society founded in Zoar, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, by a group of German immigrants. From the description of Society of Separatists of Zoar records, 1817-1927 (1817-1873). (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 19795619 Society of Separatists of Zoar (1817-1898) was a religious community founded by German immigrants, who named their settlement overlooking the Tuscarawas River in Ohio after the Biblical Zoar. Zoar, according to the Bible, was...

Zoar Mills (Zoar, Ohio)

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Zoar Furnace Company.

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Bimeler, Joseph Michael, -1853

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Bimeler Society also known as German Separatists or Zoarites was given aid by the Society of Friends, including Thomas P. Cope, who served on a committee to assist German Separatists. From the description of ALS, 1844 February 13 : Zoar, Ohio to Christopher McAlpin, Canada / J.M. Bimeler. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 52788872 ...

Fairfield Furnace Store.

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