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Minister: WEIDMAN,
Peter Title: Rev.
Years Served: 1864-1892
Church: German Congregational church
Village: 5 villages, Township: , County: muscatine,
State:
Ia
Source: book "Pioneer Preachers" family bibles ,letters and
Obit
Additional: The Rev Peter WEIDMAN came to preach at Pine
Creek, Iowa, 1864-1870, from the St.
Chrischonia Inst. in Basle, Switzerland. He married Elizabeth SCHMOKER. In 1870 he
established a new church at Grove Hill, Iowa. In 1873-1881 he served in
Lansing Ridge, Iowa. He also served as a Professor at the
Seminary(later Crete and
Done College) at Crete, Nebraska. Other professors
were, j.s. SCHNIDER, FALK, RAMS, MANNHARDT and HESS. 1881-1884.
He served the Deshler Iowa Parish from 1884-1886. He was called to
"Missionar
Work" and spent the next years as a frontier preacher His large family
lived
out
of "Missionary Barrels" sent by the larger churches. In 1891 He
returned to the church at Lincoln, Nebraska dividing his time between
two
churches, a new one being established in Nelson, Nebraska. In 1892 the
Rev WEIDMAN
was semi-retied in Clay Center Kansas, then moved to a farm near
cooperton
Oklahoma were he died April 28, 1918 at the age of 81. He was proceeded
in death
by his wife, July
12,1910 at the age of 63.
robie f.
shull Date: Tue Aug 29 14:25:09 2000
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Minister: WONDERLICH
OR WUNDERLICH , David
DeMoss Title:
Years Served: 1855-1875
Church: Methodist
Village: , Township: , County: Tama, State: IA
Source: Family stories handed down
Additional: David D. WONDERLICH &
wife Rebecca Jane (PHILLIBAR) had issue: Amelia
Jane b. 1844,David Ambros b.
1849, Ida Florence b. 1858 and reportedly other children. Ida Florence
m. Fred SPEER in 1880, lived in Chicago, IL.
Rebecca died and David D. WONDERLICH m. Mary
JOHNSON or Mary WARFIELD, 28 Nov 1860. They had issue: possibly a son
named
Eugene but a daughter, Bertha Adelaide (called Ada)b. 15 Nov 1861.
Bertha
Adelaide (Ada) m. John J. BINKERD 22 Mar 1881,
moved to Dorsey, Holt, Nebraska.
My mother, granddaughter of Ida W. SPEER, was told by her grandmother
that David
DeMoss WONDERLICH preached at four different churches in the Iowa area
around
Tama Co. where they lived. He was a farmer and also ran a store. John
BINKERD,
direct descendant of Bertha Adelaide WONDERLICH BINKERD informed me
that Mr.
WONDERLICH, his gr. grandfather and my gggrandfather, preached to "The
Nation", meaning the American Indians in the Tama County area. The
Methodist
Church archives have no record of an obituary or biography on him so
conclude he
must have been a lay pastor. I am at a dead-end, as any WONDERLICH's in
that area
do not seem to have any relationship to this family forefather. In
fact, great
grandmother Ida said that they were of Dutch origin and that her
father, David
WONDERLICH made wooden shoes for his children. All other WONDERLICHs in
that area
seem to be of German origin. I am puzzled. Please help if you can.
Tharen Vass Date: Wed
Sep 27
12:24:52 2000
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Minister: IMPSON,
John Title: Elder
Years Served: 1822
Church: Upper Pine Hills
Village:
, Township: Vienna, County: Lincoln Parish, State: LA
Source: "A History of The Baptists of La."
Additional: Taken from
the book, "A History of The Baptists in La."
page 238
"In 1820 James BRINSON, an ordained minister
from Tennessee, settled not
far from the present town of Vienna, at a place called Upper Pine
Hills. In the
same company came his son-in-law, Arthur MC_FARLAND,
who afterwards became a
preacher, Christopher KOONCE and James WHITSON and his brother-in-law, A. F. NELSON, with their wives. Most of these were
Baptists, and in 1821 constituted
the Pine Hills Church, which joined Louisiana Association in 1822.
About the
same time, but a little later, Elder John IMPSON settled in the same
neighborhood, and a preacher named HEAD, from
Mississippi, gathered a church at
Lower Pine Hills, near the present town of Downsville; but for some
doctrinal
peculiarity it was not recognized as a regular Baptist Church, and soon
came to
nought."
page 244
"Chapter XI.
Concord Association.
The old Louisiana Association occupied so much territory that it was
difficult
for the churches in the northern part of the State to attend, and the
subject of
a new association began early to be agitated. There were now between
the
Ouachita and Red Rivers eight churches and six ministers, and four of
these met
on the third day of November, 1832, with the Black Lake Church,
Claiborne (now
Webster) Parish, not far from Minden. The following churches were
represented:
'Pine Hills--Elders John IMPSON, Haywood ALFORD, and Arthur MC FARLAND,
and Mills
FARMER, John HANCOCK, and William HONEYCUT; 52 members.
Providence--Alexander F.
NELSON, Thaddeus BYAS and Samuel LEATHERMAN; 30 members. Black
Lake--Robert
BYAS, Newitt DREW, Jesse MILLIONS and William BARRY; 12 members. Bayou
Bartholomew--Jonathan NEWMAN(a licentiate) and Philip MASON; 34
members.'
After an introductory sermon by Arthur MC FARLAND, Elder John IMPSON
was chosen
Moderator, and Alexander F. NELSON, Clerk."
Anita Kinney Date: Thu
Sep 28
07:05:52 2000
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Minister: MADDOX,
Albert David
Title: Rev.
Years Served: 1894 -1920
Church: Methodist
Village: Holladay Circuit - Shilo Curcuit, Township: ,
County:
Weakley and Henry, State: TN
Source: JOURNAL MEMPHIS CONFERENCE - THE
METHODIST CHURCH 1945.
Additional: My Great grandfather, Albert David
MADDOX was born near Charlotte Courthouse, Virginia, on July 3, 1860,
being the
third son of a family of ten brothers of Thomas Crawley MADDOX and
Lucinda EPPERSON. He came to Tennessee with his
father and mother when three months old
in a one-horse wagon, using a homemade cradle or trough, being cut from
a
hollowed out adz in which he rode in the day and which was used for a
trough at
night to feed the horse. His father first settled in Henry County,
Tennessee,
near what is now known as Osage.
Thereafter they moved to a farm in Weakley County, near Como, Tennessee
where A.
D. was reared.
In 1880 he married Louisa Emma Long, and to this union was born eight
children,
four girls and four boys.
Albert David MADDOX was admitted to full connection with the Memphis
Conference
in 1894, and was active in the ministry for twenty six years, serving
many
circuits and charges in the Memphis Conference during the horse and
buggy days.
A book written by his son, Albert F. MADDOX and titled "THE CALL OF THE
DAY" was printed in Nashville, Tennessee by McQuiddy printing Company
dated
1914.
In this book, his son Albert states that in 1899 his Father was sent to
the
Holliday Curcuit, and in 1900 he was sent to Shilo Battle Ground.
After twenty six years of active service he was retired. He moved to
McKenzie,
Tennessee in 1911 or 1912, where he remained until his death May 17,
1945
Wynona Lorraine Hall, Dowell
Date:
Fri Sep 29 00:16:09 2000
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Minister: HIGGINS,
Henry Barnhouse
Title: Rev.
Years Served: 1860-1900
Church: Cairo Methodist
Church
Village: Cairo, Township: , County: Ritchie County,
State: WV
Source: Church and Courthouse records
Additional: Henry
Barnhouse HIGGINS b. Sept. 24, 1832 Marion Co. (W)VA s/o Judiah &
Catherine
(BARNHOUSE) HIGGINS was a Circuit Riding
Preacher marrying couples in the Wirt
and Ritchie Counties of West Virginia. He married Nancy Rosella PRIBBLE in 1859.
All of his records were lost to a fire, unfortunately. He did Ministry
work
during the Civil War but was not in any official Army.
Sharon Pawlowski
Date: Thu Oct 5
06:55:32 2000
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Minister: BONE,
Azariah Title:
Years Served:
Church:
Village: , Township: Pilot
Grove Township, County: Howard and Cooper Counties, State:
MO
Source: History of Howard and Cooper Counties, Page 715 and 716
Additional:
Pilot Grove Township was settled about 1820, though the exact time is
not known.
Among the early settlers we may mention the names of.....Azariah BONE,
who was a
Methodist minister. This township in early times was celebrated for its
camp-
meetings, there being two camp grounds within its limits; one held by
the
Presbyterians and the other by the Methodists. These camp-meetings,
which were
held by each denomination once a year, were largely attended, many
persons coming
from great distances. Many camped on the grounds, entertaining "without
money and without price" the people who attended, and were particularly
hospitable to strangers from abroad. Among the early ministers who
attended the
meetings at this camp ground were Jesse GREEN,
Azariah BONE, and Samuel GILBERT.
The latter afterwards became noted as a cancer doctor, and opened an
infirmary in
Memphis, Tennessee, and at one time resided in New York.
Joy Leistritz
Date: Sun Oct 8
14:16:12 2000
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Minister: PAINE,
Robert Title:
Bishop
Years Served:
Church: Methodist
Village: ,
Township: , County: , State: GA
Source:
Additional: Robert
Paine served as a Circuit Rider in the Methodist Church for the
Alabama,
Georgia, Tennessee area. His son James Gardner Paine had a son James
Graves
Paine who had a son Henry Ansley Paine who had a son James Robert Paine
who has
a son James Robert Paine Jr. (yours truly). I will add dates and
locations to
this later but there is a biography on Bishop Robert Paine if you want
to verify
this information, don't have the name of the author handy but I will
get that.
Jim Paine Date: Thu Oct
12
10:26:34 2000
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Minister: SNELL,
William Nelson
Title: Rev.
Years Served:
Church:
Village: ,
Township: , County: Harris, State: GA
Source: Published diary
entry and Recommendation for Deacons Orders
Additional:
Nancy Protzman
Date: Thu Oct 19
12:05:12 2000
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Minister: BORTON,
Joshua Lippincott
Title: Reverend
Years Served: 1840-1849
Church: Methodist
Protestant
Village: , Township: , County: Wood County,
State: OH
Source: "1679-1979 - 300 Years of Bortons in North
America," by Betty Mann, Pg. 103
Additional: Joshua BORTON was b. Apr.
21, 1812 in NJ. He moved with his family to Columbiana County, OH in
1816. He
embraced religion at 18 years of age, joined the Methodist Protestant
church in
1832 and was licensed to preach the same year. He later located in Wood
County,
OH and spent 9 years journeying up and down the Maumee River, which he
was
frequently obliged to swim. He later located in Logan County, OH, ca
1849. He
was licensed in many of the Ohio counties as a minister and qualified
to perform
marriages, funerals, etc. He migrated to IL in 1857, where he became
active in
the Central IL Methodist Conference. He was pastor of several churches
in Central
IL. "He was remarkably honest and fearless in the advocacy of what he
believed to be true principles. He never left the people in doubt as to
his
views. His integrity to principle was unwavering. He was no weakling
nor
coward, yet he was very magnanimous to an adversary." (This quote is
from
his obituary.) He preached until his death at his residence in DeLand,
Piatt
County, IL July 9, 1874 and is buried in DeLand, IL.
His ancestors were: John, John, Jr., Obadiah, Samuel, and Daniel
BORTON. Some
of his descendants are: Albert Richardson, John Curtis, Albert
Franklin, Mervin
Franklin BORTON and Lois BORTON WERLINE, Stephanie Roy WERLINE, Philip
Ray
WERLINE, Philip Jeffrey WERLINE, and Shelbi Lynn WERLINE.
Lois Borton Werline
Date: Wed Dec 27
13:01:16 2000
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Minister: PIERCE,
Thomas Henry
Title: Pastor
Years Served: 1885-1890
Church: United Brethren
Village: Juliaetta, Township: Juliaetta, County: Latah
County, State: ID
Source: His signature on marriage licenses in Latah
and Nez Perce Counties of Idaho
Additional: His occupation on 1900 census is
clergyman. Thomas H. Pierce born 1844 in Wayne County Indiana. He
married Anna
Medora BREWER in Neosho County in 1867.
Homesteaded in Latah County and issued
land grant in 1882. Died October 26, 1906 at Boise Veteran's Home in
Boise,
Idaho.
Anna Medora Pierce organized the first Sunday School in Juliaetta, ID.
Barbara A. Scott
Date: Mon Jan 29
19:57:24 2001
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Minister: RAMSEYER,
Joseph Eicher
Title: Rev
Years Served: 1892-1944
Church: Defenseless Mennonite
then Missioniary Church
Village: Bluffton, Township: , County:
Allen, State: OH
Source: book - Joseph E Ramseyer; "Yet
Speaking" by Macey Garth Ramseyer
Additional: He was with the Mennonite
Church until 1896 when he was expelled for his stand
on full immersion baptism.
"His expulsion from his church @ Berne, was most likely due to the
disagreement
over full immersion water baptism. He had been immersed just a few
months
before. (see p. 58). Many others were in agreement and joined together
to form
the Missionary Church Association, 'having obeyed their convictions
concerning
water baptism.'" from "Yet Speaking" by Macey Garth RAMSEYER
I own this book and am willing to make any copies necessary.
Valerie Date: Tue
Feb 13 10:33:01
2001
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Minister: PARKER,
JAMES ANTHONY
Title: Rev
Years Served: 1857-1916
Church: Methodist Episcopal
Church South
Village: Montgomery, Township: , County: ,
State: ALA
Source: Journal of the Louisiana Conference/Family History
Additional: JAMES ANTHONY PARKER was born in Crawford County, Ga. July
2, 1837
and was engaged in the practice of law in his early life.JAMES ANTHONY
was
converted in youth and licensed to preach in 1857, He was admitted on
trial into
the Alabama conference at Montgomery, December, 1860, Bishop Andrew,
presiding.
He stood for nearly sixty years as "watchman on the walls of Zion",
warning men, and exhorting them in repentance and salvation by faith in
Christ.
In 1861, he enlisted as a private in the Confederate Army but due to
ill health
was discharged the following year. Recovering his health,JAMES ANTHONY
PARKER
re-enlisted, and was appointed by Bishop ANDREW as Chaplain to
CLAYTON'S
Divison,which position he filled until the surrender. In 1868 and '69,
JAMES
ANTHONY PARKER was presiding elder of the Pensacola District.
In 1876 he was transfered to the Louisiana Conference and remained
thirty and
more years an active minister in the Louisiana Conference. Upon the
close of his
pastorate in Benton in 1910, he was granted the superannuate relation,
in which
he remained until the end.
PARKER CHAPEL in ElDorado, Arkansas is named in his honor. JAMES
ANTHONY PARKER
AND MILTON PARKER wrote the hymn Starry Crown (The Pilgrim's Hope)
The Journal of the Louisiana Conference commented "He received an
academic
education at Red Level Academy in Wilkerson County, Ga; beyond this he
has been
educated in the saddle, where he learned to read his Greek Testament."
B'Ann Date: Sat Feb
17
18:01:59 2001
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Minister: WILKIE,
George John Title:
Rev.
Years Served:
Church:
Village: , Township:
, County: , State: SC
Source: family records
Additional:
Was born in Charleston, SC. In the 1700's. Father was WILLIAM WILKIE
SR. He came
from Germany in the late 1600's.
Ambra Barger
Date: Wed Mar 28
07:03:11 2001
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Minister: CALDWELL,
William Perry
Title:
Years Served: 1867-1896
Church: United Brethren
Village: Swanton, Township: South of the Platte River in
NE, County:
Saline, State: NE
Source: FLAMES ON THE PLANES by Don W. Holter,
Parthenon Press, Nashville, TN c1983
Additional: "We boys stayed at
home with mother and worked to make a living while father traveled all
the time.
It was three hundred and fifty miles around one of his circuits, but he
made it
every three weeks, and got $37 for the years work." This is a quote
from
one of William Perry CALDWELL's six sons. William Perry CALDWELL was
the son of
William CALDWELL and Mary JORDAN. He was born
in Vermillion Co. IN and married
Caroline LAMB in January 3, 1858 in Linn Co.,
KS. To this union were born eight
children: Charles W. (1858) who married Loretta E. WHITNEY;
Schuyler Colfax
(1860) who married Elizabeth May Neiswanger;
Harriett A. (1863 - 1869); James E.
(1866 - 1867); William Frank (1869) who married Alice R. CROM; Alonzo Perry
(1871) who married Effie B. HAGAN; Albert Riley
(1873) who married Minnie M. GREATHOUSE; and
Irwin Elward (1876) who married Lena Elizabeth Schell.
Betty Kebler Date: Mon
Apr 2 05:16:15
2001
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Minister: MELUGIN,
William Taylor
Title: Rev.
Years Served: 1854-1903
Church: Methodist
Village: , Township: , County: , State: TX
Source: Texas
Annual Methodist Conference, 1903
Additional: Rev. William T. MELUGIN was
born 9 Aug 1833 in Covington, Tipton Co.,Tennessee, the son of Henry I.
MELUGIN
and Mary BLACKBURN. He married first Sarah INGE in Kentucky, 1857. Four children
were born: Martha Elizabeth, Mary Frances, James, and William. William
was first
ordained as minister in Oct 1856 by Bishop EARLY
in Kentucky. In 1857, William
asked to be transfered to the East Texas Conference, where he served in
Clarksville, Dallas, Boston & Paris, Texas. In 1859 Bishop PIERCE
ordained
William as a deacon in Palestine, Texas. In 1867, William asked to
serve in the
Memphis, Tennesse Conference, where he stayed until 1871, returning to
the Texas
Circuit. His first wife Sarah having died in 1872 in Bosque Co.,Texas,
William
married second Elizabeth Jane "Jennie" DAVIS in
1873 in Milam Co.,
Texas. Four children were born: Sadie D., Davis Thomas, Wallace Thomas,
and
Lillie Mae. The Rev. MELUGIN continued to serve the Texas Circuit in
many
different towns, such as Bremond, Waco, Kosse, Round Rock, Saluda,
Lampasas,
Moody, Cold Springs, until his death in 1903 in Naples, Morris Co.,
Texas.
(Morris County Death Certificate, Vol. 1, page 157, August 27, 1903). A
lengthy
obituary was published in the 1903 Texas Annual Methodist Conference
report. His
grand-daughter Vera Selma MELUGIN CRANE
remembered that the family often
mentioned the missionary barrels of food stuffs & clothing that
were sent to
the Rev. MELUGIN's family to augment the minister's salary.
Phyllis Wedgeworth
Date: Sun Apr 29
18:25:57 2001
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Minister: PATTON,
Samuel Title: D.D.
Years Served: 1819-1854
Church: East Hill Ave. Methodist church
etc.
Village: Knoxville Tn. , Township: Knoxville , County:
Knox Co., State: Tn.
Source: Holston Methodism by Price. The life and
times of Samuel Patton by Mcnally
Additional: Rev. Samuel PATTON D.D. 1797-
1854. Born Lancaster dist. Sc. Son of John PATTON and Elizabeth NICHOLS
PATTON.
Admitted to Tn conference in 1819 Transferred to missippi in 1821
returned to
Holston in 1825. Samuel was the only one of his day to receive the
honorary
degree Doctor of divinity. As pastor, presiding elder and editor of
Methodist
Episcopalian he was uniformly successful. Married Nancy MORISON of sullivan co.
Tn. Samuel was a central figure in the Holston conference for nearly
thirty
years until his death in 1854. Samuel died at his friend Govenor
William
BROWNLOW'S house in Knoxville Tn. Samuel is buried at MORISON'S Chapel
in
Kingsport with his wife.
Michael S
Stallo Date: Wed May 2 22:40:05 2001
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Minister: JACOBSEN,
John Title: Rev.
Years Served: 1874-1908
Church: Norwegian-Danish Metodism
Village: , Township: St. Paul, County: , State: MN
Source:
Minnesota Conference
Additional: 1874 Minneapolis/St. Paul, 1875 Round
Prarie/Lansing, 1876 Lansing/Round Prarie, 1877 Lansing/Round Prarie,
1878
Vermillion/Saybrook, 1879 Sioux City, Iowa, 1880 Sioux City, Iowa, 1881
Minneapolis/Ioslo, 1883Forrest City, Iowa, 1884 California conference,
Oakland,
Norwgian Mission, 1887 Oregon Conference, Astoria, Oregon, 1904 Mid
Western
Conference Pacific Coast, Bellingham
Martha Evans Date: Tue
Jun 5 02:19:54
2001
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Minister: PEURIFOY,
Tillman Dixon
Title: Rev. Dr.
Years Served: 1830-1855
Church: Methodist Church
Village: , Township: , County: , State: S.C
Source:
The History of Methodism in Georgia and Florida, 1795 to 1865
Additional:
Rev. Tillman Dixon PEURIFOY was one of four Peurifoy brothers, cousins,
and
nephews who served as Methodist Circuit Riders in the 1830's to 1850.
While
service the Alachua Mission in Florida in 1831 his wife and children
were
attacked by Indians. He was attending Conference. His wife was shot
four times
and stabbed more than a dozen. The children were killed along with
their slaves.
The Wife crawled out of the burning house and made it to a nearby swamp
where she
was found by her father the next day.
Rev. PEURIFOY served all over South Carolina and Georgia. His
father-in-law,
Daniel BYRD, also served as a Methodist Circuit
rider. Tillman and Louisa went on
to have eight more children, one of their Descendants, Rev. Harvey O.
PEURIFOY,
continues to serve in the late 20th century in South Carolina.
Dr. Robert C. Peurifoy
Date: Thu Jul
5 21:31:26 2001
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