19th Century Illinois Church Pastors Timeline
The text outlines pastorates starting in spring 1859, with Rev. Henry Cooper taking a post in Illinois in 1864 before his drafting into Ohio service. He returned to his charge the next winter and married in 1865, later moving to North Carolina. Subsequent pastors include Rev. Lewis Clewell and Rev. Francis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Cooper
Illinois
Ohio
Stauber
North Carolina
Lewis Clewell
Francis
Local Church Histories and Societies Mixed in Old Records
A long list of past pastors and members details the Cumberland Presbyterian and Methodist Episcopal churches, their founding dates, building costs, and dedications. Union Sabbath School leadership, Masonic Antiquity Lodge notes, and brief items on local honors and mysteries round out the century-old community record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy L. Andrewa
Priscilla R. Hayes
Lementine A. Hayes
Rosetta A. Hayes
Charlotte Cook
Lucinda Davenport
Rebecca Cuppy
Messrs. Lawrence
Wheeler
George 5. Adams
Levi Hewitt
Smith McCall
W. F. Baird
Burlington
John H. Williams
F. M. Sharp
J. J. Cree
James Beatty
James Cree
John Sharp
D. B. Horner
J. H. Williams
A. F. Grabill
Methodist Episcopal
Mr. Shinn
William Elswick
Rey
Messrs. Manson
Delay
Clark
Morrison
Thorn
E. P. Morrison
Morton
Ashbaugh
John Orr
McFadden
Carrier
Sanford Huffman
Elizabeth Winsler
Huffman
A. E. Monroe
William Shetterly
Michael Winsler
J. T. Harn
Union Sabbath School
Ephraim Conner
James Hamnan
J. A. Monroe
John Stauber
William Peatman
Eugene Horner
Mary Reich
Ruth Cree
Masonic Lodge
Antiquity Lodge
A. F
A. M
Rueben Mickel
Pickering ‘Tarr
J. B. Anderson
J. W
Taylor McFatridge
W. My
Harn
N. Harvey
John DuVall
Eugene Fuller
Amos A. Hayes
D. Pence
Local Appenings and Community Notes
Local items list residents visiting Centerville Ottumwa Albia and nearby towns with multiple names including Bruce Watts John Veach Dorothy Nowels Blanche Amicie and Mrs Frank V Hiatt. Other short notes mention repairs and small incidents around town plus a fire at Charley Peterson's home and water issues in Audubon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Watts
Ottumwa
Waa
John Veach
Des Moines
Dorothy Nowels
Blanche Amicie
Centerville
Frank V. Hiatt
Thelma Luse
R. R. Pennington
Wilbur Johnson
Burlington
James Clester
Albia
C. D. DuVall
Newtown
J. B. Sharp
F. A. Reich
KE. Sharp
G. B. Johnson
BE. Sharp
Earl Brain
Celia
Near Hedrick
R& “Swain
Allen Mason
Harold Mason
Bacone
Gay Harrison
Fremont
Kate Rogers
Walter Rogers
Jolliet, Ill
Taylor Leonard
O. P. Vincil
Jim Leonard
Bussey
J. T. Day
Leila
Stella Allbright
Farm for Sale Moravia Area and Local Ads
Farm for sale 428 acres SE Moravia with present tenant. See Chet Broshar, licensed broker Moravia. Moravia property for sale Blanche Graham property includes 4 East Add lots. For sale Chevrolet 4 door car Luther Caster. Gardner Hatchery promotes Nie-Sal for lice control with perches sprayed at night. Master-Mix Concentrate feeds for safe poultry raising with rising egg prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravia
Ted Broshar
Chet Broshar
Staley
Gardner Hatchery
Blanche Graham
East Add
Good Hunting and Red Cross Fundraiser Notes
Harold Reece of New Providence earned a $45 bounty in Hardin county for destroying 460 crows. Goodrich and Bethke of Garner advertised 10,000 jackrabbits to aid Red Cross funds. Furs are selling at 26 cents and used in felt hat production.
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Harold Reece
New Providence
Hardin County
RED Cross Goodrich & Bethke of
Garner
Red Cross
Knows His Bible A Scottish Class Leader in Iowa
Alex Duffus, 98, born in Aberdeenshire Scotland and living in Leon Iowa, has taught four Sunday School classes for men at the Methodist church for more than six decades. His largest class was in Anttezuma with 80 business and professional men enrolled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Duffus
Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Leon
Iowa
Methodist Church
Antezuma
Bird New Year Guest at Decorah After Snow Storm
A robin was found feeding on sumac berries in Decorah after a heavy snow. Invited inside, the bird shared a belated New Year’s Day dinner. A Dallas County lawyer, seen at Adel’s courthouse with books, explained to a friend that he has the knowledge but is taking the books to the judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmetsburg
Decorah
Dallas
Adel
Freedom town Spillville builds U S force with locals
Spillville, a small town of about 300, has enlisted roughly one tenth of its population in the United States armed forces. Many enlistees are sons and grandsons of Bohemian pioneers who first settled the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spillville
Dydrak
United States
Os Es
Artic Campaigner Returns Home for Christmas Visit
Hugh O Dunn a yeoman third class in the Navy returned from Iceland to spend Christmas with his parents Mr and Mrs E L Dunn in Indianola. He traveled by plane and has been in the Navy about a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh O. Dunn
Navy
Iceland
E.L. Dunn
Indianola
Hugh
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Napine & George
Swifts
Oan Lakes
Rathbun
DR. Hess
Poultry Panamin
Main Bros
Bud's
Igc
SMAS
Donald Rayburn
Manchester
Ilinois Central Railroad
Mildred Olive Vetterick
Eugene B. Everhart
Massena
Frank Vetterick
Masseana
Steve Bradley
Reinbeck
Reinbeck Times
F. C. Martin
Col
Otto Ronningen
Ames
Manitoba
Canada
Storm Lake High School
Orange Lemon
Courtney Lawyer
Northwood
Mason City
Earnest Day
Howard Whisler
Charles Coffin
William McCoy
Paul Condra
Kenneth Condra
Karl Pfannebeck
Lex
Clifford Pfannebecker
Ralph Pfannebecker
Leon Oechler
Rock Island, Ill
Davenport
Floyd Independent Schoos
Sioux County
Audubon
Town Falls
Charley I. Peterson
Grundy Center
Peterson
Luther Caster
Vinton
Sea Chet
Broshar
Hottvia
Chas. Broshar
N. E. of
Gideon
Louis Young
Easter Bros. Coal Co
Gold Seal Deluxe
Shamtiteydet
Turner &Son
Jack Bailey
Appanoose County
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