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BICKFORD, JOHN HELPS – (1860-1/3/1926) – (Mrs. John Helps 6/13/1867-2/9/1947) – [M: ..] -

Conference Relations: Licensed to Preach 1879; Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal South East Indiana Conference 1887; Full Membership 1889; Deacon 1882, Harris; Elder 1886, Merrill; both Ordinations under Local Preacher Rule; Transferred to Methodist Episcopal West Virginia Conference 1891; Transferred to Methodist Episcopal North Indiana Conference 1892; Transferred to the Methodist Episcopal East Ohio Conference 1995; Transferred to the Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh Conference 1897; Transferred to the Methodist Episcopal Wyoming Conference 1901; Transferred to the Methodist Episcopal Philadelphia Conference 1905; Transferred to Methodist Episcopal Wyoming Conference 1906; Transferred to the Methodist Episcopal Ohio Conference 1907; Transferred to the Methodist Episcopal Central Ohio Conference 1909; Transferred to the Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1910; Transferred to the Methodist Episcopal West Virginia Conference 1911; Transferred to the Methodist Episcopal Baltimore Conference 1913; Transferred to Methodist Episcopal Wilmington Conference 1917; Transferred to Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh Conference 1919; Retired 1922; Deceased: January 3, 1926 in North East, Maryland. Born 1860 in Lancaster, Ohio.

Appointment Records: MI: Truits Chapel Supply 1879-1879; IL: Big Rock Circuit Supply 1879-1880; Somonauk Supply 1880-1881; Little Rock/Jericho Supply 1881-1883; LaMoille Supply 1883-1884; To Attend School 1884-1885; Malden/Arlington Supply 1885-1886; IN: Rushville Supply 1886-1887; Rushville 1887-1891; WV: Parkersburg 1891 1892; IN: Anderson: Meridian Street 1892-1895; Fort Wayne: Wayne Street Six months 1895-1895; OH: Akron: First 1895-1897; PA: Pittsburgh: Smithfield Street 1897-1901; PA: Wilkes-Barre: First 1901-1905; Philadelphia: Christ 1905-1906; NY: Oneonta 1906-1908; OH: Columbus: Wesley Chapel 1908-1909; OH: Toledo: Epworth 1909-1910; PA: Meadville: First (Stone) 1910-1911; Crafton/Andrews 1911-1913 MD: Superintendent: Maryland General Hospital 1913-1914; MD: Frostburg 1914-1917; DE: New Castle 1917-1919; PA: Woodlawn: First M. E. (Aliquippa) 1919-1920; Monessen: First 1920-1921; Millvale 1921-1922.

 

BIERER, BERNARD K. -

Conference Relations: Supply Pastor Methodist Protestant Pittsburgh Conference 1916.

Appointment Records: Rankin (also called Braddock) 1916-April 1, 1918

 

BIDDLE, JOSHUA -

Conference Relations: Evangelical United Brethren in Christ Erie Conference. Elder 1854, J. J. Glossbrenner.

Appointment Records: Brunswick Circuit 1854-1856; Book Agent, Berlin, Canaan, PE District 1856-1859; Withdrawn by reports of Immorality 1859.

 

BIGLER, D. L. –

Conference Relations: Received into Evangelical Association Pittsburgh Conference on Credentials from Methodist Episcopal Church and made Local Preacher 1892; Withdrew from Conference 1896.

Appointment Records: South Fork/Conemaugh/Morellville/Fairview 1892-1893; Mechanicsburg 1893-1895; Preston/ Kingwood 1895-1896; Withdrew from Conference 1896

 

BIGNELL, WILLIAM P. (6/5/1826-3/25/1905) – (Wife 1) - (Wife 2) - (Samantha 4/7/1826-2/27/1904) – [M: 1965] -

Conference Relations: Licensed to Preach 1851; Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1851; Full Membership 1853; Deacon 1853, Baker; Elder 1855, Morris; Retired 1901; Deceased: March 22, 1905 in Greenville, Pennsylvania. Buried in Greenville, Pennsylvania. Born June 5, 1829 in Philadelphia, Pa.

Appointment Records: Waterford: Asbury (with John Demming) 1851-1852 Conneautville Charge: Conneautville: Valley/Dicksonburg/Harmonsburg/ Linesville/Littles Corners (with John K. Hallock) 1852-1853; Kingsville 1853-1854; Westfield/North East Stateline 1854-1856; NY: Forestville/Sheridan 1856-1858; Silver Creek 1858-1860; Erie: Simpson Chapel 1860-1861; Cleveland: Saint Clair Street 1861-1863; North East: Park 1863-1865; Greenville: First 1865-1868; Titusville: First/Titusville: Bethel/ Hydetown 1868-1871; Superintendent: Meadville District 1871-l875; Superintendent: Franklin District 1875-1879; Mercer 1879-1881; Sharon: First 1881-1884; NY: Fredonia 1884-1886; PA: Warren: First 1886-1887: Superintendent: Jamestown District 1887-1893; Jamestown: First Assistant 1893-1894; Sheridan 1894-1899; Portland 1899-1901.

 

BILES, CHARLES A. -

Conference Relations: Admitted into Itinerancy Methodist Protestant Pittsburgh Conference 1913; Elder 1916, President Perkins; Received Letter of Standing January 4, 1926.

Appointment Records: Trumbull/Turnersville 1909-1911; Salem (with Hiram Woodward King and H. L. Smith)1911-1913; Mahaffey Circuit: Mount Vernon/Mount Bethel/Chestnut Grove: 1913-1915; Bairdford/Bakerstown 1915-September 1916; Eldersville/Bethel September 1916-1917; Fairchance Circuit: Brownfield/Fairchance/Gans/White Rock 1917-1918; Bairdford/Bakerstown August 1918-1920; Rankin (Braddock) 1920-1923; Amity 1923-December 30, 1925.

 

BILLINGS, JESSE ERASTUS - (7/26/1877-9/23/1950) – (Minnie Ruth Ella Chethers) – [M: 2/24/1904] -

Conference Relations: Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh Conference 1905; Full Membership 1907; Deacon 1907, Spellmeyer; Elder 1909, C. W. Smith; Retired 1933. Deceased: September 23, 1950 in Saint Mary’s Hospital in Tucson, Arizona. Born: July 26, 1877 in Kennedy, New York.

Appointment Records: Pleasant Unity/Lycippus 1905-1907; Madison/New Madison 1907-1910; Fayette City 1910-1911; Noblestown 1911-1915; Pittsburgh: Walton 1915-1918; Verona 1918-1919; WV: Follansbee 1919-1921; Newell 1921-1922; Follansbee 1922-1926; Holliday Cove (Weirton) 1926-1930; PA: Point Marion/Fallen Timber 1930-1931; Johnstown: Cooper Avenue 1931-1933.

 

BINGHAM, C. C. – (4/23/1854-1/9/1919 – (Mrs. ) - [M: 5/1880] -

Conference Relations: Licensed to Preach 1896; Admitted into United Brethren in Christ Church Allegheny Conference 1896. Deceased: January 9, 1919, Bigler, Pennsylvania. Buried in Bradford Cemetery, Woodland, Pennsylvania. Born: April 23, 1854 in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. (Memoir in UBCC Allegheny Conference journal 1919, page 86).

Appointment Records: Portage: Bethany/Summerhill/Wilmore 1903-1904; Milford/Somerset: First 1910-1911; Glasgow; Liverpool; Woodland; Runville; East Freedom; Greenwood; East Salem; Bigler.

 

BIRD, ANDREW JACKSON – (8/5/1855-5/17/1915) – (Mary -1918) – [M: ..] –

Conference Relations: Licensed Evangelical Pittsburgh Conference 1880; 1880. Member United Evangelical Church, Pittsburgh Conference at Merger 1894. Deceased: May 17, 1915 in Memorial Hospital, Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Born: August 5, 1855, near Harnedsville, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. (Memoir in United Evangelical Church, Pittsburgh Conference journal 1915, page 38; Mary 1918, page 34).

Appointment Records: Johnstown: Grace 1880-1882; Conemaugh: Calvary/Johnstown: Garfield Street/Johnstown: Grace 1882-1885; Johnstown: Garfield Street 1885-1890; Oil City: Calvary 1890-1892; Oil City: Calvary/Heckathorn 1892-1894; Dubois: Trinity 1894-1897; Johnstown: Trinity/Johnstown: Willow Street 1897-1901; Greensburg: Fourth Street (Trinity)/Claridge 1901-1904; Franklin: Christ (First)/Oak Hill 1904-1906; Presiding Elder; Presiding Elder: Franklin District 1906-1914; Johnstown: Moxham (Christ) 1914-1916.

 

BIRD, K. H. –

Conference Relations: Supply Pastor Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh Conference 1924.

Appointment Records: Connoquenessing/Renfrew 1924-1925; Conway/Blackburn 1925-1926.

 

BIRD, LEVI – (1857-2/11/1934) -

Conference Relations: Licensed to Preach 1877; Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Central New York Conference 1883; Full Membership 1890; Deacon 1886, Andrews; Elder 1890, Ninde; Withdrew 1894; Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference/excused from the Course of Study 1906; Transferred on Trial to Methodist Episcopal Detroit Conference 1908; Transferred to Methodist Episcopal New York East Conference 1914; Retired 1923; Deceased: February 11, 1934 in Ohio.

Appointment Records: Columbus/North Corry Supply 1887-1888; NY: Venice 1888-1889; Canoga 1889-1891; Auburn: Trinity 1891-1893; Cincinnati 1893-1903; Hamlet Supply 1903-1905; PA: Lander (Farmington Center) Supply 1905-1906; Lander 1906-1907; Clymer/Brush Valley 1907-1908; MI: Newberry 1908-1910; Pickford 1910-1911; Norway/Quinnesec 1911-1913; Norway 1913-1914; NY: East: Deerfield/Petersburg 1914-1917; Williamstown 1917-1920; Saginaw: Epworth 1920-1922; Wakefield 1922-1923.

 

BIRKETT, EDWARD – (1/4/1812-8/13/1878) -

Conference Relations: Licensed to Preach 1830; Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh Conference 1835; Member on Trial of the Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference at Organization 1836; Full Membership 1837; Deacon 1837, Roberts; Transferred to the Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh Conference 1838; Elder 1839, Soule; Retired 1870; Member of the East Ohio Conference at Organization 1876; Deceased: August 13, 1878 in Mount Union, Ohio.

Appointment Records: Warren/Hartford 1835-1836; Meadville: First (Stone)/Mumford Chapel 1836-1838; OH: Canton 1838-1839; PA: Pittsburgh: Allegheny City: South Common 1839-1840; New Brighton Circuit: First/Boots School House (Concord)/Chippewa (with William W. Stevens) 1840-1841; OH: Canton 1841-1842; Saint Clairsville, Ohio 1842-1843; Superannuated 1843-1844; WV: Morgantown 1844-1846; PA: Uniontown: Asbury/ Masontown/Smithfield 1846-1847; Washington: First/Canonsburg 1847-1849; Pittsburgh: Birmingham/Bingham Street/Carson Street 1849-1850; Pittsburgh: Liberty Street 1850-1852; Pittsburgh: Allegheny City: South Common 1852-1853; Supernumerary Pittsburgh: Allegheny City: South Commons (with John J. Moffit) 1853-1854; Washington: First 1854-1855; Superintendent: Washington District 1855-1857; McKeesport: First/Miller 1857-1858; OH: Canton 1858-1860; PA: Pittsburgh: Trinity 1860-1861; OH: Wellsville 1861-1862; McConnellsville/McKendree, 1862-1864; Steubenville/Hamline Chapel 1864-1865; Superannuated 1865-1866; Williamsburg Supply Cincinnati Conference 1866-1867; Coshocton 1867-1868; Mount Union 1868-1869; PA: Mansfield (Carnegie) 1869-1870; Retired 1870-1871; OH: New Lisbon 1871-1878.

 

BIRKETT, JOHN -

Conference Relations: Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh Conference 1845; Full Membership 1847; Deacon 1847, Janes; Member Methodist Episcopal Western Virginia Conference at Organization 1848; Deceased: 1902-1903.

Appointment Records: Barbour 1845-1846; Marion 1846-1847; Weston 1847-1848.

 

BISBEE, GEORGE A. -

Conference Relations: Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh Conference 1916; Discontinued 1922.

Appointment Records: Beck's Run 1916-1918; United States Army Young Men’s Christian Association 1918-1920; Syria: Beirut: Professor: Christian College 1920-1921; Appointed to Attend School 1921-1922.

 

BISH, EUGENE –

Conference Relations: Supply Pastor Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1953.

Appointment Records: Valier/Frostburg: Hopewell/Hamilton 1953-1955.

 

BISH, HERBERT H. – (2/22/1892-10/20/1965) – (Hazel I. White 5/3/1894-12/17/1976) – [M: 10/1/1913 in New Bethlehem, Pa.] -

Conference Relations: Licensed to Preach 1917; Supply Pastor Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1918-1921 Graduate Course of Study 1925; Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1921; Full Membership 1923; Deacon 1923, McConnell; Elder 1925, McConnell; Retired 1958; Member Methodist Western Pennsylvania Conference at Merger 1962; Deceased: October 20, 1965 in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. Buried in New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Born: February 22, 1892 in Climax, Pennsylvania.

Appointment Records: Sherrett/Rimerton/Wattersonville 1918-1921; Elgin 1921-1923; McKean/Franklin Center/South Hills 1923-1925; Boyers 1925-1930; Clintonville: Grace/Peters Chapel/Rankin Chapel/Harrisville: Pleasantview/ Harrisville: Wesley 1930-1936; Mercer 1936-1939; Sharon: Oakland Avenue 1939-1944; Erie: Lawrence Park 1944-1949; DuBois: Lakeside/Sabula 1949-1951; Reynoldsville 1951-1955; Erie: Asbury 1955-1958; Retired 1958; Bethel (Beaver County) 1959-1963.

 

BISHOP, ELWELL ALEXANDER – (-12/20/1925) -

Conference Relations: Licensed to Preach 1878; Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1898; Full Membership 1900; Deacon 1895, Joyce; Elder 1902, Andrews; Transferred to the Methodist Episcopal Methodist Episcopal Vermont Conference1904; Withdrew from Methodist Ministry 1913; Member of Holston Conference in Death; Deceased: December 20, 1925 in New York.

Appointment Records: President: Chamberlain Institute 1898-1902; McKean/Erie: Summit/South Hills (with Richard Nye Merrill) 1902-1903; DE: Marshalltown: Superintendent: Ferris Industrial Institute 1903-1904; VT: Montpelier Seminary: Principal 1904-1913.

 

BISHOP, JOHN O. – (4/9/1880-12/8/1960) – (Laura -8/9/1959) -

Conference Relations: Licensed to Preach Evangelical Association Pittsburgh Conference 1903; Full Member 1905; Deacon 1905, Bowman; Elder 1907, J. C. Breyfogle; Full Member Evangelical United Brethren Pittsburgh Conference at Union 1946; Member Evangelical United Brethren Western Pennsylvania Conference at Merger 1951; Retired 1951. Deceased: December 8, 1960. Buried in Unity Cemetery, Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Born: April 9, 1880 at Rossiter, Pennsylvania. (Memoir in EUBC-WPA journal 1961, page 36, 39).

Appointment Records: Glen Campbell 1903-1904; New Salem 1904-1905; New Salem/Worthwhile 1905-1907; Westover: Calvary 1907-1912; Worthville 1912-1914; Burkett’s Hollow/Pine Valley/Worthville 1914-1917; Paradise 1917-1919; Connellsville: Albright/South Connellsville: Calvary/Davistown 1919-1921; MD: Cumberland: Calvary 1921-1923; Cumberland: Bethel 1923-1928; Paradise/Bridgeport/Mount Salem 1929-1935; Indiana: Trinity 1935-1938; Sarver: Zion/West Winfield 1938-1947; Warren: Salem 1947-March 1951.

 

BISHOP, MORDECAI -

Conference Relations: Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh Conference 1839; Full Membership 1842; Deacon 1842, Morris; Elder 1845, Hamline; Located 1857.

Appointment Records: Grandview Mission 1839-1840; Sharon 1840-1841; Grandview 1841-1842; New Martinsville 1842-1843; Grandview 1843-1845; Pittsburgh: Allegheny 1845-1846; Sharon 1846-1848; Cumberland 1848-1850; Senecaville 1850-1852; Westchester 1852-1854; Moorfield 1854-1856; Bearsville 1856-1857.

 

BISHOP, S. BRYON –

Conference Relations: Evangelical Pittsburgh Conference

Appointment Records: Local Preacher 1927-1931.

 

BITTNER, EARNEST W. – (Mrs. Ernest W. 3/18/1857-11/5/1948) –

Conference Relations: Licensed Evangelical Pittsburgh Conference; Member United Evangelical at Merger; Transferred to United Evangelical New York Conference. (Mrs. Memoir in 1949 journal, page 127).

Appointment Records: Local Probationer 1931-1932; Appointed in New York Conference.

 

BITTNER, MELVIN S. – (2/14/1893-11/19/1959) – (Savilla Romesburg -4/12/1948) – [Married 7/28/1918] – (2nd Wife ) –

Conference Relations: Quarterly Conference License 1915; Annual Conference License 1916; Admitted into United Brethren in Christ Church Allegheny Conference 1923; Elder 1921, Fout. Retired 1959; Deceased: November 19, 1959. Buried Grandview Cemetery, Altoona, Pennsylvania. Born: February 14, 1893 at Garrett, Pennsylvania. (Memoirs Melvin EUB WPA 1960 journal, page 22; Savilla 1948 journal, page 69).

Appointment Records: Indiana: White River Conference: Stonebluff (3 months); Crawfordsville (two years); Warrington Circuit (one year); White River 1920-1923; Allegheny Conf: East Salem; Glasgow; Woodland/Otterbein 1923-1928; Juniata 1928-; Altoona (20 years).

 

BLACK, CYRUS –

Conference Relations: Supply Pastor Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh Conference 1956.

Appointment Records: Monongahela City: First April-October 1856

 

BLACK, GLENN EDWARD -

Conference Relations: Admitted on Trial Methodist Pittsburgh Conference 1957; Transferred on Trial Methodist New England Conference April 15, 1960; Elder 1960; Transferred to Baltimore Conference; Supernumerary 1968.

Appointment Records: Appointed to attend school 1957-1960.

 

BLACK, JAMES -

Conference Relations: Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh Conference 1834; Discontinued 1835.

Appointment Records: Leesburg 1834-1835.

 

BLACK, JOHN FLETCHER – (5/30/1866-9/14/1932) – (Lulu E. McCray 8/2/1871-10/16/1963) – [M: 1892] -

Conference Relations: Licensed to Preach 1892; Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1893; Full Membership 1895; Deacon 1895, Vincent; Elder 1897, Fowler; Deceased: September 14, 1932 in Sharon, Pennsylvania. Buried in Waterford Cemetery in Waterford, Pennsylvania. Born May 30, 1866 in LeBoeuf Township, Erie County, Pa.

Appointment Records: Elgin/North Corry Supply 1892-1893; Elgin/North Corry 1893-1895; Centerville/Riceville 1895-1898; Albion: Grace/Wellsburg 1898-1900; New Castle: Mahoning/Mount Jackson 1900-1904; North East: Park 1904-1908; Reynoldsville 1908-1913; Kane 1913-1918; Superintendent: Erie District 1918-1924; Field Secretary: Saint Luke's Hospital 1924-1927; Mercer 1927-1929; Albion: Grace/Wellsburg 1929-1932.

 

BLACK, JOHN WILLIAM – (8/1/1904-10/16/1992) -

Conference Relations: Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh Conference 1928; Full Membership 1933. Deacon 1930; Elder 1933; Transferred Southern California-Arizona Conference 1943; Retired 1969; Deceased: October 16, 1992 in Lakewood, California.

Appointment Records: Appointed to attend school 1928-1931; West Alexander 1931-1932; Washington: Liberty 1932-1935; Dravosburg 1935-1939; McKeesport: Coursin Street 1939-1943.

 

BLACK, MILTON -

Conference Relations: Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1859; Full Membership 1861; Deacon 1861, Morris; Located 1861.

Appointment Records: Windsor 1859-1860; Waterford: Asbury (with John Henderson Vance) 1860-1861.

 

 

BLACKBURN, ANTHONY W. -

Conference Relations: Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh Conference 1860; Deceased: 1861.

Appointment Records: Black Lick Community/Armagh (With Riley W. Rout) 1858-1859; Mechanicsburg (Rector)/Armagh//Black Lick Community (with John D. Knox) 1860-1862.

 

BLACKBURN, WILLIAM PAGE – (6/2/1812-11/8/1889) -

Conference Relations: Licensed to Preach 1838; Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh Conference 1840; Full Membership 1842; Deacon 1842, Morris; Elder 1844, Waugh; Retired 1880; Deceased: November 8, 1889 in Blackburn, Sewickley Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Buried in Newlon’s Church Cemetery, Sewickley Township, Westmoreland County, Pa. Born June 2, 1889 in Sewickley Township, Westmoreland County, Pa.

Appointment Records: Middlebourne Circuit 1839-1840; Randolph Circuit 1840-1841; Florence/Tucker (with Ebenezer Hates) 1841-1842; OH: Columbiana 1842-1844; PA: Sewickley/Plains (Dutilh) (with David Sharp) 1844-1845; Boots School House (Beaver Falls: Concord/New Brighton: First/Chippewa (with David R. Hawkins) 1845-1846; Manchester (Pittsburgh: Union then Pittsburgh: Calvary) (With Warner Long) 1846-1847; Manchester (With Hamilton Cree, Jr.) 1847-1848; Pittsburgh: Allegheny City: Chestnut Street 1848-1849; Pittsburgh: Allegheny City: Chestnut Street Mission 1849-1850; Pittsburgh: East Liberty (Emory) (with Samuel R. Brockunier) 1850-1851; Pittsburgh: East Liberty (Emory) (With Martin Luther Weekly) 1851-1852; Sewickley (with Albert G. Williams) 1852-1853; Superannuated/Blackburn 1853-1859; Circleville 1859-1861; Squirrel Hill 1861-1862; Braddocksfield 1862-1863; Pittsburgh: Ames 1863-1866; Florence 1866-1868; Wilkinsburg: South Avenue 1868-1871; West Elizabeth/Clairton: Pine Run 1871-1872; Clairton: Pine Run 1872-1874; Pittsburgh: Homewood 1874-1876; Pittsburgh: Allentown 1876-1877; Pittsburgh: South Street 1877-1879; Pittsburgh: Ames/Squirrel Hill 1879-1880.

 

BLACKBURN, WILLIAM S. – (9/20/1830-6/17/1918) -

Conference Relations: Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh Conference 1851; Full Membership 1853; Deacon 1853, Baker; Elder 1855, Morris; Transferred to Methodist Episcopal Missouri-Kansas Conference 1866; Transferred to Methodist Episcopal Nebraska Conference--; Transferred to Methodist Episcopal West Nebraska Conference 1887; Returned to Methodist Episcopal Nebraska Conference 1913; Deceased: June 17, 1918 in California.

Appointment Records: Elderton/Cochran Mills/Elderton: Mount Zion/Apollo (with Daniel A. Haines) 1851-1852; Blairsville/Hopewell/Bolivar/New Derry/New Florence/Saltsburg/Torrance (with James Beacom) 1852-1853; Black Lick Circuit: Black Lick: Germany (with Samuel Jones) 1853-1854; Georgeville 1854-1855; Cambria Mission: Belsano 1855-1857; Finleyville/ Jefferson Hills/James Chapel/Venetia: Wrights (with William Gamble) 1857-1858; Leesburg 1858-1860; New Cumberland 1860-1862; Sandyville 1862-1864; New Somerset 1864-1866.

 

BLACKFORD, IRA -

Conference Relations: Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1845; Full Membership 1847; Deacon 1849, Janes; Elder 1849, Waugh; Transferred to Methodist Episcopal Iowa Conference 1851; Located 1854; Readmitted Methodist Episcopal Kansas/Nebraska Conference 1856.

Appointment Records: Rockville/Cambridge Springs/Mill Village/Spartansburg/Woodcock/New Richmond/Venango (with John Graham) 1845-1846; Conneautville: Valley/Dicksonburg/Harmonsburg/Linesville/Springboro (with Alexander L. Miller) 1846-1847; Forestville/Villanova 1847-1848; Corydon/Kinzua 1848-1849; Leon 1849-1850; Benezette/Forestville/Ridgeway Mission/Brandy Camp/Brockport/Tionesta/Toby 1850-1851; IA: Sabula Mission 1851-1852; Dewitt Mission 1852-1853; Hebron 1853-1856; KS: Columbus City 1856-1857; Lawrence 1857-1858; Osawatomie 1858-1859; Topeka/Tecumseh 1859-1859.

 

BLACKMAN, M. H. –

Conference Relations: Member United Brethren in Christ Church Erie Conference 1871; Not on the Roll after 1904.

Appointment Records: Niagara Mission 1871-1872; Orleans Mission 1872-1873; Unknown 1873-1902; Wayne Station/Beaver Dam/Wayne Valley 1902-1903; Odin 1903-1904.

 

 

BLACKMAR, RANSOM L. – (12/29/1819-5/21/1895) – (Abigail Jane 1831-9/14/1906) -

Conference Relations: Licensed to Preach 1840; Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1842; Discontinued 1844; Readmitted 1849; Full Membership 1851; Deacon 1851, Morris; Elder 1859, Simpson; Retired 1853; Deceased: May 21, 1895 in Buffalo, New York.

Appointment Records: McKean/Erie: Asbury/Erie: Summit (with Albina Hall) 1842-1843; Harmony 1843-1849; Benezette/Upper Tionesta/Ridgway Mission/Brandy Camp/Brockport/Toby 1849-1850; NY: Gerry 1850-1851; Leon 1851-1852; Perrysburg 1852-1853.

 

BLACKMORE, A. S. -

Conference Relations: Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh Conference 1900; Located 1905.

Appointment Records: Harmarville 1899-1900; Pittsburgh: Pacific Avenue 1900-1903; WV: Chester 1903-1904; PA: Freeport 1904-1905.

 

BLAISDELL, JOHN W. (3/17/1837-3/7/1912) – (Harriet Irene Morse –5/5/1906) – [M: 12/20/1864 in Oil City, Pa] -

Conference Relations: Licensed to Preach 1859; Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1868; Full Membership 1870; Deacon 1867, Janes; Elder 1872, Merrill; Deceased: March 7, 1912 in New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Buried in Beaver, Pennsylvania. Born March 17, 1837 in Gifford, New Hampshire.

Appointment Records: Salem/Fallowfield/Kennard (Sugar Grove)/New Salem/North Salem/Old Salem 1868-1869; Townville/Troy Center 1869-1872; Mill Village 1872-1875; New Castle: Second (Epworth)/ 1875-1878; New Castle: Croton Avenue/Shenango 1877-1878; Sharon: First 1878-1880; Superintendent: New Castle District 1880-1884; Greenville: First 1884-1887; Titusville: First 1887-1889; Brookville: First 1889-1894; Punxsutawney: First 1894-1895; NJ: Bordentown: President: Female College, 1895-1898; PA: Hazen (Mayville) 1898-1902; Brockwayville (Brockway: Moorhead) 1902-1908; New Bethlehem 1908-May 7, 1912.

 

BLAKE, ADONIRAM J. – (10/7/1821-12/20/1850) -

Conference Relations: Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh Conference 1847; Full Membership 1850; Deacon 1850, Janes; Deceased: December 20, 1850 in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

Appointment Records: Brownsville 1847-1848; Richmond 1848-1849; Washington/Cambridge 1849-1850; West Chester 1850-December 20, 1850.

 

BLAKE, EDWIN ALONZO – (7/10/1847-2/13/1928) -

Conference Relations: Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal New York East Conference 1872; Transferred Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh Conference 1902; Transferred Methodist Episcopal New England Conference 1903; Transferred Methodist Episcopal New York East Conference 1907; Deceased: February 13, 1928 in New York.

Appointment Records: Pittsburgh: Christ 1902-1903.

 

BLAKELEY, JOHN H. – (10/11/1888-3/12/1952) – (Janet McCrae -1/31/1938) - [M: 4/8/1915] – (Edna Ramsell) – [M: 10/19/1950 at Jamestown, New York) -

Conference Relations: United Brethren in Christ Church Erie Conference. Admitted into Conference 1919; Itinerancy 1917; Grant Annual Conference License 1929; Elder 1934. Deceased: March 12, 1952 at Ridgeway, Pennsylvania. Buried in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Born: October 11, 1888 at McKeesport, Pennsylvania. (Memoir in United Brethren in Christ Erie Conference journal 1952, page 25).

Appointment Records: Never served as Pastor but was American Sunday School Union Missionary in Venango and Mercer Counties and the State of Ohio 1914-1929.

 

BLANCHARD, CHARLES L. -

Conference Relations: United Brethren in Christ Church Erie Conference; Granted Quarterly Conference License Pine Grove April 26, 1922.

Appointment Records:

 

BLAND, CLAY JOHN - (10/13/1887-2/11/1961) - (Iva Jeannette Sherwood 1/30/1886-2/11/1971) – [M: 9/29/1913 in Clarksburg, WV] -

Conference Relations: Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh Conference 1922; Full Membership 1927; Deacon 1927, McConnell; Elder 1929, Locke; Retired 1955 Deceased: February 11, 1961 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Buried in Twin Valley Cemetery in Delmont, Pennsylvania. Born: October 13, 1887 in Doddridge County, West Virginia.

Appointment Records: Allenport/Ebenezer/Speers 1917-1918; Midland 1918-1919; Carmichaels/Jefferson/Rices Landing 1919-1922; Franklin/Independence 1922-1925; Centerville/Taylor 1925-1927; Davidson/Scenery Hill 1927-1929; Chester/Bethel 1929-1931; Manorville/Templeton 1931-1934; West Elizabeth 1934-1935; Somerset: Calvary 1935-1937; Vanderbilt/Jacobs Creek/Scottdale: Wesley Chapel 1937-1938; Conemaugh: Summit Chapel 1938-1941; Saltsburg/Nowrytown 1941-1947; Pittsburgh: Butler Street/Pittsburgh: Lawrenceville 1947-1951; Pittsburgh: Haven 1951-1954; Pittsburgh: Haven/Pittsburgh Washington Heights (merged and became Haven Heights) 1954-1955; Retired 1955; West Alexander 1955-1957.

 

BLASDELL, DAVID JOSLIN - (5/12/1886-8/4/1967) – (Gladys May Robbins 10/9/1898-2/18/1960) – [M: 8/27/1913 in Union City, Pa] -

Conference Relations: Licensed to Preach 1905; Supply Pastor Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1907-1910; Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1910; Full Membership 1912; Deacon 1912, Burt; Elder 1914, Burt; Retired 1953; Member Methodist Western Pennsylvania Conference at Merger 1962; Deceased: August 4, 1967 in Frewsburg, New York. Buried in Frewsburg, New York. Born: May 12, 1886 in Dayton, New York.

Appointment Records: Phillipsville 1907-1908; Corsica/Strattanville/Asbury/Fairhaven/Greenville 1909-1910; Appointed to Attend School 1910-1911; Lottsville/Watts Flats 1910-1912; Reno/Sugar Creek/Galloway 1912-1913; Spartansburg/McCray 1913-1914; in School 1914-1916; West Sunbury/Boyers 1916-1917; Karns City/Kaylor/Petrolia: Fairview 1917-1920; Slippery Rock 1920-1922; Girard/Fairview 1922-1925; Erie: Wesley/South Harborcreek 1925-1928; Reynoldsville 1928-1931; Johnsonburg/Rolfe: Union Chapel 1931-1933; Edinboro 1933-1936; Farrell/Wheatland 1936-1938; New Castle: Mahoning 1938-1942; Chautauqua 1942-1945; Sharon: Oakland Avenue 1945-1946; Superintendent: Meadville: Methodist Home 1946-1947; Emlenton/Foxburg/Saint Petersburg 1947-1953; Retired 1953; Wampum/Newport 1953-1957.

 

BLASDELL, ROBERT A. –

Conference Relations: Supply Pastor Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1911.

Appointment Records: Stoneboro/Jackson Center: Vincent/Millbrook: Schoefield 1911-1913; Sugar Creek/Reno/Galloway 1913-1914.

 

BLINN, THEODORE DANFORTH – (7/4/1815-3/2/1889) – (Clarinda 5/17/1821-6/17/1905) -

Conference Relations: Licensed to Preach 1837; Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1837; Full Membership 1839; Deacon 1841, Soule; Elder 1841, Roberts; Member of Methodist Episcopal East Ohio Conference at Organization 1876; Retired 1883; Deceased: March 2, 1889 in Jefferson, Ohio.

Appointment Records: Oil Creek/Titusville: First/Tidioute/Tionesta (with Rufus Parker) 1837-1838; Wesleyville/Erie: Asbury/McKean/South Harborcreek (with David Preston) 1838-1839; North East: Park (with John Bain) 1839-1840; McKean/Erie: Asbury/Erie: Summit (with John W. Hill) 1840-1841; Harmonsburg/Dicksonburg/ Conneautville/Conneaut Lake: Trinity/Evansburg/Springboro (with Albert Norton and Lorenzo Rodgers) 1841-1842; Cooperstown/Cochranton/Mumford Chapel 1842-1843; Harmony 1843-1845; Mayville (Hazen) 1845-1846; Westfield 1846-1847; Quincy/North East: Stateline 1847-1848; NY: Ellington 1848-1849; Portland 1849-1851; NY: Gerry 1851-1852; Ashville 1852-1854; Randolph 1854-1856; Ellington 1856-1858; Forestville 1858-1859; Portland 1859-1861; Sherman 1861-1863; Quincy/North East: Stateline 1863-1865; Greene Circuit: Greene/ Wesleyville/South Harborcreek/Phillipsville (with James K. Mendenhall) 1865-1867; Superannuated Albion: Grace/Franklin Center 1867-1869; Albion: Grace/Franklin Center (with John A. Commer) 1869-1870; Conneaut 1870-1873; Nottingham/Glenville 1873-1875; Jefferson 1875-1877; Williamsfield/Wayne 1877-1878; Orwell/Colebrook 1878-1880; Orwell 1880-1881; Rock Creek 1881-1882; Rock Creek/Rome 1882-1883.

 

BLISS, GEORGE J. – (1823-12/15/1892) -

Conference Relations: Licensed to Preach 1861; Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1863; Full Membership 1865; Deacon 1865, Baker; Elder 1867, Janes; Member of East Ohio Conference at Organization 1876; Deceased: December 15, 1892 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Appointment Records: Mantua 1863-1864; Chardon 1864-1865; Twinsburg/Aurora 1865-1867; Mayfield 1867-1868; Chagrin Falls 1868-1869; Cleveland: Warring Street 1869-1871; Supernumerary 1871-1874; Erie: Asbury 1874-1875; Supernumerary 1875-1877; Lowell/Coitsville 1877-1878; Conneaut 1878-1879; Saybrook/North Geneva 1879-1881; Nottingham 1881-1882; Madison/North Madison 1882-1883; Madison 1883-1885; Gustavus 1885-1887; Orwell 1887-1888; Youngstown: Wesley Chapel/Hazelton 1888-1889; Youngstown: Wesley Chapel 1889-1890; Nelson 1890-1891; Cleveland: Asbury 1891-1892.

 

BLODGETT, CHARLES WESLEY -

Conference Relations: Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Des Moines Conference 1871; Transferred Methodist Episcopal Central Illinois Conference 1892; Transferred Methodist Episcopal Detroit Conference 1896; Transferred Methodist Episcopal Cincinnati Conference 1900; Transferred to Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh Conference 1905; Transferred to Methodist Episcopal Cincinnati Conference 1909; Member Methodist West Ohio Conference at Organization 1913.

Appointment Records: Pittsburgh: North Avenue 1905-1908.

 

BLODGETT, MILO –

Conference Relations: Supply Pastor Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1879.

Appointment Records: Arkwright 1879-1880.

 

BLODGETT, WARREN. P. -

Conference Relations: Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1921; Full Membership 1923; Deacon 1921, Stuntz; Elder 1923, McConnell; Withdrew from the Methodist Episcopal Ministry 1930.

Appointment Records: Appointed to attend school 1921-1922; Pulaski/New Castle: Kings Chapel 1922-1923; Appointed to attend school 1923-1927.

 

BLOOM, J. J. – (-1911) - (Mrs. J. J. -1910) – [M: ..] –

Conference Relations: Member and ordained Elder of Methodist Episcopal Genesee Conference; Transferred to United Brethren in Christ Church Erie Conference 1899 at Union City, PA; Admitted into Conference 1880; Itinerancy 1903; Elder 1899, E. B. Kephart; Deceased: 1911. (Memoir in United Brethren in Christ Erie Conference journal 1911, page 28; Mrs. J. J. in Journal 1910, page 32 and 51).

Appointment Records: Sugar Grove Mission 1900-1901; Findley Lake 1901-1903; Wayne Station: Wayne Valley/Beaver Dam 1903-1905; Erie: Glenwood 1905-1906; Bradford: West Branch/Degolia/Evans Memorial 1906-1909.

 

BLOOM, JOHN – (1864-9/18/1923) – (Mathilda Grannis 5/5/1864-12/24/1937) – [M: 1886 in East Prussia] -

Conference Relations: Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh Conference 1903; Full Membership 1905; Deacon 1903, Mallalieu; Elder 1904, Fowler; Deceased: September 18, 1923 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Born in 1864 in Friedenshof, East Prussia.

Appointment Records: Pittsburgh: Polish Mission 1903-September 18, 1923.

 

BLOOMER, SEELY -

Conference Relations: Admitted on Trial Methodist Protestant Pittsburgh Conference 1837; Deacon 1837, President C. Springer; Elder 1839, President George Brown.

Appointment Records: Waynesburg Circuit: Waynesburg: Washington Street 1838-1840; Bucyrus Circuit 1840-1841; in hands of President 1841-1842; Wayne Circuit 1842-1843 and 1844-1847.

 

BLOOMQUIST, DAVID –

Conference Relations: Supply Pastor Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference.

Appointment Records: Eureka/Littles Corners 1941-1942.

 

BLOOMSTER, OTTO H. – (8/12/1881-4/22/1950) – (Ethel Magnuson 8/14/1891-4/20/1963) – [M: 9/16/1914 in Brides home at Sugar Grove, PA] -

Conference Relations: Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1919; Full Membership 1921; Deacon 1921, McConnell; Elder 1923, McConnell; Retired 1947; Deceased: April 22, 1950 in Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania. Buried in Swedish Lutheran Cemetery, Chandler’s Valley, Pennsylvania. Born August 12, 1881 in Flora, Boone County, Illinois.

Academic Records: A.B. Taylor University 1915

Appointment Records: NJ: Perrineville: Presbyterian Church 1915-1916; Freehold 1916-1919; PA: Columbus/North Corry/Springs Creek Supply September 1918-1919; Elgin 1919-1921; Hydetown/East Troy/Titusville: Bethel/Titusville: White Oak 1921-1923; Lander 1923-1925; Kinzua 1925-1928; East Grove/Franklin: Nicklin/Polk/Reynolds 1928-1930; Cranberry/Seneca/Plummer 1930-1932; Putneyville/Oak Ridge/Kellersburg/ Saint Charles/Widnoon 1932-1934; Oak Ridge/ Summerville/Kingsville 1934-1937; East Brady 1937-1941; Fallowfield/Kennard/Old Salem/Salem 1941-1945; Lowville/Phillipsville/Wattsburg 1945-1947.

 

BLOSSER, ALDEN S. –

Conference Relations: Supply Pastor Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh Conference 1929.

Appointment Records: Tucker 1920-1922; Meadow Lands 1926-1929; Speers/Ebenezer 1929-1930; Ebensburg 1930-1931.

 

BLOUNT, CHARLES W. -

Conference Relations: United Brethren in Christ Church Erie Conference 1913; Admitted into Conference 1914; Itinerancy 1916.

Academic Records: Mexico Academy; Fally Seminary; Moody Institute.

Appointment Records: Grand Valley Circuit/Sanford 1913-1916.

 

BLUME, ARTHUR H. –

Conference Relations: Supply Pastor Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference.

Appointment Records: Sheridan 1949-1950.

 

BLUME, WILLIAM W. –

Conference Relations: Supply Pastor Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference.

Appointment Records: Saegertown/Woodcock/Venango 1951-1952; Saegertown/Woodcock 1952-1953; Versailles 1956-1958.

 

BLY, JAMES R. – (-11/16/1920) – (Ida Steiner 3/8/1862-8/21/1946) – [M: 5/18/1898] –

Conference Relations: Supply Pastor Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh Conference 1902.

Appointment Records: Allison/Glenshaw 1894-1896; Allison/Evergreen/Pittsburgh: North End 1896-1898; Carmichaels/Jefferson 1902-1903; Jefferson Hills/Gastonville: Pleasantview/Venetia: Wrights/Edwards Chapel 1903-1905; Washington: Liberty Chapel 1909-1914; Houston/Meadow Lands 1914-1917; Coal Center/Newell 1917-1918; Trinity; Pleasant Valley; .

 

BOETTICHER, EDWARD LOUIS (12/20/1903-12/15/1963) – (Gayzelle Rusk 4/13/1903-8/28/1994) -

Conference Relations: Licensed to Preach 1924; Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh Conference 1926; Full Membership 1928; Deacon 1928, Welch; Elder 1929, Locke; Member Methodist Western Pennsylvania Conference at Merger 1962; Deceased: December 15, 1963 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Buried in Monongahela, Pa. Born: December 20, 1903 in Gilmore, Ohio.

Appointment Records: Conway/Glenfield 1925-1926; in School 1926-1928; Pittsburgh: McCandless Avenue 1928-1931; Pittsburgh: Beechview 1931-1935; Monessen: First 1935-1940; New Kensington: First 1940-1956; Superintendent: Blairsville District 1956-1962; Executive Secretary: Conference Board of Missions/Church Extension 1962-December 15, 1963.

 

BOETTICHER, WILLIAM EDWARD – (5/1/1873-9/30/1932) – (Laura O. Sykes 6/6/1872-12/31/1955) – [M: 1895] -

Conference Relations: Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal East Ohio Conference 1898; Transferred to Methodist Episcopal West Wisconsin Conference 1908; Transferred to Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh Conference 1911; Deceased: September 30, 1932 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Buried in Monongahela Cemetery, Monongahela, Pa. Born May 1, 1873 in Clarington, Ohio.

Appointment Records: Sharpsburg: Grace 1911-1914; Pittsburgh: Schenley Heights 1914-1919; Donora 1919-1925; Pittsburgh: Trinity 1925-1928; Pittsburgh: Friendship Park 1928-1931; South Brownsville 1931-September 30, 1932.

 

BOGGESS, FELIX RILEY – (11/30/1823-4/8/1901) -

Conference Relations: Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh Conference 1847; Member Methodist Episcopal Western Virginia Conference at Organization 1848; Transferred to Methodist Episcopal Central Illinois Conference; Deceased: April 8, 1901 in Illinois.

Appointment Records: Middleburne 1847-1848.

 

BOLLINGER, CHARLES F. - (12/21/1855-2/7/1949) – (Mary E. Jones –6/12/1893) – [1884] - (Annie Elizabeth Giles 12/1/1868-12/12/1948) – [M: 4/28/1896 in Butler, Pa] -

Conference Relations: Licensed to Preach 1882; Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal West Virginia Conference 1884; Full Membership 1886; Elder 1882, Foster; Transferred to Methodist Episcopal North Dakota Conference 1889; Transferred to Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh Conference 1892; Retired 1916; Deceased: February 7, 1949 in Meadville, Pennsylvania. Born: December 21, 1855 in Butler County, Pennsylvania.

Appointment Records: Brownsdale: Nixon/Thorn Creek 1892-1894; Alverton/Jacobs Creek/Mount Lebanon: Tarrs/New Stanton 1894-1895; Mount Lebanon (Tarrs)/Jacobs Creek 1895-1897; Swissvale/Port Perry 1897-1902; Creighton: Janes 1902-1904; Millvale 1904-1907; Brownsville Second (South) 1907-1908; WV: Chester 1908-1913; Somerset: Calvary 1913-1916.

 

BOLSTER, D. -

Conference Relations: United Brethren in Christ Church Erie Conference. Admitted to Conference 1861; Transferred to North Iowa Conference 1867.

Appointment Records: Mercer Mission 1856-1857; Ohltown Mission 1858-1859; French Creek Mission 1859-1860; Rockland 1860-1861; Sugar Grove Circuit 1861-1862; Harmony Circuit 1862-1863; Rockland Mission/Amity Circuit 1863-1864; Richville Mission 1863-1863; Sugar Lake Circuit/Deckards/Sugar Lake 1864-1865; Pleasantville Circuit 1867-1867; Transferred to North Iowa Conference 1867.

 

BOLTON, JOHN C. – (1/19/1887-3/3/1938) – (Anne Mae Robinson 7/16/1888-2/15/1934) -

Conference Relations: Minister Methodist Protestant Pittsburgh Conference 1851; Transferred to Methodist Protestant Wilmington Conference; Deceased: March 3, 1938 in Maryland.

Appointment Records: Connellsville Circuit: Dunbar/Scottdale: Hickory Square/Stahlstown: (with William M. Botts) 1851-1853; Pocahontas Circuit 1853-1854; Pocahontas Circuit/Greenbriar Circuit 1854-1855.

 

BOLTON, ORSON WARD – (5/4/1878-3/25/1957) – (Maude Idell 3/5/1877-6/1/1951) – [M: 6/14/1906] -

Conference Relations: Admitted on Trial Methodist Protestant Pittsburgh Conference 1905; Elder 1908, President A. E. Fletcher; Member Methodist Pittsburgh Conference at Union 1939; Retired 1946; Deceased: March 25, 1957 in Aspinwall, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Born: May 4, 1877 in Amity, Pennsylvania.

Appointment Records: Morningside Mission July 8, 1905-1905; Hopwood 1905-1906; Monongahela Circuit: Coal Lick/Fordyce/Frosty Run/Mount Calvary/Waynesburg: Mount Pleasant/Spraggs 1906-1910; Fordyce/Mount Calvary/Waynesburg: Mount Pleasant 1910-December 20, 1912; Bakerstown/Bairdford December 20, 1912-1913; Left without appointment at own request 1913-1914; Rankin 1914-1916; Turtle Creek: Electric Heights 1916-1917; Eldersville/Bethel 1917-1919; Foreign Missions Committee 1918-1919; Dunbar/Mount Braddock Mission 1918-1919; Statistical Secretary 1919-1922; Dunbar/Mount Braddock Mission 1922-1928; WV: New Cumberland/Zalia 1928-1930; New Cumberland/Zalia/Point Pleasant 1930-1931; PA: Sharpsburg: Grace 1931-1936; Monongahela Circuit: Coal Lick/Mount Calvary/Waynesburg: Mount Pleasant/Fordyce/Spraggs 1936-1940; Washington: Liberty 1940-1946.

 

BOLTON, WILLIAM B. -

Conference Relations: Supply Pastor Methodist Protestant Pittsburgh Conference 1851; Deceased: 1904 in North Illinois Conference.

Appointment Records: Huntersville Circuit 1851-1852; Huntersville/Greenbriar 1852-1853; Greenbriar Circuit 1853-1854; Randolph Valley Mission 1854-1855; Fairmont Station 1855-1856.

 

BONNELL, LLOYD –

Conference Relations: Supply Pastor Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1959.

Appointment Records: Guys Run/Mount Hope 1959-1961; Sheakleyville/Mount Hope/North Salem 1961-April 1962.

 

BONNEY, GERALD E. – (7/13/1896-4/4/1957) – (Maybelle Brown Bonney [Lew] Johnston 7/16/1917-8/19/2006) – [M: ..] - –

Conference Relations: Full Time Approved Supply Pastor Methodist Pittsburgh Conference 1951; Deceased: April 4, 1957 in Sheridan Terrace, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Buried in Belle Vernon Cemetery, Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania. Born: July 13, 1896 in South Paris, Maine.

Academic Records: Gordon College of Theology/Missions; Graduate Course of Study.

Appointment Records: Edwards Chapel/Gastonville/Pleasantview 1948-1950; Beallsville Circuit: Beallsville/Denbo: Saint Pauls 1951-1953; Pittsburgh: Sheraden Terrace 1953-April 4, 1957.

 

BOOR, JAMES K. –

Conference Relations: Supply Pastor Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1959.

Appointment Records: Clarington/Fisher/Sigel: Zion 1959-1962.

 

BOOSER, JOHN HENRY (2/5/1863-12/23/1929) – (Mrs. J. H. –1909) – [M: ..] –

Conference Relations: Evangelical Church Pittsburgh Conference. Licensed 1889. Received into Membership 1891. Deceased: December 23, 1929. Born: February 5, 1863. (Memoir in Evangelical Church, Pittsburgh Conference journal 1930, page 43).

Appointment Records: Cherry Tree 1909--; Barkleyville/Oak Hill 1923-1924; Meyersdale: Saint John/Coleman/Meyersdale: Garrett/Husband 1924-1925; Harmony/Pleasantville 1926-1927; Westover: Cherry Tree 1927-1928; Johnstown Mission: Bowserdale 1928-1929; Puritan 1929-December 23, 1929

 

BOOTHE, EZRA -

Conference Relations: Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Ohio Conference 1816; Full Membership 1818; Deacon 1818; Elder 1820; Member Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh Conference at Organization 1825; Located 1825.

Appointment Records: Beaver: First/West Bridgewater/Chippewa 1816-1817; OH: Grand River/Mahoning 1817-1818; Cuyahoga 1818-1820; Geneva/Mahoning (with Charles Truscote) 1820-1821; PA: Erie Circuit: Erie: Asbury/Erie: First/Franklin: First/Old Salem/Polk/Sharon/Girard/Miles Grove (Lake City)/Mill Village/Mumford Chapel/Titusville: First/Miles Mills (Union City: First)/West Springfield (with Charles Truscote) 1821-1822; Deerfield 1822-1823; Avalon: Greenstone/Beaver: First/Bridgewater/Tarentum: First (with Albert G. Richardson) 1823-1824; Unknown 1824-1825.

 

BOOTS, WILSON TEXTER – (Nora) -

Conference Relations: Licensed to Preach in Bolivia 1951; Admitted on Trial Methodist Bolivia Conference 1954; Full Membership 1960; Deacon 1954, Barbiere; Elder 1960, Love; Transferred to Methodist Argentina Conference 1956; Transferred to Methodist Western Pennsylvania Conference 1965.

Appointment Records: Bolivia: Cochabamba 1953-1957; Appointed to attend school 1957-1960; TN: Triune: Wesley 1957-1960; Argentina: Cordoba-Alta Gracia 1962-1964; NY: Stoney Point: Professor: Missionary Orientation Center 1964-June 16, 1971; Manhattan: Broadway Temple 1971-1979; Superintendent: Long Island West District 1979-1985; Program Director: New York Annual Conference 1985-1993; Retired 1993; Missionary General Board of Global Ministries, 1964-

 

BORBIDGE, JAMES – (1/23/1827-4/27/1881) – (Jennie A. Cook 1/16/1832-1/1/1902) -

Conference Relations: Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh Conference 1850; Full Membership 1852; Deacon 1852, Simpson; Elder 1854, Scott; Transferred to Methodist Episcopal Rock River Conference 1866; Deceased: April 17, 1881 in Methodist Episcopal Rock River Conference Illinois.

Appointment Records: Blairsville Circuit: Blairsville/Hopewell/New Derry/Saltsburg: First/Torrance (with Samuel H. Nesbitt) 1850-1851; Greensburg: First/Pleasant Unity (with David L. Dempsey) 1851-1852; Florence 1852-1853; Fayette Circuit: Cookstown (Fayette City)/Belle Vernon/Perryopolis: Fairview Chapel Masontown/Smithfield 1853-1854; Butler: First/Thorn Creek/Monroe Chapel (with Richard Morrow) 1854-1856; Apollo/Elderton/Cochran’s Mills/Leechburg/Elderton: Mount Zion (with John Simpson) 1856-1857; Apollo/Elderton/Cochran’s Mills/Leechburg/Elderton: Mount Zion (with Jeremiah W. Kessler 1857-1858; Kittanning: First 1858-1860; Sandyville 1860-1862; Enon Valley/Chippewa/Clinton (with Edward Williams) 1862-1864; Columbiana 1864-1865; Latrobe/New Derry/Pleasant Unity (with James B. Gray) 1865-1866.

 

BORELAND, FRANKLIN D. –

Conference Relations: Supply Pastor Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1950.

Appointment Records: Clark: Trinity 1950-1951.

 

BORGER, EDGAR – (-1900) - -

Conference Relations: United Evangelical Church, Pittsburgh Conference (journal 1900, page 42); Huldah Pauline Borger 1905 journal, page 72).

Appointment Records:

 

BORGER, MILTON E. – (3/1/1879-1870-3/2/1923) – (Mrs. 1875-12/23/1965) –

Conference Relations: Licensed United Evangelical Pittsburgh Conference 1894. Deceased: March 2, 1923 at Brookville, Pennsylvania. Born: March 1, 1870 at Sunville, Venango County, Pennsylvania. (Memoir in Evangelical Church Pittsburgh Conference 1923, page 52).

Academic Records: Central Pennsylvania College at New Berlin, PA.

Appointment Records: Erie; Barkeyville/Hebron 1896-1898; Emlenton: Old Zion 1898-1901; Elton: Zion/Salix: Bethel/ South Folk: Mount Hope 1901-1904; Johnstown: Bethany/Scalp Level: Trinity 1904-1905; Salem; Franklin: Parker Avenue (Grace) 1904-1908; South Fork: First 1909-1912; Wilkinsburg: Biddle Avenue 1912-1917; Brookville; Franklin: Grace 1917-1920; Brookville: Evangelical 1920-1923.

 

BORLAND, JOHN C. A. - (6/29/1866-7/10/1921) – (Belle Boylan Borland [T. W.] English 8/6/1867-7/24/1944) – [M: 1/1886 of Deer Creek Township, Mercer County, PA] -

Conference Relations: Licensed to Preach 1894; Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1899; Full Membership 1901; Deacon 1898, Merrill; Elder 1903, McCabe; Deceased: July 10, 1921 in Mentor, Ohio. Buried in Shenango Cemetery in Greenville, Pennsylvania.. Born June 29, 1866 in New Vernon Township, Mercer County, PA.

Appointment Records: Harrisville 1898-1899: Mercer Circuit: Pulaski/New Castle: King's Chapel 1899-1902; New Castle: Grace 1902-1905; Girard/Fairview 1905-1906; Erie: Tenth Street 1906-1915; DuBois: First 1915-1919; Greenville: First 1919-July 10, 1921.

 

BORLAND, ROBERT S. – (1836-4/20/1915) – (Adella C. Park 6/16/1846-4/4/1919) – [M: ..] -

Conference Relations: Licensed to Preach 1865; Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1867; Full Membership 1869; Deacon 1869, Ames; Elder 1871, Simpson; Deceased: April 20, 1915 in Mercer, Pennsylvania. Buried in Mausoleum in Mercer, Pennsylvania. Born 1836.

Appointment Records: Hubbard 1867-1868; Rootstown 1868-1870; Tallmadge 1870-1872; Reno 1872-1874; Randolph 1874-1876; Saint Petersburg 1876-1879; Girard/Miles Grove (Lake City) 1879-1882; Brookville: First 1882-1883; Superintendent: Jamestown District 1883-1887; Sharon: First 1887-1890; Miles Grove (Lake City) 1890-1891; North East: Park 1891-1892; Superannuated 1892-1893; Busti/Farmington (Lander) 1893-1895; Forestville 1895-1897; Mercer 1897-1902; Commissioner of the Permanent Annuity Fund 1902-April 20, 1915.

 

BOSSART, DONALD EUGENE -

Conference Relations: Admitted on Trial Methodist Pittsburgh Conference 1955; Full Membership 1958; Deacon 1955, Wicke; Elder 1958, Wicke. Transferred Methodist New England Conference April 15, 1960; Transferred to Methodist South Indiana Conference; Transferred to United Methodist Rocky Mountain Conference; Retired 1997.

Appointment Records: Appointed to attend school 1955-1960; Northwest Indiana Conference: Campus Ministries: DePaul University 1968-; South Indiana Conference: Director: Christian Action Program 1969-; CO: Denver: Associate Professor: Iliff School of Theology 1977-1997.

 

BOSSOM, F. H. –

Conference Relations: Supply Pastor Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh Conference 1914.

Appointment Records: Armagh/Johnstown: Cramer 1914-1915.

 

BOSWORTH, GEORGE W. –

Conference Relations: Supply Pastor Methodist Pittsburgh Conference 1941.

Appointment Records: Gans 1941-1945.

 

BOTTS, WILLIAM M. -

Conference Relations: Supply Pastor Methodist Protestant Pittsburgh Conference 1856; Transferred to Methodist Protestant West Virginia Conference.

Appointment Records: Union Circuit: Amity (with Henry Palmer) 1847-1948 Connellsville Circuit: Connellsville: First/Scottdale: Hickory Squire/Stahlstown (with John B. Clark, Sr. and John B. Clark, Jr.; and James Hopwood) 1850-1851; Connellsville Circuit: Dunbar/Hickory Square/Stahlstown/ (with John C. Bolton) 1851-1853; in Hands of President 1853-1855; Amity Circuit 1856-1858.

 

BOUGHTON, OZIAS HUNTER – (3/24/1858-3/26/1910) – (Lizzie Leigh -1880) – [M: 4/29/1877] - (Margaret McBaine) – [M: 1/25/1881 -

Conference Relations: Primitive Methodist for several years; Received into itinerancy Methodist Protestant Pittsburgh Conference 1902; Admitted on Trial 1903; Full Membership 1903; Elder 1903, President W. H. Gladden; Deceased: March 26, 1910 in Kittanning Pennsylvania. Buried in Yellow Creek Presbyterian Cemetery, Yellow Creek, Ohio. Born: March 24, 1858 in Phillipsburg, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.

Academic Records: Albany University of New York, Ph.D.

Appointment Records: Bethel Circuit 1902-1904; in hands of President 1904-April 28, 1905; Monongahela Circuit: Coal Lick/Fordyce/Mount Calvary/Waynesburg: Mount Pleasant/Spraggs April 28, 1905-1906; Broadford Circuit: Scottdale: Hickory Square 1906-1907; Kittanning: Little Jim (Union Avenue) 1907-August 18, 1910.

 

BOWDISH, PHILO –

Conference Relations: Lay Pastor Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1842.

Appointment Records: Hazen 1842-1847.

 

BOWEN, I. L. – ( -1909) -

Conference Relations: United Brethren in Christ Church Erie Conference. Admitted to Conference 1862. Deceased: 1909; Elder 1865, J. J. Glossbrenner. (Memoir in United Brethren in Christ journal 1909, page 34).

Appointment Records: Westfield Mission 1862-1864; Located 1864-1865; Pine Grove Circuit 1865-1866; Clymer Circuit 1866-1867; Clymer Circuit/Kennedyville Circuit 1867-1868; Sugar Grove Circuit 1868-1869; Sugar Grove Circuit/Napoli Mission1870; Axville Mission 1870-1871; Orleans Mission 1871-1872; Harris Hill 1872-1874; Port Allegany Mission 1874-1875; Corydon Mission 1875-1876; Unknown 1876-1883; Williston 1883-1884; Fredonia Circuit 1884-1885; Pleasant Valley Circuit 1885-1886; Great Valley 1986-1887; Unknown 1887-1901; Superannuated 1901.

 

BOWEN, L. G. -

Conference Relations: United Brethren in Christ Church Erie Conference.

Appointment Records: Chandlers Valley 1918-1919; Chautauqua 1919-November 25, 1919; Warsaw December 1, 1919-.

 

BOWER, C. F. –

Conference Relations: Supply Pastor Methodist Pittsburgh Conference 1942.

Appointment Records: Cookport Circuit/Salem 1942-1944.

 

BOWER, J. – (1820-1903) –

Conference Relations: Evangelical United Brethren Pittsburgh Conference. Licensed 1845; Deceased: 1903; Born: 1820.

 

BOWER, JACOB – (1820-1903) –

Conference Relations: Evangelical United Brethren Pittsburgh Conference 1845; Licensed 1845. Local Deacon 1892; Deceased: 1902-1903. Born: 1820.

Appointment Records: Palo Alto 1845-1846; Fayette/Preston/Kingwood and adjacent fields of labor with J. L. Kennell 1892-1894; Kingwood (Address) 1895-1903.

 

BOWER, W. A. –

Conference Relations: Supply Pastor Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh Conference 1867.

Appointment Records: Luthersburg/Dubois: Salem 1867-1868.

 

BOWERS, ABRAHAM H. (2/13/1825-12/3/1891) – (Ann Jane Job Chino 7/14/1827-10/6/1918) – [M: 4/8/1952 in Cleveland, Ohio] -

Conference Relations: Licensed to Preach in England 1845; Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1851; Full Membership 1853; Deacon 1853, Baker; Elder 1855, Morris; Deceased: December 3, 1891 in Wesleyville Pennsylvania. Buried in Jamestown, New York.Born February 13, 1825 in Lincolnshire, England.

Appointment Records: Concord 1851-1852; Kingsville 1852-1853; Edinboro 1853-1854; Cambridge 1854-1855; Cambridge/La Boeuff Mission 1855-1856; Cambridge Springs/Mill Village/New Richmond/Rockville/ Venango/North Richmond/Woodcock 1856-1857; Saegertown/Hamlin Chapel 1857-1858; Espyville/Shermansville/ Westford 1858-1859; Salem/Fallowfield/Sugar Grove (Kennard)/New Salem/Old Salem (with Isaac Scofield) 1859-1861; Delaware Grove/Fredonia/Fredonia: Big Bend 1861-1863; Superannuated 1863-1864; Rockland/Van 1864-1866; Riceville/Blooming Valley/ Centerville/Spartansburg (with Edwin Chace) 1866-1867; Riceville/Blooming Valley/ Centerville/Spartansburg 1867-1869; Supernumerary 1869-1870; Vienna/Brookfield 1870 but excused from going to his appointment; Youngsville 1871-1872; Fagundus City (West Hickory) 1872-1873; Supernumerary 1873-1876; Pine Grove/Farmington (Landers) 1876-1878; Cottage/Dayton 1878-1880; Ashville/Busti 1880-1882; Perrysburg 1882-1883; Greenfield/Mina 1883-1886; Erie: Asbury 1886-1888; Chautauqua 1888-1889; Erie: Wesley (Wesleyville)/South Harborcreek 1889-December 3, 1891.

 

BOWERS, ARTHUR C. -

Conference Relations: Licensed to Preach 1885; Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1885; Full Membership 1887; Deacon 1887, Ninde; Elder 1889, Foss; Voluntary Location 1906.

Appointment Records: McKean/Erie: Summit 1885-1887; Miles Grove (Lake City) 1887-1890; Erie: Wayne Street 1890-1892; Mayville (Hazen) 1892-1895; Ridgway: Trinity/Wilcox 1895-1898; Meadville: First (Stone) 1898-1901; Franklin: First 1901-1905; Supernumerary 1905-1906.

 

BOWERS, P. H. –

Conference Relations: United Brethren in Christ Church Erie Conference 1897.

Appointment Records: Marshburg 1897-resigned July 3, 1897; Farmers Valley 1910-1911.

 

BOWMAN, OLIVER M. –

Conference Relations: Supply Pastor Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1925.

Appointment Records: Palmer 1925-1927.

 

BOWMAN, PAUL -

Conference Relations: Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1941; Deacon 1942, Straughn; Withdrew from Ministry/Membership of Methodist Church 1944.

Appointment Records: Left without appointment to attend school 1941-1942; Chaplain United States Navy 1942-1943.

 

BOWSER, ALVIE EMORY – (9/6/1887-5/19/1962) – (Elizabeth Harris 4/4/1892-12/28/1977) – [M: in Creighton, Pa] –

Conference Relations: Supply Pastor Methodist Pittsburgh Conference 1948. Deceased: May 19, 1962 in Tarentum, Pennsylvania. Buried in Deer Creek Cemetery, Harmarville, Pennsylvania. Born: September 6, 1887 in Boston, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.

Appointment Records: Craigsville/Fenelton/McKee Chapel 1948-1957; Harmarville 1957-1959.

 

BOWSER, MRS. BONNIE –

Conference Relations: Supply Pastor Methodist Pittsburgh Conference 1960.

Appointment Records: Rogers Chapel 1960-1961; Rogers Chapel/Templeton (with Anna Van Ryn) 1961-1962.

 

BOWER, MRS. EMMA -

Conference Relations: Supply Pastor Methodist Protestant Pittsburgh Conference 1909.

Appointment Records: Burnside Circuit 1909-1910; Conference Evangelist 1910-1911; Clarion-Brookville Circuit 1910-1913; Hopewell 1913-1914; Percy Circuit 1914-1915.

 

BOWLES, J. T. – ( -1890) –

Conference Relations: Member Evangelical Association Pittsburgh Conference. Licensed 1869. Deceased: 1890. (Memoir in Evangelical Association Pittsburgh Conference 1891, page 67).

Appointment Records:

 

BOWSER, KENNETH LINWOOD -

Conference Relations: On Trial Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1956; Transferred to Methodist Episcopal North East Ohio Conference 1959; Full Membership 1960; Retired 1995.

Appointment Records: Appointed to attend school 1956-1959; OH: Salem Associate 1959-1960; Hopewell 1960-; Canton: Church of The Savior 1969-; East Ohio Conference: Associate Director: Council on Ministries 1977-1982; Montrose: Zion 1982-1992; Loudonville 1992-1995.

 

BOWSER, WELLINGTON – (–6/19/1938) - (Tannie Wade Bowser 8/7/1857-5/5/1935) – [M: ..] -

Conference Relations: Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1879; Deacon 1879, Bowman; Transferred to South India Conference 1879; Full Membership 1882; Elder 1884, Hurst; Transferred to Columbia River Conference 1889; Retired 1897; Deceased: June 19, 1938 in California: Pacific North West Conference.

Appointment Records: Cawnpore Memorial School 1880-1881; Roorkee 1881-1882: Rurki 1882-1883; Kurrachee 1883-1885; Unknown 1885-1886; Bangalore Baldwin Schools 1886-1887; On leave in America 1887-1888; NM: President: Albuquerque College 1888-1889; President: Columbia River Conference Academy 1889-1890; WA: Wattsburg 1890-1892; Athena 1892-1893; OR: Milton 1893-1895; Supernumerary 1895-1897.

 

BOWYER, WILLIAM A.:

Conference Relations: Admitted on Trial Wesleyan Methodist Church, Allegheny Conference 1863; Ordained Deacon/Elder in the same Conference/Church the dates of said ordinations not being ascertainable; Admitted on Trial in the Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1866; Full Membership 1868; Member of the East Ohio Conference at Organization 1876; Retired 1876; Located 1877.

Appointment Records: Bridgeport 1863-1864; Sugar Grove 1864-1865; Harrisonville 1865-1866; Ridgway: Trinity 1866-1867; Luthersburg Charge: Brandy Camp/Brockport/Kersey/Luthersburg/Toby 1867-1868; Washington/Helen Furnace/Leeper/Tylersburg/Scotch Hill 1868-1869; Shippenville/Emlenton/Providence (Delo Chapel)/Pine City 1869-1870; Rimersburg/Lawsonham 1870-1871; Supernumerary 1871-1876.

 

BOYD, A. C. –

Conference Relations: Supply Pastor Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1911.

Appointment Records: Fertigs/Hill City/Pine City/President/Venus: Calvary 1911-1912.

 

BOYD, E. M. -

Conference Relations: United Brethren in Christ Church Erie Conference.

Appointment Records: Lake Pleasant 1915-1916.

 

BOYD, JOHN –

Conference Relations: Supply Pastor Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh Conference 1876.

Appointment Records: Springdale/Walter Chapel 1867-1868; Saltsburg 1874-1875; Shousetown (Glenwillard)/ Middletown (Coraopolis) 1875-1878.

 

BOYD, REUBEN EARL – (4/26/1888-5/28/1937) – (Caroline Parsons 10/23/1887-) – [M: 9/16/1913 in Pittsburgh, Pa] -

Conference Relations: Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh Conference 1911; Full Membership 1913; Deacon 1913, Hamilton; Elder 1915, Cranston. Deceased: May 28, 1937 in Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, DC. Buried in Arlington Cemetery, Washington, DC. Born April 26, 1888 in Circleville, Pa]

Appointment Records: Pittsburgh: Smithfield Street Assistant 1911-1912; Appointed to Attend School 1912-1913; Pittsburgh: Trinity Temple 1913-1919; Chaplain: United States Army 1919-May 28, 1937.

 

BOYD, ROBERT – (4/5/1792-7/4/1880) -

Conference Relations: Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Baltimore Conference 1815; Full Membership 1817; Deacon 1817; Elder 1819; Member Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh Conference at Organization 1825; Located 1826; Readmitted 1829; Retired 1860; Member East Ohio Conference at Organization 1876; Deceased: July 4, 1880 in East Ohio. Born: April 5, 1792 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

Appointment Records: Baltimore Conference: Monongahela/Randolph 1815-1816; Carlisle Circuit 1816-1817; Somerset Circuit 1817-1818; Greenbrier Circuit 1818-1819; Pendleton Circuit 1819-1820; Rockingham 1820-1821; South Branch 1821-1823; Pittsburgh: Allegheny 1823-1825; Connellsville: First (Wesley)/Blairsville: First 1825-1826; Located 1826-1829; Monongahela 1829-1832; Brownsville: First 1832-1834; Steubenville 1934-1835; Presiding Elder: Uniontown District 1835-1837; Washington 1837-1838; Barnesville 1838-1840; Washington 1840-1842; Summerfield 1842-1844; Ohio: Canton/Massillon 1844-1845; Barnesville 1845-1847; Flushing 1847-1843; Washington 1848-1849; Washington/Cambridge 1849-1850; Norwich 1850-1852; Smithfield 1852-1854; Springfield 1854-1856; New Somerset 1856-1858; Richmond 1858-1860; Retired 1860; Nicklin 1861-1862.

 

BOYD, ROBERT B. – (9/11/1830-3/30/1876) – (Nancy J. Weir 1831-9/11/1926) – [M: 1857] -

Conference Relations: Licensed to Preach 1856; Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1857; Full Membership 1859; Deacon 1859, Simpson; Elder 1861, Morris; Deceased: March 30, 1876 in Brookville, Pennsylvania. Buried in Old Coolspring Cemetery, Coolspring Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Born September 11, 1830 in Cool Springs, Mercer County, Pa.

Appointment Records: Porterville 1857-1858; Pine Grove (now Grove City) 1858-1859; Hendersonville/East Grove/ Nicklin/Polk 1859-1861; North Washington/Clintonville/Peters Chapel/Big Bend 1861-1863; Harrisville/ Centerville (Slippery Rock) 1863-1865; Rimersburg/ Lawsonham/Sandy Hollow 1865-1868; Rockland/Seneca/ Van 1868-1871; South Oil City: (Grace) 1871-1873; Brookville/Emerickville 1873-March 30, 1876.

 

BOYER, GEORGE E. (12/22/1868-8/16/1935) – (Effie Butler 2/12/1876-12/27/1962) -

Conference Relations: Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1920; Full Membership 1922; Deacon 1917, Berry; Elder 1923, McConnell; Deceased: August 16, 1935 in Saegertown, Pennsylvania. Buried in Saegertown, Pennsylvania.

Appointment Records: Supply Pastor in Oregon/Wisconsin 1908-1911; East Kane Supply 1911-1913; Clark's Mills Supply 1913-1917; Centerville/Riceville/Britton Run Supply 1917-1921; West Sunbury/Boyer 1921-1924; Stockton 1924-1915; Saegertown/Littles Corners 1925-August 16, 1935.

 

BOYER, LEVI MITCHELL – (1842-1931) –

Conference Relations: Evangelical United Brethren Pittsburgh Conference. Licensed 1866. Deceased: 1931. Born: 1842. (Memoir in Evangelical Church Pittsburgh Conference journal 1932, page 52).

Appointment Records:

 

BOYER, N. FRANK – (11/21/1868-7/11/1939) – (Tirzah -1917) –

Conference Relations: United Evangelical Pittsburgh Conference. Licensed 1899; Full Membership 1901. Deceased: July 11, 1939. Born: November 21, 1868. (Memoir in Evangelical Church Pittsburgh Conference 1939, page 48).

Appointment Records: Meyersdale: Mount Olivet 1899-1902; Johnstown : Moxham (Christ) 1903-1907; Somerset: Grace 1906-1910; Husband 1907-1908; Westmoreland Circuit: Lebanon/Ligonier: First (Calvary)/Rector/Stahlstown: Zion 1910-1913; Franklin: First (Christ)/Oak Hill 1913-1914; Portage: Trinity 1914-1919; Conemaugh: Calvary 1923-1926; Braddock 1926-1930; Venus/Heckathorn 1930-1935; Clarendon: Evangelical 1935-July 11, 1939.

 

BOYERS, HEZEKIAH C. -

Conference Relations: Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh Conference 1840; Full Membership 1842; Deacon 1842, Morris; Transferred to Methodist Episcopal Arkansas Conference 1842; Returned to Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh Conference 1845; Withdrew 1848.

Appointment Records: Kingwood 1840-1841; Williamsport 1841-1842; Massillon 1845-1846; Paris 1846-1848.

 

BOYLE, JOHN THOMAS – (5/1/1825-6/30/1893) – (Sarah Ann Laughlin 7/10/1826-12/19/1912) -

Conference Relations: Licensed to Preach 1849; Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1851; Full Membership 1853; Deacon 1853, Baker; Elder 1855, Morris; Transferred to Methodist Episcopal Missouri/Arkansas Conference 1865; Member of the Methodist Episcopal Missouri Conference in separation from Missouri/Arkansas Conference 1868; Retired 1884; Deceased: June 30, 1893 in Trenton, Missouri.

Appointment Records: Pleasantville/Oil City: Trinity/Hydetown/Titusville: First/Titusville: Bethel 1851-1852; New Bethlehem/Putneyville 1852-1853; Brookville/Fertigs/Emerickville 1853-1855; Clarion/Corsica/Strattanville 1855-1857; New Wilmington 1857-1859; Poland 1859-1860; Mount Jackson 1860-1862; Niles 1862-1865; MO: Saint Joseph 1865-1866; Savannah 1866-1868; Superintendent: Saint Joseph District 1868-1872; Maryville 1872-1874; Macon 1874-1875; Superintendent: Princeton District 1875-1876; Superintendent: Trenton District 1876-1879; Kirksville 1879-1880; Saint Joseph Circuit 1880-1881; Edinburg 1881-1883; Supernumerary 1883-1884.

 

BOYLE, JOSEPH – (-1871) -

Conference Relations: Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh Conference 1834; Full Membership 1836; Deacon 1836, Soule; Elder 1838, Waugh; Transferred to Missouri Conference 1842; Deceased: 1871.

Appointment Records: Elizabeth 1834-1835; Washington Circuit 1835-1836; Clarksburg 1836-1837; Ohio Circuit 1837-1839; Supernumerary 1839-1840; Pittsburgh: Liberty Street 1840-1842.

 

BOYLE, THOMAS NEWTON - (4/26/1839-6/14/1911) – (Sarah E. Weatherwax 3/18/1841-1/31/1925) -

Conference Relations: Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh Conference 1859; Full Membership 1861; Deacon 1861, Ames; Elder 1863, Janes; Retired 1910; Deceased: June 14, 1911 in Crafton, Pennsylvania.

Appointment Records: Shousetown (Glenwillard)/Middletown (Coraopolis) 1859-1860; Claysville 1860-1861; Florence 1861-1863; Pine Run 1863-1865; OH: Steubenville: Hamline 1865-1868; PA: Greensburg: First 1868-1870; Pittsburgh: Allegheny: South Common 1870-1873; OH: Salem 1873-1875; PA: Monongahela City 1875-1876; Presiding Elder: South Pittsburgh District Spring 1876-Fall 1876; Presiding Elder: Pittsburgh District Fall 1876-1880; Presiding Elder: Allegheny District/Brownsdale/Thorn Creek 1880-1881; Presiding Elder: Allegheny District 1882-1884; McKeesport: First 1884-1887; Braddock: First 1887-1892; Uniontown: Asbury 1892-1896; Pittsburgh: West End 1896-1899; Presiding Elder: Pittsburgh District 1899-1904; Presiding Elder: Allegheny District 1904-1910.

 

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