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On Thursday evening, April 19, the pageant, "A Century of Methodism," written by Mrs. Esther Myers, was presented at the church. There were three scenes in the pageant, "The Founding of the Methodist Society at Holland's Grove in 1828," "The Departure of Rev. and Mrs. Stephen Beggs in 1830," and "The Building of the First Methodist Church in 1839."
The cast of characters was as follows:
E. Garber William Holland
Mrs. William Holland Mrs. P. A. Birkett
Senath Holland Roberta Burkey
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William Heath L. E. Wood
Mrs. William Heath
Mrs. W. E. Petri
James Harvey George Muller
Mrs. James Harvey Cora Hill
Lawson Holland Howard Hughes
Rev. Jesse Walker J. M. Cooper
Elizabeth Heath
Lois Tilton
Harriett Heath
Lois Birkett
Rev. Stephen Beggs
Lucien Wise
Matilda Holland
Elizabeth Wood
Rev. Zadok Hall
Ralph Muller
Henson Thomas
Kenneth Naffziger
Mrs. Henson Thomas
Iris Tilton
Abraham Van Meter
Davd Snell
William Birkett Chester Birkett
William Thompson
Wilson Kimmell
Thomas Trimble
Gilbert Muller
William Holland, Jr.
James Small
Mary Holland
Rubie Casper
Hannah Harvey
Marion Birkett
Wesley Harvey James Roehm
William Harvey William Roehm
Levicy Holland
Audrey Seaton
The pageant was coached by Mrs. Pauline Hughes and Mrs. Rita Marshall.
Friday evening, April 20, was Fellowship evening. At 6:30 a pot-luck supper, and at 7:30 a program of music and speaking in the auditorium. Mrs. W. A. Pinckney, Rev. R. W. Ames and Rev. W. B. Shoop recalled memories of former days.
Sunday, April 22, at 11 a. m., sermon by Dr. Guy Z. Moore, and at 7:30 p. m. an address by Dr. John H. Ryan, the conference historian.
Historical List of Many of Our Old Settlers Compiled for Record
Those Whose Birth Antedate 1800, Thomas Birkett, Sr. A. D.
James Allison of Eureka
Rev. Wells Andrews, Sr. Nicholas Baker Sam Beck John Birkett, Sr.
Henry Bogardus Rev. John Bowen
George Burrow
William Birkett
Reuben Bandy Walter Birkett
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Thomas Birkett Thomas Brady Garret Burns Dr. Robert Burton
Thomas Bullock of Eureka
Willoughby Capes Rev. Nathan W. J. Curtiss Mathew Crane, Sr.
Parker Morse Morgan McCockhill
Benj. Majors of Eureka
Phillip Nicholai Rufus North
Cyrus Parker
Jacob E. Parsons
Haven "Dad" Pierce
Joseph Planck
Rev. Jason Corwin
Alden Ranney
William Ricketts
Thomas Castle
George Cradle, Sr.
Mr. Davidson of Eureka
John Durham
Joshua Staples
George Duncan, Sr.
George H. Shaw
Rev. John Evans
Wm. G. Spencer
Rev. George Elliott Ira Fish Samuel G. Franklin
Robert Smith
Lyman Smith
John Sunderland.
William Farrow, Sr.
Abraham Grove
William Thompson
William Trimmer
William Holland, Sr.
Abram Van Meter
William Heath
Thomas L. Wathan
Joshua N. Harlan
William Wilson
Martin B. Hornish
James West
James Wright
William Houshaw Samuel Hawkins
Levi Walker
William Weeks
Titus Hungerford Jonathan Hodge Jan es Harvey
August Whipple
Tev. Zadock Hall
Theodore Walker
Luke Humphrey
E. A. Whipple Mr. Wagner
James F. Waughop
Dr. G. P. Wood James Wathen
Laban Kyes, Sr.
Abram Kice Joseph Kilso, Sr. William Kern
Henry Kice Jacob Lindley John Lindley
John L. Marsh Joseph Buckingham Miles James McClure
Benjamin Mitchell Rev. Reuben H. Maffett
"Pap" Coon Thomas Camlin Archie Crobb Ira Crosby Dr. Carr
Peter P. Cartwright
Richard N. Cullom
John Redman
Eli Redman
Milton Shurtleff
Peter Tobias
Henry Grove Emanuel Hartman
Thomas Trimble
James Waughop
Richard Higgins George Hill Amhurst Kingsbury George Kern
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Those Whose Births Were From 1800 To 1835
John H. Anthony Dr. R. G. Allen Rev. William Adanis
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Brazilla Allee
Dr. J. Quincy Adams Chas. N. Anthony, Sr.
Elijah M. Applegate Robert Anderson
Benjamin Allen George Applegate
John Brown
Samuel Davis
Phillip Brown
Henry Danforth, Sr.
John M. Bush
John Dunlary
Lewis Beal
George Deibert
Peter Brubaker
John Dingeldine
Robert Barnard
John W. Dougherty
George Bayler, Sr.
Andrew Denhart
Asa Brown
Joshua Dunnington
William Burroughs
Isaac P. Dayhoff
Benjamin Beddow
George Bon Durant
Mr. Baird, Eureka, 98 years
James S. Bell
Joseph Eccles
Thomas Baird, Sr.
William B. Bogardus David Brubaker
H. Slem Eckhart
Rev. George Elliott
William Buckley
John Enrest
John Bayler
Joseph Ellis, Sr
Benjamin Egley
Rev. Romulus Barnes
Mr. Eichelberger
Squire D. Baker
Mr. Engle
Jra Castle
Phillip G. Ferree
Dr. S. W. D. Chase
Thomas Fish
David Cargill
George Ferner, Sr.
Henry Cress, Sr.
Anthony Field
Rev. I. A. Cornelison, D. D.
Rev. George W. Freese
Thomas Cress
Andrew Frazer
Abram Chaffer
Peter Fleming
Thomas Cooper
Jonas Farlin
Vivian Cloud
John Frederick
William Criswell
Nicholas Fries
Mr. Capes
George Fish
George Cashman, 1805
Frederick Fries
James R. Crane
John Cargill Orin Castle
Geo. L. Gibson John Gaunt Jiles Greenman
Sanford P. Gorin
Christian Garber, Sr.
Wm. C. George
James Cogswell
Joseph Culbertson Andrew Cress Chauncy C. Crandle
George Gipp
Mr. Gillum
Hiram Gove Samuel Gove
James H. Elworthy
Wm. Emmett Isaac Eversoll
Mr. Eggleston
Thomas Baker
Roland Ellis, Sr.
Thomas Baird, Jr.
William Cunningham George Crandle, Jr. Shelby M. Cullom Thomas Crane
Joel Cloud Henry Dimmett
Asa Danforth
A. A. Couch Mathew Craig John Cassels
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Joseph Kindig
Francis A. Kellogg Nathaniel Kellogg
George Gerard
Ji cob Kern
Andrew Gerbrick
John Kyd Mathew Kingman
Jack Gorin (colored)
James Kyes
Emanuel Garber, Sr.
David Kyes
Dr. Goodman
George Kinnear
Rev. Dr. Green
Emanuel Kindig
Noah Graves
John Kice
Charles Greenman
John Kopp
Henry Heiple, Sr.
Robert Kelso
Michael Herbert
Aaron Kelso
David Hill
Prof. Kellogg
Benjamin Kindig
Wesley B. Harvey Mathew Holland
Henry Kopp
Thomas Kirk
William Higgins
John Kern
Milton Hicks
Edwin Kingsbury
Martin Huddleston
Joseph Kidd
Mr. Hawbaker
Jacob Kennel
Berry Huddleston, 1835
Charles L. Kyes
Richard Higgins
William Lockwood
James Huddleston
John Lowman
Henry Hops, Sr.
Billings Lewis
Frederick Hill
Watson Lockwood
Lev. Heriford
Ezra Lee
Rev. Daniel R. Howe
George Lewin
J. Hadley
George Lewis
William Hittle
Lawson Holland
James Lane
William Holmes
Rev. F. Sanford Martin
Israel Hicks
Rev. John Maris
Mr. Milligan
Solomon Myers, Sr.
Benjamin Miles
John Mcclintock
William Hepperly
James Marsh
William Holland, Jr.
William Mooberry
Thomas Holland, Sr.
William Murphy
Andrew Hoeflin, Sr.
William Merchant
Conrad Italin John Johnson
Peter Myers John McClintock
J. Roger Jenkins Daniel Jones, Sr. Joseph Kelso
Jonathan Mills
Joe Majors
William Kelso
Will Major
Benjamin P Kelly David Kindig
Joe Meek
Henry Meek
Rev. Hughes
William Huxtable, Sr.
Adam Koker, Sr.
Wilson Lane
Richard Hartley J. Hadley
Rev. Dr. S. W. Harkey Thomas Huxtable
Benjamin Miles
Henry Grove Abram Grove Henry Geason
Thomas Gaunt
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Jack Mitchell
George Mccullough Geo. L. Myer Rev. R. B. McCorkle Milas McCorkle
Hamilton Riddle Mortimore Robinson Mr. Ratleff
Christian Risser
Joe Reed
John Minch, Sr. Josiah Moore
Alex Mooberry
William Monroe
William Sample
Jack McGinnis
L. J. Smith
James McCloud
Jaser Sickler, Sr.
Hamilton McClure
John Stock (father of George)
Timothy McCarty
Christian Shaffer
Valentine Naffziger, Sr.
Thomas Scott
Cyrus Nyles
Samuel Stumbaugh
Dr. Benjamin Nichols
Auric Smith
Thomas Norvell, 1825
Thomas Strickland
George P. Nicolai
William Sang
Thomas Nelson
Mr. Sutton, S ..
Benjamin O'Brien
Emil Schaeber
Dennis Osborn
James Smith, Jr
Phillip Orth, Sr.
George Shafer
David Osborn
Nicholas Slagle
Mr. Ott
James Slagle
Mr. Pearl
James Slack, Sr.
Allen Patrick
Peter T. Strubhar, Sr.
Peter Portman, Sr.
John Plum, Sr.
Andrew Pinkham
James Patterson Scott
Peter P. Scott
James Smith, Si
Jesse Petty Eli Patrick
R. D. Smith
Andrew Pinkhanı
Adam Switzer
John Seitze:, Sr.
James Plum, Sr.
William Smith, Sr.
John Phillips
Horace Sill
Hiram Parker William Reed
Elmore Shoemaker
Jacob Sonneman
George Reubsam
Robert Small
William A. Ross
John Small, Sr.
Alex Small
Josiah Snyder
Jethrow Sumler
Reuben Skinner
Joseph Rich, Sr.
Lorin Trowbridge, Sr.
Lewis Tobias
Andrew Thomas
Morris Reece Trimble
Mr. Timberman
Henry Tobias
James Thomas
William Ricketts james Ramsey George Rogers Thomas Roberts
Andrew Roads, 1810 Mr. Rubles
James Robinson
Prof. B. J. Radford David Riegel Thomas Reed
Jacob Stevens
Joseph Portman
John Sampson
Alfred Phillips
A. Stockwell J. Randolph Scott
Mr. Richardson
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Frank L. Tobias Tunas Ten Eyck Hensen Thomas George Thomas
Mr. Truett
Wells Andrews, Jr.
John Augustine
Dr. A. Alphonso
Rhodes Van Meter
J. C. Ashmon
Jacob Vining
John Asa Andrews
John Van Camp, St.
Nathan W. Van Meter
Beal D. Van Meter
A. Abrahams
Charles Anthony, Jr.
Henry Bliss
John Vauble
Chas. L. Birkett
Herman Bunn
William Barnes
John Baetty Robert Bamber
Elias Benford
Jacob Wilsor
Benjamin Bratt
Phillip Wareham
T. O. Brown
Richard White, Sr.
Mr. Webster (father of A. M.)
John E. Waughop
George Woodcock
R. Bingham
R. B. Brandon
Warren Willard
J. W. Blumenschein
Dr. Elias Wenger
P. A. Brubaker
George Bayler, Jr.
Jacob Wilson
Frank Risser Valentine Burkey
Richard White, Sr.
James Baughman
Dr. E. F. Wood
Wesley Beauchamp .
Prof. Josiah P. Wood
Joseph Birkett
William Wallace
Thomas Barrett
James Wathan
James Burns
William Witte
Adam Burke, Sr.
Silas Willard
Richard Waughop, Sr.
John Weeks Samuel Y. Weiser
Milton Berry, Sr.
Thornton L. Benford
George Burchard
John Bloodworth
W.m. A. Birkett John Brown
Solomon Zinser, Sr. Mr. Zaneis (father of Nicholas) Frederick Aubrey
Those Whose Births Were After 1835
Frank Aubertine, Sr.
John Unsicker John Vining
William Van Camp
George Andrews
Ernest Augustine
Hamlet Amsbary
William Van Meter
Phillip Vauble
George Woodcock
Dr. Elias Wenger
Richard Waughop, Sr.
James J. Waughop
Dr. R. B. M. Wilson
John Bassett
R. S. Burnham
Obed Brown
James Wright
James J. Waughop Levi Walker
Sol Betz James Berney
Nesbert Young
Prof. Moses Yoder George C. Yale
William B. Yale
J. C. Bowman John Blumenshine
Wm. G. Bontz
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EARLY HISTORY OF WASHINGTON, ILL.
B. F. Biser
James Davis
Charles Bayler, Jr.
James Darnell
George Blackwell
Win. A. Davidson
G. C. Bradford James F. Brady
Henry Danforth, Jr.
John Dorward
Lafayette Birkett
Salem Deffenbaugh
W. S. Bowen
George Duncan
George Botham
A. G. Danforth
Joe Bassett
Lemuel Danforth
John Burkey
Edward Damerell
John Crandle
M. Diebel
Thomas Cooper
M. S. Davidson Robert Davis
Thomas Crane
William Drury
John Chaffer
Benjamin Egley
Dr. William Crane
John Eggman
Samuel Cushman
Oliver P. Eaton
James Carns
Eli Enos
James Cameron
Silas Eccles
J. P. Cullen
Mr. Eggleson
G. G. Curtiss
Willianı Edwards
Walter H. Crow
John B. Ewing
Jack Cress
Josiah Ernest
Dan J. Chaffer
Joseph Ellis, Sr.
Elijah Chaffer
Dr. Eldridge
Johnson Cornwell
Lewis Freese
Jesse B. Cooper
George Floyd
Fred Chaffer
John Wesley Ferner
Mathew Craig
Benjamin Field
Isaac Carns
Charles Fish
Mr. Corzelius
Peter Fifer
H. A. Criswold
Jonathan Frazer
George M. Cullen
D. Fairchild
George Crance
Mike Foster
Charles Crane
Nicholas Fries, Sr.
George W. Cress
Nicholas Fries, Jr.
George Cline
Zethan Freese
Dr. Crawford
George Ferner, Jr.
Calvin Cress
Frank Field
Thomas Cress
Benjamin Frederick:
Andrew Cress
George Fish
Peyton Cress
Henry Frilman
Peter Dorward
Phillip Fishburn
Henry Deffenbaugh
John Dunnington James Duncan
Edward Fish Fred Fries Henry Field
Henry R. Danforth
Henry Denhart
Rev. Green
K. C. Dement
John Garber
Isaac Graves
James M. Drummard Reuben Dunnington
J. F. Fanchaiers
John G. Gorin
Milton Cloud
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EARLY HISTORY OF WASHINGTON, ILL.
Cyrus Gibson Dr. W. T. Griffith Harvey W. Gove Henry Glabe Levi Glabe Martin Greenman Joseph Garber James Gullett Alex Graham
John Hagenstor
George Hagenstoz
George Johnson
Daniel Jones, Jr.
George Jacquin
William Jones
Clark Kelso
Phillip King
Joseph Kidd
James Gott
John Rupp
Christuf Kupp
George Gnyver F. A. Geason Henry Gieselman
Phillip Kimb,e
William Kirk
Mr. Ganzhorn
Adam Koker, Jr.
Mr. Garrison (father of Job)
James Kimbie
Miles Humphrey
David Kern
Martin Kern
Charles Kern
John C. Kyes
Fred Kerr, Sr.
Rev. G. G. Knowl'on
James S. Kelly
George Kent
Jacksin Hukill
Perry Kyes, SI
Frank Harrington
Oscar Kelso
Wm. C. Harding
Isaac King
Robert Kelso, Jr.
Richard Helwig Chas. C. Holland
Almond Holland
George Holland
Conrad Italin, Miss Mary's father Andrew Heflin
Isaac Kern
Whitmore Kern
Charles L. Kyes John Kice
George W. Kingsbury
Benjamin Kelley
Mr. Ketchum
Jrof. James A. Kelley
Adam Keil
Robert Lockwood
Bostwick Lane
J. W. Lisle Mr. Lichtendeller
John Larimcre
Lansing Lockwood
William Leeper
Joseph Hostettler, Sr. Henry Harms, Sr. Nicholas Huguet
James Lane Ezra Lee
William Henry Humphrey George Horner Noah Heiple Levi Hanford
Gideon Hornish Alex Heiple Herman Habben
William Hadley Lewis Holland
Ferdinand Kupp Jacob Kennel
Samuel Kirk
Charles Koker John Kern
Stephen Decatur Humphrey John Haines
Henry Heiple, Jr. Eli E. Heiple
James Huddleston Henry Hornish Cyrus Hornish Henry Hops Oliver Hungerford Newton Harlan George Huxtable, Sr. Thomas Handsaker John Hopkins, Sr.
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EARLY HISTORY OF WASHINGTON, ILL.
Lamar Hadley
William Long
Daniel Lawson
Luther North
Samuel Lawson
Henry Nuding
Mr. McGinnis
Thomas Nelson
Peter Myers
Hamilton McClure
D. Peters
William McCloud
Martin Minick
Hiram Phillips
William Phillips
Henry Minch
Jacob Minch
Patrick (Paddy) Malone
Edward McTaggart
E. Mason
Ira Parker Benjamin Pfeffinger
Ezra Miles
Jacob Paull
John W. Palmer
G. N. Portman
Mr. Powell, Sr.
Daniel Miles
Marion Patrick
William McFarlin
I. W. Miller
Mr. Mahafy
James Petty John Petty
Mr. Moulton
Edward Phillips
Robert McCluggage
James Phillips
Joseph Miles
David Parsons
Benjamin Miles
John Potts
Isaac McDonald
Lewis H. Myers
William Parker
M. T. Powell
Henry Myers Joseph Miles
William A. Patton
George Minch
H. L. Price
Sebastian Minch
Dr. Z. Patrick
Felix Monroe
Joseph Petty
Washington McCloud
Charles Moore
Dr. Frank Rosenburg
Erastus Roberts
William Riegel
Wm. F. Roehm
Henry Mickling
Jacob Rapp John Ruble
S. R. McBride Dan M. Moore Philo Miler
William Ricketts
August Ross
Albert Rich
John B. Muller Dr. Martin
Ernest, Rapp
Simon Miller
Chas. Rapp
Andrew McDonell
Peter Naffziger, Sr.
Mr. Newport John Norris, Sr.
Edmand Jolin Reich
Dr. Rosenburg, Sr.
Solomon Riegel
Christian Risser
John McNutt
Wm. G. Huddleston
A. J. Minkler
Newton Phillips
Levi Parsons, Sr.
Orvil Patrick
Dougles Patrick
Jesse Pitman
. Deacon Moffitt
E. T. Messinger
Robert McNutt
Jacob Rorp
Charles Miles
George Lyon Christian Naffziger, Sr.
Phillip Orth
Samuel Plum
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Jesse A. Nolen
Valentine Naffziger, Jr.
William Ruble
Elias Slaughter
Frederick Rickman
John W. Scott
Albert Rodinius
Clay Scott
Henry Reynolds
Edwin Smith
Louis Rein
Newton Smith
John Slonneger Louis Shaffer Peter Sweitzer, Sr.
Ellwood Stumbaugh
Albinus Sill
Prof. Skidmore
Hugh Sample
Andrew Stormer
Walker Sutton
Nicholas Slagle
Alford Sutton
H. W. Stewart
Dan Sullivan
J. Sheppard, Sr.
Russell Shoemaker
William Stormer
Newton Shoemaker
John Simmons
Elias Cornelius Scott
George Small
Wesley Scott
Fred Smith Henry Story
Nelson Scott
William Smith
Dennis Sheppard, Sr.
John Stong
Israel Schlottfelton
Jacob Stong
Theodore Sonneman
Casper Stormer
Jacob Stahl
John Stumbaugh
Henry Thamer
James Shores
James Trimble
William Trimmer, Sr.
Chris Stormer
Geo. W. Tobias
G. S. Soliday
James Trowbridge
Edwin Selleck
William Triplett
Austin Strong
H. W. Snow
Josiah Snyder
Samuel H. Tobias
Thomas Seaman
Simon Tobias
Nicholas Thomas
John C. Smith David Smith George Summers
Wesley Tobias B. Frank Tobias Ike Tobias
Benjamin Tobias
James Strickland
John Taylor
W. K. Tobias
John C. Tobias
Andrew Thomas
Wm. L. Trimmer
Thomas Thompson
Henry Tervene Mr. Trewett
Phillip Sutton Edward Sullivan
John Van Camp Rev. E. von Freeden
Peter Sweitzer, Jr. Levi Stumbaugh Theodore Sample
Milton Triplett
Mike Schmaltz
John Schoon
William Shaffer John Sweitzer, Jr.
Mr. Simpson (father of George) George Stock David Stock
James Triplett George Taylor
Conrad Stormer
Joe Roberts Andrew Rouvenac
Samuel Smith
George Stumbaugh
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Peter Sullivan
David R. Van Meter
Christian Vogelgesang
Rodney Shoemaker
Wade T. Wrenn
Louis Wehner, Sr.
M. Voelker
John Wilson
Orris Vogelgesang
Abram Wenger
Dı. E. F. Wood
John Wolgemuth
Phillip Wareham
Dr. Wan. H. Weirick
Layton Woodcock
Frank Waughop, Jı.
Miletus West
Netus Wood
Hampton Wrenn Samuel Wright
John Watson
Charles Wistehuff
Dr. Wenger
Daniel Waters
Phillip Wolgemuth
Fred Yeck, Sr.
Balzar Wenk
Mr. Zaneis, Sr.
John Wehner
Samuel C. Zinser
George Waughop
Israel Zinser
William Warren Ebenezer Wood
Cephas Wood
George W. Zinser
Josiah P. Wood
Samuel Wareham
Frank Zinser
Solomon L. Zinsei
John Zinser
Albert Shoemaker Sanford Van Meter Phillip Vauble William Voelker
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