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and George H. Gray of California, still living at the age of eighty- five. attended the first school. About ten years later a new and more modern log schoolhouse was built on the land now owned by W. B. Lawless just across the road northeast of the Ben Dirks home. Among the teachers here may be mentioned Mr. Paterson, Squire Doan, John Ballow and Franees Bass, a half-sister of the Gray Brothers. In 1859 the first frame schoolhouse was built in the northwest corner of the Village of Coatsburg, and in 1870 a second room was added, mak- ing a two-room school. The present four-room brick building was built in 1883. Among the teachers who taught from 1859 until the present time may be mentioned Messrs. Root, Emery, Scott, Lattie, C. M. Gibbs, Creighton, Burch, Parmenter, Metealf, C. Aaron, Simmonds, W. S. Gray, Fred G. Ertle, J. K. Smith, D. C. Hill, John H. Steiner, E. W. Sellers, M. Wilson, Mr. Lity, II. E. Kincheloe, R. N. Staey and J. L. Ensminger. Among the lady teachers were the Misses Selby, Mills, Gilmore, Guenther, Pethom, Pevehouse, Rettie and Mable White, Mouine White, Louise Sherman, Josie Gray, Maud Adams, Fannie Gray and Hazel Bottorff. Among the many boys and girls who have been students of the Coatsburg School, who have engaged in teaching or other professional work, may be mentioned Dr. Theo- dore Tieken, Rev. Geo. W. Chandler, Attorney J. T. Gilmer, W. L. White, Miss Jenie White, Lillian Gray, W. S. Gray, Jr., Fannie Gray, R. N. Stacy and others. Among those who have served the district as directors may be mentioned Richard Gray, Sr., H. E. Hawkins, William Everston, James Eckles, James Griffith, J. B. Gil- mer, Henry Renken, C. M. Gibbs, James M. White, Albert R. M. and G. H. Gray, W. H. Henderson, Dr. W. E. Gillenad, J. A. Brosi, John Frese, T. E. Frike and W. C. Henry. The present board comprises : John MeMahan, president ; Ben Dirks, elerk ; and J. L. Gribshy.
The old Union log schoolhouse was located on the southwest quar- ter of section 13, where is now the home of Mrs. Kate Tenhouse. The first Douglas schoolhouse was built about 1858. It was a frame building and in 1882 H. J. Viekers purchased and moved it to his farm. It is still standing on the homestead, which is now owned by Mr. Hopson. In 1882 the second Douglas schoolhouse was built. The name Union was changed to Douglas about the time of the famous Lincoln and Douglas debates.
As to former teachers and pupils: Abner Eggleston taught in the township in 1841-42. He was also the first Freewill Baptist preacher in the township.
In 1859 George Washington Dean taught his first term of sehool in Burton Township at Livingston. He later married Miss Mary Hughes. He began farming on what is now the Philip Spangler home place. A few years later Mr. and Mrs. Spangler moved to the Douglas District and there built their life-time home.
In 1886-70 Mr. Spangler was a member of the Illinois Senate and in 1894-96 of the House of Representatives. He served his state well
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and was always an interested friend and companion of the people who were so fortunate as to live within his acquaintance. He was the life of the "Old Douglas Debater."
Rev. C. M. Wilson, now pastor of the Mount Sterling Methodist Episcopal Church, and A. A. Eaton, teacher in a business college of St. Louis, are well remembered teachers of Burton Township.
A. M. Samuels, former pupil of Independence, was a member of the House of Representatives from 1878 to 1880.
Henry Conner former pupil of Livingston, worked his way through law school, moved to California, became a prominent lawyer and successfully carried a case through the United States Supreme Court for the sugar refinery.
Edward Elliott, also of Livingston, now is state bank examiner of California.
Lewis Stenback. now of Hutchinson, Kansas, sends greetings to all old friends and schoolmates.
In the schoolhouse you will find on exhibition, pictures of all the schoolhouses of Burton Township: also pictures of former pupils now living who are seventy years of age.
The special military history of Burton Township commences with the mustering into the Union service. on September 1. 1862. at Quiney, of the following residents: Horatio J. Hughes, Guy M. Birdsall. Leo Gearhard. Slater Lewis, Mathew Leach, John L. Manis], Wm. A. Mamifer, Henry Morton, Moses Nichols, Win. G. Reed, Arris Young, Charles T. Birdsall, Jeremiah Browning. Harvey J. Metz. Terrill B. Proctor, Martin Luther Roe. Lewis F. Roe. Wm. Wells James Corbin. Benjamin B. Blivens, Washington Corbin. John J. Childers, Reuben Frey. James W. Harris, Wm. J. JJ. Mitts. John G. Manifold. Henry C. Wheeler. Arthur Clingingsmith, George B. Hendrix, Newton Huffman, Andrew J. Stillison. Andrew Cookson. Robert Price. Jasper Huffman, Peter Hartman and Lewis Whitaken. The foregoing joined the Fiftieth Regiment of Infantry which. as an organization, was mustered into the service at Quiney. September 12. 1861. by Capt. T. C. Pitchon, U. S. A. It was present at the cap- ture of Fort Donaldson, February 15, 1862; at the battle of Shiloh, April 6, 1862. where Colonel Bane lost his right arm: at battle of Corinth. May 1. 1862. and Boonville, Mississippi; at a skirmish at Bean Creek. April 17. 1863: at Cherokee and Newsouies Farm: at Town Creek. April 28. 1863, where it fought General Forrest.
Smith Thompson formed a cavalry company at Quincy, in August, 1864 : was taken prisoner and exchanged ; died and is buried at Balti- more, Maryland.
On January 1. 1864, three-fourths of the regiment re-enlisted and returned to Ilinois on veteran furlough. A great rally occurred at Liberty, and a great fight on the main street of the town, in which the soldiers knocked everybody down who opposed them. They re- turned to the front and fought near Ortanauld River. April 17.
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1863; at Cedar Town, July 3, 1863; and at Altoona, Colonel Hanna was shot through the thigh. The Fiftieth was at Cave Spring, Oc- tober 13, 1862: marched with Sherman to the sea; met enemy at Little Ogeechee and fought at Bentonville, on March 24, 1865; was present at the Grand Review in Washington, D. C., May 21, 1865; won a prize banner at Louisville, Kentucky, July 3, 1865; was mus- tered out of service July 13, 1865, and arrived at Camp Butler, Illi- nois, July 14, 1865.
The soldiers who enlisted in the Eighty-Fourth Illinois Infantry from Burton Township were: James F. IInghes, Phillip Keller, Stephen A. Malone, DeWitt C. Miller, Joseph S. Pond, L. Scheder, John II. Smith, George W. Thompson, George W. Wilson, Henry V. Lewis, Crayton Slade, Wm. R. Gray, Wm. M. Powers, Samuel J. Blivens, James T. Bartholamew, Levi M. Dort, Samuel Getz, Thos. M. Bagby, Wm. L. IInghes, Loren W. Lewis, Martin Merrill, Benja- min F. Morton, Newton J. Robb, George W. Simpson, Israel Spitler, Win. H. Wells, Wm. Malone, S. S. Slater, James Malone, Lyman C. Hancock, Francis Baltzer, George A. Blivens, Samuel M. Crawford, Samuel Ellis, Wm. HI. Hoffman and Henry Sparks. The Eighty- Fourth Illinois Infantry (volunteer) was mustered into the service on September 1, 1862, at Camp Quincy, Illinois, by Capt. Thomas Ewing, an officer of the regular army. The regiment left Quincy September 23, 1862, for Louisville, Kentucky, and soon after started on that memorable march to Nashville, Tennessee. On the march from Bush Creek to Somerset, ninety of the men waded through snow, slush and mud a distance of twelve miles without shoes. In the battle fought December 31, 1862, at Stone River, 228 men were killed and wounded out of 350 engaged. Lieutenant Roberts of Com- pany E was shot in the spine. Other battles in which Burton Town- ship soldiers participated : Perryville, Woodbury, Lookout Moun- tain, Ringgold, Buzzard Roost, Burnt Hickory, Smyrna, Jonesboro, Franklin, Stone River, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Dalton, Re- saca, Kenesaw Mountain, Atlanta, Lovejoy Station and Nashville. The number of casualties in battle, 558; killed by accident, 7; died of disease, 124. Four men were taken prisoners; Lieutenant-Colonel Morton : Corporal John P. Chowring of Company E. ; Private Herbert shot by a guard at Andersonville, on the dead line; William H. Till- son of Company E exchanged by order of secretary of war. The regiment was camped on the slope of the mountain near Buzzard Roost Gap, in Tennessee, when news came that General Lee had sur- rendered and the war was over, and the regiment was mustered out of service June 9, 1865, at Camp Harken, Tennessee.
Crayton Slade. of Company E, who enlisted August 5, 1862, at Livingston School, was eighty-eight years of age May 14, 1918. He lives in Gilmer Township, at Paloma.
Soldiers of the Spanish-American war who went from Burton Township: Eugene Weisenger, Walter S. Wells, Willis Cook, Theron
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Birdsel and Peek Proctor enlisted in the United States Navy at Quincy, May 30, 1898; took part in the actions at Guantanamo Bay and at San Juan : discharged November 23, 1898.
Soldiers of the present World war who have gone from Burton Township: Charles W. Cook, born June 24. 1590. Enlisted in United States Regular Army JJanuary 6. 1912. Placed on list of re- serves, Jannary 5. 1915. Reported for duty in present war at Jef- ferson Barracks, Missouri, May 18, 1917. Sent to Fort Moultrie, South Carolina. Promoted to sergeant, Battery A. Sixty-First Artil- lery. C. A. C. Volunteered.
Mark II. Tandy, born March 1, 1893. Burton Township, Ilinois. Enlisted at Quincy June 25, 1917. Hospital Corps, Fort Riley, Kan- sas. Volunteered.
Frank L. Cook born June 1. 1893. Enlisted at Quincy, June 25, 1917. Sent to Fort Riley, Kansas; later to Camp Travis, Texas; Three Hundred and Fifty-Eighth Motor Ambulance Corps. Vol- umtecred.
Elmer HI. Hartman, born June 21, 1887, Burton Township, Illi- nois. Enlistment at Quiney, September, 1917. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Selective draft.
Ellis S. Tandy, born April 15, 1898. Enlisted at Quincy. Decem- ber 26, 1917. Sent to Camp Sevier, South Carolina ; later to Camp Merrit. New Jersey. Volunteered.
George A. Proctor, born August 4, 1890, Burton Township. Illi- nois. Enlisted at Quincy, April 3, 1918. Sent to Fort Crockett. Texas, assigned to Battery D, Third Transport Motor Battalion. Vol- unteered.
Milton M. Dean, born JJuly 21. 1892, Burton Township, Ilinois. Enlistment at Quiney. April 3. 1918. Sent to Fort Crockett. Texas, assigned to Battery D. Third Transport Motor Battalion. Volun- teered.
William A. Veihl, born February 4, 1894, Burton Township, 11- linois. Enlistment at Quincy, May 30, 1918. Sent to Fort Sheri- dan, Alabama. Assigned to Machine Gun Company.
August Hopson, born August 5, 1888, Hancock County. linois. Enlistment at Quincy, May 24, 1918.
Maurice P. O'Hare, born January 21. 1893. Burton Township. Illinois. Enlistment at Quiney. December 1, 1917. Sent to Fort Baker. California. Company Seventeen, Artillery.
Earl C. Brackensiek, horn November 23. 1895, Burton Town- ship, Ilinois. Enlistment at Quincy, May 3. 1918. Sent to Camp Sheridan, Alabama, Company G. Forty-Fifth Infantry.
C'art Mollenhauer, born December 24. 1598. Burton Township, Illinois. Enlistment unknown. Sent to Rockford, Illinois. Volun- teered.
Lewis W. Rabe, born February 24. 1894. Burton Township, Ili- nois. Enlistment Long Island. New York. Assigned First Class Signal Reserve Corps Aviation Section. Aero Squadron.
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Donald J. Haire, born December 24, 1895, Burton Township, Illinois. Enlistment Quincy, May 30, 1918. Sent to Fort Sheridan, Alabama, Forty-Fifth Machine Gun Company.
Harry A. O'Hare, born May 30, 1889, Burton Township, Illinois. Enlistment Norden, Nebraska, June 27, 1918. Sent to Camp Fun- ston, Kansas.
Charles R. Geisel, born May 29, 1891, Burton Township, Illi- nois. Enlistment at Quiney, June 1, 1918. Sent to Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Chicago, Ill. Volunteered.
Russell L. Cook, born February 21, 1895, Burton Township, Illi- nois. Enlistment at Quincy, June 14, 1918. Sent to Rakes Army Motor Mechanics School, Kansas City, Missouri.
Arlo HI. Geisel, born November 17, 1896, Burton Township, Illi- nois. Enlisted at Quincy, June 4, 1918. Sent to Rakes Army Motor Mechanies School, Kansas City, Missouri.
Earl Wells, born January 16, 1896, Burton Township, Illinois. Enlisted at Quincy, June 5, 1918. Sent Indianapolis, Indiana, Lim- ited Mechanics School. Company A.
Frank R. Sorrill, born September 6, 1896, Jacksonville, Illinois. Enlisted at Quiney, May 31, 1918. Sent Great Lakes Naval Training Camp, Chicago. Transferred to League Island Navy Yard, Phila- delphia.
HISTORY OF RICHFIELD TOWNSHIP
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The first sehoolhouse was located a quarter of a mile east of the present building, on section 33. It was built of logs, in 1845. This was replaced by a frame building in 1856 and used until 1904 when it was sold to Sam Gamble and moved to his farm. The present sehoolhouse is an up-to-date building, equipped with furnaee, organ, maps, ete. The ninth and tenth grades have been taught there for the last five years. The present directors are Sam Gamble, A. W. Young and Alex. Likes. Among the teachers having taught in this school during this above historie record are: William Hollenbeak, Dr. J. G. MeKinney, William Week, Thomas Davidson, Leander CIy- mer, Cainey Sellers, Ed Roe, Mary Long. Bob Jones, Abbie Roberts. Lon Thompson, Osear Loek, Anna Jones, Ada Hedges, Rose Curran, Lillian Dewill, Maud House, Ida Hull, Fannie Funk, Irma Rickart, Ora Funk, Rose Daniels, Olivi Works, Leona Tully, Ora Oitker, Pay- ton Baker, Lewis Boyer, Byron Lock, Harry Lock, Lulu Heizog, Eda House, Laurell Crisp, Frank Young.
The present Riee schoolhouse was built in 1889. The old sehool- house was sold to Charles Griffin for $9.50. Names of the teachers that taught this sehool are as follows: Robert T. Hinekley, John Gilkey, Edward Uhland, Mrs. McGinnis, Oliver Whitney, Margaret Broady, Albert Leaeh, Callie Morton, Robert Hinekley, Cle Enlow, Kate Petit, Edward Roe. Savena Gabriel, Record W. IFinekley.
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Mary Rice, Sarah Hinkley, L. I. Carpenter, Douglas Beltz, Mrs. Sarah Barnard, Ella Rice, Tiny Nichols, Anna Geavatt, Lois Trotter, Wesley Simmonds, Laura Johnson, Chas. A. Reid, Gilbert Woods, Emma Whitemeyer, Matt MeMeachau, Rebecca Cormany, Ira Smith. Carolina Chland, Louie Uhland, Alice Lawrence, Electa Gromand, Mary Iluddleston, Rosa Flick, E. A. Grummonds, Elsie Holeman, A. L. Enlow, Gertrude Arntzen, Roy MeKinze, Charles Daly, Elmer Stewart, Florence Cook, Ira Scott, Lula Herzog, Mande Sittler, Car- rie Goertz. Agnes Welsh, Floyd Stewart, Nellie Gray and Frank Bauer.
Richfield's present school was built in 1870. Following is a list of the teachers who have taught therein: Edward Roe, Rob- ert Ilinekley. Walter Hinckley, James House, Dr. W. F. Snider. John Smith, Andrew Tyler, Ben Collins, Orson Lock, Harry Lock. T. O'Morre, Winnie Hartshorn, Maggie Welsh, Rosa Flick. Ben Groves, Robert Glenn, Myrtie Sturtevant, Edith House, Dean Fer- ryman, Agnes Welsh, Gertie Daniels, Opal Hoelman and E. D. Pierson.
The names of those who have taught in Wagy School since 1863 are as follows: Harrison McKee, A. J. Watkins, Lucy Calloway. Elizabeth C. Mosley. Louis H. Kidder, Elizabeth E. Johnson, Thebe A. Ester, Lydia Fusselman, Crawford Maple, A. F. Green, Kate Petit. Charles Thompson, Melvina Nichols, Sarah Barkley, Barton R. Field. Cle Eulow, Newton Potter, M. V. Humphrey, George Loek, A. B. Call. L. C. Carter, Lyman MeCarl, Belle Lock, Hester Good- ner. Alice Browning, Mattie MeMeachan, Grant MeCarl, Ida Hull, Louisa Thompson, Edgar Landon, JJesse Aleshire, Orson Lock, Harry Lock, Bessie Smiley, L. D. Peters, Charles Wagy, W. B. Smiley, Alma Thompson. Edith Robbins, Florence Cook, Sylvia Smiley, Emil House, Jesse Morrison, John Daniels, Charles Wagy. Nellie Gray and Zepha Welton.
Frank's sebool was built in 1872. Following is a partial list of teachers that taught during that time : Florence Sells, Mary Heine, Thomas Enlow, Daisy Tourney, Myrtle Austin, Ency Griggs, Guy Tourney. Louisa Hennings, Emma Lierle, Catherine Fischer, Fred MeCarl, Francis Crim, Byron Lock, Ray Clary, Angie Hunsaker and Neva Drage.
Following is a list of teachers who taught at Oakwood School : Newton Forgy, John Daniels, Madge Dunn, Ley Griggs, Jesse Aleshire, Marie Freeman, Claudie Lease, Mable Daniels, Carl Riee. Wilma Tandy, Harry Lock, Gertie Daniels, Maggio Flynn, Mattie Triplett, Nettie Fitzgerald, Agnes Abbott, Orson Lock. Edna Lari- more, Winnie Hartshorn, Orphia Hull, Rosa Curren, Rebecca Cor- many, Patrick Daniels, Maude House, J. C. Baker, Georgia Anna Pryor, Clement MeCarl and Verna Pickens.
What is now known as District No. 232 ( Akers School) was organized sometime before the Civil war, or abont sixty-five years
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ago. A fairly complete record has been kept for the past fifty-five years. Perhaps the first building used entirely for school purposes was of logs and stood a short distance south of the present residence of Doctor Davidson. Abont the year 1862 a frame building largely of oak was erected on the site of the present schoolhouse. This was built by Cyrene Johnson of Siloam, Illinois, and was used by the distriet until the present building replaced it in 1890. The old schoolhouse is now used as a residence by William Nations, Sr. The distriet was at one time much larger than now, and has had a school population of over 100. Two former teachers became county super- intendents, John H. Black and John Jimison; others are John Weber, a well known banker of Barry, Illinois; Douglas Beltz, a wealthy ranch owner and legislator of the State of Washington ; George Kendall, eounty agent of Morgan County, and J. B. Ilend- riek, principal of schools, Petersburg, Ill. Former pupils of old Akers may be found all over the West, and have done and are yet doing a good part in the uplifting of whatever seetion of the country they are residing. Following is a list of teachers sinee April, 1863 : Carrie Crocker, John Jimison, John Weber, Albert Leach, John D. Henry, Anna Bimson, William McKinney, Priscilla Watkins, Mar- tha Huffman, John H. Black, Charles Kendall, John A. Cunning- ham, Lydia Bimson, Sarah Jimison, Donglas Beltz, Mary Salthouse, Louis Trotter, Serena Callahan, Jennie Buffington, Becky Cormany, Samuel Ensminger, John M. Lutener, T. G. Murphy, N. P. MeIntire, Edgar Sellars, W. B. Moore, George Buffington, Cle Enlow, Mollie Smith, Nannie MeMahan, Frank Shelly, W. D. Bigelow, Ada Hedges, Louis Charles, Wood D. Anderson, Emma Hedges, George Kendall, Mary Heine, Henry Davis, Herbert Hendrieks, Lura Grubb, John Daniels, Ora Funk, C. L. Chandler, Quindo Lierle, Lydia Goretz, Leta Nations, Milton Hofmeister, Ralph Hofmeister, Nina Cutforth, Harry Hackard and Edith Chamberlain.
The old Rose Hill Schoolhouse, a frame building built in 1855, was located one-half mile south of the present stone one, which was erected in 1875, at a eost of $800. N. G. Peters, S. L. MeClain and William T. Davis were the directors at the time the money for the building was borrowed of A. H. D. Buttz. A Mr. Evans of Liberty did the stone work. Mr. Carney of the same place did the carpenter work. Charles Chandler plastered the building. The stone was qmarried on the farm of W. H. Beavers by Lee Cougkenonr. The following is a partial list of teachers from 1855 to 1882: Charles Kendall, Mollie Robinson, Clarence King. Harrison MeKee, Mattie Henderson, Angeline Spence, David Starr, Jesse Clymer, Thomas Ferrier, N. G. Peters, Hugh G. Tourner, John Broady, Sarah E. Orr. A. B. Call, C. A. Carson and J. H. Morrison. From 1882 to 1918: L. S. Clymer, Mollie Smith, Jennie Doty, Fay Behymer, Cas- sina Rush. Anna Peters, Jennie Penny, Charles Davis, A. 1. Tyler, Elsie Holeman, May Wood, Jesse Aleshire, Florence Sells, Ada ITedges, Richard Kennedy, W. II. Morley, J. C. Baker, Lemnel
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Peters, Hannah Fengel, Eugene Pierson, Olive Works, Mande Edson. Ola C'abrick, Josie Aleshire, Ora Oitker. Dollie C'allahan, Tiny Austin. Marie Freeman. Pearl Oitker. Nellie Morrison, Milton Ilofmeister. Mande Sims, Elmer Fengel. Carl Riec, Jesse Morrison, Iva Taylor. Nina Cutforth. Zepha Welton, Edith Chamberlain. Mabel Sims and Sophia Ryan.
First Center Schoolhouse was of logs built in 1845, and stood. one-half mile southwest of the present building. The directors built a new frame in 1858, where the new stone schoolhouse now stands. which was built in 1874. Mrs. Carrie Doeings taught in the first schoolhouse in 1855; J. L. Stevenson in the new frame house in 1858, and Iney JI. Corkins, in 1860. The following teachers have taught since that time: Mary Brewer. John II. Black, Jessie Bly- mer, Leander Clymer, Sarah Belig, James House, Martha Tyler, Sebastian Riter, Lonie Holembeak, Josie Kelly, Thomas Davidson, Kate Pettit. Ella Spragne, Sarah George, Robert Hinckley, Elie Caron. George Carson, Lonis Trotter, A. I. Tyler, Angiline Jimison, Thomas Davis, Warren Morrison, Wade Gilkey, Priseilla Watkins. Lawrence Hoskins, Sape Hoskins. Rosa Flick, Myrtle Sells, Mary Heine, George B. Kendall, R. D. Peters, Ada Hedges, Mande Mot- ley. Olive Works, Rosa Daniels, Albert Flick, Lula Herzog. Dan Peters. John Daniels. Cora Oitker, Clarence Morrison, Nellie Mor- rison. Dean Ferryman, Myrtle Austin, Alta Predmore, Agnes Welsh. Elmer Fengel, Opal Holeman. Bertha Drage, Verna Pickens, Zepha Welton. Frank Young and Mabel Sims.
No. 7 schoolhouse was built in 1870. The old building stood one-half mile south on the old Stewart farm. Following are the names of teachers who have taught since 1864: James Doran, Carrie Baker. F. C. Chandler, Francis Lock. John Brothers, Jesse MeTucker. Louise Chandler, Francis M. Chandler, Mary M. Rath- horn, Nellie Funk. F. M. Behymer. F. J. Clymer, Marden Forgy. Crawford Michels, Margaret Barkley, Thomas J. Cook, M. MeKin- ney. J. L. Clymer. Ada Holembeak. James Gayer, John Woods, Leander Clymer, Kate Pettit, Monroe Robinson, Rufus Hicks, Laura Hinckley, Leon O. Crim, Rachael Sims. Lona Holembeak, Genie Lock. Ella C. Freeman, Sada MeAtce, Lney Lon MeCrory, Alice Lock, Enens Morrison. I. Harrison, Mary R. Doty, R. W. Kennedy, Jennie Doty, Anna MeMahan, Nellie Conboy. Rena Wike, Cassins Rush, Anna Peters, Mattie Triplett. G. W. Doyle, Walter Triplett. Charles Wagy, Malsy Austin, Ora Funk. L. D. Peters, Irma Rieker. Nettie Shuwe, Tiny Anstin, Lydin Hofmeister, Emma Lierley, Elda Sittler, Alta Predmore. Lilian Schmidt. Nina Cutforth, Marie Baner, Florence Davis, Jennie Buffington, Elinor Outforth, Mildred Sykes and Dollie Callahan.
The stone for the Methodist Episcopal Church at Richfield was hauled there in September, 1858, and the wall was laid the same fall by William Holcomb. The sills were out and hewed by Mr.
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Holcomb on the farm now owned by Robert Welton. The framing was done by a man named Thompson. It was blown down before it was completed. This caused some trouble between the building committee and Mr. Thompson. The matter was finally settled by arbitration suit. The framing timber was sawed out by Jesse Evans on the farm now owned by J. C. Keener. The Inmber was bought in Chicago, shipped to Coatsburg and dressed by hand on the grounds. The carpenters employed were R. G. Burk, William Camp- bell, Mr. Hufert and Mr. Reynels. The building committee com- prised R. Hartshorn, Sr., R. W. Hinckley, Perry Howard, Isaac Cleveland and A. G. Burk. The dedication sermon was delivered by a Mr. Neuman who also ministered to the church for some time. The church has had many able ministers during these years of its existence. Last but not least among them is the present minister, Rev. G. W. McCumber, whose loving Christian character has made him a host of friends.
During the winter of 1885 Elder Caleb Edwards of the Payson Christian Church held a meeting in the town hall. Quite a number made a good confession and united with the cause at that place. Their building plans were laid and the church was dedicated by Brother Edwards. The building committee consisted of Alvin Hartshorn, Charley Williams, W. C. Trotter and L. S. Wagy. A. M. Glenn was given the contract for the carpenter work. Alvin Harts- horn did the plastering. Brother Edwards preached for the church for several years and was followed by J. T. Parrick, and F. Boyd of Barry, Illinois. Several meetings have been held by evangelists, including T. L. Nabbitt, Kansas City, Kansas, and Joel Brown. of DesMoines, Iowa.
Shiloh Chapel, situated on section 30, and built in 1853 by Sam- nel Lock at a cost of $1,000, was dedicated 1854. The first board of trustees consisting of W. M. Gooding, Joseph Lintheenm, Henry Lyle, William Holcomb, Jacob Baker and Benjamin Fahs. The first superintendent of Sunday school was Philip Fahs. Some of the leading laymen were Simon Groves, Joseph Lyons, Jesse Rod- gers, Simeon Baker, Emory Lock and others. The first minister was Reverend Northcott. Rev. Emery Elliott was pastor in 1855. Among the early ministers was Rev. Sanford Bond. Peter Slagel came to the work in 1877; William MeKendree Gooding, 1878-79; J. J. Dngan, 1880; Edward Weaver was pastor in the carly '80s; James B. Wade, 1885-87; S. G. Ferree, in 1888; Reverend Gregg, in 1889 ; J. W. Madison, 1890-95; A. V. Babbs, 1896-97: C. F. Buker, 1898-90 ; I. W. Keithley. 1900-1903: J. W. Biddle, 1904; M. D. Tremaine. 1905-07; A. B. Fry. 1907-10; George Bechtel, 1910-14. Mr. Bechtel was succeeded by George F. MeCumber in 1914, whose five years of service are closing. The present board of trustees consists of S. A. Barber, Grant MeCarl, Orville Hess, William Baker and Joseph P. Harrison.
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