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Brethren D. T. Hoover, H. L. Fadely, Paul S. Hoover, Frank and Wmn. P. Dillon, served in the free ministry until 1928. From that time until 1946 the ministers were paid by the sermon. These Brethren were A. B. Roof, C. H. Hoover, L. L. Teeter, Carnine Carpenter, Marion Norris, D. W. Bowman, Estel Mccullough, and Ora Zirkle. October, 1946, Brother Claudius Pyles was chosen as pastor.
The Old People's Home which was begun in 1884, furnished a number of temporary members and ministers.
The deacons elected before 1917 were: John P. Miller, Jacob P. Miller, Andrew Fatic, Peter Kessling, Jacob Brunk, John Brunk, John Good, John J. Hoover, Jacob W. Frost, Isaac Roadcap, Joseph A. Bowers, John M. Miller, William Ritchie, David F. Miller, Benjamin Ritchie, Abraham Miller, Ora Zirkle, Michael Andes, and Frank Martin. Others were Henry Roadcap, Jeremiah Ritchie, and Marion Ryne. John M. Miller was elected Sept. 22, 1922, and died 1929. Charles Chandler was elected Sept. 13, 1923. Robert Replogle was elected June 24, 1939 and was given a letter in 1940.
September 26, 1946, the following three deacons were elected : Earl Clem, Lloyd Boicourt, and John B. Alexander. Fred Spall was chosen Feb. 2, 1947.
The names of the Sunday School Superintendents follow : Frank Martin 1916-1917, Mrs. D. F. Hoover 1917-1919, D. F. Miller, 1919- 1923, William P. Dillon 1923-1924, 1926-1927, John B. Alexander, nine years 1924-26, 1927-31, 1943-46, Rachel Alexander 1931-1932,
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Claude Chandler 1932-1937, 1941-1943, 1946-1948, Robert Replogle 1937-1941, Everette Hoover 1948.
The Sisters Aid Society was organized March 25, 1925. Men's Work was organized December 1946.
The Centennial was celebrated November II, 1945. After the church organization was one hundred years old an extensive remodeling program was begun which resulted in a convenient semi-modern base- ment, with complete redecorating of the inside of the church and paint on the outside. The remodeling was done by the Men's Work with the Women's Work assisting in a financial way. It is noteworthy and in- teresting that the men furnished labor and the women money.
The membership is eighty-five.
On July 9, 1950, there was held a ground breaking ceremony for the new parsonage to be built on the church ground.
WHITE CHURCH
The earliest preaching in the northern part of Montgomery County was done by Elder John Metzger, about 1852. He had been invited to come to Montgomery County by Sister Mary Slingly, who had moved from Ross County, Ohio. Brethren Daniel Neher, John Shively, George E. Cripe and Hiel Hamilton visited this part of the country in their preaching tours. Some of the first to be baptized were: Martin Bowers Sr., Edman Bowers, 1855, Eve Lowery, Martin Campbell and Esther Dunbar in 1858, Jesse Anderson, Ann McCartney and Martin Bowers Jr., in 1861, and William Young.
The church was organized in August, 1858. Martin Campbell, a charter member and the first white child born in Sugar Creek township, was the father of D. C. Campbell The first deacon elected was Wil- liam Young who died in 1912 at the age of 84. Abner Bowers and Martin Bowers Sr., were elected to the ministry in 1859. Four years later the church called to the ministry L. M. Dunbar and A. J. Bowers. William Briant, a minister from Ohio, moved in.
The membership of this church was built up largely from people who had belonged to other denominations in the community. The first church building was a frame house which after twenty years burned to the ground. The same year 1893 the present brick house was erected. It is a good building beside a tarvia highway, surrounded by beautiful fertile farmland.
Brother D. C. Campbell was chosen for the ministry in Septem- ber, 1881. He spent four years in Kansas, from 1884 to 1888, but re- turned to his old home. June 4, 1890, he and L. M. Dunbar were or- dained to the eldership. About the same time E. P. Dunbar and Ira Fisher were called to the ministry. In 1895 and 1896 P. H. Beery and D. D. Culler, two young ministers, spent one year each within the
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Windfall
boundaries of this congregation at Clarks Hill where they were in the public schools. In 1912 Forrest Groff, a teacher, was chosen for the ministry. In 1914 Carl Rarick, of Elgin, was called to this church as Pastor and he, with E. P. Dunbar were ordained in 1915. John R. Ret- tinger, a grandson of Elder R. H. Miller Sr., was chosen for the min- istry, 1922. Brother V. B. Browning moved to the White church in 1930. He being a minister was a great help to the church. He left in 1934 moving to the Union Grove church where he now lives.
During the early days of the White church it was presided over in turn by Elders John Metzger, R. H. Miller, Isaac Billheimer, Martin Bowers, and Abner Bowers. Brother D. C. Campbell was elder from 1890 until 1903. A. J. Bowers 1903-1905, L. T. Holsinger 1905-1908, A. G. Crosswhite 1908-1909, L. M. Dunbar 1909-1911, D. C. Campbell 19II-1923, Ira E. Long 1923-1925, E. N. Goshorn 1925-1926, Frank Replogle 1926-1927, David Barnhart 1928-1930, V. B. Browning 1930- 1934, Forrest Groff 1934-1935, B. F. Summers 1935-1936, Forrest Groff 1937-1939, Ellis Wagoner 1939-1945, Albert Harshbarger 1945 -.
The pastors serving White Church are : Carl Rarick 1914, Ira E. Long 1925-1927, John R. Rettinger 1927-1933, B. F. Summers 1933. After Brother Summers left the church was closed for the year of 1938. Dorotha Bradway, Jane Norris and Miss Davis, who were working in interdenominational work, came and held a revival; the interest was such that the church was reopened and Brother Ellis Wagoner became pastor in 1939 and served until 1945. George Hagenbuch served in 1946-1947. At that time Ernest R. Jehnsen served White church and Ladoga until 1948, Wayne Miller became part time pastor while at- tending Purdue in 1949.
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The Deacons serving White Church have been: Martin Campbell, William Young, Frank Johnson, William Conrad, Allie Peterson, Sam- uel Price, Levi Fisher, Adam Loveless, Robert Bowers, Earnest Buo- holtz, Guss Legg, Joseph Dunbar, Roy Coyner, John R. Rettinger, James Campbell, and D. D. Blickenstaff, and Walter Miller. The last two moved in and have moved away. Brother Adam Loveless remains in the bounds of the church.
A Sunday School was organized in 1892, with Ira Fisher as Super- intendent, other superintendents have been E. P. Dunbar, Adam Love- less, Harry Dunbar and John Rogers.
H. C. Early held a very successful meeting at White Church in 1912 and C. S. Garber held one in 1913 which added about sixty mem- bers to the church.
The fiftieth anniversary was celebrated in 1943 with Brother Ellis Wagoner preaching the sermon.
An active Aid Society was organized about 1902 or 1903.
Services were discontinued in the spring of 1949. However, early in 1951 services were resumed with prospects of renewed life in the church.
WINDFALL
The Windfall congregation was organized out of the southern part of the Greentown territory in May, 1896, with about thirty charter members.
The first ministers were T. J. Stout, Thomas Rogers, and F. M. Bogue. Since then the church has called to the ministry, Chester Poff 1910, J. W. Lewis and Elmer Phipps 1911, Alva Hewitt 1914, A. F. Carpenter 1915, Denzil Copeland March 1927, Thomas Davis 1940. Brother Hewitt was ordained in 1922, Brethren Thomas Davis and Elmer Phipps in 1949.
The Deacons were: Marion Ryan, Jesse Rogers and John Copp. Later John Browning, and Thomas Stout were elected. Roy Ritchey and Thomas Davis were elected to the deacon's office December, 1933. Brother Davis was later chosen for the ministry. Milton Oxley was elected deacon March, 1938, Ernest Bogue and Wilbur Collins were elected deacons August 31, 1941. Roy Johnson and Reuben Stout were elected March 30, 1947. The Elders who have had charge of the church are: Elder Daniel Bock 1896-1902, Abraham Caylor 1902-1904, Eli Smeltzer 1904-1909, Nathan Cripe 1909-1916, Leslie Ockerman 1916- 1925, J. A. Miller 1925-1930, 1939-1942, D. W. Bowman 1942-1945, Alva Hewitt 1920-1939, 1945 -.
The church house was built in 1897. In 1946 the house was re- modeled by the members of the church who donated all the work. A
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basement was dug and a heating system installed. The church has al- ways been served by the free ministry.
Brother J. F. Spitzer made Windfall his home church and con- tributed much by his preaching. He was born in Virginia but came to Indiana in his youth and was elected to the ministry in the Upper Fall Creek church. Brother Otho Winger was brought to Christ when Brother Spitzer preached and was baptized by him February 21, 1888. Brother Spitzer was called the "Walking Bible" because he knew, and could recite many chapters from memory. He died in 1922 while hold- ing a meeting in Muncie, Ind.
Denzil Copeland was the first recorded Sunday School Superintend- ent followed by Ernest Bogue 1943-1944, Erwin Davis 1942-1946, 195I -.
The church has an active Women's Work, a weekly prayer meeting, with prayer and social meetings each Sunday night.
The communion is attended by between seventy-five and eighty communicants.
Each New Year a Watch Night service is held, and each Easter there is a well attended Sunrise service.
Brother Thomas Davis is the Youth Adviser and Teacher.
The membership is one hundred.
Brethren Alva Hewitt, Thomas Davis, Denzil Copeland and Elmer Phipps are the ministering Brethren.
CHAPTER IV
DISTRICTS-DATA AND ACTIVITIES
For fifty years there was no recognized division of Indiana into Districts. Churches worked individually and together with the adjoin- ing churches. Occasionally there would be held a conference, including the officials of a few congregations. Brother J. G. Francis says that there was a meeting of this kind held in Northern Indiana as early as 1857. In 1859 another such meeting was held in Elkhart County on a love-feast occasion. Twenty-five ministers and elders were present, including some from Ohio, among them Elder Henry Kurtz.
Gradually there grew up a natural division of the State, because of geographical convenience, into a northern and a southern part. In 1863 two meetings were held, much resembling our modern District Meetings. We include the minutes of these meetings as far as we have them. They will give us some idea of the problems of the local churches at this early date.
District Meeting in Northern Indiana Held Near Goshen, April 6, 1863
Query I. About the difference between the ancient order of holding love feasts and the 43rd query of last Annual Meeting. Considered to abide by our established order till farther light is given, and for this purpose the matter is referred to next yearly meeting for recon- sideration and bringing about a union in this and other matters of dif- ference.
Query 2. About the avoidance. That brethren should engage seri- ously in examining the matter in order to come to a union in practice as soon as possible.
Query 3. About the kiss between the supper and the breaking of the bread. Agreed to continue in this practice as before.
Query 4. About attending political and war meetings and voting at political elections. Considered not to have anything to do with politics at all, much less with war affairs.
Query 5. About a lamb to be used at the Lord's supper. United in leaving it as heretofore decided at the yearly meetings.
Query 6. How shall we deal with members who will not come under the order of the Brethren with regard to dress, especially minis- ters wearing fashionable coats and sisters wearing hoops? United in the conclusion of yearly meeting of 1861.
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District Meeting of Southern Indiana Held Near Flora, Indiana, May 1, 1863
Query I. A soldier comes under conviction while in camp, requests of the brethren to be baptized, and if not permitted to come home, re- quests the brethren to come to the camp and baptize him, promising that he will leave the service as soon as he can honorably do so. What will the brethren in this meeting advise the brethren to do in this case? Answer : It is considered advisable that such applicant should be received into the church.
2. Is it consistent with the Gospel and our holy profession to observe those days set apart by the rulers of our land to engage in fasting and prayer ? Answer: It is consistent to do so.
3. Is it right according to the Gospel for brethren to attend and participate in speaking at political meetings held by the people of the world in the present age? Answer: It is not right.
4. Should not the laboring brethren at communion meetings speak upon and give the best reasons they can for breaking the bread to the sisters different from the brethren? Answer: They should.
5. Is it consistent with the Gospel for brethren having a differ- ence with individuals of the world, for them, when they have erred, to go and make confession and humble themselves the same as if they were members of the church? Answer: It is consistent so to do.
6. Is it consistent with the Gospel and the order of the Old Brethren to sing such pleasing tunes at our communion meetings as are sometimes sung by the brethren, singing the different parts to the music? Answer : It is if we sing with the spirit and the understanding also.
7. If a brother sells another brother a piece of land and takes a mortgage as security, and if he fails to pay any part of the principal, but pays only the interest and has it four or five years, would it be contrary to the brethren and the Gospel to foreclose the mortgage? Answer: We advise the brethren under such circumstances to get the counsel of the church in which they reside.
8. It is ordered by this meeting that hereafter no query shall be received at a District Council Meeting without the approbation of the church from whence it comes, signed by some of the leading brethren of the church, provided, however, whenever a member feels himself aggrieved with the decision of the church to which he belongs, and after his request to do so, the church refuses to present the matter to the council meeting, he may apply to the District Council Meeting for a committee to do the same.
9. David Hardman and John Shively are by this meeting approved delegates, and Daniel Bowman and Daniel Neher contingent delegates, to represent this District at Annual Meeting this year.
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IO. Resolved by this meeting that we hold our next District Coun- cil Meeting, the Lord willing, on the first Thursday after Easter in the year 1864. Place of meeting will be announced in due time. Signed by order of the committee: David Hardman, John Whiteneck, John Shively, Daniel Neher, Samuel Murray, Hiel Hamilton, David Bow- man, clerk.
Division into Districts
The Brethren in Indiana, in accordance with a recommendation from Conference, sent representatives to a State Conference, which met in the Antioch congregation at Andrews, Indiana, October 25, 1866. The officers of this meeting were George Hoover, moderator; Jacob Miller, foreman; Hiel Hamilton, clerk; and Daniel Miller, assistant.
The work of suggesting a division of churches was assigned to a committee composed of William Lindley, of Hagerstown, J. U. Stude- baker, of Mississinewa, Christian Wenger, of South Bend, Samuel Murray, of Salimony, Jacob Metzger, of Eel River, and Jacob Berkey, of Rock Run. The report of their work was as follows :
Southern Indiana
Four Mile, Nettle Creek, Buck Creek, Bush Creek, Mississinewa, Killbuck, Fall Creek, Arcadia, Jonesboro, Greentown, Howard County, North Fork of Wild Cat (Pyrmont), Middle Fork (Rossville), Po- tato Creek (White), Ladoga, Owen County (Lick Creek), Somerset, Columbus (Lower Fall).
Middle Indiana
White County (Monticello), Mexico, Squirrel Creek (Roann), Manchester, Clear Creek, Blue River, Beaver Dam, Eight Mile (Markle), Salimony, Antioch (Andrews), Eel River, Santa Fe, Pipe Creek, Upper Deer Creek, Lower Deer Creek, Wabash, Prairie Creek, Bachelor Run.
Northern Indiana
Portage, Baugo, South Bend, Bremen, Pine Creek, Union, Yellow Creek, Elkhart, Turkey Creek, Union Center, Solomon's Creek, Rock Run, Springfield, Shipshewana, Washington, Cedar Creek, Tippecanoe, Pigeon River, Fawn River (English Prairie).
SOUTHERN INDIANA First Churches
The division of the State into Districts in 1868 gave to Southern Indiana eighteen congregations as follows: Four Mile, Nettle Creek, Buck Creek, Bush Creek, Mississinewa, Killbuck, Fall Creek, Arcadia, Jonesboro (Summitville), Greentown, Howard County, North Fork
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Portland
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3 Arcadia
4 Beech Grove
5 Buck Creek
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7 Four Mile
8 Howard
9 Indianapolis
10 Kokomo
11 Ladoga
12 Maple Grove
13 Middletown
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18 New Hope
19 Pyrmont
20 Richmond
21 Rossville
22 Sampson Hill
23 Union Grove
24 Upper Fall Creek
25 White
26 Windfall
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Seymour
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Pabli
Uniontown
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15 Nettle Creek
16 Locust Grove
17 White Branch
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of Wild Cat (Pyrmont), Middle Fork of Wild Cat (Rossville), Potato Creek (White), Ladoga, Owen County (Lick Creek), Somerset, Co- lumbus (Lower Fall). One of these, Somerset, soon became identified with Middle Indiana. The territory given to the Southern District was a large one, comprising nearly two-thirds of the State. But to have moved the line further south would have taken from it some of its strongest churches. One of the big problems of the District has been its large territory and scattered membership.
Work of the District, 1866 to 1881
During the first fifteen years following the division no printed rec- ords of the District Meetings were kept. But little information can now be secured as to what was done in these years. There were but little of Sunday-school and organized missionary activities to occupy the atten- tion of the District Conference. There was a great deal of missionary work done, but largely through the individual initiative of energetic min- isters. The churches seem to have grown steadily through these years under the faithful preaching of such men as George Hoover, George W. Studebaker, Elias Kaylor, Jacob Rife, Lewis Kinsey, I. J. Howard, Hi- ram Branson, Robert Goshorn, Daniel Bowman, Wm. R. Harshbar- ger, David Bowman and others. R. H. Miller and Hiel Hamilton were perhaps the most prominent men in the district and generally represented the district on the Standing Committee. Since 1881 the leaders of the District can somewhat be determined by the table of District Meetings.
OFFICERS FOR DISTRICT MEETING
In selecting the officers of the District Meeting, Southern Indiana followed the old form of the Annual Conference. The officers of the church wherein the meeting was held would select a number of elders who were to act as a Standing Committee. These would retire and se- lect the officers of the meeting and as far as possible get the work in shape for the meeting. In 1894 a paper passed to allow the delegates representing the congregations of the District to choose the officials. The brethren select their officials by majority vote, open count. Since 1897 their credential committee has been made up of the officers of the previous meeting.
District Meetings of Southern Indiana, 1881-1916
Year Place Held
Moderator
Reading Clerk
Writing Clerk
On Standing Committee
1881-Lower Fall
.Hiel Hamilton
. Jacob Rife
. Geo. W. Cripe
. Jacob Rife
1882-Arcadia
. Hiel Hamilton
.J. W. Metzger
. L. W. Teeter
. Jacob Rife
1883-Upper Fall
. Hiel Hamilton
.Jacob Rife
. L. W. Teeter
. Hiel Hamilton
1884-Mississinewa
.Jacob Rife
.J. W. Metzger
. L. W. Teeter
.J. W. Metzger
1885-Raccoon
. Isaac Billheimer
. John H. Caylor
. L. W. Teeter
. Isaac Billheimer
1886-North Fork
. Jacob Rife
. Robert Goshorn . L.
W. Teeter
. L. W. Teeter
1887-Lick Creek
. Wm. Harshbarger
. Daniel Bock
W. Teeter
. Wm. Harshbarger
1889-Four Mile .
. John H. Caylor
.J. W. Metzger
W. Teeter
. L. W. Teeter
1890-Mississinewa
.Jacob Rife
.D. F. Hoover . L.
W. Teeter
L. T. Holsinger
1891-Upper Fall
. Robert Goshorn
. Daniel Bock
W. Teeter
Jacob Rife
1892-Howard
.Jacob Rife
.D. F. Hoover .
.L. W. Teeter
. Robert Goshorn
1893-Nettle Creek
. Wm. Harshbarger
. Robert Goshorn
D. F. Hoover
. L. W. Teeter
1894-Middlefork
.L. W. Teeter
.A. S. Culp
. L. T. Holsinger
. Wm. Harshbarger
1895-Lower Fall
.L. W. Teeter
. L. T. Holsinger
. G. L. Studebaker
. D. F. Hoover
1896-Arcadia
· Wm. Harshbarger
. G. L. Studebaker
. D. F. Hoover
. G. L. Studebaker
1897-Mississinewa
.L. W. Teeter
. Levi Winklebleck
. G. L. Studebaker
. D. F. Hoover
1898-White
.L. W. Teeter
. G. L. Studebaker
.J. W. Rarick
.. J. W. Rarick
1899-Buck Creek
.D. C. Campbell
. D. F. Hoover
.J. W. Rarick
.D. C. Campbell
1900-Greentown
.L. W. Teeter
. D. F. Hoover
.E. M. Cobb
. L. W. Teeter
1901-Upper Fall
. L. W. Teeter
. Levi Winklebleck
. G. L. Studebaker
. D. F. Hoover
1901-Howard
L. T. Holsinger
. D. F. Hoover
. G. L. Studebaker
. L. T. Holsinger
1903-White
. L.
W. Teeter
. J. W. Rarick
L. T. Holsinger
. L. W. Teeter
1904-Mississinewa
. L. W. Teeter
. D. F. Hoover
. G. L. Studebaker
. D. F. Hoover
1905-Ladoga
. L. T. Holsinger
. D. F. Hoover
. G. L. Studebaker
. L. W. Teeter
1906-Four Mile 1907-Pyrmont
J. W. Rarick
.D. F. Hoover
. L. T. Holsinger
. L. W. Teeter
1908-Nettle Creek
. L. W. Teeter
.L. T. Holsinger
. H. H. Keim
.J. W. Rarick
1909-Rossville
. L. W. Teeter
.D. F. Hoover
.E. N. Goshorn
L. W. Teeter
1910-Buckcreek
.J. W. Rarick
. Isaac Branson
.D. F. Hoover
. D. F. Hoover
1911-Ladoga
L. T. Holsinger
.J. W. Rarick
.D. E. Bowman
. L. T. Holsinger
1912-Mississinewa
. L. W. Teeter
. E. O. Norris
. W. L. Hatcher
. L. W. Teeter
1913-Pyrmont
E. O. Norris .
. W. L. Hatcher
.J. A. Miller
. E. O. Norris
1914-Four Mile
.L. W. Teeter
. Paul Mohler
.. E. N. Goshorn
W. L. Hatcher
1915-White
. Paul Mohler
. D. W. Bowman .
. Frank Hay
. L. W. Teeter
1916-Nettle Creek
.E. O. Norris
D. W. Bowman
. Carl Rarick
. E. O. Norris
.L.
. L.
L. W. Teeter
. Levi Winklebleck
.J. W. Rarick
. L. T. Holsinger
1902-Nettle Creek
. L. W. Teeter
.J. W. Rarick
Levi Winklebleck
. D. F. Hoover
. L.
District Meetings of Southern Indiana, 1917-1952
Year Place Held
Moderator
Reading Clerk
Writing Clerk
Standing Committee (year of service)
1917-Ladoga
. J. A. Miller
. G. L. Studebaker
. W. Carl Rärick
.E. O. Norris
1918-Buck Creek
E. O. Norris
.D. W. Bowman
.O. D. Werking
.J. A. Miller
1919-Rossville
. E. O. Norris
. D. E. Bowman
.J. A. Miller
. D. W. Bowman
1920-Mississinewa
D. W. Bowman
.J. W. Root
. G. F. Wagoner.
.. E. O. Norris
1921-Arcadia
J. A. Miller
.J. W. Root
. Russel Showalter
. D. W. Bowman
1922-Anderson
. W. L. Hatcher
.O. D. Werking
. A. P. Musselman
. E. O. Norris
1923-Pyrmont
. D. W. Bowman
. W. Carl Rarick
. A. P. Musselman
. D. W. Bowman
1924-Nettle Creek
. D. W. Bowman
. Ira Long
. V. B. Browning
. J. A. Miller
1925-Arcadia
O. D. Werking
. J. G. Stinebaugh
.I. B. Wike
. H. C. Early
1926-Buck Creek
. D. W. Bowman
. V. B. Browning
. R. L. Showalter
.O. D. Werking
1927-Rossville
. O. D. Werking
. C. H. Hoover
.R. L. Showalter
. V. B. Browning
1928-Mississinewa
.J. G. Stinebaugh
. E. N. Goshorn
. R. L. Showalter
.O. D. Werking
1929-Pyrmont
.O. D. Werking
.E. N. Goshorn
.R. L. Showalter
. J. G. Stinebaugh
1930-Four Mile
.D. W. Bowman .
. I. R. Beery .
.R. L. Showalter
. R. L. Showalter
1931-Nettle Creek
.I. R. Beery
. E. R. Fisher .
. Frank E. Hay .
.O. D. Werking
1932-White Church
.E. R. Fisher
.W. J. Heisey
Frank E. Hay
.E. R. Fisher
1933-Mississinewa
.R. L. Showalter
. Reuben Boomershine
V. B. Browning
. W. J. Heisey
1934-Rossville
.D. W. Bowman
.I. E. Weaver
.E. R. Fisher
. D. W. Bowman
1935-Buck Creek
.W. J. Heisey
.V. B. Browning
. Perry Hoover
. E. R. Fisher
1936-Anderson
.O. D. Werking
.J. A. Miller
. Perry Hoover
. D. W. Bowman
1937-Nettle Creek
.E. O. Norris
. Russel K. Showalter
. R. L. Showalter
.W. J. Heisey (O. Werking served)
1938-Pyrmont
.R. L. Showalter
. Clinton I. Weber
.F. G. Replogle
.E. O. Norris
1939-Upper Fall Creek
. R. L. Showalter
.L. S. Shively
.F. G. Replogle
. O. D. Werking
1940-Union Grove .
.J. A. Miller
.C. H. Hoover
.F. G. Replogle
. J. A. Miller
1941-Rossville
.A. P. Musselman
.R. L. Sink
.F. G. Replogle
R. L. Showalter
1942-Anderson
.R. L. Sink .
John Peters .J. H. Baker
. O. H. Zirkle
J. A. Miller
1944-Nettle Creek
.E. O. Norris
.E. L. Mccullough
. O. H. Zirkle
.O. D. Werking
1945-Pyrmont
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.Lewis Deardorff . A. P. Musselman .O. D. Werking
. Robert Byerly
. Carl Hilbert
. Robert Byerly
1948-Anderson
.E. L. Mccullough
.A. E. Harshbarger
. Paul Kendall
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