----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane Davis" <jneherda@iland.net> Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 9:06 PM Subject: PML Search Result matching Keim ===================== > Source: BRETHREN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [BRE] Wakenda Church, MO [section 3] > > > THIRD > People associated with the Wakenda Church: > 1860's--members from the Mill Creek Church, Rockingham Co., VA settled in Ray Co., MO. These were: Bro. Joel Spitzer and wife, Bro. John Van Trump and wife [about 1858], Bro. D. B. Rhodes and wife, Bro. S. B. Shirky and wife, Bro. Addison Harper and wife [1870]. Others were Bro. John S. Hays, minister in the 2nd degree, from Shelby Co., MO and baptized D. B. Bowman and wife. Bro. Aaron Dove and wife came from Illinois and settled here. Organization was by Brethren George Hoover and Eli Metz. Eli Metz was given charge of the church. > In 1872 Bro. G. W. Clemens and wife, Bro. Wm. Mason and wife, and "a few sisters" came from Illinois. In 1881, Bro. S. S. Mohler from the Mineral Creek congregation in Johnson Co. took the oversight of the church. In 1885 D. B. Rhodes, William Mason, and G. W. Clemens were advanced to 2nd degree ministry, S. S. Mohler was relieved of oversight of Wakenda, and in 1897--Bro. J. E. Ellenberger took over the oversight of the Wakenda church, G. W. Clemens the Pleasant View church, and S. B. Shirkey the Rockingham church. > In 1871 when Wakenda was organized, George Hoover was from Indiana and Eli Metz lived in Carroll Co., MO. Ministers and elders who have served the Wakenda Church include Eli Metz, Addison Harper, S. B. Shirkey, David Rhodes, George Clemens, William Mason, Peter Metz, I. N. Miller, S. E. Hogan, J. S. Kline, Louis Macy, Frank Van Pelt, E. G. Rodabaugh, and Oscar Early. > This list is by no means complete. I am sure there are/will be errors found. Other early names associated with the Rockingham church after 1898 included Brock, trent, Newham, , Myers, Nicholson, Sandy, Hoover, Turner, Koontz, Falls, Baker, Manking, Shenk, Summers, Neely, Keller, Shenk, Fitzwater, Brunk, Fifer, Williams, and others. > I hope this will help answer some of the questions asked about the Wakenda church. Forgive if it has been too long. Jane Davis. > >