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Hi list, Lets see if we can help this writer. Thanks Allen Lawrence List admin From: rebecca@rebecca24.orangehome.co.ukTo: LAY-PREACHERS-admin@rootsweb.comSubject: trying to findDate: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 16:54:39 +0000 please could you help us. were have been trying to track down a late member of our family.. he served as a lay preacher around the 1920's in rhonda valley trechorcy wales.. possibly had a connection to coal mines, owner not worker.... his sister was a suscessfull singer posibly with the name of Edna james??? _________________________________________________________________ Don't get caught with egg on your face. Play Chicktionary! http://club.live.com/chicktionary.aspx?icid=chick_wlhmtextlink1_dec

William DAVIES was a lay preacher in South Wales. He was born in Llantrisant GLAM in 1855, worked for his father (Thomas DAVIES ) on the farm at Mount Pleasant, Llanover. MON according to the 1881 Census. William took over the farm according to the 1891 and 1901 census, he spoke both Welsh and English and would probably have been involved in the Methodist Church. Has anyone come across the name? Thank you, Gillie Betton

Hello - I am researching several Cumberland Presbyterian circuit riders & lay preachers who are inter-related: Rev. Joseph Franceway/Fransway (c1795-c1834 - married to Kesiah Boon(e) - lived in Green Co. & Henderson Co., KY) Lawrence Roelofson (Lay-preacher) (c1762-1856 - married to Mary Smith - lived in Henderson Co., KY > White & DeWitt Counties, IL) Rev. Joel Knight (1796-1876 - married (1) Marth Bostic(k) & (2) Eliza Barber - lived in Henderson Co., KY > Montgomery Co., IL) Any information or connections, welcome. Be well & God bless, Kate Beaugrand Cook MN kbcook@cfaith.com ><>God Bless America & Israel<><

List, Can anyone add to what I have said to Louise, Any help is welcome. Allen Lawrence Shongaloo, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA From: "Louise Russell" <louise.russell@megster.freeserve.co.uk> To: <LAY-PREACHERS-admin@rootsweb.com> Subject: Lay Preacher Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 15:31:51 -0000 Hello, I am wonder if you are able to assist me. I am researching my family history and have been told by a relative that one of my ancestors was a Lay Preacher. How can I find out if this information is correct and possible further information. My ancestors name is John Edward HASKINS born 4 June 1853 Portbury, Bristol, England. Any help would be most appreciated. Regards Louise Russell From: "Allen Lawrence" <awl1957@hotmail.com> To: louise.russell@megster.freeserve.co.uk Subject: RE: Lay Preacher Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 14:42:22 -0600 Louise, Have you checked to see if he was regisitered with the Chruch of England or the Catholic Church. From experince I have found that they keep records for the Lay ministers as well as the ordained ministers. Do you have any idea which group he beloned too? I will check online to see if I can find out anything for you. I belong to the Methodist church and I know they keep records on just about anything, including who is Licensed, Local Lay Preacher or the ordained. Hope this helps some! I will keep your message and see what I can find. Allen Lawrence Shongaloo, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA

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AL <b1caez02@cogeco.ca> wrote: Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2004 20:04:52 -0500 From: AL To: THOMPSON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [THOMPSON] Thompson Methodist Preachers and Members-Ontario, Canada ...Al http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~methodists/alphamin.htm#t THOMPSON, C.L. 1894-1895 Stirling (Hastings Co.), THOMPSON, C.M. was born in 1853 in Addington Co. Ontario, Episcopal, 1877-1880 Forest Warwick Twp. (Lambton Co.), 1880 St. Thomas, 1881 St. Mary's (Perth Co.), 1882-1883 Brantford (Brant Co.), 1892 Emily (Victoria Co.) THOMPSON, Daniel W. was received on trial in 1869, 1869 Howick (Dufferin Co.), THOMPSON, Fred W. was born on 15 Feb 1869 in Ontario, 1896-1898 Paisley St Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1901 Census living in Arthur (Wellington Co.) Lodger widdower Irish Clergyman 12 mos income $650 THOMPSON, George S. was born in 1842 and died on Oct 2 1868. He married Charlotte Fraleigh who was born in 1846. He was buried at Whites Cemetery, Sidney Twp. (Hastings Co.) 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My mother, Eleanor Moyar (Kane), was an ordained Pentecostal minister. During the late 40's and early 50's we travelled extensively throughout the United States as she preached at tent revivals and various churches. My mother also preached at the missions on skid row in downtown Los Angeles. I had a very interesting childhood. Jerry E. Kane Los Angeles, CA

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++++ My apologies if you're reading this twice. I have also sent it to METHODIST-L/rootsweb ++++ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- Hello, I'd be grateful if someone is able to point me in the right direction - my ancestor was a lay preacher in the Methodist Church and I have spent many hours trying to learn something of his life and involvement in the Church, so far, to no avail. He was:- Richard SHEARD, my 2x great-grandfather Born: Dec 29, 1818 (Mirfield, Yorks.) Christened: Jan 24, 1819 (Parish Church of Mirfield, C. of E.) Married: Emma OFFICER (b. Hull 1828), in Hull 1850 Died: aged 87, in Worthing, W. Sussex, Mar 31, 1906 Buried: Worthing, April 3, 1906 His obituary shows that, "He preached in the Methodist Church in various parts of the country, for almost 70 years"......and........"he preached to large congregations in Leeds" Richard lived in Gainsborough, Lincs. (until the age of 42), London, Everton Lancs., Leeds, Worthing West Sussex - and I expect he preached in all of these cities On July 30, 1877 he received a bible from his theology students in Leeds (he was 58y.o.). They wrote:- "Presented to Mr. Richard Sheard from the members of his class as a small token of their respect. Leeds, July 30th, 1877" Unfort. the name of this place was not recorded In the 1881 census, he lived at 38 Richmond Terrace in Everton, Liverpool, with his family His occupation is shown as:- Wholesale Provision Merchant & Local Methodist Preacher ((He does not appear in Dr. Nockles' Methodist Archives)) Lester Sheard (Toronto, Ontario)

Hi I am trying to find details of a lay preacher named Alexander Frederick Kelly born c 1890-1901 Possibly lived in the Easington Colliery area Durham. Are there any index's of lay preachers? Regards Frank

I am trying to find information on Elliott Murphy. His preaching license was the following info on it. E.M. Murphy Pilgrim Holiness Church, in Toler KY. Sept 2, 1927 District superintendent Raymond Simpsore. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Brenda

--- The Auchs <theauchs@earthlink.net> wrote: > I am looking for more information about my > g-g-g-grandfather Dr. LFW > ANDREWS (1802-1875), who by 1833 was a Unitarian > Universalist preacher, but > I believe began as a 'traveling preacher'. I have a > lot of bits and pieces > after 1827. Do you have any information at all as to his family's religious affiliation? [snip] > that he did. He married a Methodist minister's > daughter, Jane GRAY of > Ohio/western PA in 1827. You could start by contacting the [Methodist]Conference archives for that area (those areas) with as much information about his early life as you have. It sounds like you may have to contact more than one Conference. Look for Conference archives on http://www.umc.org > I have found a records of marriage in Hartford > Connecticut (from > transcription of Hartford Vital Records from > Barbour, 1668-1852) where he > officiated: > Harvey, m Lydia DENSLOW, Mar 22, 1832, by Rev L F W > ANDREWS Does this give his denominational affiliation? If it's Methodist, you'll need to contact the Conference archives for the Hartford, CT, area. > He is mentioned by name in papers re: the 1833 South > Carolina Universalist > Convention. I've been doing genealogy here in South Carolina for ten years. I didn't know we had any Unitarian or Universalist activity before World War II. (Unitarians are still very rare in this state.) > > In the early 1840s he taught at Feasterville Academy > in South Caroliina. I'm not sure Feasterville still exists, but you could do a search [I recommend http://www.google.com] for Chester and Chester county. (Also check Rootsweb, of course. There should be at least one Chester Co., SC, mailing list.) > The 1850 census records call him an editor and say > he was NC born. An 1880 Well....those census takers. Sometimes they talked with the person and sometimes they talked to the neighbors.... and, sometimes, they apparently guessed. There are no official birth records in North Carolina before the early 1900s. > record of his daughter Jennie does not list her > father's birthplace. That's unusual, but I do have genealogical records (not census records) in which nothing is listed about female ancestors' backgrounds. (Just one line, but it's a real pain as it's interfering with my ability to prove a fourth generation in that line, which was in a burned county.) Elizabeth Whitaker South Carolina __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

Go to http://www.umc.org and look for the page that lists Conference archives. Then find the archives for the Portland area and contact them, asking for info on your grandfather. Conference archives are often run by volunteers. If they aren't run by volunteers, they're often very lightly staffed, so the more info you can give them, the better -- and have patience. Now, sometimes, Conference boundaries change, or your grandfather may have been preaching in the neighboring Conference. What is a Free Methodist? Elizabeth Whitaker Easley, South Carolina --- Bill Barton <WJBART@attglobal.net> wrote: > Does anyone know where I might find a record of the > service my > grandfather, Alba Mathias BARTON, gave as a lay > preacher in the > Portland, Oregon/SW Washington area about 1900. I > believe he served > either the Methodist or Free Methodist faiths. > > William Barton > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion > online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

Does anyone know where I might find a record of the service my grandfather, Alba Mathias BARTON, gave as a lay preacher in the Portland, Oregon/SW Washington area about 1900. I believe he served either the Methodist or Free Methodist faiths. William Barton

I am looking for more information about my g-g-g-grandfather Dr. LFW ANDREWS (1802-1875), who by 1833 was a Unitarian Universalist preacher, but I believe began as a 'traveling preacher'. I have a lot of bits and pieces after 1827. Any direction on where to begin to look for him before 1827 is appreciated. I do not know whether he had formal seminary education but I do not expect that he did. He married a Methodist minister's daughter, Jane GRAY of Ohio/western PA in 1827. I have found a records of marriage in Hartford Connecticut (from transcription of Hartford Vital Records from Barbour, 1668-1852) where he officiated: Harvey, m Lydia DENSLOW, Mar 22, 1832, by Rev L F W ANDREWS He is mentioned by name in papers re: the 1833 South Carolina Universalist Convention. In the early 1840s he taught at Feasterville Academy in South Caroliina. The 1850 census records call him an editor and say he was NC born. An 1880 record of his daughter Jennie does not list her father's birthplace. He raised his family in Macon, Bibb County, GA. His children were: Lewis ANDREWS HJ ANDREWS John C ANDREWS Jane (Jennie) G ANDREWS FA ANDREWS EL ANDREWS After his wife Jane died, he married Mary LAMAR. He's listed as a "public speaker" from Macon, GA in: >The Spiritualist Register for 1859; Facts, Philosophy, Statistics of >Spiritualism. U[riah] Clark, Editor and Proprietor. Auburn, New York: U. >Clark, Spiritual Clarion Office. This is from another account: >The Rev. L. F. W. Andrews (1802-1875) was a Universalist minister through >much of the antebellum period in the Southern States. His Two Opinions, or >Salvation or Damnation (Macon, Ga., 1837) is a good glimpse into the >theology of the time and place. Thanks! Christina Auch mailto:theauchs@earthlink.net Personal Family History website http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~familiesacrosstime/families.htm