Here are more ABBOTT references found in the "History of Crawford County, PA, 1885." On page 624, in the section of the history of South Shenango Township: "A small Methodist Episcopal class existed at Evansburg in very early times. Meetings were held in the old log Seceder Church and in the school-house until 1840, when the present frame meeting house was erected on Line Street, opposite Third. Michael Miller, James Birch and John Vickers were leading early members. Evansburg Circuit was formed in 1842 with J. Prosser pastor that year, and R. Parker in 1843. The circuit was then changed, but Evansburg Circuit was reformed in 1851, and its pastors have seen been: I.C.T. McClelland and T. Benn, 1851; I.C.T. McClelland, 1852; J. ABBOTT and A.L. Miller, 1853; J. ABBOTT and F. Vernon, 1854; I. Lane, 1855-56; S. Hollen, 1862-63; J.W. Hill, 1864; J. Shields, 1865; J. Crum, 1866; J.F. Perry, 1867-68; G.M. Eberman, 1869; J. Eckels, 1870-71; F. Fair, 1872-73; W.H. Hoover, 1874; J.A. Hume, 1875; L. Wick, 1876-7; D.W. Wampler, 1878-79; L.G. Merril, 1880-81; A.J. Lindsey, 1882-83. The membership is about seventy." On page 651 in the history of Spring Township: "Springboro Methodist Episcopal Class was organized in 1828 by Rev. Daniel Ritchie, of Albion Circuit, with five members - Joel Jones and his wife Patty, Mary Cook, Maria Cook and George R. Cook - on the upper floor of Butler's tannery. In 1829 the class was attached to Conneautville Circuit, with which it remained independently by the society. Spring Circuit was organized in 1868, and has had the following pastors: S.L. Wilkinson, 1868; C.W. Foulke, 1869-71; J.B. Wright, 1872-73; J. ABBOTT, 1874; L.L. Luse, 1875; C.M. Coburn, 1876-78; C.W. Foulke, 1879-81; S. Fidler, 1882-83. The circuit now includes four appointments - Keepville (in Erie County), Beaver Center, Steamburg and Springboro. The meetings of the Springboro Class were held for a year or two in Butler's tannery, then in the schoolhouse for five or six years. Mr. Butler then erected a store room at the northeast corner of Main and Cussewago Streets, and meetings were held on its second floor until 1864, when the present frame structure, 36x48, was erected on the north side of Cussewago Street, at a cost of $1,200. The membership is now about ninety." On pages 702 and 703, in the history of Woodcock Township: "The Methodist Episcopal class was organized in 1839 or shortly before. Its earliest members included: John McGill and wife, Andrew Ryan and wife, Harvey Sackett and wife, Jacob Brookhouser and wife, Joseph Housel, John Flaugh and wife, and Isaac Blystone. many of these members had formerly belonged to Seavy class, which met on the opposite side of French Creek. For several years Saegertown society met in the Lutheran Church. In 1841 a church was built on the northwest corner of Commercial and North Streets, and occupied until 1875, when the present edifice, 40x60 was erected on the same lot at a cost of about $6,000. The society numbers about 125 members. Saegertown Circuit was formed in 1839, and its pastors have been: J.J. Steadman and J.M. Plant, 1839; A. Fouts and W.W. Maltby, 1840; C.D. Rockwell and C. Kingsley, 1841; A. Keller and J. Mortimer, 1842; I.C.T. McClelland and T.B. Tait, 1843; ;J. Crum, 1844; D.H. Jack, 1845; J. Graham, 1846; J. Graham and M. Hill, 1847; M. Hill and M.D. Stever, 1848; W. Mouks and T. Benn, 1849; H. Luce and S.K. Paden, 1850-51; J. Flower and J.S. Graves, 1852; J. Flower, 1853; I.Lane and W.R. Johnson, 1854; W.R. Johnson, 1855; J. ABBOTT and W.C. Henderson, 1856; A.H. Bowers, 1857; G.W. Maltby and J.B. Orwig, 1858-59; E.B. Lane, 1860; P.W. Sherwood, 1861-62; N. Norton and L.D. Williams, 1863; G.M. Eberman, 1864-65; J.K. Hallock, 1866-67; N. Norton, 1868-69-70; J. Flower, 1871; G.H. Brown, 1872-73; J.F. Perry, 1874-75; D.W. Wampler, 1876-77; I.D. Darling, 1878-79-80; D.S. Steadman, 1881-82; James Clyde, 1883. The circuit now comprises besides Saegertown Church, Blooming Valley and Hamlin's of Hayfield Township." More ABBOTT to follow tomorrow! Kathy Brubaker Volunteer Genealogist Linesville Historical Society kbrbkr@toolcity.net