Pennsylvania Conference UB Pastors

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WACHTER, WILLIAM CORNELIUS

Born: 10-12-1881 Walkersville MD married: Ella Ida Aumen

Died: 10-10-1979 obit: 1950,23

Miller-Raker #: 598 married2: Mrs. Mettie C. Reightler Smith

Fulton #: no obit2: 1965,109

Gibble list: no

1916 quarterly conference license, Walkersville

1916 license, recommended by Walkersville

1924 ordained

Interment: Utica Cemetery, Lewistown MD

Obit: 1980,349

1920-21 Barts

1921-23 Taneytown

1923-26 Manchester

1926-30 Boonsboro

1930-35 Oakville

1935-37 Mechanicsburg circuit

1937-42 Springett

1942-49 Baltimore Old Otterbein

1949-55 Lemasters

1955 retired

supply pastor, Emmanuel EUB in Brooklyn MD

Note: The dates for both licenses are from 1916,31 and do not agree with what was later erroneously published in the UM journals.

WACKERMAN, HARRY E.

Born: 6-19-1943 married: Peggy _____

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: 809

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1963 license, recommended by York First

Interment:

Obit:

1961-65 student, Lebanon Valley College

1962-65 student assistant, York First

1965-68 student, United Seminary

1968-70 associate, Shippensburg Messiah

1970-79 Jacobus (ending 8/1/1979)

1979-80 York Springs-Arnold’s (8/1/1979-8/26/1980)

1980 withdrew 8/26/80 1981,261

instrumental in starting Cedar Hill Baptist church in Dillsburg PA area

manager, American Eagle Outfitters

manager, Long John Silver’s Seafood Restaurant

1991-03 Aramark Services, West Chester University in West Chester PA

2003- assistant program coordinator, Kennett Senior Center in Kennett Square PA

WAGGONER, WALTER E.

Born: 11-11-1896 Wertzville PA married: Leona Ruth King

Died: 4-24-1934 York PA obit:

Miller-Raker #: 615

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1921 license, recommended by Mechanicsburg circuit

1932 ordained

Interment: Lutheran church cemetery, near Wertzville PA

Obit: 1934,20

1922-24 Fishing Creek Salem (attachment to York Haven charge)

1924-28 Mechanicsburg circuit, while a student at Lebanon Valley College

1928-32 Shepherdstown

1932-34 York Second

WAGNER, BARNARD

Born: 1820 married:

Died: 4-20-1893 obit:

Miller-Raker #: 288

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1848 license

Interment:

Obit: Northwest Kansas Conference 1893,27

1849-50 Perry circuit

1851-52 Path Valley circuit

1855 transfer to Illinois Conference

WAGNER, D.R.

Born: 4-11-1864 married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: 519

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

? license, West Virginia Conference

? ordained, ?

Interment:

Obit:

1893-01 Mt. Lake Park

1901-02 ?

1902-03 Rohrersville. Pennsylvania Conference

1903 transfer to Pennsylvania Conference, page 57

1903-04 Rohrersville

1904-06 Williamsport MD

1906-10 Red Lion circuit

1910-14 Winterstown

1914-15 Baltimore Scott Street [Dorguth]

1915-16 York Fourth

1916-17 Manchester

1917 local, living in Baltimore & Pasadena MD

1925 dropped, page 71

Note: Rev. Wagner is listed as being ordained in 1903, but the West Virginia Conference shows him transferring out in 1902 and there is no record of his being ordained by the Pennsylvania Conference. His picture is in the 1916 directory in the York Fourth church file.

WAGNER, J.K.

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: 459

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

1891 license, East Pennsylvania Conference

1891 ordained, East Pennsylvania Conference

Interment:

Obit:

1890-91 Florin Glossbrenner (beginning 10/31/90; see 1891,13)

1891-93 Springfield

1893 transfer to Northwest Kansas Conference

1893-96

1896 transfer to Pennsylvania Conference

1896-98 Newburg

1898-01 Path Valley (resigned 9/1/1900)

1901 withdrew

Note: J.K. Wagner graduated from Bonebrake [United] Seminary in Dayton Ohio in 1890. His pre-seminary location is unknown. William B. Wagner had a son Jacob K. Wagner born 10/23/1843 who was practicing medicine in Blairstown IA 1878; there is a possibility that he is this J.K.W.

WAGNER, MILTON A.

Born: married: Mary Ann Hughes

Died: 1/31/1958 obit: Ohio East Conference 1960,105

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes [MARK A. WAGNER]

1915 license, East Pennsylvania Conference

1921 ordained, East Pennsylvania Conference

Interment:

Obit: Ohio East Conference 1958,89&90

1913-14 Iona circuit (last part of year; see 1914,5)

1914-17 Chambers Hill

1917-18 Lebanon Bethany

1918-21 student, Bonebrake [United] Theological Seminary

1921-22 Akron OH Arlington Street, Ohio East Conference

1922 transfer to Ohio East Conference

1922-52 Akron Arlington Street [Wedgewood]

1952 retired

WAGNER, THEOPHILUS

Born: 11-6-1857 near McConnellsburg PA married: Laura Mary Arnold

Died: 3-17-1935 Carlisle PA obit: 1944,38

Miller-Raker #: 432

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes [THEODORE WAGNER]

quarterly conference license, Pleasant Grove of York Haven charge

1886 license, East Pennsylvania Conference

1891 ordained

Interment: Westminster Cemetery, Carlisle PA

Obit: 1935,21

1883-84 assistant, Shippensburg & Orrstown

1884-85 Yocumtown

1885-86 Middletown, East Pennsylvania Conference

1886 “transfer” to East Pennsylvania Conference

1886-87 Mt Pleasant mission (including part of a second year)

1887-88 Bendersville, Pennsylvania Conference

1888 transfer to Pennsylvania Conference

1888-89 Bendersville

1889-90 Greencastle

1890-92 Big Spring

1892-94 Rayville circuit

1894-97 Littlestown circuit

1897-98 supernumerary

1898-02 Perry circuit

1902-05 York Springs

1905-24 supply

1924 retired, active in the Carlisle church

Note: Arnold’s Church near Dillsburg received its name from the family of Mrs. Wagner.

WAGNER, WILLIAM. B.

Born: 2-5-1818 Dauphin County PA married: Barbara Rank [1842]

Died: 8-23-1892 obit:

Miller-Raker #: 254

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

1841 license

1846 ordained

Interment:

Obit: Iowa Conference 1893,32

1841-42 Carlisle circuit

1842-43 Chambersburg circuit

1843-44 Carlisle circuit

1844-46 York circuit

1846-48 Rocky Spring circuit

1848-49 assistant presiding elder

1849-50 Chambersburg circuit

1850-51 presiding elder

!851-54 York station

1854-56 Shopp’s station [Shiremanstown]

1856-57 presiding elder

1857 transfer to Iowa Conference, page 46

became a physician and practiced medicine in Blairstown IA

WAGNER, WILLIAM H.

Born: 7-19-1832 near Oakville PA married: Caroline Kurtz

Died: 8-17-1914 Hockersville PA obit: 1913,95

Miller-Raker #: 355

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1868 quarterly conference license

1871 license

1874 ordained

Interment: Mt Pleasant [Hayes Grove] UB Cemetery, Cumberland County PA

Obit: 1914,93

1870-71 Shippensburg circuit

1871-72 not assigned

1872-75 Carlisle circuit

1875-77 Newville

1877-79 Big Spring

1879-80 Orrstown (3 months)

1880-81 Carlisle

1881-85 living in Dickinson, Cumberland County PA

1885-87 Scotland

1887-90 living in Dickinson, Cumberland County PA

1890-94 Dillsburg circuit

1894-99 Carlisle circuit

1899 local

1906-12 special agent, Quincy Old People’s Home

Note: Holdcraft’s 1939 History of the Pennsylvania Conference, page 311, gives a brief biography.

WAGONER, GEORGE SR.

Born: married:

Died: 1855 obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: 31 & 83

Gibble list: no

1839 license, Allegheny Conference

Interment:

Obit:

1841 expelled

1853 reinstated

Note: George Wagoner Sr. is the father of George Wagoner. He operated as a local pastor.

WAGONER, GEORGE

Born: 1825 near Madison PA married:

Died: 5-31-1889 [Johnstown flood] obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: 70

Gibble list: no

quarterly conference license, Philippi class in Ligonier Valley

1850 license, Allegheny Conference

1852 ordained, Allegheny Conference

Interment:

Obit:

1848-49 assistant, Somerset circuit

1849-50 Liverpool circuit

1850-52 Johnstown

1852-53 Liverpool circuit

1853-54 Johnstown

1854-56 Wayne circuit

1856-57 Allegheny City mission

1857-60 Pittsburgh and Allegheny City mission (did not finish the final year)

1860-62 on leave for health reasons

1852-65 superintendent, Middle District

1865-66 missionary agent for Pittsburgh mission

1866 located

1870-71 Columbia Salome, East Pennsylvania Conference (part year)

1871-72 Cambria circuit

1873-74 superintendent, West District

1875-76 Cambria circuit

1880-81 Stony Creek mission

Note: George Wagoner is the son of George Wagoner Sr. In his later years, George Wagoner practiced dentistry in Johnstown and accepted appointments as he was able. HE WAS A TRUSTEE OF Lebanon Valley College 1883-89.

WALKER, FRED D.

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1940 quarterly conference license

1944 license, Allegheny Conference

1946 ordained, Allegheny Conference

Interment:

Obit:

1940-44 student, Otterbein College in Westerville OH

1944-46 student, Bonebrake [United] Theological Seminary in Dayton OH

1946-57 missionary to Africa

1957-62 Pitcairn

1962-69 Altoona Third

1969 disability leave

WALKER, W.S.

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes [S.W. Walker]

license,

ordained,

Interment:

Obit:

1875-76 Annville, Lebanon Valley College Chapel

1876 transfer to East Pennsylvania Conference

1876-77 Annville, Lebanon Valley College Chapel (did not finish the year)

president, Philomath College in Philomath OR

1877 transfer to

1877-84 president, Philomath College in Philomath OR

Note: In 1894 Dr. W.S. Walker was defeated in his bid to become mayor of Lafayette IN.

WALLACE, JOHN

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: 193

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

1834 license

1837 ordained

Interment:

Obit:

1835-36 Clearfield circuit

1836-38 Washington mission

1838-39 New York mission

1839 charter member of Allegheny Conference

1839-40 Huntingdon circuit

1840-41 no minutes taken

1841-42 Susquehanna mission

1842-43 assignments not listed

1843-45 Liverpool circuit

1845-46 presiding elder, Washington District

1846-47 presiding elder, Eastern District

1847-48 presiding elder, Westmoreland District

1848-50 Mount. Pleasant station

1850-52 Allegheny circuit (apparently did not finish 2^nd year)

1851 transfer

WALLACE, SAMUEL THOMAS

Born: 1-14-1847 Perry County PA married: Rebecca Jane Gingrich

Died: 6-11-1922 MO obit: [1/23/1847 – 2/15/1923]

Miller-Raker #: 374

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1874 license

1877 ordained

Interment: UB Cemetery, southwest of Fulton MO

Obit: Missouri Conference 1922,36

1874-75 Liverpool circuit [Manchester PA] & Dover circuit

1875-77 Pine Grove MD mission

1877-78 Mercersburg circuit

1878-81 Path Valley circuit

1881-85 Alto Dale circuit

1885-86 York Springs circuit

1886-87 living in Fulton MO

1887 transfer to Missouri Conference

Note: Samuel T. Wallace is a brother to William O. Wallace. Their parents [Robert (1817-1885) and Barbara Huston (1822-1895) Wallace] are buried in the Snyder’s UB Church Cemetery, Perry County PA. The Missouri Conference “obituary” is on file, but it gives no biographical information – except to say that he was a former presiding elder [district superintendent]. The file of Samuel T. Wallace contains several items. Mrs. Wallace is a niece to John S. Gingerich.

WALLACE, WILLIAM OTTERBEIN

Born: 7-26-1851 Perry County PA married: Anna Virginia Gorsuch

Died: 1-5-1903 Kansas City MO obit: [b.1858]

Miller-Raker #: 387

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1878 license

1882 ordained

Interment:

Obit: Missouri Conference 1903,15

1877-79 Pine Grove MD mission

1879-80 Manchester MD circuit (did not finish the year)

1880-81 living in New Bloomfield

1881-82 Eschol mission

1883-86 living in Dellville

1886 transfer to Missouri Conference, page 5

Note: William O. Wallace is a brother to Samuel T. Wallace. Their parents [Robert (1817-1885) and Barbara Huston (1822-1895) Wallace] are buried in the Snyder’s UB Church Cemetery, Perry County PA. The Missouri Conference “obituary” is on file, but it gives no biographical information – except to say that he served as a pastor and a presiding elder [district superintendent].

WALLICK, CHARLES W.

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: 693

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1940 license, recommended by Red Lion Bethany

Interment:

Obit:

1941 ordained a minister in the Congregational Church, page 35

Note: The 2004 contact information is Charles W. Wallick, 1349 Hill St, York, PA 17403-3310
(717)846-9411.

WALMER ROBERT C.

Born: 9-9-1883 Lebanon PA married: Addie Vogt

Died: 4-11-1914 Mahaffey PA obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: 385

Gilbble list: no

1911 quarterly conference license, McKeesport Kephart Memorial

1911 license, Allegheny Conference

Interment:

Obit: Allegheny Conference 1914,82

1911-12 Rochester Mills

1912-14 Mahaffey

WALTER, C.

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

Interment:

Obit:

1881-82 Hopeland circuit

Note: C. Walter was apparently a local pastor in the East Pennsylvania Conference.

WALTERS, CLARENCE GEORGE SR.

Born: 1-7-1904 near Camp Hill PA married: Margarene I. Pentz

Died: 9-21-1978 obit:

Miller-Raker #: 733

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1943 quarterly conference license

1950 license, recommended by Mt. Zion of Young’s-Mt Zion charge

1959 ordained

Interment: St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery, Wertzville PA

Obit: 1979,340

1951-56 Gardners-Mt. Victory

1956-65 Hellam-Druck Valley

1965-76 Liberty

1976 retired

Note: Mrs. Walters is listed in the journal as a ministerial widow up to and including 1986. Starting in 1987 she is no longer listed, but no mention of her death can be found in any source.

WALTERS, H.W.

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: 503

Gibble list: yes

1926 license, Allegheny Conference

Interment:

Obit:

1927 credentials asked

WALTERS, JOHN M.

Born: 10-14-1869 Reynolds PA married: Emma Katherine Houser

Died: 3-27-1945 Reading PA obit: [d. 9/6/1917]

Miller-Raker #: no married2: Mrs. Esther (Weidner) Reber

Fulton #: no obit2: East Pennsylvania Conf 1962,62

Gibble list: yes

1890 quarterly conference license

1891 license, East German Conference

1893 ordained, East German Conference

Interment: Laureldale Cemetery, Reading PA

Obit: East Pennsylvania Conference 1945,18

1890-93 student, Union Biblical [United Theological] Seminary in Dayton Ohio

1893-94 Elizabethville

1894-95 Tower City

1895-96 Milton

1896-01 Baltimore Third [Otterbein]

1901 transfer to East Pennsylvania Conference

1901-03 Allentown Linden Street

1903-08 Mountville

1908-10 Palmyra First

1910-16 Ephrata

1916-19 Sunbury

1919-21 Lititz

1921-23 Pottstown

1923-30 Reading Zion

1930-37 Elizabethville

1937-39 Denver

1939 retired

Note: John M. Walters is the father of Leroy R. Walters.

WALTERS, LEROY RIDGLEY

Born: 5-13-1897 Baltimore MD married: Katherene Wollenhaupt

Died: 11-11-1964 obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

1917 quarterly conference license, Sunbury Otterbein

1919 license, East Pennsylvania Conference

1922 ordained, East Pennsylvania Conference

Interment:

Obit: Eastern Conference 1965,112

1917-18 student, Lebanon Valley College

1918-19 military service (first half of year)

Cressona (second ha1f of year)

1919-22 student, Bonebrake [United] Theological Seminary

1922-24 Reading Zion

1924-26 New Holland

1926-27 (nothing listed)

1927-29 Phillipsburg OH, Miami Conference

1929-32 Mount Carmel

1932-35 Allentown Sixth Street [Grace]

1935-38 Shoemakersville

1938-43 Avon

1943-46 Ephrata

1946-52 Mountville

1952-62 Avon

1962 retired

Note: Leroy R. Walters is the son of John M. Walters.

WALTZ, SAMUEL H.

Born: 4-14-1882 married: Mary E. Reed

Died: 1-3-1958 obit: [11/19/1881 – 5/27/1963]

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

Interment: Cornwall Cemetery, Cornwall PA

Obit:

1920-25 Lebanon circuit, East Pennsylvania Conference (beginning 4/2/1920)

1925-31 Campbelltown & Lebanon West, East Pennsylvania Conf (ending 1/1/1931)

1931-? Campbelltown Union Gospel Tabernacle, independent

Note: Samuel H. Waltz is listed under “’others serving in the conference” and his credentials and affiliation are unknown. The Union Gospel Tabernacle reorganized in 1962 as the Lebanon Valley Bible Church.

WALZ, CHARLES P.

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes [WALTZ]

1936 quarterly conference license

1938 license, East Pennsylvania Conference

1939 ordained, East Pennsylvania Conference

Interment:

Obit:

1938-39 living in Philadelphia

1939-40 living in Antioch WV

1940-41 living in Reliance VA

1941 transfer to Virginia Conference

1943 transfer to East Pennsylvania Conference

1943-44 Lykens

1944-45 living in Philadelphia

1945-46 not listed

1946 transfer to California Conference

1968 no longer listed in EUB Yearbook

Note: The 1946 United Brethren yearbooks lists Charles P. Walz as a member of the East Pennsylvania Conference living in Muscatine IA. In the 1960’s he is listed as a member of the California Conference living in Michigan and Ohio.

WARNER, MICHAEL E.

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1966 license, recommended by York First

Interment:

Obit:

1966-68 Adamsville-Mt. Pleasant

Note: Michael Warner was attending Millersville State College. His name does not appear in the 1968 journal, and drops out without any explanation.

WASHINGER, WILLIAM HENRY.

Born: 9-9-1862 Jacksonville PA married: Romaine Elizabeth Funkhouser

Died: 5-18-1928 obit: 1940,35

Miller-Raker #: 440

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1889 license

1894 ordained

Interment: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Chambersburg PA

Obit: 1928,69

1889-91 student, Lebanon Valley College

1890-91 Harrisburg Derry Street, East Pennsylvania Conference

1891-94 Harrisburg Otterbein

1894-02 Chambersburg First

1902-17 conference superintendent

1917-28 bishop, Pacific District

Note: Holdcraft’s 1939 History of the Pennsylvania Conference, page 323, gives a brief biography. Mrs. Washinger is the granddaughter of Daniel Funkhouser.

WASSON, ROBERT L.

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1932 quarterly conference license

1933 license, Allegheny Conference: recommended by Tyrone

1935 ordained, Allegheny Conference

Interment:

Obit:

1937 transfer to Michigan Conference, page 94

1937-39 Casco

1939-43

1943 removed for delinquency

Note: This surname is also rendered WASSEN.

WATERS, J.W.

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: 349

Gibble list: no

Interment:

Obit:

Pittsburgh Conference of the United Evangelical Church

1903-04 Scalp Level Trinity

1904-05 Pennsville

1906 transfer to Allegheny Conference of the United Brethren Church

1906-07 Burnside

1907-08 Mahaffey (reassigned in 1908, but resigned soon after)

1908-09 Bendersville, Pennsylvania Conference

1909 transfer (?)

Note: As a member of the Allegheny Conference, Rev. Waters served Bendersville when the regularly assigned pastor resigned soon after conference – see 1909,29. The Allegheny Conference lists him as transferring to the Pennsylvania Conference in 1909, but he never appears on the rolls of that or any other conference. The 1911 UB yearbook lists him as a member of the Allegheny Conference living in Bendersville.

WATSON, J.WILBUR

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1945 quarterly conference license

1946 license, Allegheny Conference

1948 ordained, Allegheny Conference

Interment:

Obit:

1947-48 Dunlevy

1948-54 Arona

1954 without appointment at own request

1954-58 Pittsburgh Madison Avenue (beginning October 1954)

1958-60 without appointment

1960 located

WEAVER, CHARLES A.

Born: 4-25-1875 Curtin, Dauphin County PA married: Bertha J. Sheets

Died: 5-14-1938 Kingston PA obit: Allegheny Conference 1931,63

Miller-Raker #: no married2: Anna M. Garman

Fulton #: 328 & 391 obit2:

Gibble list: yes

1895 quarterly conference license, Reigles

1899 quarterly conference license, Steelton

1902 quarterly conference license

1903 license, East Pennsylvania Conference

1908 ordained, Allegheny Conference

Interment: Reigles United Brethren Cemetery, Dauphin County PA

Obit: Allegheny Conference 1938,67

1903-04 student, Lebanon Valley Academy at Annville PA

1904 transfer to Allegheny Conference

1904 Clarington (part year)

1904-05 Rochester Mills

1905-08 student, Bonebrake [United] Theological Seminary

1908-09 Shueyville circuit, Iowa Conference

1909 transfer to Iowa Conference

1909-11 serving in Iowa

1911 transfer to Allegheny Conference

1911-12 Dunlo

1912-14 Erie Conference

1914-16 Springfield

1916-17 Liverpool

1917-19 West Decatur

1919-21 Shanksville

1921-23 Altoona Greenwood

1923-24 Wilmore

1924-26 Industry

1926-27 Hooversville

1927-29 Richfield

1929 located

1935 retired

Note: Charles A. Weaver is the father of S. Paul Weaver.

WEAVER, EARL CROSBY

Born: 6-15-1881 VenangoCounty PA married: Estella Gifford (6/11/1910)

Died: 3-13-1955 Knox PA obit: [d. 1950]

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1904 quarterly conference license

1908 license, Allegheny Conference

1913 ordained, Allegheny Conference

Interment:

Obit: Western Pennsylvania Conference 1955,29

1908-10 student, Otterbein University in Westerville OH

1909 Glasgow (June-Sept)

1910-16 Johnstown Park Avenue

1916-17 student, Princeton Seminary in Princeton NJ

1917-23 Johnstown First (beginning May 1917)

1923-30 Wilkinsburg

1930-39 Somerset

1939-46 Johnstown Park Avenue

1946-49 McKeesport Kephart

1949 retired

WEAVER, JOSEPH H.

Born: 4-10-1880 Port Matilda PA married: Virgie Williams

Died: 4-17-1948 obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: 483

Gibble list: no

1912 quarterly conference license

1924 license, Allegheny Conference

1927 ordained, Allegheny Conference

Interment: Presbyterian Cemetery, Port Matilda PA

Obit: Allegheny Conference 1948,67

Blandburg Methodist Episcopal Church

1913-15 Belsano

1915-22 Orbisonia

1922-27 West Decatur

1927-28 Arona

1928-30 Rockwood

1930-34 East Freedom

1934-44 Port Matilda

1940 Sidman – St. Michaels (resigned 9/30/1940)

1940-44 Port Matilda (beginning 9/28/1940)

WEAVER, SAINT PAUL H.

Born: 7-3-1895 Millersburg PA married: Alice C. Hanson

Died: 11-19-1963 obit: [4/17/1899 – 8/?/1986]

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1913 quarterly conference license, Sugar Grove

1914 license, Erie Conference

1918 ordained, Erie Conference

Interment: Maple Grove Cemetery, Frewsburg NY

Obit: [EUB Yearbook 1964,74]

1913-14 student, Sugar Grove Seminary in Sugar Grove PA

1913-14 assistant, Mt. Pleasant circuit

1914-16 Oswayo

1916-17 student, Otterbein College in Westerville OH

1917-18 Albion

1918-19 Buffalo NY Grace

1919-20 student, Otterbein College in Westerville OH

1920-21 Warren

1921-23 student, Lebanon Valley College

1921-23 Cleona & Pleasant Hill, East Pennsylvania Conference

1923-26 student, Gordon Graduate School of Theology

1923-26 West Bridgewater Ma Sunset Avenue Congregational Church

1926-27 West Bridgewater MA Sunset Avenue Congregational Church

1927-28 Youngsville

1928-34 Erie Glenwood

1934-35 Bradford (ending 3/1/35)

1934-46 conference superintendent (beginning 11/15/34)

Note: S. Paul Weaver is the son of Charles A. Weaver. A biographical sketch is given in Weaver’s 1936 History of the Erie Conference, of which he is the author.

WEAVER, WILLIAM HENRY

Born: 2-23-1861 York County PA married: Ida E. Heiges

Died: 4-29-1926 Dillsburg PA obit: 1945,30

Miller-Raker #: 418

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1886 license

1889 ordained

Interment: Dillsburg Cemetery, Dillsburg PA

Obit: 1926,62

1886-89 Rayville

1889-91 Littlestown

1891-94 Mont Alto

1894-99 Dillsburg circuit

1899-02 New Cumberland

1902-03 Red Lion & Windsor

1903-05 Shiremanstown

1905-07 Lemoyne & Enola missions

1907-11 Lemoyne mission

1911-18 treasurer, Lebanon Valley College

1918 local

Note: Holdcraft’s 1939 History of the Pennsylvania Conference, page 311, gives a brief biography. Wiley’s 1897 Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Cumberland, York and Adams Counties, page 348, gives an extended family history.

WEBER, MICHAEL M.

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

1895 license, East Pennsylvania Conference

Interment:

Obit:

1894-97 Jacksonville circuit

1897-98

1898-99 Grantville circuit

1899-01 Fishburn circuit

1901-03 living in Middletown

1903 referred

Note: Michael M. Miller appears to have been referred back to the local charge for failing to progress toward ordination and/or losing interest in the ministry.

WECHTENHIZER, GOLDIE [see KELLER]

WEEKLEY, MARTIN L.

Born: 3-11-1866 married: Edna McCormick

Died: 10-?-1927 obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

1896 license, West Virginia Conference

Interment:

Obit:

1896-99 Buckhannon

1899-00 Marion IN, White River Conference

1900-01 Wilbur

1901-09 Parkersburg

1909 transfer to East Pennsylvania Conference [see 1910,11]

1909-11 Harrisburg Otterbein

1911 transfer to (any conference); see 1911,13

1916 transfer to West Virginia Conference

1916-18 Charleston

1918 transfer to Virginia Conference

1918-19 Harrisonburg

1919 transfer to East Ohio Conference

Massillon

Mansfield

Note: Martin L. Weekley is the brother of Bishop William M. Weekley (1851-1926) of the United Brethren Church.

WEEKS, JOHN STAFFORD

Born: married:
Died: obit:
Miller-Raker #: 695
Fulton #: no
Gibble list: no

1941 license, recommended by Hanover

1945 ordained

Interment:

Obit:

1940 Hanover (June-Sept)

1942-44 East Dayton OH

1944-48 Fayetteville

1948-53 Chicago Norwood Park

1953-54 faculty, Huron College in Huron SD

1954 transfer to Presbyterian Church, Presbytery of Huron SD

transfer to Presbytery of Great Rivers

1959-97 faculty & chaplain, Monmouth College

retired

Faith United Presbyterian, Monmouth IL

Note: Rev. Dr. Weeks has a BS from Juniata College, BD from Bonebrake Seminary, and PhD from the University of Chicago. In addition to the positions listed above, he served as interim pastor of First Methodist Church of Monmouth IL.

WEICHAND, HENRY

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

1841 license, East Pennsylvania Conference

Interment:

Obit:

WEIDLER, ISAAC C.

Born: 3-17-1829 Lancaster County PA married:

Died: 4-20-1897 Biglerville PA obit:

Miller-Raker #: 308

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1852 quarterly conference license, Salem Church in Franklin County

1855 license

1858 ordained

Interment:

Obit: Pennsylvania Conference UBOC 1897,8

1855-56 Greencastle circuit

1856-57 Carlisle circuit

1857-59 Big Spring circuit

1859-61 Bendersville mission

1861-62 ?

1862-64 Littlestown circuit

1864-67 Ickesburg mission

1867-70 located

1870-72 Big Spring

1872-75 Bendersville circuit

1875-79 Boiling Springs circuit

1879-80 Yocumtown circuit

1880-81 Orrstown station

1881-85 located, living in Eschol

1885 “transfer”

1885-90 located, living in Eschol

1890 charter member of Pennsylvania Conference UBOC

1890-93 York Springs

1893-94 Manchester & Littlestown

1894-95 Manchester & Franklintown

1895-96 Gettysburg

1897-97 Littlestown

Note: Isaac C. Weidler is the father of Z.A. Weidler. He is listed in the UB yearbooks as living in Eschol until 1887, and then his name disappears. He is the brother of Rev. W.O. Weilder of the Pennsylvania Conference UBOC.

WEIDLER, JAMES B.

Born: 9-21-1850 married:

Died: 6-28-1896 near Shippensburg PA obit:

Miller-Raker #: 401

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

? license, ? Conference

1884 ordained

Interment:

Obit: 1897,34

1880 transfer to East German Conference

1881 transfer to Pennsylvania Conference

1881-85 Path Valley circuit

1885-88 Greencastle station

1888-90 Dillsburg circuit

1890-92 Orrstown

1892-97 Waynesboro mission

WEIDLER, VICTOR OTTERBEIN

Born: 1-27-1887 married: Dora Henrietta Housekeeper

Died: 8-5-1950 obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1913 quarterly conference license, Waynesboro

1914 license, Erie Conference

1916 ordained, Erie Conference

Interment: Bowling Green OH

Obit:

1910-13 high school teacher, Waynesboro PA

1913-14 Frewsburg NY, Erie Conference

1914 “transfer” to Erie Conference

1914-16 Frewsburg

1916-21 Buffalo Elmwood

1921-22 Warren

1922-26 Buffalo First

1926-34 Minneapolis and superintendent, Minnesota Conference

1934-38 secretary, Home Missions and Church Erection

1938-50 bishop

Note: V.O. Weidler is the son of Z.A. Weidler and the grandson of Isaac C. Weidler and Joshua Harp. Weaver’s 1936 History of the Erie Conference, page 64, and Holdcraft’s 1939 History of the Pennsylvania Conference, page 388, give a brief biography.

WEIDLER, ZUR ABNER.

Born: 7-25-1859 married: Lydia Alice Harp

Died: 7-3-1949 obit: Erie Conference 1926,60

Miller-Raker #: 399

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

1881 license

1883 ordained

Interment:

Obit: Erie Conference 1949,27

1880-81 Orrstown

1881-82 Pine Grove mission

1882-84 Baltimore Sixth

1884-85 student, Union Biblical [United Theological] Seminary in Dayton OH

1885-87 Highspire circuit, East Pennsylvania Conference

1887 transfer to East Pennsylvania Conference, page 5

1887-89 Hummelstown

1889-90 Philadelphia First [Mt. Pisgah]

1890-92 New Holland

1892-94 Mountville St. Paul’s

1894-95 Lebanon Trinity

1895-98 Reading Otterbein

1898-00 Penbrook Grace

1900-01 Intercourse

1901-03 Lykens

1903-04 ? [re-assigned to Lykens but did not serve the entire year, if at all]

1904-06 Hershey First

1906-08 Allentown Grace

1908-11 Royalton Emanuel

1911-14 Coatesville Grace

1914-17 serving in Erie Conference

1917 transfer to Erie Conference

1917-29 serving in Erie Conference

1929 retired to Frewsburg NY

Note: Z.A. Weidler is the son of Isaac C. Weidler and the father of Bishop Victor Otterbein Weidler (1887-1950). He is also the father of Deleth Weidler – missionary to Africa, faculty member at Indiana Central College, and president of York (NE) College. Mrs. Weidler is the daughter of Joshua Harp. A picture of Z.A. Weidler appears in Weaver’s 1936 History of the Erie Conference, page 17.

WEIDMAN, BENNEVILLE B.

Born: 10-5-1833 married:

Died: 10-31-1922 obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes [BENNEVILLE E.]

1881 license, East German Conference

1885 ordained, East German Conference

Interment: Sinking Springs PA

Obit: East Pennsylvania Conference 1923,17

1883-84 Berks County circuit

WEIDMAN, GIDEON

Born: 8-21-1819 married:

Died: 4-18-1876 obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

1851 license, East Pennsylvania Conference

Interment: Hopeland United Brethren Cemetery, Lancaster County PA

Obit:

1869 charter member of East German Conference

WEIDMAN, JOSEPH

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: 206

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

1835 license

Interment:

Obit:

1846 charter member of East Pennsylvania Conference

1850 dropped

Note: Joseph Weidman is mentioned in Christian Newcomer’s journal. This surname is also rendered WAIDMAN.

WEIDMAN, SOLOMON

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

1851 license, East Pennsylvania Conference

Interment:

Obit:

1869 surrendered license

WEIDNER, HENRY

Born: Switzerland married:

Died: 1811 near Baltimore MD obit:

Miller-Raker #: 5

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

1789 license [previously licensed 6-2-1776 by Otterbein, Swope, Hendel & Weimer]

Interment: near Baltimore MD

Obit:

Note: Rev. Weidner attended the conferences of 1789 and 1791, but appears not to have attended after that. Miller’s 1968 History of the Pennsylvania Conference, page 369, gives a brief biography.

WEIGEL, AMOS H.

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: 554

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1909 license, recommended by Dover

Interment:

Obit:

1909-10 Mechanicsburg circuit

1910-11 Shepherdstown

1912-14 student, University of Michigan

1914 withdrew

Note: The SS Death Index shows an Amos Weigel (5-1-1889 to Oct 1961) from PA with SS# 185-28-5866.

WEIRICH, DAVID

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

1875 license, East Pennsylvania Conference

Interment:

Obit:

1880 name erased

WEIRICH, JOSEPH

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

1873 license, East Pennsylvania Conference

1876 ordained, East Pennsylvania Conference

Interment:

Obit:

1875-78 Middleburg circuit

1878-81 Hopeland [Paradise] circuit

1881 name erased

WELCH, CALEB L.

Born: 8-3-1862 near Zanesville OH married:

Died: 3-11-1941 New Florence PA obit:

Miller-Raker #: no married2: Winnie _____

Fulton #: 362 obit2: Allegheny Conference 1923,63

Gibble list: no

1894 quarterly conference license

1894 license, Scioto Conference

1898 ordained, Scioto Conference

Interment: Deaver Cemetery, OH

Obit: Allegheny Conference 1941,59

1898-99 Williamsport

1899-01 Laurelville

1901 transfer by conference merger to Southeast Ohio Conference

1901-02 Laurelville

1902-05 Williamsburg

1905-06 Milland

1906-07 Philo

1907 Attica, Sandusky Conference

1907-08 Industry, Allegheny Conference

1908 transfer to Allegheny Conference

1908-14 Industry

1914-16 (not assigned?)

1916-22 Bellefonte

1922-30 New Florence

1930-31 Port Matilda

1931 retired (apparently originally assigned to Sewickley, but resigned 11/13/1931)

WELTY, MERVIE H.

Born: 3-6-1902 married: Mary Ellen Shettel

Died: 11-13-1994 obit: 1985,419

Miller-Raker #: 628

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1924 license, recommended by York Third

1930 ordained

Interment: Greenmount Cemetery, York PA

Obit: 1995,456

1924-26 student, Lebanon Valley College

1924-27 Bendersville

1927-30 student, Bonebrake Theological Seminary

1927-28 Colorado Avenue Baptist Church, Dayton OH

1928-30 Harrison-Rockdale, Miami Conference

1930 transfer to Oregon Conference

1930-34 Seattle Wallingford

1934 transfer to Pennsylvania Conference

1934-38 Baltimore Old Otterbein

1938-49 York Second

1949-67 Red Lion Bethany

1967 retired

1967-70 Hampstead- Falls Road Salem (ending 1/1/70)

1974-75 New Freedom-Shrewsbury (beginning 11/1/74)

Note: Mrs. Welty is the daughter of J.A. Shettel, and a sister to Paul O. Shettel and Mrs. Harry L. Fehl. She graduated from seminary with her husband in 1930, but she never sought ordination.

WENGER, EUGENE BOYER

Born: 12-26-1920 married:

Died: 4-22-2002 obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

license, UBOC

1949 ordained, East Pennsylvania Conference

Interment:

Obit:

1941-45 student, Lebanon Valley College

1945 transfer to East Pennsylvania Conference of the United Brethren Church

1945-46 Hummelstown circuit

1946-49 student, United Theological Seminary in Dayton OH

1946-47 assistant, Dayton OH Fairview, Miami Conference

1947-49 Wagner Chapel, Miami Conference

1949-55 missionary to Japan

1955-57 Harrisburg State Street

1957-70 faculty, Evangelical Theological Seminary in Naperville IL

1970 transfer by boundary change to Central Pennsylvania Conference

1970 withdrew

WENGER, JOHN

Born: 1761 married:

Died: 12-23-1845 obit:

Miller-Raker #: 110

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

1824 license

Interment:

Obit: 1846,71

1837-38 Westmoreland circuit

WENGERT, ABRAHAM

Born: 7-6-1789 married:

Died: 5-26-1855 obit:

Miller-Raker #: 215

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes [WENGER]

1836 license

1842 ordained

Interment: Wenger’s Church Cemetery, Jonestown PA

Obit:

1846 charter member of East Pennsylvania Conference

WENGERT, SAMUEL B.

Born: 2-20-1865 Lebanon County PA married: Mary Ella Light

Died: 12-7-1916 obit: [4/28/1862 – 9/23/1906]

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

1893 license, East German Conference

1896 ordained, East German Conference

Interment: Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon PA

Obit: East Pennsylvania Conference1917,38

1893-94 Middleburg circuit

1894-97 Elizabethville1897-99 Williamstown

1899-01 Schuylkill Haven

1901 transfer to East Pennsylvania Conference

1901-03 Schuylkill Haven (did not finish final year; see 1903,4)

1903-04 (apparent medical leave)

1904-08 Lebanon Memorial

1908-12 Reading Salem

1912-16 Lebanon Bethany

Note: Samuel B. Wengert graduated from Millersville State Normal School and was a public school teacher in Lebanon County before entering the ministry.

WENRICH, DAVID

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

1849 license, East Pennsylvania Conference

Interment:

Obit:

1849 transfer to ?

WENRICH, G.W.S

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

1875 license, East Pennsylvania Conference

1878 ordained, East Pennsylvania Conference

Interment:

Obit:

1875-79 Paxinos circuit

1880 honorable dismissal

WENTZ, JACOB S.

Born: 1-25-1824 Manheim twp, York County PA married: Rebecca Oller

Died: 11-25-1899 obit: [8-30-1873]

Miller-Raker #: 290 married2: Mrs. Catharine Shuman

Fulton #: no obit2:

Gibble list: no

1849 quarterly conference license

1851 license

1854 ordained

Interment:

Obit: Pennsylvania Conference UBOC 1900,23

1850-52 Dover circuit

1852-53 Jefferson circuit

1853-56 Greencastle circuit

1856-58 York Springs circuit

1858-61 York circuit

1861-63 Perry circuit

1863-64 Carlisle circuit

1864-70 local, because of health

1870-71 Alto Dale circuit

1871-73 Mercersburg

1873-76 Rocky Spring

1876-77 Alto Dale circuit

1877-79 Bendersville circuit

1879-81 Boiling Springs circuit

1881-82 Shippensburg mission station

1882 retired to Marion PA

1890 transfer to Pennsylvania Conference UBOC 1890,11

WERLE, HENRY

Born: married:

Died: 1823 obit:

Miller-Raker #: 93

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

1820 license

1820 ordained

Interment:

Obit:

Note: This surname is also rendered WERDE and WERTE.

WERNER, STUART WESLEY

Born: married: Violet V. Adams

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

1935 license, East Pennsylvania Conference

1936 ordained, East Pennsylvania Conference

Interment:

Obit:

1929-33 student, Lebanon Valley College

1933-36 student, Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton NJ

1937 honorable dismissal

entered the Presbyterian ministry

Stambaugh MI Christ

Note: The 2008 contact information is Stuart W. Werner, 2418 Hemlock Avenue, Portage MI 49024.

WERT, MARK HOPKINS

Born: 3-1-1886 Killinger PA married: Susan E. Reed

Died: 11-25-1942 obit: Eastern Conference 1966,124

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

1906 license, East Pennsylvania Conference

1910 ordained, East Pennsylvania Conference

Interment: Millersburg Cemetery, Millersburg PA

Obit: East Pennsylvania Conference 1943,12

1906-07 Landingville

1907-08 Shamokin

1908-09 student

1909-11 Intercourse

1911-13 student, Lebanon Valley College

1911-13 Cleona & Pleasant Hill

1913-16 Sunbury

1916-17 Manheim

1917-20 Highspire

1920-23 student, Bonebrake [United] Theological Seminary in Dayton OH

1923 transfer to Miami Conference

1923-29 Arcanum OH (ending 12/4/29)

1929 transfer to East Pennsylvania Conference

1929-34 Philadelphia First (beginning 12/4/29)

1934-42 Lebanon Trinity

1942-42 Palmyra Second

WERTSCH, ALVIN CARTER

Born: married:

Died: 9-26-1959 obit:

Miller-Raker #: 734

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1950 license

Interment: Quincy Cemetery

Obit: Quincy Orphanage and Home Annual Report 1960,3

1924-36 assistant superintendent, Quincy Orphanage and Home

1936-54 superintendent, Quincy Orphanage and Home

1956 withdrew

WESTFALL, C.K.

Born: married:

Died: 7-21-1917 obit:

Miller-Raker #: 500

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1901 license

Interment:

Obit: California Conference 1918,30

1902-03 Greencastle

1904 transfer to California Conference, page 34

Selma

WHISLER, DANIEL

Born: 2-12-1807 Mifflin twp, Cumberland Co PA married:

Died: 4-25-1880 Mifflin twp, Cumberland Co PA obit:

Miller-Raker #: 323

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1857 quarterly conference license

1861 license

Interment: Bethany (Guisetown) Church Cemetery, Cumberland County PA

Obit: 1881,21

Note: Rev. Whisler never itinerated, but he was an active local preacher.

WHISNER, ARCHIE DIMMICK

Born: 2-15-1907 married: Margaret Katherine Schell

Died: 5-23-1993 obit: 1985,420

Miller-Raker #: 770

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1958 license, recommended by Quincy

1971 ordained

Interment: Frederick MD

Obit: [none?]

1958-64 Spring Run

1964-68 Rohrersville-Mt. Carmel

1968-73 Beavertown

1973 retired

WHITE, CHARLES G.

Born: 7-9-1881 Jefferson County PA married: Tillie Coleman

Died: 11-7-1958 obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: 432

Gibble list: yes

1907 quarterly conference license

1910 license, East Pennsylvania Conference

1916 ordained, Allegheny Conference

Interment:

Obit: Western Pennsylvania Conference 1959,29

1910-12 Linglestown circuit

1912-13 Refton

1913-16 Allentown Grace

1916 transfer to Allegheny Conference

1916-17 Huntingdon

1917-19 Pitcairn

1919-23 Conemaugh

1923-25 Beaver Falls

1925-28 Juniata

1928-29 Belsano

1929-30 McKeesport First

1930-31 Rockwood

1931-34 Port Matilda

1934-37 Hollsopple

1937-45 Monessen

1945-53 East Pittsburgh

1953 retired

WHITE, R.H.

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1931 license, Allegheny Conference: recommended by Waukesha

Interment:

Obit:

1931-34 Waukesha

WHITEHEAD, S. MAY

Born: 6-19-1875 near McKeesport PA married: [never married]

Died: 12-23-1910 obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1899 quarterly conference license

1900 license, Allegheny Conference

1902 ordained, Allegheny Conference

Interment: Grandview Cemetery, near McKeesport PA

Obit: Allegheny Conference 1911,82

1900-02 student, Union Biblical Seminary, Dayton OH

1902-04 Stormstown

1904-06 Bellwood

1906-07 graduate student, Lebanon Valley College [or Otterbein College in OH?]

1907-10 Zion (Washington County)

Note: Her obituary states: “Rev. May Whitehead had the distinguished honor of being the first lady preacher who had sole charge of work in the Allegheny Conference. She proved her ability to overcome the obstacles bound to arise. She won her way into the hearts of the people wherever she sent.” While her obituary states that she spent 1906-07 pursuing further studies at Lebanon Valley College in Annville PA, her address for that year is given in the journal as Westerville OH.

WHITESELL, PETER

Born: c1804 married:

Died: 1836 obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

1830 license

Interment: Whitesell Church Cemetery, Rockingham County VA

Obit: [Virginia Conference 1837]

1830 charter member of Hagerstown [Virginia] Conference

1832-33 Hagerstown circuit

1833-35 Woodstock circuit

1835-37 Staunton circuit (died during 2^nd year)

Note: Rev. Whitesel married the daughter of Bishop William Brown. This surname is also rendered WETZEL and WHITESELL.

WHITLOCK, R.H.

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: 378

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1876 license

Interment:

Obit:

1876-79 Littlestown circuit

1879-81 West Fairview station

1881-83 living in Martinsburg WV

1883 transfer to East Tennessee Conference

Note: Rev. Whitlock is not mentioned in Sherman Starling’s rather complete 1946 History of the Tennessee Conference, a manuscript thesis for Bonebrake Seminary shelved with the conference histories.

WHITTLE, THOMAS

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

Interment:

Obit:

1899-04 Philadelphia Port Richmond St. Paul’s, East Pennsylvania Conference

Note: Thomas Whittle is supposedly a Methodist minister, but he is otherwise unknown.

WICKEY, LEWIS A.

Born: 8-17-1832 Hagerstown MD married: Lydia A. Wagner

Died: 1-6-1903 Eschol PA obit: Pennsylvania Conf UBOC 1900,25

Miller-Raker #: 352

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1869 license

1872 ordained

Interment: Newport Cemetery, Newport PA

Obit: Pennsylvania Conference UBOC 1903,20

1871-73 Alto Dale circuit

1873-77 York Springs circuit

1877-79 Ickesburg circuit

1879-80 Eschol mission

1880-81 Mercersburg circuit (resigned, did not report)

1881-84 living in Eschol

1884-85 St. Thomas circuit

1885-86 living in St. Thomas

1886 dismissed 1886,23

Note: Rev. Wickey joined the UBOC denomination, but apparently not in an official ministerial relationship. When his wife died he was referred to as Rev. Wickey, but he never appears as an itinerant member of the conference. He was a general lay delegate to the Pennsylvania Conference UBOC for 1893-94 and the lay delegate from Eschol for 1895, 1897-1901. The death date for Mrs. Wickey is 3/26/1900. He is the father of Luella Wickey McKee, wife of Baptist minister Rev. George B. McKee (1862-1921), and the grandfather (through his son William Otterbein Wickey) of distinguished Lutheran churchman and educator Rev. Norman Jay Gould Wickey (1891-1976). Hain’s 1922 History of Perry County, gives some biographical information on pages 827,853,854, and 1053 – but erroneously states that his death occurred in January 1898.

WIECHAND, HENRY

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: 243

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1841 license

Interment:

Obit:

Note: This surname is also rendered WEICHAND.

WIER, ADAM K.

Born: 5-14-1874 Willow Street married: Ada Roth

Died: 10-26-1962 obit: [d. 1916]

Miller-Raker #: no married2: Alma Katerman

Fulton #: no obit2: [7/6/1898 – 5/?/1987]

Gibble list: yes

1895 quarterly conference license

1899 license, East Pennsylvania Conference

1906 ordained, East Pennsylvania Conference

Interment:

Obit: East Pennsylvania Conference 1963,59

1899-02 Paradise St. John’s

1902-03 Philadelphia First

1903-06 student, Bonebrake [United] Theological Seminary in Dayton OH

1903-06 Millville OH. Miami Conference

1906-11 Shamokin First

1911-13 Reading Zion

1913-18 Steelton

1918-19 Philadelphia Third

1919-26 Columbia

1926-32 Hershey First

1932-43 Harrisburg State Street

1943 retired

1944-45 West Lebanon (beginning 4/1/44)

Note: There are pictures of Rev. and Mrs. A.K. Wier in the State Street file.

WIEST, CONRAD

Born: married: Mary Fetterhoff

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: 91

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

1819 license

1822 ordained

Interment:

Obit:

1819-20 Virginia circuit

1820-21 Hagerstown circuit

1824-25 Juniata circuit

1830 charter member of Hagerstown [Virginia] Conference

1837 ruled “no longer a preacher among us”

Note: This surname is also rendered WEIST. According to Funkhouser’s 1921 History of the Virginia Conference, in 1831 “Conference agreed that Conrad Weist should quit selling liquor and preach more than he has done; if not, his license to be demanded and he be a member of the church no longer.” Mrs. Wiest is the daughter of George Fetterhoff, namesake of Fetterhoff Chapel south of Fayetteville, Franklin County PA.

WIEST, GEORGE

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

1867 license, East Pennsylvania Conference

Interment:

Obit:

1870 name erased

1881 re-licensed

1883 referred

WIEST, RALPH E.

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

Interment:

Obit:

1916-17 Northampton circuit

Note: Ralph E. Wiest is listed as “other ministers employed” with no indication of his credentials and/or affiliation.

WILLE, CHARLES E.

Born: 1888 married: Elizabeth Emma Scott

Died: 4-2-1957 St. Petersburg FL obit: Western Pennsylvania Conference 1989,431

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: 469

Gibble list: no

1922 quarterly conference license, Portage

1923 license, Allegheny Conference

1926 ordained, Allegheny Conference

Interment: Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Petersburg FL

Obit: Allegheny Conference 1957,30

1923-27 Three Springs

1927-30 Springfield

1930-36 Ligonier

1926-40 Milton St. Peters

1940-41 Wall

1941 retired

WILLIAMS, AUGUST

Born: 5-15-1894 married: Mary Jane Williams

Died: 2-29-1960 obit: [3/3/1897 – 2/28/1988]

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

Interment: Mount Carmel Cemetery, Mount Carmel PA

Obit:

1917-18 Catawissa circuit (beginning 11/1/17 and ending 1/1/1918; see 1918,7)

1920-21 Shamokin circuit

Note: August Williams was a member of the Mount Carmel congregation and supplied when requested under a quarterly conference license. Gibble’s 1951 History of the East Pennsylvania Conference, page 355, states that August Williams “has been a lay minister for twenty years, and church trustee for fifteen years.” The maiden name of Mrs. Williams was also Williams.

WILLIAMS, GOODELL ERNEST

Born: 8-30-1916 Frederick MD married: Muriel Ruth Vowles

Died: 8-6-1975 obit: Central Pennsylvania Conference 2010,1778

Miller-Raker #: 817

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1964 license, recommended by Mt. Wolf Otterbein

1966 ordained

Interment: Prospect Hill Cemetery, York PA

Obit: Central Pennsylvania Conference 1976,152

1964-66 Adamsville-Pleasant Grove

1966-69 Potomac charge

1969-76 Port Trevorton (did not finish final year)

WILLIAMS, HARVEY L.

Born: 6-15-1903 Brookville PA married: Lizzie Hartzell

Died: 3-9-1981 Altoona PA obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1932 quarterly conference license

1933 license, Allegheny Conference: recommended by Altoona Third

1945 ordained, Allegheny Conference

Interment:

Obit: Western Pennsylvania Conference 1981,420

1940-42      Springfield
1942-45      student
1945-48      Wall
1948-53      Belsano
1953-56      Hawthorn
1956-60      Ellerslie
1960-62      Fairmount - Zion
1962-65      Clearfield Mount Hope
1965-70      Punxsutawney Larger Parish (ending 1/1/1970)
1970            retired (beginning 1/1/70)

WILSON, E. HERBERT

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: 735

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1950 license

Interment:

Obit:

1950-59 living in Baltimore

1959 return to permanent quarterly conference license, page 89

WILSON, EDWARD MILTON

Born: 10-8-1906Somerset PAmarried: Mary Emma Moffat

Died: 8-22-1983PittsburghPAobit: Western Pennsylvania Conference 1977,371

Miller-Raker #: no married2: Ruth Allison

Fulton #: no obit2:

Gibble list: no

1931 quarterly conference license

1932 license, Allegheny Conference: recommended by Monessen

1934 ordained, Allegheny Conference

Interment: Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown PA

Obit: Western Pennsylvania Conference 1984,423

1934-35 Zion (beginning 5/20/1934)

1935-41 Sewickley

1941-43 Orbisonia

1943-51 Herminie

1951-59 Johnstown Trinity

1959-67 Greensburg Otterbein

1967-78 Johnstown Belmont

1978 retired

Note: Edward M. Wilson is the son of Rev. John Wesley Wilson (1860-1918), affiliation unknown.

WILSON, FRANK C.

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: 185

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1833 license

Interment:

Obit:

1833-34 Carlisle circuit

1834-35 Huntingdon circuit

1835 dismissed

Note: This person is also listed as FRANZ C. WILSON.

WILSON, S.J.

Born: 11-13-1861 McVeytown PA married: Theresa White

Died: 3-5-1940 Quincy PA obit: Allegheny Conference 1947,68

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: 373

Gibble list: no

1905 quarterly conference license

1909 license, Allegheny Conference

1915 ordained, Allegheny Conference

Interment: Quincy Home Cemetery, Quincy PA

Obit: Allegheny Conference 1940,57

1906-07 Clarington

1907-08 Dunlo

1908-10 New Paris

1910-11 Cambria

1911-12 Knoxdale

1912-13 Glasgow

1913-13 Port Matilda

1914-16 Runville

1916-17 Rochester Mills

1917-19 Casselman

1919-20 Industry

1920-24 Fairmount

1924-25 Bradenville

1925-27 Ligonier

1927-28 Mahaffey

1928-29 Wilmore

1929-30 Shade Gap

1930 retired

WILSON, WARREN SHUEY

Born: 11-22-1871 near Woodland PA married: Orvilla [Ora] W. Forcey

Died: 1-5-1944 obit: Allegheny Conference 1948,70

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: 334

Gibble list: no

1904 quarterly conference license

1905 license, Allegheny Conference

1907 ordained, Allegheny Conference

Interment: Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown PA

Obit: Allegheny Conference 1944,58

1907-10 Punxsutawney

1910-14 Altoona Second

1914-16 Wilkinsburg

1916-22 Johnstown Park Avenue

1923 St. Michael (6 months)

1924-27 Pitcairn

1927-36 conference superintendent

1936-37 McKeesport Shoemaker Memorial

1937-43 Johnstown Overbrook

1943 retired

Note: Warren S. Wilson is a brother to Albert B. Wilson (1865-1951) of the Ohio East Conference.

WILT, JACOB F.

Born: 8-3-1838 married:

Died: 1-27-1863 Chambersburg PA obit:

Miller-Raker #: 322

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1861 license

Interment: UB Cemetery, Chambersburg PA

Obit: 1864,91

1860-61 Shopp’s station (latter part of the year)

1861-62 Greencastle circuit

1862-63 Bethany mission (did not finish the year)

Note: The 2-11-1863 obituary in The Religious Telescope for Jacob F. Wilt says he died of lung disease and had attended Otterbein University.

WILT, MARTIN L.

Born: 5-22-1874 Coleman PA married: Blanche Goodrich

Died: 1-19-1958 obit: Allegheny Conference 1961,40

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: 305

Gibble list: no

1900 quarterly conference license

1902 license, Allegheny Conference

1909 ordained, Allegheny Conference

Interment: New Friedens Cemetery, Somerset County PA

Obit: Allegheny Conference 1958,35

1901-02 Patchinsville (beginning 5/1901)

1902-04 New Paris

1904-05 Hooversville

1905-06 Fairmount

1906-08 Hollsopple

1908-09 Orbisonia

1909-12 Woodland

1912-15 East Freedom

1915-17 Coalport

1917-20 Altoona Greenwood

1940-24 Hooversville

1924-28 Shanksville

1928-33 Cambria

1933-34 Knoxdale

1934-38 East Freedom

1938-46 New Paris

1946 retired

WILT, WILLIAM ABRAHAM

Born: 9-1-1888 Snyder County PA married: Anna Straub

Died: 9-27-1973 obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: 407

Gibble list: yes

1912 quarterly conference license, Paradise Church on Port Trevorton charge

1913 license, Allegheny Conference

1915 ordained, Allegheny Conference

Interment: Grandview Memorial Cemetery, Annville PA

Obit: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference 1974,537

1912-15 student, Bonebrake [United] Theological Seminary in Dayton OH

1915 given “advisory seat” in the Virginia Conference

1915-16 Harrisonburg, Virginia Conference

1916-17 Keyser WV, Virginia Conference

1917 transfer to Virginia Conference

1917-28 Keyser WV

1928-35 Martinsburg WV (ending 1/1/35)

1935-56 Annville (beginning 1/1/35), East Pennsylvania Conference

1936 transfer to East Pennsylvania Conference

1936-57 Annville

1957 retired

Note: Funkhouser’s 1921 History of the Virginia Conference, page 189, gives a biographical sketch.

WINE, SYLVESTER K.

Born: 2-4-1853 Harrisonburg VA married: Elizabeth Hopkins Keyes

Died: 1-21-1911 Fayetteville PQ obit:

Miller-Raker #: 549

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1874 quarterly conference license

1877 license, Virginia Conference

1881 ordained, Virginia Conference

Interment: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Chambersburg PA

Obit: 1911,113

1878-79 Opequon

1879-81 student, Lebanon Valley College

1881-82 New Creek

1882-83 South Branch

1883-84 ?

1884-85 Augusta

1885-87 Churchville

1887 charter member of Maryland Conference

1887-88 Frederick station

transfer to Sandusky Conference

1896 transfer to Virginia Conference

Harrisonburg

Winchester

1907-08 Scotland, Pennsylvania Conference

1908 transfer to Pennsylvania Conference

1908-10 Scotland

1910-11 Fayetteville & Marion (did not finish the year)

Note: He also appears erroneously as Samuel K. Wine. Funkhouser’s 1921 History of the Virginia Conference, page 189, gives a brief biography. He attended Shenandoah Institute and Graduated from Lebanon Valley College, where he was a trustee 1897-1904. He also attended Otterbein University and Princeton University.

WINEKA, PAUL R.

Born: 12-17-1897 Yoe PA married: Iva R. Snyder [4/9/1921]

Died: 12-13-1997 Spring Grove PA obit: [1900-1971]

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: 481

Gibble list: no

1919 quarterly conference license

1924 license, Allegheny Conference

Interment: Otterbein Church Cemetery, Spry PA

Obit:

1921-24 Rochester Mills (beginning 1/15/1921)

1924-28 Knoxdale (ending 5/1/1928)

1928 located

Note: Paul R. Wineka served for many years as the pastor of the independent Otterbein Church in Hanover PA, now the Hanover Bible Church, following its removal from the Pennsylvania Conference of the United Brethren Church.

WINEY, CHARLES W.

Born: 10-9-1882 married: Edith Brown

Died: 4-4-1956 obit: [8/27/1884 – 4/15/1969]

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: 364

Gibble list: no

1908 quarterly conference license

1909 license, Allegheny Conference

1912 ordained, Allegheny Conference

Interment:

Obit: Western Pennsylvania Conference 1956,27

1909-13 Bellefonte

1913-14 Connellsville

1914-19 Altoona Second

1919-23 Wilkinsburg

1923-25 Tyrone

1925-31 Johnstown Park Avenue

1931-34 Scottdale

1934-40 Johnstown First

1940-44 McKeesport Shoemaker Memorial

1944-48 Altoona Greenwood

1948-50 Windber

1950 retired

WINEY, TEKOA S.

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

1899 license, East German Conference: recommended by Freeburg circuit

Interment:

Obit:

1900 transfer to East Nebraska Conference

transfer to South West Kansas Conference

1910 no longer listed in United Brethren Yearbook

1911-14 Portland OR Waverly Heights Congregational

1917-18 Chatham OH Congregational

Note: Tekoa S. Winey re-appears in the 1911 United Brethren Yearbook with his old address of Hutchinson KS, but that is assumed to be incorrect. He started the Congregational Church in Portland in 1911 under the auspices of the Congregational Mission Society. He had an article in the 12/2/1903 Religious Telescope, page 23, from Seattle WA complaining about the lack of United Brethren churches and mission work there.

WINGERD, CHARLES B.

Born: married: Leah C. Hartz

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: 470

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1898 license

1900 ordained

Interment:

Obit:

1897 A.B. degree, Lebanon Valley College

1900 A.M. degree. Lebanon Valley College

1900-01 Greencastle

1902-05 Shippensburg

1905 transfer

1947 Presbyterian Headquarters, Chatauqua NY

WINGERT, JACOB

Born: 1-17-1777 married: Elizabeth Binkley

Died: 9-9-1862 obit:

Miller-Raker #: 75

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes [WENGER]

1814 license

1819 ordained

Interment: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Greencastle PA

Obit:

1836-37 Westmoreland circuit

1839-40 presiding elder, Lancaster District

1840-41 Lancaster circuit

1842-43 York circuit

NOTE: This surname is also rendered WINGERD, WENGER and WENGERT. Jacob Wingert lived 5 miles south of Greencastle on the road to Williamsport and was a frequent host of Christian Newcomer and others. Jacob Wingert’s sister Susanna Wenger married Henry Kumler Sr.

WINTER, JACOB

Born: 9-16-1780 married:

Died: 10-12-1843 obit:

Miller-Raker #: 61

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

1811 license

1818 ordained

Interment:

Obit:

1818 transfer

WINTER, JOHN

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: 47

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

1803 license

Interment:

Obit:

1810 transfer to

WINTER, THOMAS

Born: 12-18-1777 married:

Died: 10-2-1863 obit:

Miller-Raker #: 38

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

1801 license

Interment: Woodland Cemetery, Dayton OH

Obit:

1812 transfer to Miami Conference

1812-13 Twin Creek circuit

1814 dismissed at own request

Note: Drury’s 1897 Minutes of the Conferences 1800-1818 mentions Rev. Winter in the Miami section.

WINTERS, DANIEL

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: 153

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

1829 license

Interment:

Obit:

WINTON, H.B.

Born: 1824 married:

Died: 4-1-1896 Pittsburgh PA obit:

Miller-Raker #: 331

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

? license, Sandusky Conference

Interment:

Obit:

1850 transfer to Virginia Conference

1851-52 Rockbridge

1852-54 Hagerstown

1858-59 Woodstock

1862 transfer to Pennsylvania Conference

1864-65 Lebanon Salem, East Pennsylvania Conference

1866 withdrew

Pittsburgh Synod of Lutheran Church

1880-83 Monongahela Grace

1883-84 Mansfield OH First English Lutheran

1890-91 Butler Grace

Note: Funkhouser’s 1921 History of the Virginia Conference, page 146, calls H.B. Winton a “fine preacher.” As missionary superintendent of the Pittsburgh Synod, he was directly involved in starting several congregations. There are many references to him in E.G. Heissenbuttel’s 1959 History of the Pittsburgh Synod. His obituary in the 4-11-1896 Richland (County OH) Shield & Banner states that he died at the home of his daughter Mrs. A.E. Henderson.

WINWOOD, JOHN

Born: 4-24-1874 Tanfield Lee, England married: Lizzie Lucinda Leonard

Died: 4-12-1949 obit: Allegheny Conference 1940,60

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

Interment:

Obit: Allegheny Conference 1949,74

New Paris

Sidman

1931-33 Fairmount

1933-34 Coalport

1934-37 Waukesha

1937-41 Rochester Mills

1941-42 Industry

Wyano

retired

Note: John Winwood served as a licensed pastor.

WISE, IRVIN CASTNER

Born: married: Marie Feigenspan

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: 487

Gibble list: no

1924 license, Allegheny Conference

Interment:

Obit:

1924-25 Northampton circuit, including Crossroads, East Pennsylvania Conference

1925-26 Birdsboro Grace, East Pennsylvania Conference

1926 transfer to ? (open transfer, page 132)

1926-27 Birdsboro Grace, East Pennsylvania Conference

1937 Second Presbyterian Church, New York City

Note: Irwin C. Wise is listed by the East Pennsylvania Conference as “others employed by the conference.” He graduated from Lebanon Valley College in 1926 and Central Theological Seminary in 1928. He did ecumenical administrative work and supplied Presbyterian and/or Congregational pulpits.

WISSINGER, WILLIAM A.

Born: 4-22-1871 married: Pauline Aberle

Died: 2-8-1966 obit: Western Pennsylvania Conference 1989,433

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: 403

Gibble list: no

1901 quarterly conference license

1903 license, United Evangelical Church

1907 ordained, United Evangelical Church

Interment: Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown PA

Obit: [Western Pennsylvania Conference 19676,29]

1912 transfer to Allegheny Conference of the United Brethren Church

1912-13 Madison

1913-16 Everson

1916-17 Beaverdale

1917-20 Clearfield

1920-24 Herminie

1924-26 located

1926-27 Westmoreland

1927-29 Conemaugh

1929-30 Pitcairn

1930-31 Bigler

1931-35 Hooversville

1935-37 West Decatur

1937-40 Hollsopple

1940-47 New Florence

1947 retired

WISSWAESSER, C.L.

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: 520

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

? license, West Virginia Conference

Interment:

Obit:

1902-03 York First, Pennsylvania Conference

1903 transfer to Pennsylvania Conference, page 57

1904 withdrew

Pittsburgh Synod of Lutheran Church

1904-05 Elderton charge, Armstrong County PA

(= St. Jacob’s, South Bend twp and Mount Union, Plum Creek twp)

Note: This surname is rendered WISWAESER in some of our records.

WITMAN, J.E.

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

1889 license, East German Conference

Interment:

Obit:

1890 name erased

WITMER, CLAYTON CLARK

Born: 10-7-1881 near Mount Joy PA married: May Cooley

Died: 2-24-1971 obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

1914 quarterly conference license, Dayton OH Euclid Avenue of the Miami Conference

1915 license, East Pennsylvania Conference

1915 ordained, East Pennsylvania Conference

Interment: Kraybill’s Cemetery, Mount Joy PA

Obit: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference 1971,321

1915-41 missionary, Philippine Islands

1941-43 Williamstown & Tower City

1943-44 local preacher, living in Mt. Joy PA

1944-45 student, Kennedy School of Missions in Hartford CT

1945-50 missionary, Philippine Islands

1950 retired

Note: Clayton C. Witmer is a brother to Catherine Witmer, missionary to China. Mrs. Witmer was a United Brethren Mission to the Philippines from Illinois.

WITMER, JOHN A.

Born: 11-29-1920 married:

Died: 1-5-2007 obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

1943 license, East Pennsylvania Conference

1946 ordained, East Pennsylvania Conference

Interment:

Obit:

1943-48 living in Lancaster

1948-69 faculty, Dallas Theological Seminary

1970 no longer listed

Note: John A. Witmer was classified as a local elder and maintained a charge conference relationship with Lancaster Otterbein. He is the author of several books and articles.

WITMER, JOHN HENRY

Born: 6-15-1930 married: Esther _____

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: 748

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1954 license, recommended by Young’s (Cumberland Co.)

1960 ordained

Interment:

Obit:

1954-57 Shermansdale

1957-60 Mt. Tabor

1960-64 Fayetteville

1964-71 Biglerville

1971-86 Altoona Second Avenue

1986-93 associate, Hershey First

1993 retired, living in Chambersburg

WITMER, JONAS

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: 77

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

1815 license

Interment:

Obit:

Note: Jonas Witmer never itinerated, but he was still involved enough to remain with the Pennsylvania Conference when East Pennsylvania was split off in 1846.

WOLAND, WILLIAM H.

Born: 12-?-1844 married: Selina Bowers

Died: 11-17-1915 Fremont OH obit: [4/?/1845 – 1/27/1917]

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

Interment: Lindsey Cemetery, Lindsey OH

Obit:

1867-68 Sinking Spring circuit (part year?)

Note: William H. Woland married about 1868, was living in Millersburg in 1870, and by 1880 was a physician living in Ohio.

WOLF, EARL E.

Born: 12-27-1908 Lancaster PA married: Mary Elizabeth Stephens

Died: 2-9-1979 obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

1927 quarterly conference license, Lancaster Otterbein

1928 license, East Pennsylvania Conference

1934 ordained, East Pennsylvania Conference

Interment: Serenity Garden Memorial Park, Large FL

Obit:

1927-31 student, Lebanon Valley College

1931-34 student, Bonenrake [United] Theological Seminary in Dayton OH

1934-41 Philadelphia First

1941-62 chaplain, US Army

1962 retired

1962-79 minister of visitation, Clearwater FL Peace Memorial Presbyterian

WOLF, HENRY

Born: 2 -25-1841 married: Mary Jane Scott

Died: 3-26-1923 obit: [4/5/1832 – 11/20/1894]

Miller-Raker #: no married2: Rebecca Gress Peightel

Fulton #: no obit2: [4/9/1852 – 3/5/1936]

Gibble list: no

Interment: Bethlehem Cemetery, Fulton County PA

Obit:

Note: Henry Wolf appears to have been a local pastor whose home church was Bethlehem, in Fulton County. The second Mrs. Wolf was the widow of a Mr. Frank Peightel.

WOLFE, CHARLES W.

Born: 1-3-1921 married:

Died: 9-22-1999 obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

1939 quarterly conference license, Highville

1944 license, East Pennsylvania Conference

1949 ordained, East Pennsylvania Conference

Interment:

Obit: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference 2000,?

1940-44 student, Lebanon Valley College

1941-42 Northampton circuit

1942-44 Hillsdale circuit

1944-45

1945-53 Denver

1953-55 Columbia

1955-68 Mount Joy Glossbrenner

1968-70 sabbatical leave

1970-71 on leave

1971-87 honorable location

1987 retired

Note: Charles W. Wolfe is the son of Ralph H. Wolfe.

WOLFE, H.F.

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: 269

Gibble list: no

Interment:

Obit:

East Ohio Conference

1894 transfer to Allegheny Conference

1894-95 Bigler

1895-96

1896 transfer to East Ohio Conference

WOLFE, RALPH HARBER

Born: 12-21-1897 Lebanon PA married: Florence Elizabeth Uhler

Died: 7-10-1974 Neffsville PA obit: Eastern Conference 1964,127

Miller-Raker #: no married2: Mrs. Myrtle E. Ressner

Fulton #: no obit2:

Gibble list: yes

1928 quarterly conference license, Reading Salem

1929 license, East Pennsylvania Conference

1936 ordained, East Pennsylvania Conference

Interment: Highville PA

Obit: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference 1975,776

1928-30 Birdsboro Grace

1930-32 Manor

1932-42 Highville

1943-51 Reading Salem

1951-52 Schuytlkill Haven

1952-58 on leave, living in Mount Joy

1958-59 Halifax

1959-61 Brunnerville

1961-62 Philadelphia Mt. Pisgah

1962-64 Hillsdale-Falmouth

1964 retired

Note: Ralph H. Wolfe is the father of Charles W. Wolfe and of Rev. Ralph D. Wolfe of the Baptist Church.

WOLFE, RICHARD JOHN

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: 818

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1964 license, recommended by Hanover Lohr’s Memorial

Interment:

Obit:

1962-66 student, Lebanon Valley College

1963-64 Adamsville-Pleasant Grove

1964-65

1965-66 Barts

1966-69 student, United Theological Seminary

Note: Richard J. Wolfe is a brother to Susan J. Wolfe.

WOLFE, SUSAN J.

Born: married: Merrill A. Hassinger

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: 819

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1964 license, recommended by Hanover Lohr’s Memorial

Interment:

Obit:

1960-64 student, Lebanon Valley College

1964-67 student, United Theological Seminary

1967 transfer to Eastern Conference

1967-70 EUB Board of Publication

1970-77 Fleetwood

1977-80 associate, Springfield Covenant

1980-83 Mount Gretna

1983-88 superintendent, Allentown District

1988- conference consultant

1996-2004 bishop Boston Area

Note: Susan J. Wolfe is a sister to Richard J. Wolfe. Rev. Merrill A. Hassinger is a member of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference.

WOLFERSBERGER, LEVI

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

1850 license, East Pennsylvania Conference

Interment:

Obit:

1858 transfer to Allegheny Conference granted

1862 transfer to Allegheny Conference completed

1863 transfer to (any Western conference he wishes to join)

WOMER, ORION ALEXANDER

Born: 6-5-1907 Philipsburg PA married: Josephine Schiele Miller

Died: 4-2-1992 Rowlett TX obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1930 quarterly conference license

1931 license, Allegheny Conference: recommended by Philipsburg

1933 ordained, Allegheny Conference

Interment: Brandon Cemetery, Oil City PA

Obit: Western Pennsylvania Conference 1992,305

1931-40 Richfield

1940-43 Houserville

1943-45 Beaver Falls

1945-54 Hooversville

1954-57 Paradise

1957-67 Oil City

1967-73 Portage Bethany

1973 retired

1973-84 associate, Indiana Grace

Note: Orion A, Womer is the father of Albert S. Womer of the Western Pennsylvania Conference. This surname is sometimes given as WOOMER.

WOOD, R.

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: 415

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

? license, Parkersburg Conference

Interment:

Obit: West Virginia Conference 1918,28

1884-85 Newville (latter part of year), Pennsylvania Conference 1885,14

1885-87 Bendersville circuit, Pennsylvania Conference

1887 transfer to Pennsylvania Conference

1887-89 living in Bendersville

1889-91 Mont Alto circuit

1891-92 living in Mont Alto

1892 transfer to Parkersburg [West Virginia] Conference

Note: The documentation on Rev. Wood’s transfer into the Pennsylvania Conference and ordination (if any) is not clear.

WOODYARD, NOAH

Born: 5-13-1799 Harrison County VA married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: 152

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: yes

1829 license

1831 ordained, Hagerstown [Virginia] Conference

Interment:

Obit:

1830 charter member of Hagerstown [Virginia] Conference

1831-32 Staunton & Woodstock

Note: Rev. Woodyard is believed to be the son of John Covert Woodyard (1771-1845) and Elizabeth Ford Woodyard (1775-?). There is a Noah Woodyard in the 1840 census in Johnson County IN.

WOOMER, JAMES ALLEN

Born: 6-30-1915 Tyrone PA married: Marietta Getz

Died: 11-24-2005 obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1934 quarterly conference license

1937 license, Allegheny Conference

1943 ordained, Allegheny Conference

Interment: Bald Eagle Cemetery, Blair County PA

Obit: Western Pennsylvania Conference 2006,397

1937-40 Shade Gap (beginning 10/15/1937)

1940-43 student, Bonebrake [United] Theological Seminary in Dayton OH
1940-43 Congregational-Christian churches in Philipsburg and West Union OH

1943-45 Altoona Pleasant Valley (beginning June 1943)

1945-60 Portage Bethany

1960-61 Johnstown Centennial-Faith

1961-68 Altoona Second Avenue

1968-70 superintendent, Western District

1970-74 superintendent, Indiana District

1974-79 Brookville First

1979 retired

1979-94 minister of visitation, North Naples FL

WORMAN, DANIEL

Born: married:

Died: 1862 obit:

Miller-Raker #: 212

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

1827 ordained

Interment: Mt. Pleasant PA

Obit: 1907,9

1839 charter member of Allegheny Conference

Note: Rev. Worman apparently never itinerated.

WORTHINGTON, I

Born: married:

Died: obit:

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

Interment:

Obit:

1878-79 Horse Valley 1879,4

1880-81 Horse Valley (last part of year) 1881,4

WORTMAN, CICERO

Born: 7-8-1828 New Rumley OH married: Elizabeth Burrier

Died: 1-28-1891 Westmoreland County PA obit: Allegheny Conference 1905,37

Miller-Raker #: no

Fulton #: 158

Gibble list: no

1850 quarterly conference license, Iowa Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church

1855 license, Muskingum Conference

Interment: Middletown Methodist Cemetery, Greensburg PA

Obit: Allegheny Conference 1891,36

1853 transfer to Muskingum Conference, United Brethren Church

1871-72 Mount Pleasant, Allegheny Conference

1872 transfer to Allegheny Conference

WYAND, SIMON SNYDER

Born: 11-20-1871 married:

Died: 6-16-1933 obit:

Miller-Raker #: 540

Fulton #: no

Gibble list: no

Interment: Belmond IA

Obit: Northern Minnesota Conference of ME Church 1933,233

1906 transfer from Iowa Conference, page 50

1907 open transfer, page 46 & 66

Northern Minnesota Conference of Methodist Episcopal Church

Note: A 1913 newspaper account says a funeral “was conducted by Rev. Geo. E. Tindall of St. Cloud, assisted by the local pastor, Rev. S. S. Wyand.”