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FARLEY, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

Born: 12-1-1878 married:
Died: obit:

1920 license

Interment:
Obit:

Note: B.F. Farley is a first cousin to Hiram C. Farley. He is listed as living in Marysville when he was licensed in 1920.

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FARLEY, HIRAM CONRAD.

Born: 3-7-1874 married: Emma M. Moffit
Died: 7-24-1950 obit: Platte River Conference 1917,46

1899 license

Interment:
Obit: Illinois Conference EV 1951, 74

1903-04 York Jackson Street
1904 transfer to Platte River Conference

Note: Hiram (Harry) C. Farley is a brother to Anna Mary Farley Cox, wife of William B. Cox. He is also a first cousin to Benjamin F. Farley. He is listed as living in Lewisburg when he was licensed in 1899.

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FARNSWORTH, JACOB C.

Born: 6-23-1807 Northumberland County PA married: Catherine _____
Died: 12-24-1883 obit: 1885,48

1843 license, East Pennsylvania Conference

Interment:
Obit: [1884,52]

1843-44 Lehigh circuit
1844-46 Milford circuit
1846-47 Germantown circuit
1847-48 Northampton
1848-49 Pine Grove
1849-51 Harrisburg mission
1851-52 Lykens circuit
1852-54 Reading Station
1854-55 Dauphin circuit
1855-56 Womelsdorf circuit
1856 located
1857 transfer to Central Pennsylvania Conference
1857-59 Buffalo
1859-60 Boalsburg
1860-61 Perry circuit
1861-63 Liverpool
1863-64 Perry
1864-65 Port Trevorton
1865-67 Middle Creek
1867-69 Conewago
1869-70 White Ground
1870-72 York Queen Street
1872-73 Loganville

1873 retired
transfer to Atlantic Conference

Note: Jacob C. Farnsworth was converted and baptized by John Seybert in Eyer’s barn in Winfield PA. He is the father of John Seibert Farnsworth (1850-1933) of the East Pennsylvania Conference.

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FAUS, WILLIAM ALFRED

Born: 5-7-1861 Unityville PA married: Emily Ann Kerr

Died: 10-24-1942 Hughesville PA obit: Central PA Conf ME 1955, 237

1899 license

1901 ordained deacon

1903 ordained elder

Interment: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Hughesville PA

Obit: Central Pennsylvania Conference ME 1943, 212

1899-01 West Clifford

1901-04 Waller

1904-06 Luzerne

1906-07 Dudley, Central Pennsylvania Conference ME

1907 transfer to Central Pennsylvania Conference ME

1907-09 Dudley

1909-11 Beach Haven

1911-12 Rohrsburg

1912-14 Orangeville-Light Street

1914-18 Millville

1918-21 White Haven

1921-23 Belleville

1923-27 Wilburton

1927 retired

Note: William A. Faus is related to several persons in the Methodist pastor file. He is a nephew to Theodore S. Faus and Rachel R. Faus Beishline, and a cousin to George W. Faus.

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FENNER, JOHN [JOHANNES] H.

Born: 7-22-1845 Germany married:
Died: 9-8-1911 obit:

1871 license

1887 ordained elder, Atlantic Conference

Interment:
Obit: Atlantic Conference 1912,27

1876 charter member of Atlantic Conference

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FETTERMAN, KARL SHELLEY

Born: 12-26-1928 Berwick PA married: Phyllis Elaine Shaffer
Died: 11-24-2008 obit: 1969,213

married2: Barbara Frey

obit2:

1948 license, recommended by Berwick First Baptist
1955 ordained elder

Interment: Red Lion PA
Obit: 2009,417

1955-57 First Baptist, Jamestown R.I.
1957-69 Warrensville, Central Pennsylvania Conference of the EUB Church

1959 transfer to Central Pennsylvania Conference of the EUB Church

1959-63 Warrensville
1963-65 Centre Hall-Spring Mills

1965-77 Glen Rock

1977-86 Williamsport Newberry

1986-91 Wormleysburg St. Paul’s

1991 retired

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FINKBINDER, CHARLES WILLIAM

Born: 9-27-1857 Lycoming County PA married: Elizabeth Klingelhoffer
Died: 7-25-1927 York PA obit: 1938,78

1879 license, recommended by Williamsport First
1881 ordained deacon
1883 ordained elder

Interment: Red Lion PA
Obit: 1928,90

1879-81 York circuit
1881-83 Dorsey
1883-85 Lewistown and Patterson
1885-87 Milton
1887-90 Columbia circuit
1890-91 Zion’s Grove
1891-94 Millheim
1894-97 Lewisburg
1897-99 Marysville
1899-01 Glen Rock
1901-03 Baltimore Olive Branch
1903-07 Red Lion
1907-10 Lock Haven
1910-13 Williamsport First
1913-17 Baltimore Grace
1917-20 Nescopeck
1920-23 York St. Paul
1923-27 Lemoyne
1927 retired

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FISHER, F.E.

Born: married:
Died: 6-26-1956 obit:

1898 license

1903 ordained deacon, Oregon Conference of the Evangelical Association
1905 ordained elder, Oregon Conference of the Evangelical Asociation

Interment:
Obit: Pacific Northwest Conference 1956,75

1901 transfer to Oregon Conference of the Evangelical Association

1901-02 Newburg

1902-03 Sweet Home & Sodaville

1903-04 Portland St. John’s

1904-10 Brooks

1910-12 Mapleton

1912-15 Hillsboro

1915-20 Eugene

1920-21 Dayton & Lafay

1921-23 Dayton

1923-25 Dayton & Lafay

1925-29 St. Johns

1929-30 Chehalem & Laurel

1930-31 Rickreal

1931-39 Dayton & Lafay

1939-44 Canby

1944-46 Portland W

1946 retired

Middle Grove

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FISHER, WILBUR RAYMOND

Born: 4-17-1906 Mapleton Depot PA married: Ruth Naomi Moses
Died: 9-28-1973 Hershey PA obit: 1986,428

1936 license, recommended by Altoona Garden Heights
1940 ordained elder, Allegheny Conference of the United Brethren Church

Interment: IOOF Cemetery, Mapleton Depot PA
Obit: 1974,419

1936-40 Altoona Wehnwood
1940-45 Shanksville
1945-48 Beaver Falls First
1948-52 Bellefonte Grace

1952 transfer by boundary change to Central Pennsylvania Conference
1952-53 Bellefonte Grace
1953-58 Mechanicsburg Grace
1958-71 York Trinity

1971 retired

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FLECKENSTINE, JAY HUDSON

Born: 1-7-1891 Milton PA married: Hazel Beatrice Peck
Died: 1-29-1971 York PA obit: 1984,387

1910 license, recommended by Milton First
1914 ordained deacon
1916 ordained elder

Interment: Mt. Rose Cemetery, York PA
Obit: 1971,370

1912-13 Bellefonte circuit
1913-17 Avis
1917-19 Lewistown Trinity
1919-23 Hummels Wharf
1923-27 Berwick North
1927-34 Williamsport
1934-39 Lewisburg
1939-58 York Trinity
1958 retired

1958-59 York

1960-62 Jacobus

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FLICK, HERMAN L.

Born: 1-17-1892 near Sonestown PA married: Emma Lydia Honito
Died: 7-20-1945 near Forest Hill PA obit: 1929,89

1915 license
1921 ordained deacon

Interment: Forest Hill PA
Obit: 1946,83

1920-22 Mount Rock
1922-26 located
1926-28 York Bethany
1928 located

Note: Herman L. Flick is also reported to have served in Scranton and at two locations in the state of New York.

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FLOHR, LeROY W.

Born: married: Joyce _____
Died: obit:

1962 license, recommended by Leesburg

Interment:
Obit:

1960-62 Bryansville
1962-66 Lycoming circuit

1966-70 West Nanticoke & Ransom

1970 transfer by boundary change to Wyoming Conference

1970-73 West Nanticoke Calvary

1973-85 Union Center

1985-96 Nimminsburg

1996 retired

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FOCHT, GEORGE

Born: married: Catharine L. _____
Died: obit: Pittsburg Conference UE 1911,55

1860 license
1860 ordained deacon

Interment:
Obit: Pittsburgh Conference UE 1892,35

transfer to Pittsburgh Conference

(records incomplete)

1865-66 Zion

1886-87 Jefferson circuit

1889-91 Fairview circuit

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FOSS, FRANK HERBERT

Born: 7-1-1873 Sweet Valley PA married: Cora May Carey
Died: 3-1-1942 Binghamton NY obit: 1938,79

1894 license
1896 ordained deacon
1898 ordained elder

Interment:
Obit: 1943,86

1894-95 Bernice and Lopez
1895-96 Milton circuit
1896-98 West Clifford
1898-01 Felton
1901-05 New Freedom
1905-09 Liverpool
1909-13 Columbia
1913-18 Centre Hall
1918-19 Loganton
1919-23 Howard
1923-27 Bellwood
1927-34 Leesburg
1934-39 Mt. Rock
1939 retired

Note: Frank H. Foss is a brother to James A. Foss.

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FOSS, JAMES ARTHUR

Born: 2-26-1875 married: Mathilda Lehr [5/12/1903]
Died: 5-30-1958 obit:

married2: Emma Bauchle [6/3/1923]

1902 ordained deacon obit
1904 ordained elder

Interment:
Obit:

1899-01 Susquehanna
1901-02 Nittany
1902-05 Milton circuit
1905-07 Milesburg circuit
1907-12 located
1912 withdrew

Note: James A. Foss is a brother to Frank H. Foss.

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FOSSELMAN, MILLARD FILMORE

Born: 10-4-1856 Perry County PA married: Jennie Gardner
Died: 3-20-1921 Williamsport PA obit: 1918,77

married2: Mrs. Clara Rebecca Shuff Paul

1880 license obit2: 1934,76
1883 ordained deacon
1885 ordained elder

Interment:
Obit: 1932,76

1881-82 McClure
1882-85 Catawissa
1885-88 Luzerne
1888-91 Tunkhannock
1891-93 Nescopeck
1893-97 Milton
1897-00 Carlisle
1900-04 Williamsport First
1904-07 Lock Haven
1907-11 Williamsport St. John
1911-15 superintendent, York District
1915-19 superintendent, Lewisburg District
1919-22 Williamsport St. Paul
1922 retired

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FOX, J.B.

Born: married: Hannah Kratzer Hepler
Died: 1899 obit: [b. c1842]

1881 license, East Pennsylvania Conference
1885 ordained deacon
1887 ordained elder

Interment:
Obit: 1900,69

1883 transfer to Central Pennsylvania Conference

1883-84 Middleburg circuit
1884-85 Center circuit
1885-87 Catawissa
1887-89 Waller
1889-92 Hebbville
1892-94 East Liberty
1894-97 Lycoming
1897-99 Lock Haven circuit
1899 York Grace

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FOY, GEORGE

Born: married:
Died: obit:

1847 ordained deacon
1887 ordained elder

Interment:
Obit:

1846-48 Venagno
1848-50 Franklin
1850 Union
withdrew from the Church

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FRAIN, ISAAC SHOEMAKER

Born: 2-3-1834 Berks County PA married: Mary Ann Zeigler
Died: 3-30-1919 obit: [2/29/1836 – 5/?/1884]

married2: Mrs. Sarah E. Moore

1869 license obit2:
1875 ordained deacon

Interment:
Obit: 1920,73

Note: Isaac S. Frain was a farmer and local pastor who never served under appointment. He was an active member of the Jacksonville appointment on the Howard charge. The second Mrs. Frain is a sister is William N. Wallis; her first husband was a Mr. David Anton Moore.

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FRAY, CHARLES AUGUSTUS

Born: 4-8-1880 Harrisburg PA married: Irene C. Bucke
Died: 4-4-1953 obit: [1879-1966]

Interment: Hunters Valley Cemetery, Perry County PA
Obit: East Pennsylvania Conference EV 1953,379

served as supply pastor in Harrisburg area

1910 moved to Iowa

Allendorf

Hinton

Costner

1915 moved to Pennsylvania

1915-17 Liverpool, Central Pennsylvania Conference (beginning 9/15)
1917-18 Port Trevorton, Central Pennsylvania Conference
1918-20 Grover, Central Pennsylvania Conference
1920 “transfer” to Central Pennsylvania Conference
1920-21 Bloserville
1921 located

1925 transfer to East Pennsylvania Conference

Note: Charles Augustus Fray is described in 1916,49 as a member of the Northerwestern Conference. He is the father of Alfred C. Fray (1905-1978) of the Central Pennsylvania Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mrs. Fray is a sister to Jacob E.A. Bucke (1875-1961) of the Central Pennsylvania Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. J.E.A. Bucke is listed in the 1945 Prominent Personalities in American Methodism. He is a brother to J.L.L. Bucke and W. Fowler Bucke, and he is the father of D. Perry Bucke, Emory Stevens Bucke and Dr. Alma Elizabeth Jane Bucke Miller (medical missionary to Nepal) – all of whom are given in the list of Methodist pastors.

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FREAS, ROY LOUIS

Born: 11-22-1895 married: Dorothy DeHaven
Died: 8-5-1960 Lewisburg PA obit: [1996,403]

1924 license

Interment: Pine Grove Cemetery Annex, Berwick PA
Obit: 1961,87

1926-28 Williamsport circuit
1928-30 Warrensville
1930-34 Buffalo Valley
1934-36 West Nanticoke
1936-40 Sugar Valley

1940-42 Liberty

1942-48 Howard

1948-53 Mexico

1953-58 Lock Haven mission

1958-60 Buffalo Valley

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FREED, HENRY WILLIAM

Born: 9-8-1828 near Hellam PA married: Marie D. Reily
Died: 8-4-1899 York PA obit: [2/26/1828 – 5/16/1857]

married2: Mary Ann Schafer

1873 license obit2: [1/13/1835 – 12/18/1902]
1890 ordained deacon

Interment: Greenmount Cemetery, York PA
Obit: 1900,71

Note: H.W. Freed was a shoemaker and served as a local preacher.

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FREY, FRANK EDWARD JR.

Born: married:
Died: obit:

1958 license, recommended by Williamsport St. John’s

Interment:
Obit:

1958-61 Williamsport circuit
1961-67 Lewisberry

1967-68 Montoursville

1968 dropped, page 237

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FREY, GEORGE WASHINGTON SR.

Born: 10-31-1876 Long Level PA married: Mamie Estella Roser
Died: 7-9-1958 near Red Lion PA obit: 1968,126

1906 license. Recommended by Ebenezer on Craley circuit
1909 ordained deacon
1911 ordained elder

Interment: Mt. Rose Cemetery, York PA
Obit: 1959,105

1906-09 Bellefonte circuit
1909-10 West Nanticoke
1910-14 Penns Creek
1914-17 Bloserville
1917-22 Idaville
1922-25 Bryansville
1925-27 Hanover circuit
1927-31 Liverpool
1931-35 Espy
1935-37 Yoe
1937-38 Manchester
1938-41 Lewisberry

1941-44 Leesburg

1944 retired

Note: George W. Frey Sr. is the father of George W. Frey Jr. The first name of Mrs. Feyt is also given as Mayme.

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FREY, GEORGE WASHINGTON JR.

Born: 3-17-1913 Penns Creek PA married: Romaine Estella Rohrbaugh
Died: 7-10-1999 obit:

1932 license, recommended by Espy
1939 ordained elder

Interment:
Obit: 2000,342

1935-37 Hanover mission
1937-39 Bryansville
1939-45 York Bethlehem
1945-54 faculty, Evangelical School of Theology
1954-78 faculty, United Theological Seminary

1978 retired

Note: George W. Frey Jr. is the son of George W. Frey Sr.

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FREY, G.J.

Born: married:
Died: obit:

Interment:
Obit:

1845-46 Indiana circuit
1846-49 located
1849 Franklin

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FRY, CHARLES F.

Born:1853 married:
Died: 5-5-1900 Nescopeck PA obit:

1888 license
1896 ordained deacon

Interment:
Obit:

Note: Charles F. Fry served as a local pastor. A death notice is given in Stapleton’s 1900 Annals of the Evangelical Association, page 639.

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FUHRMAN, IRA CLADION

Born: 3-23-1887 Troxelville PA married: Mrs. Betsy Whipple Letts
Died: 8-13-1961 Grover PA obit: 1964,84

1916 license, recommended by Troxelville

1918 ordained deacon
1920 ordained elder

Interment: Ellenton Cemetery, Ellenton PA
Obit: 1962,93

1916-17 Good Will
1917-18 Unityville
1918-23 Grover
1923-28 Millmont
1928-34 Craley
1934-36 Cearfoss
1936-40 Berkeley Springs

1940-47 Penns Creek

1947-52 Lewisberry

1952-53 Avis

1953 located for health reasons

Note: Ira C. Fuhrman is reported to be a cousin to Lester A. Fuhrman. The first husband of Mrs. Fuhrman was a Daniel A. Letts Sr. (1884-1917).

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FUHRMAN, LESTER ALLEN

Born: 11-21-1881 Snyder County PA married: Florence A. Basom
Died: 4-23-1963 Lewisburg PA obit: 1965,107

1908 license, recommended by Troxelville
1911 ordained deacon

1913 ordained elder

Interment:
Obit: 1963,103

1909-10 Wellsville
1910-11 Bryansville
1911-15 Mt. Rock
1915-18 Marysville
1918-23 Columbia circuit
1923-28 Ransom
1928-30 Scranton
1930-31 Hebbville
1931-36 Sugar Valley
1936-39 Middleburg
1939-47 Newport

1947-56 Dushore & Lopez

1956 retired

Note: Lester A. Fuhrman is reported to be a cousin to Ira C. Fuhrman. Mrs. Basom is the daughter of Henry S. Basom and a sister of Emma Basom Jacobs, wife of Harry H. Jacobs.

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FULCOMER, EDWARD ADAM

Born: 1-27-1869 near Wrightsville PA married: Clara Ellen Snyder
Died: 7-9-1936 Bloomsburg PA obit: 1928,93

married2: Elizabeth Jane Brown Fisher

1893 license, recommended by Jacobus obit2: 1957,80
1895 ordained deacon
1897 ordained elder

Interment: Evangelical Cemetery, Jacobus PA
Obit: 1937,80

1893-96 Harford
1896-98 Craleyville
1898-01 Yorkana
1901-02 Felton
1902-04 Yoe and Freysville
1904-06 York Christ
1906-10 Berwick St. Paul
1910-14 Newport
1914-17 Bellefonte
1917-20 Bellwood
1920-21 Altoona
1921-25 Wayland
1925-32 Mifflin
1932-36 Baltimore Walbrook
1936 Bloomsburg

Note: Edward A. Fulcomer is a brother to Willis N. Fulcomer. After the death of Edward, the second Mrs. Fulcomer married George L. Maice.

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FULCOMER, WILLIS NATHANIEL.

Born: 10-25-1870 Wrightsville PA married: Ella Jane Keiser
Died: 8-17-1957 Pinellas Park FL obit: [9/25/1870 – 6/20/1922]

married2: Nell Duff Pollock

1895 license obit2: [12/6/1881 – 12/16/1973]
1897 ordained deacon
1899 ordained elder

Interment: Evangelical Cemetery, Jacobus PA
Obit:

1895-96 Bendersville
1896-97 Dillsburg circuit
1897-00 Fishing Creek Valley
1900-04 Warrensville
1904-07 Bellwood
1907-09 Yorkana
1909-10 Dallastown
1910 transfer to Oregon Conference
1911 transfer to Central Pennsylvania Conference
1911-12 Scranton
1912 “transfer” to Wyoming Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church

1912-13 Scranton Tripp Park

Note: Willis N. Fulcomer is a brother to Edward A. Fulcomer. He later became a Presbyterian minister and served in Crawford County IA.

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FULTON, J.C.

Born: married:
Died: obit:

Interment:
Obit:

1845-46 Westmoreland
1846 located

Note: J.C. Fulton appears to have been a Presbyterian minister. He was serving in western Pennsylvania as early as 1836, and he served the Presbyterian Church in Blairsville, Westmoreland County, 1840-46. His service for one year with the Evangelical Association is puzzling. He is also listed as J.E. Fulton.

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FURNER, JEROME HENRY

Born: 4-8-1866 Mexico PA married: Katie Meals
Died: 10-21-1936 obit: 1933,81

1891 license
1894 ordained deacon
1896 ordained elder

Interment: Mount Rock Cemetery, Lewistown PA
Obit: 1937,80

1892-94 Cumberland
1894-95 Bendersville
1895-97 Leesburg
1897-01 Lewisberry
1901-05 Hanover mission
1905-09 Hebbville
1909-13 Felton
1913-18 Brooklyn mission
1918-22 Northumberland
1922-27 Williamsport Grace
1927-30 Bellwood
1930-35 Burnham
1935-36 Hughesville