Pgs 412-686 - Illinois Ancestors

682 HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY.
Joseph E. Dyer, Claleb Eaton, &Iartlm IIotchliiss, Jaines F. Bunch, and
Prudence Dyer. This was pr.actical1.y the West Jersey class.
The Metl~odist Episcopal class at 17incll's schoolhouse, on the east
line of West Jersej~ township, in 1851-52, cornprisetl James 1%. Witter,
leacler ; Margery, Ezra, Evisson, Isaac &I., ;lnd Loru, 31. Witter ; I-Ienry
and Catherine Williams, Catherine Moffitt, Clarlssa Z'omell, C'lnrissa
Porter, George 13. and 8nra.h Uerger, Esther A. Ecltley, Conlaat1
Schwalihamer, Susan Upclgke, IIen r y ancl Ann Ei~rtshe, John :md
Sarah Adnms. Isaac 31. Wi tte~ was ioci~l preacller. In 1558, all tile
classes mere reor,rrnnixed, and in t l~is uTe find the lliLllleS of 1201111e11 ctnd
Martha Swank, William Price, Nelsons and the Coopers, in 185 :)-ti( ).
Jalnes B. Witter was class-leacler there for over a clua~~ter of n
century.
Trickle's Methodist Episcopal class was presicletl uiTela by Mi tcllell
Tull ~n IS52, it being. formed May 30th. The menlbei~s 1rei.e Mitellell
and Jane Tull, Waslnn~ton and Xleanor Trickle, Aaron and Dorcas
Eaton, Mary J. Eagon, %illiain antl Harriet Metc;~,lf, J tlcol, :~nd EI;lnnah
Wiley, Wiclow Mary C~unmings, Sarah Harriet, Mary, antl Ilnvicl
Cummings, Eliza A. Sanders, Mahala Metcalf, ant1 Celia TLIII. J:me Tull
died in 1852 ; $LylJ,,-..Eagon joined the Calnpbellites, a~ld Mallaln
Metcalf married one Pierce, antl i~loverl ~vitllout a letter. 3leetings
were helcl for many years at the Trickle schoolhouse, prior to the
transfer of the class to West Jersev in 1868-69. The membership of
the West Jersey class is 101 of the' 177 receiretl. Rev. Mr. Adams is
preacher in charge: with Watson IIenrv, clerk.
The l'~*e~hyie.r.inn cl~zcrch is snit1 to date haclc to 1839, but there are -
no records. Prior to 1841, a Presl~yterian society esisted at West
Jersev. am one the ~nelnbers of ~vllich were Elder &I cIn tosll, Mc-
~ins