Revision as of 05:33, 17 April 2025

Friendship Gospel Chapel, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA (OB) +1922-1991

Correspondents

• James Wilson +1922-1927+
• Thomas J. Jamison +1927+
• Norman Gunn +1936-1956+
• John S. Martin +1958-1963
• John M. Duff 1964-1984
• T.A. Wishart 1985+

Notable Families

Abrams family

@ 524 East Fulton St., Butler

• James Abrams, Sr.
• Margaret Abrams
  • James Abrams, Jr. Wife: Janet B. Abrams. @ 407 Baker Dr., Aliquippa, PA.

Ackerly family

@ R.D.1., Harmony

• Morton E. Ackerly
• Jeanie L. Ackerly
  • Cora Ackerly
  • Robert Ackerly
  • Grace Ackerly
  • Jeanie Ackerly
  • Linda Ackerly

Adams family

@ 109-21st St., Munhall

• J.W. Adams

Belford family

@ 4549 Carroll St., Pgh.

• Mary Belford
  • Catherine Belford

Bell family

@ 5820 Third St., Rosedale

• Andrew Bell
• Ethel Bell

Beveridge family

@ 407 Baker Dr., Aliquippa

• Jessie Beveridge

Bohl family

@ Harmony

• Edward A. Bohl
• Dorothy S. Bohl

Bristow family

• Sarah Bristow. @ 327 Stratford Ave., Pgh.

• Mrs. John Bristow. @ 210 S. St. Clair St., Pgh.

• George Bristow. @ 210 S. St. Clair St., Pgh.
• Alice Bristow

Brown family

• Mrs. Helen Brown. @ 2125 Columbia Ave., Pgh.

• Leland Brown, Sr. @ 1535 Simona Dr., Pgh.
• Virginia Brown
  • Nancy Brown
  • Leland Brown, Jr.
  • Carol Brown
  • Virginia Lee Brown

Craig family

@ 10 Schley Ave., Pgh.

• J.S. Craig

• Jeanie Craig

• Regina Craig

Crawford family

@ 132 Fairfax Rd., Rosemont. Robert was a full-time evangelist.

• Robert A. Crawford
• Ruth Crawford

Conway family

@ 4739 Lorigan St. Rear, Pgh.

• George Conway
• Florence Conway
  • Richard Conway
  • Donald Conway
  • Dorrance Conway
  • Glenda Lee Conway

Clyde family

@ R.D.1., Branchtown

• Miss Minnie Clyde

Donnachie family

@ 270 Cascade Rd., Forest Hills

• James Donnachie
• Jamesina Donnachie
• Mary Bissett

Duff family

• Andrew Duff. @ 5425 Bayard St., Pgh.
• Eleanor Duff

• Elizabeth Duff. @ 5833 Aylesboro Ave., Pgh.

• John M. Duff +1964-1984+. @ 741 Revenue St., N. Homestead
• Jane Duff

• Mrs. Thomas Duff. @ 5005 Gertrude St.

Ednie family

• John Ednie. @ 3755 Sunset Dr., Munhall
  • Nancy Jean Ednie
  • Ellen F. Ednie
  • John Enie, Jr.

• Thomas Ednie, Sr. @ 601 19th Ave., Munhall
• Nellie Ednie

Edwards family

@ Greensburg Pike, Pgh.

• Jack Edwards

Elliott family

@ 700 Delafield Rd., Fox Chapel

• Lilias Elliott

Ervine family

@ 5220 Columbo St.

• Robert J. Ervine
• Mrs. Irvine
  • Betty Ervine
  • William Ervine

Finlay family

@ 104 Woodland Rd., Pgh.

• Eleanor Finlay

Forrest family

@ 107 Pentland Ave., Pgh.

• John Alexander Forrest
• Elizabeth Forrest
  • John Forrest
  • Douglas Forrest
  • Bobby Forrest

Goodwin family

@ 336 Colfax St., Springdale

• Edward W. Goodwin
• Mrs. Goodwin

Gourley family

@ 513 Springdale Dr., Pgh.

• Ted Gourley
• Margie Gourley
  • Stephen Gourley

Grace family

@ 4443 Howley St., Pgh.

• Elmer Grace
• Mrs. Grace
  • Janet Grace
  • Diane Grace
  • Bobby Grace

Graham family

@ 4901 Sciota St.

• Annie J. Graham

Gray family

@ 310 Chalmyer Rd., Sewickley

• William B. Gray
• Mary B. Gray

Gunn family

+1936+ @ 324 Shields Ln., Shields; ? @ 3043 Delwood Ave.

• Norman Gunn +1936-1956+
• Janet Gunn
  • Margaret Gunn

Harvey family

Harvey's Book Store @ 4525 Liberty Ave.

• Mrs. Alex Harvey. @ 425 N. Millvale Ave.

• David Harvey. @ 1405 Barbara Dr., Rosedale, Verona
• Rena Harvey
  • David Harvey
  • Elizabeth Harvey
  • John Harvey

Haines family

+1920-1961+ @ 314 1/2 W. College St., Canonsburg, PA; Ernest & Alice were in fellowship prior to emigrating to the U.S. with Brook Street Chapel in Tottenham, London, England, They arrived in the U.S. on Oct. 26th, 1910, they settling initially in Cincinnati, Ohio where Ernest was employed with the E.V. Edwards Manufacturing Co. He was naturalized in 1917, and transferred to the Canonsburg Steel and Iron Works where he served as a secretary and assistant treasurer until retiring in 1945. He was remembered at Friendship for his regular pastoral visits to those in need of spiritual counsel. In 1920, the Haines family had a boarder at 314 W. College St., named G.H. Hildred (b. 1860 OH), who was foreman of the iron and steel mill where Ernest worked.

• Ernest George Haines 1917-1961 (b. 1871 Holloway, Islington, London, Eng. - d. 1961 Canonsburg, PA), son of George Samuel Haines (b. 1852 Sawbridgeworth/Bramfield, Hertfordshire, Eng. - d. 1893) & Mary Elizabeth Watson Haines (b. 1847 Kingsland, London, Eng. - d. 1926 Willesden, Mid., Eng.). In 1881, George was employed as a butcher in Tottenham.
• Alice Elizabeth Bush Haines 1917-1954 (b. 1872 London, Eng.; m. 1901; d. 1954 Canonsburg, PA), daughter of George Bush. Memorial by George Bates, as well as Kenneth T. Romig of First Baptist of Canonsburg.
  • Avril Haines Leonard 1917-1926? (b. 1902 London, England - d. 1989 Milwaukee, WI). Avril joined First Baptist Church of Canonsburg by 1924, then [[Brown's Hill Bible Chapel, PA|Beechwood Bible Chapel in 1962-1965, then was among the founders of St. Clair Bible Chapel. Husband (1926 @ First Baptist, Canonsburg, PA): Lt. Col. John Reihner Leonard, son of Frank Leonard (b. 1867 East Brady / Brady's Bend, Clarion, PA - d. 1953 Wendel, Westmoreland, PA) & Rose Reihner Leonard (b. 1867 Pgh., PA - d. 1943 Washington, PA). See engagement party & wedding stories. Their wedding was officiated by William Jenkin John (1857-1942), a Welshman who pastored there (1915-1922) at First Baptist of Canonsburg, as well as Newberry Brown Cox (1900-1976), interim pastor (1924-1926) and later a missionary in Guatemala whose son David married Jack Wyrtzen's daughter Mary Ann in 1956. First Baptist was among the churches that also commended Harry Stam to missionary work. As per his https://www.newspapers.com/image/53750477 obit], John was employed with the Continental Can Co., Standard Tin Plate Co., and as a purchasing agent for the Canonsburg Steel Co. In 1935, he founded the Universal Oil and Gas Co., distributing petroleum for the Pure Oil Co. of the Republic of the Congo, then Cities Service Oil Co. until 1945 as an area distributor for Atlantic Refining Co. He served during WWII in the U.S. Army as a bomb recon "instructor at major troop installations in the southern states". He also operated a surplus store, including the brokerage of military decommissioned vehicles. He was discharged from active duty in Jan. 1946, and from the reserve in 1954 with the rank of Lt. Col. John had two sisters: Mary Leonard Saint & Mrs. Everett Seal.
    • Mary Lou Leonard Engle (b. 1930 Canonsburg, PA - d. 2003 Abilene, Dickinson, KS. Husband: Kenneth Ercil Engle (1924-2009 Abilene, KS), son of Grant Ercil Engle (1899-1993 Abilene, KS) & Mabel Robson Engle (1900-1983 Abilene, KS). Mary Lou may have attended youth group at Friendship in her teenage years.
      • Doug Engle (b. 1976 Abilene, KS). Founding editor @ BrethrenPedia 2.0 & co-founder www.ebcalumni.net.
    • Virginia "Ginny" Leonard Michon-Moldenhauer
    • Betsy J. Leonard Armerding. Husband: Carl Edwin Armerding.
    • Paul E. Leonard
  • Mary Haines 1917-1922 (b. 1906 London, Eng. - d. 1922 Canonsburg, PA)
  • Freda Haines Bates 1917-1924+ (b. 1906 London, Eng. - d. 1996 Dayton, Webster, IA). Husband: George A. Bates. In 1954, George was pastoring Riverside Baptist (GARBC) of Decatur, Illinois.

Jamison family

1927 @ 4815 Liberty Ave.

• Thomas J. Jamison +1927+

Kline family

@ 721 Means Ave., Pgh.

• Elizabeth Kline

Lawrence family

• Edward Lawrence @ 7312 Formosa Way, Pgh.
• Bertha R. Lawrence

• Jack Lawrence @ 129 Marshall Dr., Pgh.
• Ruth Lawrence
  • Thomas Lawrence
  • Charles Lawrence

Martin family

• +1958-1963 @ 3767 Sunset Dr., Homestead Park

• John S. Martin +1958-1963+

• John Martin @ 3767 Sunset Dr., Munhall
• Lottie Martin
  • John Martin Jr.

Michael family

@ 3503 Meadowcroft Ave., Pgh.

• Alexander Michael
• Bella Michael

Miller family

@ 3013 Laketon Rd., Pgh.

• Lee Miller
• Violet Miller

Montooth family

@ 178 Orchard Dr., Pgh.

• William L. Montooth
• Caroline B. Montooth

Muir family

@ 842 Meadow Dr., Homestead

• Nathaniel Muir
• Margaret Muir
  • George Muir
  • Donald Muir

Murison family

• William Murison @ 5009 Rosecrest Dr., Pgh.
• Margaret Murison
  • Murelle Murison
  • Peggy Murison

• William J. Murison, Jr. @ 824 Mifflin Ave., Pgh.
• Charlotte Murison
  • Billy Murison
  • Charlotte Murison

McClintock family

@ 3 Esther St., Pgh.

• Mrs. Robert McClintock

McCarey family

@ Grove St., Emsworth

• Robert McCarey
• Eleanor McCarey

McCullough family

@ 310 Avenue A, Pgh.

• Alexander McCullough
• Ruth McCullough
  • Margaret McCullough
  • Kennethy McCullough
  • Samuel McCullough

McCrimmon family

@ 1712 Maple St., Homestead

• Mrs. E.M. McCrimmon

Northcott family

@ c/o Rev. W.F. Ruschaupt, Jr., RD1, Box 135, McKees Rocks

• Mrs. C.B. Northcott

Null family

@ c/o Mrs. C.J. Plubell, 297 Olive St., Indiana

• Marie E. Null

Passant family

@ 518 Atlantic Ave.

• Thomas L. Passant
• Hannah L. Passant
  • Elaine Passant
  • Tommy Passant

Ratajeski family

@ 4615 Friendship Ave., Pgh.

• Frank Ratajeski
• Hazel Ratajeski
  • Ruth Ratajeski
  • Grace Ratajeski
  • Roy Ratajeski
  • Jimmie Ratajeski

Redinger family

@ 7124 Apple St., E.E., Pgh.

• Margaret Redinger

Reid family

@ 7124 Apple St., E.E., Pgh.

• J.C. Reid

Robb family

@ 350 South Highland Ave., Pgh.

• Hannah Robb

Ruff family

@ 531 Guthrie St., Greensburg

• Ira D. Ruff
• Mrs. Ruff

Rupp family

@ 179 Orchard Dr., Pgh.

• Henry W. Rupp
• Gladys Rupp
  • Ruth Ann Rupp
  • Mary Jane Rupp

Seale family

• William Seale @ 1429 Chislett St.
• Anna Seale

• William A. Seale @ Gibsonia
• Jean Seale
  • Billy Seale

Seybold family

@ 3013 Laketon Rd., Pgh.

• Leslie Seybold

Sutter family

@ 425 N. Millvale Ave., Pgh.

• Mrs. David Sutter

Swanston family

@ 2127 Columbia Ave., Pgh.

• William D. Swanston

Taddio family

@ 227 Main Ave., West Aliquippa

• Mike Taddio

Thomas family

• Ethel I. Thomas @ 109-21st St., Homestead

• Marie Thomas @ 109 East 15th Ave., Homestead

• Mrs. Thompson Thomas @ 614 East Pearl St., Butler

Thomson family

• Anna Thomson @ 179 Pennwood Ave., Apt. A, Pgh.
  • Margaret Thomson
  • Anna Thomson

• Miss Christine Thomson (Thomas?) @ 6910 Churchland St., Pgh.

Thomas family

@ 9101 Paul St., Pgh.

• Christine Thomas
  • David Thomas
  • Billy Thomas

Thompson family

@ 319 Barclay Ave., Forest Hills, Pgh.

• Thomas Thompson
• Violet Thompson
  • Craig Thompson
  • Arlene Thompson

Torrance family

@ 1651 Monongahela Ave., Swissvale

• John Torrance
• Margaret Torrance
  • Helen Torrance

Wilson family

• James Wilson +1922-1927+

Wishart family

@ 306 Commonwealth Ave., West Mifflin

• Templeton A. Wishart +1985+
• Violet Wishart
  • Carolyn Wishart
  • Calvin Wishart

Sources

• 1922-1991 AAB's
• Pittsburgh and Vicinity Assemblies Addresses, undated.