Who's Who at Fenton Meeting Room, MO
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Fenton Meeting Room, Fenton, St. Louis, MO (EB) +1878-1881; (TW-Lowe-Raven-Grant) 1881-1884; (TW-Lowe-Raven) 1884-1889; (TW-Lowe) 1889-1909; (TW) 1909-1992; (TW-N) 1992-2023+
Contents
- 1 Correspondents
- 2 Families
- 2.1 Allen family
- 2.2 Armet family
- 2.3 Buchanan family
- 2.4 Cuendet family
- 2.5 Eichenberger family
- 2.6 Fisher family
- 2.7 Griffith family
- 2.8 Hart family
- 2.9 Hartt family
- 2.10 Jennings family
- 2.11 Kirtley family
- 2.12 Krause family
- 2.13 Nash family
- 2.14 Ramel family
- 2.15 Rule family
- 2.16 Rupp family
- 2.17 Sands family
- 2.18 Smith family
- 2.19 Till family
- 2.20 Weghorn family
Correspondents
- John A.T. Krause @ 403 Christy Ave. +1878-1880+
- A.H. Rule +1878-1879+
- C.H. Ramel +1889-1896+
- John Telford Armet +1896-1908+, +1914-1923+;
- F.A. Smith +1901-1908+
- H.R. Eichenberger +1901+, +1911+
- E.B. Hartt +1903+
- George Weghorn +1905-1908+
- F.R. Griffith +1911-1944+
- M.W. Smith +1914-1923+
- Otto Till +1927+, +1962-1973+
- Theo. H. Fischer/Fisher +1927-1944+
- E.S. Cuendet +1933-1944+
- Gustav E. Rupp +1949-1973+
- Oscar W. Allen +1949-1966+
- R.B. Nash +1949-1951+
- David G. Jennings +1985-2005+
- Clarence L. Hart +1985+
- Edgar Kirtley +1985-2005+
- Charles R. Sands +1985+
- Mark Jennings +1999+
- Andrew Buchanan +2005+
Families
Allen family
- Oscar William Allen +1940-1966+ (b. 1902 Montreal, QC - d. 1987 Marietta, Cobb, GA), son of William Thomas Allen (b. 1875 Birmingham, Eng.; PB in Montreal; d. 1962 Montreal, QC) & Hannah Higgs Allen (b. 1874 Montreal, QC - d. 1949 Verdun, Montreal, QC). Hannah was a daughter of Richard Thomas Higgs (b. 1848 - d. 1907 Montreal, QC) & Elizabeth MacRae (b. 1846 Lotbinière, QC - d. 1915 Montreal, QC). Elizabeth's family was "Protestant" in 1851, Richard & Elizabeth were PB in 1901. Richard was registered Anglican in 1871.
- Lucille E. Till Allen +1940-1966+ (b. 1904 St. Louis, MO - d. 1992), daughter of Fred Rudolph Till (b. 1875 Germany; emig. 1880; d. 1947 Affton, St. Louis, MO) & Hattie M. Schulz Till (b. 1878 Germany; emig. 1883; d. 1963 Affton, MO). No children.
Armet family
- John Telford Armet +1896-1908+, +1914-1923+;
Buchanan family
- Andrew Buchanan +2005+
Cuendet family
- E.S. Cuendet +1933-1944+
Eichenberger family
- H.R. Eichenberger +1901+, +1911+
Fisher family
- Theo. H. Fischer/Fisher +1927-1944+
Griffith family
- F.R. Griffith +1911-1944+
Hart family
- Clarence L. Hart +1985+
Hartt family
- E.B. Hartt +1903+
Jennings family
- David G. Jennings +1985-2005+
- Mark Jennings +1999+
Kirtley family
- Edgar Kirtley +1985-2005+
Krause family
In 1880, John A.T. Krause was listed as a watchmaker/jeweler at 403 Christy Ave., St. Louis. The family was living in Switzerland as late as 1844, and had emigrated to St. Louis by 1850.
- John Auguste Theodore Krause +1878-1880+ (b. 1813 Barenstein, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany - d. 1887 St. Louis, MO)
- Marianne Schüppach Krause +1878-1880+ (b. 1816/1819 Arnex, Vaud, Switzerland - d. 1886 St. Louis, MO)
- Henry August Krause (b. 1842 Switz. - d. 1878 St. Louis, MO). Wife: Mary Brausch Krause (b. 1842 Switz. - d. 1915 St. Louis, MO).
- Edward August Krause (b. 1843 Switz. - d. 1865 St. Louis, MO). Registered for the Civil War. Died of convulsions.
- Rosa Mary Krause Mange (b. 1844 Switz. - d. 1916 Lowell, Kent, MI). Husband: Rev. John Gabriel Mange (b. 1846 Rougemont, Vaud, Switz. - d. 1906 Lowell, MI), son of Abram David Mange (b. 1798 Rougemont, Switz.) & Rosa M. Krause Mange (b. Switz.). Abram Mange's parents were Jean David Mange & Madeleine Rossier Mange.
- John Gabriel Mange may have been a PB evangelist, his death record identifies his occupation as "Minister of Gospel". The Mange family emigrated to the U.S., headed for Pennsylvania on 10-27-1850. In 1872, John Mange was living in Highland, Illinois and studying for one year at Shurtleff College (1827-1957) in Alton, which was founded as Rock Springs Seminary by John Mason Peck, the "oldest Baptist college west of the Allegheny mountains" according to lostcolleges.com, its building is also one of the oldest college buildings in Illinois still in use, it presently houses the Alton Museum of History and Art.
- It may also be noted, according to a yearbook from the era courtesy Ancestry.com that in 1872 when Mange was a student there, Daniel Durand Ryrie (b. 1825 Wick, Highland, [[Scotland|Scot. - d. 1877 Alton, IL) was an officer on the Board of Trustees (served 1851-1877), his brother John Alexander Ryrie (1827-1902), grandfather of Charles Caldwell Ryrie (1925-2016), served as a correspondent for the Alton Meeting Room (the earliest known exclusive assembly in the U.S.) in the late 1870's.
- John Gabriel Mange may have been a PB evangelist, his death record identifies his occupation as "Minister of Gospel". The Mange family emigrated to the U.S., headed for Pennsylvania on 10-27-1850. In 1872, John Mange was living in Highland, Illinois and studying for one year at Shurtleff College (1827-1957) in Alton, which was founded as Rock Springs Seminary by John Mason Peck, the "oldest Baptist college west of the Allegheny mountains" according to lostcolleges.com, its building is also one of the oldest college buildings in Illinois still in use, it presently houses the Alton Museum of History and Art.
- John Krause (b. 1845 Switz. - d. 1873 St. Louis, MO). In 1870, he was working as a clerk in the jewelry store. Wife (1869 @ Bond Co., IL): Lucy Bull Krause (b. 1840/1844 Marston, Bedfordshire, Eng. - d. 1924 St. Louis, MO), daughter of Daniel Bull (b. 1806 Downe, Kent, Eng. - d. 1852 Bedford, Eng.) & Mary Ann Watson Bull (b. 1807 Lubenham, Leicester, Eng. - d. 1890 Epsom, Surrey, Eng.).
- Martha Krause Seed (1850-1881 St. Louis, MO). Husband: Miles Ainscough Seed (b. 1843 Preston, Lancashire, Eng. - d. 1913 Pelham, Westchester, N.Y.), son of Richard Seed (b. 1818 Claughton/Samlesbury, Lancashire, Eng. - d. 1870 Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston, Eng.) & Ann Eleanor Charnley Seed (b. 1811/1818 Clayton Green, Lancashire, Eng. - d. 1851 Preston, Eng.)
- Hannah Krause Wilson (b. 1857 St. Louis, MO - d. 1942 Chicago, Cook, IL). Husband: James Henry Wilson (b. 1834 PA - d. 1916 Chicago, IL), son of William Wilson (b. 1809 Dry Run, Franklin, PA - d. 1890 Fannettsburg, Franklin, PA) & Maria Lysinger Wilson (b. 1812 Bedford Co., PA; m. 1833; d. 1884 Fannettsburg, PA). James' paternal g-grandfather George Wilson (b. 1745 Chester Twp., PA - d. 1818 Dublin, Huntingdon, PA) served in the Revolutionary War as a private in the 8th PA Regt., Continental Line under Col. Butler & Col. Brodhead. James enlisted (Cassville, MO) and served in the Civil War (1862-1864) in the 1st Cavalry for AR, earning the final rank of 2nd Lieut., mustering out in resignation in AR, and lived in 1870 in Fayetteville, Washington, AR, working as an artist.
- Lydia Krause Seed (b. 1858 St. Louis, MO - d. 1948 Westchester Co., N.Y.). Wife: Miles Aincough Seed (1843-1913), who was first married to Lydia's sister Martha (1850-1881).
Nash family
- R.B. Nash +1949-1951+
Ramel family
- C.H. Ramel +1889-1896+
Rule family
- A.H. Rule +1878-1879+
Rupp family
- Gustav E. Rupp +1949-1973+
Sands family
- Charles R. Sands +1985+
Smith family
- F.A. Smith +1901-1908+
- M.W. Smith +1914-1923+
Till family
- Otto Till +1927+, +1962-1973+
Weghorn family
- George Weghorn +1905-1908+
