Neodesha Meeting Room, KS

It is evident that there was a TW exclusive meeting room in Neodesha, Wilson, Kansas from earlier than 1889 thru 1933. Initially it was a TW-Lowe until the Lowe removal about 1909.

Alexander Hume Rule (1843-1906) from Des Moines, Iowa, gave a report on December 27th, 1892 into an assembly missionary publication known as "Letters of Interest" (printed by A.J. Cowell, on Oxford Road, in Ealing; and distributed by the Bible & Tract Depot, Yonge St., Arcade, Toronto, Ontario);

The following is an excerpt, the full article can be found at BrethrenArchive.   

Alexander "A.H." is credited as having started the first assembly in Des Moines, in 1880, from a foreword of an online book of his at Bible Truth Publishers.  He was born in Scotland, raised Presbyterian, and introduced to the Brethren in Vinton, Iowa.  Unknown if his mother was related to the Enlightenment philosopher David Hume (1711-1776), though both were from Scotland.  

"I returned home, a little over a week ago, from a somewhat long journey among the little scattered Assemblies in Illinois, Missouri and Kansas.  I was gone something over nine weeks, and visited almost all the gatherings in those three states.  In one way or another, there was a great deal to cheer, the saints being encouraged, through the ministry of the Word, and there being also some little fruit in the Gospel, especially among the children of the saints. We had a good conference in Neodesha, Kansas lasting about a week, at which a good portion of the saints in Kansas were present.  We read in Romans, and the saints seemed much to enjoy the Word."

Later, in the same publication, on July 26th, 1894, a brother named W.E.S. from Stapleton, NY writes this excerpt, "I received a letter from our brother Arthur B. Pollock lately, from Kansas; He says that he finds "great energy in the saints in California, Colorado and Kansas in getting over the Word.  In two places, lately, in Kansas, they have got together afternoon and evening of every day.  Now they are in some places harvesting, but here in Neodesha, whence I write, they meet every afternoon.  Owen, who labors in these parts, has been very ill with rheumatic fever, 6 weeks in bed; he is better now, through mercy, and able to attend all the meetings."

Alumni

Clark family

• William James Clark (b. 1838 Erie, PA - d. 1922 Los Angeles, CA) served as a correspondent +1901-1905+ at the Los Angeles Meeting Room, KS, as did his son William Edward Clark (b. 1868 Canton, OH - d. 1959 L.A., CA), and resided +1878-1880+ in Neodesha, so potentially could have been in fellowship with this meeting here. Two of his sons, William Edward & Benjamin Winfield Clark (b. 1861 Pittsburgh, PA - d. 1940 L.A., CA) founded the Los Angeles-based "Clark Bros." in the early 1900's that wholesaled/retailed coal, wood, hay & grain. See California.

Current family

• Abraham Lincoln Current +1905-1933+ (b. 1860 Tracy, Marion, IA - d. 1946 Neodesha, KS), son of Andrew Jackson Current (b. 1832 Danville, Vermillion, IL - d. 1908 Bellafountaine, Mahaska, IA) & Sarah Srouf Current (b. 1827 IN, m. 1851 Vermillion Co., IL, d. 1908 Bellafountaine, IA). A.L. lived in Neodesha as early as 1900. He and Mary were married in 1885 at Van Buren, AR, no children.
• Mary Elnora Croll Current +1905-1931 (b. 1858 Delaware, OH - d. 1931 Neodesha, KS), daughter of Pvt. Daniel William Croll (b. 1835 Berks Co., PA - d. 1914 Neodesha, KS) & Margaret Eunice Pool Croll (b. 1838 Delaware, OH - d. 1927 Neodesha, KS). Mary's father, Daniel Croll, served in the Union Army in the Civil War, was a retired carpenter, and died at his home in Neodesha @ 11th & Mill Sts., a Lutheran.

Kennedy family

• John Adkin Kennedy (b. 1860 Carthage, NC - d. 1921 Independence, KS)
• Eva M. Atchison was born 1861 Mt. Sterling, IL to Fielding Hamilton Atchison, cabinetmaker, (b. 1817 Fayette, KY or OH - d. 1879 Mt. Sterling, IL) & Catherine A. Davis Atchison (b. 1828 TN - d. 1894 Neodesha, KS), married 1847 @ Brown, Illinois.
  • Hattie May Kennedy (b. 1889 Neodesha, KS - d. 1938 Lawrence, KS), stenographer
  • Dessie Fay Kennedy (b. 1892 Neodesha, KS - d. 1926 Independence, KS) stenographer for the Law Office of Chester Stevens;
  • Dr. Joy Vay Kennedy Talbert Roossinck (b. 1898 Neodesha, KS), English professor

McGhee family

• Robert Isaac McGhee (b. 1857 Blount Co., TN - d. 1917 Neodesha, KS) "professed religion when 19 years of age". They relocated to Kansas in 1885, Robert was employed as a carpenter, "helping in the construction of many of the homes" in Neodesha. John Kennedy officiated the memorial.
• Margaret Catherine "Maggie" Taylor McGhee +1911-1916 (b. 1853 Washington Co., TN - d. 1916 Neodesha, KS), daughter of George Taylor (b. 1802 - d. 1868 Maryville, Blount, TN) & Sarah M. Chapman Taylor (b. 1818 TN, m. 1842 Washington, TN).
  • Perry Anthony McGhee (b. 1876 Nashville, Davidson, TN - d. 1936 Neodesha, KS). Wife: Katherine Elizabeth Zimmerman McGhee (b. 1882 Buxton, Wilson, KS - d. 1934 Neodesha, KS), daughter of Phillip Christian Zimmerman (b. 1836 Germany - d. 1909 Neodesha, KS) & Julia Branick Zimmerman (b. 1853 Surrey Co., N.C. - d. 1927 Neodesha, KS).

In 1909, the family lived at 1103 Lincoln in Neodesha, and R.I. was employed as a carpenter.

Owen family

• Kaiser Maguire Owen 1889-1895+ (b. 1825 Moore Co., N.C. - d. 1909 Los Angeles, CA), son of William Byrd Owen (b. 1799 N.C. - d. 1861 Carthage, Moore, N.C.) & Mary Williamson Owen (1785-1866 N.C.). By 1900, Kaiser resided at 1320 Wright, on the east side of Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles.

• Mary B. Williams Owen 1889 (b. 1821 Moore Co., N.C. - d. 1889 Neodesha, KS), m. 1846 @ Carthage, Moore, N.C.), daughter of Thomas Greene Williams (b. 1794 Moore, N.C. - d. 1887 Williams Plantation, Moore, N.C.) & Elizabeth Williams (b. 1796 Moore, N.C. - d. 1885 Williams Plantation, Moore, N.C.).

• • Lunda J. Owen (b. 1847 Carthage, Moore, N.C. - d. 1865 Troy, Montgomery, N.C.), she died at the age of 18 of diphtheria.

• • Eli Philip Owen 1889-1913 (b. 1848 Carthage, Moore, N.C. - d. 1944 Gardena, Los Angeles, CA). Wife: Eliza Jane Burley Owen 1889-1913 (b. 1858 IL - d. 1944 San Diego, CA), married 1876 @ Christian Co., IL. Eliza was the daughter of Robert Fergason Burley (b. 1835 OH - d. 1920 Arkansas City, Cowley, KS) & Mary Law Burley. Robert & Mary Burley were married in 1857 @ Christian Co., IL. In 1922, Eli was employed as a rancher at 16519 Maine in the Moneta neighborhood of Torrance, SW of Gardena, CA. In 1895, Eli was employed as a plasterer in the Neodesha phone directory, and in 1909 as a preacher, and lived with his wife, and his daughters Ethel & Jessie. His residence in 1895 was 903 Grant, then in 1903 at 901, his father lived with him in 1895.

• • • Pearl E. Owen Hardesty 1889-1903 (b. 1880 Neodesha, KS - d. 1942 L.A., CA), schoolteacher in 1900 in Neodesha. In 1903, she married Henry Hardesty (b. 1857 Jonesborough, Greene, IN - d. 1928 Gardena, L.A., CA), son of Joseph Noah Hardesty (b. 1827 Coshocton Co., OH - d. 1872 Park, Greene, OH) & Jane Thompson Hardesty (b. 1822 PA - d. 1899 Greene Co., IN). Henry's 1st wife (Martha's mother) was Margaret Frances Canady Hardesty (b. 1867 N.C. - d. 1901 Kansas City, KS). Henry's memorial was held at Gardena Baptist.
      • Martha Hardesty Haynes-Artigue (b. 1893 MO - d. 1984 L.A., CA)
      • Bernola L. Hardesty (b. 1904 L.A., CA - d. 1971 Long Beach, L.A., CA).
      • Blendina N. Hardesty Jessup (b. 1906 L.A., CA - d. 1981 Long Beach, L.A., CA)
      • Lorena C.A. Hardesty Ross (b. 1908 L.A., CA - d. 1998 Evergreen, Jefferson, CO).
      • Grace Hardesty Vaughan (b. 1911 L.A. Co., CA - d. 1993 Greensboro, Guilford, N.C.).
      • Owen Lloyd Hardesty (b. 1912 L.A. Co., CA - d. 1984 Rogue River, Jackson, OR)

• • • Clarence Burley Owen 1889-1901+ (b. 1882)

• • • Grace Owen Moore 1889-1904 (b. 1884 Neodesha, KS - d. 1912 Pawhuska, Osage, OK). Husband (1904 @ Neodesha, KS): Chester Victor Moore (b. 1884 Olney, Richland, IL - d. 1955 Winnsboro, Franklin, LA, bd. Inglewood, L.A., CA), son of Benjamin F.H. Moore (b. 1844 OH - d. 1899 Payne, OK) & Mary Elizabeth Kennedy Lincoln-Moore-Wilson (b. 1855 Moore Co., N.C. - d. 1933 Inglewood, CA). In 1910, Chester was employed as a grocery deliveryman, and the family resided on Leahy Ave., in Pawhuska, OK. In 1912, Grace died of typhoid fever & pneumonia. At the time, her daughter Lucille, and mother Eliza were also suffering from typhoid fever. John Kennedy officiated Grace's memorial at the Baptist church in Pawhuska. In 1920, Chester had remarried and founded a grocery store in Foraker. Chester & Grace had four children, three of whom were:
      • Lucille Moore Green ? (b. 1904 Neodesha, KS - d. 2001 Lawndale, L.A., CA). Husband: Merwin Thomas Green (b. 1905 Newhope, Pike, AR - d. 1974 Lawndale, L.A., CA), son of Musker Lee Green (b. 1871 Index, Cass, MO - d. 1949 Redondo Beach, L.A., CA) & Grace Eleanor Breeden Green (1876-1921). Musker was employed in 1910 at Bear Creek, Sevier, AR as a laborer in a saw mill. In 1930, Lucille's husband Merwin was employed in Redondo Beach, CA as a boiler washer in the oil fields, and in 1940 in Inglewood, CA as a derrickman.
      • Marvin Francis Moore ? (b. 1907 Neodesha, KS - d. 1993 Hemet, Riverside, CA). In 1930, Marvin resided in Gardena, L.A., CA, with his father and step-mother, and was employed as a meat cutter in a grocery store. By 1940, he was married and living in Inglewood, L.A., CA, employed in the same field. 1st wife (m. 1931 @ L.A., CA): Florence Grace States, daughter of Charles John States (b. 1881 Iuka, Marion, IL - d. 1943 Whittier, L.A., CA) & Pearl Bell Ritter States-Petrie (b. 1891 San Antonio, TX - d. 1979 Ridgecrest, Kern, CA).
      • Thelma Verena Moore Tinsley ? (b. 1909 Neodesha, KS - d. 2006 San Diego, CA). Husband: Jeremiah Kirk "Jerry" Tinsley (b. 1897 Spring Valley, McPherson, KS - d. 1978 San Diego, CA), son of Alvin F. Tinsley (b. 1856 MI - d. 1953 Canton, McPherson, KS) & Lena Wilson Ingram-Tinsley (b. 1867 Turtle, Rock, WI - d. 1937 Canton, McPherson, KS). Jerry served WWI 1917-1919.
      • In 1909, one of the first Boy Scout troops in the U.S. was organized in that Pawhuska, which is the county seat of Osage. The namesake for Tinker AFB, Gen. Clarence L. Tinker, was also from Pawhuska, the highest ranking Native-American officer (as a member of the Osage Nation), and the first to reach that rank.
    • Thomas Benton Owen 1889-1910+ (b. 1887 Neodesha, KS - d. 1963 Gardena, L.A., CA). By 1916, he was a teamster or truckman for A.L. Eagler in Los Angeles, CA, +1920+ a deliveryman, and +1930-1950+ a USPS mail carrier. By 1940, he resided in Glendale. Thomas may have never married.
    • Jessie Owen Johnson 1890-1909+ (b. 1889)
    • Ethel L. "Effie" Owen Deamer 1894-1912+ (b. 1893). Husband: V.R. Deamer @ Portland, OR
    • Minnie B. Owen Rogers 1896-1913 (b. 1896). Husband: Frank D. Rogers @ Escondido, CA.
  • Mary Anna Owen Pence-Clark (b. 1855 N.C. - d. 1937 Glendale, CA). 2nd husband (1884 @ Wilson, KS): Benjamin Winfield Clark (b. 1861 Pittsburgh, PA, raised +1870+ Canton, OH, d. 1940 Los Angeles, CA), son of William James Clark III +1889-1913+ (b. 1838 Erie, PA - d. 1922 Neodesha, KS) & Sarah S. Winfield Clark +1889-1913+ (b. 1840 PA - d. 1915 Los Angeles, CA). See Ben's obit. Mary had two daughters by her first husband: Minnie Pence (b. 1877 IL - d. 1963 CO) & Leora Pence (b. 1878 KS - d. 1928 Rapid City, S.D. or d. 1920 Anderson, IN)
  • Sarah Frances Owen (b. 1857 Carthage, Moore, N.C. - d. 1865 Troy, Montgomery, N.C.)
  • William Thomas Owen (b. 1861 Diffies, Montgomery, N.C. - d. 1887 Neodesha, KS). Wife (1883): Hattie Brigham Owen.
    • Obit: "Died: At his residence in this city, Tuesday morning, Nov. 1st, 1887, of Typhoid fever, William Thomas Owen, aged 26 years, 4 months and 28 days. Bro. Owen was born in Montgomery county, North Carolina, June 3, 1861. In 1861, his father's family moved to Christian county, Illinois, from which place, in 1872 they removed to Wilson county, Kansas, where he remained until his death. When fourteen years old (1875), he became a christian, was baptized and become a member of the Neodesha Baptist Church, of which he lived an exemplary member until his demise." See for the rest of the obit.

Sources

• Ancestry.com
• NOI 1913-6