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* Alexander "Sandy" Broadfoot 1884-1917+
 
* Alexander "Sandy" Broadfoot 1884-1917+
 
* Thomas Elwood Broadfoot 1879+
 
* Thomas Elwood Broadfoot 1879+
* Frank H. Nicholson 1899-1930's
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* Frank H. Nicholson 1900-1960+
 
* Christopher Frederick Schwartz 1884-1946
 
* Christopher Frederick Schwartz 1884-1946
 
* m. Mary Katherine Grimm
 
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** Eloise Engle Dyer '''+1959'''
 
** Eloise Engle Dyer '''+1959'''
 
** Elaine Engle Corkill
 
** Elaine Engle Corkill
** Jane Ann "Jan" Engle Horst
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** Jane Ann "Jan" Engle Horst '''1944-1962+'''
  
 
* Linneas Engle '''+1927''' (b. 1862 PA)
 
* Linneas Engle '''+1927''' (b. 1862 PA)
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==Nicholson family==
 
==Nicholson family==
* Frank Hamilton Nicholson '''+1910-1972?''' (b. 1878 Scott, Floyd, IA - d. 1972 Holland, KS); m. Hannah Belle McBoyle Nicholson '''+1910-1968?''' (b. 1882 Garfield Twp, KS - d. 1968 Holland, KS); no children; Frank was an itinerant evangelist in the early 1900's and a farmer.
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* Frank Hamilton Nicholson '''+1900-1960+''' (b. 1878 Scott, Floyd, IA - d. 1972 Holland, KS); m. Hannah Belle McBoyle Nicholson '''+1910-1960+''' (b. 1882 Garfield Twp, KS - d. 1968 Holland, KS); no children; Frank was an itinerant evangelist in the early 1900's and a farmer.
  
 
==Peak family==
 
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* Joe Gummel (see Gummel family)
 
* Joe Gummel (see Gummel family)
 
* Ed Kellner
 
* Ed Kellner
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* Dave Olmstead
 
* Dave Silver
 
* Dave Silver
 
* Marvin Studnicka
 
* Marvin Studnicka

Revision as of 02:23, 10 April 2021

Grace and Truth Gospel Chapel, Abilene, Kansas (OB) 1918-2010

Leadership

Pioneers

1800's

  • Judson Alden +1894+
    • m. Helen Hazard
  • Alexander "Sandy" Broadfoot 1884-1917+
  • Thomas Elwood Broadfoot 1879+
  • Frank H. Nicholson 1900-1960+
  • Christopher Frederick Schwartz 1884-1946
  • m. Mary Katherine Grimm

1910's

  • Mary J.A. Deardorff's husband
  • Daniel W. Emig
  • John D. Emig
  • George Gruen
  • Benjamin F. Jury
  • Alexander McBoyle +1911+
  • George McBoyle +1918+
  • Miller
  • Frank H. Nicholson +1914-1930's+
  • Robert Alexander Robson 1910's-1930's+
    • m. Catherine Broadfoot
  • George Roggendorff
    • m. Elizabeth

1920's

  • Carl Botz
    • m. May Jury
  • Linneas Engle

Later Years

  • George Easter
  • Grant Engle
  • Keith Engle
  • Ken Engle
  • Ken King
  • Jerry Lahr
  • D.W. Robson
  • Orville W. Robson
  • Mark Stanger

Families

Alden family

  • Judson Alden (b. 1835 N.Y.)
  • Laura M. Bowker Alden
  • Helen "Hattie" Hazard Alden (b. 1850 Rockford, IL)
    • Grace Alden

Blair family

  • Earl Blair
  • Alberta Blair

Botz family

  • Carl Botz
  • May Botz

Broadfoot family

  • Alexander "Sandy" Broadfoot 1884-1910's (b. 1842 Huron County, Ontario, Canada - d. 1916 Atlantic, IA
  • Thomas Elwood Broadfoot +1879+

Deardorff family

  • John Addison Deardorff +1918-1946 (b. 1876 Dover, PA - d. 1946 Holland, KS)
  • Mary Jane A. McBoyle Deardorff +1918-1968? (b. 1880 Garfield Twp, Dickinson, KS - d. 1968 Holland, KS)
    • see McBoyle family; Grace & Truth assembly met in Mary's parents' home in the 1910's prior to construction in 1918.

Dyck family

The Dyck's left for a couple years to assist with the founding of Community Bible Church in Abilene.

  • Menno David Dyck +1977-2002 (b. 1918 Risley, Marion, KS - d. 2002 Abilene, KS), son of Peter Henry Dyck (b. 1861 Russia - d. 1941 Hillsboro, Marion, KS) and Elizabeth Friesen Dyck (b. 1891 Russia - d. 1929 Syracuse, Hamilton, KS). Peter was an auto repairman. Menno was initially an auto painter, and became a carpenter.
  • Edna Mae Wedel Dyck +1977-2010 (b. 1920 Lone Tree, McPherson, KS), dau. of Daniel Henry Wedel (b. 1884 Lone Tree, McPherson, KS - d. 1955 Moundridge, McPherson, KS) and Edith Ida Koehn Wedel (b. 1890 Macon, Harvey, KS or Lone Tree, McPherson, KS- d. 1972 Moundridge, KS). Daniel was instrumental in the construction of the Elm Springs Bible Hall when Edna was a child.

Easter family

  • George Wesley Easter II +1960's+ (b. 1932 Newbern Twp, Dickinson, KS - d. 2019 Salina, KS); son of Harry Luther Easter (b. 1895 Newbern Twp, Dickinson, KS - d. 1986 Enterprise, KS) & Arretta Belle Haynes Easter (b. 1901 Abilene, KS - d. 1987 Enterprise, KS)
  • Joyce Virginia Plant Easter +1960's? (b. 1928 Elbert, CO - d. 2019 Salina, KS); dau. of William Robert Plant (b. 1887 Denver, CO - d. 1965 Elbert, CO) & Hilda Otilia Erickson Plant (b. 1887 Denver, CO - d. 1969 Elbert, CO); Hilda was born Lutheran. William & Hilda were in fellowship at two assemblies in Colorado Springs, North East Bible Chapel & South Side Bible Chapel, relocating there in 1948. John Walden & Ken Baird officiated Wm.'s memorial service;

Emig family

  • Henry M. Emig (b. 1842 Dover, York, PA - d. 1926 Abilene, KS) & Sarah Jane Deardorff Emig (b. 1846 Washington, York, PA - d. 1909 Holland, KS)
    • John David Emig +1918-1930 (b. 1869 Washington, York, PA - 1930 Holland, KS) & Dorothea "Dora" Koenig Emig +1918-1941? (b. 1872 Hazleton, Luzerne, PA - d. 1941 Holland, KS)
      • Clinton Willet Emig +1918+ (b. 1900 Garfield Twp, Dickinson, KS - d. 1974 Holland, Dickinson, KS); 1st wife: Cora Leona Comer (b. 1901 Garfield Twp, Dickinson, KS - d. 1934 Holland, KS); 2nd wife: Lela Agnes Gantenbein Emig-Carrier (b. 1908 Enterprise, KS - d. 2000 Junction City, KS);
      • Walter Scott Emig +1918-1921+ (b. 1903 Garfield Twp, Dickinson, KS - d. 1975 Solomon, KS); m. Hazel Louise Hunting Emig (b. 1903 Rock Creek, Coffey, KS - d. 1994 Solomon, KS)
      • Paul Eugene Emig (b. 1907 Garfield Twp, Dickinson, KS - d. 1970 Holland, KS); m. Effie Cecelia Gantenbein Emig (b. 1911 Jefferson Twp, Dickinson, KS - d. 1992 Holland, KS)
    • Daniel Webster Emig +1918-1958? (b. 1874 Washington, York, PA - d. 1958 Holland, KS) & Emma J. Kauffman Emig +1918-1961? (b. 1876 Monroe, Cumberland, PA - d. 1961 Holland, KS)
      • Stella Mae Emig Vanderbelt +1918-1921+ (b. 1903 Wheatland, Dickinson, KS - d. 1991 Lane, OR); m. Kenneth King Vanderbelt (b. 1903 Abilene, KS - d. 1983 Lane, OR); Trie Battery merchant @ 1930 in Herington, KS;
      • Opal Viola Emig Hoffman (b. 1908 Wheatland, Dickinson, KS - d. 1992 Rural Center, Dickinson, KS); m. Leroy Hoffman (1906-1995 Rural Center, Dickinson, KS)
      • Edna Arlene Emig Hoffman +1918-1936+ (b. 1914 Wheatland, KS - d. 2018 Abilene, KS); m. Lee Herbert Hoffman (b. 1912 - d. 2001 Abilene, KS;
    • Bob Emig 1990's

Engle family

  • Grant Engle 1921-1993 (1899-1993)
  • Mabel Emma Robson +1921-1983 (1900-1983)
    • Kenneth Ercil Engle 1924-1951, 1975-2009 (1924-2009 Abilene, KS); m. Mary Lou Leonard 1975-2003 (1930-2003)
      • Rebecca Engle Jenkinson 1954-1972
      • Karen Engle Carder 1955-1973
      • Kevin Leonard Engle 1956-1974
      • Stanley Grant Engle 1959-1977
      • Gordon Engle 1964-1978
      • Doug Engle 1976-2004
    • Keith Robson Engle 1928-2012 (1928-2012); m. Cleo Barten
      • Daniel Engle
      • Lynette Engle Stanger
      • Deborah Engle Tillotson
      • Tim Engle
    • Eloise Engle Dyer +1959
    • Elaine Engle Corkill
    • Jane Ann "Jan" Engle Horst 1944-1962+
  • Linneas Engle +1927 (b. 1862 PA)

Greene family

  • Marshall Greene 2002+
  • Alisa Greene 2002+

Gruen family

  • George Gruen 1918?-1927 (b. 1874 Saline Twp, Madison, IL (Metro St. Louis) - d. 1956 Conneautville, Crawford, PA
  • Freda Louisa Malan Gruen 1918?-1927 (b. 1881 Madison Cty, IL - d. 1943 Holland, KS
    • Bertha Leila Gruen 1918?-1922 (b. 1901 IL - d. 1987 St. Louis, MO)
    • Samuel Brian Gruen 1918?-1927? (b. 1903 Saint Rose, IL - d. 1950 Sabetha, KS)
    • Eva Martha Gruen Martin 1918?-1923+ (1905-1989)
    • Ruth Gruen Iredell 1918?-1926+ (b. 1907 IL - d. 1989 Erie, PA)
    • Alice C. Gruen Waddell 1918?-1927 (b. 1909 Taylorville, IL - d. 2006 Seattle, WA)
    • Timothy George Gruen 1918?-1927 (1914-1992)
      • T. Lee Gruen 1976-1990; 1st wife: Libby Cormack Wade Gruen 1976-1990 (b. 1945 Great Bend, KS - d. 1990 Abilene, KS)
        • Tim Gruen 1976-1990
        • Ethan Gruen 1976-1990
        • Heather Gruen 1976-1990
    • Donna Gruen Kooken
    • Paul Frederick Gruen 1923?-1927 (b. 1923 Abilene, KS - d. 1990 Los Angeles, CA)

Gummel family

  • Joe Gummel - early 1990's
  • Jan Gummel
    • Daniel Gummel

King family

  • Ken King 1978-1993?; wife: Judy King 1978-1995?
    • Becky King 1978-1993
    • Steve King 1978-1993
    • David King 1980's-1990's
    • Rachel King 1980's-1990's

Jury family

  • Benjamin F. Jury +1918-1927 (1870-1947);

Lahr family

  • Jerry Lahr 1977-2010
  • Sandy Lahr 1977-2010
  • Shelly Robin Lahr Dunlap 1977-1989 (1969-1989)
  • Jason Lahr 1977-1990+

Lenhart family

  • Don Lenhart 1980-1990+
  • Kathy Lenhart 1980-1990+
    • Jacob Lenhart
    • Emily Lenhart
    • Anna Lenhart

McBoyle family

  • Alexander McBoyle +1910-1922 (b. 1845 New Deer, Aberdeen, Scotland - d. 1922 Abilene, KS); Grace & Truth met on his farm in the 1910's. He also donated the land where the assembly was built in 1918. He came to Kansas in 1870, returning to Scotland in 1877 to marry his wife. Eight children, two of which died in infancy.

Alex was a son of John McBoyle (b. 1804 Streehen, Aberdeen, Scot. - d. 1885 New Deer, Aberdeen, Scot.) & Janet Smith McBoyle (b. 189 Rhynie & Essie, Aberdeen, Scot. - d. 1883 New Deer, Scot.); And he was a grandson of John McBoyle (b. 1781 New Deer, Aberdeen, Scot. - d. 1855 Paterson, Passaic, N.J.) & Anne Elizabeth Ironside McBoyle (b. 1779 New Deer, Aberdeen, Scot. - d. 1860 La Salle, IL).

E.H. Van Loon of Nashua, Iowa officiated Alex's brief memorial service at his home with a Scripture reading, prayer and a hymn, then one mile south to Grace & Truth "where a large company gathered to pay their last respects to a time honored friend and child of God". Van Loon's text was "five Blesseds in the Scripture". The obit also says, "He was converted to Christ and died in that faith. He often remarked that christianity was not a religion merely, but the faith of Christ. 'Only one life twill soon be past. What's done for Jesus alone will last."

  • Elizabeth Mather Kindness McBoyle +1910-1934 (b. 1855 New Deer, Aberdeen, Scotland - d. 1934 Abilene, KS), dau. of Alexander Kindness (b. 1827 Auchterless, Aberdeen, Scot. - d. 1899 Netherton, Aberdeen, Scot.) & Mary Ann Findlater Kindness (b. 1835 New Deer, Aberdeen Scot. - d. 1902 Netherton, Aberdeen, Scot.)
    • John Alexander McBoyle (b. 1879 Wheatland, Dickinson, KS)
    • Mary Jane Ann McBoyle Deardorff +1910-1968? (b. 1880 Garfield Twp, Dickinson, KS - d. 1968 Holland, KS); m. John Addison Deardorff +1918-1946 (b. 1876 Dover, PA - d. 1946 Holland, KS); see Deardorff family
    • Hannah Isabelle McBoyle Nicholson +1910-1968 (b. 1882 Garfield Twp, KS - d. 1968 Holland, KS); m. Frank Hamilton Nicholson +1910-1972? (b. 1878 Scott, Floyd, IA - d. 1972 Holland, KS); see Nicholson family
    • Arrole William Taylor McBoyle +1910-1936+ (b. 1884 Garfield Twp, KS - d. 1965); worked for Carl Evans Motor Co., Topeka/Wichita in 1940-1942, while residing at the Lincoln Hotel in Wichita. Carl Evans was a used car salesman and professional racecar driver, and it was claimed that he was the first "Kansas boy" to successfully fly an airplane (in 1911), and was also the co-inventor of "auto polo". As a race driver, he won the first "free for all" auto race ever run in Wichita.
    • Alexia Della McBoyle Cassler +1910+ (b. 1886 Abilene, KS - d. 1970 McPherson, KS); m. James Abraham Cassler (b. 1881 Mitchell, Rice, KS - d. 1980 McPherson, KS)
    • George Francis McBoyle +1910-1920+ (b. 1887 Garfield Twp, KS - d. 1970 Abilene, KS); m. Vesta Vera Sexton McBoyle (1889-1975). George and Vesta joined First Baptist Church in Abilene early in their marriage, as the beginning days of the Gospel Hall, the men and women sat separately.
    • Ruth C. McBoyle Boller +1910-1912+ (b. 1892 Garfield Twp, KS - d. 1966 KS) & Marshall Elwin Boller (b. 1896 Junction City, KS - d. 1981 Salina, KS); farmed 60 years in Junction City, managed an apartment 20 years in DeSoto, then in Salina 1979-1981.


  • George McBoyle 1910-1918+
  • Arrol William Taylor McBoyle +1936+

Moore family

  • Ken Moore - 1980's
  • Nettie Moore
    • David Moore
    • Jonathan Moore

Nicholson family

  • Frank Hamilton Nicholson +1900-1960+ (b. 1878 Scott, Floyd, IA - d. 1972 Holland, KS); m. Hannah Belle McBoyle Nicholson +1910-1960+ (b. 1882 Garfield Twp, KS - d. 1968 Holland, KS); no children; Frank was an itinerant evangelist in the early 1900's and a farmer.

Peak family

  • Fred Peak +1936+
  • Anna Jury Peak +1936+

Redger family

    • Rachel Redger Presley

Robson family

  • John Robson (b. 1833 England - d. 1880 Carlton, KS); wife: Catherine Broadfoot Robson (b. 1838 ON - d. 1929 Carlton, KS
    • Thomas Erskine Robson;
      • Earl Robson +1923-1945; wife: Anna Roggendorff Robson +1923-1945
        • Bruce Earl Robson 1925-1945 (b. 1925 Holland, KS - d. 1995 Abilene, KS)
        • Marie Robson Burchard 1928-1945
        • Tom Robson 1930-1945
    • Robert Alexander Robson +1918-1938 (b. 1868 Brantford, ON - d. 1938 Holland, KS); m. Cora Emma Eva +1918- (b. 1877 Scales Mound, Jo Daviess, IL - d. 1935 Holland, KS);
      • Harry Alexander Robson +1918+ (b. 1898 Holland, KS - d. 1962 Abilene, KS); m. Leila I. Wright (b. 1901 Sabetha, Nemaha, KS - d. 1991 Abilene, KS)
      • Mabel Robson Engle +1918-1983 (1900-1983) m. Grant Engle 1921-1993 (1899-1993)
    • see Engle family
      • Lela E. Robson (1903-1905 Holland, KS, died at 2)
      • Roberta Cora Robson Koons +1918-1924+ (b. 1906 Holland, KS - d. 1994 Wichita, KS); m. Wendell Guy Koons (b. 1906 Alden, Rice, KS - d. 2000 Wichita, KS)
      • Cleason Nicholas Robson +1918-1927+ (1909-1931 Holland, KS, died at 22)
      • Orville William Robson +1918-2002? (b. 1911 Holland, KS - d. 2007 Lakewood, CO); m. Lois Evelyn Swan +1937-2002? (b. 1914 Abilene, KS - d. 2008 Lakewood, CO)
        • Orla Robson Silver 1938-1958
  • D.W. Robson +1970+

Roggendorff family

  • George Arthur Roggendorff 1918?-1927 (b. 1867 Solomon, KS - d. 1946 Abilene, KS), son of Joseph Joachim George Roggendorf (b. 1829 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany - d. 1867 New Cambria, Saline, KS) & Appolonia Hoffman Roggendorf (b. 1845 Attendorf, Schwyz, Switzerland - d. 1921 Lawrence, Douglas, KS); Appolonia's 2nd husband was Christian Rohrer (1841-1928).
  • Cora Elizabeth Deardorff Roggendorff 1918?-1927 (b. 1872 Dover, York, PA - d. 1968 Dickinson Cty, KS)
    • Anna A. Roggendorff Robson +1918-1945 (b. 1897 Wheatland Twp, Dickinson, KS - d. 1982 Abilene, KS); m. Earl Lincoln Robson +1920-1945 (1925-1995); see Robson family
    • Ada Pearl Roggendorff Campbell +1918-1927 (b. 1899 Carlton, Dickinson, KS - d. 1992 South Gate, Los Angeles, CA); 1928 @ Los Angeles, CA m. Clifford Miller Campbell (b. 1898 East Liverpool, Columbiana, OH - d. 1986 Los Angeles, CA);
    • Arthur Paul Roggendorff +1918-1920+ (b. 1902 Carlton, Dickinson, KS - d. 1989 Haltom City, TX); m. Leah Magdalena Clark (b. 1906 Dixon, Webster, KY - d. 1995 Haltom City, TX)
    • Jonathan George Roggendorff +1918-1927 (b. 1906 Carlton, KS - d. 1989 Abilene, KS); m. Ida Miltilda Nagely (b. 1912 Industry, Clay, KS - d. 1998 Abilene, KS)

Schwartz family

  • Christopher Frederick Schwartz 1884-1930's+ (b. 1869 Schweiberdingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany - d. 1946 Solomon, KS); son of Wilhelm F. Schwartz (b. 1833 Schwieberdingen, Germany - d. 1904 Gypsum, Saline, KS) & Christine Karoline Schillinger Schwartz (b. 1833 Weiler z. Stein, Germany - d. 1903 Gypsum, KS)
  • Mary Katherine Grimm Schwartz 1884-1930's (b. 1872 N.Y. - d. 1959 Solomon, KS)
    • Ruth Elizabeth Schwartz Stough (b. 1899 Solomon, KS - d. 1981 Moscow, Latah, ID); m. Howard Stough (b. 1887 Lena, Stephenson, IL - d. 1976 Moscow, Latah, ID)
    • Pauline F. Schwartz (b. 1904 Solomon, KS)
    • Phillip D. Schwartz (b. 1905 Solomon, KS - d. 1998 Dayton, OH) m. Faye Donald Schwartz (b. 1906 KS - d. 2000 Kettering, Montgomery, OH)

Stanger family

  • Mark Stanger 2003-2010
  • Lynette Engle Stanger 1950's-1970's, 2003-2010

Unruh family

  • Ed Unruh
  • Edith Unruh
  • Frank Unruh

Soldiers

  • Toby Brocker
  • Joe Gummel (see Gummel family)
  • Ed Kellner
  • Dave Olmstead
  • Dave Silver
  • Marvin Studnicka
  • Jay Walden 1942

Others

  • Johnny Christner
  • Phil Smith