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=Notable Families=
==Dillon family==
LOI 1972-1: With The Lord: "Edward G. Dillon, Sr., 85, of [[Michigan#Sturgis|Sturgis]], Mich., went to be with the Lord Nov. 11, 1971. Mr. Dillon was born in Portadown, Ireland, and came to Rochester, N.Y. in 1907. He began a business career in his earliest years as a dry-goods and ready-to-wear owner in Rochester and later engaged in the same business in Coldwater. In 1931 he entered Christian ministry as a full-time evangelist. He was married to Killy A. Alfsen in 1910. She died January 7, 1971. Surviving are three sons, Adolph of Appleton, Wisc., David and Edward Jr. of Sturgis; one daughter, Mrs Kenneth (Mary) Weiderman of Sturgis, one brother, Harold, of East Orange, N.J., and one sister, Mrs. Paul (Gertrude) Dehlin of Cedarhust, L.I."
1920 @ Newton, Sussex, [[New Jersey]] managing a dry-goods store. 1930 @ Coldwater, MI. 1935 @ Sturgis, MI. In Nov. 1936, he spoke two weeks at Central Gospel Chapel in Des Moines, Iowa. See [https://www.newspapers.com/image/323454902 Des Moines Tribute] for the advertisement. In 1940-1941, Edward was employed by the [[Stratford Park Bible Chapel, IL|Gospel Tabernacle]], 313 N. Neil, Champaign, IL. 1950 @ Coldwater, MI. Presumed to have been introduced to the PB in Rochester, at an unknown year.
* Edward Greer Dillon, Sr. (b. 1886 Portadown, Co. Armagh or Banbridge, Co. Down, [[Northern Ireland|N.I.]] - d. 1971 Sturgis, St. Joseph, MI).
* Killy A. Alfsen Dillon ** Adolph S. Dillon. Wife (1939 @ Green Bay, WI): Helen Kiekhoefer Dillon, daughter of Charles Kiekhoefer of Bear Creek, WI. From 1937-1939, Adolph was employed as a P.E. teacher and assistant athletics coach at [https://www.lawrence.edu/ Lawrence University] in Appleton, WI. Helen had been teaching the same years in Oakfield, WI.
==Ferris family==
Wit 1912-4: With Christ: "Mrs. D.E. Harper, Rochester, N.Y. Saved 33 years ago. Bore a bright testimony."
AoL 1917-4: Elmira, N.J.: "Mr. Harold Harper had three weeks of meetings here in a Baptist church. Several professed to accept Christ, and Christians were much refreshed. Following this, he went to Rochester and had three weeks of meetings with what used to be his home assembly. One young man confessed Christ and a few others took their place with the meeting there. He is now at Buffalo, helping with a number of young men in Cheektowaga, who have come out of the Lutheran church. He expects to be in Ebenezer Hall, Hamilton, Ont., and other place in [[Canada]].
* Mrs. D.E. Harper '''+1912''' (d. 1912 Roch., NY)
* Harold Harper '''+1916?''' Not sure whether he was in this assembly awhile, or the report is in reference to the [[Cornerstone Bible Chapel, Rochester, NY|assembly]] he co-founded with John Bramhall in 1916.
==Holt family==
* AAB's 1897-1950
* Ancestry.com
* Armor of Light (AoL): 1917-4
* Our Record (OR): 1930-11
* Truth & Tidings (T&T): 1958-12
* Words in Season (WiS): 1955-4; 1956-2; 1958-12
* Witness 1906-12; 1912-4; 1937-7