Woodstock Meeting Room, ON

Woodstock Meeting Room was founded prior to 1845 in Woodstock, Ontario, and comprised that year of Joseph Medlicott Scriven and some friends. About 1852, Scriven relocated to Brantford Meeting Room where he remained around three years, and composed his first draft of "What A Friend We Have In Jesus". In 1880 there was no meeting, but George Hill was a contact (1846-1905), employed as a baker.

In 1889, this assembly sided with Raven, and in recent years has met in two locations, one on Mill Rd., since prior to 1954, and another at the local City Hall. To this editor's knowledge, their meetings are not open to the general public, but their overall ministry & ethos may be learned about at PBCC.org. They also operate a private school in Mossley.

In the early 1970's, a few families broke off from this meeting to start a small gathering that is colloquially known as a Raven-Renton or Jim Renton exclusive (Ren/R/TSr-EB) assembly, called Woodstock Renton Assembly, ON that folded in the early 2000's.

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Who's Who at Woodstock Meeting Room

Hill family

• George N. Hill 1873-1891 (b. 1844 Musbury, Devon, Eng. - d. 1905 Woodstock, ON), son of Charles Hill (b. 1805 Coylton, Devon, Eng. - d. 1873 Musbury, Eng.) & Martha Board Hill (b. 1803 Beer, Devon, Eng. - d. 1881 Axminster, Devon, Eng.).
• Emma Ruck Hill 1873-1891 (b. 1840 Chatham, Kent, Eng. - d. 1914 Wentworth, Oxford, ON), daughter of John Ruck (b. 1816 Challock, Kent, Eng. - d. 1904 Faversham, Kent, Eng.) & Mary Ann French Ruck (b. 1821 Graveney, Kent, Eng. - d. 1863 East Ashford, Kent, Eng.)
  • George Henry Hill 1873-1891 (b. 1870 Rochester, Chatham, Kent, Eng. - d. 1943 Hamilton, Wentworth, ON). Wife (1891 Hamilton, ON): Minnie Brenton Hill (1891-1947 Hamilton, ON), daughter of William Brenton (b. 1829 Cornwall, Eng. - d. 1907 Belleville, ON) & Ann Grills Benton (b. 1828 Cornwall, Eng. - d. 1910 Belleville, ON). George & Minnie married as Methodists, same as how Minnie was raised.
  • John Charles Hill 1874-1891 (b. 1873 Chicago, IL - d. 1917 Hamilton, ON pneumonia), served with the CEF during WWI. Wife (1895 @ Hamilton, ON): Elly Bertha Hunt Hill (b. 1876 St. Philip's, Sheffield, York, Eng.), daughter of John Henry Hunt (b. 1841 Lincoln, Eng. - d. 1902 Swindon, Wiltshire, Eng.) & Mary Hannah Walker Finney-Hunt (b. 1843 Apperknowle, Derbyshire, Eng. - d. 1868 Aston, St. Peter & St. Paul, Warwickshire, Eng.).
  • Emma Ruck Hill Brown 1876-1891+ (b. 1876 Hamilton, ON - d. 1943 Los Angeles, CA). Husband (1903 @ Hamilton, ON): Frederick Francis Brown (b. 1872 West London, Eng.). Postman in 1911, PB @ Hamilton. Relocated to Burbank, CA by 1936.
  • Rowland Mark Hill 1878-1891 (b. 1878 Woodstock, ON - d. 1943 Hamilton, Wentworth, ON). Wife (1901 @ Oxford Co., ON): Ellen Matilda Hunt Hill +1878-1891+ (b. 1876 Oxford Co., ON), daughter of William Hunt +1881-1921+ (b. 1840 St. Saviours, Surrey, Eng., emig. 1865; d. 1922 Woodstock, ON) & Matilda Louisa Langford Hunt +1881-1891+ (b. 1836 Bermondsey, Surrey, Eng. - d. 1907 Woodstock, ON). In 1921, William Hunt was residing with his daughter Kate Hunt Sage +1881-1921+ (b. 1871 Ingersoll, ON - d. 1964 Woodstock, ON) and her family who were still PB in Woodstock. Rowland Hill was still PB in 1921, but living in Hamilton by that point.

Hopkins family

• George Leon Hopkins +1891+ (b. 1885 Waverley, Van Buren, MI - d. 1924 Paw Paw, MI) was a nephew of William Hunt residing with them in 1891. Son of John Hopkins (b. 1856 Lambourn, Berkshire, Eng. - d. 1927 Paw Paw, MI) & Emma Rosina Louisa Langford Hopkins (b. 1857 St. Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, Surrey, Eng. - d. 1887 Ingersoll, Oxford, ON). Wife (1913 @ Paw Paw, MI): Fern E. Dunham Hopkins (b. 1887 Paw Paw, MI - d. 1971 So. Haven, Van Buren, MI), daughter of Luman James Dunham (1864-1939 Paw Paw, MI) & Hettie Belle Welch Dunham (b. 1864 Almena, Van Buren, MI - d. 1925 Kalamazoo, MI). In 1917, George was employed in Paw Paw as a farm laborer for William Gleason.

Scriven family

• Joseph Medlicott Scriven 1845-1852 (b. 1819 Banbridge, Down, Ireland - d. 1886 Bewdley, ON)

Sources

• biographi.ca
• Ancestry.com
• EB AAB's