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==Winnebago County (Rockford metro)==
===Rockford===
* [[Believers Bible Chapel, IL]] (OB) 1995-?'''2022+''' * [[Ridgeview Chapel, IL]] (OB) 1941/19571883-1978** aka: Mr@ home of Edward Motson, 823 Bruce St. 1904 with nine believers; home of Stafford Marshall Ransome's , 2405 E. State St. +1927+;** Rockford Assembly 1941(OB) 1883-1943; Miriam Gospel Hall 1943-1957;
** also see: [[Beloit Gospel Hall, WI]]
* * c/o Edward Motson +1904+;** c/o Stafford Marshall Ransome +1927+ (b. 1881 Liverpool, Lancashire, [[England|Eng.]] - d. 1948 Rockford Assembly, IL]] ). Son of George Frederick Ransome (OBb. 1849 Haarlem, Netherlands - d. 1907 West Derby, Lancashire, Eng.) 1883& Alice Sophia Marshall Ransome (b. 1846 Semer, Suffolk, Eng. -1927+** @ home of Edward Motsond. 1930 Elkhart, 823 Bruce St[[Indiana|IN]]). 1904 with nine believers; home of Ancestry was British prior to S.M. 's father's upbringing. Wife: Mary "Mae" Kathleen Gardner Ransome(b. 1887 Chippenham, Wiltshire, 2405 EEng. State St- d. +1927+;* [[1954 Rockford Meeting Room, IL), daughter of Jesse Frederick Gardner (b. 1861 Chippenham, Eng. - d. 1918 Lakewood, Cuyahoga, [[Ohio|OH]] & Mary Ann Jones Gardner (TWb. 1861 Corsham, Wiltshire, Eng. - d. 1946 Lakewood, OH) +1973. S.M. was employed as a chief draftsman for the Barber-Colman Company, which patented and manufactured textile and milling machinery, and was one of Rockford's largest manufacturers, with facilities around the U.S., Germany and England. See [https://www.eprinc.net/history-barber-colman-company/ B-2016+ C history].** [https://omeka.religiousecologies.org/files/original/f4cb7b38a4f1190f0f014f997b709dffe9e2b789.jpg 1926 USCoRB] indicated that there were 11 in fellowship (4 men, 7 women). The Hall met in a home (with $31 in annual expenses), and $120 was additionally spent towards the Lord's work in 1926.
* [[Rockford Meeting Room, IL]] (TW) +1973-1992; (TW-N) 1992-2016+
** c/o Noble Frederick Gammell +1973-2005+ (b. 1920 Lineville, Wayne, [[Iowa|IA]] - d. 2013 Beloit, Rock, [[Wisconsin|WI]]). Son of Frederick Wayne Gammell (b. 1894 Lineville, IA - d. 1981 Des Moines, IA) & Myrtle Evelyn Noble Gammell (b. 1899 Kiowa, [[Kansas|KS]] - d. 1970 Des Moines, IA). Noble's father served with the U.S. Army during WWI. Wife 1942: Shirley Nadine Larson Gammell (b. 1922 Des Moines, IA - d. 2012), daughter of John Albert Larson & Sarah Ann Carlson Larson; Noble lived in Des Moines from +1920-1953+, in 1942-1968+ he was employed as an art production editor by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meredith_Corporation Meredith Publishing] in Des Moines, which published "Better Homes and Gardens", and later published magazines such as Fortune, Money, Sports Illustrated, and Time. Noble was a gifted watercolor artist, with excerpts published in 2015 at [https://www.amazon.com/Noble-Gammell-Watercolor-Collection/dp/1507637462 Amazon]. He also served 1943-1945 with the U.S. Army during WWII with two signal service companies, earning TEC5.
*** Noble's brother, Herman "Herm" M. Gammell (b. 1922 Des Moines, IA - d. 2010 Ogden, UT) served WWII as a B-24 pilot with the 455th Bombardment Group, a recipient of a Purple Heart, and served as a trustee at the Church of God in Pasadena, CA, and the Washington Heights Baptist Church in Ogden, UT.
** c/o Donald James Stern +1973+ (b. 1930 West Rockford, IL). May have lived 1995-2020 in Colorado Springs, [[Colorado|CO]], and may have served as pastor of Westview United Brethren in Freeport, Illinois;
** c/o Daniel Allen Henderson +1973+ (1949-1988 Rockford, IL)
** c/o Doug Hill +1985-2005+; Jerry Doll +1985+; Jerry Short +1985+, +2005-present;
=Northeastern IL=
** [https://omeka.religiousecologies.org/files/original/23b906cf5565ea44cefc0d2c6d9c825f7c987be5.jpg 1926 USCoRB] indicated that there were 50 in fellowship (25 men, 25 women) including 8 S.S. teachers presiding over 90 children (for a total of 140). The Hall was a rented facility (with $1,500 in annual expenses), and $1,450 was additionally spent towards the Lord's work in 1926.
* [[Chicago German Gospel Hall, IL]] (German OB) +1926-1927+
** Christliche Versammlung
** @ 851 Center St.
** c/o George H.(or M.) Schmidt, 4345 N. Robey St.
** @ 12 Chapel St. +1927+
** c/o A.H. Hayes, 414 Addison St. +1927+
** [https://omeka.religiousecologies.org/files/original/3f7c318e8f9467b4e25f2149e6a42edee1263e77.jpg 1926 USCoRB] indicated that there were 79 in fellowship (24 men, 55 women) including 22 S.S. teachers presiding over 20 children (for a total of 50). The Hall had a value of $15,300 with $5,800 owed (and with $9,657 in annual expenses), and $929 was additionally spent towards the Lord's work in 1926.
====Evanston====
====Waukegan====
* [[Waukegan Gospel Hall, IL]] (OB) +1926-1927+** @ YMCA Hall, North County St.
** c/o William Rae, 1122 Palmer Pl.
** [https://omeka.religiousecologies.org/files/original/4502452fdf6bec3ef644069fde3c12202b797639.jpg 1926 USCoRB] indicated that there were 13 in fellowship (8 men, 5 women) including 2 S.S. teachers presiding over 3 children (for a total of 16). The Hall was a rented facility (with $136 in annual expenses), and $110 was additionally spent towards the Lord's work in 1926.
====Zion====
==Franklin County==
===West Frankfort===
* [[West Frankfort Gospel Hall, IL]] (OB) +1926-1927+** c/o David John Lewis, Frankfort Heights(b. 1881 South Wales - d. 1950 Rockford, IL) of Frankfort Heights 1917-1927+, employed in Forbush, Appanoose, IA, presumably as a miner, in 1904, where he was married at Centerville. employed in 1917 as a miner in West Frankfort for the Old Ben Coal Corp. Wife: Barbara B. Douglass Lewis (b. 1884 [[Scotland|Scot.]] - d. 1949 Rockford, IL). By 1930, the family had relocated to Rockford, Winnebago, IL, living with his brother-in-law Thomas L. & Mary E. Wilson, and David was employed as a stub end mechanic at a universal joint manufacturer. In 1941, they were still living in Rockford, and David was employed as a watchman for the MUJ Div.** [https://omeka.religiousecologies.org/files/original/13e285fa663c72058714ad6b0c41a40c96be4f92.jpg 1926 USCoRB] indicated that there were 60 in fellowship (40 men, 20 women) including 3 S.S. teachers presiding over 50 children (for a total of 110). The Hall had a value of $1,400 with no debt (and with $75 in annual expenses), and $400 was additionally spent towards the Lord's work in 1926.
==Hamilton County==
===Sparta===
* [[Sparta Gospel Hall, IL]] (OB) 1882-1951+
** c/o T.B. Stephenson, cor200 E. College & Vine St. +1927+** [https://omeka.religiousecologies.org/files/original/9000b1513e8c131432d5cec3899956f6f9d67676.jpg 1926 USCoRB] indicated that there were 35 in fellowship (14 men, 21 women) including 4 S.S. teachers presiding over 45 children (for a total of 80). The Hall was a rented facility (with $155 in annual expenses), and $272 was additionally spent towards the Lord's work in 1926.
===Tilden===
* [[Tilden Gospel HallBible Chapel, IL]] (OB) +1926-1927+** c/o John G. Hill, W. Main St.** [https://omeka.religiousecologies.org/files/original/eafba466ed32051961e5edbb97659248a9449290.jpg 1926 USCoRB] indicated that there were 11 in fellowship (4 men, 7 women) including 1 S.S. teacher presiding over 25 children (for a total of 36). The Hall had a value of $800 with $250 owed (with $114 in annual expenses), and $40 was additionally spent towards the Lord's work in 1926.
==Wayne County==
=Southwestern IL=
==Macoupin County(St. Louis metro)==
===Bunker Hill===
* [[Bunker Hill Exclusive Brethren Assembly, IL]] 1879
===Gillespie===
* [[Gillespie Gospel Hall, IL]] (OB) +1926-1927+* @ Main St.** c/o JJohn Connell, 202 Charles St. (b. 1828 Kirkintilloch, Dunbarton, [[Scotland|Scot.]]); wife: Mary Hannah Jordan Connell(b. 1829 Ireland). They were married at Kirkintilloch on Aug. 16, 1850, and in 1851, they were both employed as hand loom cotton weavers for the local distillery. Employed in 1925 in Gillespie as a miner, 202 not there by 1929.** c/o Thomas Connell @ 209 Charles St. (b. 1870 Kirkintilloch, Dunbarton, [[Scotland|Scot.]] - d. 1940 Gillespie, IL); Son of John Connell & Mary Jordan Connell (above). In 1920, Thomas was employed as a timber man in a coal mine, living on Caston Heights in Gillespie. Wife: Jane "Jeanie" Millar Connell (b. 1874 Scot. - d. 1939 Gillespie, IL). They immigrated to the U.S. in 1912, and in 1915 were living in St. Louis. Employed in 1925 in Gillespie as a miner, still there in 1929.** [https://omeka.religiousecologies.org/files/original/4cb37f3c0213f8312261e48d88716412c184af0f.jpg 1926 USCoRB] indicated that there were 11 in fellowship (5 men, 6 women) including 3 S.S. teachers presiding over 50 children (for a total of 61). The Hall was a rented facility (with $120 in annual expenses), and $100 was additionally spent towards the Lord's work in 1926.
===Mount Olive===