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* J.H. Williamson - July 1934 - Mar. 1939+
* Rufus William Trotter - May 1935 - Sept./Oct. 1942+ (b. 1876 Clones, Monaghan, Ireland; emig. 1900; d. 1949 Chicago, IL), son of George Trotter & Jane Pritchard Trotter (b. 1847 Ireland - d. 1921 Chicago, IL). Wife: Anna Helen Scott Trotter (b. 1872 Oshawa, Durham, ON - d. 1952 Chicago, IL), daughter of Robert T. Scott (b. 1843 Ratho, Edinburgh, [[Scotland|Scot.]] - d. 1898 Chicago, IL) & Hannah Kirk Scott (b. 1845 Ireland - d. 1934 Chicago, IL).
** Nearly 30 years @ Laflin assembly, then commended to full-time service by the Washington Heights assembly as per L&L 1935, via W.G. McCartney, W.H. Brown, Donald W. Johnston, Arthur Miller, Henry Yost & Roy W. Stott.
** In Oct. of 1930, Trotter preached, alongside Stevenson & Ainslie, at a memorial service for Sarah G. Gilbert who was "given to hospitality", and among the Chicago assemblies 40 years. ** In 1936, Trotter & Hoy held tent meetings in Sioux City, [[Iowa|IA]] where Sadie Elizabeth Marie Johnson Swanson (b. 1883 Sweden; emig. 1892; d. 1939 Sioux City, IA) was saved, who was later a founder of the assembly there. Sadie was a daughter of C.G. Johnson (Minneapolis, MN). Sadie's husband was Martin Swanson (b. 1878 Pocahontas, IA - d. 1962 Sioux City, IA), son of Joseph Swanson (b. 1840 - d. 1896 Pomeroy, Calhoun, IA) & Elizabeth Anderson Swanson (b. 1853 Sweden - d. 1927 Bone Lake, Polk, [[Wisconsin|WI]]).*** That same year, Trotter labored for seven weeks with George Raust in a Gospel effort at Burns, Wyoming where a few souls had been saved, and some were meeting in the home of brother Meisner to break bread. According to L&L 1936, Trotter was "greatly impressed with the work among the children at Burns and at other places in the vicinity".
* Charles Edward Atwood - May 1935 - Sept./Oct. 1942+
** 1910-1950, Charles was in fellowship at [[Woodside Bible Chapel, Chicago, IL|Austin Gospel Hall]] where in 1944 alongside Alex Wilson, D.S. Anderson, Roy E. Rapsch, Carl Whitinger, Will R. Simpson & Clarence R. Welsher, when that assembly commended Sydney Hoffman to the Lord's work, alongside the assembly at Hawkesville, ON as per L&L.** Occupationally, Charles was a national expert on tea, and vice-president & director of the Irwin-Harrisons-Whitney Co., which was the largest exporter of tea from Japan, and also the largest importer of it into the U.S. between WWI and WWII. It was founded in 1884 by Andrew P. Irwin & Robert F. Irwin, sons of Samuel Irwin who was a Civil War vet from Philadelphia with his own coffee & tea business. In 1936, Charles penned ''[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31822035084300&seq=9 The Romance of Tea]''.
* Charles Howard - May 1935 - Sept./Oct. 1942+
* Peter Hinshelwood - May 1935 - Sept./Oct. 1942+
*** Will's wedding was officiated in 1920 in KCMO by Don Cole's father, Paul Edwards Cole (b. 1897 Dalton City, Moultrie, IL - d. 1962 Chicago, Cook, IL), who himself was a son of Charles David Cole (b. 1867 Dalton City, IL - d. 1935 Topton, Berks, [[Pennsylvania|PA]]) & Maude Mary Gibson Cole (b. 1868 Hamilton, Caldwell, MO - d. 1963 Chalfont, Bucks, PA). Will's wedding was likely at [[Troost Avenue Gospel Hall, KCMO|Troost Avenue Gospel Hall]].
* James B. Buchan @ Thornhill, ON - +Oct. 1963 - June 1970+
* Ernest Theopil Sandeen @ Oak Park, IL - +June 1962 - June 1972 (b. 1895 Chicago, IL - d. 1986 Oak Park, IL), son of Sven Oscar Sandeen (b. 1864 Frillestad, Skåne, Sweden; emig. 1887-1888; m. 1890 @ Chicago, IL; d. 1930 Chicago, IL) & Emma Johannesdotter Floreen Sandeen (b. 1867 Bolstad, Sweden - d. 1899 Oak Park, IL); 2nd wife: Augusta Amalia Johnson Sandeen. In 1900, Sven was employed in Chicago as a tailor. Ernest had four siblings: Ethel, Oscar, Elmer & Ralph. Sven's parents were Ola Olson/Pehrsson (1823-1907 Frillestad, Sweden) & Helena Svensdotter (b. 1829 Torpa Kronaberghstan - d. 1912 Frillestad, Sweden). The Sandeen family relocated from Chicago to Oak Park in 1913. ** +1917 employed as a stenographer @ [https://www.americanbridge.net/ American Bridge Co.]. Army WWI vet (1918-1919). 1930-1965 @ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairbanks-Morse Fairbanks-Morse] (1823-2020), presently owned by [https://arcline.com/ Arcline]. Elder @ River Forest Bible Chapel. Wife: Evelyn Emma Beguelin Sandeen. Children: Marjorie Evelyn Sandeen (1927-1933 Oak Park, IL), Ernest Robert Sandeen (b. 1931 Oak Park, IL - d. 1982 St. Paul, Ramsey, [[Minnesota|MN]]) & John C. Sandeen (@ Wolfeboro, [[New Hampshire|NH]]).