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Who's Who at Phillipsburg Gospel Hall, NJ

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[[Phillipsburg Gospel Hall, NJ|Phillipsburg Gospel Hall]], Phillipsburg, Warren, [[New Jersey|NJ]] (OB) +1926-19341931+
=Correspondents=
* J.L. Lomerson +1926-19341927+
=Notable Families=
==Calderhead family==
This is the assembly where David Octavius Calderhead first met with when he arrived from [[Scotland]] in 1930. His wife Agnes joined him there in 1931. They moved in the early 1930's to Asheville, [[North Carolina]], the assembly there commended him to the Lord's work, and he moved in 1940 to [[Lincoln Heights Gospel Chapel, OH|Mansfield Gospel Hall]] in [[Ohio]] where he was based for the remainder of his ministry. When MGH rebranded in 1948 as Lincoln Heights Gospel Chapel, he started commuting to [[Akron Gospel Hall, OH|Akron Gospel Hall]] until the re-planting of [[Mansfield Gospel Hall, OH|Mansfield Gospel Hall] about 1959, and he and his wife Agnes were involved from the beginning of that meeting that is going today. See [[Who's Who at Lincoln Heights Gospel Chapel, OH]] for a more detailed biographical about David and his family.
* David Octavius Calderhead '''1930-1931+''' (b. 1897 Camnethan, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland - d. 1980 Mansfield, OH), son of James Calderhead (b. 1860 Galston, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scot. - d. 1930 Larkhall, Strathclyde, Scot.) & Elizabeth Keer Borland Sharp-Calderhead (b. 1858 West Kilpatrick, Dumbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scot. - d. 1930 Larkhall, Scot.).
* Agnes Morton McFarlane Calderhead '''1931+''' (b. 1897 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scot. - d. 1989 Mansfield, OH), daughter of John Ross McFarlane (b. 1872 Carluke, South Lanarkshire, Scot. - d. 1944 Hamilton, ON) & Christina Gray McLean McFarlane (b. 1875 Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, Scot. - d. 1925 Hamilton, ON). Her memorial service was officiated by Harold Clark & Robert Surgenor, as per her obit. Agnes' maiden name is also sometimes spelled MacFarlane, but her father's name was spelled McFarlane.
** Elizabeth "Betty" McFarlane Calderhead Hoffman '''1931+''' (b. 1922 Larkhall, Scot. - d. 2019 Mansfield, OH). Husband: Paul Earl Hoffman (b. 1922 Indianapolis, Marion, IN - d. 2011 Mansfield, OH), son of Paul William F. Hoffman (b. 1904 Crestline, Crawford, OH - d. 1973 Mansfield, OH) & Zelma K. Heid Hoffman (b. 1904 North Vernon, Jennings, IN - d. 1938 Indianapolis, IN).
** James "Jim" Calderhead '''1931+''' (b. 1925 Larkhall, Scot. - d. 2005 Mansfield, OH). Wife (1948): Lola Jean Bemiller Calderhead (b. 1926 Johnsville, Montgomery, OH - d. 2022 Mansfield, OH), daughter of Franklin "Frank" Emerson Bemiller (b. 1884 Butler, Richland, OH - d. 1957 Richland Co., OH) & Bessie "Bess" Windbigler Bemiller (b. 1889 Morrow Co., OH - d. 1970 Mansfield, OH).
** Peter Thomas McFarlane Calderhead died as an infant in 1928 in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
** David McFarlane Calderhead (b. 1937 Asheville, Buncombe, NC - d. 2011 Mansfield, OH). Wife (1959): Rowean N. Davis Calderhead, daughter of Bernard J. Davis. ** Anna Jean Calderhead Cunningham (b. 1937 Asheville, NC - d. 2011 Bellaire, Harris, TX). Notable that Anna died the same year as her twin brother David.
==Lomerson family==
The assembly met in the home of J.James L. Lomerson +1926-1927+, at 132 Washington St. 1940 @ Phillipsburg, NJ. He was employed in 1900 as a bookkeeper. In 1910, he was cashier at National Bank.
James' paternal g-g-g-g-g-grandparents were Conrad Lamberts (b. 1680 Amsterdam, Netherlands - d. 1720 Harlingen, Somerset, NJ) & Neeltje Cornelia Kortreght Low Lamberts (b. 1682 Kingston, Ulster, [[New York|NY]] - d. 1750 Harlem, Manhattan, NYC, NY). Neeltje's father was Laurens Jans Kortreght Low (b. 1651 Beest, Gelderland, Holland - d. 1727 Readington, Hunterdon, NJ).  His maternal g-g-grandparents were Frederick Fritts II (b. 1732 Mannheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, [[Germany]] - d. 1816 Lebanon, Hunterdon, NJ & Cornelia Jewell Fritts (b. 1731 Oldwick, Hunterdon, NJ - d. 1816 Lebanon, NJ) who were married in 1755 in Oldwick. Cornelia's father was Capt. William Jewell (b. 1706 Brooklyn or Albany [[New York|NY]] - d. 1770 Readington Twp., Hunterdon, NJ), whose father William Jewell (1685-1750) was born in the [[Netherlands]].  Mary Elizabeth was a maternal descendant of Sir William of Ashley Hadsell/Hassell II (b. 1592 Much Wenlock, Shropshire or Axbridge, Somerset, [[England]] - d. 1664 Cambridge, Suffolk, [[Massachusetts|MA]]), who resided for a time at Bristol, England. On Ancestry.com, Sir William is included in 11,128 family trees. Her father, Asa Beers, in 1870 was self-employed in [https://livingplaces.com/PA/Carbon_County/Jim_Thorpe_Borough.html Jim Thorpe] (then known as Mauch Chunk) as a dry goods merchant, and one of its oldest in 1907. As per his [https://www.newspapers.com/image/274591607 obit], his parents were descendants of "old Connecticut settlers who came to the coal regions during" the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Wyoming Wyoming Massacre]. As per the wiki, when he was 15 years old he taught school in the Academy at Lehighton, and in schools near Laurytown. His mercantile career began as a clerk for [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143168367/joseph-marshall-stoddart Curwan, Stoddart & Co.], in Philadelphia. Then he accepted a position as clerk shortly afterward in what is now Jim Thorpe, PA for J.W. Heberling. Then he partnered with S.S. Smith in the mercantile business, and owned a store in Catasauqua before selling it to Daniel Heberling. Asa was one of the "leading projectors" of the [https://www.kutztownhistory.com/featured-stories/the-dorney-park-line Allentown & Reading Electric Railway], a member of its board of directors and served as secretary.  * James L. Lomerson '''+1926-1927+'''(b. 1868 Carpenterville, Warren, NJ - d. 1942 Phillipsburg, NJ), son of William Miller Lomerson (b. 1843 Broadway, Warren, NJ - d. 1910 Phillipsburg, NJ) & Jane "Jennie" Fritts Lomerson (b. 1843 Broadway, Franklin Twp., Warren, NJ - d. 1924 Phillipsburg, NJ).* Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Beers Lomerson '''+1926-1927+''' (b. 1870 Jim Thorpe (J.T.), Carbon, PA; m. 1891 J.T., PA; d. 1934 Phillipsburg, NJ), daughter of Asa Robert Beers (b. 1844 Rockport, PA - d. 1907 J.T., PA & Ellen Ashley Bathsheba Beers (b. 1848 J.T., PA - d. 1913). ** Harold A. Lomerson (1899-1902 Phillipsburg, NJ)** Elizabeth Ashley Lomerson Calvin (b. 1901 Phillipsburg, NJ - d. 1989). Husband: Russell Anderson Calvin (b. 1901 Pohatcong, Warren, NJ - d. 1978 Phillipsburg, NJ), son of Arthur Spencer Calvin (b. 1871 Easton/Raubsville, Northampton, PA - d. 1942 Carpentersville, Pohatcong Twp., PA) & Nellie May Reese Calvin (b. 1880 Raubsville, Northampton, PA - d. 1947 Phillipsburg, NJ). Arthur was a descendant of Miller John Calvin Sr. (b. 1657 Devon, [[England]] (home of Plymouth of the PB) - d. 1729 Dartmouth, Bristol, [[Massachusetts|MA]]), who emigrated to such by 1657 when the city was five years old. He was also a descendant of Gerard Jaqueman Calvin (1454-1531 Noyon, Picardie, [[France]], '''father of reformer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Calvin John Calvin]'''.