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* Ernest George Haines '''1917-1961''' (b. 1871 Holloway, Islington, London, [[England|Eng.]] - d. 1961 Canonsburg, PA), son of George Samuel Haines (b. 1852 Sawbridgeworth/Bramfield, Hertfordshire, Eng. - d. 1893) & Mary Elizabeth Watson Haines (b. 1847 Kingsland, London, Eng. - d. 1926 Willesden, Mid., Eng.). In 1881, George was employed as a butcher in Tottenham.
* Alice Elizabeth Bush Haines '''1917-1954''' (b. 1872 London, Eng.; m. 1901; d. 1954 Canonsburg, PA), daughter of George Bush. Memorial by George Bates, as well as Kenneth T. Romig of First Baptist of Canonsburg.
** Avril Haines Leonard '''1917-19241926?''' (b. 1902 London, [[England]] - d. 1989 Milwaukee, [[Wisconsin|WI]]). Avril joined [https://www.reformedreader.org/history/associations/churchesofthe.pittsburgh.baptistassociation.fbccanonsburg.htm First Baptist Church] of Canonsburg by 1924, then [[Brown's Hill Bible Chapel, PA|Beechwood Bible Chapel in 1962-1965, then was among the founders of [[The Bible Chapel, Pittsburgh, PA|St. Clair Bible Chapel]]. Husband (1926 @ First Baptist, Canonsburg, PA): Lt. Col. John Reihner Leonard, son of Frank Leonard (b. 1867 East Brady / Brady's Bend, Clarion, PA - d. 1953 Wendel, Westmoreland, PA) & Rose Reihner Leonard (b. 1867 Pgh., PA - d. 1943 Washington, PA). See [https://www.newspapers.com/image/53502192 engagement party] & [https://www.newspapers.com/image/53819036 wedding] stories. Their wedding was officiated by William Jenkin John (1857-1942), a Welshman who pastored there (1915-1922) at First Baptist of Canonsburg, as well as Newberry Brown Cox (1900-1976), interim pastor (1924-1926) and later a missionary in [[Guatemala]] whose son David married [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Wyrtzen Jack Wyrtzen]'s daughter Mary Ann in 1956. First Baptist was among the churches that also commended Harry Stam to missionary work. As per his https://www.newspapers.com/image/53750477 obit], John was employed with the Continental Can Co., Standard Tin Plate Co., and as a purchasing agent for the Canonsburg Steel Co. In 1935, he founded the Universal Oil and Gas Co., distributing petroleum for the Pure Oil Co. of the Republic of the Congo, then Cities Service Oil Co. until 1945 as an area distributor for Atlantic Refining Co. He served during WWII in the U.S. Army as a bomb recon "instructor at major troop installations in the southern states". He also operated a surplus store, including the brokerage of military decommissioned vehicles. He was discharged from active duty in Jan. 1946, and from the reserve in 1954 with the rank of Lt. Col. John had two sisters: Mary Leonard Saint & Mrs. Everett Seal.
*** Mary Lou Leonard Engle (b. 1930 Canonsburg, PA - d. 2003 Abilene, Dickinson, [[Kansas|KS]]. Husband: [[Kenneth Ercil Engle]] (1924-2009 Abilene, KS), son of Grant Ercil Engle (1899-1993 Abilene, KS) & Mabel Robson Engle (1900-1983 Abilene, KS). Mary Lou may have attended youth group at Friendship in her teenage years.
**** [https://www.facebook.com/DougEngle Doug Engle] (b. 1976 Abilene, KS). Founding editor @ BrethrenPedia 2.0 & co-founder www.ebcalumni.net.