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==Dickson family==
Alice Strayer recollected in '25 that in the 1940's, Fred would record the names of attendees in a ledger as they would walk into meetings. It is currently unknown whether this ledger has survived.
* Fred Stanley Arnot Dickson '''1917-1974'''
==Hayward family==
Bill Hayward was among the founders of the [[Bible Chapel of Shawnee, KCKS|Bible Chapel of Shawnee]] in 1949, along with his wife's cousin Wayne Matthews. In 1952, he and his family were transferred by his employment as an industrial engineer at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procter_%26_Gamble Procter & Gamble] to an office in northern [[California]]. In 1934, his job was "timekeeper" at P&G. Bill's birthplace was in Sparta, Illinois and there is a high likelihood that he was in fellowship at the [[Sparta Gospel Hall, IL|Sparta Gospel Hall]] there as his maternal grandfather, William Charles Sommerville, Sr. (b. 1849 Colliertree, New Monkland ([[Lanarkshire,_Scotland#Airdrie|Airdrie]], North Lanarkshire, Scot. - d. 1918 Dallas, [[Texas|TX]]), was a primary correspondent there in 1904. William's wife was Isabella Livingstone Anderson Sommerville (b. 1855 [[Lanarkshire,_Scotland#Wishaw|Cambusnethan]], Lanark, Scot. - '''d. ???'''). * William "Bill" Albert Hayward '''+1930-1949''' (b. 1911 Sparta, Randolph, [[Illinois|IL]] - d. 1970 Citrus Heights, Sacramento, CA), son of William Henry Hayward '''+1930-1949?''' (b. 1873 Horwich, Bolton metro, Greater Manchester, [[England]] - d. 1954 Claremont, [[California#Los Angeles|Los Angeles]], CA) & Margaret Sommerville Hayward '''+1930-1940+1949?'''(b. 1876 [[Lanarkshire, Scotland#Wishaw|Wishaw]], North Lanarkshire, [[Scotland]] - d. 1958 Claremont, L.A., CA).* Ray Ruth A. Leask Hayward-Kelly '''1929-1949''' (b. 1910 [[Iowa#Waterloo|Waterloo]], Black Hawk, [[Iowa|IA]] - d. 2011 CA), daughter of William Leask, Sr. (b. 1855 [[Tyne_and_Wear,_England#South Shields|South Shields]], South Tyneside, [[Tyne and Wear, England|Tyne & Wear]], Eng. - d. 1940 [[Iowa#Dunkerton|Dunkerton]], Black Hawk, IA) & Alice Ramsay Kerr Leask (b. 1877 [[Edinburgh, Scotland|Edinburgh]], Scot.; m. 1908 Philadelphia, PA; d. 1935 Waterloo, IA). Alice's memorial was held at [[Waterloo Gospel Hall, IA|Western Avenue Gospel Hall] in Waterloo, the serviceofficiated by Edgar Greeley Matthews (1869-1960). In 1881, Alice's family resided at [https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/history/edinburgh-locals-recall-life-lost-26256752 1 East Thomas St.] in Edinburgh, possibly where she was born. Her father, John Gordon Kerr (b. 1851 Dalkeith, Lothian, Scot. - d. 1894 Newbattle, Lothian, Scot.), Ruth's maternal grandfather, was employed in 1881 as a house painter, by 1891 as a coal miner, and evidently died in the [https://www.railscot.co.uk/locations/L/Lingerwood_Mine/ Lingerwood Coal Pit] at the age of 43 after an "explosion of shot", as per [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9735/records/102522?tid=36276505&pid=28024082054&ssrc=pt Ancestry.com]. See [[Who's Who at Waterloo Gospel Hall, IA]] for expanded detail on the Leask family, as pertains to Alice's brother William Hewison Leask, Jr. (1882-1972).* William Henry * Alice Margaret Hayward Strayer '''1935-1949'''+1930(b. 1935 Kansas City, MO). Husband: Ronald Strayer. Ronald was raised at Parkside Gospel Chapel in San Francisco, CA. Alice remained in Kansas City 1952-1949’’’1953 to finish out her senior year at the original [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawnee_Mission_North_High_School Shawnee Mission High School], while residing with her cousin Wayne Matthews and his family. She attended [https://www.ksbiblecamp.org/home/index.php Kansas Bible Camp] which met in the 1940's at a rented location at a YMCA camp near Stafford.* William Albert * Ruth "Marian" Hayward Eby-Anderson '''+19301937-1940+1949'''(b. 1937 Kansas City, MO). *** 1st husband (1959 @ [https://www.northbrae.org/ North Brae Community Church], Berkeley, CA): Robert Allen Eby (b. 1932 Richmond, Contra Costa, CA - d. 2010 S.F., CA), son of Lester George Eby, Jr. (b. 1910 Napa, CA - d. 1997 Orinda, Contra Costa, CA) & Addie Elizabeth Ramey Eby (b. 1912 Ponca City, Kay, [[Oklahoma|OK]] - d. 2009 S.F., CA). Their wedding was officiated by Bill Hayward, as per [https://www.newspapers.com/image/617996126 Newspapers.com]. *** 2nd husband (1968 @ S.F., CA): Robert "Bob" Edward Anderson (1918-1999 S.F., CA), son of Albert Arthur Anderson (b. 1887 [[Oregon|OR]] - d. 1970 Sacramento, CA) & Christine Johanna Rahr Anderson (b. 1891 CA). Albert's parents were from Denmark, and Christine's from Germany. **** As an infant, Bob resided with three others in foster care in the home of widowed Myra Ann Metzger (b. 1871 Stormsville, Monroe, PA - d. 1950 Alameda Co., CA) and her teenage daughter Pauline (b. 1905 CA). As per his [https://www.newspapers.com/image/462486832 obit], Bob was a third generation lifelong resident of San Francisco, and served as president of the student body of [https://www.sfusd.edu/school/balboa-high-school Balboa High School]. He earned his B.A. & M.A. from [https://www.sfsu.edu/ San Francisco State University] where he was a charter member of the Sigma Pi Sigma (National Physics) honor society. He later attended Northwestern University & Stanford. He served as a Lt. Commander in the U.S. Navy during WWII in the Pacific Theatre, then the USNR. He then served as a liason between the V.A. and state officials. He taught in several elementary schools, then served as a principal at John Muir, Marshall Annex and Marshall schools.
==Jamison family==
==Littlefield family==
Dr. Ralph Littlefield started an optometrist business in the Kansas City metro in 1909, succeeded by his son, grandson and great-grandson. The latter, Dr. David Littlefield, retired in July 2024, mentoring the current owners of [https://midwestfamilyeyecare.com/dr-david-littlefield Midwest Family Eyecare] after forty years in practice.
Dr. Lawrence Littlefield was the first optometrist in the KC metro to start fitting customers with contact lenses in the 1950's, and has patents on contact lens manufacturing machines, as per [https://www.yelp.com/biz/littlefield-optometry-kansas-city Yelp.com], mentioned in '25 by Alice Strayer.
* Dr. Ralph E. Littlefield '''+1946-1952+'''
==Matthews family==
Wayne was a co-founder in 1949 of what is now [[Bible Chapel of Shawnee, KCKS]], along with Bill Hayward.
* Wayne Matthews '''+1946-1949'''
==Stoltfus family==
* Jacob M. Stoltfus '''1904-1913''' founder Olathe Gospel Hall from Lancaster, PA
==Thomas family==