Sylvia B. Watson, GW #108 Silvia was born on 12 May 1895 in West Virginia to Joseph J and Idella J Watson. Sylvia’s sister Lucy was also a Gospel Worker. Silvia was not quite seven years old when he [...]
Read MoreLucy Pearl Watson, GW #102
Lucy Pearl Watson, GW #102 Lucy was born on 30 October 1891 in West Virginia to Joseph J and Idella J Watson. Lucy’s sister Silvia also was a Gospel Worker. In 1902 when Lucy was ten years old her f [...]
Read MoreHelen Marion Van Billiard, GW #117
Helen Marion Van Billiard, GW #117 Helen was born on 1 February 1894 in Bethlehem, Pa. to Amandus and Margaret (Bleicher, Blacker) Van Billiard, sometimes listed as Billiard. Sadly, both of Helen’s p [...]
Read MoreMargaret Pauline Tyerman, GW #204
Margaret Pauline Tyerman, GW #204 Margaret was born on 20 February 1916 in Champion, Chase County, Nebraska to William T. and Lulu G. (Davidson) Tyerman. Margaret’s father was a farmer. In 1937, whe [...]
Read MoreEsther Delilah Teel, GW #130
Esther Delilah Teel, GW #130 Esther was born on 11 April 1896, probably in Plainfield Township, Northampton County, Pa, to George and Mary (Showers) Teel. In the 1910 census, fourteen-year-old Esther [...]
Read MoreLibbie E. Svecha, GW #121
Libbie E. Svecha, GW #121 Libbie was born on 11 April 1894 in Detroit, Michigan to immigrants from Bohemia/Austria Stanislaw and Catherine (Sver or Soec) Svecha. Libbie lived with her parents in Detr [...]
Read MoreMary Emma Stutzman, GW #52
Mary Emma Stutzman, GW #52 Emma was born on 1 July 1887 in Locustdale, Schuylkill County, Pa. to John and Susanna (Stitzer) Stutzman. Emma was the youngest of eleven children. In 1900 the family was [...]
Read MoreIda Margaret Stoneback, GW #184
Ida Margaret Stoneback, GW #184 Ida was born on 4 June 1906 in Quakertown to Edwin K. and Lucy (Sweitzer) Stoneback. Even though her mother was only 19 years old, Ida was the third child born in the [...]
Read MoreCora Stirk, GW #60
Cora Stirk, GW #60 Cora was born on 31 May of 1881 to Welden and Anna (Trumbauer) Stirk. In the 1900 census, Cora is a teenager in her parents’ home in Bethlehem, Pa. and is working as a winder in a [...]
Read MoreSarah Elizabeth Sterling, GW #81
Sarah Elizabeth Sterling, GW #81 Sarah was born on 21 August 1884, according to her tombstone, but in 1883 according to the 1900 census. Her parents were immigrant from Ireland Robert Sterling and im [...]
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