Mabel Idella Simpson, GW #167 Mabel was born on 20 December 1901 in Derry, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania to Norman L. and Sarah “Sadie” F. (Thompson) Morrow. By the time of the 1910 census the f [...]
Read MoreMartha H. Seymour, GW #25
Martha H. Seymour, GW #25 Martha was born in April of 1880 in England to Thomas and Annie Seymour. The family immigrated to America in 1882 and were naturalized in 1887. The family settled in Girard [...]
Read MoreMargaret A. Selby, GW #61
Margaret A. Selby, GW #61 Margaret was born in May 1887 to William and Euphemia (Wallace) Selby in England. The family emigrated to the United States in 1888 and settled in Western Pennsylvania. Mar [...]
Read MoreLulu G. Schwenk, GW #66
Lulu G. Schwenk, GW #66 Lulu was born on 13 November 1885 in Pennsylvania to Christian and Catharine Hitner Schwenk. By 1900, her father had passed away and she was living with her mother and sister [...]
Read MorePhoebe Cawthern, GW#46
Phoebe Cawthern, GW#46 Phoebe was born in 1876 in Hazelton, Pa., according to her death certificate. Her parents were Matthew and Mary (Smith) Lambert who moved around a bit, mostly in the coal region [...]
Read MoreThe Parsonage and Other Ways We Pay Our Pastor
The Parsonage and Other Ways We Pay Our Pastor By Jill Davidson Presented to the Historical Society ofThe Bible Fellowship ChurchOctober 28, 2023 download the paper with photos The year is 1952. At An [...]
Read MoreAnna Christeen Bachman, GW #170
Anna Christeen Bachman, GW #170 Anna was born on 31 January 1914 in Pittsburgh, Pa. to immigrants from Germany and Austria Paul and Anna (Kozler) Bachman. No doubt Anna learned of the Gospel Wor [...]
Read MoreRuth Joanne Ansted, GW #214
Ruth Joanne Ansted, GW #214 Ruth was born on 5 October 1928 in Toledo, Ohio, to Harold and Dorothy (Cluff, or Clough) Ansted. Ruth applied for entry in the Gospel Worker Society in 1946 when still a [...]
Read MoreRosemarie Sinclair, GW
Rosemarie Sinclair, GW Rosemarie was born on 5 April 1929 in Woodland Bar, Michigan to Bert and Lulu (Holt) Sinclair. Rosemarie worked at Riverside Electrical Company for several years before entering [...]
Read MoreVera N. McKinney, GW
Vera N. McKinney, GW Vera was born on 24 November 1922 in Portage, Pennsylvania, to Jerome and Anna (George) McKinney. The family was associated with the Community Gospel Church. As a teenager, Vera [...]
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