Duckcreek Church Member List, 1905-1913

Continuing with the Duckcreek Church records that I have, today some membership records from 1905-1913.  

Fletcher Cemetery is mentioned again in these records. I recently learned that there is a Fletcher Cemetery located on Clayton Road in Willshire Township, a couple miles north of Willshire Eastern Road. I suspect there was once a church associated with the cemetery, called Fletcher Chapel. This could be the Fletcher Chapel the Duckcreek records refer to. Several Chilcotes/Chilcoats are buried at this Fletcher Cemetery and a couple of them attended Duckcreek Church at one time. Charles Chilcoat (1819-1898), his wife Catharine Chilcoat (1821-1898), as well as James W Chilcote (1850-1911) and his wife Sarah C (1850-1905) are buried there. [Van Wert County Cemetery Inscriptions Vol. V, Van Wert Chapter OGS.]

I was recently asked what the term Class means, a term often used in Methodist records. I found this information about that: Church members were divided into organized units, called Classes. Each Class had a leader who directed weekly instruction and gave spiritual and moral guidance. Early church rolls were listed under Classes and often contained some information about the members. Classes began each year at conference time and ran from September to September.  

This 1905-1913 member list includes name, marital status, Class, residence, date received, by whom received, received elsewhere, remarks. The amount of information given for each person varies and not every item of information was given for every person. In addition to Duckcreek Church, Willshire, Fountain Chapel, and Fletcher Chapel are also mentioned, under the Residence category. These records appear to include more than just Duckcreek records, although they were within the Duckcreek records I received.

Duckcreek Church membership records, 1905-1913:  

Com, TJ; M; Cl 1; Fountain Chapel; to Bethel UB 10 Apr 1909; dissatisfied
Com, Mrs. Nettie; M; Cl 1; Fountain Chapel; received by cert Apr 1905 by B.G.; to Bethel UB Apr 1909
Counterman, Jacob; M; Cl 1; Willshire; removed/no cert; gone to Michigan
Counterman, Emma; M; Cl 1; Willshire; removed/no cert; gone to Michigan
Counterman, Elva; S; Cl 1; Willshire; removed/no cert; gone to Michigan
Counterman, Florence; S; Cl 1; Willshire; removed/no cert; gone to Michigan
Christy, Calinda; M; Cl 3; Willshire; died
Chilcote, Idora; M; Cl 3; Willshire; died
Cully, Burt; M; Cl 8; Willshire; to Tipton Ind by certificate Jul 1913
Cully, Myrtle; M; Cl 8; Willshire; removed by certificate
Case, Hulda; M; Cl 1; Duckcreek
Carter, Mary; M; Cl 2; Fletcher; trans to Willshire
Cully, Alice; M; Cl 1; Fletcher; trans to [?]
Cornell, Emma; S; Cl 3; Willshire; received by cert 18 Sep 1906; marr Jan 1907, see Boda
Cornel, Dollie; S; Cl 3; Willshire; received by cert 18 Sep 1906; marr 25 Jan 1907, see Kaufman
Case, Mrs. J; Wd; Willshire; received 12 Apr 1908 by L. Rice
Culley, L.S.; M; Fetcher; received by cert 15 Jun 1908 by L. Rice; trans to Willshire
Culley, Glenn; S; Fletcher; received by cert 15 Jun 1908 by L. Rice; trans to Willshire
Culley, Wibur; S; Fletcher; received by cert 15 Jun 1908 by L. Rice; trans to Willshire
Cornell, Margaret; Wd; Willshire; received 23 Aug 1908 by L. Rice
Culley, Dove; S; Willshire; received by cert 18 Apr 1909 by L. Rice; marr D.F. Roller, see Roller
Colter, W.A.; M; Willshire; received 26 Jan 1913 by Carl W. Jamieson
Colter, Mrs. W.A.; M; Willshire; received 26 Jan 1913 by Carl W. Jamieson
Campbell, Rebeka; M; Willshire; received by cert 16 Feb 1913 by Carl W. Jamieson
Colter, Bernice; S; Willshire; received by cert 16 Feb 1913 by Carl W. Jamieson
Clouse, Monroe; M; Willshire; received by cert 16 Feb 1913 by Carl W. Jamieson
Clouse, Clara; M; Willshire; received by cert 16 Feb 1913 by Carl W. Jamieson

I still have a few more Duckcreek Church records to share!

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