Bristol/Yorkville Congregational Church Membership 1836-1935

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Terms used in compiling a list of membership are, Mar. = Marriage; Dis. = Letter of Dismission; M. C. = Membership ceased; Letter; Profess; and Dropped.

The term Letter indicates membership was gained by virtue of previous membership in another church. The prospective member carried with them a letter signifying their good standing in the church they left.

A Letter of Dismission was a letter asking the church to dismiss the member and certify they were in good standing. Letters of Dismission were requests that the member's name be removed from the membership roll. They were not letters of dismissal because the church expelled them.

In addition to carrying a letter from another church, prospective members could gain admission by professing their faith and allegiance to the church and its doctrine. The term Profess was used to indicate membership was attained in this manner.

The term Dropped is synonymous with being expelled or removed.

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		Joined			Dispos.		Died
Surname	Given Name	Mo	Dy	Yr	Code	Remarks	Mo	Dy	Yr
		Joined			Dispos.		Died
Surname	Given Name	Mo	Dy	Yr	Code	Remarks	Mo	Dy	Yr
Willett	David			1880	Letter	Dis. to Plano, IL
Seely	David M.	Sep	30	1842	Letter	Dis. Apr 15, 1866 to Earlville, IL
Gillam	David P.	Apr	11	1841	Profess		Apr	6	1896
Hoyt	David V. [David Vincent]	Feb	28	1846	Letter	From Shelby, NY; dis Feb 26, 1864 to Ottawa, IL
Shepard	David William			1924
Williams	David, Dr.	Aug	4	1867	Letter	Letter from Wesleyan (?) Harrison, OH
Willett	David, Mrs.			1880	Letter	Dis. to Plano, IL
Dixon	Deborah, Mrs. Zachariah	Mar	7	1852	Profess	Baptized; joined Baptists in 1862	Mar	14	1893
Winnegar	Delia M., Miss	Apr	5	1868	Profess	Baptized; mar John Fields
Fields	Delia W., Mrs.	Apr	5	1868	Profess	Died	Jan		1870
Chappell	Delilah, Mrs.	Apr	4	1858	Profess	Dis. Feb 14, 1859 to Sandwich; recd. Again
Bretthauer	Donald			1933	Profess