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.
| Joined | Dispos. | Died | ||||||||
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| 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 | |
| McMurtrie | James | Feb | 6 | 1898 | Letter | Letter from 1st Congregational Plainfield, IL | Apr | 20 | 1904 | |
| Nelson | James | Mar | 16 | 1845 | Letter | Letter from Chicago, IL | Apr | 27 | 1850 | |
| Lowry | James Barr, Sr. | Nov | 3 | 1844 | Profess | Dropped Aug 1849; died | ||||
| Blanton | James Edward | Dec | 13 | 1920 | Dropped | Nov | 14 | 1938 | ||
| Eccles | James S. | Oct | 13 | 1866 | Letter | Nov | 23 | 1894 | ||
| Eccles | James Spencer | 1901 | Profess | Dropped; died 1947 in Washington | ||||||
| Gillam | James W. | Apr | 1 | 1836 | Letter | Dis. Oct 21, 1855 to St. Anthony, MN | I.M. | |||
| LeSturgeon | James W. | Apr | 11 | 1841 | Profess | |||||
| Willett | James Whalon, Col. | Nov | 2 | 1845 | Letter | Letter from Hebron, NY | Sep | 19 | 1861 | |
| Keeler | James Wicks | Apr | 4 | 1858 | Profess | Dis. 1865 to Bristol Station | ||||
| Scofield | James, Mrs. | Nov | 7 | 1909 | Letter | Letter from Joliet Presb. Ch.; died | ||||
| Bristol | Jane | Nov | 3 | 1844 | Profess | Baptized | Nov | 1852 | ||
| Hubbard | Jane (Beardsley) | Jan | 6 | 1849 | Letter | From Griggsville; dis. Jun 7, 1850; mar. Geo. B. Hubbard | ||||
| Stansel | Jane Elizabeth (Leitch) | Mar | 1905 | Letter | Letter from Presb. Ch. NaAuSay; mar. Lorenzo | Jul | 15 | 1921 | ||
| Boutwell | Jane H. (Lytle) Mrs. Augustus | Oct | 4 | 1851 | Letter | Letter from Seceders? Ch. N. Argyle, NY | Apr | 28 | 1884 | |
| Willett | Jane Hannah | Apr | 7 | 1850 | Letter | Dis. Apr 1, 1865 to form church at Bristol Sta. | Jul | 8 | 1918 | |
| Pearson | Jane Hannah (Willett) | Apr | 7 | 1850 | Letter | Dis. Apr 1, 1865 to form ch at Bristol Sta.; Mrs. James A. | Jul | 8 | 1918 | |
| Granger | Jane L., Mrs. John L. | Jan | 10 | 1866 | Letter | Dis. Apr 3, 1868 to Cong. Ch. at Macomb, IL | ||||
| Beardsley | Jane, Miss | Jan | 6 | 1849 | Letter | From Griggsville; dis. Jun 7, 1850; mar. Geo. B. Hubbard | ||||
| Clegg | Jane, Miss | Feb | 9 | 1861 | Profess | Baptized; joined Baptists Church | ||||
| Stanton | Jane, Mrs. | Dec | 6 | 1857 | Profess | |||||
| Gillam | Janette | Sep | ng | 1841 | Profess | Dis. Apr 1, 1843 to Chicago, IL | ||||
| Finlayson | Janette (Mitchell) | Dec | 6 | 1857 | Letter | Died; mar. William F. Finlayson | Oct | 5 | 1899 | |
| McMurtrie | Janette (Murray) James, Sr. | Oct | 13 | 1866 | Letter | Letter from Evangelical Union Ch. Scotland | Aug | 18 | 1878 | |
| Parmenter | Jason | Apr | 11 | 1841 | Profess | Died | ||||
| Godard | Jennie (McMurtrie) | Oct | 15 | 1878 | Died; mar. (1) George A. Godard; (2) James A. Godard | Apr | 15 | 1938 | ||
| McMurtrie | Jennie (McWhirter) Mrs. James | Feb | 6 | 1898 | Letter | Letter from 1st Congregational Plainfield, IL | Sep | 2 | 1940 | |
| McMurtrie | Jennie, Miss | Jun | 7 | 1868 | Profess | Mar. (1) George A. Godard; (2) James A. Godard | Apr | 15 | 1938 | |
| McMurtrie | Jessie (McKenzie) | Jun | 7 | 1868 | Profess | Insane at Elgin Asylum; mar. Thomas McMurtrie | Sep | 1 | 1905 | |
| Graham | Jessie A. | 1884 | Profess | Dis. Mar 30, 1893 by letter | Feb | 9 | 1901 | |||
| Ward | Jessie B., Mrs. | Nov | 1 | 1846 | Letter | Dis. Feb 6, 1848 to NaAuSay; mar. (?) Ward | ||||
| Boomer | Jessie L. | 1898 | Profess | Dis. Mar 1920 to Willmette, IL | Nov | 29 | 1952 | |||
| Buchanan | Jessie, Miss | Nov | 1 | 1846 | Letter | Dis. Feb 6, 1848 to NaAuSay; mar. (?) Ward | ||||
| Grant | Joel, Rev. | Oct | 3 | 1868 | Letter | |||||
| Black | John | Apr | 4 | 1858 | Profess | Dropped Apr 5, 1862 | ||||
| Bryant | John | Nov | 3 | 1844 | Profess | Dis. Mar 22, 1846; aka John Grimwood | ||||
| Everett | John | Feb | 12 | 1893 | Profess | Died | 1904 | |||
| Moore | John | 1924 | ||||||||
| Tallmadge | John | Feb | 6 | Letter | From M. E. Ch. Plattville; dis. to Yorkville M. E. Feb 1899 | |||||
| Walker | John Albert | Feb | 26 | 1905 | Profess | |||||
| Cleveland | John B. | 1884 | Profess | Dis. Sep 11, 1887 to Normal Presbyterian. Ch. | ||||||
| Putney | John F. | 1898 | Profess | Dis. to Plymouth Cong. Lincoln, NE | ||||||
| Vonckx | John F., Mrs. | Dec | 3 | 1908 | Letter | Dis. Sep 12, 1915 to Ottawa, Il | ||||
| Vonckx | John F., Rev. | Dec | 3 | 1908 | Letter | Letter from Bowmanville? Church Chicago, IL | ||||
| Walker | John Henry | Feb | 26 | 1905 | Profess | Died | Apr | 20 | 1921 | |
| Witherspoon | John K. | Feb | 2 | 1837 | Profess | In South Carolina | ||||
| Granger | John L., Rev. | Jan | 10 | 1866 | Letter | Dis. Apr 3, 1868 to Cong. Ch. at Macomb, IL | ||||
| Cook | John M. | 1901 | Profess | Joined Catholic Church | 1942 | |||||
| Reddock | John R. | 1931 | Profess | |||||||
| Ruby | John T. | Apr | 8 | 1917 | Profess | Dis. Mar 4, 1918 to Aurora, IL |
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