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      
SurnameGiven NameMoDyYrCodeRemarksMoDyYr  
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SurnameGiven NameMoDyYrCodeRemarksMoDyYr  
Sanders Hugh 1898 Profess Dis. Nov 1902
Scoggin Bernice Jan 12 1920 Profess
Scoggin Ruby Jan 12 1920 Profess
Seely Mary, Miss Mar 7 1852 Profess Baptized at Lyonsville; mar. James Swartout
Segrum Maria Anna, Mrs. Jun 6 1863 Profess Suspended Dec 7, 1867
Seward William Jul 30 1912 Profess Dis. Feb 1920 to Argo, IL
Shaw Clarence A. May 4 1890 Profess From Baptist, Bristol, IL; dis.G596 to Evanston, IL Jul 29 1946
Shaw Hugh B. 1902 Profess Dis. Mar 1914 to Lookout Mt., TN
Shaw Margaret H. (Biggar) 1884 Profess Dis. Oct 24, 1895 to Evanston, IL; mar. Clarence A. Nov 1 1959
Shaw Walter T. Feb 26 1905 Profess Dis. Apr 1914 to Shabbona, IL
Shaw Walter, Mrs. Jun 8 1919 Profess
Shepard Charles Frederick 1898 Profess Died Jan 25 1935
Shepard Edward 1898 Profess Died
Shepard Ellen Roberts (Pierce) 1898 Profess Died; mar. Charles F. Shepard
Sherman Adelaide 1883 Profess Dropped Jan 1901
Sherman William 1884 Profess Dropped 1901
Shibley Elbert C. 1883 Profess Dropped
Shibley Sarah J. 1883 Profess Dropped
Skinner Charles D. May 3 1896 Profess Formerly baptized Mar 9 1934
Skinner Emma Feb 26 1905 Profess
Skinner Fay, Mrs. Feb 12 1893 Profess Baptized Jul 18 1943
Skinner Frank Roberts Feb 12 1893 Profess Baptized; dis. May 27, 1897 to M. E. Ch. Yorkville, IL Apr 25 1941
Skinner Kate Estelle (Winton) May 3 1896 Profess Formerly baptized; mar. Charles D. May 19 1937
Skinner Ruth 1901 Profess Dis. Apr 1926 to Congregational Ch. Mazon, IL
Sleeper Charles W. Apr 5 1868 Profess
Smith Ira Feb 4 1917 Profess
Smith Mary A. (Gooch) Jan 10 1866 Profess Mar. Brown Smith Jan 9 1943
Smith Orson Feb 7 1859 Profess Baptized; killed at Chickamauga
Smith William Oct 13 1866 Profess Died Sep 11 1867
Southcombe Margaret Winifred (Fox) 1931 Profess Dis. to Lutheran Church; mar. William A. Mar 31 1930
Stanton Jane, Mrs. Dec 6 1857 Profess
Starr Katherine (Boston) May 6 1888 Profess Died; mar. George C. Starr Aug 19 1911
Swartout Almeron Apr 5 1862 Profess Baptized; mar. Nancy Jane Lowry
Swartout Harriet Apr 14 1859 Profess Baptized
Swartout Mary (Seely) Mar 7 1852 Profess Mar. James Swartout
Swartout Nancy Jane (Lowry) Apr 4 1858 Profess Mar. Almeron Swartout at Brookfield, MO
Swift Eunice, Miss Apr 4 1858 Profess Dis. May 2, 1858 to organize church at Plano, IL
Swift Samuel Morton Jan 4 1846 Profess
Sylvester Margaret, Mrs. Nathan C. Apr 25 1858 Profess Dis. Oct 1858 to Sandwich
Sylvester Nathan C. Apr 25 1858 Profess Dis. Oct 1858 to Sandwich
Tarbox Algernon S. "Algie" 1884 Profess Died Nov 9 1952
Tarbox Clara Etta, Miss Apr 1 1888 Profess Baptized; mar. Norton B. Harris Aug 21 1945
Tarbox Eben Sawyer 1884 Profess Mar. Elizabeth H. Biggar Jul 13 1949
Tarbox Elizabeth H. (Biggar) 1884 Profess Mar. Eben Sawyer Tarbox Mar 29 1940
Tarbox Helen M. (Sawyer) 1884 Profess Mar. Joseph Tarbox May 23 1907
Tarbox Joseph 1898 Profess Died Feb 23 1910
Tarbox Julia M., Miss 1884 Profess Died Dec 21 1940
Tarbox Sidney Eugene Feb 7 1915 Profess Died Jul 3 1987
Thurber Alberta Feb 12 1893 Profess Baptized; dropped
Tompkins Mary H., Miss Mar 7 1852 Profess Baptized; in Chicago, IL
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