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 | |
| Graham | Jessie A. | 1884 | Profess | Dis. Mar 30, 1893 by letter | Feb | 9 | 1901 | |||
| Sherman | Adelaide | 1883 | Profess | Dropped | Jan | 1901 | ||||
| Boomer | Ethel | 1898 | Profess | Died | Oct | 25 | 1903 | |||
| Buss | Charlotte (Mrs. Henry) | 1879 | Letter | Dis. Dec 22, 1887 | Nov | 3 | 1904 | |||
| Everett | John | Feb | 12 | 1893 | Profess | Died | 1904 | |||
| Knight | Caroline N. (Dyer) | Mar | 7 | 1852 | Letter | Letter from Falmouth, ME; mar. John A. Knight | Dec | 23 | 1904 | |
| McMurtrie | James | Feb | 6 | 1898 | Letter | Letter from 1st Congregational Plainfield, IL | Apr | 20 | 1904 | |
| McMurtrie | Jessie (McKenzie) | Jun | 7 | 1868 | Profess | Insane at Elgin Asylum; mar. Thomas McMurtrie | Sep | 1 | 1905 | |
| Merkley | Mathilde/Matilda | 1879 | Profess | Dis.; mar. Charles F. Siebert | Aug | 3 | 1905 | |||
| Packard | Elizabeth Mariah (Moores) | Jun | 7 | 1856 | Letter | Letter from Maine, NY; dis. Feb 12, 1865 | Apr | 21 | 1905 | |
| Weed | Louisa E. (Lane) | Apr | 5 | 1868 | Profess | Baptized; mar. Alvah Weed | Jun | 18 | 1905 | |
| Wheeler | Sarah Jane (Hoyt) | Dec | 14 | 1839 | Letter | Mar. Dr. Calvin Wheeler in 1839. Died | May | 3 | 1905 | |
| Eldred | Charles | Apr | 5 | 1896 | Profess | Formerly baptized; died | Dec | 6 | 1906 | |
| Wood | Mary A. (Gilbert) | 1884 | Letter | Mar. Charles R. Wood | Mar | 11 | 1906 | |||
| Austin | Miriam J. (Roberts) | 1898 | Profess | Died; mar. Eleazer H. Austin | Feb | 26 | 1907 | |||
| Graham | Grace (McMurtire) Mrs. Wm. | Feb | 5 | 1865 | Profess | Dis. Mar 30, 1893 by letter | Apr | 14 | 1907 | |
| Tarbox | Helen M. (Sawyer) | 1884 | Profess | Mar. Joseph Tarbox | May | 23 | 1907 | |||
| Allen | Mary (Boston) Mrs. Jeremiah | 1898 | Profess | Died | Jan | 5 | 1908 | |||
| Arlagson | Julia M. | Feb | 7 | 1892 | Profess | Baptized; mar. John Nelson | Mar | 21 | 1908 | |
| Nelson | Julia M. (Arlagson) | Feb | 7 | 1892 | Profess | Baptized; mar. John Nelson | Mar | 21 | 1908 | |
| Young | Betsey M., Mrs. | 1879 | Letter | Died | Nov | 30 | 1908 | |||
| Beebe | Charles William | 1898 | Profess | Died | Oct | 27 | 1909 | |||
| Buss | Henry, Rev. | 1879 | Letter | Dis. Dec 22, 1887 | Feb | 6 | 1909 | |||
| Eldred | Adelia "Delia" (Palmer) | Apr | 5 | 1896 | Profess | Formerly baptized; died; mar. Charles Eldred | Jan | 17 | 1909 | |
| Haigh | A. I., Mrs. William M. | Nov | 14 | 1886 | Letter | Died | Sep | 12 | 1909 | |
| Lane | Levi Hart | Apr | 1 | 1849 | Profess | Dis. Feb 4, 1865 | Dec | 28 | 1909 | |
| Lane | Mary Ellen (Lowry) | May | 4 | 1895 | Profess | Baptized; mar. Menzo W. Lane | Jun | 23 | 1909 | |
| Young | Mary Ellen (Lowry) | Oct | 15 | 1878 | Mar. Newton Young | Jun | 23 | 1909 | ||
| Tarbox | Joseph | 1898 | Profess | Died | Feb | 23 | 1910 | |||
| Young | Elsie Mabel | 1901 | Profess | Died | Oct | 2 | 1910 | |||
| DeLancy | Sarah L. (Bowne) Mrs. W. H. | Nov | 7 | 1897 | Letter | Letter from Presbyterian Ch. NaAuSay Twp | Jul | 5 | 1911 | |
| Starr | Katherine (Boston) | May | 6 | 1888 | Profess | Died; mar. George C. Starr | Aug | 19 | 1911 | |
| Baker | Ruth L. | Feb | 26 | 1905 | Profess | Died | Apr | 10 | 1912 | |
| Hudson | Hannah Etta (Dayhoff) | Apr | 7 | 1867 | Letter | Letter from Oswego, IL; Henry S. Hudson | Feb | 7 | 1913 | |
| Young | Lucy Ansteen (Palmer) | Apr | 1 | 1888 | Profess | Died; mar. Albert A. Young | Dec | 2 | 1913 | |
| Gillis | Orrie J., Miss | Apr | 5 | 1868 | Profess | Dis. 1910 at her request | Feb | 7 | 1914 | |
| Lyon | Ernest A. | Apr | 5 | 1896 | Profess | Formerly baptized; died | Feb | 14 | 1915 | |
| Sanders | Edwin | 1879 | Profess | Dis. Nov 1902 by letter | Nov | 25 | 1915 | |||
| Biggar | Margaret (Willett) | 1884 | Profess | Mar. Thomas Biggar | Aug | 13 | 1916 | |||
| Lyon | Mary Hannah (Curry) | Apr | 1 | 1888 | Profess | Died; mar. Ernest A. Lyon | Jun | 13 | 1916 | |
| Shaw | Hugh, Mrs. | Oct | 1916 | Letter | Letter from Tennessee | Nov | 28 | 1916 | ||
| Raymond | Catherine G. (Lilley) Mrs. J. L. | Feb | 12 | 1893 | Letter | Letter from Yorkville M. E. Church; dropped | Jun | 19 | 1917 | |
| Budd | Emma M. (VanOsdel) | Apr | 8 | 1917 | Letter | From M. E. Church Millbrook, IL; Mar. Edward Sr. | Apr | 19 | 1918 | |
| Fitzsimmons | William | Aug | 2 | 1891 | Letter | From Plainfield, IL; letter Nov 1904 to NaAuSay | Sep | 13 | 1918 | |
| Laird | Robert A. "Bob" | Feb | 6 | Letter | From Congregational Ch. Richmond, IL | May | 12 | 1918 | ||
| Leitch | Belle | 1899 | Letter | Died | Aug | 10 | 1918 | |||
| McClelland | Robert Alexander, Dr. | 1883 | Profess | Died | Nov | 29 | 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 | |
| Willett | Jane Hannah | Apr | 7 | 1850 | Letter | Dis. Apr 1, 1865 to form church at Bristol Sta. | Jul | 8 | 1918 | |
| Broune | A. L. | Apr | 16 | 1919 | Profess | Died | Jul | 27 | 1920 |
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