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Sylvia Schmid. Centennial History of the First Congregational Church, Webster Groves, Mo. (United Church of Christ), 1866-1966. St. Louis: First Congregational Church, 1966. R 977.865 S348C

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Personal name index

Last Name First Name Title Page Photo Notes
Algoet Fritz   16    
Allen Carolyn, Miss   22    
Allen Carrie, Miss   12    
Allen J F, Mrs   22    
Allen James F   20, 26    
Allen James F, Mrs   12, 15, 20, 26    
Allen Mary E, Miss   29    
Allen Mildred, Miss   15, 33, 39    
Allen Roderick A   29    
Anderson Arthur   30    
Andrews Harriet, Mrs   45    
Annan Sylvester   27    
Anton Mr   22    
Appel James   55    
Appel James, Mrs   46    
Ashen-Brenner Sidney   60    
Babbington Charles   55    
Bailey C C   55    
Baker Charles A   13    
Barnett George, Mrs   33    
Batts Robert   59, 60    
Beard Dan   38    
Becht Edward F   55    
Becker C S   55    
Becker Clarence   12    
Becker H R   55    
Benner Velma   56    
Berger Charles, Dr   40    
Bettis James R, Mrs   39    
Bettis Mrs   17    
Bilhorn Edward, Mrs   46   nee Howe
Bill Donald, Mrs   53 53  
Bischoff Harry S, Mrs   33    
Black J Goodlet, Mrs   39    
Booth Alfred L   60    
Bovim Russel A, Mrs   53 53  
Bowman C F, Mrs   22    
Bowmar Herman Frank, Rev   33, 56    
Bowmar Herman, Mrs   56    
Bradley Billy   24    
Bradley Dwight J, Rev   24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 25 Pastor 1920–1929
Bradley Kathryn, Mrs   25, 27, 28, 30   Mrs Dwight J
Bradley Peggy   24    
Bramhall R R   30    
Brooks Phillips   22    
Brown Joye, Mrs   42   nee Inglis, Mrs Warren
Brown Madelyn   42    
Brown Warren   42    
Brueggemann Walter, Prof   61    
Bullard Artemus, Rev Dr   5   Pastor First Presbyterian 1838–1845, Pastor Rock Hill Presbyterian 1845–
Burrows E E, Rev   11, 12   Pastor 1883–1888
Burton Mr   17    
Butler H C   27    
Chamberlin Harriet Edgell   38    
Chapman Oliver, Mrs   38    
Chism Mr   29    
Chism Murray   29, 30    
Chism Murry S   55    
Choisel F W, Mrs   20    
Cina Anthony S   60    
Clamp Mr   19    
Clement Richard   60    
Clement Richard F   61    
Clement Richard F, Mrs   61    
Coffman Ford George, Rev   40, 41   Assistant Minister 1949–
Coggeshall Kenneth   27    
Coggeshall Kenneth, Mrs   27    
Coggeshall Morgan   30    
Coggeshall Morgan Sr   38    
Connon Caroline S, Mrs   3    
Connon Carrie   4    
Connon Charles   3, 4, 17    
Cooke Elwood C, Mrs   59    
Croft James J, Mrs   50    
Croft Mrs   51    
Crosby Clifford, Mrs   43    
Cruikshank James, Rev   10   Pastor 1871–1874
Currier A Judge   9    
Cushing Edward   60    
Davidson Clarissa Start   44, 56   Mrs E Gary
Davidson E Gary, Mrs   56   nee Clarissa Start
Davis Paul R, Rev   62    
Dietrich Louis   39    
Douglass Truman B, Dr   58    
Drew Charles   55    
Eddy George Sherwood, Dr   28    
Ellis Robert G, Mrs   60    
Engel Austin G   46    
Engel Mary, Mrs   46   nee Roessel, Mrs Austin G
Fales Wilfred, Mrs   58    
Fasoldt John H, Mrs   60    
Felker Carl   56    
Felker Carl, Mrs   33    
Fellows A M   55    
Felton Harold   55, 56    
Felton Harold N   55, 60    
Felton Harold, Mrs   45    
Fenn Charles   34    
Fenn Charles, Mrs   34    
Fiske Clark P, Mrs   60    
Fiske Clark, Mrs   50, 59    
Flint Dorothy, Miss   53 53  
Ford Joseph   60    
French Jesse   30    
Frisbie Dr   19    
Gibson G M, Mrs   58    
Gibson George, Rev Dr   31, 32, 35, 40, 43, 58 31 Pastor 1930–1938
Gibson Morgan   31    
Gibson Tom   56    
Gibson Tom, Captain   15    
Giddings Salmon, Rev   5   Pastor First Presbyterian 1817–1838
Gill McCune   56    
Goodloe Ward   19, 29, 33, 39, 55    
Goodloe Ward, Mrs   43    
Gordon Benny   60    
Goslin Family   53    
Goslin Jonnie   53    
Goslin Martin L, Mrs   49, 53    
Goslin Martin L, Rev Dr   49, 50, 51, 53, 54 49 Pastor 1963–1965
Grant H M, Rev   7   Pastor 1866–1870
Grant J D   22, 27, 55    
Graves Berger   38, 50    
Graves Berger, Mrs   50   Elizabeth
Graves Elizabeth, Mrs   50   Mrs Berger
Green Maggie   45    
Gribble Elizabeth, Mrs   61    
Gribble S C, Mrs   61   Elizabeth
Grone Robert, Mrs   59, 60    
Gruer Albert W Jr   60    
Guanadson I R H, Rev   43    
Guild Lewis T, Rev   19, 20   Pastor 1904
Haddaway Walter, Mrs   56    
Hahnel Eugene   22    
Hall Edward T   55    
Hall Mr   34    
Hamsher Elwood C, Mrs   58, 60    
Hand Leroy S, Rev   11   Pastor for 8 months between 1878 and 1883
Hanger McCarthy, Mrs   60    
Hansen Robert, Mrs   56    
Hardy William H, Mrs   1    
Harlow Dwight R, Mrs   53 53  
Harper Lon, Mrs   38    
Hart Charles   12    
Hart E S   14    
Hart E S, Mrs   20    
Hart Edward S   13, 56    
Hart Edward Studley   25, 26    
Hart Mary   26, 33    
Hart Mary P, Miss   19, 34    
Hatfield Laura T, Miss   56    
Haynes Neal J, Rev   59, 60   First Baptist Church Webster Groves
Healey E S   28, 55    
Healey E S, Mrs   22    
Helfenstein J P   22    
Helfenstein John P   4, 6, 7    
Heren Walter G   60    
Hershfelt James B   60    
Hoch Peggy, Mrs   38    
Hoefer Elmer, Rev   51    
Hoffman Paul Jr   61    
Hoffman Paul Jr, Mrs   61    
Hoffman Paul Sr   61    
Hoffsten E G   25    
Hoffsten E G, Mrs   22    
Hoffsten E M   33    
Holaday Frances, Mrs   52   Mrs Ken
Holaday Ken   52, 53 53  
Holaday Kenneth   55, 60    
Holmes D B   55    
Holton Mary, Miss   14    
Horspool E E   20    
Howe H J, Mrs   46    
Hutchings E W, Mrs   13    
Inglis Alan Olds, Rev   33, 41, 42    
Inglis David   42    
Inglis Diantha   42    
Inglis Donald Paul, Rev   41, 42    
Inglis Dorothy   42   Mrs Richard
Inglis Ervine P, Dr   2, 32, 33, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 48,  49, 50 32, 48 Pastor 1939–1962
Inglis Ervine Peter Jr   42    
Inglis Francis Clark, Mrs   42, 43, 49, 56, 60   Mrs Ervine P
Inglis Grace, Mrs   42   Mrs Donald P
Inglis James   42    
Inglis Jean   42    
Inglis Joye   42    
Inglis Laura   42    
Inglis Laura Old, Mrs   32, 41, 42   Mrs Ervine P
Inglis Margaret, Mrs   42   Mrs Alan Olds
Inglis Richard   42    
Inglis Richard Jr   42    
Inglis Robert, Dr   35    
Inglis Ruth, Mrs   42   Mrs Ervine Peter Jr
Inglis Stephen   42    
Ittner William B   30    
Jackson Mrs   20    
Jager W C   20, 55    
Jager William   12, 15, 21, 55    
Jager William C, Mrs   39    
Jager William, Mrs   15, 21    
Jones Carl Sumner, Mrs   20    
Jones Carl Sumner, Rev   20   Pastor 1905–1907
Jones John Spillman   33, 47    
Jones John Spillman, Mrs   47    
Keisker Otto Jr   33    
Kenamore Charles, Mrs   15    
Kendrick A S   55    
Kendrick Orpha, Miss   37, 39, 52, 53, 56 37, 53  
Kerr Robert, Rev   10, 11   Pastor 1876–1878
King Cathryn, Miss   30    
Kishlar Lamar   37    
Klingerman Kenneth   46, 48    
Kloss Charles Luther, Rev Dr   15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 34, 35 16, 22 Pastor 1898–1903, 1911–1917
Kloss Roxana   19    
Knight Chas   55    
Knight Franklin   12    
Knight Franklyn, Mrs   20    
Knight Harold   55, 59    
Knight Harold E   55, 60    
Knight Harold Jr   55    
Langton Virginia, Miss   60    
Lewis Watson, Rev   41    
Littlefield Chester R   42    
Littlefield Chester R, Mrs   42    
Littlefield Francis Clark, Mrs   42   Mrs Chester
Loescher Vernon E, Rev   50    
Maack Albert C   45    
Marshall Family   5    
Martin C L   19    
Martin Charles L   13, 25    
Martin Chas   55    
Martling James   4    
Martling Jane A   3    
Matthews Alden   41, 43, 46    
Matthews Derrith, Mrs   41, 43, 46   Mrs Alden
McDonnell Andy   35    
McGraw Thomas E   60    
McKetta Mrs   61    
McKinley John, Mrs   39    
Mead Frank, Mrs   30, 39    
Metcalf Clara, Mrs   33    
Metcalf E W   33    
Metcalf J M   33, 37    
Metzner Wendell P, Dr   60    
Meyer Eugene, Rev   41   Pastor Church of the Open Door
Mill Charles   50, 55    
Mill Charles D, Mrs   1    
Mill Charles, Mrs   58, 60    
Mill Christopher   1    
Mill Meredith   1    
Miller Oliver, Mrs   56    
Moise A Wellborne   58, 60    
Moller Glen L, Mrs   52    
Monroe James T   3    
Monroe Margaret P   3    
Moody August   4    
Moody C D, Mrs   28    
Moody Carrie, Mrs   4   nee Connon, Mrs August
Moody Catherine Anna Twining   28    
Moody Catherine T, Mrs   18, 21   Mrs C D
Moody Catherine Twinning   7, 39    
Moody Katherine Twinning, Miss   40, 56    
Moody Katherine, Miss   39    
Moody Mark   34, 39    
Moody Mrs   20, 21    
Moody P Morgan   18    
Moore H L, Dr   17    
Morley Franklin   55    
Morley Franklin P, Dr   60    
Morris Lloyd, Rev   23   Pastor 1918–1920
Nettleship Margaret, Miss   61    
Nevius Margaret, Mrs   6    
Niedner Frank B, Mrs   60    
Niemoeller Martin, Rev   39    
Nissen Edna, Mrs   33    
Nissen Neill, Rev   26   Pastor Brentwood Congregational Church
Nolte Ernest F, Prof   61    
Nolting Edward, Mrs   43    
Nolting Edward, Rev   43, 46, 48, 50, 51, 52 43 Associate Minister 1954–1964
Nowlin Egbert   46    
O'Connor Family   52    
O'Connor Gerald R, Rev   51, 54, 57, 58   Youth Minister St Lucas Evangelical Reformed Church Sappington ?--1964, Minister of Christian Education 1964–
Otten Professor   12    
Owen Ruth   16, 17, 56    
Palmer Ray, Dr   10    
Parker Robert, Rev   41    
Patton Herbert M, Mrs   60    
Patton Herbert, Mrs   6    
Peterson Dorothy, Miss   38    
Peterson Frederick   47    
Peterson William   43, 47    
Peterson William Jr   47, 56    
Peterson William, Mrs   47    
Peterson Wm E   55    
Pharis W Eugene   53    
Phillips Ray, Dr   47    
Philpott Gordon   39, 55    
Pickford Mary   17    
Pieters Reuben, Rev   47   Pastor Webster Groves Presbyterian ?--1958
Plant Alfred   4, 6, 11, 20, 56    
Plant Alfred, Mrs   6    
Plant William   4, 7, 8, 9    
Plant William L   6    
Plant William, Mrs   8, 11    
Plant Wm M   3    
Porter Clementine M   3    
Porter William   3, 4, 55    
Post Miss   33    
Post Truman M, Dr   7, 9, 10, 33    
Potter Rockwell Harmon, Dr   33    
Prehn Carrie, Miss   12, 39    
Prehn William   39    
Pronko Stephen, Rev   41   Pastor Brentwood Congregational Church
Raeder F William   10    
Rahmeier Paul H, Dr   61    
Ramsay Mr   26    
Reichardt Mr   26    
Replogle Esther, Miss   33, 35, 40, 43, 51, 59, 60 40  
Rhodes Maxwell C   55    
Rhodes Mr   26    
Rhodes William   12    
Rhodes William H   13    
Richards W K   30    
Richardson Allen   33, 58    
Richardson Allen, Mrs   33    
Richardson W K   38    
Ricker Bessie Brown, Mrs   22    
Ripley J D   55    
Ritchie A Greig, Mrs   58    
Ritchie A Greig, Rev   47, 48, 51, 54, 57, 58, 60, 62 48 Associate Minister 1960–1965, Acting Senior Minister 1965--
Ritchie Family   52    
Roberts Coach   17    
Roessel Mary   46    
Roessel Robert Jr   46    
Roessel Robert Jr, Mrs   46    
Roessel Robert Sr   46    
Roessel Robert Sr, Mrs   46    
Roessel Robert, Mrs   36    
Rohr Edward   60    
Rohr Edward, Mrs   60    
Roundtree Herbert   27    
Rowell Harry   27    
Rump Oscar J, Prof   61    
Runnion Guy   39    
Russell John E   55    
Scheef Richard L Jr, Prof   61    
Scherer Paul, Dr   59    
Schmid Alexander L   1    
Schmid Arthur E S   1    
Schmid Clifford A   1    
Schmid Edwin Alexander   1    
Schmid Edwin A, Mrs   60    
Schmid Sylvia Stevens   1, 5, 56, 62    
Scholz Walter   30, 38, 39    
Scholz Walter V, Mrs   30, 40    
Scholz Walter, Mrs   30, 33, 38    
Scott Robert, Mrs   50    
Sears John A, Mrs   60    
Senne Sherman   26, 29, 60    
Sharp Mrs   34    
Skinner Jesse   39    
Skinner Julia, Miss   38    
Slusser Gerald H, Dr   59    
Spence Hartzell   56    
Spiegel Edwin Jr, Mrs   58    
Spink George   55    
Start Clarissa   56    
Stevens Walter B   20    
Stewart John   56    
Stoddard Frederick L   18    
Straub Ralph   55, 57, 60    
Strub Billie   61    
Strub Henry   61    
Strub Henry, Mrs   61    
Stuart Mr   29    
Studley Mary T   3    
Studley R P   3, 4, 6 6  
Studley R P, Mrs   6 6  
Studley Robert P   4, 6, 8, 9, 13    
Studley Robert P, Mrs   13    
Sturtevant Julian M, Dr   6    
Sutherland J W   55    
Sutherland J W, Rev   20    
Sutherland John W, Rev   12, 13, 15, 20, 55   Pastor 1889–1897
Swartz Herman Frank, Rev   20, 22   Pastor 1907–1910
Swartz Joel, Rev   21   Associate Pastor 1907, Pastor Brentwood Congregational, Pastor Congregational Church of Maplewood
Symes William F, Dr   60    
Tenney E H   27    
Tenney Elizabeth, Miss   38    
Tenny E H   30    
Thomas Wm S   56    
Thompson John R Jr, Rev   46, 49, 50   Youth Minister 1858–
Thompson Margaret, Mrs   46   Mrs John R Jr
Ticknor Edwin   13, 34    
Todd J W L, Mrs   33, 38, 60    
Tompkins William   27, 29, 30, 33, 55    
Towle Wilder, Dr   49, 51    
Towner M E   34    
Tremayne Bertram W   55    
Trueblood Alvin, Mrs   38    
Verdier J R   27    
Vogt Dayton, Rev   41   Pastor Memoral Church
Walker Donald, Mrs   58    
Ward David E, Mrs   1, 43    
Ward William, Mrs   60    
Webster B F   12    
Webster B F, Mrs   12    
Webster Benny   12    
Webster Daniel   5    
Wehrli A G, Dr   35    
Westrup Dr   34    
Wheat Stanley   10    
Wheat Stanley, Mrs   10    
Widmer Arthur   27    
Wilkins Mattie, Mrs   33, 35, 41 41  
Willand Pitt S, Rev   62    
Wilton William   54    
Wilton William E, Mrs   60    
Wood Charles H, Mrs   56    
Woods Elizabeth Holloway   46    
Wright Mrs   21, 35    
Zerweck Harold E, Mrs   56    
Zerweck Herold, Mrs   60    

Photos of buildings and groups

Subject Page
Church Office Staff 53
Church showing Narthex Addition, 1922-23 24
Church with sanctuary edition 24
First church, (Chapel Grove Seminary) 5
First Congregational Church Seal Title Page
First manse, built about 1883 11
Manse at 40 Jefferson Road 25
New Educational Building, 1956 44
Old Church, erected 1870-70 9
Original Interior of Sanctuary 24
Presnet Church and Educational building i