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As I say in my Find a Grave profile,
"There is a story under every stone".
While photographing graves for Find A Grave or genealogy research, I have come across many interesting stories about the people buried under those tombstones. In this blog I will share some of the most interesting of these stories with you. Why? So these people will not be forgotten.
~~~~~Jim Craig - Evanston, Illinois USA - Contact me at: jwcraig1100@gmail.com
Friday, June 7, 2013
THE DAVID LIVINGSTONE OF METHODISM - Joseph Crane Hartzell - Part I
I have been researching Bishop Hartzell as well...nice to see my research agrees in large part with yours. I also have been researching his son Rev. Morton Culver Hartzell, a Methodist minister whose firs charge was my church, Epworth UMC in Elgin, Il. He was also an amazing man, full of courage. He died on his 40th birthday in Pasadena CA. Thank you! Ted Whittington, Local Church Historian, Epworth UMC, Elgin, Il
What a sad and senseless end for someone who gave so much. And at 86 years of age, it's not like he posed a grave threat to his attackers.
ReplyDeleteReally interesting post, as always. I had an opportunity to visit Rosehill just this past weekend and I'm already looking forward to going back.
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy how much information you have in your posts -- makes for fascinating reading!
I have been researching Bishop Hartzell as well...nice to see my research agrees in large part with yours. I also have been researching his son Rev. Morton Culver Hartzell, a Methodist minister whose firs charge was my church, Epworth UMC in Elgin, Il. He was also an amazing man, full of courage. He died on his 40th birthday in Pasadena CA. Thank you! Ted Whittington, Local Church Historian, Epworth UMC, Elgin, Il
ReplyDeleteWow nice read. I was named after him. My name is Mashona Hartzell Marsh. My grand Father gave me my name. He was from Mississippi.
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