 Abt 1808 - 1885 (77 years)
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| Name |
William Trainer |
| Born |
Abt 1808 |
Kentucky  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
24 Apr 1885 |
Dundas, Richland, Illinois, USA |
| Person ID |
I1231 |
James |
| Last Modified |
15 Feb 2004 |
| Father |
William Trainer, b. Maryland |
| Notes |
- of Maryland of Irish extraction
moved to Kentucky at an early age
His son William's obituary states:
"Departed this life at his residence near Dundas in this county, on the 24th day of April 1885, after a protracted illness, Rev. William Trainer in the 77th year of his life. The deceased had been a resident of Richland County for more than 30 yrs, was a minister of the regular Baptist Church for 46 yrs, was a native of Hart Co., KY. He was married to his first wife, Nancy McDowell, probably as early as his 18th yr, by whom he had eight children, five of whom are now living. His 2nd wife was Minerva Crow, by whom he had five children. She with two of her children survive the deceased. His father was William Trainer of the state of Maryland, of Irish extraction, moving from Maryland to Kentucky at an early age. The subject of this sketch was an honest and upright man endeavoring at all times to favor the right." (Richland County,IL "Olney Times"; 6 May 1885)
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| Family ID |
F475 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Baptist minister
Copied from http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~meledie/ghtout/np31.htm#iin334:
Note: CENSUS:1850 Hamilton,Larue,KY; p. 435. 1860 Preston,Richland,IL; p 240, the age for him shown to be incorrect. 1870 Richland County,IL; p.14. 1880 Richland County, IL; p.292; FHL B#977.377x2ra.
LAND RECORDS: Larue Counyty,KY deeds; 1843-1853; p.341; FHL F#0409401. 1861-1865; bk 5; p.244; FHL F#0409404.
DEATH: Richland County,IL Wills; 1885; p.37-38; FHL F#1312969. Obit: Richland County,IL "Olney Times"; 6 May 1885; "Departed this life at his residence near Dundas in this county, on the 24th day of April 1885, after a protracted illness, Rev. William Trainer in the 77th year of his life. The deceased had been a resident of Richland County for more than 30 yrs, was a minister of the regular Baptist Church for 46 yrs, was a native of Hart Co., KY. He was married to his first wife, Nancy McDowell, probably as early as his 18th yr, by whom he had eight children, five of whom are now living. His 2nd wife was Minerva Crow, by whom he had five children. She with two of her children survive the deceased. His father was William Trainer of the state of Maryland, of Irish extraction, moving from Maryland to Kentucky at an early age. The subject of this sketch was an honest and upright man endeavoring at all times to favor the right."
He is mentioned in history of churches in the area (copied from http://www.carthage.lib.il.us/community/churches/primbap/FamHist-Richland.html)
Church and Family History Research Assistance
for Primitive Baptist Churches in Richland County, Illinois
CHURCHES:
ANTIOCH (OLNEY)
Antioch Church was organized in about 1823. It is believed to be the first church of any faith in the county. Early members included Elder William H. Martin, Thomas Banks, A. Banks, Asa Smith, Asa Hammond, E. Brant and others. Elder William H. Martin, a pioneer from Kentucky, was the first pastor. The first meeting house was a log structure situated about five miles east of Olney on the "trace road." It may have been built as early as 1822; it was also used for a school. Antioch Church was a member of the Little Wabash Association from 1825 until 1891, when the Central Association was formed. In the early 1900's the members of Antioch Church moved as a body to Arkansas.
SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:
Banks, Bass, Besley, Brant, Brines, Courter, Gaddy, George, Hammond, Jones, Lambert, Leatherland, Martin, Milburn, Smith, Tarpley, Walser, Wilson (very incomplete list due to loss of records).
UNION (CLAREMONT)
Union Church was organized November 7, 1827, at the home of Brother Richard Gardner, having previously met as an arm of Antioch Church. The charter members were as follows, viz., Richard Gardner, Polly Marshall, Mason Marshall, Sarah Morehouse, Lewis Cheek, Mary Bullard, Briant Bullard, Elizabeth Cheek, Elizabeth Blanchard, Thaddeus Morehouse, Elizabeth Bullard, Benjamin Coats, Elizabeth Blanch, John Nelson, Cyntha Chauncy, Benjamin Bogard, Lois Bullard, John Bullard, Sarah Bunch, William Cheek, Martha Gardner, Elijah Gibbs, and Nancy Blackmon. The presbytery was composed of Elders Daniel Parker, William Martin, and Elias Roberts, and other Brethren, Coles Beasley, Asa Hammon, William Herron, Lot Sams, and Thomas Carney.
A hewn log meeting house with dimensions of 24 by 30 feet was built in 1832 on one acre of land owned by Brother Richard Gardner. In 1848 a committee was appointed to fix the meeting house, including finishing said house if they can get sufficient funds.
Pastors included Elders William Martin, Richard Gardner, Benjamin Coats, and William Trainer.
SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:
Ashcraft, Barnet, Blackman, Blanchard, Bogard, Bullard, Bunch, Carmichael, Chauncy, Cheek, Coats, Cottrell, Davis, Gardner, Gayers, Gibbs, Gilmore, Hall, Hobbs, Jaggers, Lamb, Lowery, Mahurin, Marshall, May, Morehouse, Nelson, Nicholson, Nonn, Pearson, Phillips, Pierce, Prolins, Randall, Reeds, Richards, Ring, Ryan, Sawyer, Shipley, Snyder, Stewart, Studaville, Sumner, Terry, Thompson, Trainer, Umfleet, Utterback, Wilson.
NEW HOPE (DUNDAS)
New Hope Church was organized on August 17, 1839, with eight charter members, viz., Clem N. Thomson, Mary Ann Thomson, Gabriel M. Reed, Lucinda Reed, Prudy Mallison, Eliza Mallison, John Cotterell and Polly Cotterell. The presbytery was composed of Elders Richard Gardner, Benjamin Coats, Daniel Doty, Jeremiah Doty, and Brethren Lot Sams, Isaac Greathouse, Harvey Doty, Featherton Doty, Charles Sheddyville, and Shelby Allison.
The first church building of which a record was found was built in 1865. It was later moved from its original location into the town of Dundas. This house was destroyed by lightning. The second and last meeting house was built in 1898 in Dundas.
Elder Martin Utterback served the church for about two years; he was followed by Elders Daniel Doty, Benjamin Coats, Richard Gardner, William Trainer, Isaac J. Fuller, J. F. George, Jasper N. Dalby, and George W. Inyart.
SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:
Allison, Ashcraft, Baughn, Beam, Blakely, Bullard, Butler, Clapp, Colbert, Cottrell, Cox, Crow, Edwards, Fulk, Fultz, Gardner, Gasaway, Houser, Howard, Inyart, Irwin, Jenkins, Kermickle, Kinkade, Lamb, Mahurin, Mattingly, Metcalf, Midkiff, Mitchell, Modlin, Phillips, Pope, Ray, Reed, Rodgers, Runyon, Ryan, Sanders, Simpson, Spiker, Stark, Stewart, Stockwell, Terkle, Thompson, Tillotson, Trainer, Upton, Utterback, Wardell, Wiles, Williams.
CONCORD
Concord Church, represented by Seth Umfleet, Jeremiath Wilson, and T. Hall, was an early member of the Little Wabash Association.
SHILOH (OLNEY)
Shiloh Church was also organized in pioneer days. This church also erected a log meeting house about five miles west of Olney, on Andrew Evans' property on the "trace road.". Elder Champion S. Madding was the first pastor. Shiloh Church joined the Little Wabash Association in 1848, and continued as a part of that association until 1870, when the church was dropped for failing to represent.
SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:
Bullard, Evans, Goodwin, Jones, King, Madding, Mitchell, Moore, Shields, Smith, Walker, White (very incomplete list due to loss of records).
LITTLE ZION (CLAREMONT)
By request a number of Elders and brethren from different churches and associations met at the White School House in Richland Co., Ill., on Saturday before the fifth Sunday in October, 1869, and after preaching by Elder William H. Smith, organized a council for the purpose of constituting the following named brethren and sisters into a Regular Baptist church, viz., Richard Gardner, H. H. Rush, L. D. Gardner, Seth Umfleet, Elisha Gardner, William Greathouse, Mary J. Greathouse, Rebecca Umfleet, Mary Gardner, Lucy J. Gardner, Harriet Milone, and Jane Gardner.
The newly constituted church held her meetings at the White School house, about three miles south of Claremont station, in Richland County.
Little Zion Church joined the Little Wabash Association in 1870, and continued as a part of that association until 1891, when it was dismissed to join the Central Association, organized that year.
SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:
Gardner, Greathouse, Milone, Rush, Umfleet (very incomplete list due to loss of records).
ADDITIONAL REFERENCE SOURCES IN THE PRIMITIVE BAPTIST LIBRARY:
Minutes of the Little Wabash and Central Associations; records of Union and New Hope Churches.
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