IAGenWeb Project - Allamakee co. Church records


Grace United Methodist Church

New Albin Methodist church, undated

- early pastors & congregation members -



Rev. Henry Allshouse, Pastor, New Albin, Iowa
Rev. Henry Allshouse, pastor of New Albin Methodist Episcopal Church
from 1908 - 1911

Rev. E.T. Gough
Rev. E.T. Gough
Pastor of New Albin Methodist Church
1911 -1913		 Rev. & Mrs. Walter Piper
Rev. & Mrs. Walter Piper
He was pastor of New Albin Methodist Church
from abt 1918 - abt 1924.
Mrs. Piper died in 1973 at the age of 106!


Reverend H.H. Fletcher
Reverend H.H. Fletcher

1936 newspaper clipping: "Next month the Reverend H.H. Fletcher will begin his second year as pastor of the New Albin and French Creek Methodist Episcopal churches.  Sunday his French Creek church had homecoming services.  Before coming to Allamakee county, Reverend Fletcher was pastor of the Batavia, Iowa, M.E. church."



Early 1900's New Albin Methodist Ladies Aide
Early 1900's New Albin Methodist Ladies Aide

The four children in the front row are L-R:

Earl Reiser (Standing, Dressed in Black)
Leslie Reiser (Standing, Dressed in White)
Lillian Bellows (Kneeling, White Dress)
Esther Reiser (Kneeling, White & Black Dress)

The women in the photo are unidentified.



Early 1900's New Albin Methodist Church women & children
Early 1900's New Albin Methodist Church women & children

Back Row L-R: (All Standing)

Mrs. Ollie Stevens
Edna Travis
Mrs. George Hayes
Louise Wild
Mrs. Henry Reiser
Cora Bock
Mrs. C.M. Steele
Mrs. Frank Easton
Mrs. Charles Bock
Mrs. George Kumpf
Unknown
Mrs. Mike Coleman
Mrs. Herman Martin
Mrs. Schwartzhoff
Freeman Schwarthoff (Child)

   Middle Row L-R:

Mrs. William Thompson
Mrs. Charles Irons
Mrs. Gene Bellows
Adella May
Hattie Kumpf
Mrs. Goble
Stella Ransom
Emma Bock
Mrs. Fred Lenz

Three Women in Front Row L-R:

Unknown
Mrs. Schubert
Elizabeth Tartt

The rest are unidentified.

 

~photos & text were contributed by Errin Wilker

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