Rock Hill Presbyterian Members, 1845–1874


This index provides the name of church members as listed in the Session records. The original Session book was lost about 1849 and another was destroyed by fire. About 1856, Rev. James A. Darrah provided this information. Session records after 1856 are extant.

St. Louis Genealogical Society volunteer, Alena Chance Jablonsky, transcribed this information from the hand-written session minutes for publication in 1978 St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly,    volume 11, number 4, pages 119–123.


Members of Rock Hill Presbyterian Church, 1845-1890

Name Date United Remarks
Armstrong, Clinton 1845 Letter, Elder - died 1853
Armstrong, Lucy, Mrs. 1845 Letter, died 3 Nov 1880
Armstrong, Frederick 1845 Letter, dismissed to Long Church Salem, Illinois
Armstrong, Clinton, Jr. 1847 Letter, died Aug 1894
Armstrong, Martha, Mrs. 1847 died 1872
Armstrong, Joseph Rodgers Not known  Profession, Minister - Ordained 1857
Berry, Philip P. B. Not known  Profession
Bowen, George C. Not known  Profession
Elting, Norman Not known  Profession
Marshall, John C. Not known  Profession, Elder
Ledford, William H. Not known  Profession
Armstrong, Lucy B., Miss Not known  Profession
Bompart, Mary M. Not known  Profession
Ferguson, Parma Not known  Profession, died 1858, nee Wilgus
Wilgus, Parma Not known  See Parma Ferguson
Brown, William H., Dr. Not known  Profession
Brown, Milly Not known  Profession, colored woman
Brown, Sally Not known  Profession, colored woman
Brown, Hess Not known  Profession, colored woman
Brown, Jane Not known  Profession, colored woman, died 1858
Holland, Stephen Not known  Letter, died Jan 1849
Holland, Elizabeth L., Mrs. Not known  Letter, died Jan 1849
Jamison, Robert A. Not known  Profession, Went to California
Marshall, Elizabeth, Mrs. Not known  Letter
Salter, Elizabeth Walter Not known   
McCormick, Mark Upshur Not known  Profession
Jamison, Phebe B. Not known  Profession
Smith, Henry R. Not known  Profession
Smith, Margaret A. Not known  Letter
Muir, Baltimore Not known  Profession, hung for crime in Iowa
Ledford , Julia F. Not known  Letter, died Jan 1858
Higgins, Ellenore Not known  Letter, died Jan 1858, nee Holland
Holland, Ellenore Not known  See Ellenore Higgins
Dashiel, Mary M., Mrs. Not known  Letter, Wife of Rev. A. H. Dashiel, Jr.
Rannels, Mary Eliza, Mrs. Not known  Letter, Wife of Dr. W. R. Rannels
Wash, Sarah Bella Not known  Profession, nee Clarsons
Clarsons, Sarah Bella Not known  See Sarah Bella Wash
Rannels, Nathan S. Not known  Letter
Bowen, Sarah Jane, Mrs. Not known  Profession
Armstrong, William Not known  Profession
Gibson, Jane, Mrs. Not known  Profession, died 1861
Preston, Ann M. Not known  Profession
Wilbourn, Ann M. Not known  See Ann M. Preston
Werth, John E. Not known  Profession
Fyler, Clarissa, Mrs. Not known  Profession
Hall, Samuel A. Not known  Letter
Darrah, Mary, Mrs. Not known  Profession, dismissed 23 Dec 1860 to West Ely Presb.
Baily, Sarah Malinda Not known  Profession
Sneider, Mary Marcina Not known  Profession, dismissed 1 Apr 1860 to 1st Presb. St. Louis, Missouri, nee Gibson
Gibson, Mary Marcina Not known  See Mary Marcina Sneider
Berry, Alevia Not known  Profession, nee Welbourn
Welbourn, Alevia Not known  See Alevia Berry
Murphy, Jane Not known  Profession, nee McKibben
Murphy, Jane Not known  See Jane Murphy
Koehler , Dorothy, Mrs. Not known  Profession
Dimond, Augusta, Mrs. Not known  Letter
Robinson, Caroline Feb 1856 Profession
Robinson, Frederick E. 11 May 1856 Letter, Fairmount Church, St. Louis, Missouri
Robinson, Elizabeth E., Mrs. 11 May  1856 Letter
Robinson, Lucy, Mrs. 11 May 1856 Letter, North Church, St. Louis, Missouri
Boal, Maria, Mrs. 11 May 1856 Letter, Fairmount Church, St. Louis, Missouri
Howard, Clarissa, Mrs. 3 May 1857 Letter, Duane St. Presb. Church, New York City
Rannels, Nathan, Mrs. 2 Aug 1857 Confession of Faith
Rannels, Cordelia 2 Aug 1857 Confession of Faith, Mrs. Nathan Rannels
Armstrong, Stokeley 2 Aug 1857 Confession of Faith
Watson, Melissa, Miss 2 Aug 1857 Letter, 2nd Ch., Springfield, Illinois
Moody, Augustus 29 Jul 1858 Letter, Presb Ch Hammond Port, New York
Moody, Ann Maria, Mrs. 29 Jul 1858 Letter
Moody, Caroline S., Miss 29 Jul 1858 Letter
Bacon, James H. 1 Aug 1858 Letter, Union Church, St. Louis. Missouri
Bacon, Catherine A. Mrs. 1 Aug 1858 Letter
Avery, Edward M. 6 Feb 1859 Letter from First Church, St. Louis, Missouri
Avery, Sarah R., Mrs. 6 Feb 1859 Letter from First Church, St. Louis, Missouri
Robinson, James H. 7 Aug 1859 Letter from Church in St. Charles, Missouri
Armstrong, Anna E., Mrs. 28 Dec 1859 Letter from West Ely (Missouri) Church
Gore, William W. 28 Dec 1859 Letter from Central Presbyterian Church, St. Louis, Missouri
Gore, William W., Mrs. 28 Dec 1859 Letter from Central Presbyterian Church, St. Louis, Missouri
Livermore, C. W., Mrs. 28 Dec 1859 Letter from Central Presbyterian Church, St. Louis, Missouri
Gore, Mary, Mrs. 31 Dec 1859 Letter from Central Presbyterian Church, St. Louis, Missouri
Jackson, William S. 31 Dec  1859 Prefession of faith
Mannheim, Edward M. 31 Dec 1859 Profession of faith
Gibson, Margaret H., Mrs. 1 Jan 1860 Profession of faith
Barnard, Albert A. 8 Jan 1860 Letter from First Presbyterian Church, St. Louis, Missouri
Shields, Margaret W., Mrs. 8 Jan 1860 Profession of faith
Harper, Oren 8 Jan 1860 Profession of faith
Moody, Martha E., Miss 8 Jan 1860 Profession of faith
Robinson, Carrie M., Miss 1 Jul 1860 Letter from 1st Congregational Church, Rosemond, Illinois
Barnard, Edwin 1 Jul 1860 Letter from 1st Presb. Church, St. Louis, Missouri
Barnard, Charity, Mrs. 1 Jul 1860 Letter from 1st Presb. Church, St. Louis, Missouri
Plant, William M. 1 Jul 1860 Letter from 1st Presb. Church, St. Louis, Missouri
Plant, Fanny, Mrs. 1 Jul 1860 Letter from 1st Presb. Church, St. Louis, Missouri
Barnard , Edwin H. 1 Jul 1860 Letter from 1st Presb. Church, St. Louis, Missouri
Hamilton, Mary, Miss 1 Jul 1860 Letter from 1st Presb. Church, St. Louis, Missouri
Moore, Jonas 23 Sep 1860 Letter from 1st Presb. Church, St. Louis, Missouri
Moore, Theodocia, Mrs. 23 Sep 1860 Letter from 1st Presb. Church, St. Louis, Missouri
Matthews, Martha S., Mrs. 7 Oct 1860 Letter from 1st Presb. Church, St. Charles, Missouri, Missouri
Wheelock, Mary T., Mrs. 7 Oct 1860 Letter from 1st Presb. Church, St. Charles, Missouri, Missouri
Plant, Wm. Ed. 7 Oct 1860 Profession of faith
Jackson, Martha, Mrs. 14 Oct 1860 Profession of faith
Walker, Josiah 10 Apr 1861 Profession of faith
Wright, Horace 10 Apr 1861 Letter from Congregational Ch., McGrawville, New York
Wright, E. D., Mrs. 10 Apr 1861 Letter from Spruce St. Presb. Church, St. Louis, Missouri
Sneed, R. O. C., Mrs 10 Apr 1861 Letter from Presb. Church, Monticello, Illinois
Connon, Charles 2 Jan 1862 Letter from M. E. Church, Bridgeport, Connecticut
Connon, Lucy Ann, Mrs. 2 Jan 1862 Letter from M. E. Church, Bridgeport, Connecticut
Little, Julia A., Mrs. 2 Jan 1862 Letter from 1st Presb. St. Louis, Missouri
Little, Julia A., Miss 2 Jan 1862 Letter from 1st Presb. St. Louis, Missouri
Jessup, Frances M., Miss 2 Jan 1862 Letter from 1st Presb. St. Louis, Missouri
Smith, Eliza, Mrs. 2 Jan 1862 Letter from M. E. Church South, St. Louis, Missouri County
Jamison, Wm. 8 Jul 1862 Profession of faith
Olcott, C. H. 12 Oct 1862 By letter
Olcott, Maria S., Mrs. 12 Oct 1862 By letter
Monnier, Adele, Miss 4 Jan 1863 Profession of faith
Richardson, John 28 Feb 1863 Profession of faith
Swarz, Catherine, Miss 1 Mar 1863 Profession of faith
Swarz, Margaret E., Miss 1 Mar 1863 Profession of faith
McBirney, Hester A., Miss 1 Mar 1863 Profession of faith
Gibson, Philip 1 Mar 1863 Letter from Presb. Church Perth Amboy New York
Cook, Ann E. Mrs. 16 Mar 1863 Letter from Christian Church of Knob Prairie Ohio
Cook, Helen, Miss 3 May 1863 Confession of faith
Olcott, Julia Harriet, Miss 1-5 Jul 1863 Confession of faith
McBurney, Arthur 1-5 Jul 1863 Confession of faith
Robinson, Edward C. 1-5 Jul 1863 Confession of faith
Kerruisch, Mrs. 2 Sep 1865 Profession of faith
Marshall, Lucille, Miss 2 Sep 1865 Profession of faith
Hall, Eliza Mildred, Miss 30 Sep 1865 Profession of faith
Hall, E. Amanda, Miss 30 Sep 1865 Profession of faith
Kerruish, William 30 Sep 1865 Letter from Wesleyan Methodist Church, Hamilton, Canada
Curry, Rachel Elizabeth, Mrs. 1 Nov 1865 Profession of faith
Redmond, Mary, Mrs. 1 Nov 1865 Letter from Centenary Methodist Church, St. Louis, Missouri
Oliver, Helen J., Mrs. 1 Nov 1865 Letter from Centenary Methodist Church, St. Louis, Missouri
Monnier, Rosa E., Miss 7 Jan 1866 Profession of faith
Parsall, George B. 7 Jan 1866 Letter from 1st Presb. St. Louis, Missouri
Parsall, Elizabeth C., Mrs. 7 Jan 1866 Letter from 1st Presb. St. Louis, Missouri
Brown, Wm. Howard 2-4 Mar 1866 Profession of faith
Holland, Stephen Edward 2-4 Mar 1866 Profession of faith
McBirney, Charlotte M. 2-4 Mar 1866 Profession of faith
Mills, Anna H., Mrs. 2-6 May 1866 Letter from 1st Pres. Church Ld (sic) Croscent, Minnesota
Pipkin, Maggie M., Miss 2-6 May 1866 Profession of faith
Matthews, James P. 1 Aug - 4 Nov  1866 Profession of faith (reinstated after 4 years)
Matthews, Fanny A., Mrs. 1 Aug - 4 Nov  1866 Profession of faith (reinstated after 4 years)
Stevenson, John W. 1 Aug - 4 Nov  1866 Profession of faith
Harding, Joseph 1 Aug - 4 Nov  1866 Profession of faith
Marshall, Isaac 30 Jan 1867 Profession of faith
Matthews, Porter H. 3 Feb 1867 Profession of faith
Bowers, Frederick 24 Apr 1867 Profession of faith
Menius, M. J., Mrs. 28 Apr 1867 Letter from 1st Church, St. Louis, Missouri
Hoffman, Julius 4 Aug 1867 Letter from Presb. Church of Sedalia, Missouri
Holland, Charles 4 Aug 1867 Profession of faith
Stephenson, John 29 Jan 1868 Letter
Stephenson, John, Mrs. 29 Jan 1868 Letter
Holmes, Harriet, Mrs. 8 May 1870 Letter from Congregational Church, Denmark, Iowa
Holmes, Elizabeth Ann, Mrs. 8 May 1870 Letter from Congregational Church, Denmark, Iowa
Dedman, Mary, Mrs. 8 May 1870 Letter from Chateau Ave. Presb. Church, St. Louis, Missouri
Butler, Julia A., Miss 8 May 1870 Letter from Chateau Ave. Presb. Church, St. Louis, Missouri
Lake, Charles D. 17 Jul 1870 Letter from 2nd Presb. Church, St. Louis, Missouri
Holmes, Hannah Tyler, Miss 17 Jul 1870 Letter
Monnier, Mary Louisa, Mrs. 9 Oct 1870 Letter from Des Peres Presb. Ch.
Holland, Sarah, Mrs. 15 Oct 1871 Letter from Carr Place Presb. Ch. St. Louis, Missouri
Brown, Elizabeth M., Mrs. 10 Apr 1872 Restored to membership
Davidson, Emma, Miss 10 Apr 1872 Letter from High St. Presb. Ch., St. Louis, Missouri
Ottofy, Frank L. 9 May 1884 Profession of faith
Moss, Elias Kendall 7 Feb 1886 Profession of faith
Pfaff, Samuel C. 7 Feb 1886 Profession of faith
Marshall, Albert Thornton 7 Feb  1886 Profession of faith
Berry, Anna Sutton, Mrs. 17 Feb 1886 Profession of faith
Stinde, Helen Elenora 17 Feb 1886 Profession of faith
Holland, Annie Elizabeth 17 Feb 1886 Profession of faith
Holland, Cynthia Marshall 17 Feb 1886 Profession of faith
Quigley, John Parker 17 Feb 1886 Profession of faith
Ottofy, Justine 26 Feb 1886 Profession of faith
Zider, H. F. 10 Feb 1888 Letter from North Presb. Church St. Louis, Missouri
Zider, Elizabeth P. 10 Feb 1888 Letter from North Presb. Church St. Louis, Missouri
Zider, Helen A. 10 Feb 1888 Letter from North Presb. Church St. Louis, Missouri
Zider, Emma Janet 10 Feb 1888 Letter from North Presb. Church St. Louis, Missouri
Shults, Joseph 10 Feb 1888 Letter from North Presb. Church St. Louis, Missouri
Shults, Lillie M. 10 Feb 1888 Letter from North Presb Church St. Louis, Missouri
Browning, Lorenzo 18 Nov 1888 Letter from 1st Presb. Ch. St. Charles, Missouri
Browning, Elizabeth Anderson, Mrs. 18 Nov 1888 Letter from 1st Presb. Ch. St. Charles, Missouri
Pfaff, Margaret, Mrs. 11 Jun 1890 Profession of faith