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101 HISTORY OF THE VA CONFERENCE, E.U.B. CHURCH—D.F. GLOVIER
District. Later he served Boonsboro, Myersville and Hagerstown Circuits.
He was an earnest, stirring and mighty preacher. He died at Leitersburg,
Maryland, December 16, 1881, in his sixty-fifth year of life. His body rests
by the side of his wife in the cemetery at Keedysville, Md.
ZAHN:—Rev. John Zahn was born April 27, 1804. He was a member of
the Virginia Conference in the early days of the Church and was an amiable
and gentle man of God. In 1829 he was a member of the General
Conference which convened in Fairfield County, Ohio. When the Virginia
Conference met in its first session held in Virginia, at Mill Creek near Mt.
Jackson, Shenandoah County, in 1831, Rev. Zahn was one of the eight
itinerants who were present. He served Staunton and Woodstock Circuits.
He was a preacher of great clearness and eloquence. In 1828 he was present
at the obsequies of Bishop Christian Newcomer and preached upon that
occasion. His life stretched back to the early fathers of the Church. He died
in sweet peace, April 14, 1881, aged 76 years, 11 months, 17 days.
Interment was at Chewsville, Maryland.
COURSEY:—Rev. Wm. R. Coursey was a native of Rockingham
County, Virginia, and most of his life was spent in this County. He joined
the Virginia Conference in 1833 in company with George A. Shuey. For
many years he was a circuit preacher and presiding elder in this Conference.
In 1841 and in 1847 he represented the Conference in the General
Conference. He later served circuits in the Pennsylvania and Rock River
Conferences. He held his membership in the Rock River Conference at the
time of his death. On account of his long connection with the Virginia
Conference, his name was included with others in the memorial report read
by J. W. Hott. Rev. Coursey died at Benevola, Maryland, on July 2, 1881.
UMSTOT:—Rev. Zimri Umstot was born in Hampshire County,
Virginia, now Mineral County, West Virginia. He embraced religion when
he was about 20 years of age. He received license to preach from the
Quarterly Conference, June 6, 1863, and joined the Virginia Conference in
1874. He was a good man, a man of fine judgment and firm in his opinions.
He was a fine preacher. He died on the 26th of August, 1883, at the age of
43 years, and was buried at Mt. Zion Church, Antioch, West Virginia.
WIDMYER:—Rev. Joseph Emory Widmyer was born July 24. 1856. He
was early brought into the Church, being converted at 15 years of age. He
became a member of the Virginia Conference, United
District. Later he served Boonsboro, Myersville and Hagerstown Circuits.
He was an earnest, stirring and mighty preacher. He died at Leitersburg,
Maryland, December 16, 1881, in his sixty-fifth year of life. His body rests
by the side of his wife in the cemetery at Keedysville, Md.
ZAHN:—Rev. John Zahn was born April 27, 1804. He was a member of
the Virginia Conference in the early days of the Church and was an amiable
and gentle man of God. In 1829 he was a member of the General
Conference which convened in Fairfield County, Ohio. When the Virginia
Conference met in its first session held in Virginia, at Mill Creek near Mt.
Jackson, Shenandoah County, in 1831, Rev. Zahn was one of the eight
itinerants who were present. He served Staunton and Woodstock Circuits.
He was a preacher of great clearness and eloquence. In 1828 he was present
at the obsequies of Bishop Christian Newcomer and preached upon that
occasion. His life stretched back to the early fathers of the Church. He died
in sweet peace, April 14, 1881, aged 76 years, 11 months, 17 days.
Interment was at Chewsville, Maryland.
COURSEY:—Rev. Wm. R. Coursey was a native of Rockingham
County, Virginia, and most of his life was spent in this County. He joined
the Virginia Conference in 1833 in company with George A. Shuey. For
many years he was a circuit preacher and presiding elder in this Conference.
In 1841 and in 1847 he represented the Conference in the General
Conference. He later served circuits in the Pennsylvania and Rock River
Conferences. He held his membership in the Rock River Conference at the
time of his death. On account of his long connection with the Virginia
Conference, his name was included with others in the memorial report read
by J. W. Hott. Rev. Coursey died at Benevola, Maryland, on July 2, 1881.
UMSTOT:—Rev. Zimri Umstot was born in Hampshire County,
Virginia, now Mineral County, West Virginia. He embraced religion when
he was about 20 years of age. He received license to preach from the
Quarterly Conference, June 6, 1863, and joined the Virginia Conference in
1874. He was a good man, a man of fine judgment and firm in his opinions.
He was a fine preacher. He died on the 26th of August, 1883, at the age of
43 years, and was buried at Mt. Zion Church, Antioch, West Virginia.
WIDMYER:—Rev. Joseph Emory Widmyer was born July 24. 1856. He
was early brought into the Church, being converted at 15 years of age. He
became a member of the Virginia Conference, United
