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great-grandson, and live in Carroll, Ohio. In 2002 Rev. Martindale was minister of Christ’s Revelation Church,
living in Carroll, Ohio, with his wife Virginia. Their children are Charity Thomas, Charles T. Jr., Peter F.,
Paul C., Laura Branan, and Jane K. His memoir is provided in Section II.A (below). [Glovier 1965, p. 92]
MATTHEWS: L. W. Matthews was pastor for the churches in the Berkeley Springs Circuit (Alpine Charge)
during 1853-55. He joined Va. Conf. in 1851 and was ordained in 1853. He served Frederick, 1851-52;
Winchester, 1852-53; Bath (Berkeley Springs), 1853-55; South Branch, 1855-56; Woodstock, 1856-57;
Hagerstown, 1857-59; Frederick, 1859-61; and Lacey Springs, 1861-62. In 1863 he was given an open
transfer for another conference. He was reared in Frederick County and, according to Funkhouser, was a fine
preacher. A son, M. T. Matthew, born in Morgan County, Va., became a local editor of the Kendallville (Ind.)
Standard, having come to Wabash County in 1860.63 L. W. served Georgetown U.B. Church (Frederick Circuit,
built in 1857), 1859-61. On Jan. 21, 1862, he officiated at the marriage of A. W. Michael and Elizabeth Boyd,
both of Miami Co., Ohio. First Presbyterian Church of Lufkin, Tex., reports that a Rev. L. W. Matthews came in
1914 as their first regularly-called minister, serving half-time and working with members to build
(http://www.fpclufkin.com/v2/churchistory.htm). He was also at Central Park Presbyterian Church. [Funkhouser
1921, pp. 65, 141; see also pp. 54, 255-263] and [Glovier 1965, p. 89]
MAYER: Abraham Mayer (b. 1757, Cumberland County, Pa.; d. Oct. 28, 1826; mar. Anna Becker, Mar.
29, 1785)—one of four children of Christopher Batholomew Mayer, who came to America in 1752—was
licensed in 1796 and a member of Conference in 1800; ordained in 1815; died in 1826, aged 69; lived near
Carlisle, Pa. He served Pfoutz Valley, 1897; Presiding Elder (between Susquehanna and Potomac Rivers),
1812-13; Presiding Elder, Juniata Circuit, 1816-21; and Presiding Elder, 1823-24. He died in 1826 and is
buried at Bear’s Graveyard on a high bluff near the Conodoguinet Creek due north from Plainfield, Pa. From
[Drury 1884, p. 238]: Abraham Mayer, whose home was in Cumberland County, Pa., was for 30 years a
monument of faithfulness. He began his ministry in 1796. Even the administering of the ordinances was
conceded, on a cautious plan, to suitable ones among the preachers. From the 1991 Chronicles of Lycoming
College: The home of Rev. Abraham Mayer, 4 miles west of Carlisle, was one of the earliest preaching places
in the valley. Preaching was done there in 1796 by Rev. Mayer, the first native-born U.B. preacher in
Cumberland County. Many great meetings were held there by Otterbein, Boehm, Newcomer, Geeting, and
others. Bishop William Brown was happily converted in May 1812 at a big meeting in this house.64
[Funkhouser 1921, pp. 124, 141]; [Miller 1969, p. 373]; [Glovier 1965, pp. 19, 87]; and [Lycoming 2013]
MAYSILLES [MAYSELLES]: Martin Luther Maysilles [Mayselles] (b. Apr. 25, 1846; d. Jan. 17,
1917; mar. Kate Magdalena Linebaugh, 1846-1889) was licensed and joined Va. Conference in
1880, where he was ordained in 1887. He then transferred to Maryland Conference 1887. He
served Martinsburg Mission Station, 1884-85, and Morgan Circuit, 1885-86, as well as Garrett
and Westernport. He served Frederick City, 1892-94; and Walkersville, 1899-1900. While living
in Munson, W.Va., he transferred to Pa. Conf. in 1902. He retired and served Big Pool, 1911-13
in retirement. He died in 1917 and is interred at Sleepy Creek, W.Va. The picture is from
[Glovier 1965, p. 68], taken in 1873. [Funkhouser 1921, p. 141; see also pp. 127, 130, 278-
281, 283-286, 288, 292, 295, 298, 301] and [Glovier 1965, p. 69, 90 (“Mayselles”)] In 1879 he and his wife
Kate purchased 450 acres near the mouth of Sleepy Creek near the B&O; Railroad and Potomac River in
Morgan County, W.Va. M. L. Maysilles and his family had occupied the log farm house with its valuable barn
and out buildings from the middle-1870s onward. The farm complex included a shop with a forge, where he
made part of his livelihood as a skilled blacksmith. From this land he granted deeds for the building of Bethel
Evangelical Church (established 1883) and Sleepy Creek U.B. Church (established 1887).
McCABE: William V. McCabe served Staunton Circuit, 1838-39. [Funkhouser 1921, p. 248]
McCARTHY: C. J. McCarthy served Pendleton Circuit, 1926-27; Mt. Horeb Circuit, 1928-30; and Hardy
Circuit, 1930-36. He also taught Latin at Shenandoah College. [Glovier 1965, p. 91]
McGEE: E. A. McGee was pastor of Harrisonburg (Freedmen’s Mission) Circuit, 1900-02, which then had
the following churches: Harrisonburg, Dunge’s Chapel, and Keezletown. Rev. McGee resigned Harrisonburg
Charge, Nov. 27, 1900, but was retained to serve Dunge’s Chapel and Keezletown appointments. [Glovier
1965, p. 42]
McGUIRE: George A. McGuire was born near Crooksville, Ohio on Sep. 11, 1877.
He was licensed to preach at the age of 21. He joined Va. Conf. in 1911 and served
the following charges: Elk Garden, 1907-10; West Frederick, 1910-12; Hardy, 1912-
63 Counties of La Grange and Noble, Indiana, Historical and Biographical. Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers,
1882, Part 2, p. 309.
64 John W. Kiracofe, “Comments of the History of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ,” unpublished, ca. 1945
[http://www.lycoming.edu/umarch/chronicles/1991/6.%20UB.pdf].
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great-grandson, and live in Carroll, Ohio. In 2002 Rev. Martindale was minister of Christ’s Revelation Church,
living in Carroll, Ohio, with his wife Virginia. Their children are Charity Thomas, Charles T. Jr., Peter F.,
Paul C., Laura Branan, and Jane K. His memoir is provided in Section II.A (below). [Glovier 1965, p. 92]
MATTHEWS: L. W. Matthews was pastor for the churches in the Berkeley Springs Circuit (Alpine Charge)
during 1853-55. He joined Va. Conf. in 1851 and was ordained in 1853. He served Frederick, 1851-52;
Winchester, 1852-53; Bath (Berkeley Springs), 1853-55; South Branch, 1855-56; Woodstock, 1856-57;
Hagerstown, 1857-59; Frederick, 1859-61; and Lacey Springs, 1861-62. In 1863 he was given an open
transfer for another conference. He was reared in Frederick County and, according to Funkhouser, was a fine
preacher. A son, M. T. Matthew, born in Morgan County, Va., became a local editor of the Kendallville (Ind.)
Standard, having come to Wabash County in 1860.63 L. W. served Georgetown U.B. Church (Frederick Circuit,
built in 1857), 1859-61. On Jan. 21, 1862, he officiated at the marriage of A. W. Michael and Elizabeth Boyd,
both of Miami Co., Ohio. First Presbyterian Church of Lufkin, Tex., reports that a Rev. L. W. Matthews came in
1914 as their first regularly-called minister, serving half-time and working with members to build
(http://www.fpclufkin.com/v2/churchistory.htm). He was also at Central Park Presbyterian Church. [Funkhouser
1921, pp. 65, 141; see also pp. 54, 255-263] and [Glovier 1965, p. 89]
MAYER: Abraham Mayer (b. 1757, Cumberland County, Pa.; d. Oct. 28, 1826; mar. Anna Becker, Mar.
29, 1785)—one of four children of Christopher Batholomew Mayer, who came to America in 1752—was
licensed in 1796 and a member of Conference in 1800; ordained in 1815; died in 1826, aged 69; lived near
Carlisle, Pa. He served Pfoutz Valley, 1897; Presiding Elder (between Susquehanna and Potomac Rivers),
1812-13; Presiding Elder, Juniata Circuit, 1816-21; and Presiding Elder, 1823-24. He died in 1826 and is
buried at Bear’s Graveyard on a high bluff near the Conodoguinet Creek due north from Plainfield, Pa. From
[Drury 1884, p. 238]: Abraham Mayer, whose home was in Cumberland County, Pa., was for 30 years a
monument of faithfulness. He began his ministry in 1796. Even the administering of the ordinances was
conceded, on a cautious plan, to suitable ones among the preachers. From the 1991 Chronicles of Lycoming
College: The home of Rev. Abraham Mayer, 4 miles west of Carlisle, was one of the earliest preaching places
in the valley. Preaching was done there in 1796 by Rev. Mayer, the first native-born U.B. preacher in
Cumberland County. Many great meetings were held there by Otterbein, Boehm, Newcomer, Geeting, and
others. Bishop William Brown was happily converted in May 1812 at a big meeting in this house.64
[Funkhouser 1921, pp. 124, 141]; [Miller 1969, p. 373]; [Glovier 1965, pp. 19, 87]; and [Lycoming 2013]
MAYSILLES [MAYSELLES]: Martin Luther Maysilles [Mayselles] (b. Apr. 25, 1846; d. Jan. 17,
1917; mar. Kate Magdalena Linebaugh, 1846-1889) was licensed and joined Va. Conference in
1880, where he was ordained in 1887. He then transferred to Maryland Conference 1887. He
served Martinsburg Mission Station, 1884-85, and Morgan Circuit, 1885-86, as well as Garrett
and Westernport. He served Frederick City, 1892-94; and Walkersville, 1899-1900. While living
in Munson, W.Va., he transferred to Pa. Conf. in 1902. He retired and served Big Pool, 1911-13
in retirement. He died in 1917 and is interred at Sleepy Creek, W.Va. The picture is from
[Glovier 1965, p. 68], taken in 1873. [Funkhouser 1921, p. 141; see also pp. 127, 130, 278-
281, 283-286, 288, 292, 295, 298, 301] and [Glovier 1965, p. 69, 90 (“Mayselles”)] In 1879 he and his wife
Kate purchased 450 acres near the mouth of Sleepy Creek near the B&O; Railroad and Potomac River in
Morgan County, W.Va. M. L. Maysilles and his family had occupied the log farm house with its valuable barn
and out buildings from the middle-1870s onward. The farm complex included a shop with a forge, where he
made part of his livelihood as a skilled blacksmith. From this land he granted deeds for the building of Bethel
Evangelical Church (established 1883) and Sleepy Creek U.B. Church (established 1887).
McCABE: William V. McCabe served Staunton Circuit, 1838-39. [Funkhouser 1921, p. 248]
McCARTHY: C. J. McCarthy served Pendleton Circuit, 1926-27; Mt. Horeb Circuit, 1928-30; and Hardy
Circuit, 1930-36. He also taught Latin at Shenandoah College. [Glovier 1965, p. 91]
McGEE: E. A. McGee was pastor of Harrisonburg (Freedmen’s Mission) Circuit, 1900-02, which then had
the following churches: Harrisonburg, Dunge’s Chapel, and Keezletown. Rev. McGee resigned Harrisonburg
Charge, Nov. 27, 1900, but was retained to serve Dunge’s Chapel and Keezletown appointments. [Glovier
1965, p. 42]
McGUIRE: George A. McGuire was born near Crooksville, Ohio on Sep. 11, 1877.
He was licensed to preach at the age of 21. He joined Va. Conf. in 1911 and served
the following charges: Elk Garden, 1907-10; West Frederick, 1910-12; Hardy, 1912-
63 Counties of La Grange and Noble, Indiana, Historical and Biographical. Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers,
1882, Part 2, p. 309.
64 John W. Kiracofe, “Comments of the History of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ,” unpublished, ca. 1945
[http://www.lycoming.edu/umarch/chronicles/1991/6.%20UB.pdf].
Biographical Sketches 98
