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1907-09, while a member of Va. Conf. and not listed in the U.B. Yearbook after 1909 [Lycoming 2013]. He
conducted funeral services for Cordelia Davis in Jan. 1906: “A few hours before her death, she sent for Rev.
Mr. Stanton and requested him to sing and pray for her. She gave directions about her funeral and asked that
she be buried in the orchard near the house. She asked the minister to lift her up in bed a few minutes, and
she passed away in his arms” [Harrisonburg-Rockingham Register, Jan. 19, 1906]. The Religious Telescope
(Vol. 74, p. 10) of Mar. 4, 1908, records: Rev. E. A. Stanton, pastor of Myersville Charge, Pa. Conf., is now in
the hospital at Frederick City, Md., having been operated on for appendicitis. The operation was successful
and he is doing as well as can be expected. Note: An E. A. Stanton, D.D., was in 1884 Moderator of the
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church. [Funkhouser 1921, pp. 145, 196; Glovier 1965, p. 90]
STATTON: Bishop Arthur Biggs Statton, A.M., D.D., was
born Mar. 27, 1870, in Sycamore, Ill., the son of Isaac K. Statton
and Hester Wallahan Statton. He attended and received the A.B.
and A.M. degrees (the latter in 1890) from Leander Clark
College, Toledo, Iowa. He visited Va. Conf. in 1898, 1905, and
1910. He was licensed to preached by East Neb. Conf. in 1892
and received ordination in 1896. He served 3 ½ years as pastor
in Olin, Iowa, and then accepted the call as pastor of St. Paul’s
U.B. Church of Hagerstown, 1897-1917. He was Conference
Superintendent, Md. Conf., 1917-24. He became Bishop of the Southwest Area, 1925-37, and lived in Kansas
City, Mo. His wife was Lola May Brown; their two children both lived in Hagerstown. He was the son of Isaac
K. Statton (1830-1903) of Va. Conf. Three of Isaac’s brothers—George W., John F., and David E.—were also
members of Va. Conf. Bishop Statton died Dec. 8, 1937 and was interred at Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown,
Md. The picture on the right is from [Holdcraft 1938, p. 346]. He dedicated Red Lion Area High School,
erected at a cost of $225,000, May 5, 1929. See Paul E. Holdcraft, The Life of Bishop Arthur B. Statton; The
Craft Press, Inc. Pennsylvania, 1948. The picture on the right is from [Holdcraft 1938, p. 346]. [Funkhouser
1921, pp. 294, 298, 302; Holdcraft 1939, p. ix; Lycoming 2013]
STATTON: George W. Statton was born in Hampshire County (now
W.Va.) on Oct. 11, 1825, one of 11 children. Three brothers became
ministers: John F. Statton, Isaac K. Statton, and David E. Statton.
“George grew up on a farm, attended such common schools as his day
afforded, professed religion at the age of 19, and entered the ministry
at 20. While he did not have the training he needed and craved, he
was, nevertheless, a close, thoughtful student, and by dint of personal
effort and perseverance acquired a vast store of knowledge, and
became mighty as a prophet of truth. After teaching and preaching a
year in the direction of the presiding elder, he joined the Annual Conference at Churchville and was licensed to
preach in Va. Conf. in 1845, Bishop Russell presiding.”96 He was ordained in Va. Conf. in 1848. Soon after
(1853-1855), was assigned to Winchester circuit, which included twenty-nine appointments scattered over the
counties of Frederick, Morgan, Berkeley, Clarke, and Warren; On this circuit, Statton’s salary was $140. In
1849 it was a 5-week circuit with 32 appointments. George Statton was also assigned to the Frederick (1848-
49, 1850-53), Jackson (1849-50), and Churchville (1856-59), Claysville (1859-60), Rockingham (1860-61),
Hagerstown (1861-66, 1874-76), Myersville (1870-73), and Edinburg (1876-77) circuits, as well as being a
Presiding Elder (1855-56, 1865-70, 1872-74). Statton is quoted as saying, “Traveling one of these circuits
meant something: self-denial, hardship, living from home all the year, the great danger from crossing swollen
streams, and the machinations of men who thought it a great thing if they could get the better of a preacher
of the United Brethren and Methodist churches.” In Jan. 1873, he conducted the funeral service for Bishop
Jacob Markwood. George Statton transferred to the Des Moines Conference in 1880, but visiting his home
Annual Conference in 1890, 1891, and 1898. In 1900 he was living in Colorado. The picture on the left is
from [Glovier 1965, p. 68], dated 1873; and the picture on the right is from [Holdcraft 1938, p. 310], who
comments: When he retired, he located at Monte Vista, Col., in order to be hear his children. He died Aug. 8,
1908, at the age of 83. [Funkhouser 1921, pp. 70, 78, 81, 145; see also pp. 126, 197, 253-274, 276-277,
279, 290-291]; [Holdcraft 1948, p. 23, which provided the picture in the center]; and [Glovier 1965, pp. 88,
99, 306]
STATTON: Isaac K. Statton, the father of Bishop A. B. Statton (see above), joined Va. Conf.
and was licensed to preach in 1850. He was ordained in 1853. He spent 52 years in U.B.
ministry. He served Winchester (with John Haney), 1851-52; Winchester (with L. W.
Matthews), 1852-53; Churchill, 1855-56; Myersville, 1856-57; Frederick and Myersville, 1857-
96 [Weekly 1911, Chap. X, pp. 154-155]. 142
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1907-09, while a member of Va. Conf. and not listed in the U.B. Yearbook after 1909 [Lycoming 2013]. He
conducted funeral services for Cordelia Davis in Jan. 1906: “A few hours before her death, she sent for Rev.
Mr. Stanton and requested him to sing and pray for her. She gave directions about her funeral and asked that
she be buried in the orchard near the house. She asked the minister to lift her up in bed a few minutes, and
she passed away in his arms” [Harrisonburg-Rockingham Register, Jan. 19, 1906]. The Religious Telescope
(Vol. 74, p. 10) of Mar. 4, 1908, records: Rev. E. A. Stanton, pastor of Myersville Charge, Pa. Conf., is now in
the hospital at Frederick City, Md., having been operated on for appendicitis. The operation was successful
and he is doing as well as can be expected. Note: An E. A. Stanton, D.D., was in 1884 Moderator of the
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church. [Funkhouser 1921, pp. 145, 196; Glovier 1965, p. 90]
STATTON: Bishop Arthur Biggs Statton, A.M., D.D., was
born Mar. 27, 1870, in Sycamore, Ill., the son of Isaac K. Statton
and Hester Wallahan Statton. He attended and received the A.B.
and A.M. degrees (the latter in 1890) from Leander Clark
College, Toledo, Iowa. He visited Va. Conf. in 1898, 1905, and
1910. He was licensed to preached by East Neb. Conf. in 1892
and received ordination in 1896. He served 3 ½ years as pastor
in Olin, Iowa, and then accepted the call as pastor of St. Paul’s
U.B. Church of Hagerstown, 1897-1917. He was Conference
Superintendent, Md. Conf., 1917-24. He became Bishop of the Southwest Area, 1925-37, and lived in Kansas
City, Mo. His wife was Lola May Brown; their two children both lived in Hagerstown. He was the son of Isaac
K. Statton (1830-1903) of Va. Conf. Three of Isaac’s brothers—George W., John F., and David E.—were also
members of Va. Conf. Bishop Statton died Dec. 8, 1937 and was interred at Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown,
Md. The picture on the right is from [Holdcraft 1938, p. 346]. He dedicated Red Lion Area High School,
erected at a cost of $225,000, May 5, 1929. See Paul E. Holdcraft, The Life of Bishop Arthur B. Statton; The
Craft Press, Inc. Pennsylvania, 1948. The picture on the right is from [Holdcraft 1938, p. 346]. [Funkhouser
1921, pp. 294, 298, 302; Holdcraft 1939, p. ix; Lycoming 2013]
STATTON: George W. Statton was born in Hampshire County (now
W.Va.) on Oct. 11, 1825, one of 11 children. Three brothers became
ministers: John F. Statton, Isaac K. Statton, and David E. Statton.
“George grew up on a farm, attended such common schools as his day
afforded, professed religion at the age of 19, and entered the ministry
at 20. While he did not have the training he needed and craved, he
was, nevertheless, a close, thoughtful student, and by dint of personal
effort and perseverance acquired a vast store of knowledge, and
became mighty as a prophet of truth. After teaching and preaching a
year in the direction of the presiding elder, he joined the Annual Conference at Churchville and was licensed to
preach in Va. Conf. in 1845, Bishop Russell presiding.”96 He was ordained in Va. Conf. in 1848. Soon after
(1853-1855), was assigned to Winchester circuit, which included twenty-nine appointments scattered over the
counties of Frederick, Morgan, Berkeley, Clarke, and Warren; On this circuit, Statton’s salary was $140. In
1849 it was a 5-week circuit with 32 appointments. George Statton was also assigned to the Frederick (1848-
49, 1850-53), Jackson (1849-50), and Churchville (1856-59), Claysville (1859-60), Rockingham (1860-61),
Hagerstown (1861-66, 1874-76), Myersville (1870-73), and Edinburg (1876-77) circuits, as well as being a
Presiding Elder (1855-56, 1865-70, 1872-74). Statton is quoted as saying, “Traveling one of these circuits
meant something: self-denial, hardship, living from home all the year, the great danger from crossing swollen
streams, and the machinations of men who thought it a great thing if they could get the better of a preacher
of the United Brethren and Methodist churches.” In Jan. 1873, he conducted the funeral service for Bishop
Jacob Markwood. George Statton transferred to the Des Moines Conference in 1880, but visiting his home
Annual Conference in 1890, 1891, and 1898. In 1900 he was living in Colorado. The picture on the left is
from [Glovier 1965, p. 68], dated 1873; and the picture on the right is from [Holdcraft 1938, p. 310], who
comments: When he retired, he located at Monte Vista, Col., in order to be hear his children. He died Aug. 8,
1908, at the age of 83. [Funkhouser 1921, pp. 70, 78, 81, 145; see also pp. 126, 197, 253-274, 276-277,
279, 290-291]; [Holdcraft 1948, p. 23, which provided the picture in the center]; and [Glovier 1965, pp. 88,
99, 306]
STATTON: Isaac K. Statton, the father of Bishop A. B. Statton (see above), joined Va. Conf.
and was licensed to preach in 1850. He was ordained in 1853. He spent 52 years in U.B.
ministry. He served Winchester (with John Haney), 1851-52; Winchester (with L. W.
Matthews), 1852-53; Churchill, 1855-56; Myersville, 1856-57; Frederick and Myersville, 1857-
96 [Weekly 1911, Chap. X, pp. 154-155]. 142
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