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presiding elder of that Conference and was noted for his organizing ability as well as his preaching power.
From [Drury 1884, p. 238] see also [Newcomer’s Journal, p. 134; Funkhouser 1921, pp. 132, 124, 225-233;
Glovier 1965, p. 87; Lycoming 2013]
BAULUS: James Baulus was present as a member of the 1820 Va. Annual Conf., when Bishop William
Brown presided. Nothing else is known. Funkhouser 1921, p. 242]
BAULUS: Valentine Baulus (b. 1763; died Sep. 1818) was licensed in 1802, became a member of
Conference in 1812, and was ordained in 1817; and died about 1818, aged 56. Together with Jacob Baulus,
he was sent by the 1802 Conference at Conrise’s in Frederick, Md., to “make house-visits in Middletown and
Frederickstown and their vicinity.”22 A comment by Miller and Rake23 is that “this seems to have been an
attempt at an every-member canvass, looking to the establishment of congregations in these towns.” He was
the 8th preacher listed for the May 1817 Conference in the “schoolhouse” at Antietam, at which he was
ordained. The 7th preacher mentioned for the May 1818 Conference, he was sent to “travel for the year.”
Valentine Baulus was appointed the preacher for St. Paul’s U.B. Church in Hagerstown, Md., for 1817.24 He is
interred at Lutheran Cemetery in Middletown, Md. [Minutes 1800-18, p. 42; Funkhouser 1921, pp. 124, 132,
228-232; Glovier 1965, p. 87]. [Obituary in Pa. Conf. Journal, 1819, p. 15]
BAUMAN: S. E. Bauman served Bayard Circuit, 1943-45. Not listed in in 1968 UMC General Minutes.
BAYLES: Gordon [Weldon] C. Bayles, Jr., served Toms Brook Circuit, 1956-61.
He attended Shenandoah College (Class of 1957). In the 1968 UMC General Minutes,
Weldon [Gordon] C. Bayles, Jr., was listed as a probationer in Va. Conf., serving the
Cokesbury charge and in 1969 as an associate member of Va. Conf. at the same
charge, but he was not listed in the 1982 UMC General Minutes.
BAZZLE (BAZZEL): William Perry Bazzle became a member of Conference in
1888, when he was licensed, and was ordained in 1895. He served Hartmansville
Mission, 1887-88; Franklin, 1888-90; Moorefield, 1890-93; Hartmansville, 1894-96; and Bloomery, 1896-98.
He transferred to Pa. Conf. in 1902 when it merged with Maryland Conference. In 1902-04 he was living in
Westernport, Md., and in 1904-06 in Elk Garden, W.Va. In Sep. 1907 he was living on Main Street in Keyser,
W.Va., and performed two weddings—presumably as a local pastor, even though this was outside the bounds
of the Pa. Conf. in which he was licensed. He was dismissed at the Pa. Conf. of Oct. 1907. The U.B.
Yearbook, in its Ministerial Directory for 1906, shows Rev. Bazzle to be in Elk Garden, W.Va. (as a member of
the Pa. Conf.). His name as W. P. Bazzel is mentioned with A. B. Statton, S. L. Rice, J. E. B. Rice, J. B.
Chamberlain, and R. Byrd in the 1901 Religious Telescope. In 1911 there was a wedding performed ‘at the
home of Rev W. P. Bazzel [sic] by Rev J. H. Brunk of Keyser’—Keyser WV and Rev. J. H. Brunk were within
Va. Conf. of the U.B. Church, but there is no known evidence that W. P. Bazzle ever re-connected with Va.
Conf. of the U.B. Church. In 1917 W. P. Bazzle was living in Summit County, Ohio, using the Rev. designation
as a “minister of the Gospel.” [Religious Telescope 1901, Vol. 67, p. 356; U.B. Yearbook 1906, p. 102; Pa.
Conf. Journal 1907, pp. 46, 72; Funkhouser 1921, p. 127, 132, 289-291, 293; Glovier 1965, p. 90;
Lycoming 2013]
BEALE: Joseph R. Beale, son of Dr. George F. and Mary (Dickenson) Beale, was born near Pamplin’s
Depot, Va., Oct. 13, 1869, and was educated at Lafayette College and Union Theological Seminary (New York
City). He was licensed in 1897 and ordained in 1900. Mr. Beale was 12 years a Presbyterian minister in New
York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Nebraska. He joined the United Brethren Church in 1916, and was
3 years on the West Frederick Circuit, 1915-18. He had taught several years before joining the teaching staff
of the Shenandoah Collegiate Institute in Dec. 1917. [Funkhouser 1921, p. 154; see also pp. 129, 155, 311]
BEALL: William Beall became a member of Conference in 1874 and ordained in 1876—honorably
dismissed at his own request, 1881. He served Edinburg, 1874-76; Berkeley, 1876-79; and Frederick, 1879-
81. [Funkhouser 1921, p. 132; see also pp. 127, 130, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280]
and [Glovier 1965, p. 89]
BEARD: Andrew Beard was a designated Conference Itinerant, 1830-31 [Funkhouser 1921, p. 242]. His
name is also mentioned in [Holdcraft 1938, p. 63].
BEARD: Charles R. Beard, son of John O. and Ella (Sakeman) Beard, was born Nov. 30,
1879, in Berkeley County, W.Va. He received his education in the public schools. He joined Va.
Conf. in 1922 and was later ordained. He served eight terms in the West Virginia House of
22 [Richey 2000, p. 121]. 10
23 [Miller 1968, p. 51].
24 Kanely 1991, p. 36].
Biographical Sketches
presiding elder of that Conference and was noted for his organizing ability as well as his preaching power.
From [Drury 1884, p. 238] see also [Newcomer’s Journal, p. 134; Funkhouser 1921, pp. 132, 124, 225-233;
Glovier 1965, p. 87; Lycoming 2013]
BAULUS: James Baulus was present as a member of the 1820 Va. Annual Conf., when Bishop William
Brown presided. Nothing else is known. Funkhouser 1921, p. 242]
BAULUS: Valentine Baulus (b. 1763; died Sep. 1818) was licensed in 1802, became a member of
Conference in 1812, and was ordained in 1817; and died about 1818, aged 56. Together with Jacob Baulus,
he was sent by the 1802 Conference at Conrise’s in Frederick, Md., to “make house-visits in Middletown and
Frederickstown and their vicinity.”22 A comment by Miller and Rake23 is that “this seems to have been an
attempt at an every-member canvass, looking to the establishment of congregations in these towns.” He was
the 8th preacher listed for the May 1817 Conference in the “schoolhouse” at Antietam, at which he was
ordained. The 7th preacher mentioned for the May 1818 Conference, he was sent to “travel for the year.”
Valentine Baulus was appointed the preacher for St. Paul’s U.B. Church in Hagerstown, Md., for 1817.24 He is
interred at Lutheran Cemetery in Middletown, Md. [Minutes 1800-18, p. 42; Funkhouser 1921, pp. 124, 132,
228-232; Glovier 1965, p. 87]. [Obituary in Pa. Conf. Journal, 1819, p. 15]
BAUMAN: S. E. Bauman served Bayard Circuit, 1943-45. Not listed in in 1968 UMC General Minutes.
BAYLES: Gordon [Weldon] C. Bayles, Jr., served Toms Brook Circuit, 1956-61.
He attended Shenandoah College (Class of 1957). In the 1968 UMC General Minutes,
Weldon [Gordon] C. Bayles, Jr., was listed as a probationer in Va. Conf., serving the
Cokesbury charge and in 1969 as an associate member of Va. Conf. at the same
charge, but he was not listed in the 1982 UMC General Minutes.
BAZZLE (BAZZEL): William Perry Bazzle became a member of Conference in
1888, when he was licensed, and was ordained in 1895. He served Hartmansville
Mission, 1887-88; Franklin, 1888-90; Moorefield, 1890-93; Hartmansville, 1894-96; and Bloomery, 1896-98.
He transferred to Pa. Conf. in 1902 when it merged with Maryland Conference. In 1902-04 he was living in
Westernport, Md., and in 1904-06 in Elk Garden, W.Va. In Sep. 1907 he was living on Main Street in Keyser,
W.Va., and performed two weddings—presumably as a local pastor, even though this was outside the bounds
of the Pa. Conf. in which he was licensed. He was dismissed at the Pa. Conf. of Oct. 1907. The U.B.
Yearbook, in its Ministerial Directory for 1906, shows Rev. Bazzle to be in Elk Garden, W.Va. (as a member of
the Pa. Conf.). His name as W. P. Bazzel is mentioned with A. B. Statton, S. L. Rice, J. E. B. Rice, J. B.
Chamberlain, and R. Byrd in the 1901 Religious Telescope. In 1911 there was a wedding performed ‘at the
home of Rev W. P. Bazzel [sic] by Rev J. H. Brunk of Keyser’—Keyser WV and Rev. J. H. Brunk were within
Va. Conf. of the U.B. Church, but there is no known evidence that W. P. Bazzle ever re-connected with Va.
Conf. of the U.B. Church. In 1917 W. P. Bazzle was living in Summit County, Ohio, using the Rev. designation
as a “minister of the Gospel.” [Religious Telescope 1901, Vol. 67, p. 356; U.B. Yearbook 1906, p. 102; Pa.
Conf. Journal 1907, pp. 46, 72; Funkhouser 1921, p. 127, 132, 289-291, 293; Glovier 1965, p. 90;
Lycoming 2013]
BEALE: Joseph R. Beale, son of Dr. George F. and Mary (Dickenson) Beale, was born near Pamplin’s
Depot, Va., Oct. 13, 1869, and was educated at Lafayette College and Union Theological Seminary (New York
City). He was licensed in 1897 and ordained in 1900. Mr. Beale was 12 years a Presbyterian minister in New
York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Nebraska. He joined the United Brethren Church in 1916, and was
3 years on the West Frederick Circuit, 1915-18. He had taught several years before joining the teaching staff
of the Shenandoah Collegiate Institute in Dec. 1917. [Funkhouser 1921, p. 154; see also pp. 129, 155, 311]
BEALL: William Beall became a member of Conference in 1874 and ordained in 1876—honorably
dismissed at his own request, 1881. He served Edinburg, 1874-76; Berkeley, 1876-79; and Frederick, 1879-
81. [Funkhouser 1921, p. 132; see also pp. 127, 130, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280]
and [Glovier 1965, p. 89]
BEARD: Andrew Beard was a designated Conference Itinerant, 1830-31 [Funkhouser 1921, p. 242]. His
name is also mentioned in [Holdcraft 1938, p. 63].
BEARD: Charles R. Beard, son of John O. and Ella (Sakeman) Beard, was born Nov. 30,
1879, in Berkeley County, W.Va. He received his education in the public schools. He joined Va.
Conf. in 1922 and was later ordained. He served eight terms in the West Virginia House of
22 [Richey 2000, p. 121]. 10
23 [Miller 1968, p. 51].
24 Kanely 1991, p. 36].
Biographical Sketches
