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HESS: Dr. Levi Hess joined Va. Conf. in 1853, was licensed to preach in 1853, and was ordained in 1855.
He served an appointment to Winchester, 1855-1856, and to Middle Island, 1856-1857. Mount Zion Church
was built at a cost of $1,000 during his pastorate in 1855; the church was dedicated by Bishop Markwood. He
served appointments in the Pa. Conf. 1857-1868. He was received back into Va. Conf. in 1868. He
transferred to the Parkersburg Conference in 1874. He later joined the M.E. Church. He died at Winchester,
Va. An Ellen Jane Hess died Aug. 12, 1859 (age 34), the wife of a Rev. Levi Hess. The 1870 Census showed
a physician Dr. Levi Hess (age 51) living with his wife Rachel G (age 48) and daughter Ann M. (age 5); and
the 1880 Census showed them living in Martinsburg, W.Va. [Frank Hess, Enola, Pa., 2005]. [Funkhouser
1921, p. 126, 138, 256-259, 265-271, 280; Glovier 1965, p. 89]
HESSE: William M. Hesse (b. Oct. 9, [1856?]; mar. Elizabeth VanMetre) became a member
of Va. Conference in 1880 and was ordained there in 1883. He served Moorefield Mission, 1881-
83, and Alleghany Circuit, 1883-85. He served two years in the Pa. Conf. before transferring
membership there in 1887: Path Valley, 1885-86; and Perry Circuit, 1886-87. As a member of
Pa. Conf. he continued serving Perry Circuit, 1887-88; and Winterstown Circuit, 1888 (did not
finish the year), at which time he withdrew and entered the Lutheran Ministry, Maryland Synod.
He was also active in the East Pa. Synod, Pittsburgh Synod, East Ohio Synod, Pittsburgh Synod,
and West Pa. Synod. He retired to Martinsburg, W.Va., in 1922. The picture is from [Holdcraft
1938, p. 306] , taken in 1888. The New York Times of June 19, 1910, identifies Rev. William M.
Hess [sic] of Trinity Congregational Church as performing a marriage in the City. [Funkhouser 1921, p. 127,
130, 138; 278-287; Glovier 1965, p. 90, 161; Lycoming 2013]
HICKLE: C. F. Hickle was licensed to preach in the W.Va. Conference. In 1947 he assisted with
a funeral service at Macy, Ind. At the Virginia Annual Conference of 1955, he was received into Va.
Conf. by transfer from the W.Va. Conf. and assigned to Riverton Charge, 1954-56. Since then he
has served Shenandoah, 1956-57; Westernport, 1959-64, together with Cumberland Bethel, 1959-
62; and Broadway, 1964-66. He has since served Franklin Circuit, 1967-69. In July 2004 he
assisted Rev. Wilbur Jay of Trinity Church with the funeral services for William E. Cain in Berkeley
Springs, W.Va. [Glovier 1965, p. 279; see also pp. 8686 (from which he picture was taken), 92,
179, 258, 259]
HICKS: James W. Hicks was born in Frederick County, Va., Jan. 20, 1855. He joined the
Methodist Church in 1869 and the United Brethren in 1876, at which time he was given quarterly
conference license. In 1880 he was graduated from Union Biblical Seminary (Bonebrake
Theological Seminary, Class of 1880), and was ordained the next year (1881). After serving
Westernport, 1880-81; Edinburg, 1881-84; Churchville, 1884-85; and North River, 1885-87, he
joined the Maryland Conf. in 1887 and the Sandusky Conference in 1888. In 1893 he was a
delegate to the Genera! Conference. He married Linnie C. Nelson at Martinsburg, W.Va., and five
children were born to them. He was pastor during which Mt. Carmel Church was built in the
second year of his pastor; and Mt. Hermon Church on Edinburg Circuit. He dedicated East Point Church in
1895 and Mt. Olive Church in 1885. In 1921 he was living in Chicago Junction, Ohio. The picture is from
[Glovier 1965, pp. 69], taken in 1886. [Funkhouser 1921, p. 168; see also pp. 127, 130, 138, 195-198, 218,
279-289] and [Glovier 1965, pp. 90, 160, 249]
HIESTAND: Abraham Hiestand (b. Aug. 11, 1762, Page County, Va.; d. Feb. 13, 1848, Harrison County,
Ind.), the son of Jacob Hiestand (ca. 1736-1795) and Maria Elisabeth Brumbach (1736-ca. 1813), was
licensed and a member of Conference in 1800. He married three times: Magdalene Moomaw (1787-1802;
mar. June 4, 2024), Maria Schuster (Feb. 5, 1805), and Elizabeth Cornwall (ca. 1786-1846; mar. Feb. 25,
1812). As late as 1786 he lived in Thorton’s Gap, Page Co., Va. After the death of his first wife, he moved to
Ohio in 1804 and became a charter member of Miami Ohio Conf., in which he was ordained in 1815. Yet he
moved to Indiana in 1812 and became a member of Indiana Conf. in 1835. He is buried at Tabler-Heistand
Cemetery in Harrison County, Ind. Note: The Hiestand family was originally Moravian. Abraham is a brother
to Bishop Samuel Hiestand (1781-1838) and the father of Henry Hiestand (see below). An Abraham Hiestand
was a private in Captain Peter Kooken’s Company, Pennsylvania Militia, commanded by Lt.Col. Stephin Balliet,
1 Nov. 1781 to June 1782. [Funkhouser 1921, p. 54, 124, 138; Glovier 1965, pp. 19, 87; Lycoming 2013]
HIESTAND: Henry Hiestand (b. Oct. 19, 1788, Shenandoah County, Va.; d. Dec. 28, 1853, New Orleans,
La.; mar. Susanna Dietrich) became a member of Conference in 1811. A son of Abraham Hiestand and
Magdalene Moomaw (see above), he was a designated Conference Itinerant, 1812-13. He moved to Louisiana
in 1827 [Lycoming 2013]. He was once pastor of First Evangelical Church in Louisiana, but migrated to
Fairfield, Ohio, in 1804. He returned to Louisiana in 1827. [Funkhouser 1921, p. 124, 138, 228-230; Glovier
1965, p. 87 (“Heistand”)]
HIESTAND: Bishop Samuel Hiestand was born in Page County. Va., Mar. 3, 1781. When about 25 years
of age, he went to Ohio where he became a pioneer evangelist and very active as a leader in the U.B. Church.
He was licensed to exhort by the Miami Conference in 1819, and to preach in 1820 when 39 years of age. He
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HESS: Dr. Levi Hess joined Va. Conf. in 1853, was licensed to preach in 1853, and was ordained in 1855.
He served an appointment to Winchester, 1855-1856, and to Middle Island, 1856-1857. Mount Zion Church
was built at a cost of $1,000 during his pastorate in 1855; the church was dedicated by Bishop Markwood. He
served appointments in the Pa. Conf. 1857-1868. He was received back into Va. Conf. in 1868. He
transferred to the Parkersburg Conference in 1874. He later joined the M.E. Church. He died at Winchester,
Va. An Ellen Jane Hess died Aug. 12, 1859 (age 34), the wife of a Rev. Levi Hess. The 1870 Census showed
a physician Dr. Levi Hess (age 51) living with his wife Rachel G (age 48) and daughter Ann M. (age 5); and
the 1880 Census showed them living in Martinsburg, W.Va. [Frank Hess, Enola, Pa., 2005]. [Funkhouser
1921, p. 126, 138, 256-259, 265-271, 280; Glovier 1965, p. 89]
HESSE: William M. Hesse (b. Oct. 9, [1856?]; mar. Elizabeth VanMetre) became a member
of Va. Conference in 1880 and was ordained there in 1883. He served Moorefield Mission, 1881-
83, and Alleghany Circuit, 1883-85. He served two years in the Pa. Conf. before transferring
membership there in 1887: Path Valley, 1885-86; and Perry Circuit, 1886-87. As a member of
Pa. Conf. he continued serving Perry Circuit, 1887-88; and Winterstown Circuit, 1888 (did not
finish the year), at which time he withdrew and entered the Lutheran Ministry, Maryland Synod.
He was also active in the East Pa. Synod, Pittsburgh Synod, East Ohio Synod, Pittsburgh Synod,
and West Pa. Synod. He retired to Martinsburg, W.Va., in 1922. The picture is from [Holdcraft
1938, p. 306] , taken in 1888. The New York Times of June 19, 1910, identifies Rev. William M.
Hess [sic] of Trinity Congregational Church as performing a marriage in the City. [Funkhouser 1921, p. 127,
130, 138; 278-287; Glovier 1965, p. 90, 161; Lycoming 2013]
HICKLE: C. F. Hickle was licensed to preach in the W.Va. Conference. In 1947 he assisted with
a funeral service at Macy, Ind. At the Virginia Annual Conference of 1955, he was received into Va.
Conf. by transfer from the W.Va. Conf. and assigned to Riverton Charge, 1954-56. Since then he
has served Shenandoah, 1956-57; Westernport, 1959-64, together with Cumberland Bethel, 1959-
62; and Broadway, 1964-66. He has since served Franklin Circuit, 1967-69. In July 2004 he
assisted Rev. Wilbur Jay of Trinity Church with the funeral services for William E. Cain in Berkeley
Springs, W.Va. [Glovier 1965, p. 279; see also pp. 8686 (from which he picture was taken), 92,
179, 258, 259]
HICKS: James W. Hicks was born in Frederick County, Va., Jan. 20, 1855. He joined the
Methodist Church in 1869 and the United Brethren in 1876, at which time he was given quarterly
conference license. In 1880 he was graduated from Union Biblical Seminary (Bonebrake
Theological Seminary, Class of 1880), and was ordained the next year (1881). After serving
Westernport, 1880-81; Edinburg, 1881-84; Churchville, 1884-85; and North River, 1885-87, he
joined the Maryland Conf. in 1887 and the Sandusky Conference in 1888. In 1893 he was a
delegate to the Genera! Conference. He married Linnie C. Nelson at Martinsburg, W.Va., and five
children were born to them. He was pastor during which Mt. Carmel Church was built in the
second year of his pastor; and Mt. Hermon Church on Edinburg Circuit. He dedicated East Point Church in
1895 and Mt. Olive Church in 1885. In 1921 he was living in Chicago Junction, Ohio. The picture is from
[Glovier 1965, pp. 69], taken in 1886. [Funkhouser 1921, p. 168; see also pp. 127, 130, 138, 195-198, 218,
279-289] and [Glovier 1965, pp. 90, 160, 249]
HIESTAND: Abraham Hiestand (b. Aug. 11, 1762, Page County, Va.; d. Feb. 13, 1848, Harrison County,
Ind.), the son of Jacob Hiestand (ca. 1736-1795) and Maria Elisabeth Brumbach (1736-ca. 1813), was
licensed and a member of Conference in 1800. He married three times: Magdalene Moomaw (1787-1802;
mar. June 4, 2024), Maria Schuster (Feb. 5, 1805), and Elizabeth Cornwall (ca. 1786-1846; mar. Feb. 25,
1812). As late as 1786 he lived in Thorton’s Gap, Page Co., Va. After the death of his first wife, he moved to
Ohio in 1804 and became a charter member of Miami Ohio Conf., in which he was ordained in 1815. Yet he
moved to Indiana in 1812 and became a member of Indiana Conf. in 1835. He is buried at Tabler-Heistand
Cemetery in Harrison County, Ind. Note: The Hiestand family was originally Moravian. Abraham is a brother
to Bishop Samuel Hiestand (1781-1838) and the father of Henry Hiestand (see below). An Abraham Hiestand
was a private in Captain Peter Kooken’s Company, Pennsylvania Militia, commanded by Lt.Col. Stephin Balliet,
1 Nov. 1781 to June 1782. [Funkhouser 1921, p. 54, 124, 138; Glovier 1965, pp. 19, 87; Lycoming 2013]
HIESTAND: Henry Hiestand (b. Oct. 19, 1788, Shenandoah County, Va.; d. Dec. 28, 1853, New Orleans,
La.; mar. Susanna Dietrich) became a member of Conference in 1811. A son of Abraham Hiestand and
Magdalene Moomaw (see above), he was a designated Conference Itinerant, 1812-13. He moved to Louisiana
in 1827 [Lycoming 2013]. He was once pastor of First Evangelical Church in Louisiana, but migrated to
Fairfield, Ohio, in 1804. He returned to Louisiana in 1827. [Funkhouser 1921, p. 124, 138, 228-230; Glovier
1965, p. 87 (“Heistand”)]
HIESTAND: Bishop Samuel Hiestand was born in Page County. Va., Mar. 3, 1781. When about 25 years
of age, he went to Ohio where he became a pioneer evangelist and very active as a leader in the U.B. Church.
He was licensed to exhort by the Miami Conference in 1819, and to preach in 1820 when 39 years of age. He
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