Crawford County Clergy
               Pastors, Preachers and Priests in Crawford County, PA.

 

Abram Smith Dobbs

 

DOBBS, ABRAM SMITH Conference Relations: Licensed to Preach 1850; Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1851; Full Member 1853; Deacon 1853, Baker; Elder Unknown; Located 1853; Readmitted Methodist Episcopal New England Conference 1857; Located 1862; Readmitted Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1864; Suspended 1879. The Judicial Conference to which he appealed reversed the action of the Conference and readmitted him; Transferred to Methodist Episcopal South Carolina Conference 1880; Transferred to Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1883; Expelled 1886, the Judicial Conference to which he appealed lifting so much of the penalty of expulsion as to leave him a Member of the Church without ministerial authority. Deceased: August 25, 1902 in Mount Pleasant, IA, and buried in Forest Home Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, IA. Jane is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Painesville, OH.

Appointments: Cooperstown/Lupher Chapel/Cochranton/Mumford Chapel 1851-1852; New Wilmington 1852-1853; MA: Princeton 1857-1859; Webster 1859-1860; Unknown 1860-1861; Superannuated 1861-1862; NY: Randolph 1864-1865; East Randolph 1865-1866; Randolph 1866-1867; Principal: Chamberlain Institute 1867-1868; PA: Erie First 1868-1870; New Castle: First 1870-1871; Newburg 1871-1874; Corry: First 1874-1876; North East (Park) 1876-1877; Girard/Miles Grove (Lake City) 1877-1878; Meadville: State Street (Grace) 1878-1879; SC: Charleston 1880-1883; NY: Perrysburg 1883-1884; Supernumerary 1884-1885; Case referred to Presiding Elder of Erie District for investigation 1885-1886

 


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