Crawford County Clergy - Graham_John

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Pastors, Preachers and Priests in Crawford County, PA.

John A. Graham

GRAHAM, JOHN A. Conference Relations: Licensed to Preach 1839; Admitted on Trial Methodist Episcopal Erie Conference 1840; Full Member 1842; Deacon 1842, Morris; Elder 1844, Waugh; Retired 1892. Deceased: May 18, 1898 in Meadville, PA. Buried in Greendale Cemetery in Meadville, PA.

Appointments: Oil Creek/Cochranton/Mumford Chapel/Pleasantville/Titusville: First/Titusville: Bethel 1840-1841; Red Bank/Frostburg/Punxsutawney: First 1841-1842; Clarion: First/Rimersburg 1842-1843; Luthersburg/Fertigs/ Emrickville/Brookville: First/Summerville 1843-1844; Rockville Circuit: Rockville/Cambridge Springs/ New Richmond/Mill Village/ Spartansburg/ Venango/ Woodcock (with Fortes Morse) 1844-1845; Rockville/Cambridge Springs/Mill Village/New Richmond/ Spartansburg/Venango/Woodcock (with Ira Blackford) 1845-1846; Saegertown 1846-1847; Saegertown/Hamlin Chapel 1847-1848; Conneautville/ Dicksonburg/Harmonsburg/Linesville/1848-1850; Mount Jackson 1850-1852; New Wilmington 1852-1854; Hartford/Brookfield 1854-1856; Greenville: First 1856-1858; Kingsville 1858-1860; West Farmington 1860-1862; Geneva/Saybrook 1862-1864; Chagrin Falls 1864-1865; Braceville 1865-1866; Superintendent: Ravenna District 1866-1869; Superintendent: Warren District 1869-1873; Poland 1873-1875; Middlesex 1875-1878; Sandy Lake 1878-1880; Randolph 1880-1883; Waterford 1883-1886; Cochranton/Mumford Chapel 1886-1889; Linesville 1889-1891; Albion: Grace/Wellsburg 1891-1892; Pine Grove 1892-1896.

Venango Citizen Press (Franklin, Venango Co., Pa.), May 26, 1898: Rev. John Graham, the oldest member of the Erie Conference, M.E. Church in point of service, died in Meadville last week. He had attended every session of the Erie Conference from 1836 until 1896, and was placed on the super-annuated list only a few years ago. His son, Rev. W.P. Graham, is Presiding Elder of the Jamestown District. Rev. John Graham was born in Franklin, Sept. 2, 1816, and was there fore in his 82d year at the time of his death. He was the oldest representative of the well-known Graham family, of Sandycreek township. In 1836 he attended the Erie Conference as a local preacher, and in 1840 became a member of the Conference.

Mr. Graham was married in 1842, and he and his wife celebrated their golden wedding at Albion, Erie county, Sept. 5, 1892. Mrs. Graham died in January, 1897. Five of their children survive, two sons and three daughters. The funeral was held in Meadville.