John Campbell-Stolen by Indians

Found this story on ancestry.com not sure if it's documented or just oral tradition. This would be around 1814 in Vigo County, Indiana.
John and Nancy Campbell moved form Lancaster, Massachusetts to Lake George, New York before 1800. They then decided after a few years to move to Ohio, and then Virginia, and then Indiana. All along the way, they were having children born. In 1812 the family stayed in Indiana after the death of wife and mother Nancy. Probably all the travelling killed her. The family were the first settlers in Vigo County, Indiana. After two years there, John's son, John Jr. was stolen by a group of Indians passing through. It was the greatest sorrow of John's life. He searched for him for many years, until he had found him. The boy of 14, had been traded form tribe to tribe, and at some point married an Indian. The son was happy with his life, and John was satisfied, so he left without him.

Obituary: Louisa Stokesberry

Mrs. Louisa E. Stokesberry, 90, of Route 1, Clinton, died at the Dana Convalescent Home in Dana at 8:30 a.m. today following an extended illness. Mrs. Stokesberry was born March 10, 1870 at Paxton, Ill., and was a member of the Center Methodist Church. Surviving are three daughters; Mrs. Geneva Campbell of Route 1, Dana, Mrs. Alice Sargent of Woodburn, Ore., and Mrs. Dorothy Helt of Route 1, Clinton; three sons, Chester and Donald of Indianapolis, and Ernest of Cincinnati, Ohio; 13 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild; one brother, William Farrington of Clinton; and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Botner of St. Bernice and Miss Lila Farrington of Route 3, Clinton. The body was taken to the First Funeral Home where funeral arrangements are pending.

Rev McInnes' Ordination

Taken from minutes of the Burr Oak Church: "A meeting was called by the Burr Oak and Wolf Lake Pulpit Committees with Rev. McInnes at the Burr Oak Church for the purpose of hiring Rev. McInnes as pastor of the two churches. A motion was made and carried unanimously to hire Rev. McInnes upon the following conditions. He is to begin work the first Sunday on November [1940] and continue through the annual business meeting of the churches the last of April, 1942. His salary is to be $1,040. Burr Oak is to pay $540.00 and Wolf Lake $500.00. There will be no fifth Sunday off but it may be used as the pastor sees fit. His vacation is to be part of a week the first year. It is also decided, providing it meets the approval of the churches, that the pastor and deacons meet occasionally in consultation, the meeting may be called be either the pastor or the deacons."

When Hugh went to the two churches in Indiana he had not yet been ordained. The following information has been obtained about his ordination. A note from Dan Carlson, current pastor of the Wolf Lake Church, indicates that the Wolf Lake Church had a special meeting on April 26, 1942, and voted to ordain their pastor, Hugh McInnes. Thanks to the investigative work of Bonnie Stump, Kimmell, Indiana, and of Dan Stangland, a member of the Burr Oak Church, it has been established that the ordination service was held at the Wolf Lake Church on May 24, 1942. A Bible was presented to the pastor at this service.

Church Biography

Taken from History of Parke and Vermillion counties, Indiana, with historical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families. Published: Indianapolis : B.F. Bowen & Company, 1913.
Alanson Church was a native of Vermont, where he spent his boyhood and from there he came to Fountain county, Indiana, in an early day. There Josiah Church was born, and there he grew to manhood, was educated and when he was a young man he established his future home in Vermillion county and here was married (to Fannie Ford). He settled first on Helt Prairie, later moving to the old James land, which he bought for one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre, which land was entered from the government by Elijah B. James. Here Mr. Church went to work with a will, cleared up the land and developed a good farm, becoming one of the substantial men of the neighborhood. His family consisted of twelve children, namely: Richard F., Alanson L., Nancy, Susan, Merina Jane, Mary Catherine; Josiah Otis is deceased; Eliza Ann, Joel Lincoln, Lewis Morton, George Wilbur, and John Augustus.
Josiah Church was a Republican and for some time was constable in his township.

Obituary: Ralph Campbell

Ralph Campbell, 88, of 614 South Main, died at his home at 7 a.m. yesterday.
He was a well known Clinton resident, having lived here all his life except six years, which he spent in Kansas. Mr. Campbell was born in Vermillion County, and spent most of his life as a farmer. He was a member of the Methodist Church of Clinton and of the Oddfellows Lodge of Clinton.
Survivors include the widow, Eliza Ann (Church); three sons, Claude Campbell, route one Dana, Glenn Campbell, Danville, Ill., Florence Campbell, San Bernardino, Cal.. 11 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
The body was taken to the Frist Funeral Home and will be removed to the Methodist Church for services at 2 p.m. tomorrow.
Dr. George P. Burdon will officiate the services and burial will be in Helt's Prairie cemetery.

BMM Records

I have gone through old periodicals of Baptist Mid-Missions and have found your grandparents (Ray and Rowena Biddle) listed as missionaries in Hawaii having been accepted for service in August 1939. In our official bulletin of November 1940, they are listed with Mr. and Mrs. H.A. DeGroff and Mr. William Webster as serving in Honolulu. Nothing is mentioned about Hilo. An article in this issue mentions a ministry among our servicemen stationed there. According to minutes of the General Council, they resigned in February 1941 because they could not go to the field. Therefore, their time with Baptist Mid-Missions must have been of short duration and not actually on the field. I hope this will be of interest to you.

Jane Acker, Secretary to the President, Baptist Mid-Missions

Montana Memories

"A meeting was called at the C.W. Bruce home for the purpose of considering the matter of extending a call to Mr. McInnes to be pastor of the Baptist Church. Rev. Millan presided. A unanimous vote was cast to extend a call to Mr. McInnes for an indefinate period of time,....It was also decided that since a definite salary could not be guaranteed, that all church offerings above running expenses of the church should be paid to the pastor, together with donations of foodstuffs which would be as liberal as possible." [from the minutes of the Baptist Church in Valier, Montana; June 22, 1934]

"The pastor tendered his resignation at a called meeting following the morning service. He has accepted a call to the pastorate of the First Baptist Church of Havre, Montana. The resignation is to take effect Dec. 1, 1936." [minutes of the Baptist Church in Valier, Montana; Nov 15, 1936]

The following information was obtained from Lucy Skemp: Mr. and Mrs. McInnes were a very active young couple. They built up the youth group at the Baptist Church, organized a choir, had numerous parties, and an active Sunday evening Baptist Youth Fellowship.
In 1936, I started to college, and worked for my room and board at the McInnes home. Mr McInnes was pastoring the First Baptist Church in Havre, Montana then. It was a good place to work. Mrs. McInnes did the cooking, laundry, etc. My main job was to take care of the girls when the parents were out, which was almost every evening. Mrs. McInnes liked to go everywhere her husband did--calling, etc., plus the couple of weekly meetings at the church. They also cleaned the church one evening weekly.
After I left their home for summer vacation (in 1937), Mr McInnes lost his position in Havre. Everybody liked him and the family, but it became known that he had not been to seminary, but was a graduate of Moody Bible Insitute. He was a good speaker and very knowledgeable as to the Bible, but there was the technicality. Why it came to light at the late date I don't know. I'm sure he had a resume when he was called to the church.
They moved back to Valier and Mr. McInnes worked in the Mercantile Store there.

Book Review: Becoming One

Though it tells the amazing story of Ken and Marian (McInnes) Eakins' journey to discovering true love, BECOMING ONE also contains a wealth of autobiographical material. Compiled by Dr J. Kenneth Eakins and his daughter Laurie, it presents an intimate look into their courtship, marriage and eventual struggle with death.

Written in the years following Marian's death from cancer, much of the information comes directly from her own diary entries. Marian wrote regularly in her diary and it's easy to see how much her parent's faith influenced their oldest daughter. Though most of the book focuses on Ken and Marian, there are little snippets about her parents sprinkled throughout. Here are a few:

Following one of their dates, both Ken and Marian lingered in the car in the McInnes driveway as they decided to go steady. "Our conversation was cut short, however, when we spied her dad walking toward the car. He leaned toward the window, a protective note in his voice: 'Come inside you two, everyone else is already in the house!'" (p. 29)

"Marian's mother had often taken trips, usually to visit her parents, leaving one or more of the girls at home with their father." (p.50)

"Marian's dad, always available when needed, came to help us with our move." (p.73)

The book was easy to read yet engaging. It was difficult to put down even without the family connection to hold my interest. There are many references to people and places of importance with colorful accounts of their influence. I appreciated the way Ken brings people to life and didn't just stick to facts. Most of my memories are distant and tainted by childhood, but Ken's account allowed me to see them as real people with struggles, hopes and dreams.

Ken is careful to explain that this is merely their story, not a universal pattern that would work for every couple seeking an "eternal love". So whether you are interested in the family history or the love story, this is a book that anyone would enjoy and gain inspiration from.

Persons interested in obtaining a copy of BECOMING ONE should write to:
TNT
2400 Citrine Way
Santa Rosa, CA 95404

Obituary: Lillian M. (Campbell) Bolen

Lillian M. (Campbell) Bolen of Danville died Jan. 10 at Hendricks Regional Health in Danville. She was 79.
Born July 11, 1927, in Dana, she was a daughter of the late Claude and Geneva Campbell. She was the widow of Buddy Bolen, who died in May 2005.
Mrs. Bolen was a 1945 graduate of Dana High School. She had been a homemaker.
Survivors include a son, Neal Bolen of Danville; daughters Anita Miller of Danville and Alice Bolen of Avon; five grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.
Also preceding her in death were two brothers and three sisters.
Services are 1 p.m. Jan. 13 at Weaver & Randolph Funeral Home in Danville Interment will follow of the Knights of Pythias Cemetery in Lizton.
Calling is two hours prior to services at the funeral home.

Published in the Hendricks County Flyer on Jan 11, 2007

Beulah Francis (Guiley) McInnes

1906, Jun 3 - born
1925, Aug 23 - married Rev. Hugh Melvin McInnes
1930, Jul 6 - Marian LaNette born
1932, Apr 7 - Virginia Mae born
1938, Jul 27 - Margaret Ann born
1946, Feb 14 - Roberta Jean born
1967, Feb 9 - died suddenly from a heart attack, buried in Ormas, Indiana.

Grandma's Picture

Mom was a special assignment RN in Hawaii. She was taking care of the Governor's son. Hawaii was a US protectorate when they were there in the late thirties.
I do not remember her ever saying what the son was ill with but it was a short term assignment, less than a year.
The picture was taken in front of the house where Dad and Mom lived in Hilo.

Dad preached on Sundays to the plantation workers on the windward side of the island. During the week he witnessed and taught Bible Study classes to the US sailors stationed in the islands.

Dad knew some of the sailors that were at Pearl Habor when the Japanese bombed.

Submitted by Rowena's oldest son.