PART III
Early Methodist Circuit Riders And Those Who Followed Them To The "Washitaw" Area And To Monroe, Louisiana
For the year given I have tried to show that names of the Bishops, Presiding Elders, and Pastors and appointments
1792-1969
Some missing data can be added later
.Some special events are noted
. Apointments to Natchez, from which grew Methodist work in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama and Texas and to Washita, Monroe and West Monroe. Many humble, dedicated and self-sacrificing people have made possible the Methodism of today.
HLJ July 28, 1969
Format:
YEAR
BISHOP CONFERECE, DISTRICT PRESIDING ELDERS APPOINTMENT
1801-03
ASBURY SOUTH CARLINA, GEORGIA STITH MEAD NATCHEZ- TOBIAS GIBSON
1803
ASBURY WESTERN KENTUCKY WM. McKendree Natchez- Tobias Gibson
1804
Asbury Western Cumberland John Page Natchez Moses Floyd
(Tobias Gibson died on April 5, 1804)
1805
Asbury Western Cumberland Lewis Garrett Natchez- Moses Floyd
1806
(In this year Elisha Brown visited New Orleans and Opelousas) Natchez Learner Blackman
(In this year Learner Blackman traveled in the Washitaw area and Nathan Barnes
and CAME TO MONROE (Washitaw Post) Sept 2, 1806)
1807
Western Mississippi District Learner Blackman Natchez Nathan Barnes
Thomas Lasley
1808
(First appointment to WASHITAW Learner Blackman PE Ochitto Thomas Lasley
1809 Asbury
Joseph Young PE Washitaw Anthony Houston
1810
John McLure PE Washitaw Isaac McKowen
1811
Asbury & McKendree Miles Harper PE Washitaw John Jennings
1812
Samuel Dunwoody PE Washitaw Thomas Griffin
1813
Asbury&McKendree Tennessee Conference Louisiana District Miles Harper Washitaw Miles Harper
1814
Samuel Sellers First Meeting of Mississippi Conference at home of Newt Vick
**(On Nov. 14th 1814Conf. met on Nov 25th 1814, Richmond Nolley died enroute to his appointment)
1815
Samuel Sellers Mississippi Conference Louisiana District Washitaw Thos. Griffin
1816
No Bishop Mississippi Conference (La.Dist.omitted) (Shortage of men) Washitaw - unsupplied
1817
No Bishop Met Home of WM. & Rachel Foster La. Dist.Ashley Hewitt Washitaw- Ashley Hewitt
1818
No Bishop Met at Midway Louisiana District
John Menefee PE Washitaw John Booth
1819
(Ashley Hewitt) Louisiana District
John Menefee, PE Washitaw John Booth
1820
Enoch George Louisiana District
Ashley Hewitt PE Washitaw Thos. Owens
1821
(Ashley Hewitt) Louisiana District
Ashley Hewitt PE Washitaw Ashley Hewitt
1822
Enoch George Louisiana District
Ashley hewitt PE Washitaw Ashley Hewitt
1823
William Winans Louisiana District
Ebenezer Hearn PE Washita Alexander, WM.
1824
Bishop Roberts Louisiana District
Ebenezer Hearn, PE Washita Elijah B. McKay
1825
Bishop Joshua Soule Louisiana District
Ashley Hewitt, PE Washita Thos. C. Brown
1826
Roberts & Soule Louisiana District
Alexander Talley, PE Washitaw John G. Jones
*** (See Historian)
1827
Roberts & Soule Louisiana District
Alexander Talley PE Washita- John Cotton
1828
Louisiana District
Wm. Stephenson Washita Richard H. Herbert
1829
Louisiana District
Wm. Stephenson Washita Francis A. McWilliams
1830
Bishop Roberts Louisiana District
Wm. Stephenson Washita Jephthah Hughes
1831
Ebenezer Hearn & Louisiana District
Jas. H. Holland Wm. Stephenson PE Washitaw Isaac Enochs
1832
Bishop Roberts First Mention to Monroe District
Wm. Stephenson, PE Washita W. Leggett
1833
James O. Andrew Louisiana District
O. L. Nash PE Washitaw S. Walker, J. Bilbo
1834
John B. Emory Louisiana District
O. L. Nash PE Monroe J. P. Stephenson
1835
William Winans Louisiana District
BISHOP SOULE SICK P. Cooper, PE Monroe David Sears
1836
BISHOP SOULE Alexandria District
W.H. Turnley PE Monroe J.A. Cotton
1837
Bishop Thos. A. Morris
1838 ?
Arkansas Conference., Monroe District. J.N. Hammill, PE Monroe Sidney Squires
1839
? Monroe
1840
?
1841
Bishop Andrew Mississippi Conference., Monroe District Monroe C. Methvin
D.M. Wiggins, PE and A.M. Whitney
1842
Beverly Waugh Mississippi Conference , Monroe District Monroe- Edwin Phillips
D.M. Wiggins, PE and J.B. Eddins
1843
Bishop Andrew Monroe District
D.M Wiggins PE Monroe Alex Sutherland
1844
Bishop Edwin S. Janes Monroe District Monroe R. M. Crowson,
J.N. Hammilyy, PE and John Pipes
- Last meeting with Missisissippi conference
1845
Bishop Soule Monroe District Monroe Malachi DuBose
J.N. Hammilly, PE and J.J. Wright
1847
Bishop Soule Opelousas Richmond Randle PE Thompson C. Tinder
1848
Robert Paine Minden Richmond Randle PE Uriah Whatley
1849
Robert Paine BR Richmond Randle PE Monroe Ct. Thos. J. Lacey
1850
Wm. Capers Shreveport John V. Hammill Monroe Ct. John C Eddins
Elisha Waller
1851
Lafayette No. Wm. Capers John V. Hammill Monroe Ct- R.M. Carson,
Col.mission Wm.H. Rogers
1852
Thibodeaux Robt. Paine P.M Goodwyn Same As Above
1853
BR Jas. O. Andrew Shreveport District Trenton & Col. Mission
Joel Saunders PE Wm. Finn W.H. Rogers
1854
(J.C. Keener) Mansfield Shreveport District Trenton & Castor W. H. Rogers
W. E. Doty, PE 1 tobe supplied for Col. Mission
1855
Franklin BISHOP ANDREW Ouachita District Monroe & Trenton
Joel Saunders PE Jepthah Hughes
1856
Bastrop H H Kavanaugh Same Monroe & Trenton, Reynolds
Trippet, Col. Missioin, BC Steagall
1857
Waterproof H H Kavanaugh R. R. Alexander, PE Monroe & Trenton; Col. Mission
Reynolds Trippet
1858
Mansfield Geo. F. Pierce Same T. B. White
1859
New Orleans Robt. Paine Ouchita District. , J.A. Ivy, PE A.W. Smith
1860/61
Baton Rouge John Early Same Samuel Armstrong
1862
Alexandria (J.C. Keener) Ouchita District. Samuel Amrstrong PE Wm C. Young
1863
Bastrop (J.A. Ivy) Same Joesph H. Stone (R.M. Crowson in Confed army)
1864
Homer (J.C. Keener) Alexandria District Ouachita P.M goodwyn
A.E. goodwyn PE (Chas, w. Hodge in Confed. Army)
1865
Minden (J.C Keener) Alexandria District Ouachita R. S. Trippett
A.E. Goodwyn, PE
1866
Mansfield BishopAndrew Homer District. Monroe- Reynolds A. Trippett
R. S. Trippett PE
(NOTE- John Cooper Faulk, born Monroe 9-16-1834, converted Jones chapel, Bonidee Ct., and licensed 1860; served Carroll Ct., Plantersville Ct., Bartholomew died 10 October 1865, Morehouse PH, age 31)
1867
Baton Rouge Bishop Paine Homer District J.A. Miller PE
Monroe District., Jas S. Wright PE Monroe & Trenton TBS
1868
New Orleans. Bishop Paine Ouachita District. Monroe, Horace Jewell
Samuel Armstrong PE Trenton, T. Mark Chapman
1869
New Iberia H.H. Kavanaugh Same Monroe Chas. F. Evans
1870
Shreveport. Bishop McTyeire Same Monroe, J. Lane Borden
1871
Crowley Bishop D.S. Doggett Same Monroe, Chas. F Evans
Trenton, J.L. Borden
1872
Monroe. Bishop Kavanaugh Ouachita District. Samuel S. Scott, PE Trenton, C.F. Evans
1873
New Orleans. Bishop Pierce Delhi District Monroe- C.F. Evans
Joel T. Daves PE Trenton, H.C. White
1874
Baton Rouge Bishop Enoch Marvin Delhi District Monroe- C.F. Evans
C.W. Carter PE Trenton, H.C. White
1875 Alexandria Bishop Paine Same Monroe, R.S. rippet
Trenton, H.O. White
1876
New Orleans. McTyeire Same Same
1877
Trenton. Bishop Wightman Delhi District Monroe: P.H. Moss, J.L. Borden
Jas. L. Wright, PE Trenton H.O. White
1878
Opelousas, Bishop Paine Delhi District Monroe & Dehli- P.H. Moss
J.L. Wright PE and J.L. Bord
Trenton H.O. White
1879
New Orleans, McTyeire Delhi District Monroe- J.L. Brown
J.E. Cobb PE Trenton- J.L Wright
1880
Baton Rouge; J.C. Keener, Bishop Delhi District, B.F. Alexander, PE Monroe & Delhi, C.W. Carter
1881
Shreveport. Bishop Keener Same Monroe- B.F. White and Trenton
1882
New Orleans. Bishop McTYEIRE Same Monroe- B.F. White
Trenton A.M. Wailes
1883
Mansfield. Bishop A.W. Wilson Delhi District, R. Randle, PE Monroe- B.F. White
Trenton J.T. Sawyer
1884
New Orleans. Bishop Kavanaugh Same as above Monroe- BF White
Trenton- Wm. Hart
1885
Minden. Bishop R.K. Hargrove Same as above Monroe- A.C. Coney
Trenton- Wm. Hart
1886
Baton Rouge. Bishop Keener Same as above Same as above
1887
Ruston. Bishop Wm. Duncan Delhi District., J.D. Harper PE Monroe & Delhi, Wm. Hart
1888
Shreveport. Bishop J.S. Key Same Monroe- Wm. Hart
(First time for WEST Monroe) West Monroe- C.T. Munholland
1889
New Orleans Bishop Hargrove Same Monroe- T.J. Upton
W.M. C.T. Munholland
1890
Baton Rouge, Bishop W.W. Duncan Same same
1891
Monroe Bishop Atticus G. Haygood Delhi District Monroe- B.F. White
H.C. White, PE W.M. J.E. Riddle
1892
Alexandria Bishop J.C. Keener Same Monroe- B.F. White
W.M. C.T. Munholland
1893
Lake Charles. Bishop C.B. Galloway Delhi District, H.O. White, PE Monroe- B.F. White
W.M. W.G. Evans
1894
Homer. Bishop J.S. Key Delhi H.O. White PE Monroe- B.F. White
W.M. W.G. Evans
1895
La. Ave N.O. Bishop Granberry Delhi District., B.F. White Monroe- E.N. Evans
W.M. W.G. Evans
1896
Jackson. Bishop Hargrove Delhi District, B.F. white Monroe E.N. evans
1897
Ruston. Bishop E.R. Hendrix Delhi District., B.F. White, PE Monroe (2 Churches) E.N Evans
1898
Crowlay. Bishop Hendrix Delhi District, B.F. White, PE Monroe (3 Churches) E..N. Evans
1899
Hansfield. Bishop H.C. Morrison Delhi District, J.D. Harper, PE Monroe- J.L Pierce
1900
Monroe. (Bishop Galloway) Delhi District., J.M. Henry, PE Monroe J.L Pierce (Trans. Tex)
1901
Baton Rouge (Bishop Galloway) Delhi District, J.M. Henry, PE Monroe, J.R. Moore
1902
New Iberia. Bishop Fitzgerald Monroe District, J.M. Henry, PE J.R. Moore, Monroe
1903
Alexandria. Bishop J.S. Key Monroe District., J.M. Henry, PE Monroe- J.T. Sawyer
1904
Minden. Bishop Key Monroe District, J.A. Parker Monroe- J.T. Sawyer 2 Churches
1905
Lake Charles. Bishop Morrison Monroe District., J.M. Henry, PE Monroe F..N. Parker
W M C.T. Munholland
1906
N.O. Felicity. Bishop Morrison Same Monroe, H.G. Davis;
W.M. S.W.B. Colvin
1907
Shreveport 1st. Bishop Seth Ward Monroe District., J.E. Denson, PE Monroe- H.G. Davis
W M SWB Colvin
1908
Ruston. Seth Ward, Bishop Same Monroe- RH Wynn
WM I T Reames
1909
Leasville. Seth Ward, Bishop Monroe District- S.S. Keener, PE Monroe- RH Wynn
W M Wm. Schuhle
1910
Alexandria. Bishop W.A. Candler Same Monroe- R.H. Wynn
W.M. Wm. Schuhle
1911
Homer. Bishop W.B. Murrah Monroe District. S.S. Keener Monroe- RH Wynn
W M Wm. Schuhle
1912
N.O. (Parker memo) Mouzon Monroe District , S.S. Keener ( d. Apr 23) Monroe W.W. Holmes
Wm. Schuhle, PE W.M. H.W. Ledbetter
1913
Monroe. Bishop Mouzon Monroe District. Wm. Schuhle, PE Monroe- C.C. Miller
W.M. H. W. Ledbetter
1914
Crowley. Bishop Candler Same Same as Above
1915
Shreveport. Bishop Candler Same Same as Above
1916
Mansfield. Bishop James Atkins Monroe District A.S. Lutz Monroe- T.M. Morris
W.M. H.W. Ledbetter
1917
Baton Rouge Bishop E.E. Hoss Same Monroe E.K. Means
W.M. A.S.J. Neill
1918
Minden Bishop W.H. Murrha Same Same as Above
1919
N.O. 1st Bishop John C. Kilgo same Monroe- E.K. Means
W.M. — J.R. Roy
1920
Ruston. Bishop Kilgo Monroe district. C.D. Atkinson Monroe- E.K. Means
W.M. H.W. Ledbetter
1921
DeRidder. Bishop W.F. McMurray Monroe- Ruston District, K.W. Dodson, PE Monroe- E.K. Means
W.M. H.W. Ledbetter
1923
Shreveport 1st. Bishop Candler Monroe District Monroe P.M. Freeman
W.D. Kleinschmidt W.M. J.L. Evans
1924
Bogalusa. Bishop Candler Same Same as Above
1925
Crowley. Bishop Sam R. Hay Monroe District. N.E. Joyner Monroe F.M. Freeman
Q.M. W.H. Jordan
1926
N.O. 1st. Bishop Sam Hay Monroe District. N.D. Joyner, PE Monroe- M.S. Monk
W.M. W.H. Jordan
1927
Homer. Bishop Candler Monroe District N.E. J. Yner PE Monroe M.S. Monk
W.M. A.S. Lutz
1928
Baton Rouge Bishop Candler Same Same as Above
1929
Lake Charles Bishop Candler Monroe District. E. C. Gunn, PE Monroe M. S. Monk
W. M. F.J. McCoy
1930
Lafayette. Bishop W. A. Candler Same Monroe- W.W. Drake
W.M. H.N. Brown
1931
Alexandria Bishop Hcyt M. Dobbs Same Monroe- W.W. Drake
W.M. Louis Hoffpauir
1932
Monroe 1st Bishop Dobbs Monroe District. W.L. Duren, PE Monroe- W.C. Scott
W.M. Louis Hoffpauir
1933
Ruston Bishop Dobbs Monroe District H.T. Carley, PE Same as Above
1934
Winnfield Bishop Dobbs Same Monroe- W.C. Scott
W.M. Martin Hebert
1935
Shreveport 1st Bishop Dobbs Monroe District. H. L. Johns, PE Monroe- W.C. Scott
W.M. Martin Hebert
1936
N.O. 1st Bishop Dobbs Same Same as above
1937
Minden Bishop Dobbs Same Same as Above
1938
Shreveport 1st Bishop Dobbs Same Monroe- W.C. Scott
W.M. C.K. Smith
1939
N.O. Rayne Memo. A. Frank Smith Monroe District. W.L. Doss, JR Same as Above
1940
Ruston Bishop Smith Same Monroe A.M. Freeman W.M. C.K. Smith
1941
Baton Rouge Same Same as Above
1942
Noel Shreveport Monroe District. H.M Johnson, PE Same As Above
1943
N.O. 1st Bishop Smith Same Monroe- A.M. Serex
W.M. C.K. Smith
1944
Lafayette 1st Bishop Smith Same Monroe A. M. Serex
W.M. P.M. Caraway
1945
Shreveport 1st Bishop Paul E. Martin Monroe District, H.K. Johnson, PE Monroe- A.M. Serex
W.M. P.M. Caraway
1946
Baton Rouge Bishop Martin Same Same as Above
1947
Alexandria Bishop Martin Monroe District H.M. Johnson (d*) Monroe A.M. Serex
W.H. Giles, PE W.M. W.H. Giles, followed
By R.H. Staples
1948
Lake Charles Bishop Martin Monroe District. W. H. Giles, PE Monroe A. M. Serex
W.M. R.H. Staples
1949
B.R. Reily Memo Bishop Martin Same Same as Above
1950
Shreveport Noel Bishop Martin Same Same as Above
1951
New Orleans Rayne Memo Martin Same Same as Above
1952 Alexandria Bishop Martin Same Same as Above
1953 Shreveport 1st Bishop Martin Same Monroe H. L. Johns
W.M. W.D. Milton
1954
Shreveport Broadmoor Bishop Martin J.T. Harris , PE Monroe H.L. Johns
W.M. W.D. Milton
1955
Monroe Bishop Martin Same Monroe H.L. Johns
- G. Pomeroy
W.M. W.D. Milton
1956 Alexandria Bishop Martin Same Monroe G.W. Pomeroy
W.M. - W.D. Wilson
1957
Centenary Shreveport Bishop Martin Same Same as Above
1958
Centenary Shreveport Bishop Martin Same Same as Above
1959
Centenary Shreveport Bishop Martin G.W. Harbuck Same as Above
1960
Centenary Shreveport Aubrey Walton G.W. Harbuck Monroe G. W. Pomeroy
W.M. Earl B. Emmerich
1961
Centenary Shreveport Aubrey Walton G.W. Harbuck Same as Above
1962
Centenary Shreveport Aubrey Walton Monroe District, E.R. Haug, PE Monroe G.W. Harbuck
W.M. Earl B. Emmerich
1963
N.O. 1st Ch Aubrey Walton Same Same As Above
1964
Centenary Shreveport Aubrey Walton Same Monroe Harbuck
W.M. J. McDowel
1965
Centenary Shreveport Aubrey Walton Same Same As Above
1966
Centenary Shreveport Aubrey Walton Same Same as Above
1967
Centenary Shreveport Aubrey Walton E.R. Haug, W.D. Boddie, PE Monroe G.W. Harbuck
- carl F. Lueg
W.M. Kenneth McDowell
1968
Centenary Shreveport Aubrey Walton W.D. Boddie PE Monroe C.F. Dieg
W.M. Kenneth McDowell
1969
Centenary Shreveport Aubrey Walton Same Monroe C.F. Lueg
W.M. Robt. L. Peyton
