BUTLER CENTER METHODIST CHURCH BAPTISMS
1858 - 1923

This church was erected in 1836, and is the oldest Methodist Episcopal church in Wayne County. It has recently been placed on the National Register of Historic Places, and funds are being applied for to preserve it. The building is an outstanding example of Greek Revival style. The majority of the following baptisms were adults, so the date given is the actual date of the baptism in all cases, not a birth date. The Baptisms were performed at the following places: Lake Bluff, Duck Lake, Rocky Bottom, Port Bay, and at the church. Some were full immersions, and others were "sprinkled" with water. The church books were handwritten by many different people, and often the names were spelled phonetically. I have not tried to correct them.
Leola Crane Sutton

ABBOTT Anna Laura - 3 Oct 1869
ACKER Asa - 9 Aug 1900
ACKER Orville - 9 Aug 1900
ACKERMAN Albert - 9 Aug 1900
AIKIN Charles - 3 Jun 1888
AKIN Margaret - 4 Apr 1858
AKIN Oliver - 4 Apr 1858
AKIN Samuel - 4 Apr 1858
AKIN John B. - 4 Apr 1858
AKIN Nellie - 3 Jun 1888
AKINS George - 12 May 1878
AKINS Lettie - 12 May 1878
AKINS Silence - 12 May 1878
ARMSTRONG Charlotte - 28 Oct 1860
ARMSTRONG Manford - 7 Sep 1873
ARMSTRONG Della - 28 Sep 1880
BAGERLY Lizie - Sep 1869
BAKER Emeline E - 4 Jul 1869
BALDWIN S. S. - 30 May 1858
BALDWIN Prudence - 3 Oct 1869
BALDWIN Mary - 1 Jul 1883
BALDWIN Mary Eliza - 11 Jun 1896
BALDWIN Andrew Jefferson - 11 Jun 1896
BALDWIN Sarah Igora - 11 Jun 1896
BALDWIN William Hall - 11 Jun 1896
BALDWIN Elmer Clifford - 11 Jun 1896
BALDWIN Clayton Ernest - 11 Jun 1896
BALDWIN Inez Elizabeth - 11 Jun 1896
BALDWIN Glennie - 9 Aug 1900
BATES Charles A. - 4 Jul 1869
BEADLE Polly - Aug 1869
BREWSTER Frank - 23 Dec 1877
BROWN Miss Lulu - 5 Aug 1888
BUCK Mary J. - 4 Apr 1858
BUCK Emmerson - 14 Oct 1860
BULLOCK Charles - 23 Dec 1877
BULLOCK Frances - 23 Dec 1877
BULLOCK Levi - 12 May 1878
BUNCE Adell Augusta - 5 Oct 1856
BUNCE Joseph M. - 15 Dec 1861
BUNCE Della - 30 Jun 1867
BUNCE Willis - 1 Nov 1868
BUNCE Frank - 1 Nov 1868
BURCH Edna - 8 Oct 1871
BURRITT Wm. H. - 4 Jul 1869
CADY Elias - 8 Aug 1875
CADY Mary - 8 Aug 1875
CASTER Edie - 23 Dec 1877
CASTOR Caroline D. - 30 Jun 1867
CATON Wm. A. - 4 Jul 1869
CAYWOOD Alonzo - 19 Oct 1857
CAYWOOD Carrie - 1865
CAYWOOD Wm. - 8 Aug 1875
CAYWOOD Rhoda A. - 8 Aug 1875
CHAPIN Ella A. - 9 Dec 1866
CHAPIN Dollie - 5 Aug 1888
CHAPIN Edith - 15 Jul 1894
CHAPIN Lena M. - 12 Jul 1896
CHAPIN Gilbert Ross - 12 Jul 1896
CHATFIELD Jesse - 8 Jan 1888
CHATFIELD Emma - 8 Jan 1888
CLARK Earnest - 5 Aug 1888
COLBURN Ellis - 29 Jul 1883
COLBURN George - 17 Aug 1884
COLE Hiram - 9 May 1875
COLE Alice - 23 Dec 1877
COLE Mrs. Anna - 3 Jun 1888
COMBY Mary J. - 4 Jul 1869
CONGER Gillson - 1865
COOL Jennie - 30 Jun 1867
CORNELL Alpheus P. - 28 Oct 1860
CORNELL Hannah - 28 Oct 1860
CORNELL Emma - 30 Jun 1867
CORNELL Etta - 7 Sep 1873
CORNELL Alice - 7 Sep 1873
CORNELL Hattie - 23 Dec 1877
CORY John D. - Feb 1858
CRAMPTON Wilbur - 14 Oct 1860
CRAMPTON Ella A. - 1 Dec 1867
CRAMPTON Willie - 22 Nov 1868
CRAMPTON Burt - 23 Dec 1877
CRANE Ida - May 1869
CROUNSE Warren - Jul 1914
CROUNSE Marjorie - 27 Sep 1914
DAVIS Lydia Paulina - 5 Oct 1856
DAVIS Paulina - 14 Oct 1856
DAVIS Mary - 21 Jul 1861
DEZENHART Elcy - 10 Jan 1858
DOOLITTLE Hannah - 3 Jul 1859
DOUD Catharine - 9 May 1875
DUNHAM Sarah - 9 May 1875
EVERHART Hazel May - 22 Sep 1912
EVERHART Mildred - 22 Sep 1912
FARNSWORTH Florence - 14 Jun 1914
FARNSWORTH Alton U. - 27 Sep 1914
FEN John - 14 Oct 1860
FINEY Mrs. - 10 Jan 1858
FLATT Bert - 12 Jul 1896
FLEMMING Ebenezer - 4 Apr 1858
FOX Willie - 8 Oct 1871
FOX Eva - 7 Sep 1873
FOX Andrew - 17 Aug 1884
FOX Melissa - 17 Aug 1884
FOX George - 5 Aug 1888
GIBBS Elvira - 14 Oct 1860
GIBBS Polly - 15 Jul 1894
GIBBS Marion Emerson - 5 May 1896
GIBBS Seeman - 5 May 1896
GIBBS Ida - 5 May 1896
GIBBS Burton - 27 Sep 1914
GODKINS Samuel - 3 Jun 1883
GODKINS Ella - 3 Jun 1883
GOULD Catherine - 21 Sep 1873
GOULD Chester - 6 Sep 1874
GOULD Bradford - 21 Sep 1873
GOULD Lorenzo - 6 Sep 1874
GOULD Mrs. Brad - 7 Oct 1894
GRANDY Clarendon T. - 24 May 1857
GRANDY Norton - 24 May 1857
GREEN Esther - Apr 1867
GROOM Mary N. - 4 Jul 1869
HALL Clorinda - 4 Jul 1869
HALL Andrew S. - 4 Jul 1869
HARDY Mrs. Elmer - 3 Jun 1888
HARDY Miss Jennie - 3 Jun 1888
HENDERSON Joan E. - May 1869
HENDERSON Warren - 23 Dec 1877
HENDERSON Laura - 8 Jan 1871
HENDERSON Gerry - 23 Dec 1877
HENDERSON Ora - 23 Dec 1877
HENDERSON Seymour Roe - 11 Jun 1896
HOLOWAY Roscoe - 8 Jan 1888
INGERSOLL Frances - 30 Jun 1867
JENKINS Will - 3 Jun 1883
JEWELL Charles - 29 Jul 1883
KELLOGG Wesley Hewey - Apr 1892
KELLOGG Ruth Buchannan - Apr 1892
LAW Eveline - 26 Aug 1866
LAYLOR Jacob H. - 4 Jul 1869
LOWER Philinda - 3 Jul 1859
LYNCE Benson - 23 Dec 1877
MARSH Eveline - 7 Sep 1873
MARTIAL Wm. M. - Feb 1858
MARTIAL Frederic - 4 Apr 1858
MCGONIGAL Elenor L. - 5 Oct 1856
MEAD Eren - 23 Dec 1877
MERRILL Frederick A. - 5 May 1896
MERRILL Edna Lillian - 5 May 1896
MERRILL Nettie - 5 May 1896
MILLER Cora - 22 Mar 1883
MILLER Louwesia - 21 Aug 1892
MITCHEL Cyrus - 28 Oct 1860
MUDGE Jas. - 15 Jul 1894
MURRAY Mary - 3 Jun 1883
MURRAY Hattie - 3 Jun 1883
NEURD Alice - 5 Dec 1869
NICHOLS Mernie E. - 21 Jul 1861
PEARSON ? Eddie A. - May 1886
PEIRIE Fred Simpson - 8 Jul 1866
PENNER Minnie Bell - 11 Jun 1896
PENNER Ninna Bell - 11 Jun 1896
PIERSON Reuben - 14 Oct 1860
PIERSON Forest - 1 Jul 1883
PIERSON Lavina - 1 Jul 1883
PIERSON Alta - 5 Aug 1888
POLHEMUS Lenard - Feb 1858
POST Hellen - 14 Oct 1860
POST Harriet - 14 Oct 1860
POST Daniel - 26 Aug 1866
POST Polly - 9 Dec 1866
PRITCHARD John - 23 Dec 1877
QUACKENBUSH Elizabeth - 4 Jul 1869
QUINNE Emma J. - 9 Dec 1866
QUIVEY Elizabeth A. - 30 Jun 1867
QUIVEY Martha - 30 Jun 1867
REAMER Mary E. - 4 Jul 1869
REAMER Lorenzo D. - 4 Jul 1869
REYNOLDS John G. - 12 May 1878
REYNOLDS Lucy A. - 12 May 1878
RICE Henry C. - Feb 1858
RICE Mary T. - Feb 1858
ROBINSON Mary - 9 Dec 1866
ROE Genevra E. - 28 Oct 1860
ROE Hellen - 15 Dec 1861
ROGERS Peter - 10 Jan 1858
SAMPLE Sist - Feb 1858
SCOTT Lonnie - 26 Aug 1866
SCUTT A. C. - 3 Jun 1883
SHARP D. M. - 3 Jun 1888
SHARP Mrs. D. M. - 3 Jun 1888
SHERMAN Wm. - Feb 1858
SHERMAN Leonard - Feb 1858
SHERMAN Cynthia - 8 Jan 1871
SICKLER Nathan - May 1869
SICKLER Eunice - 10 Apr 1870
SICKLER Stewart - 10 Apr 1870
SICKLER George - 12 May 1878
SISLER Libby - 9 Dec 1866
SMITH Mary D. - 4 Jul 1869
SPENCER Hattie P. - 1 Dec 1867
SPENCER Flora - 7 Sep 1873
SPENCER Edith Slack - 7 Oct 1894
SQUARE Martha - 30 May 1858
STJOHN Vanrinslaer - 14 Oct 1860
SWITZER F. W. - 12 May 1878
TILLOW Catharine - 10 May 1857
TILLOW Reuben - 31 May 1857
TUCKER Joy - 11 May 1894
UPHAM Ebenezer - 26 Aug 1866
UPHAM Della A. - 15 Jul 1896
VAN VLECK Allen A. - 12 Jul 1896
VANVLECK Frank - 8 Oct 1871
VANVLECK Earnest - 6 Sep 1874
VANVLECK Faye M. - 5 May 1896
VANVLECK Nettie - 4 Oct 1896
VIELE Sarah - 22 Mar 1883
VOUGHT Emma - 1 Dec 1867
VOUGHT N. - Aug 1869
WADSWORTH Jeruah V. - 5 Oct 1856
WADSWORTH Josephine - 24 May 1857
WADSWORTH Lucy Ann - 28 Oct 1860
WADSWORTH Harvey Rice - 11 Jun 1896
WANDELL Albert - 31 May 1857
WARD G. S. - Apr 1892
WARD Lawra - Apr 1892
WARD George Gilbert - Apr 1892
WARD Edward Bennett - Apr 1892
WARD John Augustus - Apr 1892
WASHBURN Ruth May - 11 Jun 1896
WASHBURN Blanche - 22 Sep 1912
WATSON Joseph - 6 Sep 1874
WATSON Earnest - 8 Aug 1875
WATSON Hattie - 8 Aug 1875
WEEKS Mary P. - 8 Aug 1875
WEEKS Rosetta - 10 Jun 1878
WELLS Ira - 9 Aug 1900
WHITE Walter - 3 Jun 1888
WILLIAMS Lorany O. - Feb, 1858
WING Doris Eliza - 23 Jun 1912
WING Mary Lucile - 23 Jun 1912
WISNER Thomas - 4 Apr 1858
WISNER Fanny - 4 Apr 1858
WRIGHT D. M. - 4 Jul 1869

Submitted and Prepared by Leola Crane Sutton

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