At the age of 21 William J. was converted and baptized, becoming a member of the German Baptist denomination in the Shiloh Church in Barbour County (Dunkard Church, now Church of the Brethren). He became a trustee and was ordained a minister of the gospel 4 years later.
The following fall married his wife Anna Amelia Hayes (dau. of Elisha & Catherine Hayes) on June 10, 1852. She bore him 8 children: Marshall, Mary Louise, Catherine "Kate", Elisha, Samuel Garber, Andrew Jackson, Elizabeth and Ann Amelia. The had a long happy marriage.
The family lived in various parts of WV, eventually moving to Nebraska permanently.
The following article mentions William J in Dec. 1889.
"The Gospel Messenger", Dec. 17, 1889 p 798 Vol. 27 No. 50
At my last writing I was at Bro. Wm. Sandy's, Lincoln County, Nebr., where I held seven meetings with good interest. The one brother and the two sisters, composing the membership, were much built up. From there, Bro. Wm. Sandy took me, Oct. 28, to Chase County, where there is a small organization. I held seven meeting there with good attention and good interest.
I was next taken to Hayes County, to where my daughter lives. Then I went North to Frontier County,
where there are a few brethren. Bro. William J. Colebank is their minister. Here Bro. G. W. Stambaugh, for Cass County, met me and we held meetings on Saturday evening and Sunday forenoon. One was baptized and one reclaimed. We had meetings also on Sunday night. On Monday we had council-meeting and organized the little band of brethren into working order. They held a choice for the former fell upon the young brother that was baptized the day before. His name is Alford Philips. The two deacons chosen are Benjamin and Oliver Lapp. May the Lord bless them and
enable them all to prove faithful in their several calling. We had meeting on Monday night and on Tuesday, in the forenoon, at which time three more were reclaimed. Bro. Stambaugh now had to leave and left the writer to continue the meetings until Saturday night, when another was reclaimed, making, in all five reclaimed and one baptized.
I next went to the place where Bro. Alford Philips lives, where I held two meetings, which encouraged
them very much. Then I left for home, where I arrived in safety and found all well.
Eld. David Bechtelheimer
Juniata, Nebr.
William J Colebank died in the home of his son Samuel G. Colebank, early on New Year's Day in 1908 on his 83rd birthday. He was five years old when this nation's first railroad began construction.
He had preached the gospel for nearly 50 years. His lifespan encompassed the tremendous westward expansion of this nation. William J is buried in the cemetery at Bayard, Nebraska.
http://www.thecolebankfamily.com/William_J_Colebank.html
The following fall married his wife Anna Amelia Hayes (dau. of Elisha & Catherine Hayes) on June 10, 1852. She bore him 8 children: Marshall, Mary Louise, Catherine "Kate", Elisha, Samuel Garber, Andrew Jackson, Elizabeth and Ann Amelia. The had a long happy marriage.
The family lived in various parts of WV, eventually moving to Nebraska permanently.
The following article mentions William J in Dec. 1889.
"The Gospel Messenger", Dec. 17, 1889 p 798 Vol. 27 No. 50
At my last writing I was at Bro. Wm. Sandy's, Lincoln County, Nebr., where I held seven meetings with good interest. The one brother and the two sisters, composing the membership, were much built up. From there, Bro. Wm. Sandy took me, Oct. 28, to Chase County, where there is a small organization. I held seven meeting there with good attention and good interest.
I was next taken to Hayes County, to where my daughter lives. Then I went North to Frontier County,
where there are a few brethren. Bro. William J. Colebank is their minister. Here Bro. G. W. Stambaugh, for Cass County, met me and we held meetings on Saturday evening and Sunday forenoon. One was baptized and one reclaimed. We had meetings also on Sunday night. On Monday we had council-meeting and organized the little band of brethren into working order. They held a choice for the former fell upon the young brother that was baptized the day before. His name is Alford Philips. The two deacons chosen are Benjamin and Oliver Lapp. May the Lord bless them and
enable them all to prove faithful in their several calling. We had meeting on Monday night and on Tuesday, in the forenoon, at which time three more were reclaimed. Bro. Stambaugh now had to leave and left the writer to continue the meetings until Saturday night, when another was reclaimed, making, in all five reclaimed and one baptized.
I next went to the place where Bro. Alford Philips lives, where I held two meetings, which encouraged
them very much. Then I left for home, where I arrived in safety and found all well.
Eld. David Bechtelheimer
Juniata, Nebr.
William J Colebank died in the home of his son Samuel G. Colebank, early on New Year's Day in 1908 on his 83rd birthday. He was five years old when this nation's first railroad began construction.
He had preached the gospel for nearly 50 years. His lifespan encompassed the tremendous westward expansion of this nation. William J is buried in the cemetery at Bayard, Nebraska.
http://www.thecolebankfamily.com/William_J_Colebank.html
At the age of 21 William J. was converted and baptized, becoming a member of the German Baptist denomination in the Shiloh Church in Barbour County (Dunkard Church, now Church of the Brethren). He became a trustee and was ordained a minister of the gospel 4 years later.
The following fall married his wife Anna Amelia Hayes (dau. of Elisha & Catherine Hayes) on June 10, 1852. She bore him 8 children: Marshall, Mary Louise, Catherine "Kate", Elisha, Samuel Garber, Andrew Jackson, Elizabeth and Ann Amelia. The had a long happy marriage.
The family lived in various parts of WV, eventually moving to Nebraska permanently.
The following article mentions William J in Dec. 1889.
"The Gospel Messenger", Dec. 17, 1889 p 798 Vol. 27 No. 50
At my last writing I was at Bro. Wm. Sandy's, Lincoln County, Nebr., where I held seven meetings with good interest. The one brother and the two sisters, composing the membership, were much built up. From there, Bro. Wm. Sandy took me, Oct. 28, to Chase County, where there is a small organization. I held seven meeting there with good attention and good interest.
I was next taken to Hayes County, to where my daughter lives. Then I went North to Frontier County,
where there are a few brethren. Bro. William J. Colebank is their minister. Here Bro. G. W. Stambaugh, for Cass County, met me and we held meetings on Saturday evening and Sunday forenoon. One was baptized and one reclaimed. We had meetings also on Sunday night. On Monday we had council-meeting and organized the little band of brethren into working order. They held a choice for the former fell upon the young brother that was baptized the day before. His name is Alford Philips. The two deacons chosen are Benjamin and Oliver Lapp. May the Lord bless them and
enable them all to prove faithful in their several calling. We had meeting on Monday night and on Tuesday, in the forenoon, at which time three more were reclaimed. Bro. Stambaugh now had to leave and left the writer to continue the meetings until Saturday night, when another was reclaimed, making, in all five reclaimed and one baptized.
I next went to the place where Bro. Alford Philips lives, where I held two meetings, which encouraged
them very much. Then I left for home, where I arrived in safety and found all well.
Eld. David Bechtelheimer
Juniata, Nebr.
William J Colebank died in the home of his son Samuel G. Colebank, early on New Year's Day in 1908 on his 83rd birthday. He was five years old when this nation's first railroad began construction.
He had preached the gospel for nearly 50 years. His lifespan encompassed the tremendous westward expansion of this nation. William J is buried in the cemetery at Bayard, Nebraska.
http://www.thecolebankfamily.com/William_J_Colebank.html
The following fall married his wife Anna Amelia Hayes (dau. of Elisha & Catherine Hayes) on June 10, 1852. She bore him 8 children: Marshall, Mary Louise, Catherine "Kate", Elisha, Samuel Garber, Andrew Jackson, Elizabeth and Ann Amelia. The had a long happy marriage.
The family lived in various parts of WV, eventually moving to Nebraska permanently.
The following article mentions William J in Dec. 1889.
"The Gospel Messenger", Dec. 17, 1889 p 798 Vol. 27 No. 50
At my last writing I was at Bro. Wm. Sandy's, Lincoln County, Nebr., where I held seven meetings with good interest. The one brother and the two sisters, composing the membership, were much built up. From there, Bro. Wm. Sandy took me, Oct. 28, to Chase County, where there is a small organization. I held seven meeting there with good attention and good interest.
I was next taken to Hayes County, to where my daughter lives. Then I went North to Frontier County,
where there are a few brethren. Bro. William J. Colebank is their minister. Here Bro. G. W. Stambaugh, for Cass County, met me and we held meetings on Saturday evening and Sunday forenoon. One was baptized and one reclaimed. We had meetings also on Sunday night. On Monday we had council-meeting and organized the little band of brethren into working order. They held a choice for the former fell upon the young brother that was baptized the day before. His name is Alford Philips. The two deacons chosen are Benjamin and Oliver Lapp. May the Lord bless them and
enable them all to prove faithful in their several calling. We had meeting on Monday night and on Tuesday, in the forenoon, at which time three more were reclaimed. Bro. Stambaugh now had to leave and left the writer to continue the meetings until Saturday night, when another was reclaimed, making, in all five reclaimed and one baptized.
I next went to the place where Bro. Alford Philips lives, where I held two meetings, which encouraged
them very much. Then I left for home, where I arrived in safety and found all well.
Eld. David Bechtelheimer
Juniata, Nebr.
William J Colebank died in the home of his son Samuel G. Colebank, early on New Year's Day in 1908 on his 83rd birthday. He was five years old when this nation's first railroad began construction.
He had preached the gospel for nearly 50 years. His lifespan encompassed the tremendous westward expansion of this nation. William J is buried in the cemetery at Bayard, Nebraska.
http://www.thecolebankfamily.com/William_J_Colebank.html
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