Church Record Sunday: William C. Stiller and Sarah Caroline Howell, Sinking Fork, Christian County, Kentucky

 

This is a digital copy of a black and white copy of an original paper cdv photograph of William C. Stiller (1827-1907) and his wife Sarah Caroline Howell (1830-1917). It was given to me by my great-aunt, Ruby Hardy Vaughan, who identified it on the back as her Stiller great grandparents although she thought his first name was George. William and Sarah were the parents of Martha Rebecca Stiller who married Isaac Newton Lovelace. Martha and Isaac's daughter Alice was Ruby's mother. 

William was one of the pioneers of the Sinking Fork Christian Church Disciples of Christ located in Christian County, Kentucky. He was #4 on their 1893 membership list. His wife was listed as #41 also in 1893. (Reference: Sinking Fork Christian Church Disciples of Christ 1893 to 1996: A History, compiled by Betty McCorkle, published by Christian Women’s Fellowship, 1996.)


I am forever grateful to my friend Betty McCorkle, who compiled the church's history back in 1996. Betty died at the age of 89 in June 2016 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. She has been an inspiration to me to do what I can to document local church history whenever possible. Without her work, I would not have known of William and Sarah's church affiliation. 


 



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