BIO: John H. Bickford, Wyoming Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, PA & NY

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Chaffee, Amasa Franklin. History of the Wyoming 
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 
New York: Eaton & Mains, 1904, page 283.
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  Bickford, John Helps, A.M., was born on November 21, 1859, in 
Lancaster, O. He attended the public schools, prepared for college at 
Jennings Seminary, Aurora, Ill., graduated from De Pauw University, 
after pursuing the classical course therein four years, in 1888, and in 
due time received the degree of A.M. from his alma mater.
  He was converted at Constantine, Mich., where his family was then 
living, and joined the Church on probation in March, 1874. He became a 
local preacher in 1879. He joined the Southeast Indiana Conference in 
1887. from his pastoral record it will be seen that he did considerable 
supply work while pursuing his studies in preparatory school and 
college.
  On October 24, 1888, he married Miss Alice Hovey Dean, of Mendota, 
Ill. Two children have been born to them, John Dean and Elizabeth.
  His pastoral record is as follows: 1879, Truit's Chapel (supply), 
Michigan Conference; 1879, Big Rock Circuit (supply), Rock River 
Conference; 1880, Somonauk; 1881-82, Little Rock and Jericho; 1883, La 
Moille; 1884 (in college); 1885, Malden and Arlington; 1885, Harmony 
and Knightsville, Northwest Indiana Conference; 1886-90, Rushville, 
Southeast Indiana Conference; 1891, Parkersburg, West Virginia 
Conference; 1892-95, Meridian Street, Anderson, North Indiana 
Conference; 1895, Wayne Street, Fort Wayne; 1895-97, First Church, 
Akron, East Ohio Conference; 1897-1901, Smithfield Street, Pittsburg, 
Pittsburg Conference; 1901-03, First Church, Wilkes-Barre, Wyoming 
Conference.