BIO: Grant G. McChesney, 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, pages 367-368.
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  McChesney, Grant G., was born on November 17, 1868, in South Howard, 
Steuben County, N.Y. In his boyhood he had the advantage of the common 
district schools, and when nineteen years old entered the Haverling 
Free Academy at Bath, N.Y., from which he graduated in 1890. In 1891 he 
took a course of study in stenography and bookkeeping in the Rochester 
Business College. He entered Drew Theological Seminary in 1892, 
graduating in 1895. He then entered Syracuse University, and studied 
there two years.
  He was converted when eleven years old during revival services held 
at South Howard, by the pastor of Towlesville charge; believed himself 
called to the ministry in 1888, and received exhorter's license in 1891 
from the Bath Church. He did supply work four months in 1894 at East 
Buffalo, and at Peru, N.Y., about six months in 1895-96. After 
supplying Wells Bridge one year he joined the Conference in 1897, 
having been ordained deacon in 1895 by Bishop Andrews, at the Central 
New York Conference.
  On July 10, 1895, he married Miss Mary Aulls, of Bath, N.Y. Three 
sons have been born to them.
  His pastoral record is as follows: 1897-99, Laurens; 1900, North 
Norwich; 1901-02, Masonville; 1903, at school.