Historical and Genealogical Research Facts Sheridan County, Wyoming Contributed for use by the USGenWeb Project (http://www.usgenweb.com) Archives and by the WYGenWeb Project Archives (http://www.usgwarchives.net/wy/wyfiles.htm) by Suzanne Leonard 11 August 1997 & 08 October 1997 USGenWeb Project NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, data may be used by non-commercial researchers, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format for profit, nor for presentation in any form by any other organization or individual. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than as stated above, must obtain express written permission from the author, or the submitter and from the listed USGenWeb Project archivist. For specific name searches, use the "search" or "find" feature of your browser. The following is some historical information on the First United Methodist Church, formerly Methodist Episcopal Church. This information is printed with the permission of: First United Methodist Church 215 West Works Street Sheridan, WY 82801 Phone 307-672-9779 ===================================================================== Early ministers and important events: Name Date Notes ===================================================================== RADER, Dr. D.L. August 30, 1888 First church service in Sheridan (traveling minister) VASSELLER, Rev. D.B. October 24 1888 First resident minister LONG, Rev. J.B. Summer 1889 First building begun GILLESPIE, Rev. J.H. December 14, 1889 December 28, 1889 Bell rung for first time December 31, 1889 First service held in new church FOSS, Bishop June 16, 1895 Dedicated the building YOUNG, Rev. Benjamin 1899 Parsonage erected CATES, Pastor Arthur April 23, 1909 MARSHALL, Mrs. J.J.(Harriett) 1917 Organized Alpha Kappa class of First United Methodist Sunday School June 21, 1921 Last service held in old building October 2, 1921 Cornerstone laid for new building February 1923 New church dedicated ===================================================================== On December 23, 1888, the First Methodist Episcopal Church was organized. Charter members: ===================================================================== BONNELL David BONNELL Adeline CLUBB Arthur CLUBB America COFFEEN Henry COFFEEN Hattie EARLY Martha PERKINS Clara SONNESBERGER Delilah Babcock SONNESBERGER Mariah SONNESBERGER W.D. WRIGHTER Anna ===================================================================== The following is a list of pastors of the First Baptist Church, formerly Bethany Baptist. This information is printed with the permission of: First Baptist Church 1100 Big Horn Avenue Sheridan, WY 82801 Phone 307-674-6693 ===================================================================== Name Date ===================================================================== BENTON, Rev. G.W. Before Jan 22, 1891 Baptist preacher from Big Horn HOWD, Rev. T.T. Jan 22, 1891 - 1893 LIMES, Rev. J.L. 1893 - 1895 EVANS, Rev. M.G. 1895 - 1898 DENT, Rev. A.H. 1898 - 1900 PETZOLD, Rev. W.A. 1900 - 1903 FAUX, Rev. W.M. 1903 - 1907 JONES, Rev. A.I. 1908 - 1916 GOULD, Rev. J.A. 1916 - 1919 CHAPPELL, Rev. 1919 - 1920 JONES, Rev. A.I. 1920 - 1922 BLACKLEDGE, Rev. J.P. 1922 - 1926 PLACES IN SHERIDAN COUNTY, WYOMING Sheridan County was once a portion of Johnson County. It was formally named a separate county in 1888. Towns and Post Offices include both past and present. This list was compiled by observation and research. TOWNS and POST OFFICES CREEKS and RIVERS Acme Ash Creek Arvada Beaver Creek Bald Mountain Big Goose Creek Banner Clear Creek Beckton Crazy Woman Creek Big Horn Dutch Creek Bingham Little Goose Creek Burks Mead Creek Carneyville Pass Creek Carroll Piney Creek Clearmont Pompei's Creek Dayton Prairie Dog Creek Dewey Prune Creek Dietz Rapid Creek Fort Mackenzie Tongue River Hamilton Wolf Creek Higby Huson Kearney Kendrick Kleenburn Kooi Leiter Mandel Milltown Modelmine Monarch Ohlman Oxus Parkman Pass Passaic Ranchester Rockwood Saddle String Sheridan Slack Slave Springwillow Story Suggs Ucross Ulm Verona Walsh Wolf Woodrock Wyarno MAYORS OF SHERIDAN, WYOMING The following is a list of Mayors compiled from the photo gallery located in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, Sheridan Wyoming NAME TERM ===================================== LOUCKS, John D. 1884 1886 WHITNEY, Edward A. 1887 1887 COFFEEN, Henry A. 1888 1888 ALGER, Horace C. 1889 1889 ROBINSON, J.P. 1890 1890 LEAVERTON, James 1891 1891 MOORE, John B. 1892 1892 BLAKE, M.L. 1893 1893 PERKINS, Benjamin 1894 1894 PURMORT, George H. 1895 1895 BLAKE, M.L. 1896 1896 HALBERT, A.M. 1897 1897 ALGER, Horace C. 1898 1898 LEWIS, Charles 1899 1899 STORY, Charles P. 1900 1900 TAYLOR, John S. 1901 1901 MILLER, W.M. 1902 1903 DIEFENDERFER, Alf 1904 1904 MULLEN, W.E. 1905 1905 TAYLOR, John S. 1906 1908 GLAFCKE, L.B. 1909 1909 O'MARR, James J. 1910 1910 WALSH, J.K. 1911 1911 KUTCHER, Charles A. 1912 1913 TYNAN, Thomas T. 1914 1915 CHURCH, James A. 1916 1917 CAMPLIN, Merideth B. 1918 1921 SHELDON, Charles W. 1922 1923 KIRKPATRICK, J. Frank 1924 1927 LOUCKS, H.A. 1928 1929 STORY, Charles P. 1930 1930 IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH The following is a list of early ministers of the Immanuel Lutheran Church, and is printed with the permission of: Immanuel Lutheran Church 1300 W. 5th Sheridan, WY 82801 307-674-6434 NAME DATE =============================== MENKENS, Rev. A. 1903 GUELKER, Rev. A.C. 1904 HUESMAN, Rev. Wm. 1907 WOLTER, A.W. 1915 HER, Rev. J.F.S. 1919 MOEDE, Rev. E.J. SIEBERT, Rev. A.W. 1928 DANIELS, Rev. John F. 1938 SHERIDAN COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS The following is a list of early Sheridan County School Superintendents. NAME DATE ==================================== McGRATH, Richard 1888 1889 PAXTON, Minnie S. 1889 1893 KYLE, Bernice M. 1893 1895 BENJAMIN, Effie 1895 1897 DILLON, Mrs. Marion 1897 1901 KIRBY, Dora 1901 1903 STOVER, Lena 1903 1905 WORTHINGTON, Edith S. 1905 1909 CLARK, Edith 1909 1915 COTTON, Inez 1915 1917 CONLEY, Mrs. Frances F. 1923 1925 ELARTH, Vivian 1925 1927 LAMB, Sadie F. 1927 1933 SHERIDAN RAILWAY INVESTORS In 1910 a group of local investors began construction of an electric cable car to connect the City of Sheridan, Fort Mackenzie, and the coal mining towns to the north. The Sheridan Enterprise listed the following: Anonymous Austin Dry Goods Bloom Shoe and Clothing BLUME, Fred H. BROWN, George BURNS, James COFFEEN, Henry A. CRANDALL, S.B. CUSICK, P. DEMPLE, Peter DENIO, Ralph Ferguson & Pearson FLORES, A.D. HOLMES, C.B. HUNE, Jack Hunter Loan Jouvenant Hardware KAY, H.R. MONCRIEFFE, Malcolm MURRAY, Charles MURRAY, Frank New York Store NEWELL, Dr. M.A. PARSON, H.H. Peret & Luce POWERS, J.D. SCHROEDER, Fred WARNER, D.D. WILDER, A.W. WILLIAMS, E.C. WREN, Jacob Wyoming Mutual Investment Co. MAYORS OF DAYTON, WYOMING The following is a list of Dayton, Wyoming mayors from 1906 through June of 1961, as it appeared in the Sheridan Press on October 7, 1997: NAME TERM ===================================== KETCHAM, C.H. 1906 - 1912 WISSLER, Susan May 1912 - Mar 1915 GILBERT, Charles D. Mar 1916 - May 1923 HUTTON, J.E. May 1923 - May 1926 VEACH, Ralph Jun 1926 - Sep 1926 DICKSON, J. Sep 1926 - May 1927 WILSON, J. Paul Jun 1927 - Apr 1929 DICKSON, J. Jun 1929 - Jan 1930 STEIN, E.M. Feb 1930 - May 1930 RATCLIFF, R.W. Jun 1930 - May 1932 WILSON, Frank C. Jun 1932 - May 1934 KUENY, F.A. May 1934 - May 1937 RATCLIFF, P.W. May 1937 - Jun 1939 WILSON, J. Paul Jun 1939 - Jun 1943 CAREY, Jack Jun 1943 - Aug 1946 LaTOUSH, G.W. Aug 1946 - Jun 1953 WRIGHT, L.E. Jun 1953 - Jun 1955 SKRETTEBERG, Carl Jun 1955 - Jun 1961