F. D. Leete collection on William Xavier Ninde family, 1808-1955, bulk 1855-1925.

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F. D. Leete collection on William Xavier Ninde family, 1808-1955, bulk 1855-1925.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/759408157

The papers in this collection document the church-related careers and activities of the Ninde family during the 1800's and early 1900's. Several members of the family became Methodist ministers and missionaries, the most notable of whom was William Xavier Ninde, elected a Methodist Episcopal Church bishop in 1884. The collection holds sermons, scrapbooks, diaries, correspondence, photographs, published and unpublished writings, and biographical information related to Bishop Ninde; his father and grandfather (William Ward Ninde and William Ninde, respectively); his brother (Henry S. Ninde); his children (Edward, George, Frederick, and Mary Ninde Gamewell); Mary Ninde Gamewell's husband (Frank D. Gamewell) and his first wife, Mary Porter Gamewell.

20 boxes (15.75 linear feet)

Bridwell Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8147039

Bridwell Library

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Ninde, William X. (William Xavier), 1832-1901

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6kh46sk (person)

Ninde family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6qs449g (family)

Methodist Episcopal Church

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The Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in the U.S. in 1784. The first general conference was held in 1792 and the constitution was adopted in 1900. In 1939 the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Protestant Church united to form the Methodist Church (U.S.). From the description of Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1791-1945. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122455885 From the guide to the Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1791-1945, (The New ...