Finding aid for the Benjamin Excell Ministerial Records
Title:
Benjamin Excell Ministerial Records
Repository:
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722
http://www.wrhs.org
Creator:
Excell, Benjamin
Dates:
1852-1884
Quantity:
0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract:
 Benjamin Excell (1820-1904) was a minister who resided in Cleveland and Warren, Ohio, and in Meadville, Pennsylvania. The collection consists of a record of appointments filled, sermons preached, and marriages solemnized by Reverend Excell. Includes his license to perform marriages in Ohio.
Identification:
MS 1823
Location:
closed stacks
Language:
The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Benjamin Excell Ministerial Records, 1852-1884, consist of a record of appointments filled, sermons preached, and marriages solemnized by Rev. Excell. Includes his license to perform marriages in Ohio.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying religious history in Cleveland and Warren, Ohio, and Meadville, Pennsylvania in the nineteenth century. Genealogists might find the Ohio marriage records useful.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically and is maintained in one volume.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Clergy -- Ohio -- Miscellanea.
Clergy -- Pennsylvania -- Miscellanea.
Excell, Benjamin, 1820-1904.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 1823 Benjamin Excell Ministerial Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of Miss Minnie Excell in 1924.