Rev. William Horsfall's exact birthdate, birthplace, and the names of his parents can be a bit difficult to pinpoint. Different sources provide conflicting information. His gravestone indicates he was born in 1839. The 1900 US census states he was born in February, 1841. Other US census records hold that he was born in 1842.
Piecing different records together, it is almost certain William was born in Feb. 1839 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. He was baptized in Manchester Cathedral on Oct 1, 1840. William's parents were George Horsfall, born Dec 30, 1807 in Ravenfield, Yorkshire, England. George died 10 Feb 1868 in Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England. William's mother was Jane Arnold, b. March 13, 1811 in Royston, Yorkshire. Jane died on 22 Jan 1897 in St. Bridget, West Kirby, Cheshire, England.
William's siblings:
* Mary, b. 1838.
* Jane, b. 1842, married Richard Frodsham
* Elizabeth, b. 1844,
* George, b. 1848,
* John, b. 1850.
There is a tradition in the Horsfall family that is still practiced today that is consistent with this naming. The first son is William, the second, George, the third, John. No middle names.
William lived with his family at 4 Long Millgate in Manchester in 1841. Long Millgate was described during this period by the writer, Fredrich Engels, as among the most destitute places in Europe. William's father, George, was a grocer. In the 1851 census William is not listed as living with the rest of his family at 123 Cannon Street, Manchester. In 1861 William was recorded as being a 22 yr old lodger in St George's Parish.
All the above information needs further verification. What is most certain is that William was married in 1865 at St Michael's Church, Ashton Under-Lyne, Lancashire, to Sarah Howard,(b. June 21, 1847, Bradshaw, England- d. 22 Jan 1935, Bandon, OR, USA). The Horsfalls had a son, William, who was born on Nov. 27, 1867, and later baptized at St. James Church, in nearby Millbrook, Cheshire.
On Jan 7, 1870, there is a record of a George & William Horsfall, Manchester Cotton Dealers, declaring bankruptcy. It is unclear if this is William and his younger brother, George or some other. It would not be William's father, George, as he had died earlier on 10, Feb, 1868. Much of the Manchester Mill Industry had suffered greatly during this period because of the blockades in place during the American Civil War. In 1870, together with 3 year old William, they moved to the USA.
William entered the seminary in the US. In 1880 he was a missionary in the very SE corner of Kansas, at Baxter Springs, Cherokee County. In May of 1880, the bishop of Kansas, the Rt. Rev. Thomas H. Vail, paid a visit to the Galena, Kansas area and found that the new church structure was complete. The mission was named St. Mary's and was consecrated in April of 1881. The church quickly hired its first priest, Rev. William Horsfall.
By the Fall of 1882 Rev. William and family, moved to Miles City, Montana. He celebrated the first Episcopal service in Billings, Montana in 1882. Soon the family moved again to Newport, Oregon, (for Rev. William's health), then to Marshfield, Oregon, (the old name for Coos Bay), in 1889. This same year he was named the Dean of the Episcopal Church of SW Oregon.
When Rev. William Horsfall arrived on the south coast in 1889 as a missionary, he found no permanent church buildings in his 2,400 square miles district. He soon began plans for such buildings, and the cornerstone of St John's church, Bandon, was laid in 1893. The building was sited high on a windy bluff overlooking the river and bustling little town. By 1898 St John's by the Sea was the second largest Episcopal mission in the district.
On May 25, 1908 The Coos Bay Times Reported that, at the Oregon Episcopal Conference, Rev William Horsfall gave a touching and loudly applauded description of his missions in Coos Bay. After he finished, Bishop Scadding told how William had grown old working there for 18 years and was only making $400 a year, while young Presbyterian missionaries were starting at $600. The bishop immediately recommended a raise to $1000 a year, which was immediately granted. Rev. Horsfall asked that it be reduced stating "I am not worth it". All present indignantly replied "You are. You are!"
The newspaper continues, "The hesitancy of the Reverend Horsfall in accepting the increased salary attracted much attention, and has brought many words of praise to the venerable man. The Portland Telegram, in commenting on it editorially proclaims: 'A case of rare modesty'. When the minister of the Gospel labors in a single community for a period of eighteen years and at a maximum annual stipend of $400; it can truly be said of that man that his personal sacrifice to the cause in which he is enlisted is great. When in pure appreciation of that sacrifice his church conference proposes to raise his yearly compensation to $1,000, and that minister modestly demurs with the assertion that he is "not worth it" we are furnished an example of unselfish service that, in this day and age, it is difficult to match. Here is a good man."
William Horsfall served as missionary and Dean of the Southern Convocation from 1889-1918. Rev, William is also considered a pioneer founder of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church at 400 Highland Ave, Coos Bay, OR, where his son, Dr. William was later an active parishioner. Dr Horsfall was also buried from this church. Rev. Horsfall made his retirement home in Bandon at the site of the present high school. In 1921 his estate donated the lots where St John's now stands, and the building of 1893 was moved to the site.
Rev. William Horsfall died on 31 March, 1921, Bandon, Coos County, Oregon.
Piecing different records together, it is almost certain William was born in Feb. 1839 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. He was baptized in Manchester Cathedral on Oct 1, 1840. William's parents were George Horsfall, born Dec 30, 1807 in Ravenfield, Yorkshire, England. George died 10 Feb 1868 in Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England. William's mother was Jane Arnold, b. March 13, 1811 in Royston, Yorkshire. Jane died on 22 Jan 1897 in St. Bridget, West Kirby, Cheshire, England.
William's siblings:
* Mary, b. 1838.
* Jane, b. 1842, married Richard Frodsham
* Elizabeth, b. 1844,
* George, b. 1848,
* John, b. 1850.
There is a tradition in the Horsfall family that is still practiced today that is consistent with this naming. The first son is William, the second, George, the third, John. No middle names.
William lived with his family at 4 Long Millgate in Manchester in 1841. Long Millgate was described during this period by the writer, Fredrich Engels, as among the most destitute places in Europe. William's father, George, was a grocer. In the 1851 census William is not listed as living with the rest of his family at 123 Cannon Street, Manchester. In 1861 William was recorded as being a 22 yr old lodger in St George's Parish.
All the above information needs further verification. What is most certain is that William was married in 1865 at St Michael's Church, Ashton Under-Lyne, Lancashire, to Sarah Howard,(b. June 21, 1847, Bradshaw, England- d. 22 Jan 1935, Bandon, OR, USA). The Horsfalls had a son, William, who was born on Nov. 27, 1867, and later baptized at St. James Church, in nearby Millbrook, Cheshire.
On Jan 7, 1870, there is a record of a George & William Horsfall, Manchester Cotton Dealers, declaring bankruptcy. It is unclear if this is William and his younger brother, George or some other. It would not be William's father, George, as he had died earlier on 10, Feb, 1868. Much of the Manchester Mill Industry had suffered greatly during this period because of the blockades in place during the American Civil War. In 1870, together with 3 year old William, they moved to the USA.
William entered the seminary in the US. In 1880 he was a missionary in the very SE corner of Kansas, at Baxter Springs, Cherokee County. In May of 1880, the bishop of Kansas, the Rt. Rev. Thomas H. Vail, paid a visit to the Galena, Kansas area and found that the new church structure was complete. The mission was named St. Mary's and was consecrated in April of 1881. The church quickly hired its first priest, Rev. William Horsfall.
By the Fall of 1882 Rev. William and family, moved to Miles City, Montana. He celebrated the first Episcopal service in Billings, Montana in 1882. Soon the family moved again to Newport, Oregon, (for Rev. William's health), then to Marshfield, Oregon, (the old name for Coos Bay), in 1889. This same year he was named the Dean of the Episcopal Church of SW Oregon.
When Rev. William Horsfall arrived on the south coast in 1889 as a missionary, he found no permanent church buildings in his 2,400 square miles district. He soon began plans for such buildings, and the cornerstone of St John's church, Bandon, was laid in 1893. The building was sited high on a windy bluff overlooking the river and bustling little town. By 1898 St John's by the Sea was the second largest Episcopal mission in the district.
On May 25, 1908 The Coos Bay Times Reported that, at the Oregon Episcopal Conference, Rev William Horsfall gave a touching and loudly applauded description of his missions in Coos Bay. After he finished, Bishop Scadding told how William had grown old working there for 18 years and was only making $400 a year, while young Presbyterian missionaries were starting at $600. The bishop immediately recommended a raise to $1000 a year, which was immediately granted. Rev. Horsfall asked that it be reduced stating "I am not worth it". All present indignantly replied "You are. You are!"
The newspaper continues, "The hesitancy of the Reverend Horsfall in accepting the increased salary attracted much attention, and has brought many words of praise to the venerable man. The Portland Telegram, in commenting on it editorially proclaims: 'A case of rare modesty'. When the minister of the Gospel labors in a single community for a period of eighteen years and at a maximum annual stipend of $400; it can truly be said of that man that his personal sacrifice to the cause in which he is enlisted is great. When in pure appreciation of that sacrifice his church conference proposes to raise his yearly compensation to $1,000, and that minister modestly demurs with the assertion that he is "not worth it" we are furnished an example of unselfish service that, in this day and age, it is difficult to match. Here is a good man."
William Horsfall served as missionary and Dean of the Southern Convocation from 1889-1918. Rev, William is also considered a pioneer founder of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church at 400 Highland Ave, Coos Bay, OR, where his son, Dr. William was later an active parishioner. Dr Horsfall was also buried from this church. Rev. Horsfall made his retirement home in Bandon at the site of the present high school. In 1921 his estate donated the lots where St John's now stands, and the building of 1893 was moved to the site.
Rev. William Horsfall died on 31 March, 1921, Bandon, Coos County, Oregon.
Rev. William Horsfall's exact birthdate, birthplace, and the names of his parents can be a bit difficult to pinpoint. Different sources provide conflicting information. His gravestone indicates he was born in 1839. The 1900 US census states he was born in February, 1841. Other US census records hold that he was born in 1842.
Piecing different records together, it is almost certain William was born in Feb. 1839 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. He was baptized in Manchester Cathedral on Oct 1, 1840. William's parents were George Horsfall, born Dec 30, 1807 in Ravenfield, Yorkshire, England. George died 10 Feb 1868 in Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England. William's mother was Jane Arnold, b. March 13, 1811 in Royston, Yorkshire. Jane died on 22 Jan 1897 in St. Bridget, West Kirby, Cheshire, England.
William's siblings:
* Mary, b. 1838.
* Jane, b. 1842, married Richard Frodsham
* Elizabeth, b. 1844,
* George, b. 1848,
* John, b. 1850.
There is a tradition in the Horsfall family that is still practiced today that is consistent with this naming. The first son is William, the second, George, the third, John. No middle names.
William lived with his family at 4 Long Millgate in Manchester in 1841. Long Millgate was described during this period by the writer, Fredrich Engels, as among the most destitute places in Europe. William's father, George, was a grocer. In the 1851 census William is not listed as living with the rest of his family at 123 Cannon Street, Manchester. In 1861 William was recorded as being a 22 yr old lodger in St George's Parish.
All the above information needs further verification. What is most certain is that William was married in 1865 at St Michael's Church, Ashton Under-Lyne, Lancashire, to Sarah Howard,(b. June 21, 1847, Bradshaw, England- d. 22 Jan 1935, Bandon, OR, USA). The Horsfalls had a son, William, who was born on Nov. 27, 1867, and later baptized at St. James Church, in nearby Millbrook, Cheshire.
On Jan 7, 1870, there is a record of a George & William Horsfall, Manchester Cotton Dealers, declaring bankruptcy. It is unclear if this is William and his younger brother, George or some other. It would not be William's father, George, as he had died earlier on 10, Feb, 1868. Much of the Manchester Mill Industry had suffered greatly during this period because of the blockades in place during the American Civil War. In 1870, together with 3 year old William, they moved to the USA.
William entered the seminary in the US. In 1880 he was a missionary in the very SE corner of Kansas, at Baxter Springs, Cherokee County. In May of 1880, the bishop of Kansas, the Rt. Rev. Thomas H. Vail, paid a visit to the Galena, Kansas area and found that the new church structure was complete. The mission was named St. Mary's and was consecrated in April of 1881. The church quickly hired its first priest, Rev. William Horsfall.
By the Fall of 1882 Rev. William and family, moved to Miles City, Montana. He celebrated the first Episcopal service in Billings, Montana in 1882. Soon the family moved again to Newport, Oregon, (for Rev. William's health), then to Marshfield, Oregon, (the old name for Coos Bay), in 1889. This same year he was named the Dean of the Episcopal Church of SW Oregon.
When Rev. William Horsfall arrived on the south coast in 1889 as a missionary, he found no permanent church buildings in his 2,400 square miles district. He soon began plans for such buildings, and the cornerstone of St John's church, Bandon, was laid in 1893. The building was sited high on a windy bluff overlooking the river and bustling little town. By 1898 St John's by the Sea was the second largest Episcopal mission in the district.
On May 25, 1908 The Coos Bay Times Reported that, at the Oregon Episcopal Conference, Rev William Horsfall gave a touching and loudly applauded description of his missions in Coos Bay. After he finished, Bishop Scadding told how William had grown old working there for 18 years and was only making $400 a year, while young Presbyterian missionaries were starting at $600. The bishop immediately recommended a raise to $1000 a year, which was immediately granted. Rev. Horsfall asked that it be reduced stating "I am not worth it". All present indignantly replied "You are. You are!"
The newspaper continues, "The hesitancy of the Reverend Horsfall in accepting the increased salary attracted much attention, and has brought many words of praise to the venerable man. The Portland Telegram, in commenting on it editorially proclaims: 'A case of rare modesty'. When the minister of the Gospel labors in a single community for a period of eighteen years and at a maximum annual stipend of $400; it can truly be said of that man that his personal sacrifice to the cause in which he is enlisted is great. When in pure appreciation of that sacrifice his church conference proposes to raise his yearly compensation to $1,000, and that minister modestly demurs with the assertion that he is "not worth it" we are furnished an example of unselfish service that, in this day and age, it is difficult to match. Here is a good man."
William Horsfall served as missionary and Dean of the Southern Convocation from 1889-1918. Rev, William is also considered a pioneer founder of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church at 400 Highland Ave, Coos Bay, OR, where his son, Dr. William was later an active parishioner. Dr Horsfall was also buried from this church. Rev. Horsfall made his retirement home in Bandon at the site of the present high school. In 1921 his estate donated the lots where St John's now stands, and the building of 1893 was moved to the site.
Rev. William Horsfall died on 31 March, 1921, Bandon, Coos County, Oregon.
Piecing different records together, it is almost certain William was born in Feb. 1839 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. He was baptized in Manchester Cathedral on Oct 1, 1840. William's parents were George Horsfall, born Dec 30, 1807 in Ravenfield, Yorkshire, England. George died 10 Feb 1868 in Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England. William's mother was Jane Arnold, b. March 13, 1811 in Royston, Yorkshire. Jane died on 22 Jan 1897 in St. Bridget, West Kirby, Cheshire, England.
William's siblings:
* Mary, b. 1838.
* Jane, b. 1842, married Richard Frodsham
* Elizabeth, b. 1844,
* George, b. 1848,
* John, b. 1850.
There is a tradition in the Horsfall family that is still practiced today that is consistent with this naming. The first son is William, the second, George, the third, John. No middle names.
William lived with his family at 4 Long Millgate in Manchester in 1841. Long Millgate was described during this period by the writer, Fredrich Engels, as among the most destitute places in Europe. William's father, George, was a grocer. In the 1851 census William is not listed as living with the rest of his family at 123 Cannon Street, Manchester. In 1861 William was recorded as being a 22 yr old lodger in St George's Parish.
All the above information needs further verification. What is most certain is that William was married in 1865 at St Michael's Church, Ashton Under-Lyne, Lancashire, to Sarah Howard,(b. June 21, 1847, Bradshaw, England- d. 22 Jan 1935, Bandon, OR, USA). The Horsfalls had a son, William, who was born on Nov. 27, 1867, and later baptized at St. James Church, in nearby Millbrook, Cheshire.
On Jan 7, 1870, there is a record of a George & William Horsfall, Manchester Cotton Dealers, declaring bankruptcy. It is unclear if this is William and his younger brother, George or some other. It would not be William's father, George, as he had died earlier on 10, Feb, 1868. Much of the Manchester Mill Industry had suffered greatly during this period because of the blockades in place during the American Civil War. In 1870, together with 3 year old William, they moved to the USA.
William entered the seminary in the US. In 1880 he was a missionary in the very SE corner of Kansas, at Baxter Springs, Cherokee County. In May of 1880, the bishop of Kansas, the Rt. Rev. Thomas H. Vail, paid a visit to the Galena, Kansas area and found that the new church structure was complete. The mission was named St. Mary's and was consecrated in April of 1881. The church quickly hired its first priest, Rev. William Horsfall.
By the Fall of 1882 Rev. William and family, moved to Miles City, Montana. He celebrated the first Episcopal service in Billings, Montana in 1882. Soon the family moved again to Newport, Oregon, (for Rev. William's health), then to Marshfield, Oregon, (the old name for Coos Bay), in 1889. This same year he was named the Dean of the Episcopal Church of SW Oregon.
When Rev. William Horsfall arrived on the south coast in 1889 as a missionary, he found no permanent church buildings in his 2,400 square miles district. He soon began plans for such buildings, and the cornerstone of St John's church, Bandon, was laid in 1893. The building was sited high on a windy bluff overlooking the river and bustling little town. By 1898 St John's by the Sea was the second largest Episcopal mission in the district.
On May 25, 1908 The Coos Bay Times Reported that, at the Oregon Episcopal Conference, Rev William Horsfall gave a touching and loudly applauded description of his missions in Coos Bay. After he finished, Bishop Scadding told how William had grown old working there for 18 years and was only making $400 a year, while young Presbyterian missionaries were starting at $600. The bishop immediately recommended a raise to $1000 a year, which was immediately granted. Rev. Horsfall asked that it be reduced stating "I am not worth it". All present indignantly replied "You are. You are!"
The newspaper continues, "The hesitancy of the Reverend Horsfall in accepting the increased salary attracted much attention, and has brought many words of praise to the venerable man. The Portland Telegram, in commenting on it editorially proclaims: 'A case of rare modesty'. When the minister of the Gospel labors in a single community for a period of eighteen years and at a maximum annual stipend of $400; it can truly be said of that man that his personal sacrifice to the cause in which he is enlisted is great. When in pure appreciation of that sacrifice his church conference proposes to raise his yearly compensation to $1,000, and that minister modestly demurs with the assertion that he is "not worth it" we are furnished an example of unselfish service that, in this day and age, it is difficult to match. Here is a good man."
William Horsfall served as missionary and Dean of the Southern Convocation from 1889-1918. Rev, William is also considered a pioneer founder of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church at 400 Highland Ave, Coos Bay, OR, where his son, Dr. William was later an active parishioner. Dr Horsfall was also buried from this church. Rev. Horsfall made his retirement home in Bandon at the site of the present high school. In 1921 his estate donated the lots where St John's now stands, and the building of 1893 was moved to the site.
Rev. William Horsfall died on 31 March, 1921, Bandon, Coos County, Oregon.
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