Reverend John Shreve was born in Loudon County, Virginia, April 9, 1782. He died Jan 9, 1862, at his residence in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. His remains rest in the Shreve Chapel Cemetery. The funeral sermon was delivered by Reverend J. W. Baker, assisted by several other ministers.
Reverend Shreve homesteaded a large tract of land in Monroe Township on which he built his cabin in 1806. His wife, Mary Hixon, to whom he was married April 29, 1806, was born in gossip County, New Jersey, December 27, 1787.
Reverend Shreve was brought to Christ and became one of the pioneer Methodist ministers. Through his efforts, the Shreve Chapel Log Church was built. Together, Reverend and Mrs. Shreve erected their family alter and planted and nourished Methodism in the region for 67 years. His father, James Shreve, who was born in 1754 and lived to nearly a hundred, fought in the Revolutionary War, crossed the Delaware with George Washington, fought at Princeton and Trenton, and in 1792 moved with his family to Pennsylvania, bringing with him his father Caleb Shreve.
Contributed by Carolyn Carroll for use by the Bedford County Genealogy Project (http://www.pa-roots.com/~bedford/)
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Reverend John Shreve was born in Loudon County, Virginia, April 9, 1782. He died Jan 9, 1862, at his residence in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. His remains rest in the Shreve Chapel Cemetery. The funeral sermon was delivered by Reverend J. W. Baker, assisted by several other ministers.
Reverend Shreve homesteaded a large tract of land in Monroe Township on which he built his cabin in 1806. His wife, Mary Hixon, to whom he was married April 29, 1806, was born in gossip County, New Jersey, December 27, 1787.
Reverend Shreve was brought to Christ and became one of the pioneer Methodist ministers. Through his efforts, the Shreve Chapel Log Church was built. Together, Reverend and Mrs. Shreve erected their family alter and planted and nourished Methodism in the region for 67 years. His father, James Shreve, who was born in 1754 and lived to nearly a hundred, fought in the Revolutionary War, crossed the Delaware with George Washington, fought at Princeton and Trenton, and in 1792 moved with his family to Pennsylvania, bringing with him his father Caleb Shreve.
Contributed by Carolyn Carroll for use by the Bedford County Genealogy Project (http://www.pa-roots.com/~bedford/)
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