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WESTERVELT Rev. William D. Westervelt (1849-1939) supposedly (according to the Lyman book below) served Wailuku Union Church in 1890's on Maui. In the list of WUC ministers there are gaps at 1885-1886, 1889-1893 and 1901-1904. Westervelt is not mentioned in the church records. Westervelt's necrology in the 1939 Congregational Year Book has a pastoral service gap during 1889-1892 and that from 1889-1891 he belonged to the ABCFM. The Congregational Year Books for 1889-1891 show him in Honolulu, H.I. in care of A.O.Forbes and he was ordained for service there starting 1889. THE ABCFM was the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missionaries. A.O. Forbes was the Secretary of the Board of the Hawaiian Evangelican Association during 1880-1888. Then Oliver P. Emerson was secretary from 1889-1903. Wailuku, Maui was one of the mission fields of the ABCFM and by th 1880's was under the HEA. It looks like Westervelt may have been on Maui sometime during 1889-1891. From The Lymans of Hawaii Island; A Pioneering Family, 1993, by Publisher Orlando H. Lyman Trust but the author may have been MacKinnon Simmons or possibly Helen Baldwin. via Kathleen T. Choi [[email protected]] p. 83. Talking about Levi Lyman. "After graduating from Oahu College in 1888, he taught at Kamehmeha School for Boys. ... he took a leave of absence in 1890 to attend Pratt Institutte in Brooklyn, New York. He returned to Kamehameha Schools in 1892 .... "About this time, a young lady from La Porte, Indiana arrived to teach at the Maunaolu School for Girls on Maui. Her name was Nettie Hammond, and her cousin, Rev. William D. Westevelt, was pastor of Wailuku Union Church and suggested her for the job. She taught there for a time and then transferred to Kamehameha School for Girls. Although Kamehmeha's Boys and Girls Schools were separate institutions, Levi met Nettie at various functions. .... Their friendship soon fanned into romance, and they married in Honolulu on July 6, 1897, soon after Levi was appointed principal of HBS." From ABCFM Annual Reports 1887 Additional Missionary Work is needed because the veteran missionaries are dying and the natives are not strong enough, by their own judgement. New workers are not to become pastors of churches but help the native pastors. 1888 This effort not mentioned. 1889 Special Work in the Hawaiian Islands includes 1) Additional work with Hawaiians under Rev. & Mrs. W. D. Westervelt of Denver, CO., 2) NPMI under Rev. Hyde, 3) Hilo Boarding School for Boys, under Rev. A.W. Burt, 4) work with the Chinese under Mr. Frank W. Damon Missionary families in Hawaii are Rev. Hyde and Mrs. Mary Knight Hyde and Rev. Westervelt and Mrs. Clara L. Westervelt. 1890 Special Work in the Hawaiian Islands includes Hyde in Honlulu and Westervelt in Wailuku. His wife listed as Mrs. Louise C. Westervelt in one place and Clara L. Westervelt in another. Chinese - Westevelt baptized 2 men in Wailuku. Evangelistic work is being done by Mr. Westervelt who is now studying the language. His residence is in Wailuku in the former missionary residence. Services have been conducted in English, Chinese and Japanses and he is helping the pastor of the native church. 1891 Special Work in the Hawaiian Islands Chinese: Mrs. Simpson conducts the mission in Wailuku. During Mr. Westervelt's stay on ground (JRD: grounds?) she had help from him. Evangelistic work by Mr. Westervelt continues in Wailuku. Mrs. Westervelt's health is poor and they resigned and returned to the states. 1892 Special Work in the Hawaiian Islands. Westervelt withdraws. From Wailuku Union Church records No record of this minister. From Genealogy of the Westervelt Family, year?, Walter Tallmsn Westervelt via D. JEAN PELLEGRINO [[email protected]], page 112 #1, Roelof #5, Kasparus #10, Benjamin #38, Casporus #139, Silas #340 #28. William Andrew WESTERVELT Alice d.young in Honolulu, HI William D. Westervelt b.26 Dec 1849 m.1870 Louise C. CLARK Congregational Year-Books Searched 1879-1939. 1879 William D., Brier Hill, N.Y., Morristown(1805), Ord.'74, Com.'76 1880 William T., Maintou, CO, Manitou 1881 William D., Maintou, CO, Manitou (1879) Ord.'74, Com.'79 1882 Wm. D., Maintou, CO, Manitou (1879) Ord.'74, Com.'79 1883 Wm. D., Maintou, CO, Denver 2d (1879) Ord.'74, Com.'82 1884-1888 Wm. D., Denver, CO, Denver 2d (1879)(P)Ord.'74, Com.'82 1889-1891 William D., Honolulu, H.I. Care of A.O.Forbes Ord.'74, Com.'89 1892 William D., Chicago, IL Ord.'74 1893-1894 William D., Chicago, IL, Bethany (1868) (P) Ord.'74, Com.'92 1895 William D., Chicago, IL Ord.'74 1896 William D., Morgan Park, IL Morgan Park(1886)(P) Ord.'74, Com.'95 1897-1898 William D., Morgan Park, IL Morgan Park(1887)(P) Ord.'74, Com.'95 1899 Wm. D., Wabash Av., Chicago, IL Ord.'74 1900-1904 Wm. D., Honolulu, H.I. Ord.'74 1905 Wm. D., Honolulu, H.I. Ord.'74 1906 William D. of Honolulu, m.3 Jul in HI, to Caroline D. Castle of Hawaii 1906-1910 Wm. D., Honolulu, H.I. (missionary) Ord.'74 1911 Wm. D. Honolulu, H.I. Honolulu-Portuguese, S.S. Supt. 1912-1918 Wm. D., Honolulu, T.H. Ord.'74 1919-1920 William D. Honolulu, T.H. Ord.'74 1921-1937 William D. 2963 Kalakaua Av., Honolulu, T.H., Ord.'74 1938 William D. at same address, called p.em. (but not listed at a church in the list) 1939 William Drake, deceased (see necrology below) Westervelt, William Drake, Oberlin, Ohio, Dec. 26, 1849. Parents: Rev. William Andrew and Lydia (Hayes) Drake. Education: Oberlin College, A.B., 1871; Yale Divinity School , 1872-73; Oberlain Graduate School of Theology, B.D., 1874. Honorary degree: D.D., Oberlain College, 1926, Ordaination: Congregational Council, Oberlin, Ohio, Dec. 3, 1874. Pastorates: Munnsville, N.Y., 1874-76: Morristown, N.Y., 1876-79; Manitou, Colo., 1879-82; Second Church, Denver, Colo., 1882-89; Bethany Church, Chicago, Ill., 1892-95; Morgan Park Church, Chicago, Ill., 1895-98. Other activities: Member and Sunday School superintendent, Portuguese Mission; member and officer, Hawaiian Board of Missions; treasurer, Near East Relief, Hawaii; director, Y.M.C.A., Honolulu, T.H.; member Prudential Committee, Korean Christian Institute of Honolulu; superintendent, Christian Endeavor Society, Colorado, 1882-1889; member, A.B.C.F.M., Honolulu, T.H., 1889-91, American Museaum of Natural History, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Hawaiian Historical Society; director, Board of Library, Hawaii, T.H. Publications: Legends of Maui, the Demi-God, 1910; Legends of Hawaiian Gods and Ghosts, 1915; Legends of Old Honolulu, 1915; Legends of Hawaiian Volcanoes, 1916; Hawaiian Historical Legends, 1924. Married Louise Clark (died 1903); Caroline Dickenson Castle; 1 son, Andrew Castle. Died Honolulu, Hawaii, March 9, 1939. From The Y.M.C.A. in Hawaii, year?, author? Pages sent via the courtesy of Don Anderson, President of the YMCA in Honolulu. p.60 In 1917 Dr. William D. Westervelt supported the idea that local Japanese, Chinese, and Koreans unit in their Y.M.C.A. efforts. The work here became recognized as the world Association's most notable achievement in racial integration. p.62 In 1918 W. D. Westervelt was on the first committee of management for the Nuuanu Branch and secretary for the first few weeks. p.63 On May 7, 1922 Dr. W. D. Westerveldt presided over the dedication of a new gym on Vinyard Street, adjoining the original building. p.64 In 1924 Dr. Westervelt offered to build a swimming pool 30 by 75 feet in size and costing #11,855. It was christened the Westervelt Swimming Tank at ceremonies in May, 1924. Its popularity immediately doubled attendance at the Nuuanu building. p.68 "Nuuanu's influence has been felt far afield. In 1937, the National Council asked for Mr. Killam's release from the Honolulu work to become executive secretary of its committee on pioneer fields. Frank C. Atherton and Dr. W.D. Westervelt offered to share in the financial support of this work for Negros, Mexicans, American Indians and various foreign groups." p.98 Probably about 1928, "The Rev. W.D. Westervelt wrote: "A great deal of quiet development in all religious, social educational, athletic and business life of these islands is due to me connected with the Y.M.C.A." p.157 In 1963 new $1,300,000 facilities were dedicated at Nuuanu. "The main lounge was dedicated as Founders' Hall to the six men who had so much to do with the organization of the Nuuanu Y.M.C.A. - Chung K. Ai, Frank C. Atherton, Lloyd R. Killam, Dr. Iga Mori, Dr. Syngman Rhee, and William D. Westervelt. A plaque bears the quotation from John 17:21, which is in the center of the International Y.M.C.A. insignia: "They believed that they all may be one."" In 1964 the cornerstone was placed and included inside were the names of the six founders. p.200 Some time before 1933, "Dr. W. D. Westervelt had given the "Y" the keys to his two cottages on a five-acre site at the Volcano, thinking they could be used as a vacation home for "Y" workers and their families. This was briefly called Camp Westervelt, but later known as Hale-o-Aloha. In December, 1933 he deeded the property outright to the Honolulu Y.M.C.A. to hold in trust for the territorial Assciation." From Oberlin College Archives Necrology: William Drake Westervelt, b.26 Dec 1849 Oberlin, OH son of William Andrew and Lydia Hayes (Drake) Westervelt m1. 15 May 1873 Louise J. Clark (Oberlin Class of 1870), d.1904 m2. 3 Jul 1905 Caroline Dickinson Castle (former student in Conservatory of Music) d. 9 Mar 1939, Honolulu (heart trouble) Survived by wife and one son Andrew Castle Westervelt (Oberlin Class of 1927) Honolulu Advertiser testimonial dated 11 Mar 1939. Details also in this necrology. It is very complimentary. Children Alice Lorena, died in infancy Andrew Castle Westervelt Graduated from Oberlin in 1871 with a B.A. Graduated from Oberlin Theological Seminary in 1874. Oberlin bestowed a honorary Doctor of Divinity in 1926 Ordained 1874 in Munnsville, NY to Congregational ministry Served 2 years at Munnsville, NY Served 3 years at Morristown, NY Served 3 years in Manitou, CO Served 7 years in Denver, CO President of State Christian Endeavor Society President of the State Temperance Union Chaplain to Colorado State Legislature 1889-1891 was ABCFM missionary to Hawaii 1892-1896 Pastor, Bethany Congregational Church, Chicago, IL Served 3 years Morgan Park Congregational Church 1899 returned to Honolulu, Hawaii for the rest of his life. Missionary work for many years. S.S.Supt. for Portuguese church Gave money to several Japanese churches. President of Abti-Saloon League President of the Hawaiian Historical Society Trustee of the Hilo Boy's School Trustee of the Korean Christian Institute Director of many corporate boards Author of books and magazines on Hawaiian history and legends Andrew Castle Westervelt b. 12 May 1906 son of William and Caroline (Castle) Westervelt (She. d. 1941) Possible marriages: m1.1927 Viola Luethjohn - divorced m2.1945 Edith Naomi Taylor (Victoria College) - divorced m3.1951 Mrs. Margaret Cobb Fairchild m4.1961 Esther Manning (Vassar College 1934) m. Avahlee Mitchell d. 16 Nov 1989 Goshen, NY (30 year resident, Murrey Ave.) Survived by wife and 3 daughters, 5 stepchildren, 8 grandchildren, 7 step-grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter. Memorial contributions to: Hospice of Orange, 70 DuBois St., Newburgh, NY 12550 Arden Hill Hospital, Goshen, NY 10924 Obituary in The Times Herald Record on 17 Nov 1989. Children: Diane b.27 Aug 1933, m. Gerald D. FRIEDMAN (of Rocky Mount, NC in 1989) Caroline b. 1936, m. _______ WOOD (of Maraga, CA in 1989) Elowyn Castle b.26 Nov 1940, (of New York City, NY in 1989) Attended Punahou Academy, Honolulu Graduated from Oberlin College in 1927 with A.B. in Engl. Lit. Graduated from University of Chicago in 1928 with A.M. Graduated from Columbia University, Teachers College Studied at Yale University, Drama School After WWII he taught English and Americanization Well known writer, photographer and educator in NY City Author of volumes of poetry, including Spendthrift Dragonsmith Also wrote short stories and 2 plays. Member of Dutchess Co. (NY) Art Association Member of Oberlin Dramatic Assoc Member of Oberlin Musical Union President of Dramatic Association Need help with WESTERVELT in NY, HI, and IL. Who were his parents and siblings? Want to trace ancestors and contact descendants. Any help would be appreciated. James R. Davis, 6708 Austin Way, Sacramento, CA 95823 (916)-393-9186