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Indiana Yearly Meeting: W

WABASH PREPARATIVE MEETING

Minutes: 4-11-1861 to 5-6-1875
9-21-1878 to 9-6-1883 (scattered rough minutes)

WABASH MONTHLY MEETING (Wabash Co., Ind.)

Set off from Mississinewa Monthly Meeting, 1-11-1851.
In 1913 it was laid down and the membership joined to South Wabash MM, which then assumed the name Wabash MM. Records created after the merger are all placed here. See also the inventory for South Wabash MM.
Men's Minutes: 1-11-1851 to 4-13-1861
5-11-1861 to 1-9-1875
[1875-1887 supposed to be lost--missing since 1934]
Women's Minutes: 1-11-1851 to 6-13-1874
7-11-1874 to 4-9-1887
Minutes: 6-11-1887 to 7-10-1913 (pp. 1-2 missing)
1-21-1911 to 9-17 -1936 (begun as South Wabash MM)
10-16-1936 to 5-15-1956
Marriages: 1851-1896 (marriage certificates end in 1868)
1862-1896
Removals: 1855-1900
Births and Deaths: Book A
Membership: Book 1 (to 1913)
Book 2 (1913 to ca. 1955; also includes material copied from earlier records)
Book 3: (begun 1955)
Ministry and Council Minutes: 11-9-1947 to 1-15-1961
Treasurer's Record: 1862-1910
Ladies Aid: 1-12-1928 to 8-10-1950
Quaker Men: 2-12-1952 to 1-12-1954
Sunday School Council: 12-30-1934 to 7-21-1940
History: Vol. I: 1918-1940
Vol. II: 1940-1959
1 folder of historical materials

WABASH QUARTERLY MEETING

Minutes: 9-9-1944 to 3-2-1969

WALNUT RIDGE PREPARATIVE MEETING (Rush Co., Ind.)

Minutes: 3-14-1866 to 12-12-1894

WALNUT RIDGE MONTHLY MEETING (Rush Co., Ind.)

Set off from Duck Creek MM, 1-16-1836
Men's Minutes: 1-16-1836 to 3-15-1845
8-16-1845 to 12-18-1858
1-15-1859 to 12-21-1872
1-18-1873 to 12-15-1888
8-19-1865 to 8-21-1869
9-18-1869 to 3-21-1874 (original)
4-18-1874 to 7-19-1879
8-16-1879 to 3-19-1892
Women's Minutes: 1-16-1836 to 6-16-1855
7-21-1855 to 12-16-1871
1-20-1872 to 3-27-1891
Minutes: 1-1-1889 to 3-16-1907
7-21-1906 to 7-17-1926
4-20-1907 to 1-22-1941
8-21-1926 to 6-18-1958
7-16-1958 to 3-12-1980
Births and Deaths: 1836 to 1867 (book A)
Committee on Education: 2-20-1867 to 1-30-1869
Certificates issued: 5-21-1836 to 5-21-1864
9-17-1864 to 4-16-1881
Certificates received: n.d. (early 19th C.)
Marriage Records: 1836 to 1862

WALNUT RIDGE QUARTERLY MEETING

Established: 10-3-1866 from Spiceland QM
Women's Minutes: 2-9-1867 to 5-14-1892
Men's Minutes: 2-19-1867 to 5-14-1892
Minutes: 8-13-1892 to 5-10-1902 (in same volume as Men's)
8-9-1902 to 5-12-1934
8-11-1934 to 2-13-1960
5-14-1960 to 5-9-1969
Ministers and Elders Minutes: 2-8-1867 to 5-10-1907
Ministry and Oversight Minutes: 8-11-1917 to 11-13-1943
2-12-1944 to 8-9-1947
Ministry and Counsel Minutes: 8-9-1947 to 11-8-1968 (in same volume)
Treasurer's Book: 5-3-1911 to 11-1-1934
11-10-1934 to 11-1-1948
11-1-1948 to 11-1-1954
Yearly Meetinghouse expenses: 1878
History: 2 typed mss. History to 1903, to 1953

WEBSTER MONTHLY MEETING (Wayne Co., Ind.)

Continuation of Dover MM
Laid down 1956
Minutes: 7-21-1928 to 10-1944

WEST BRANCH MONTHLY MEETING (Miami Co., Ohio)

Set off 1-17-1807 from Miami MM
Held at Center, but continues as West Branch MM
Men's Minutes: 1-17-1807 to 2-15-1823
3-15-1823 to 3-18-1841
5-13-1841 to 10-15-1871
11-16-1871 to 8-8-1906 (joint after 1883)
8-19-1875 to 11-9-1889 (duplicate)
Women's Minutes: 2-21-1807 to 9-15-1821
11-17-1821 to 4-17-1830
8-21-1830 to 1-18-1838
2-15-1838 to 6-13-1861 (A)
5-14-1863 to 11-19-1868 (A)
7-16-1868 to 3-13-1873 (A)
6-15-1871 to 1-18-1883
Minutes: 12-14-1889 to 3-12-1898
4-9-1898 to 9-10-1904 (includes list of members)
10-8-1904 to 2-8-1913 (includes list of members)
3-8-1913 to 3- -1940
4-10-1940 to 3-19-1952
4-9-1952 to 5-24-1972
6-14-1972 to 6-20-1984
Marriages: 10-28-1807 to 1-15-1874
Births and Deaths: 1807 to 1847 (in same book as marriages)
Ministry and Oversight Minutes: 7-8-1986 to 12-13-1992

WEST BRANCH QUARTERLY MEETING

Established: 10-18-1811
Laid down: 5-5-1969, and continued as Dayton Quarter; name later returned to West Branch
Men's Minutes: 6-13-1812 to 2-19-1842
Women's Minutes: 6-13-1812 to 11-17-1855
2-16-1856 to 11-17-1881
2-20-1869 to 2-16-1884
Minutes: 2-21-1885 to 8-21-1915
8-16-1919 to 5-6-1962
8-5-1962 to 5-5-1969
Ministers and Elders Minutes: 6-12-1812 to 11-14-1851
8-20-1852 to 11-14-1873
Ministry and Oversight: 2-18-1939 to 8-16-1947
Ministry and counsel: 11-15-1947 to 2-7-1960 (In above vol.)
5-1-1960 to 5-4-1969
Committee on concerns of the people of color: 10-3-1827 to 11-20 1868 (A)
Treasurer's Reports (20th Century)
Treasurer's Records: 1965-69

WEST GROVE PREPARATIVE MEETING

(Wayne Co., Ind.)
Minutes: 7-8-1886 to 12-9-1897
Ministers and Elders Minutes: 12-13-1818 to 8-9-1895 (in same volume)

WEST GROVE MONTHLY MEETING (Wayne Co., Ind.)

Set off from Whitewater MM, 2nd Mo. 1818
Name changed to Centerville
Men's Minutes: 3-11-1837 to 3-9-1850
4-13-1850 to 6-9-1866
7-14-1866 to 8-11-1894 (joint?)
Women's Minutes: 7-10-1847 to 3-8-1884
Joint Minutes: 9-8-1894 to 5-13-1923 (also contains: Centerville MM Minutes: 6-10-1923 to 11-2-1950)
8-1962 to 5-1968
Membership: Book A
Book B (revised 4-1843)
1851
Record Book: 1880-1961 (?)

WEST MILTON MONTHLY MEETING (Miami Co., Ohio)

Set off from West Branch MM, 2-9-1927
Minutes: 2-9-1927 to 8-15-1934
9-12-1934 to 6-5-1949
7-3-1949 to 6-2-1963
7-7-1963 to 7-5-1967
12-6-1967 to 8-5-1970
9-6-1970 to 6-6-1973
7-11-1973 to 6-11-1975
7-13-1975 to 10-10-1976
11-14-1976 to 11-8-1978
1-7-1981 to 8-11-1982
9-8-1982 to 9-1-1985
5-10-1989 to 6-9-1996
Birth and Death Records: included in earliest volume of minutes
Membership Record
Memorial Book
Pastoral / Ministry and Oversight Committee Minutes: 7-24-1927 to 10-25-1950
1-25-1951 to 12-7-1970
3-8-1971 to 6-4-1973
1-6-1974 to 12-19-1979
1-23-1980 to 12-3-1984
7-1-1985 to 6-6-1990
Sunday School Committee Minutes: 7-1-1953 to 3-7-1961
Christian Education Committee: 4-4-1961 to 5- -1968
Daughters of Dorcas Minutes: 10-12-1910 to 10-11-1911
Loyal Workers Class Minutes: 2-12-1929 to 1-5-1937 (in same volume)
Financial Record: 1941 to 1952
1952 to 1958
1958 to 1964
Treasurer's Record: 1937 to 1941
Cash Book: 1964 to 1965
1965 to 1966
Offering Record: 1971 to 1973
1979 to 1986

WEST RICHMOND MONTHLY MEETING (Wayne Co., Ind.)

Records stored separately in Earlham College Archives

WEST RIVER PREPARATIVE MEETING (Wayne Co., Ind.)

Membership record: 1917-?

WEST RIVER MONTHLY MEETING (Wayne Co., Ind.)

Set off from Springfield MM, 10-4-1936
Minutes: 10-4-1936 to 10-28-1954
(1954-1959 lost by MM)
8-9-1959 to 4-13-1969
5-4-1969 to 12-18-1977
2- -1978 to 12-11-1988
Members: Listed in second volume of minutes

WESTERN GROVE PREPARATIVE MEETING (Hancock Co., Ind.)

Superior Meeting: Westland MM
Minutes: 1-22-1874 to 4-20-1892
Birth and Death Records: to 1881 (also for Westland PM)

WESTFIELD MONTHLY MEETING (Preble Co., Ohio)

Set off 12-26-1821 from Elk MM
Laid down: 11-20-1833, attached to Elk MM
Men's Minutes: 3-28-1827 to 11-20-1833
Women's Minutes: 12-26-1821 to 11-20-1833

WESTFIELD QUARTERLY MEETING

Established: 1-1825
Laid down: 12-23-1913, attached to Whitewater QM
Men's Minutes: 3-19-1825 to 12-18-1874
9-20-1879 to 12-20-1913 (joint?)
Women's Minutes: 3-19-1825 to 12-21-1878
3-15-1879 to 12-18-1898 (joint?)
Minister's and Elder's Minutes: 3-18-1825 to 12-18-1874

WESTLAND MONTHLY MEETING (Hancock Co., Ind.)

Set off from Walnut Ridge MM, 10-26-1872
Women's Minutes: 11-23-1872 to 8-22-1886
10-8-1873 to 10-23-1897
12-26-1885 to 5-27-1893
Men's Minutes: 8-9-1873 to 12-24-1892
4-28-1883 to 10-27-1892 (original)
11-24-1894 to 4-26-1902 (original)
Minutes: 1-24-1891 to 6-24-1893 (missing)
7-22-1893 to 11-27-1897 (missing)
12-25-1897 to 12-25-1926
11-24-1894 to 4-6-1902 (missing)
5-24-1902 to 12-27-1919
2-7-1920 to 6-22-1943
8-11-1943 to 3-27-1958
Local Business Meeting: 3-24-1904 to 3-21-1928
Membership: Book A (to 1906?)
Births, Marriages, Deaths: (to 1901?)
Ministry and Oversight: 10-27-1928 to 4-23-1946
7- 28- 1946 to 8-5-1954
Bible School: 10-28-1877 to 4-5-1885

WHITE'S INSTITUTE

Treasurer's Ledger: 10-26-1852 to 3-4-1878 (two copies)

WHITE OAK MONTHLY MEETING (Adams Co., Ind.)

Set off from Portland MM, 4-14-1894
Laid down: 6-1963
Minutes: 4-14-1894 to 9-18-1909
3-19-1910 to 9-5-1942
10-1942 to 8-1951
9-1951 to 6-1963
Membership Record I: n.d.
Membership Record II: n.d.
Treasurer's Record: 3-9-1947 to 6-6-1963

WHITE RIVER MONTHLY MEETING (Randolph Co., Ind.)

Set off from Cherry Grove MM, 2-7-1824
Men's Minutes: 2-7-1824 to 8-19-1833
9-23-1833 to 5-6-1843
6-3-1843 to 1-7-1860
2-4-1860 to 5-3-1879
Women's Minutes: 3-6-1824 to 7-20-1835
8-17-1835 to 8-6-1859
9-3-1859 to 9-1-1877
Minutes (Joint): 3-2-1889 to 12-1-1906
1-5-1907 to 12-2-1922
Certificates of Removal: 5-5-1855 to 9-3-1910
Marriage Record: 10-15-1840 to 12-7-1870 (incomplete)
Home Mission Committee Minutes: 9-21-1895 to 7-25-1897
Ministry and Oversight: 1-2-1923 to 5-6-1947 (also contains Jericho MM
Ministry and Counsel as well as Ministry and Membership 5-6-1947 to 7-1-1970)

WHITEWATER PREPARATIVE MEETING

(Richmond, Wayne Co., Ind.)
Women's Minutes: 8-15-1866 to 10-19-1887
1-16-1887 to 2-12-1905
Minutes: 1-15-1879 to 5-16-1888
Ministers and elders minutes: 2-24-1822 to 2-19-1845
11-8-1858 to 11-15-1871
2-21-1872 to 5-7-1884
3-13-1884 to 3-1-1900
Pastoral Committee Minutes: 8-20-1911 to 9-9-1918
Ministry and Oversight: 2-12-1905 to 5-16-1915 (local meetings)
8-15-1915 to 5-17-1925 (local meetings)

WHITEWATER MONTHLY MEETING

(Richmond, Wayne Co., Ind.)
Women's Minutes: 9-30-1809 to 4-27-1836
5-25-1836 to 3-22-1857
5-27-1857 to 8-26-1881
6-23-1881 to 12-22-1894 (some joint)
1-26-1895 to 12-23-1897 (some separate)
1-27-1898 to 5-24-1900 (many joint)
Men's Minutes: 9-30-1809 to 3-24-1830
4-28-1830 to 10-11-1843
11-25-1845 to 12-27-1854
1-24-1855 to 12-25-1867
1-22-1868 to 10-28-1874
11-25-1874 to 8-23-1883 (many joint)
8-23-1883 to 10-28-1893 (many joint)
11-25-1893 to 10 -16-1902 (many joint)
Minutes: 1-15-1903 to 12-15-1910
1-19-1911 to 4-16-1925
1-15-1925 to 12-20-1934
1-17-1935 to 6-22-1939
7-20-1939 to 2-16-1949
3-16-1949 to 12-17-1946
1-16-1957 to 12-13-1961
1-17-1962 to 6-15-1966
(rough) 1928-1936
(rough) 1951
(rough) 1952
Certificates of removal: 2-25-1846 to 6-23-1858
12-22-1858 to 2-16-1905 (same volume)
Birth and Death record: Book A, to approx. 1858
1867 to 1905
1905 to 1926 (compiled records)
1925 to 1973
Membership record: 1883 to 1920's
Funeral record: see South Eighth Street MM
Marriages: 11-1-1809 to 7-29-1852
5-4-1853 to 6-15-1911 compiled records
Certificates issued: 6-17-1823 to 1-28-1846
Ministry and Oversight Minutes, 10-10-1925 to 5-11-1930
Ladies Aid Society: 2-7-1906 to 7-30-1916
Book and Tract Committee: 11-12-1925 to 5-11-1930
Education Committee, 1-28-1848 to 7-27-1864
Property Committee: 10-23-1872 to 8-30-1878
Sunday School: 7-29-1900 to 4-6-1902
5- 1903 to 4- 1907
Bible School Records: 1892 to 1894
1894 to 1896
1900
Women's Foreign Missionary Association: 12-6-1883 to 8-11 1892
10-1892 to 2-1898
2-1898 to 8-1901
Missionary Society Treasurer's Book
Philanthropic Committee: 1-1-1888 to 4-10-1905
Finance Committee Minutes: 1944 to 1946
Miscellaneous Records, Treasurer: 1870 to 1922
Cash Record: 1931 to 1945
Library Record: 1830-1861

WHITEWATER QUARTERLY MEETING

Opened: 1-4-1817
Men's Minutes: 1-4-1817 to 9-1-1849
12-1849 to 12-4-1875
3-4-1876 to 3-3-1900
Women's Minutes: 1-4-1817 to 9-5-1857
6-6-1857 to 9-3-1898 (missing)
Minutes: 12-3-1898 to 12-17-1907 (in same volume)
3-7-1908 to 12-4-1926
3-5-1927 to 12-4-1937 (original)
3-5-1927 to 12-4-1937 (copy with history from 1-4-1817 to 6-3-1899)
3-5-1938 to 6-2-1951
1951 to 1969 (with correspondence and reports)
Ministers and elders: 1-4-1817 to 6-6-1851
9-5-1851 to 11-30-1894
3-1-1895 to 3-4-1916
Ministry and Oversight: 6-3-1916 to 3-6-1949
Bible Association: 7-14-1831 to 5-28-1858
(with misc. accounts of Elijah Coffin and Joseph and Henry Dickenson)
Women's Foreign Missionary Association: 9-1901 to 2-1906
3-1906 to 10-1909
11-1909 to 9-1914
Treasurer's Records
Treasurer's Book: 1888 to 1905
Cash Journal: 1942 to 1966
Evangelistic Committee: 9-7-1912 to 3-1925

WILLIAMSBURG PREPARATIVE MEETING (Wayne Co., Ind.)

Set off 3-6-1894 under Dover MM
Minutes: 3-6-1894 to 9-18-1901

WILLIAMSBURG MONTHLY MEETING (Wayne Co., Ind.)

Set off from Dover MM, 9th Mo. 1923 (see Dover for earlier records)
Minutes: 1-17-1937 to 5-9-1965
8-17-1980 to 11-16-1986
Historical material: 1 folder

WINCHESTER PREPARATIVE MEETING (Randolph Co., Ind.)

Established: 1-23-1875
Opened: 2-4-1875
Superior Meeting: White River MM
Minutes: 2-4-1875 to 2-29-1888
4-4-1888 to 11-30-1892
1-30-1895 to 1-29-1902

WINCHESTER MONTHLY MEETING (Randolph Co., Ind.)

Set off from White River MM, 10-2-1912
Minutes: 10-2-1912 to 7-7-1920
7-14-1920 to 10-7-1936
11-4-1936 to 12-1-1943
1-2-1944 to 12-5-1954
1-2-1955 to 12-5-1976
1-22-1977 to 6-3-1984
7-1-1984 to 6-2-1991
Building Committee: 7-1897 to 1900 (2 volumes)
Board of Finance Minutes: 1-6-1902 to 12-4-1902
"Expenses of tearing down old Friends Church and building the new one" 1902

WINCHESTER QUARTERLY MEETING

Women's Minutes: 7-25-1874 to 4-22-1882
Joint Minutes: 7-22-1882 to 5-21-1898 (in same book as above)
Minutes: 5-16-1903 to 11-15-1913
2-21-1914 to 11-19-1938
2-18-1939 to 4-20-1969
Ministers and Elders Minutes: 7-24-1874 to 2-19-1897
Ministry and Oversight Minutes: 8-17-1918 to 11-17-1929
Ministry and Council Minutes: 8-17-1929 to 8-1-1964
11-21-1964 to 4-20-1969
Missionary Committee Minutes: 11-16-1957 to 4-20-1969
Ledger: 1892-1898
1922-1965
1965-1969
Treasurer's Reports: 1941-1963
Treasurer's Book: 1950-1969
Check stubs: 5-1968 to 4-1969
Receipt Book: 1957-1960
1960-1963
1963-1966
History: Two vols. mss. in brown envelope.
Reports of Business Sessions: 2-21-1914 to 8-15-1914
(with journal from 11-22-1926 to 12-4-1926)