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Born: February 17, 1840, Wilson, New York.
Died: July 15, 1882, Midland, Michigan.
Buried: Wilson, New York.

After serving in the American civil war, Atchinson was ordained a Methodist minister, and served in New York and Michigan. He was a strong advocate of Sunday Schools, writing many hymns and songs for that ministry.


Hymns

Behold the Stone Is Rolled Away
Fully Persuaded
In the Shadow of His Wings
Not Half Has Ever Been Told
O Crown of Rejoicing That’s Waiting for Me

Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/a/t/atchinson_jb.html

Edwin Othello Excel USA 1851-1921. Born at Uniontown, OH, he started working as a bricklayer and plasterer. He loved music and went to Chicago to study it under George Root. He married Eliza Jane “Jennie” Bell in 1871. They had a son, William, in 1874. A member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, he became a prominent publisher, composer, song leader, and singer of music for church, Sunday school, and evangelistic meetings. He founded singing schools at various locations in the country and worked with evangelist, Sam Jones, as his song leader for two decades. He established a music publishing house in Chicago and authored or composed over 2,000 gospel songs. While assisting Gypsy Smith in an evangelistic campaign in Louisville, KY, he became ill, and died in Chicago, IL. He published 15 gospel music books between 1882-1925. He left an estate valued at $300,000.

John Perry
Source: https://hymnary.org/person/Excell_Edwin

Born in the Van Wert Ohio County Hospital on June 27, 1960, Alvin (Bud) Herman Manz, Jr. was the 3rd of 4 sons born to Betty Manz and firstborn to her second husband, Alvin.

His older siblings, John Paul Rose, Jr. (1956) and Joseph Henry Rose (1957), were born to John Paul Rose. In 1958, John Sr. passed away leaving Betty with 2 little boys to care for until she met Alvin Manz and got married to him on October 3, 1959.

Bud's younger sibling, Robert James Manz, Sr., was born on August 23, 1961.

Bud never married, instead he lives with his father just south of Defiance Ohio.