Annadown, Louis Napoleon

Collection — Container: all

Identifier: KUMA-02-666

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Folder 1. Brief biographical summary for Nellie Annadown, wife of Louis Annadown. Pastor's Personnel Recrd for Central Kansas Conference, updated through his death in 1963. Brochure for Endowment Fund for Central Kansas Conference (undated). (Portrait of Rev. and Mrs. Louois N. Annadown on front of brochure.) Minister's Service Record (undated, but before 1947 retirement). Brief biographical details, typewritten on small paper, including citations for memoirs. Service Record, updated through retirement on October 12, 1947. Information request for conference record, including pastoral appointments. (Handwritten note at top suggests that Rev. Annadown retired in 1956, rather than 1947 as indicated on other records.) List of appointments and salaries, 1912-1941.

Dates

Other: Dummy Date

Creator

Annadown, Louis N. (Person)

Biographical or Historical Information

Louis Napoleon Annadown was born in Sterling, Kansas, on May 23, 1878. He attended Nickerson Normal College (earning a certificate to teach) and also one term at Baker University, Baldwin. (He did not graduate from Baker.) After having held an exhorter’s license for several years, he was granted a license to preach in 1902 from the district conference in Newton, entitling him to do regular supply work. He was admitted on trial to the Southwest Kansas Conference in 1909; he was admitted in full and ordained Deacon in 1911 and ordained Elder in 1913. He was a charter member of the Central Kansas Conference at its founding in 1939. He married Nellie Grant Burgess (1878-1974) on June 20, 1907. Their daughter, Pauline Grace (born 1915) married Chester Guettsche. She died in 1996. Rev. Annadown served the following charges: · Elbing (1907-1908) · Chelsea & Cassoday (1909) · Cassoday (1910) · Potwin (1911-1912) · Wichita, Woodland (1913-1918) · Hesston (1918-1919) · Leave of absence (1920) · Furley (1921-1922) · Kechi (1923-1924) · Murdock (1925-1926) · Satanta (1927) · Belle Plaine (1928-1932) · Larned Circuit (1932-1935) · Hazelton (1936-1940) · Isabel (1941-1942) · Haven (1943-1945) · Radium (1946-1947) · Retired 1947 Rev. Annadown died December 7, 1963. His memoir appears in the 1964 Central Kansas Conference Journal (page 231). His wife’s memoir appears in the 1974 Kansas West Conference Journal (page 416). They are both buried in the Wildmead Cemetery in Nickerson, Reno County, Kansas.

Note written by Sarah St. John

Extent

1.00 folders

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection contains information on Rev. Louis N. Annadown, who served for more than 38 years in the Southwest and Central Kansas Conferences of the M.E. Church. He was a charter member of the Central Kansas Conference at its founding in 1939.

Arrangement Note

Original order of documents was preserved.

Other Descriptive Information

Also Includes: Nellie Annadown (wife) Information from Kansas West card file (discarded): 1878 - born May 23 in Sterling, KS 1907 - married June 20 to Nellie Burgess (b. June 28, 1878) 1909 - admitted on trial to the Southwest Kansas Conference 1911 - deacon (March 12) and full member 1913 - elder March 16 1942 - daughter's marriage (Central Kansas Journal p.434) 1947 - retired 1963 - died December 7 in Kansas 1964 - memoir, Central Kansas Journal (p.231) 1974 - wife's memoir, Kansas West Journal (p.416)