”The Methodist Protestants were organized in 1853 with an enrollment of 92. Of this number Joseph Ware is the only charter member now living,…

The trustees elected at that time were Professor W. D. Henkle, J. R. Ware, F. A. Kinley and William Purtlebaugh. The stewards were David Rodebaugh, Alexander McConkey and George Wolf. …

Joseph Ware has perhaps served the longest term as Sunday School superintendent of any one in the United States, having served 56 years without a break. …”

Reference Data:

History of Mechanicsburg, Ohio, by Joseph Ware, 1917, page 47