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+ Workers on 1905 List 3
1st 3 men are on 1905 List
Joe Williamson, Willie Jamieson and John Hardy are all on the 1905 Workers List.
Jardine Brothers- James (1904) Nichol & Walter
The Jardine brothers were from Lanarkshire, Scotland, entered the work in 1904 and pioneered Switzerland and Germany. James (Jim) Jardine was born 1884, and died 1969. He wrote several Hymns in 'Hymns Old & New'. He pioneered Germany along with Otto Schmidt in 1913. Two other brothers were also in the work in American: Walter and Nichol. (Names in random order.) The three Jardine brothers were long-time overseers in the North Central states; Walter in North Dakota, Jim in Minnesota and Nicol in Wisconsin where that area became widely known as "Jardine territory." When Nicol Jardine died, there were about 1,340 people present and 220 cars in the funeral procession.
Lyness, Tom closer
Tom Lyness (born August 9, 1883 - died 1970) was Irish and came to America in 1905; He PIONEERED the work in Idaho, USA and became Overseer of Montana. In 1931, he was shot and seriously wounded in Bozeman, Montana by a jealous husband and not expected to live. He recovered, however, and continued preaching for many years.