Cornock, Eddie; Dave Lyness; Sam Charlton
Eddie Cornock, Dave Lyness and Sam Charlton. Ed Cornock was overseer of Colorado from some time in the 1920s until his death in 1972. Dave Lyness entered work in 1904 and came to America to preach. After about 20 years in the work he married Jane Atcheson in 1930, lived in Tacoma and died in Pierce Co. Washington USA. ________________________ (Dave was brother of Annie & Tom Lyness who were also workers and pioneered the work in Idaho/Montana). All 3 Lyness siblings were on the 1905 Workers List. ________________________ Sam was Overseer in Nebraska, Wisconsin and Michigan, his last and longest field being Michigan from 1926 until his death in 1969.
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.