Plainfield in Will County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Jesse Walker
1766 - 1835
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., April 7, 2016
1. Jesse Walker Marker
This monument was erected by Methodists North and South, and was dedicated by the Rock River Conference assembled in Joliet September Twenty-Seventh, Nineteen Hundred Eleven, in memory of—
1766 - 1835
Susannah, his wife
1757 - 1832
He was the Daniel Boone of Methodism, and laid the foundation of the Church in Illinois and Missouri. He was the first presiding elder of the district known as Illinois and afterwards of the district known as Missouri, and was conspicuous as the founder of Methodism in the City of St. Louis.
He was the first Methodist minister to enter the bounds of Rock River Conference and as superintendent of the Chicago Mission inaugurated the first Methodist services in Chicago, in company with the Rev. Stephen R. Beggs, on June 15, 1831.
At a session of Rock River Conference held in Plainfield, Ill. A.D. 1850, his remains were borne to this place from a pioneer cemetery one mile southwest by his sons in the Gospel.
Erected 1911 by Members of the Methodist Church.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1766.
Location.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Reuben and Betsey K. Flagg (within shouting distance of this marker); Erwin E. Wood (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Chittenden-Owens-Spangler House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ingersoll House (approx. ¼ mile away); Pioneer House (approx. ¼ mile away); Brownson-Martin House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Darr-Gaylord House (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Plainfield.
Also see . . .
1. Plainfield United Methodist Church. Congregation website homepage (Submitted on April 18, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. History of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States of America. Wesley Center website entry (Submitted on April 18, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. Father Walker and Walkers Grove (1878). Will County ILGenWeb website entry (Submitted on April 18, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., April 7, 2016
2. Jesse Walker Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on June 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 552 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 18, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
