Forumites and Early Urantia Brotherhood
SOURCES: The Urantia Diaries of Harold and Martha Sherman, Volumes 1-5; Sherman's 1942-47 lists of Forumites and Seventy membership; Petition signers; How I Found the Urantia Book; Membership Book of First Urantia Society of Chicago, with notes added by Mark Kulieke; urantia-book.org's Marian Rowley's Photo Album; "Ticky" Harries.
This list is a work-in-progress and will be added to from time to time.
LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | DETAILS | SOURCE |
Allen | Mrs. Jennie K. | Old Forumite, artist, spoke to HMS 10/18/42; died 4/15/61 | Diaries Vol 2; FUSMB |
Allwood | Lister | Brought in Clyde Bedell, 1924 | HIFTUB p.1 |
Bates | Marjorie | Member 70 | 70 list |
Baumgartner | Elsie | Sponsored by Florence Thuerk; died 11.25/70 | Diaries Vols 2-5; FUSMB |
Beattie | Harry E. | called "a true Alpheus twin" by Russell Bucklin | Diaries Vol 2 |
Bedell | Clyde | Brought in by Lister Allwood; attended first meeting last Sunday in September 1924 |
HIFTUB p.1;
Diaries Vol 2 |
Bedell | C. Barrie | Son of Clyde, joined during WWII | HIFTUB p.6 |
Bedell | Jeffrey | Son of Clyde, joined 1951 | HIFTUB p.6 |
Bedell | Florence | Wife of Clyde, attended second meeting with him in 1924; died 6/28/79 | HIFTUB p.1 |
Bernard | Rhoda | TH | |
Boike [Penn] | Mary | Sadler proofreader, looked for room in Cambridge 11/10/42 | Diaries Vol 2 |
Born | Edith J. | ||
Born | Alfred C. | ||
Bowman | Clarence | ||
Bowman | Virginia | Wife of Clarence Bowman | |
Bowman | Larry | Son of Clarence and Virginia. Joined 1954 | @ 7/1/12 |
Brown | Caroline | Brought in by Kate Douglas; sister of Lu Steinbeck and Grace Palmer | |
Bucklin | Russell | Member since c. 1938 | |
Bucklin | Mildred | Wife of Russell | |
Bucklin [Manjarrez] | Winifred | Daughter of Russell & Mildred Bucklin | |
Burton | Robert (Bob) | Brought in by Caroline Brown, 1921 | |
Burton | Ruth | Teacher; brought in by Bob Burton; met and married in the Forum | |
Burton | Bernard (Barney) | Son of Bob Burton | |
Carothers | Ruth | ||
Case | Dr. James | Dr. Sadler's partner | |
Christensen | Emma (Christy) | Involved since 1921; contact commissioner | |
Clemens | Mrs. | Diaries Vol 5 | |
Colbert | R. | ||
Cook | Edith | Read paper to Forum 10/18/42 | Diaries Vol 2 |
Cook | Agatha | Early Forum member | |
Copenhaver | Phillip, Sr. | ||
Copenhaver | Mrs. Phillip | ||
Copenhaver | Philip Jr. | ||
Copenhaver | Benjamin | ||
Cree | Miss | ||
Cree | Dr. | ||
Crumbaugh | Mr. | Commented on "Eternity & I" 11/42 | Diaries Vol 2 |
Cunningham | Hazel | Daughter of Edmond Kulieke Sr | |
Davis | Dr. Merrill | Husband of Dr. Sadler's cousin Josephine; Marion IN; friends of Shermans since 1921 | Diaries Vol 1 |
Davis | Josephine | Cousin of Dr. Sadler; sponsored Shermans for Forum membership 1941 | Diaries Vol 1 |
Dawson | Mr. | ||
Dougherty | A.A. | ||
Dougherty | Mrs. A.A. | ||
Douglas | Kate | Early member; nicknamed "Krinkie" | |
DU VAL | Olga | Died 1979 | PervSp Vol 2 No4 |
Dyon | Al | Early member; with Pritchards "old standbys" | |
Dyon | Charlotte | Wife of Al Dyon; died 12/4/48 following abdominal surgery | |
Dyon | Jane | Daughter of Al & Charlotte (not officially a member: @Larry Bowman) | |
Early [Fenderson] | Julia | (1905-1989) Member since 1939; contacted Dr. Sadler after hearing him speak at Methodist church | |
Elm | Dorothy | Mother of Bud Kagan, later reader and friend of Bill Sadler Jr | |
Elm | Mr. | Husband of Dorothy | |
Evans | Avice | ||
Evans | Luther | Brother of Florence Bedell | |
Evans | Mrs. Luther | Wife of Luther Evans | |
Evans | Nola | ||
Fairfield | Almond | Joined 1943; stepbrother of Rachel Fairfield Gusler | |
Farwell | Edna | ||
Farwell | Everett | ||
Fenderson | Bill | Husband of Julia Early; met and married in CA prior to book publication | |
Fields | Mrs. | Charter member before 1923, brought in by Dr. Lena both member Business Women's Presbyterian Club | Diaries Vol 3 |
Githens | Elizabeth B. | Christian Science Practitioner; last to remove name from Petition; died 9/24/1950 | |
GOLLNICK | H.C. | Member of 70; | 70 list |
Gollnick | Naomi | Wife of Paul Gollnick | |
Gollnick | Paul | Later West Coast Urantia Society; died 8/26/72 | |
Green | Minnie | Christy's sister | |
Guessefeld | H. | Sponsored by Mr. Kulieke Sr.; correspondence with HMS via E. Baumgartner 1952 | Diaries Vol 4 |
Gusler | Carl | Husband of Rachel Gusler; dinner with Shermans 11/1/42; funeral 12/5/42 | Diaries Vol 2 |
Gusler | Louis | Son of Carl & Rachel Gusler | |
Gusler | Phillip | Son of Carl & Rachel Gusler | |
Gusler | Rachel | "Admitted by midwayers" 1935; good friend of Shermans | |
Hales | Carrie | Pre-Forumite; wife of G.W.; wealthy Sadler patient; died c. 6/1949 | |
Hales | G. Willard | Pre-Forumite; husband of Carrie | |
Hales | John Willard | Grandson of G.W. | |
Hales | Mary Lou | Wife of William C. | |
Hales | William C. | Son of G.W. | |
Harrah | William F. | From Niles MI; dinner on porch with Sadlers/Shermans, 1942 Picnic | Diaries Vol 2 |
Harrington | Miss | Forum member; Sadler secretary; sent postcard to Shermans 9/21/42 | Diaries Vol 2 |
Harrison | Miss | same as Harrington? | |
Hicks | Betty | Sister of Clyde Bedell; wife of Jim Hicks | |
Hicks | James (Jim) | Husband of Betty Bedell Hicks; divorced; died 3/1950 | |
Hill | Edward | Came up to Shermans after blow-up 8/24/42; moved to Florida | Diaries Vol 2 |
Hill | Mrs. Jessie | Joined 1927; brought in Elizabeth James; Milwaukee; Fostoria OH; died 1952 | |
Hoffman | Mildred | Lived with Burtons; at Mrs. Palmer's dinner party ; retired schoolteacher; neurotic background | Diaries Vol 2 |
James | Elizabeth | Late 1920s; brought in by Jessie Hill, Fred & Alice Leverenz; 70 member | HIFTUB p. 5 |
James | Grace | ||
James | Mary | Wife of William | HIFTUB p. 4 |
James | William | Son of Elizabeth | HIFTUB p. 4 |
James | Wesley R. | Grandson of Elizabeth | HIFTUB p. 4 |
James | Wesley John | Son of Elizabeth, brother of William | HIFTUB p. 5 |
Jewell | Winona | Moved to AZ with Arlie Riddleberger | |
Jones [Harries] | Katharine ("Ticky") | Daughter of Lee Miller Jones; joined c. late 1940s | HIFTUB p. 7-10 |
Jones | Lee Miller | Joined 1932; brought in by Leverenzes | HIFTUB p. 7-10 |
Jones | Katharine Lea Yarnell | Wife of Lee Miller Jones; mother of "Ticky" Harries | HIFTUB p. 7-10 |
Jones | Mazie | ||
Karle | Ima May | Daughter of Dent and Elsie Karle; in Forum 10/18/1942 | Diaries Vol 2 |
Karle | Dent | Committed suicide | |
Karle | Elsie | Wife of Dent Karle | |
Kellogg | Anna | Contact commissioner; wife of Wilfred; sister of Dr. Lena Sadler | |
Kellogg [Pitchard] | Ruth | Daughter of Wilfred & Anna Kellogg, died 2/18/44 | Diaries Vol 4 |
Kellogg | Wilfred | Contact commissioner; husband of Anna Kellogg | |
KEMPER | Miss | Signed petition | petition list |
Kendall | Tom | Husband of Carolyn Kendall | |
Kendall | Carolyn | Daughter of Clarence Bowman | |
Kobiella | Ben | Son-in-law of the Shermans, husband of Mary Sherman | |
Kramer | H.E. | Dr. Sadler read of his demise [Forum session 10/3/1943] | Diaries Vol 3 |
Kulieke | Alvin | Son of Edmond Sr | |
Kulieke | Charles | Son of Fred. | |
Kulieke |
Edmond F.J. Sr (1880-1966) |
Since 1936; learned of Urantia through brother Fred; husband of Minnie | |
Kulieke | Frank C. | Brother of Edmond Sr? | |
Kulieke | Fred | Brought in through Ernest Pritchard & Ruth Burton; brother of Edmond Sr | |
Kulieke [Crock] | Minnie | Wife of Edmond Sr | |
Kulieke | Warren | Son of Edmond Sr | |
Leverenz | Alfred | Son of Fred | |
Leverenz | Alice | Wife of Fred | |
Leverenz | Fred | Early member; husband of Alice | |
Lockwood | Lois | ||
Loose | Emily | Wife of Harry Loose | |
Loose | Harry J. | Early member via Dr. Sadler; Chicago detective | |
Loose | Josie | Daughter of Harry and Emily Loose | |
Luce | Mary E. | ||
Mattern | H.C. | Brought in through Shermans 1942; husband of Mary | |
Mattern | Mary | Wife of H.C. | |
Miller | Veronica | Joined 1946; sponsored by Miss Allen; Catholic | |
Olsen [Kulieke] | Lucille | Wife of Alvin Kulieke | |
Otis | Mrs. | Friend of Pritchards; former ballet dancer | |
Palmer [Hoiles] | Grace B. | Sister of Caroline Brown and Lu Steinbeck [died September 1984] | Diaries VOLS 1-5; FUSMB |
Pettie | Hawthorne | Shermans encountered later in Little Rock AR | |
Petty | Arch | "Old beau of Christy's"; attended Open Discussion meeting | |
Pitchard | Gerald P. | Joined 1943; widower of Ruth Kellogg | |
Prin | Captain | One of the first Forum members | |
Pritchard | Ernest | Read paper to Forum 11/22/42; dinner with Shermans at Burtons | Diaries Vol 4 |
Pritchard | Louise | Wife of Ernest Pritchard; died December 15, 1982 | FUSMB |
Rawson | Rev. Charles | Sadler patient, had nervous breakdown; radio preacher | |
Rawson | Anna | Wife of Rev. Rawson | |
Reed | Mrs. | ||
Renn | Ruth | Joined 1925; patient of Dr. Sadler; died 1996 [?] | HIFTUB p. 2 |
Renn | Roy | Husband of Ruth Renn; died 12/23/1950 in Evanston | HIFTUB p. 3 |
Riddleberger | Miss Arlie | Moved to Tuscon AZ with Winona Jewell | |
Richards | Harriet C. | Died prior to September 14, 1972 | FUSMB |
Rowley | Marian | ||
Rowley | Harry E. | ||
Rowley | Donna R. | ||
Sadler | Dr. Lena | Contact commissioner; wife of Dr. William S. Sadler; died 8/1939 | |
Sadler | Leone | Wife of Bill Sadler | |
Sadler | Dr. William S. | Custodian; contact commissioner; died 1969 | |
Sadler | William (Bill) Jr | Contact commissioner; son of Drs. William & Lena Sadler; died 11/23/1963 | |
Sadler [Mundelius] | Patricia | Daughter of Bill & Leone Sadler; died 2008 | |
Schell | Herman | Died 3/22/80 | FUSMB |
Sherman | Harold | Joined 1941; brought in by Jo Davis/Harry Loose | |
Sherman | Martha | Wife of Harold Sherman | |
Sherman [Kobiella] | Mary | Joined 1943; daughter of Harold & Martha Sherman; wife of Ben Kobiella | |
Squires | Fred | ||
Squires | Mrs. Fred | ||
STAFFORD | Webster | Joined 1952 | |
Steen | O. Curtis | ||
Steen | Helen | ||
Steinbeck | Erle | Husband of Lu Steinbeck | |
Steinbeck | Lulu | Sister of Caroline Brown and Grace Palmer; died 11/18/1965 | FUSMB |
Stephens | Kenton | ||
Stephens | Edgar | Husband of Grace | |
Stephens [Kulieke] | Grace | Daughter of Edmond Sr.; died 1/11/81 | FUSMB |
Swanson [Miller] | Henrietta | Forum member; called 9/21/42 offering to rent house to Shermans; died 1/25/62 | Diaries Vol 2 |
Thuerk | Florence | Sponsored Elsie Baumgartner; moved to CA | |
Thurman | Helen C. | Leone Sadler's sister | |
Thurston | Howard | Magician; called in by Sadler to offer explanation | |
Trask | Marjorie | ||
Trent | Catharine | Joined 1937; approached HMS for help 10/18/42 | |
Uhlemann | R.J. | ||
Uhlemann | Mrs. Lily | ||
Van Dorn | Mr. | Male nurse, met Dr. Sadler at Battle Creek Sanitarium; joined him in practice in Chicago, when Sadler HQ was on Randolph | Diaries Vol 3 |
Van Dorn | Mrs. | Shook HMS's hand after Forum | Diaries Vol 2 |
Vincent | Eva | "Old standy"; sometimes sits at the front desk; died 3/23/79 | FUSMB |
Vlasto | Marie [Marea] | Miss Douglas's friend; English teacher; died September 14, 1948 | |
Walker [Kolze] | Grace | Joined 1945; patient Dr. of Sadler | HIFTUB p.3 |
Ward | Alma | From Michigan | |
Webb | Blanche | Approached Shermans 10/18.1942; requested "Eternity & I" | Diaries Vol 2 |
Wideroe | Tom E. | Read Paper 3 to Forum 9/27/42 | Diaries Vol 2 |
Wideroe | Mrs. Tom | Wife of Tom Wideroe; makes hooked rugs | |
Wilkins | Sir Hubert | Joined 1942; brought in by Harold Sherman | |
Williams | Ann E. | ||
Williams | Ethel | "Little Miss Williams" | |
Willis | Maud | ||
Wilson | Herschell | Joined 1942; relative of Jo Davis and Dr. Sadler | |
Yarnall | Henrietta Lea "Dearie" | Mother of Katharine Lee Yarnall Jones | TH |