Population: 228; Area: 0.35 sq. miles . Land Area: 0.34 sq. miles; Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles; Population Density: 651.42 people per sq. mile; Elevation: 2,286.42 ft; Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7) Daylight Savings: Yes
William Booth. William Booth (April 10, 1829 â August 20,1912) was the founder and first General (1878-1912) of The Salvation Army. Originally a Methodist lay preacher, William Booth saw tremendous need not being fulfilled by mainstream churches in Victorian England.n his honor, Vachel Lindsay wrote the poem General William Booth Enters Heaven, and Charles Ives, who had been Booth's neighbor, set it to music. William Booth was succeeded by his son, Bramwell Booth, who became the second General of the Salvation Army, serving from 1912 to 1929.
6 General Chronology 1897 Henry Scripps Booth was born on August 11 in Detroit. 1902 Carolyn Elizabeth Farr was born on February 8 in Detroit. 1908 George Gough and Ellen Warren Scripps Booth moved with their family to Cranbrook. 1913-1918 HSB enrolled at Asheville School for Boys in North Carolina.0 Series VI: EPHEMERA Within this series are printed items collected by Henry Booth throughout his lifetime, but limited mainly to the time period of the 1920's-1970's. As an admirer of the cultural arts, Henry invariably collected programs from many of the events he attended.