1870
Became a Candidate on March 3, 1870 at Neosho, Newton County, Missouri.
The hour having arrived presbytery proceeded to hear from any who might desire to confer with them relative to their impressions to preach the Gospel. Whereupon Bretheren James D. Springer, Joseph Blosser, M. V. Russell and Julius Scott presented themselves and related their experimental acquaintance with Religion and internal call to the work of the Ministry. And were on motion received as candidates for the holy ministry under the care of this Presb. Bro. Montgomery was instructed to furnish them texts from which to prepare discourses to be read to the next sessions of Presbytery.
[Source: Minutes of Springfield Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, March 3, 1870, page 328]

1870
J. D. Stringer [sic: Springer]
Candidate - Springfield Presbytery - Missouri Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1870, page 83]

1871
Candidate Present - Ozark Presbytery - J. D. Springer
[Source: Minutes of Ozark Presbytery, March 16, 1871, page 104]

1874
Springer, J. D., Verona, Mo.
Licentiate - Ozark Presbytery - Ozark Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1874, page 104]

1875
Springer, J. D., Verona, Mo.
Licentiate - Ozark Presbytery - Ozark Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1875, page 83]

1876
Not in General Assembly list for 1876

1877
J. D. Springer ordained by Ozark Presbytery on March 27, 1877 at its meeting with the Mt. Zion Congregation, Dade County, Missouri.
[Source: Minutes of Ozark Presbytery, March 24-27, 1877, page 279]

1877
Springer, J. D., Verona, Mo.
Minister - Ozark Presbytery - Ozark Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1877, page 88]

1878
Springer, J. D., Verona, Mo.
Minister - Ozark Presbytery - Ozark Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1878, page 97]

1879
Springer, J. D., Verona, Mo.
Minister - Ozark Presbytery - Ozark Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1879, page 93]

1880
Springer, J. D., Verona, Mo.
Minister - Ozark Presbytery - Ozark Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1880, page 120]

1881
Springer, J. D., Verona, Mo.
Minister - Ozark Presbytery - Ozark Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1881, page 91]

1882
Springer, J. D., Verona, Mo.
Minister - Ozark Presbytery - Ozark Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1882, page 121]

1883
Springer, J. D., Verona, Mo.
Minister - Ozark Presbytery - Ozark Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1883, page 130]

1884
Springer, J. D., Aurora, Mo.
Minister - Ozark Presbytery - Ozark Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1884, page 119]

1885
Springer, J. D., Aurora, Mo.
Minister - Ozark Presbytery - Ozark Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1885, page 134]

1886
Springer, J. D., Aurora, Mo.
Minister - Ozark Presbytery - Ozark Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1886, page 163]

1887
Springer, J. D., Aurora, Mo.
Minister - Ozark Presbytery - Ozark Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1887, page 160]

1888
Springer, J. D., Aurora, Mo.
Minister - Ozark Presbytery - Ozark Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1888, page 173]

1889
Springer, J. D., Aurora, Mo.
Minister - Ozark Presbytery - Missouri Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1889, page 181]

1890
Springer, J. D., Robinson's Mills, Mo.
Minister - Springfield Presbytery - Missouri Synod
Pastor - Robertson Mills Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Robertson Mills, Mo.
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1890, pages 130 & 208]

1891
Springer, J. D., Robinson's Mills, Mo.
Minister - Springfield Presbytery - Missouri Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1891, page 145]

1892
Springer, J. D., Marionville, Mo.
Minister - Springfield Presbytery - Missouri Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1892, page 152]

1893
Not in List in General Assembly Minutes

1894
Pastor - Hickory Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Cranestone [sic: Crane Stone] Co., Mo.
Pastor - Pierson Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Bradford [sic: Bradfield], Mo.
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1894, page 244]

1895
Springer, J. D., Ponce DeLeon, Mo.
Minister - Springfield Presbytery - Missouri Synod
Pastor - Pierson Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Bradford, Mo.
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1895, pages 176 & 254]

1896
Springer, J. D., Ponce deLeon, Mo.
Minister - Springfield Presbytery - Missouri Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1896, page 162]

1897
Springer, J. D., (charge), Crane, Mo.
Minister - Springfield Presbytery - Missouri Synod
Pastor - Hickory Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Crane, Mo.
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1897, pages 193 & 286]

1898
Springer, J. D., charge, Crane, Mo.
Minister - Springfield Presbytery - Missouri Synod
Pastor - Hickory Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Crane, Mo.
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1898, pages 214 & 300]

1899
Springer, J. D., without charge, Crane, Mo.
Minister - Springfield Presbytery - Missouri Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1899, page 204a]

1900
Springer, J. D., without charge, Bradfield, Mo.
Minister - Springfield Presbytery - Missouri Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1900, page 219a]

1901
Springer, J. D., charge, Crane, Mo.
Minister - Springfield Presbytery - Missouri Synod
Pastor - Hickory Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Craine [sic: Crane], Missouri
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1901, pages 155a & 276a]

1902
Springer, J. D., Craine [sic: Crane], Mo.
Minister - Springfield Presbytery - Missouri Synod
pastor - Crane Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Crane, Missouri
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1902, pages 145a & 229a]

1903
Springer, J. D., Crane, Mo., In transitu
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1903, page 237a]

1904
Springer, J. D., charge, Aurora, Mo.
Minister - Ozark Presbytery - Missouri Synod
Pastor - Central Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Aurora, Mo.
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1904, pages 109a & 191a]

1905
Springer, J. D., without charge, Aurora, Mo.
Minister - Ozark Presbytery - Missouri Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1905, page 170a]

1906
Ordained Ministers Deceased
Name: Springer, J. D.
Presbytery: Ozark
Occupation: charge
Place of Residence: Aurora, Mo.
Date: Jan. 25, ____
Age: 68
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1906, page 133a]

Rev. James D. Springer, of Aurora Township, was born in Lawrence County, Tenn., in 1839, and is the son of Elijah and Jane (Hillhouse) Springer, natives of South Carolina and Tennessee, respectively. The father was born January 2, 1803, and the mother was born in 1808. The father was about sixteen years old when he with his parents left South Carolina and moved to Lawrence County, Mo.{sic}, where he grew to manhood. He was married about 1826 or 1827 to Miss Hillhouse, and remained in the State of Tennessee, engaged in farming until 1841, when he moved to Southwest Missouri, and located in Lawrence County. He here followed farming until his death, which occurred in 1885. The mother is still living, in her eightieth year, and enjoys good health for one of her years. To this couple were born two children, Sarah A. and James D. The former married Mr. Lemuel Allen, and is now living in Mount Vernon Township, Lawrence County, Mo. Their son, James D. Springer, attained his growth in Lawrence County, Mo., and received such educational advantages as those early times afforded. He was called out in the State Militia, and served during the war. After peace had been restored he returned to the farm, and has since followed agriculture. He commenced studying for the ministry in 1873, and in 1875 he was licensed to preach the Gospel in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, in Dade County. He came home, and his first sermon was delivered in a school-house of Honey Creek, at which place he preached for some time. He is now preaching for the Verona Church, and also to several other congregations. He was married in 1856 to Miss Dunman, and to them were born three children: Robert, James D. and Jane, all now living. Mrs. Springer died in 1861, and Mr. Springer took for his second wife Mrs. Nancy (Morris) Jones, who was born and reared in Lawrence County, Mo. The fruits of this union were seven children: Andrew, John, Allen, Edgar, Mary, Sarah and Nancy, all living. Mrs. Springer had one child, Thomas F., by her marriage with Mr. Jones. She died April 14, 1881, and Mr. Springer took for his third wife, Mrs. Huldah (White) Harrington, who had previously married Ephraim Hughy, by whom she had one child, George B. After his death she married James Harrington, and had also one child by this union, Pearly C. After Mr. Harrington's death she married Mr. Springer, July 19, 1882.
[Source: A Reprint of Goodspeed's 1888 History of Lawrence County; Reprint Lawrence County Section of Goodspeed's Newton, Lawrence, Barry And McDonald Counties History; published by the Goodspeed Publishing Co., in 1888; Reprinted by Litho Printers Of Cassville, Missouri In 1973, page 260.]