James McGRANAHAN was appointed as one of the first ushers of the Indianola First Presbyterian Church December 6, 1891. He was also on the building committee for the church when it was erected in 1900. (Source: Presbyterian Church Of Indianola,” written by the Rev. James W. ANGELL, from History of Warren County, Iowa, by Gerard SCHULTZ and Don L. BERRY, The Record and Tribune Company, Indianola, Iowa, 1953, pages 119-151)