Church and Family History Research
Assistance
for Linn County, Missouri
CHURCHES:
LIBERTY (1843)
Liberty Church, near Linneus, was organized in July 1843, by Elder George Baker. The charter members included John Reed, Reuben Couch, Anthony Hines, Anna Hines, Susan Hines, and Abikah Woods, but there were about twenty, some of the names having been lost.
A frame meeting house, with dimensions of 30 by 40 feet, costing about $1,000, was built in 1875, on the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section ten, township 58, range 20. Two acres of land were deeded to the church by J. P. Moore, for a cemetery.
Pastors included Elders George Baker, H. B. Willoughby, William Elston, Mastin Doty, Wilson Thompson, and Walter Cash.
Liberty Church was one of the original members of the Yellow Creek Association.
SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:
WEST UNION, BUCKLIN (1844)
West Union Church was organized on December 19, 1844, with eight charter members, viz., Sampson Wyett, William Elston, Little B. Witt, George Tooley, Eliza Tooley, Rhoda Elston, Rhoda Watson, and Elvina Elston. Elder Martin Morgan was the first pastor of the church. In August 1845 Elder William Elston was ordained by the church and called as pastor. Later pastors included Elders C. M. Colyer, William Mitchell, Wilson Thompson, Walter Cash, S. L. Pettus, Walter Acton, Floy Gross, and Loyd Bryant.
For many years the church met in members' homes or rented buildings. In 1898 it was agreed to build a meeting house, which was completed in 1901, on land donated by Brother Ambrose Cash, near Marceline. The building was large and hard to heat, so in 1930 the church began meeting in members' homes during the winter. In 1944 the place of meeting was moved to Bucklin, Missouri.
SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:
Austin, Baker, Ballinger, Biveus, Bledsoe, Bloyd, Boone, Booth, Bradley, Brammer, Brown, Burk, Burnett, Burrus, Cash, Clough, Cody, Coffman, Colyer, Davis, Dodge, Douglas, Duncan, Dyer, Elston, Erwin, Forest, Goodwin, Gordon, Gray, Grey, Gribble, Hall, Haney, Harris, Hazelrigg, Helton, Hodge, Hollow, Holloway, Jackson, Jaco, Kelso, Kennedy, Linebaugh, Loyd, Main, McClintick, McDonald, McKim, Meldrum, Meyers, Miller, Mitchell, Monroe, Murray, Newkirk, Osborne, Overstreet, Phipps, Putman, Ratliff, Riddle, Riley, Roberts, Ryals, Ryan, Serfass, Shifflett, Shumacher, Smith, Standley, Stanfield, Stinson, Teter, Thomas, Thompson, Tooley, Vantiger, Watson, West, Whaley, Williams, Witt, Wright, Wyett, Wylie.
MT. GILEAD
CONCORD, LACLEDE (1874)
Concord Church was organized at the Locust Creek School house, about three miles southwest of Laclede, on May 30, 1874, with thirteen charter members, including the following, viz., Brethren Silas Mahurin, G. Edwards, William Williams, and S. Mahurin, and Sisters Edwards, Barlow, Moore, Corry, Brown, Mahurin, and Mahurin. The presbytery was composed of Elders J. E. Goodson, Wilson Thompson, W. J. Pollard, Peter Ausmus, and Deacon Couch. Elder Goodson was chosen moderator, and Samuel Ausmus clerk. The next day, two were received by baptism.
BETHEL, BROWNING
Go Back to the Primitive Baptist Library Page
Go Back to the Family History Assistance Page
Copyright c. 2001-2004. All rights reserved. The Primitive Baptist Library.
