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for Putnam County, Indiana
CHURCHES:
BIG WALNUT CREEK (GREENCASTLE)(1823)
Big Walnut Creek Church was organized in 1823 or earlier, and united with the White River Association in the fall of 1823, and in 1825 was dismissed for the purpose of helping to organize the Eel River Association.
SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:
DEER CREEK (GREENCASTLE)(1823)
Deer Creek Church, near Greencastle, was organized in 1823. The church united with the White River Association in the fall of 1824 and was called a "newly constituted church." In 1825 it was one of several churches which organized the Eel River Association.
SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:
Albin, Ally, Alspaugh, Armstrong, Arthur, Aynes, Baldin, Bandy, Beadle, Berry, Bordman, Bowen, Breeden, Brenham, Briant, Broadstreet, Buis, Case, Chapman, Christenberry, Cline, Coffman, Coleman, Collins, Cooper, Cotton, Cushaw, Daily, Darraugh, Davis, Day, Denny, Dicken, Dobbs, Duecas, Duncan, Edwards, Farmer, Ferris, Foutch, Foxworthy, Gard, Hall, Harmoc, Harmon, Harris, Hart, Haskell, Havens, Hurst, Irwin, Jenkins, Johnson, Johnston, Kelly, Kemper, Langwell, Lanham, Lenon, Lewis, Linville, Lion, Martin, McCarty, McGaughey, McRay, Megines, Mills, Moffett, Monel, Moreland, Mullinix, Nance, Nosler, Parker, Parks, Parsons, Peck, Phillips, Raines, Randalls, Reden, Robinson, Rose, Russell, Shanks, Shelas, Sherrill, Shields, Shinn, Shirley, Sinclair, Skelton, Smith, Snoddy, Stanley, Stine, Tabor, Taylor, Thomas, Vowell, Walls, Warner, Waters, White, Wood, Wright, Young (incomplete).
MT. PLEASANT (MANHATTAN)(1827)
Mt. Pleasant Church, at Manhattan, was organized on April 20, 1827, at the home of friend Squire Boon, with eight charter members, viz., Allen Jones, Elizabeth Jones, Adam Neff, John Reel, Sally Reel, William Jones, Mary Jones, and Jane McIntosh. The presbytery was composed of Elder Samuel Arthur and Absalom Hurst from Deer Creek, John Chance and Pernal Chance from Eel River, and John Stactiford from Walnut Creek.
The church met at the homes of members and friends until June 1832, when the records state they "met at Manhattan." In June 1832 the records indicate that the church met at the meeting house, and the following month trustees were elected. In March 1844 the church agreed to add to the meeting house to make its dimensions 40 feet long by 22 feet wide.
Pastors (or moderators) included Elders Samuel Arthur, Benjamin Parks, Thomas N. Robertson, and Isaac W. Denman, and others.
SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:
Adams, Albright, Aldridge, Athey, Barnett, Beeman, Butt, Case, Christian, Collins, Cox, Crosen, Davis, Deal, Deweese, Dobson, Fouts, Fox, Frazier, Harris, Hatcher, Hawley, Henderson, Homer, Humphries, Hutchison, Jackson, James, Jones, King, Lathrom, Leatherman, Long, McIntosh, Minard, Moreland, Morgan, Mullinix, Neff, Perigo, Reel, Richards, Roberts, Rollins, Sanders, Shaw, Simpson, Skelton, Stapleton, Stevens, Warner, Watts, Wilson, Woodrum, Wright.
MILL CREEK (1830)
Mill Creek Church was organized in March 1830 by members dismissed for that purpose from Deer Creek Church. The names of those dismissed as shown in the records of Deer Creek Church were Absalom Hurst, Catherine Hurst, William Parker, Candace Parker, John C. Sherrill, Caleb Buis, Margaret Buis, Elizabeth Cotton, Polly Nosler, Jane Reden, and Martha Branham. The church united with the Eel River Association.
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BETHEL ON LITTLE WALNUT
Bethel Church on Little Walnut Creek was organized on Saturday, May 26, 1827, with sixteen members. Absalum Adams was the first moderator, John B. Adams was the first clerk, and Elder Benjamin Lambert was chosen the first pastor. This church was a member of the Eel River Association.
MOUNT GILEAD (WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP)
DOE CREEK
OTTER CREEK
Otter Creek Church was organized on December 10, 1853, at the residence of Robert Watson, in Parke County. A membership of twenty-six constituted the organization by subscribing to the articles of faith as presented to them by the committee of the organizers. Elder John Leatherman was the first minister, and John Frank, the first clerk. At the meeting in January, 1854, it was decided to build a log house, located in the central part of section 26, Jackson Township, in Parke County. About 1889 the society decided to build a frame house just across the line in Putnam County. On December 7, 1889, a majority of the membership held its first meeting in the new house. The minority abandoned the old log house, moved to Union, took over the Wolverton house, and named their society Providence. Elder William Skelton continued his services with both branches of the church. He died at his home in Reelsville, Indiana, about March 1, 1920, at the age of seventy-four years. The cemetery nearest to Otter Creek Church was the Vinzant Graveyard.
LEBANON
CLEAR CREEK
SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:
Ader, Buchanan, Chatham, Cline, Greenlee, Header, Hinkle, Hunter, Lisby, McDonald, Minter, Monday, Picket, Wilhoit, Wilson (very incomplete list due to not having located the records).
FIRST FRIENDSHIP
SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:
Bales, Ballenger, Barber, Beckelhamer, Booker, Cox, Darnall, Dean, Dewit, Dixson, Eggers, Fields, Henry, Lee, McCloud, Mercer, Miller, Morphew, Russell, Rust, Sanders, Stephenson, Worrell (very incomplete due to records not having been located).
PALESTINE (3 MILES EAST OF BAINBRIDGE, 4 MILES NORTH OF DARWIN)(1830)
Palestine Church, located three miles east of Bainbridge and one-half mile south, was constituted in 1830 by Isaac Monnet, Charles Hunter, Thomas Broadstreet and William Collings from Salem Church and John Kinder and Daniel Eggers from Enon Church. The first trustees were John Wilson, William Pounds and Robert F. Case. Palestine Church was a member of the Danville Association.
SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:
Ader, Baker, Buchanan, Case, Christie, Colliver, Darnell, Graves, Hart, Herod, Hopkins, Job, Kessler, McKee, Michael, Owens, Pickett, Pounds, Rogers, Shinn, Underwood, Wilson, Wright (very incomplete list due to not having located the records).
NEW HOPE
New Hope Church was a member of the Danville ("two-seed") Association.
BETHLEHEM
MT. PISGAH
Mt. Pisgah Church was located about five miles southwest of Roachdale.
ROACHDALE (ROACHDALE)
Roachdale Church was organized sometime prior to 1918, and became a member of the Danville Association.
SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:
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