Family History Research Assistance for Primitive Baptist Churches in Jasper County, Iowa

CHURCHES:

ALLOWAY GROVE, NEWTON

The Alloway Grove Church joined the Mt. Pleasant Association on September 19, 1857. The minutes do not state exactly when the church was organized. The 1858 session of the association was appointed to be held with Alloway Grove Church, six miles northeast of Newton, in Jasper Co. The church dissolved in February 1865.

SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:

Acre, Alloway, Cox, Harrison, Herring, Hines, Lamb, Loofbuourrow, Sloan, Whitcomb (very incomplete list due to loss of records).

INDEPENDENCE, NEWTON

Independence Church joined the Mt. Pleasant Association on September 3, 1859. D. Hallowell was the first messenger.

SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:

Hallowell, Richmond (very incomplete list due to loss of records).

HARMONY, MONROE 1859

Harmony Church, three miles east of Monroe and 15 miles south of Newton, became a member of the Mt. Pleasant Association in 1859. The first messengers were T. Mitchell, John Woody, William Whitted, John Piper, John Stine, and Joseph Woody.

SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:

Bruce, Horton, Keeney, Mitchell, Piper, Sheeler, Stine, Whitted, Woody (very incomplete list due to loss of records).

SUGAR GROVE, NEWTON 1860

Sugar Grove Church, five miles west of Newton, joined the Mt. Pleasant Association in 1860, the first messengers being J. Park, William Johnson, W. Trotter, and E. A. Perkins.

SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:

Brock, Caldwell, Cannon, Durbin, Hammock, Hickman, Johnson, Newton, Parks, Perkins, Richmond, Trotter (very incomplete list due to loss of records).

PROVIDENCE, NEWTON 1860

Providence Church, three miles south of Newton, joined the Mt. Pleasant Association in 1860, the first messengers being D. Haynes, J. R. Lamb, and William King.

SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:

Allen, Elmontaller, Guessford, Hammock, Haynes, Herrin, Kenny, King, Lamb, McKinney (very incomplete list due to loss of records).

ZION, KELLOGG 1860

Zion Church, in Jasper County, was organized by 1860 or earlier, and was a member of the Western Association until about 1890. Zion Church hosted the association meeting in 1863, and again in 1870. From the few available association minutes, dated 1869, 1875 and later, in which the church is listed at all, the membership of the church is given at 6, 5, and 4, respectively. The names of some of the members included Thomas and Martha Antle, who lived on a farm six miles west of Newton in Jasper County; J. T. Aydelott; J. H. Cox; and Elias Smith. Elder Bonham Kester may have served this church as pastor prior to 1870.

SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:

Antle, Aydelott, Cox, Smith (very incomplete list due to loss of records).

ZOAR 1861

Zoar Church joined the Mt. Pleasant Association in 1861. Nelson Alloway was the first messenger.

SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:

Alloway (very incomplete list due to loss of records).

LYNN GROVE 1863

Lynn Grove Church joined the Mt. Pleasant Association in 1863. The first messenger was J. M. Treece.

SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:

Mitchell, Treece (very incomplete list due to loss of records).

ANTIOCH 1872

SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:

Holts, Richmond, Sego, Stiers (very incomplete list due to loss of records).

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