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HISTORY OF PETTIS COUNTY 193 In an early day the members of the Christian Church, by the aid of some of the other denominations, built a church house near the north line of this township, but the members were few and they soon were scattered, and the house fell into decay and was torn down. An old cemetery still marks the place. Messrs. J. C. Donnahue, John Gray, A. Shobe, Brice McVoy, Jackson Quisenberry and Ephraim H. Carrington were the principal supporters of that church. The house was built for church and school purposes. Ephraim H. Carrington was the first per- son buried in the cemetery. Charles Lewis donated the land for the church and cemetery. Camp Branch Baptist Church was organized in February, 1877, by W. H. Rodgers, assisted by Rev. E. H. Burchfield, of Brownsville, D. H. Thompson, J. Letts and S. Keel. The original members were Zalman Haight, Mrs. Haight, Samuel Arnett, Mrs. L. Arnett, Sarah Malcom, and Mrs. N. Rayburn. Members of other Baptist churches assisted in the organization. Their services had been held at school houses and pri- vate dwellings. McKee Chapel was organized by Rev. George McKee, in 1866, the society using a school house until 1876, when sufficient funds were se- cured to erect a church building. There was a cemetery connected with the church property. The following have been pastors of this church: George McKee, W. W. Powell, M. Warren, Revs. Kellogg, Smith, Loutz, Oechsli, Gillispie, Hanson and A. P. Sallaway, up to the year 1882. School District No. 1 was organized March 18, 1867. G. W. Rayburn, D. A. Bagby, A. P. Britt and William Kirkpatrick met and elected officers, and had a school taught, and as soon as the necessary means could be procured, built a school house. School District No. 2 was organized in 1870, a joint district, with a part in Dresden township. The school house was built in Dresden township. The first directors were Samuel B. Hoss, John G. McClung and David C. Whitsel. The first teacher was John D. Brown. School District No. 3 was organized September 14, 1871. At the first meeting of which any record can be found, R. H. Delamater, J. W. Cole and W. C. Quisenberry were elected directors. The first teacher was Alexander Dow, now living at Georgetown. Professor Westlake taught a select school in this vicinity some time before this. School District No. 4: In this district Messrs. J. Ryan, N. W. Parberry, J. Parberry and Benjamin Helvin during the year 1859 organized a school district and
| Title | History of Pettis County, Missouri |
| Creator | McGruder, Mark A. |
| Subject |
Pettis County (Mo.)--History Pettis County (Mo.)--Biography |
| Date.Original | 1919 |
| Date.Digital | 2007 |
| Format | jp2 |
| Collection Name | Missouri County Histories Collection |
| Source | Topeka, Indianapolis, Cleveland : Historical Pub. Co., 1919. |
| Type |
Books and pamphlets |
| Identifier | mch000077 |
| Publisher | Missouri State Library |
| Rights | All images are in the public domain |
| Language | English |
| County |
Pettis County (Mo.) |
| Coverage | Missouri -- Pettis County; |
| Contributing Institution |
Truman State University |
| Copy Request | Contact Picker Memorial Library reference desk at (660) 785-4051 |
| Title | mch000077p0193 |
| Format | JP2 |
| Transcript | HISTORY OF PETTIS COUNTY 193 In an early day the members of the Christian Church, by the aid of some of the other denominations, built a church house near the north line of this township, but the members were few and they soon were scattered, and the house fell into decay and was torn down. An old cemetery still marks the place. Messrs. J. C. Donnahue, John Gray, A. Shobe, Brice McVoy, Jackson Quisenberry and Ephraim H. Carrington were the principal supporters of that church. The house was built for church and school purposes. Ephraim H. Carrington was the first per- son buried in the cemetery. Charles Lewis donated the land for the church and cemetery. Camp Branch Baptist Church was organized in February, 1877, by W. H. Rodgers, assisted by Rev. E. H. Burchfield, of Brownsville, D. H. Thompson, J. Letts and S. Keel. The original members were Zalman Haight, Mrs. Haight, Samuel Arnett, Mrs. L. Arnett, Sarah Malcom, and Mrs. N. Rayburn. Members of other Baptist churches assisted in the organization. Their services had been held at school houses and pri- vate dwellings. McKee Chapel was organized by Rev. George McKee, in 1866, the society using a school house until 1876, when sufficient funds were se- cured to erect a church building. There was a cemetery connected with the church property. The following have been pastors of this church: George McKee, W. W. Powell, M. Warren, Revs. Kellogg, Smith, Loutz, Oechsli, Gillispie, Hanson and A. P. Sallaway, up to the year 1882. School District No. 1 was organized March 18, 1867. G. W. Rayburn, D. A. Bagby, A. P. Britt and William Kirkpatrick met and elected officers, and had a school taught, and as soon as the necessary means could be procured, built a school house. School District No. 2 was organized in 1870, a joint district, with a part in Dresden township. The school house was built in Dresden township. The first directors were Samuel B. Hoss, John G. McClung and David C. Whitsel. The first teacher was John D. Brown. School District No. 3 was organized September 14, 1871. At the first meeting of which any record can be found, R. H. Delamater, J. W. Cole and W. C. Quisenberry were elected directors. The first teacher was Alexander Dow, now living at Georgetown. Professor Westlake taught a select school in this vicinity some time before this. School District No. 4: In this district Messrs. J. Ryan, N. W. Parberry, J. Parberry and Benjamin Helvin during the year 1859 organized a school district and |
