Christine~ I took the information from a book put out by the Whiteside County Genealogists....if it's okay with them, it's okay with me. Dawn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christine Walters" <chrisw1940@yahoo.com> To: <ILWHITES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 10:30 PM Subject: Re: [ILWHITES] East Jordan Cemetery and Church > Dawn, > Would there be any objection to my placing this information on my Whiteside County > Website? I'm sure others would be interested. > > Christine Walters > http://www.iltrails.org/whiteside > > > --- Dawn Everling <dawnev@mninter.net> wrote: > > According to "Cemetery Records of East Jordan Cemetery", Whiteside County > > Genealogists, 1992, page iii: > > "The following information is copied directly from an old handwritten > > history written in the early part of this century---- > > [The new church referred to below wwas to replace the one on the southwest > > corner of the intersection which had been damaged quite badly by a > > windstorm. The new building was placed on the northeast corner of the > > intersection. It had been a Methodist Episcopal Church up to the time of > > its being damaged. As noted below, it was a non-denominational church for a > > while, but in 1909 it was 'deeded to the trustees of the Church of the > > United Brethren in Christ,' one of the forerunner denominations of the > > present United Methodist Church. the word 'deeded' here refers to the trust > > clause in the deed, not a transfer of property. This is still the case in > > all United Methodist churches today.] > > "About September 1, 1876 a new board of trustees was selected by the > > people of the community to erect a new Church Building. At this meeting it > > was voted to call the new church when erected 'The East Jordan Union Church' > > and was to be used by any Protestant Denomination who wished to pay a pastor > > to preach in it. Three years prior to this Robert Anderson and wife had > > deeded two and one half acres of ground in the southwest corner of Section > > Twelve, being across the corner from the church, for cemetery purposes. > > The following Trustees elected for the new church were also made the > > trustees of the cemetery viz; Archibald Maxwell, David Anderson, Nelson B. > > Kidder, John R. Jacob, Henry Hay, Ruben Warner and Isaac Burger. > > The deed to the cemetery lot was given to the trustees of The Methodist > > Episcopal Church on April 2, 1869, and by them deeded to the new board of > > the Union Church on September 23, 1876. The erection of the new church was > > begun in the spring of 1877, arrangements having been made to place the > > building on the corner of the cemetery lot. > > At an adjourned meeting of the trustees of the East Jordan Union Church > > held on Jan. 13, 1909 all of the trustees begin present (sic) a quit claim > > deed was given to the trustees of the East Jordan Cemetery, a corporation, > > all of the land on which the cemetery is situated except a parcel one > > hundred by one hundred twenty-five feet on which the East Jordan Church > > stands. > > Then at a meeting held on jan 27, 1909, the trustees deeded to the > > trustees of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ the church building > > and lot on which it stands...." > > (Russell F. Coats, pastor, April 30, 1992) > > > > Dawn Everling > > dawnev@mninter.net > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <puterbaugha@aol.com> > > To: <ILWHITES-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 9:07 PM > > Subject: [ILWHITES] East Jordan Cemetery and Church > > > > > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > > > > Classification: Query > > > > > > Message Board URL: > > > > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Zh.2ADE/1927 > > > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > > > Does anyone have any information about the land that was given to the > > church? > > > > > > I know it was a UB church, and changed to a Methodist church, but looking > > for land information. > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ===== > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. > http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Well I'll do it and if they object I can always take it off again.. Chris --- Dawn Everling <dawnev@mninter.net> wrote: > Christine~ > I took the information from a book put out by the Whiteside County > Genealogists....if it's okay with them, it's okay with me. > Dawn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Christine Walters" <chrisw1940@yahoo.com> > To: <ILWHITES-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 10:30 PM > Subject: Re: [ILWHITES] East Jordan Cemetery and Church > > > > Dawn, > > Would there be any objection to my placing this information on my > Whiteside County > > Website? I'm sure others would be interested. > > > > Christine Walters > > http://www.iltrails.org/whiteside > > > > > > --- Dawn Everling <dawnev@mninter.net> wrote: > > > According to "Cemetery Records of East Jordan Cemetery", Whiteside > County > > > Genealogists, 1992, page iii: > > > "The following information is copied directly from an old handwritten > > > history written in the early part of this century---- > > > [The new church referred to below wwas to replace the one on the > southwest > > > corner of the intersection which had been damaged quite badly by a > > > windstorm. The new building was placed on the northeast corner of the > > > intersection. It had been a Methodist Episcopal Church up to the time > of > > > its being damaged. As noted below, it was a non-denominational church > for a > > > while, but in 1909 it was 'deeded to the trustees of the Church of the > > > United Brethren in Christ,' one of the forerunner denominations of the > > > present United Methodist Church. the word 'deeded' here refers to the > trust > > > clause in the deed, not a transfer of property. This is still the case > in > > > all United Methodist churches today.] > > > "About September 1, 1876 a new board of trustees was selected by > the > > > people of the community to erect a new Church Building. At this meeting > it > > > was voted to call the new church when erected 'The East Jordan Union > Church' > > > and was to be used by any Protestant Denomination who wished to pay a > pastor > > > to preach in it. Three years prior to this Robert Anderson and wife had > > > deeded two and one half acres of ground in the southwest corner of > Section > > > Twelve, being across the corner from the church, for cemetery purposes. > > > The following Trustees elected for the new church were also made > the > > > trustees of the cemetery viz; Archibald Maxwell, David Anderson, Nelson > B. > > > Kidder, John R. Jacob, Henry Hay, Ruben Warner and Isaac Burger. > > > The deed to the cemetery lot was given to the trustees of The > Methodist > > > Episcopal Church on April 2, 1869, and by them deeded to the new board > of > > > the Union Church on September 23, 1876. The erection of the new church > was > > > begun in the spring of 1877, arrangements having been made to place the > > > building on the corner of the cemetery lot. > > > At an adjourned meeting of the trustees of the East Jordan Union > Church > > > held on Jan. 13, 1909 all of the trustees begin present (sic) a quit > claim > > > deed was given to the trustees of the East Jordan Cemetery, a > corporation, > > > all of the land on which the cemetery is situated except a parcel one > > > hundred by one hundred twenty-five feet on which the East Jordan Church > > > stands. > > > Then at a meeting held on jan 27, 1909, the trustees deeded to the > > > trustees of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ the church > building > > > and lot on which it stands...." > > > (Russell F. Coats, pastor, April 30, 1992) > > > > > > Dawn Everling > > > dawnev@mninter.net > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <puterbaugha@aol.com> > > > To: <ILWHITES-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 9:07 PM > > > Subject: [ILWHITES] East Jordan Cemetery and Church > > > > > > > > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > > > > > > Classification: Query > > > > > > > > Message Board URL: > > > > > > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Zh.2ADE/1927 > > > > > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > > > > > Does anyone have any information about the land that was given to the > > > church? > > > > > > > > I know it was a UB church, and changed to a Methodist church, but > looking > > > for land information. > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. 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