Some historical info on Elder William Tyner (my 3rd great-grandfather), I just retyped from old hard copy etc. sent to me several years back by another other than one listed as sender here on. Indian Creek Pioneer Baptist Church, Reilly, Butler Co., Ohio The following is information from Randy Klemme April 6, 2000 to the franklincountygenealogy@egroups.com �I have the following (on subject) Indian Creek Pioneer Burial Ground and Church is on Indian Creek Road in Reilly Township in Butler Co., Ohio. �(The following is from a booklet dated September 8, 1963, commemorating the Restoration and Dedication of Indian Creek Pioneer Burial Ground and Church.)� �The new settlers met in cabins fro their first church services. The Regular Baptists as early as 1809 had invited Elder William Tyner of Brookville, Indiana to preach to them on Saturdays and Sundays. He had come into the White Water Valley in 1800 and by 1805 had a church started on the Little Cedar Creek, south of Brookville. This became the Mother Church of the White Water Association. On July 28, 1810, he moderated the meeting at which was organized The Indian Creek Church in the cabin of John Morris (great grandfather of Mrs. Ellis Abbot of Reilly).� �From Elder Tyner�s own account of his trip to Reilly, we learn that he rode through the forest, following the White Water River to the mouth of the Big Cedar Creek and followed that creek until he arrived just west of his destination on Indian Creek. Stopping to let his horse drink in Big Cedar creek, he saw an Indian standing motionless on the opposite bank with drawn bow, the arrow pointed at his heart. Unarmed, as there were so few Indians in this area in 1810, the Elder stared at the Indian, trying not to show his fright, but he said it seemed an eternity before the Indian lowered his bow and melted away into the forest.� �Arriving at the cabin of John Morris, he found many members of the Baptist faith. From the original minute books, we have the following account written in ink by Abraham Lee, surveyor, charter member and the first writing clerk: �The Regulars Baptist Church of Christ on Indian Creek was constituted on the 28th day of July 1810 by Elders Joshua Palmore, Moses Frazy, and William Tyner, number of members, 22.� There�s also more on this church and Reilly Township in �A History and Biographical Cyclopedia of Butler County, Ohio� which can be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/-ohbutler/cyc/index.html Bertie Herman Descendant of Abraham Lee More on Indian Creek Baptist Church from the A History and Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County Ohio, Cincinnati Ohio. Western Biographical Publishing Company, 1882. Excerpt from Reilly Township, Butler Co., Ohio: The Indian Creek Baptist Church was organized in 1810 three miles above Reily, at the house of John MORRIS or John BURKS. The land on which the house stands, and the ground where the graveyard is, consisting of three acres, was bought of Valentine CHASE for nine dollars. It is situated in the southeast quarter of Section 5. The first house was log, erected in 1812. The deed for land was made the same year. When this Church was organized there were twenty-two members. Among them were Abraham LEE and wife; John MORRIS, Sen.; John DURWESE and wife; John BURKE; Nicholas JONES; Joseph BRADY; Lot ABRAMS; and Abram JONES and wife. This Church was the result of a strong influence brought to bear upon the people by the Rev. Mr. TYNER, of Brookville, who preached here in 1809. TYNER was very illiterate. During the ministry of some of the early preachers the membership increased very fast. About one hundred accessions were made to the Church in eighteen months, under the preaching of M! essrs. TYNER, THOMAS, and THOMPSON. The most united in one day were fourteen. ABRAHAM, THURSTON, and SPARKS were pioneer ministers; the latter claimed "that which a man loved was his God." Benjamin MARTIN, who belonged to what was called the Two-seed Baptists, was a powerful preacher here in early times. Samuel BILLINGS was another pioneer minister; so also was Moses HORNADAY from near Harrison, Hamilton County. Judas SHIRK, Daniel ROBERSON, Mr. OLDHAM, Mr. CHILDERS, Daniel BRIANT, Joseph FLYNN, and John BRADY were all men of character, who held services here when the society was in a flourishing condition. There have been other preachers here, men of all grades and ages, who lived in other localities and who made it convenient to be here on stated occasions. Since 1860 there have been no regular services in the church, at which date the Reily Village Baptist Church was erected. The old hewed-log house was torn down about 1830, when the second church, a brick, thirty by fifty feet, took its place the same year. The Reily Church had twenty-two members in 1860: John SMITH and wife; Joseph BRADY; John DURWESE and wife; Fanny ROLL; Maria ROLL; Almira CRUBAUGH; Rachel BARNUM, and others. This point of worship has preaching with considerable regularity; the Church is ministered to by the Rev. Mr. BEVIS, of Kentucky. From the old cemetery we have: Ephraim TUCKER died August 1, 1844, aged 74. Joseph BRADY, who was an early member of the Church, died December 17, 1860, aged 80. Sarah, wife of Joseph BRADY, died August 10, 1847, aged 62. Nicholas JONES died April 24, 1853, aged 73. Mary, wife of Nicholas JONES, died September 29, 1855, aged 70. Mary COLE died January 9, 1831, aged 99. Samuel THURSTON died March 23, 1823, aged 57. Hannah TH! URSTON died July 23, 1840, aged 68. Josiah DUNGAN, who was drowned in Indian Creek, June, 1821, aged 21. Philetus MUNSON died February 26, 1854, aged 63. Rebecca, wife of Philetus MUNSON, died February 5, 1869, aged 76. Abraham JONES born May 20, 1783; died July 2, 1863. Sarah, wife of Abraham JONES, died March 2, 1856, aged 66. Abraham LEE died April 29, 1858, aged 79. Eunice, wife of Abraham LEE, died February 25, 1861, aged 78. David WING died November 17, 1857, aged 86. Marcy, wife of David WING, died April 17, 1844, aged 75. Matthew RIGGS died February 25, 1836, aged 62. Mary, wife of Matthew RIGGS, died March 14, 1865, aged 76. Susanna E., wife of James URMSTON, born March 22, 1799; died August 7, 1837. Jonathan URMSTON died August 24, 1840; aged 50. Gideon WILKINSON departed this life January 26, 1842; aged 70. Abigail, wife of Gideon WILKINSON, who departed this life departed December 30, 1842; aged 64. Thomas BOONE born August 21, 1759; died February 6, 1831. Mr. B! OONE was a relative of Colonel Daniel BOONE, the Kentuckian. Susanna B OONE, born April 12, 1756; died February 6, 1830. Reuben STATON died March 4, 1818; aged 42. Martha, wife of Reuben STATON, died January 15, 1834; in the 60th year of her age. In the northwest corner of the yard are some of the first burials in the townships, as; Valentine CHASE, Sen., died August 20, 1815; aged 31. William BURCH died May 16, 1857; aged 68. In memory of George MISNER, who died January 13, 1835; aged 30. In the Indian Creek Cemetery there are, perhaps, one hundred and seventy-five burials, mostly in the northeast corner of the yard, on the high ground. The oldest grave in the ground is undoubtedly that of the CHASE child. James Wilkinson tnecjim@earthlink.net Psalms 34:19 Love Worth Finding, Sundays @ 11 AM CDT on TBN Station