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At this reorganization in 1870 Henry Snyder was made class leader, and by unanimous consent of the society the name was changed from Crossroads church to McKendree Chapel.
A Sunday school was organized in 1890 and continued to be actively maintained until the church was removed. After Onward and Walton grew to be towns of some size and churches established there, the members of McKendree chapel began to withdraw and attach themselves to the churches in those towns and at Pipe Creek, and the congregation thus scattered, disbanded and the church was closed in 1897 and ceased to exist as an independent organization, and in 1899 the church building was removed by the Onward class to that town and has since been occu- pied by the Methodist church of Onward, and the ground upon which it stood has reverted to the adjoining farm, and nothing remains to mark the place of this once flourishing church, the first religious organization in Tipton township. In 1847, when Rev. Leach ministered to this society, his circuit extended from the Michigan road to Marion, with fifteen dif- ferent appointments, each of which he visited once a month, and he
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did not travel in automobiles or on trolley cars, but went on foot, and his territory extended north as far as the white settlements.
The following ministers have had pastoral charge of the Crossroads M. E. church and Mckendree chapel :
Allen Skillman, 1842; R. H. Calvert, 1844; - Davis, 1845 ; James Rickets, 1846; John Leach, 1847; R. A. Newton, E. A. Mazen, 1849; Jesse Hill, 1850; Joseph C. Reed, 1851; David Cotner, 1852; N. D. Shackleford, 1853; Charles Martindale, 1857; J. B. Boyce, 1858; James Black, 1860; C. E. Disbro, 1861; M. Wayman, 1862; James Martindale, 1863; Ramsey, 1864; W. T. Smith, Charles Shackleford, 1865; W. K. Hoback, 1866; Joseph Shackleford, 1868; Samuel McElwee, 1870; James Leonard, Menoch Wolpert, 1867; Lung, 1870.
From 1870 to 1897 the following ministers were in attendance at different times: R. J. Parrott, 1871; S. C. Miller, 1877; John W. Miller, 1875; William Peck, 1879; J. B. Cook, T. J. Elkins, E. S. Preston, E. F. Albertson, 1886; H. A. Davis, G. M. Veach, S. A. Ross, A. J. Cary, A. A. Pittinger, E. A. McClintock and F. S. Stamm.
The presiding elders of this circuit prior to 1871 were: Rev. May, Rev. Huffman, Rev. Mahon, Rev. Lamb, Rev. Cooper, Rev. Monson, Rev. Barnes and Rev. Beamer.
ONWARD M. E. CHURCH
This church is an outgrowth of the dissolution of McKendree chapel, which was closed in 1897 and reorganized in the spring of 1899 by the Rev. S. P. Spitz, with the following charter members :
Henry Snyder, Maria Snyder, David and E. D. Snyder, W. O. Thomas, Sarah Thomas, Emma Thomas, Margaret Hopper, Ellen Little, Samuel and Martha Smith and others.
During the summer of 1899 the old McKendree chapel building, which was erected in 1870 on the northwest quarter of section 8, Tipton township, about two miles northwest of Onward, was removed to that town, repaired and improved and is still occupied as a house of worship by the Onward Society of the Methodist Episcopal church. The removal and improvement of the old church were made at an outlay of about $500. The membership is steadily increasing and the society is in a prosperous condition, doing good work for Onward and surrounding country. The following pastors have administered to the spiritual wants of the congregation: S. F. Spitz, 1899; W. H. Osborn, W. M. Amos, Wm. Hamilton, Albert Hoover, George Pelly, John Parker, 1910-13.
ONWARD CHRISTIAN (DISCIPLE) CHURCH
The second denomination to acquire a footing in Tipton township was the Christians, who held meetings at the residence of Wm. Nelson as early as 1845. An organization was effected with a few members, the names of whom we were unable to secure. Elder Nelson looked after the spiritual wants of the little flock and some years later the society ceased to exist. About 1886, through the efforts of Rev. James H. Lacy, another organization of this denomination was effected in Onward. Some of the leading charter members were: E. L. Mays, John Mays, Frank Mays, Sarah Mays, Jacob Brandt and wife, Andrew Waggerman, Andrew Richison. The two latter were elected the first trustees. Soon after the organization the trustees purchased of the United Brethren people their old church in Onward, as that organization had disbanded.
The church has continued to prosper and now has a membership of 140. A Sunday school was organized with the inception of the church
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and Anson McDowell became the first superintendent and the present superintendent is W. J. Price.
The board of trustees is now composed of Wm. Rush, Harry Banks and L. B. Walters.
The following are among the ministers who have served the congrega- tion : James H. Lacy, 1886; Calvin Taylor, - Whitt, - Sherrett, Milo Smith, Roscoe Smith, and Rev. Goodacre, the present pastor.
WALTON CHRISTIAN (DISCIPLE) CHURCH
Through the efforts of Rev. Robert Sellers, an evangelist, this society was organized in Staggs Hall, Walton, Indiana, on October 13, 1901, with the following charter members: O. M. Barnard, Elizabeth Bernard, Robert and Lottie Benson, James and Lydia Richason, Virginia Flanagan, W. W. Branaman, George and Elvira Wysong, Ella Kapp, Christopher and Sarah Bean, Francis and Mary Lindermuth, Hezekiah Kline, Grace Kohl, Edna Howard, Jesse Allspaugh and O. A. Dutchess.
The first officers were : Deacons, James Richason and George Wysong; elders, M. M. Howard and O. M. Barnard; clerk and treasurer, O. A. Dutchess; trustees, Geo. Wysong, Geo. W. Bishop and O. A. Dutchess.
In the summer of 1902 the congregation erected a commodious brick church edifice at an outlay of $2,800. A Sunday school was instituted in October, 1901; this with the Ladies' Aid Society is still maintained and are great aids in promoting the church's influence. The member- ship has steadily increased and now numbers fifty. Ministers who have served the congregation in a pastoral capacity are: Rev. Robert Sellers, evangelist and organizer; Rev. Philips, 1902; Rev. Milo J. Smith, Rev. Patton, Rev. W. A. Foster, Rev. Francis Coyle; Rev. A. L. West, 1912.
WALTON METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
The early history of Methodism in Walton is involved in some obscu- rity and it is difficult to ascertain the exact date of the first organization. From the most reliable information the Walton class was established about 1855 and the village schoolhouse was used as a meeting place. After the completion of the Lutheran church in 1861, the class met there for a time, but subsequently the meeting place was changed back to the school- house which served as a place of worship until they were able to erect a building, which they did in 1870. This was a substantial frame church, 40x48 feet, erected on a lot donated by Allen Dollarhide in the northern part of the town, and cost the sum of $1,800.
At that time Josiah Beall was class leader; Daniel Bohn, John Helvie and W. L. Bowyer, stewards.
This original house of worship was replaced in 1906 by the present · handsome church, constructed of cement blocks and represents a capital of $6,000. The membership in 1885 was 70, which has increased to over 100 in 1912. A Sunday school was established in 1871 and has been steadily growing in numbers and influence. The Epworth League and Ladies' Aid Society, organized some years ago, are also prosperous and greatly aid the forward movement of the church.
The following pastors have administered to the congregation : J. H. McMahan, 1871; T. J. Elkins, 1872; R. J. Carey, 1874; Wm. Peck, 1876; Rev. Watkins, 1878; John Harrison, 1880; Milton Wayman, 1882; A. M. Patterson, 1883; John McElwee, 1885; J. D. Belt, 1887; T. A. Fish, 1889; W. G. Boyne, 1891; W. J. Waltz, 1893; A. A. Pittenger, 1894; H. S. Stokes, 1896; E. C. Dunn, 1899; H. D. Wright, 1901, Rev. Lucan, 1903; Wm. Amos, 1905-13.
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WALTON SHILOH ENGLISH LUTHERAN CHURCH
This church was organized November 4, 1860, by Rev. J. N. Barnett with the following charter members: Samuel Stough and wife, Maria; William, Henry, Elizabeth and Sarah C. Stough; Rev. J. N. Barnett and wife; Wm. Snyder and Rev. James M. Smith. Meetings were at first held in the schoolhouse but the society grew rapidly and in 1861 measures were taken toward the erection of a house of worship and in that year work was begun, but owing to the fact that the congregation was not strong financially, it was several years before the church was completed, furnished and dedicated, which was not until 1871. It is related that the pastor mixed and carried the mortar used in the construction of the building, which was a substantial brick structure. Members of the con- gregation made and burned the brick and otherwise made sacrifices, and lived frugally in order to complete the church, a commodious building 36x40 feet in size, which cost $1,200, in addition to much labor performed by members of the congregation. This church was occupied until 1904 when it was rebuilt and enlarged at a cost of $6,800 and is now one of the finest churches in the county outside of Logansport. A residence for the pastor was built in 1871-2. A Sunday school was established in 1861 and is doing a splendid work in the Master's cause as is also the Christian Endeavor Society, established some years ago. Owen Hurd was superin- tendent of Sunday school for many years and some of the older officers of the church were: William and Henry Stough, D. P. Hurd, C. F. Wend- ling, Eli Bechdol, J. M. Long and Eli Kapp. The church is prosperous and has an active membership of sixty.
Ministers who have served the congregation are: J. N. Barnett, 1862; W. H. Faris, 1863-8; Wm. Friday, 1870-1; Samuel Kelso, 1872-5; S. P. Snyder, 1876-82; J. C. Jacoby, 1883-6; Levi Rice, 1886-92; A. Z. Frey- berger, 1893-4; B. D. Herold, 1895-7; J. A. Burkett, 1897-1901 ; Geo. O. Ritter, 1902-6; Courtland Miller, 1907-11; W. W. Horn, 1912-13.
WALTON UNIVERSALIST CHURCH
The First Universalist church of Walton dates its history from 1868, at which time the organization was brought about by the Rev. N. S. Sage, who was then pastor of the Logansport church. The society began with a charter membership of eighteen, but their names are not obtainable. During the year 1869 a neat little frame church was erected at a total cost of $1,600. For many years the church was prosperous but in recent times the membership has not increased and services are held at long intervals. Some of the pastors who have administered to this congre- gation are: Rev. N. S. Sage, 1868-9; Rev. M. Biddlecomb, Rev. James Eidridge, Rev. T. E. Ballard, Rev. H. C. Beckett, 1905-12, the latter living in Galveston, is pastor of the Universalist church in that town.
WALTON UNITED BRETHREN SOCIETY
The religious history of Walton dates from the foundation of the town in the early fifties, and among the first to hold meetings in the village were ministers of the United Brethren church. Revs. Forbes, Adam Surface, Samuel Surface and other itinerant ministers of this denomination held services from time to time in private residences and adjacent schoolhouses and occasionally in the Lutheran church. Some time in the fifties, an organization was perfected but the names of the members are not obtainable. The society was never large and a church building was never erected, although they continued to hold irregular
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meetings until 1884 when the congregation disbanded and became extinct. The Rev. Oldaffer was the last preacher to serve this congregation.
SEVEN MILE UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH
The first service of the United Brethren denomination in Tipton town- ship and probably the first in the county, was held in 1848, when Rev. John Suran, one of the pioneer preachers, began a series of meetings in the Wilson schoolhouse, a mile east of the present town of Anoka. As a .
result of these meetings a class was formed with Geo. P. Sharts, Sr., as leader. The class numbered about twenty, only two of whom are now liv- ing (1910) : Mrs. Elizabeth McBane of Anoka and Mrs. Catharine Hahn of Logansport.
Services were continued in the schoolhouse until 1853 when a board of trustees was chosen, consisting of Geo. P. Dykeman, Thomas McBane and Alexander Zimmerman.
This board secured by donation from John P. Tucker, one-half acre of ground in the southwest corner of section 2, on what was known as the Logansport and Marion road, seven miles southeast of Logansport, and from this fact it takes its name of "Seven Mile United Brethren Church."
The trustees at once planned to erect a frame building, which was com- pleted ready for occupancy in the fall of 1853 at a cost of $759. James M. Smith and son Lindall were the contractors. Services were held regularly in this building for thirty years, when it became too small to meet the demands of the increasing congregation, and in 1883 it was replaced by the present commodious house of worship; R. L. Woodling taking the contract for its erection for the sum of $1,400. The trus- tees who superintended the work were Andrew Wilson, Wm. P. Louthain and Geo. P. Dykeman.
The present officers are : Trustees, Charles B. Wilson, Wm. B. Logan, Peter K. Shaffer, Wm. R. Thomas and Harry G. Warrick; class leader, Wm. G. Logan; Sunday school superintendent, Perry Logan.
The following ministers have served as pastors at different times: J. Swan, 1847; John Fetterhoff, S. Simons, F. Thomas, H. Tuck, J. M. Hershey, B. S. Clevinger, A. M. Cummings, E. Seithman, George Sickafoose, Joseph Myers, D. M. B. Patton, Robert Cummings, N. F. Surface, James N. Martin, J. N. Pickard, I. S. Clever, C. C. Pur- veyance, J. Morrison, N. Evans, William Lower, W. H. Aldaffer, John T. Keesey, H. Clark, Albert Cloud, H. E. Butler, C. A. Spitler, D. N. Howe, G. W. Lambert, J. W. Cummings, J. N. Riley, D. B. Kissinger, W. L. Crom.
PIPE CREEK CHAPEL OR ZION UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH
The United Brethren began to hold religious services in the Cross Roads schoolhouse about 1850. Among the early members were Adam Surface and wife; Samuel Surface and wife; Abraham Surface and wife; George Sharts and wife. The Surfaces were local preachers and generally conducted the meetings for this pioneer band of Christian workers.
During the year 1852 a hewed log church was erected, the first in the township near the Crossroads schoolhouse on the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of section 8, Tipton township, about three miles northwest of Onward. The congregation occupied this log building until 1870 when it was replaced by a brick structure erected on the same ground and the name was changed to Zion United Brethren church.
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The congregation continued to worship here until Easter Sunday, April 1, 1877, when it was completely destroyed by a cyclone or wind storm. The material was sold and the church organization disbanded, the members uniting with Seven Mile, Pipe Creek, Onward or Walton church, as was most convenient.
Rev. Doolittle was the first pastor, followed by E. M. B. Patton and the Surfaces, who lived in the neighborhood.
LITTLE DEER CREEK AND ONWARD UNITED BRETHREN CHURCHES
In the early sixties the United Brethren people in the vicinity of Little Deer creek held religious meetings in the schoolhouse and at private residences, organized a society and erected a neat little frame church on the Blinn farm, southwest corner of the southeast quarter of section 21, a mile south of Onward. During the year 1880 the congregation moved this building to Onward, but the society was never large and gradually became smaller and about 1886 they sold the church building to the Christian church congregation of Onward, and the society disbanded and its members identified themselves with other churches.
Some of the early members were Jacob Humbert, Henry Blinn and Abraham Surface, the latter a local preacher. The first regular pastor was U. M. B. Patton.
PIPE CREEK CHRISTIAN (NEW LIGHT) CHURCH
This owes its inception to a series of meetings held in the Pipe Creek schoolhouse and at Lewisburg, in 1870, by Elder D. W. Fowler, during the progress of which 100 persons professed conversion. Measures were at once taken to erect a house of worship, and in 1872 the present sub- stantial brick church was erected on land donated by Dr. J. A. Adrian, situated about a mile south of Lewisburg. This is a commodious church and represents a capital of $3,000 and has a seating capacity of 400 persons. The trustees of the church who so ably superintended its construction were: John Williams, Michael Sneiderman and Leroy Low- man. There is a cemetery adjoining the church.
A Sunday school was early organized and is maintained in a pros- perous condition.
Prominent among the pastors may be mentioned : Rev. D. W. Forbes, 1872, and again in 1886; Rev. Samuel McNeely, 1875 and 1909-10, and Rev. K. E. West.
MT. ZION CHRISTIAN (NEW LIGHT) CHURCH
This church was organized April 19, 1882, at the Himmelberger schoolhouse in Tipton township, Rev. R. E. West officiating, with thirty- one charter members, among whom the following names appear: John and Jane Turnpaugh; Henry and . Margaret Layton; Elizabeth Price; Lemuel and Perunia Brown; Permina Knight; Caturah McVety; Flora and Mary Turnpaugh; Elizabeth Carmin; Letha and Oliver Brown; Oli- ver and Julia Turnpaugh, Catharine Layton; Jefferson Cotteral; James, Thomas and Caddie Turnpaugh; Nancy Layton; Emma Hackett; Martha Turnpaugh; Francis, Della and Lucy Anderson; Mary Todd; Elizabeth Hackett; Idella and Melveta Galbreth.
The first officers were : Deacons, John Turnpaugh and Henry Layton; stewards, Samuel Brown and Jefferson Cotteral; treasurer, Oliver Turn- paugh; clerk, Elizabeth Price.
The church thus organized held irregular meetings in schoolhouses
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until 1903, when under the pastorate of Rev. Heflin a comfortable frame church was erected on the southeast corner of section 14, Tipton town- ship, near what is known as Buckwheat schoolhouse. The contract price of the building was $1,100 and it was dedicated to the service of the triune God, May 31, 1903, by Rev. Heflin.
The present membership is forty, officered as follows: Deacons, Henry Layton and Simon Turnpaugh; trustees, Charles Woodling, Thomas Turnpaugh, Marion McVety; stewards, Oliver Turnpaugh and Adam Burk ; clerk, Mattie Minnick; treasurer, Eva McVety.
The following ministers have served the congregation: William Winegarden, William Heflin, M. Wininger, J. H. Walker, Norman McLain, N. S. Johnson, - Thomas, K. E. West.
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CEMETERIES
While the few pioneers were perfecting a civil organization for mutual protection, yet they were unable to keep out the grim destroyer "death" and many years before churches were. organized or burial grounds laid out, we find the forests of Tipton dotted with graves of the hardy pioneer. A brief mention of these ten different burial places will be made.
MAYS' CEMETERY
This burial ground has the unique distinction of lying in two counties. The county line runs north and south through the grounds near its west edge. The greater portion lies in Miami county and only a row of the graves lie in Cass county ; in fact, the head of some of the graves lies in this county while the foot lies in Miami. The cemetery derives its name from James Mays, who owned the land on the Cass county side, and is still the property of his descendants; he and the members of his family are buried on the Cass county side, although it is said their heads lie in this county while their feet extend into Miami county. Peter Bowyer, grandfather of Allen and S. C. Bowyer donated the ground on the Miami county side which is platted and recorded in that county. The small portion in this county was not deeded until July 13, 1894, when Aaron Klepinger conveys one-half acre in the southeast corner of sec- tion 10, Tipton township to Geo. E. Reed, James Hopper and Jesse Coblentz, trustees of Mays Cemetery Association.
The ground described in this deed is only used for a hitch rack and not for burial purposes. This is quite a large cemetery, located on the edge of an open woodland overlooking Pipe creek, is well fenced and neatly kept and has some fine monuments. The majority of the persons buried here were residents of Cass county when living, but when dead have become residents of Miami county until Judgment day. The first interment was the body of a Mr. Wilson, in 1842, and his son, in 1843, but they lie in unmarked graves. The earliest inscriptions on markers are: Margaret, wife of John Murphy, 1845, and wife of Alex Abrams, 1849. Mrs. York, who was killed when dynamite blew up her house about 1882, reposes here.
Soldiers : William Bancroft, died 1892; J. B. W. Dynes, Company B, One Hundred and Tenth Ohio, died 1880; Jacob Larimore; Andrew Holt, died 1882; George Puterbaugh, died 1873; Peter Bowyer, Revolu- tionary soldier.
WALTON ODD FELLOWS CEMETERY
On January 11, 1890, George W. Lucas conveyed six acres of land in the northwest quarter section 25, Tipton township to the trustees of .
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Walton Lodge, No. 314, I. O. O. F. for consideration of $300. On Octo- ber 26, 1901, Albert Bish, John Richardson and Chas. M. Campbell, as trustees, deeded the above described lands to the Odd Fellows Cemetery Association and this association, by its trustees, John Richardson, Wm. H. Lucas and J. A. Allspaugh platted this ground.
First burial : William Stough, June 7, 1891.
Soldiers : Elias Minnick, Company K, Ninth Indiana, died 1892; George W. Shedron, died 1892; D. Axtell.
This cemetery is nicely laid out, and its monuments are modern, and in time will make a beautiful burial ground.
VENNARD CEMETERY
This burial ground is located only about twelve rods east of the Odd Fellows cemetery described above and less than a mile northwest of Walton. June 5, 1870, Joseph Vennard deeded to the commissioners of Cass county one hundred and thirty acres of land in the southeast corner of his farm in the northwest quarter of section 25. On June 11, 1883, the county commissioners conveyed this tract of land to the trus- tees of the Walton Vennard Cemetery Company on condition that they preserve it as a burial ground. This cemetery is laid out on rolling ground, has a row of fine maple trees all around the edges, with an occasional evergreen within the grounds. This, like many burial grounds in Cass county was used for burial purposes many years before deeds were made. William Vennard donated this ground but never made a deed and his son, Joseph Vennard, many years after made deeds as above noted. The ground is platted but not recorded.
The early burials are: Jacob, son of J. and S. Bechdol, February 21, 1849; son of S. and M. Doran, August 5, 1849; Andrew Flynn, 1788- 1852. Isaac Bumgarner, member of the legislature, 1878, reposes here as does also Samuel Vanskiver, who was drowned in the Wabash in 1879.
Soldiers : T. J. Flynn, One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Indiana, died 1874; Samuel Beebe; Jesse Coil, Company K, Ninth Indiana, died 1888; Samuel Shepherd, Company K, Ninety-ninth Indiana, died 1878; Elias Philips, Company I, Sixty-third Indiana, died 1874; Henry Flock, Company E, Thirteenth Maryland, died 1889; Daniel Boland, Company B, Ninety-ninth Indiana; John Umphrey; Fill Salee, Company I, Ninety-ninth Indiana, died 1892; Wm. Johnson, Company K, Ninety- ninth Indiana; Daniel Ijams; P. O. Flynn, Company B, Thirty-first In- diana, died 1889; W. H. Bechdol, Company K, Ninth Indiana died 1862; Asher Bennett, Company K, Ninth Indiana; R. D. Ijams, Company K, Ninth Indiana, died 1880; Wesley Slusher, Company K, One Hundred and Forty-seventh Indiana, died 1892; Philomen Bebee, Fifteenth United States, killed by cars, 1895; W. H. Burton, Company G, First Kentucky Cavalry; G. R. Servis, Company K, Sixty-third Indiana, died 1874; Jerome Taylor, Company B, One Hundred and Fifty-first Indiana, died 1906; Daniel Widener, Company K, Ninth Indiana, died 1863, of wounds; W. H. Bumgarner, Company D, Thirty-third Indiana, died 1907; F. R. Raikes, Eleventh Ohio Cavalry, died 1900; Josephus Ven- pard, War of 1812.
SCHAFF PRIVATE CEMETERY
This burial ground has been used for years but no deeds or'records have ever been made until recently the heirs of Jacob Schaff, to whom the farm originally belonged deeded the surrounding lands to Samuel Schaff, reserving one-half acre of ground with the right of way from the public
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road to the cemetery, which is situated on Bear creek in the Wa-pa-pe- shee, Indian reservation in Tipton township, about a quarter of a mile northeast of Seven Mile church. The deed bears date of March 8, 1905. This is a neighborhood burial ground, beautifully located on elevated land, surrounded by native woodland. But few interments have been made in recent years.
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