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William H. Wheeler, enlisted August 15, 1862; died at Corinth, Miss. Alexander Ward, enlisted August 24, 1862.
Royle Willis, sergeant, enlisted August 13, 1862. Thomas Wernway, sergeant, enlisted August 11, 1862. Christian Wiedman, enlisted August 9, 1862.
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The muster and pay-roll of company A, of the 7th regiment, enrolled Missouri militia, from August 4, 1862, to Dec. 10, 1862, shows the follow- ing list of officers and privates then in the government service:
OFFICERS.
Selathial H. Taggart, Captain; Elisha Stillwell, 1st Lieutenant; Joab Worthington, Second Lieutenant.
Sergeants .- Oscar V. Perdeau, 1st .; Wm. Murphy, 3rd .; Wm. Sanders, 4th ; John P. Meyer, 5th; James J. Perdeau, 6th.
Corporals .-- John R. Smelsor, 2nd; F. W. Stoosburg, 3rd; James B. Johnson, 4th; James H. Hickman, 7th; Uriel Ferrel, 8th.
PRIVATES.
Allison Bodenhamer, Henry Brackman, Thomas Boyle, Henry H. Brown, Charles B. Cecil, Wm. C. Cole, Wm. Cain, James M. Chancy, Jesse Davis, Albert Farrel, M. P. Finch, A. L. Graves, Alfred Hickman, Wm. Hickman, Patrick Hughes, George Helm, Wm. Jones, Enoch John- son, Harmon Kingsbury, Wm. Lake, Samuel H. Ledford, Wm. H. Mul- key, Benj. L. Pointer, Gilbert Pointer, Wm. Payne, Peter H. Petering, Wm. Petering, John B. Payne, Wm. Pardeau, Wm. Poole, Wm. Simp- son, Banes C. Shelton, Jesse R. Taggart, Henry Uphouse, Peter Uphouse, Abraham Vanmeter, David Worthington, George W. Williams, Wm. Walkenhaust, Andrew J. Williams, Benjamin Williams, Travis Williams, N. W. Alkire.
OFFICERS DISCHARGED.
Mordecai M. Gladdish, 1st lieut .; James E. Gladdish, 2d sergeant; James Poole, 1st corporal; F. W. Stoosberg, 3d corporal; Beverly Whit- worth, 5th corporal; P. Y. Duke, 6th corporal.
PRIVATES DISCHARGED .*
Harmon Brand, Henry Brand, Joseph Cretzmeyer, Bluford Gowens, Thomas B. Hantes, Charles Jimes, John B. Jones, August Kreissee, Mil- ton, R. Lillard, Richmond Lillard, Isaac Maben, Wm. Meyer, Johnson Mulkey, Fletcher Patrick, Wm. Sample, Benj. Smelsor, Henry W. Free- man, David Ward, Joshua Ward.
KILLED.
Caleb W. Cole, private; drowned in the Missouri, August 15, 1862. Wm. Haggarty, private; killed at Wellington, by Bushwhackers. James L. Pointer, private; killed at Wellington, by bushwhackers. John H. Williams, private; killed at Wellington, by bushwhackers.
*Honorably discharged-some because they had enlisted in the regular service; some by reason of wounds or other disability, and some because they had been taken prisoner and paroled.
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COMPANY C.
Officers .- C. H. Ehlers, captain; J. W. Pauling, 1st lieutenant; August Brockhoff, 2d lieutenant.
Sergeants .- Henry Miller, orderly; Wm. Oelschleger, 2d; Henry Bodenstale, 3d.
Corporals .- Peter Meyer, H. C. Meyer, Henry Holteamp, Henry Bredshoef.
PRIVATES.
Harmon Ablewell, J. B. Chaney, Henry Daukenbrink, Fred Dauken- brink, Hereman Dittmen, Henry Diers, Fred Duensing, Fritz Evarts, B. K. Irwin, Adolph Frerking, Wm. Hermbrock, Joseph Hartman, Claus Henning, Henry Hereman, Fritz Haseman, Henry Koopman, Peter Kron- slein, J. D. Kuster, Henry Kuhlman, Chris Meyer, Henry Meine, Wm. Nolte, F. A. Oelschleger, Philip Pinkepank, Henry Steinkosler, Wm. Schlue, John Schultz, Fritz Shulte, Henry Scharnhorst, Julius Vogt, C. H. Wahrenbroeck, John Wellner, John Wolters.
OFFICERS DISCHARGED .*
Wm. Ehlers, sergeant; Wm. Fulker, corporal.
PRIVATES DISCHARGED .*
Lewis Burfine, E. F. Dorsey, John Eckhoff, O. G. Freerking, John Fuering, Henry Gisselman, Henry Hemme, Henry Sohman, August Myer, Henry Meinke, Herrman Petering, Jacob Piper, Fritz Shelp, Lewis Stahl. Henry Westerhouse.
KILLED.
Henry Steinbrink, sergeant; killed at Wellington, while scouting. COMPANY D.
Officers .- John F. Ennberg, Captain; Zenophon Ryland, First Lieuten- ant; E. C. Holmes, Second Lieutenant.
Sergeants .- Wm. C. Long, 1st; Thomas Adamson, 2d; Adam Walk, 3d; Robert McFarland, 4th; Edward W. Carpenter, 5th; John W. Yeiler, 6th.
Corporals .- Simeon B. Ryland, 1st; James H. Gaston, 2d; Christian Schafermeyer, 3d; Richard B. Vaughan, 4th; James McCormack, 5th; Andrew P. Benson, 6th; Lewis Schneider, 7th; John Kreihn, 8th.
Privates .- James W. Atkinson, Robert W. Butler, John E. Bascom, Chas. S. Brandon, Joseph T. Chaney, Peter Campbell, Michael Dolde, H. K. Davis, Charles T. Dunn, William Etherton, Herman Ellis, John M. Fleming, Peter Fulkerson, Frederick Gase, Radford Hill, Robert M. Hart, Geo. Howard, Braxton D. Homer, Joel Hart, John P. Herr, Geo. W. Helm,
*Honorably discharged-some because they had enlisted in ihe regular service; some by reason of wounds or other disability, and some because they had been taken prisoner by the confederates and paroled.
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Thos. Harney, James Jones, Miron Jackson, William Kenny, David Kirk- patrick, Tigney Lasaski, Frederick Miller, Henry McCoskey, John F. Neill, John F. Noner, Benj. Neville, Frank Neville, Henry Œchlazger, Andrew Peterson, Thos. Perry, Robert Puckett, Mathew Raymond, Chas. Roberts, Leonard Schetzill, Frank Sheets, Ballaser Studley, Erastus Season, Wm. H. Smith, Samuel VanHock, Joel E. Wiles, John M. Wiles, Wm. C. Wallace, Frederick Winkler, Henry White, Henry Wilkening, Edwin Yeiler, Geo. Yeiler, B. B. Yound.
Privates Discharged .*- John Meyerer, Frank Bokary, Chas. Kresdorn, Alexander Mott, C. A. McClure, Rudolph Nicholas, Adam Ripple, Henry Hinkle, Conrad Fisher, Sanford C. Stivers, Joseph Eagle, John Kirkpat- rick.
The following privates were killed while scouting near Greenton, Aug. 28, 1862:
Evans P. Phillips, William Iddings, David W. King, Charles F. Meyers.
Capt. Henry Neill, formerly in command of this company, was pro- moted to the Colonelcy of the 71st Regt. E. M. M., Aug. 20, 1862.
Deserted .- Rudolf Housmer and Wesley Keefer.
COMPANY I.
Officers .- G. W. Sumner, Captain; Mathias Reed, First Lieutenant; Robert Taylor, Second Lieutenant.
Sergeants .- Milton Smith, 1st; Isaac Sumners, 2nd; G. S. Kesterson, 3rd; James Hutchinson, 5th.
Corporals .- W. T. Worley, 1st; S. P. Courtney, 2nd; Robert Buch- anan, 3rd; James Star, 5th; J. H. Hitchings, 7th.
Privates .- James Buchanan, Caleb Cantrell, James H. Crews, J. W. Casper, W. B. Cobb, Edward Evans, John Goodrich, R. A. Hampton, Hugh Johnson, A. G. Johnson, David McClure, James McClure, W. W. Mulinix, T. J. Powell, Joseph Robinet, P. M. Star, William Star, George Sumerville, Peter Sanders, William Sabins, Willy Stephens, E. M. Wag- ner, Alvin Whitsitt, B. F. Whitsitt, Mathew Wilson, J. L. Anderson, R. T. Hunter.
Officers Discharged.t-P. E. Hammond, 4th Sergt .; J. M. Mahr, 4th Corp'l; C. G. Gaston, 6th Corp'l; F. W. Nance, 8th Corp'l.
Privates Discharged.+-Heny Anderson, Simpson Ashcraft, Isaac Al- umbaugh, J. J. Barker, I. K. Barker, William Barker, N. W. Bullard, Jas. Crews, W. H. Crews, Benjamin Crews, S. M. Casper, John W. Delaney, Samuel Davidson, William Dutton, B. P. Davidson, N. R. Edelin, George
*Honorably discharged-Some because they had enlisted in the regular service; some because of wounds or other disability : and some because they had been taken prisoners by the Confederates and paroled.
+Honorably discharged-either on acccount of having enlisted in the regular service ; because of wounds or other disability ; or because of having been taken prisoner by Con- federates and paroled.
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W. Hulse, J. E. Hutchinson, Daniel Hamilton, Jacob Howser, John Ham- lin, W. H. Kesterson, L. D. Kesterson, William King, Wm. Lale, Robert Mathews, Henry McElwain, W. E. Roberts, G. H. Smith, G. K. Smith, W. A. Snodgrass, Josiah Sims, Charles Triplett, J. H. Whitsitt, Stephen W. Barker.
Deserted .- S. A. Barker, O. D. Hazard.
Died or Killed in Action .- J. W. Barker, died of small pox, Dec. 21, 1862; Cornelius Summers, killed in action at Wellington; Joseph Whit- sitt, killed in action in Saline county, Oct. 11, 1862.
COL. NEILL'S REGIMENT ENROLLED MISSOURI MILITIA.
James J. Perdue, enlisted 1862, in Capt. Taggart's company, and remained in the service six months.
Charles Bergman, private; enlisted 1861, in Capt. Brune's company. He was sickly most of the time, and was discharged after three months.
Frederick Meyer, private; enlisted 1862, in Capt. Brune's company. Was discharged in 1863, and afterwards, while belonging to the home guards was killed by the bushwhackers in 1864, in command of Captains Todd and Pool.
John B. Jones. In 1862 he enlisted in company B, enrolled militia, Col. Neill's regiment. In 1864 enlisted in company E, 45th Missouri volunteer infantry. Was engaged in a battle at Jefferson City. Served in the enrolled militia four months, and in 1863 was called out again. In 1862 was wounded slightly in the left wrist, but not seriously.
Oscar V. Perdue, enlisted first in 1862 in the enrolled militia, Capt. Taggart's company, Col. Neill's regiment, and in 1864 enlisted in com- pany D, 45th Missouri volunteer infantry. Was discharged in 1865. Was corporal of company D and remained six months in the enrolled militia, and was called out again in 1863.
William H. Perdue, enlisted October, 1862 in the enrolled militia, Capt. Taggart's company, Col. Neill's regiment. In August, 1864, enlisted in company D, 45th Missouri volunteer infantry and ex-Col. Switz- ler. Was discharged in 1865. Private, and was engaged in a battle at Jefferson City.
E. M. Waggoner, private; enlisted 1862, 71st regiment, E. M. M., company F, Col. Neal. Discharged in 1863.
August Brockman, corporal; was enlisted in company D under Col. Neill; was in the fight with bushwhackers at Wellington; served only two months actively.
Henry Deke, sergeant, enlisted 1861 in Capt. Brune's company and in Col. Neill's regiment; served about four months.
George Brockman, private; enlisted 1864 in company D under Col. Neill; was killed at Wellington by the bushwhackers.
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C. H. Uphause, private, enlisted 1862, in Capt. Taggart's company under Col. Neill.
J. R. Taggart, private, enlisted in Capt. Taggart's company, Col Neill's regiment, afterwards in Capt. Sumner's company, same regiment, in 1863. Served twelve months and was cook for the company.
Jacob Worthington, enlisted in the Federal army ,in July, 1862, in Capt. Taggart's company in the enrolled militia under Col. Neill and was 2d lieutenant. Was in the fight with Pool and Anderson at Wellington.
Uriah Farrell, private, enlisted in Capt. Taggart's company of enrolled militia in 1862 under Col. Neill.
P. Whitworth, private, enlisted in 1862 in Capt. Taggart's company under Col. Neill.
Thomas Welsh, 2d sergeant, enlisted 1861, in Capt. Duncan's company Col. ĮNeill's regiment, afterwards in Capt. S. D. Foulk's company, and served as orderly sergeant and was discharged in 1864.
W. A. D. Myer, private, enlisted in 1862 in Capt. Taggart's company under Col. Neill. Served three months.
George K. Smith, private, enlisted in the Federal army in Capt. Sum- ner's company of enrolled militia under Col. Neill; was engaged in several bushwhacking skirmishes. Was detailed as enrolling officer for Washing- ton and Sniabar townships in Lafayette county.
SECOND REGIMENT INFANTRY, MISSOURI VOLUNTEERS.
Emil Ninas, sergeant company D, enlisted May, 1861; transferred to company E, September, 1861. Fought at Pea Ridge, Corinth, Perry- ville, Stone River, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, with Sherman to the sea, Franklin, Nashville; wounded at Chickamauga. Discharged September, 1865.
FIFTH INFANTRY, MISSOURI VOLUNTEERS.
Henry W. Thieman, corporal, company E, enlisted 1864; discharged 1865. In 1861 enlisted in Col. Grover'sregiment, " Horse guards." Cap- tured and paroled at Lexington.
FIRST REGIMENT CAVALRY, M. S. M.
W. T. Worley, private, enlisted in fall of 1862; engaged in battles of Jefferson City, Big Blue, Mines Creek. Discharged June 4, 1865.
SEVENTH REGIMENT CAVALRY, M. S. M.
Moses Welborn, private, company B, enlisted 1862; fought at Indepen- dence, Blues, Westport, Mines Creek, Marshall. Discharged in 1865.
Dr. E. A. Taylor, surgeon, company B, transferred from Col. Stieffle's regiment, company A, engaged in battle of Lexington; was captured there and paroled. Re-enlisted in 1862. Acted as hospital surgeon until discharged in 1865.
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W. F. Walkenhorst, private, company B, enlisted 1861; fought in bat- tles of Lexington, Blues, Independence, Westport, Mines Creek, Mar- shall. Discharged July 9, 1865.
John D. Kuester, private, company B, enlisted 1862; discharged 1865.
Henry Fiene, private, company B, enlisted 1862; fought at Jefferson City, California, Blues, Westport, Mines Creek; taken prisoner in south- western Missouri, and escaped. Mustered out 1865.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Ben. H. Wilson, captain, then major, enlisted company F, Seventy-first regiment, E. M. M .; was in twenty or thirty skirmishes with guerrillas.
Harman Brand, private, enlisted in 1861, in Capt. Becker's company under Col. Mulligan. Was in the battle of Lexington; surrendered, was paroled, and then went home.
J. L. Youngs, Jr., second lieutenant, company K, Fourteenth Missouri, under Col. White, enlisted 1861; fought at Lexington with Mulligan, Mines Creek, Newtonia, Blues and Independence; was taken prisoner at the battle of Lexington; paroled and sent south.
W. K. Saunders, fourth sergeant, company C, Seventy-first regiment, enrolled militia, enlisted August 16, 1862, was in the fight at Wellington.
Mordecai M. Gladdish, first lieutenant, enlisted July, 1861, under Col. White, U. S. V., and was at the battle of Lexington, was taken prisoner, and paroled at the same place.
David McClure, private, enlisted July, 1863, first regiment, M. S. M., company G. Battles none; was stationed at Lexington. Discharged July, 1865:
Cornelius Summers, private, enlisted in 1861, company I, first regiment, M. S. M., killed at Wellington, Missouri.
Isaac Summers, sergeant, enlisted in 1861, company I, first regiment, M. S. M. Discharged 1865.
Fritz Storberg, private, enlisted in 1861, company C, Twenty-sixth Mis- souri infantry. Battles, Springfield, Marks Mills, where he was captured and was prisoner for three months, and exchanged, re-enlisted company C, Seventh; afterwards consolidated with first M. S. M. Discharged, 1865.
August Brunes, private, enlisted 1862, in seventh regiment, M. S. M. Died March, 1862.
Claus Halstien, private, enlisted 1862, in company K, Eighth regiment, M. S. M. Battles, Independence, Jefferson City, Blue Mills, Westport, Newtonia, and discharged 1865.
W. H. Littlejohn, private, company F, enlisted 1862. Was at Lexing- ton, Newtonia, Pineville, Fayetteville, Cassville, Prairie de Anne, Cove Creek, Little Rock, Springfield, Hartsville, Clarenden, Duval's Bluff,
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Prairie de Rone, Boonville, Jefferson City, Marshall, Blue Mills, Indepen- dence, Westport, Marias des Cygne, Warrensburg, Batesville. Wounded at Prairie de Rone; surrendered at Lexington.
Lewis W. Wernway, second lieutenant, company C, enlisted 1861, Graves regiment, was at Carthage, Oak Hills, Pea Ridge, Lexington, Corinth and others. Discharged in 1863.
Henry Boderstab, sergeant, enlisted 1862, Capt. Ebler's company, E. M. M. In the service about four months.
Henry Wehrs, corporal, enlisted 1862, Seventy-first regiment, E. M. M. Six months service.
Henry Miller, orderly sergeant, enlisted August, 1862; served four months, Seventy-third regiment, E. M. M.
Z. T. Alkire, private, enlisted March 1863, company B, Seventh regi ment, M. S. M. Battles, Big Blue, Little Rock. Springfield, Greenfield, and many others. Discharged 1865.
Geo. F. King, private, enlisted August, 1861, Tenth Missouri volunteer cavalry. Battles, Tuscumbia, Greentown, Lexington, Greenboro, Meri- dian, Selma, Columbus, Montgomery, Baton Rouge, Knoxville, Jackson, Corinth, etc. Discharged 1865.
Wm. Boothman, private, enlisted September, 1861, in First Missouri cavalry volunteers, and in 1864, in Seventh Missouri, M. S. M. Battles, Lexington, Lone Jack, Prairie Grove, etc. Captured twice, Lexington and Prairie Grove.
H. f. Utt, private, enlisted in the federal army, in company F, 7th reg- iment Missouri volunteers under Col. Huston, Aug. 22, 1861. Partici- pated in the battle of Lone Jack. Was discharged Dec. 1863, on sur- geon's certificate.
Lewis S. Stout, enlisted 1862, in company B, 7th regiment, M. S. M. Was blacksmith for the company, was discharged at St. Louis, in 1865.
Joseph Waring, corporal, enlisted, 1861, in company D, 7th regiment, M. S. M., was discharged 1865. Engaged in the battles of Lexington, Independence, Blue, Westport, and Drywood. .
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Township Histories.
CLAY TOWNSHIP.
Clay township was named and defined on the motion of W. Y. C. Ewing, at a session of the county court held November 7, 1825; and it is worthy of note, that although the proceedings of this term fill eight pages of the record book, the name of the county does not once occur-not even in the opening formula. It would seem that they did not exactly know what county by name, they did live in, just then, so they would not ven- ture to express an opinion on the subject. The boundary of the new township (Clay) was described as follows:
"Beginning in the middle of the Missouri river, opposite the mouth of little Sny-e-bairre, thence up the said creek to where it intersects the range line between ranges 27 and 28; thence with said range line to the southern boundary of this county; thence west with said county line to the middle of range 29; thence north along the middle of said range to the middle of the main channel of the Missouri; thence along and down the middle of said river to the beginning."
These east, north and west boundary lines are the same that stand for Clay township to-day; and the territory west of that, was at the same term of court newly bounded, and still called Fort Osage township.
When Lafayette county finally received its present boundaries, in 1834, the above described west line of Clay township became the west line of the county, and over that line is Jackson county. The erection of Clay township, with the boundaries above described, covered all the territory that had been left in this county under the name of Sniabar township when Fort Osage township was organized; and thus, without making any official note or record of the fact, Sniabar township was totally wiped out. (See history of Sniabar township, in another place.)
An election was ordered to be held for Clay township, at the house of Robert A. Renick, with Henry Renick, W. Y. C. Ewing and John Whitsett as judges. A subsequent report shows that Bryant Sanders was elected constable at this first election of Clay township, and he was sworn into office February 14, 1826. Also, February 8, 1826, it was "ordered that Bryant Sanders as captain, Edwin F. Hix and James Hick- lin be appointed a company of patrols in Clay township for one year.",
In 1822, Lina Helm settled in the vicinity of Waterloo, near Helm's Lake, named in his honor, and built a water mill, which was run by the
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power of several large springs. This was a valuable improvement at that time, and was resorted to by the early settlers from quite a distance.
The first settlement in that porton of Lafayette county now known as Clay township, appears to have been made in or near the present site of the town of Wellington, in 1819. Colonel Henry Renick, William Ren- ick, Ruth, widow of Samuel Renick, and Young Ewing, clerk of the first county court, were the first settlers, all coming from Barren county, Ken- tucky. Thomas Hopper and two sons-in-law, Killion and John Young, appeared at about the same date, from Indiana, and Jonathan Hicklin with three sons, James, Jonathan and John, and three sons-in-law, Reddin Crisp, Dick Edmonson and William Edmonson, from East Tennessee. The above mentioned were nearly all heads of families, and opened farms. This settlement was further increased in 1820 or '21 by the arri- val of Colonel William C. Ewing, Gen. McRay, John Wallace, Baker Martin and William Young and three sons-James, William and John.
Shortly afterwards another settlement sprang into existence about two miles north of the present site of Greenton, of which John Whitsett, father of William Whitsett, of Washington township, was the first settler, he having purchased the previously entered claim of one Michael Ferrin. In the course of a year or two he was joined by Nicholas Turner, Timothy Dunn, Elias Baker, William Hall, William and Elisha Evans.
According to the statement of Mr. Jesse Rankin, who was born March 20, 1792, in Person county, Kentucky, was a soldier of 1812, and came to Lafayette county in [1835, where he still resides, Anselm Harner, Elias Barker, William and Allen Jennings, all from Tennessee; Joseph Green, Isaac Gann and Joseph White settled in Clay township previous to 1835. Dr. Ward, from Kentucky, also settled there at about the same time and was one of the first physicians in that section. The Rev. Robert Sloan, who since died in Cass county, was among the first school teachers there, having taught in a log school-house near the present site of Greenton.
A water mill was erected and operated by a Mr. Cobb, on the Big Sni.
WELLINGTON.
In 1830 a tan yard was established by Hugh McAfferty, and shortly after a wood yard was opened by Peter and Jacob Wolfe, on the present site of the above named village, which formed a nucleus around which a flourishing settlement grew up. It is located on section 15, township 50, range 28. The application for charter was made by Jacob and Peter Wolfe, Isaac Bledsoe, M. Littleton and Catherine Littleton.
The plat was filed for record August 23d, 1837, and recorded Septem- ber 4th, of the same year. The first house was built by Peter Wolfe, and he was owner of the first store in the town. The first school-house was
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built in the year 1843; the present school-house was built in the year 1850. The first school was taught by Richard Hales, in the year 1843; Dr. Wm. M. Boran was the first physician. The first religious service was held in the Old Union church, which was used by all denominations as a place of worship. Wellington contains about 380 inhabitants, and its various busi- ness comprises five stores, one blacksmith shop, one saddlery shop, one tin shop, one wagon and carpenter shop, and one commission merchant. The Missouri Pacific Narrow Gauge Railroad is running by this place, and has a good depot.
The building that Mr. Wolfe erected, the first, has long since been destroyed, and a fine warehouse was erected upon the same site by Wm. Russell, which was destroyed by fire in the year 1872, then owned by Lewis Day. Rope making was the only manufacture in the early days. Before the days of railroads this town was quite a grain depot, and did a deal of shipping of produce of all kinds by steamboat, and at the pres- ent time Mr. Day is handling considerable grain, having a large and capacious warehouse for that purpose. In the town are two church houses, one owned by the Baptist denomination, one owned jointly by the Christian, M. E. South and Cumberland Presbyterian. Regular services are held in both churches. This little town at one time contained as many as seven stores, and a population of 600, and commanded a trade from Johnson, Jackson and the western part of Lafayette counties. In 1871 several business houses were burned.
The Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Wellington, was organized in the year 1850, with the following members: Morley Arnold, Melissa Arnold, Affiah Arnold, Nancy Cundiff, Thomas Bryant, Cornelia A. Corn, Elizabeth Crews, John A. Mahan, Cynthia M. Mahan, Sarah Bry- ant, Susan Duck, P. Ferrell, Eliza Ferrell, George W. Ferrell, Mary Lewis, Barbara Carr. A brick church was built in the year 1853, at a The cost of $2,500, and dedicated in 1854, by Bishop John Early.
ministers in charge have been J. L. Porter, P. O. Clayton, Ephraim Wagoner, Wm. M. Leftwick, H. W. Webster, J. R. Bennett, John R. Murphy, Wallace Potsman, Newton Cordon, W. F. Truslow, Rev. Beds- worth, John Shackleford, Wm. Pitts, Wm. M. Bewley, Preston Phillips, and L. W. Pierce. The number of present membership is 65, and with the exception of the time during the war have held services regular.
Wellington Cumberland Presbyterian Church, was organized about the year 1856 by Elder W. W. Sudduth, Elders Thomas Harbor, Jno. Slade, and J. T. Marshall. The congregation bought one-third interest in the Methodist Episcopal church in the year 1866, for which they paid $600. The building was built in the year 1840 by the M. E. church, south. The present membership of the congregation is about 30 members, the church is alive and has held regular services since its organization.
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LODGES.
Wellington Lodge of I. O. O. F., No. 81, was organized December, 1855, and the names of charter members are Josna Sterin, Turner Wil- liamson, Dr. James Belt, John W. Matthews, and one other not known. The present officers are Benjamin Martin, N. G .; T. S. Lockhart, V. G .; Francis Myers, R. S .; J. A. Lockhart, treasurer; H. B. Corse, P. G., and the number of members are 20. Their hall is a frame, of good mate- rial and cost $2,000. Their first building was burned in 1872, and was a total loss, after which they had no place to meet, but held their charter for two years when they assumed work again under the same name and charter.
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