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Union University was organized by charter dated February 5, 1842, under the title "Union University in Tennessee." The trustees named in the charter were William Mar- tin, Robert Boyd, Crawford Howell. C. C Trabue, J. H. Marshall, J. II. Shepard, D. W. Dickson, B. Gannaway, H. Maney, J. J. Whittaker, W. W. Searcy, P. F. Norflest, L. Reneau, Charles Watkins, B. Kimbro and L. E. Abernathy. The trustees had power to select a location. It was intended for a Missionary college. That denomination being numerous in East Tennessee Somerville was selected as the site, and G. W. Wilt began teaching a primary grade of work intended as a branch of the college. Owing to the fail- ure to raise the necessary funds for West Tennessee the school was never properly begun at Somerville. A more liberal basis was made, and it was proposed to erect the college at Murfreesboro, still to be under the control of the Baptists, but it was to be in the main non-sectarian. The new name given the college was Union University. The following new board of trustees was appointed: Charles Trabue, Rev. Hiram Young, Rev. B. Kimbro, Hon. W. L. Martin, P. F. Norflest, C. K. Winston, James Avent, E. H. James, T. Vaughn, Rev. W. L. Perry, Thomas Ashford, Rev. T. B. Ripley and Rev. Samuel Baker. The Rev. M. Hillsman was elected treasurer, and J. F. Fletcher secretary of the board. The required subscription ($25,000) being obtained the work of building the university was begun. The corner-stone was laid in June, 1849, with imposing ceremonies by the civic societies of Murfreesboro. The address was delivered by Dr. Eaton, its first presi- dent. The building is a fine brick structure, S0x110 feet, and three stories high. The first faculty were Rev. Dr. Eaton, president; Revs. William Shelton, G. W. Jarman, David Bridenthall and P. W. Dobson, professors in the various departin ents. The Rev. J. H. Eaton, who was chosen the first president, was at the time managing the Bradley Acad- emy, and by an act of the Legislature the Bradley was placed under the same manage- ment as the university. The school under President Eaton had a prosperous career. On his death his remains were deposited in a tomb in the college campus, near the scene of his labors. The Rev. Pendelton was chosen the successor of Dr. Eaton, and managed the school successfully till 1861, when it was closed on account of the war. During the period of the war the university building was used as a hospital by the army. In 1853 Eaton College or the Baptist Institute was founded and managed by the same board of trustees as the Union University. For the institute two acres of land was purchased of Dr. James Maney, in the north part of town, on which was erected a brick building, 50x80 feet, and two stories high. The building furnished accommodations for about 100. pupils. This institution passed into the hands of the Christian denomination a short time.
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before the war. School at this place, as elsewhere, suspended during the war, during which period the building was used asa hospital or for other purposes, and was greatly damaged. After the war the Cumberland Presbyterians managed a school there for a time, and then it again passed into the hands of the Christians. The university and its branches has ceased as a university, but instead of the university proper there is in its stead the "Eclectic Normal School," which is now being successfully carried on by Dr. James Waters. The school has a good corps of teachers, a full course of study and a good attendance.
The work of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church began in this county in the early his- tory of the organization. Preaching was at first held in private houses. Norman's camp ground was a favorite place of meeting for a long time. The denomination has churches at Mount Vernon, Jackson's Ridge, Rockvale, Lebanon, Rockspring, Fosterville, Lytle's Creek, Mount Tabor, Lascassas and Jerusalem. The Cumberland Presbyterian Church was organized in Murfreesboro on May 30, 1858, by delegates from Nashville and else- where. The first pastor chosen was J. C. Provine; the deacons were C. N. Brooks, J. H. Green, H. Osborn, R. N. Ransom and W. A. Reed. The members were J. N. Clark and wife, C. N. Brooks and wife, J. Reed and wife, H. Osborn and wife, J. Hooker and wife, R. N. Ransom, W. A. Reed, R. D. Reed and some others. Preaching had been held in town as early as 1840-45, by Rev. George Donnell and others from Lytle Creek congrega- tion. The church was begun under the pastorate of Rev. J. P. Campbell, and a lot was purchased in 1859. A Sabbath-school was organized September 25, 1859, with the pastor as superintendent, and H. Osborn and R. N. Ransom, assistants. The school had nincicen scholars and six teachers. The church was only partially completed at the out- break of the war, but being less damaged than others, services were held in that church by the Methodist Episcopals and Presbyterians for a time. In 1865 preaching was resumed in the church and soon after steps were taken to repair and complete the building, which was done in 1868-69. The class now has a house of worship worth about $9,000, a strong membership and maintains a good Sabbath school.
Soon after Alexander Campbell began his wonderful career as a minister and theolo- gian, converts began to be made to his doctrines in Rutherford County. The first church was organized in Murfreesboro January 1, 1833, and consisted of twelve members. Steps were immediately taken to build a church. Lot No. 59 of the original plan of Murfrees- boro was purchased of F. E. Bicton for $50, and deeded to Peyton Smith, George Mor- ris. William Smith, Thomas Rucker, Sr., Joseph Ramsey, Thomas Rucker, Jr., and G. W. Banton. The church was completed in due time, and the members began worship at their new home and continued till 1859-60, when the church built a new house of worship on Main Street. Services were interrupted here for a short time during the war, but were re- sumed again in 1865. This denomination has churches at Antioch, Miles Hill, Rock Hill, Science Hill and elsewhere. It is a strong and influential body.
One of the earliest church organizations in the county was the Primitive or Regular Baptist Church. Its first members were from North Carolina or Virginia. The early ministers labored with an apostolic zeal, and were ;known for their simplicity of habits. The first church organized in the county by the Baptists was McCoy's, in the Norman set- tlement. This was before 1800. Elder William Keel is believed to have been the first min- ister. He remained with these people some time and then went away, but returned in his old days. This church grew rapidly, and soon became one of the leading churches in the county. In consideration of $1, love and affection, on May 8, 1813, Thomas Rucker deeded two acres of land to John Warren and Drury Vaugh, deacons, or their successors in office, of that branch of the Baptist Church who believe in the "final preservation of the Saints in Christ, and Baptism by emersion." This church house was erected near Cumming's mill on the east fork of Stone River. This was called Providence. Other early members were the Lillards, Claytons and Clarks, also Dr. Yandell, father of the distinguished Dr. Yandall, of Louisville, Ky. Dr. Watson, one of its early ministers, was distinguished as a physician and a minister, and respected as a citizen.
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Beasley's church was built four miles west of Murfreesboro about 1820, on the Beas- ley farmi. There is still a house of worship near the same place. Among the early mem- bers of this church were Chrisnhall and wife; Posey, wife and family. Elder Whitesett was one of its first ministers. The denomination is quite strong at this place. Enon Church was built at a later date. The building is a frame structure, and stands about six miles north of Murfreesboro. The membership here is small. Early members were the Reeds, Barksdales and Searceys. Peyton Smith was one of its early ministers. He after- ward joined the Methodists, and later the Christians. Lett Bond was a later minister of the church in Murfreesboro. The first church of this denomination was built near the southeast corner of the Public Square, and stood for some years. On the failure of the Bradly Academy carly in the decade of 1830, that building was used by these people till the creation of the church which now stands in Murfreesboro. This was built in 1850-51. Prominent among the early families belonging to this church were the Brooks, Powells, Morgans, Lethermans, Ruckers and Claytons. Dr. Watson was a leading spirit in the erection and maintenance of this church. The membership of this denomination has greatly decreased within the last few decades.
Owing to a difference of opinion in regard to missionary work, Sabbath-school work, and other minor matters, there was a division in this branch of the church, the one branch being known by the public as Primitive, Regular or "Hard Shell" Baptists, and the other as Missionary Baptists: the latter are characterized by Sabbath-schools, educated min- istry and foreign missionary work. This denomination is now the strongest in the county, and has from fifteen to twenty churches and a large membership. This denomination was first organized in Murfreesboro, January 7, 1848. Church organizations aiready existed at Enon, Bethel and Overall Creek. Delegates were sent from these as well as from Nashville to assist the organization in town. The sermon was preached by R. B. Howell, and the deacons assisting in the organizations were J. H. Marshall, J. Thomas. C. C. Trabue and James Avent. The membership enrolled were S. D. Crosthwait and wife, Thomas H. Maney. Fanny Maney, Thomas and Priscilla Dickson. Mary L. Bell, R. Smith, Lorinda Smith, J. H. Eaton, W. H. January and J. F. Fletcher. The first deacons were B. Gannaway, John Malley and Frank Fletcher. At the first meeting J. H. Eaton was ordained to preach, T. H. Maney was elected clerk, and R. B. Howell was chosen first pastor. Steps were soon taken for the erection of a church, which was completed in 1848. This was duly dedicated, and was occupied till April, 1862, when services were interrupted by the war. The church was greatly damaged by the armies, and was afterward sold to the colored people. Services were resumed after the war at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, the Rev. A. Vanhoose officiating as pastor. In 1868 the church began the erection of a new house of worship on Main Street; this was completed at a cost of about $10.000. The membership of this church is now about 135. A large church is maintained at Braley's Creek, Antioch, Concord, Eaglesville, and in fact in nearly every district in the county.
The origin of the Presbyterian Church is due to the labors of Rev. Robert Henderson. who began his work in June, 1811. The church was organized near Murfrees Spring, in April, 1812, with the following members: Robert Wasson, John Smith and William D. Baird, elders; others were Joseph, Margaret and Mary Dixon, John, Susana, Henry and Frances Henderson, May Stewart, Abigal Baird, Margaret Jetton, Margaret Wilson, Grace Williams, Elizabeth Kelton, Margaret Wasson, Jane and Elizabeth Smith. In 1813 Rev. Henderson gave the church half his time; in 1814 he was succeeded by Rev. Thomas J. Hall, and he, in 1815, by Revs. James Beuman and George Newton, each of whom gave the church one-quarter of his time. In 1816 Revs. George Newton and Jessee Alexander rendered like service, and in 1817 Jesse Alexander gave one-third his time. In 1818 Rev. Henderson again took charge of the church. The sacrament of the Lord's Supper was first administered to this church in October, 1818. The first public collection, amounting to $22.08¿, was taken up to defray the expenses of the church for the last six years. In De- cember, 1823, the Rev. J. W. Hall became pastor. The number of church communicants at this time was ninety-one; the number in 1828 was 138. In 1819-20 the church erected a
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fine briek church in Murfreesboro; this was 40x60 feet, with gallery and cupola; in the latter was hung a 560-pound bell in the year 1831. This bell cost $220.31. This building stood till destroyed by the ravages of war. It was used as a hospital for sick and wounded .soldiers. In 1822 this building was used for the meeting of the General Assembly. Aside from the Rev. Robert Henderson, who was a teacher as well as a pastor, the Rev. William Eagleton was the most noted. The Rev. Eagleton began his labors, December 29, 1929, on the resignation of J. W. Hall.and continued with the church till 1866, the time of his death.
No church history of the place would be complete without mention of this godly man. Many others deserve mention. D. D. Wendel was clerk of the sessions from 1846 till his death in 1873. The church was reorganized after the war by Rev. J. H. Neil, and a new building erected in 1870. This building at that time cost between $17,000 and $18,000. "The church is new and out of debt, and has contracted for a $600 pipe organ. The membership at present is about 300 communicants. The Presbyterian Church deserves credit for being the first temperance society in Middle Tennessee. At a meeting of the synod. October 5. 1827, after reciting the evils of intemperance. it was "Resolved, that they will abstain from the use of distilled liquors: that they will not permit them to be used by their families or servants except as medicine; that they will not provide them as articles of entertainment for their friends, and they will discountenance the use of them in the community." Another very old church is Cripple Creek, which has a membership of 37: Stone River has 63: Hopewell, 78; Hall, 38, and Smyrna, 69. In the days of camp-meetings the Presbyterians had a camp ground at the Sulphur Springs and one in the McKnight settlement, near Milton.
The progress of the church was slow till December, 1828, when the first conference met in Murfreesboro, at which a great revival was begun, and the church was greatly strengthened. John Lytle, Mrs. Wasson and the Rev. John Lane deserve mention for their zeal and piety; also Capt. Jones. who conducted the first public prayer-meeting at the old Bradly Academy, in 1818. The Rev. Baker was the first stationed preacher in Murfreesboro; he began his work in 1829. Other prominent ministers of that day were .the Revs. F. E. Pitt and Alexander. The old church becoming insufficient for the demand, .a new church was begun in 1843, on a lot bought of Daniel Lernean, and deeded to H. Yoakum, William Rucker, R. B. Jetton, L. H. Carney, James W. Hamilton, S. B. Christe, John Leiper, W. J. Lytle and John Jones, trustees. The new building was erected at a cost of about $5,000. Preaching was begun in the basement in June, 1843, the Rev. T. W. Randle then being pastor. The dedicatory sermon was preached by Rev. M. L. An- drews, on June 23, of the same year. In 1862 services were discontinued on account of the war, the church having been used at first by the Confederates as a hospital for the sick and wounded, afterward by the Federals. During the period of the war the church was greatly damaged, but in 1873 the house was completely remodeled and rededicated. "This church now has the largest membership of any in the city. Special mention should be made of the Rev. Sterling Brown, who held one of the most remarkable religious reviv- .als ever held in the State, at the old Windrow Camp Ground. about the year 1824 or 1825. At this there were over 300 conversions. Meetings were held at that place regularly from about 1812 till 1873, except during the interval of the war. It was long the "Mecca " of the Methodists. The churches of this denomination now dot the enntire county.
The organization of this very popular branch of the church in this county dates back to about 1812. At that time there was held a camp meeting at the Windrow Camp Ground, at which there were many professions of religion. Other camp meetings were held at which itinerant ministers of the Methodist faith were present and worked with that zcal that was peculiar to the pioneer ministers of that faith. Rev. Robert Paine, who became bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church, was a circuit rider over a district embracing Rutherford County. During the session of the General Assembly, he preached in the court house, and many members were present and took a part in the exercises, among them Felix Grundy, the distinguished lawyer and statesman. A class was organized at a house .on College Street in 1821. The following are the charter members: Benjamin Blankenship
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and wife, Edward Fisher and wife, Thomas Montague and wife, John Lytle and wife, Martin Clark, Willis Reeves, John Jones, William Ledbetter, G. A. Sublett, D. Henry Holmes, Dr. W. R. Rucker, Levi Reeves, J. D. Neugent and David Hannis. Preaching was furnished by traveling preachers at first, and services were held either in the court house or in private dwellings till the year 1823. In 1823 John Lytle deeded a lot, near where Soule's College now stands, for the purpose of having a church erected thercon. The lot was deeded to John R. Mclaughlin, Samuel MeLaughlin, Simpson Simons, Ben- jamin Rucker, S. Ogden, A. Childress and Edmond Jones as trustees. A brick house, one. story high, with gallery for negroes, and bell, was completed at a cost of about $1,800.
WILSON COUNTY
W ILSON is one of a group of counties which form the bottom of the great Silurian basin of Middle Tennessee. The surface of the land is rolling and varied with plateaus, hills and valleys, and is often picturesque. The surface is on an average eleva- tion of between 500 and 600 feet above the level of the sea, while Jenning's Kuoh, six miles southeast of Lebanon is the highest elevation in the county, rising to a height of 1,221 feet above the sea level. The lands are based generally on limestones which occur in successive layers nearly horizontal in position, and have a vertical thickness, from the lowest exposed to the highest in the hills, inclusive of about 900 feet. A number of high hills and ridges in the eastern and southeastern part of the county are capped with a stra- tum of flinty material beneath which is a layer of slate. The limestones belong to the group of formations known to geologists as lower Silurian, the upper part embracing some 500 feet of layers pertaining to the Nashville formation (Cincinnati) and the lower part to the Lebanon (Trenton); as the town of Lebanon rests upon some of its layers. The rocks of the former division are seen on the slopes of the hills and ridges, while those of the latter outcrop on lower grounds and in the valleys. There is an abundance of rocks in the county consisting of varieties of blue limestone and sandstone, much of which is - suitable for building purposes.
The supply of timber in the county is abundant, all species of trees growing in the- forests, such as oak, hickory, ash, gum, cedar, elm, maple, poplar, cherry, chestnut, mul- berry, beech, sycamore, dogwood, walnut, cotton-wood, box elder, sassafras, iron-wood, persimmon and willow. The soils may be divided into four classes: First, the river and creek bottoms, which are alluvial and of great fertility, and upon which may be grown all kinds of crops. Second, the dark soil peculiar to the cedar flats and glades, which is very poor and unproductive, and is the least desirable. Third, that found on the hills, ridges and plateaus of the northwestern and middle portion of the county, and on the slopes of the hills in the eastern and southeastern portion, which is a sandy-mulatto color, loose soil. Fourth, that found in the valleys and lower parts of the county, which is also of a mulatto color, but is more compact and clayey. All the different cereals, such as corn, wheat, oats, potatoes, and all fruits and cotton grow well in the county. The Cumberland River washes the northern boundary of the county for a distance of twenty-five miles, and besides the numerous springs all over the county there are the following important creeks: Cedar Lick, Spring, Cedar, Barton, Spencer, empty into the Cumberland; Sugg, Stoner, Hurricane and Fall empty into Stone River; Smith Fork, Round Lick, Spring and Fall Creeks have their source near each other in a group of hills in the southeastern part of the county, while the other creeks head in the numerous valleys.
Beyond an occasional migratory and venturesome hunter, trapper or scout, who passed through the vast forests and canebrakes in quest of the abundant game or in pursuit of
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marauding bands of Indians, the presence of white men was unknown in Wilson County previous to 1790. At the close of the Continental war the State of North Carolina made grants of large bodies of land to her soldiers in pay for gallant service in time of battle The land so granted was situated in Tennessee, then a portion of North Carolina, and it was by the owners of the land that Wilson (then Sumner) County was settled. The fol- lowing are the names of the parties to whom land was granted in Wilson County during the years between 1780 and 1790: William Ray, 1,000 acres; Isadore Skerett, 640 acres; James Kennedy. 640 aeres: Cornelius Dabney, 640 acres; John Burton, 1. 168 acres: John Williams. 640 acres; John Conroe, 640 acres; Hardy Murfree, 1.000 acres: Nicholas Conroe, 640 acres: Thomas Evans, 640 acres; John Davidson, 274 acres: Stephen Merritt, 640 acres; James C. Montflorence, 1,000 acres; John Kain, 571 acres: Walter Allen, 912 acres: Red- mond T. Barry, 640 acres; William Hogan, 500 acres, and Andrew Bostane, 220 acres. Between 1790 and 1800: Robert Stewart, Jonathan Green. John Boyd, Philip Shackler, John Haywood, William Lytle, Alexander Mebane, Jeremiah Hendricks, James Rogers, John Brown, William Fleming. Bennett Searcy, Ambrose Jones, Edward Harris, Henry Barnes, George Kennedy, Jacob Patton, Reeves Porter. James Mences, Thomas Evans, Gideon Pillow, Delilah Roberts, David Douglas. Johnson Hadley, Joseph Cloud, Dauiel Wilbourn, James Barron, Vachel Clark, Jesse Cobb, Samuel Churchhill. Boyd Castlemen, Ephraim Peyton and Alexander Denny, 640 acres each; William Hogan, 500 acres; Willie Cherry, 228 acres: Archibald Lytle, 1,000 acres; Lazarus James, 337 acres; John Wright, 2,000 acres; Henry Ross, 274 acres; John Dabney, 228 acres; William Martin, 1,280 acres: David Gibson, 1.000 acres; Thedford and George Brewer, 1.000 acres: John Boyd, Jr., 228 acres: Samuel Barton, 1,000 acres, and Absolom Tatum, 300 acres.
Many of the above never became settlers of the county, and numbers of the pioneers of Wilson County purchased of them the lands on which they settled. The first settle- ment of Wilson County was made in the year 1797 at Drake's Lick, near the mouth of Spencer Lick Creek on Cumberland River, which was afterward the northeast corner of Davidson County. by William McClain and John Foster. Two years later John Foster, William Donnell and Alexander Barkley made a settlement on Spring Creek, seven miles southeast of the present town of Lebanon. During the same year settlements were made on Hickory Ridge, five miles west of Lebanon, by John K. Wynn and Charles Kavanaugh, both of whom came from North Carolina, and on the waters of Round Lick Creek, by William Harris and William McSpadden, of North Carolina, and James Wrather and Samuel King, of Virginia, and also on the waters of Spring Creek, about eight miles south of Lebanon, by John Doak, John Foster, David Magathey, Alexander Braden, the Don- nells, and probably others. At the time of these settlements the land was covered with vast forests and thick cancbrakes, and game of every specie from the bear, panther and deer down to the squirrel and rabbit existed in abundance. Several years before, how- ever, the Indians as a tribe had been driven back, and only friendly ones as a class were met with by the settlers.
From 1799 the settlement of the county was rapid. The lands lying on the waters of the various creeks being the richer and easier of cultivation were naturally the first settled, and hence in giving the following list of names of the early settlers, they have been grouped into creek neighborhoods. On Barton Creek: Charles Blaylock, Elijah Trewitt, Levi Holloway, Henry Shannon, Snowdon Hickman, William Eddings, Thomas Mass, Eleazer Provine, John Lane, Byrd Wall, William Thomas, Samuel Wilson, George Swingler, Jolin Goldston, Benjamin Esken, Jeremiah Still. Thomas Sypert, George Wynn, Benjamin Wineford, William Peace, James Mayes, John Cage, Alexander Chance, Josiah Martin, Henry Reed, William Elkins, James Menees, John Allcorn, Thomas Congers and probably others.
On Spring Creek: James Cannon, Soloman Marshall, James Chappell, Walter Car- routh, Martin Talley, George Alexander, Joseph Moxley, Hugh Morris, Bartlett Graves, Spencer Talley, John Forbes, William Bartlett, William Sherrill, John Steinbridge, Josiah Smith, Alligood Wallard, Thomas Williams, Purnell Hearn, John Jones, John Walsh,
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