Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-10-12
Tabor Church
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By c. B. RAY

Realizing and appreciating the
fact that the readers of the Morgan
County Democrat are interested in
the early history of our country and
II, ost especially of the community
where they were born, and feeling
that the early history Of Morgan
county should be gathered and gar
nered INTO concrete form. we
know that when we write into
the columns Of the Democrat it is
not only pres rved in the files. and
kept in the Offices Of the Democrat
and the county auditor but that
many OF our readers are filing them
away in seran books knowing that
every community has had some out
standing citizens who during their
lifetime stood up and above some
others, yet we know that your
mother was to you as ours was to
us, the best woman in the world and
that your folks were your folks
and Ours were our folks: that 10
Us Bristol township is the best
community in the world. as your
township is or should be o you, We
say knowing all this we dare yen-
ture out with our pencil TO tell of
the life and works of the men and
women who lived, worked strug-
eled, suffered and perhaps died
that your community and YOU might
have an opportunity TO be what Won
are, and mayhap if YOU will be
honest with yourself you will agree
that We ali Of the generations now
functioning in Morgan county have
fallen short Of reaching the stan
dard We should have reached with
the opportunity we have had. 50
We feel you will understand we are
not writing to boost You, neither
shall we say anything 10 hurt the
feelings of anyone, We might say
here that if there be any among You
who feel you want some special ad-
yertisine. we will be glad to write
il and Mr. Durbin will give you any
amount of space at the regular adj
vertsing rate SO now we are ready
10 launch out on pencil pushing
journey that only time and the eX-
tent of your cooperation will tell
where it will lead
Among the papers Of the late
Rebecca Ellis was found the fol-
lowing: Tabor house to be built for
the use Of Christian church other
denominations to have the use Of
said house when NOT iii use by said
Christian church The house to be
controlled Ey trustees Of said
Christian church and their success
sors i'm Office Mordecai Adrian,
VIM. Choguill, Eli McInturf, Thomas
Hopes. Samuel Grimes, trustees.
Since writing the above paragraph
we are convinced that this had ref
erence to the present building. So
let us go back and tell you that for
a time at least after the organiza-
tion of the church or class, they
held services in the old school
house fGastown). BY record
which was kept by our father-in.
law Ephraim Ellis, We find tho
church was organized March 20,
1S49. Later, a log house was erect
ed in or on what is now the ceme-
tery lot. Mr.. Ellis in his writing
goes on and tells us that Charles
Burr and Henry J.. Deaver acted as
overseers and served as such until
the appointment Of others, which
took place Nov. 6, 18+9. Then be
goes on to give the names Of mem
Iers. After the names VIE find
deceased, :, "moved off" turned
out" and SO on, but that part was
his record and not our history. At
this time we only want 10 give the
rames: Charles Burr. Jonathan
Lewis Valentine Lewis. Samuel
Lytle. f. c. Ellis, sr.. Hezekiah Ged-
des. Matthias Mercer, Wm. Mercer,
John Grimes, Alfred Burr, L. C.
Shrader, f. Ellis, 2nd. Amos Scott,
Henry L. Deaver, Joseph Worrall,
Thos. Russell, owen Grimes, Barak
Varnell, Thos. L Ellis, David Bish-
op, Abner Lewis, Henry Hull. Geo I
Yarnell, sra Geo. Yarnell jr., Fran
els Brokaw, VIM. Tracy, Samuel
Crimes, David T. Lewis, Daniel
Beech, sr, Samuel Beech, Susan
Mercer, Elizabeth Mercer Elizabeth
Stiles, Harriet Ellis, sr.. Viana C.
Ellis, Hannah Crimes, sr., Esther
Grimes, Catherine Lewis, Mary Burr,
sally w. Burr Marietta Green, Mary
a. Walker Mary z. Walker, Eunice 4
Bishop Fanny Ellis, Margaret Wal
lace, Lucinda Worrall, Harriet Ellis,
sr., Martha Scott Isaac Shultz, Jo-
anna Lewis. Lucinda Russell, Re-
becca Ellis, Hannah Grimes. jr.,
Sarah Beech, Elizabeth Yarnell.
Tanner Geddes, Sarah Lytle, Fma-
line Harcey, Margaret Yarnell, Eliz-
abeth Rainey, Mary S. Rainey,
Mary Rainey, Mary Ellis, Rachel
Rainey. Jas Rainey, Jas. G.. Rainey,
Eliza L. Devices, Mrs. Robb. Har-
riett Yarnell, Sarah Ellis. Lucinda
Beech, Sarah A. Beech, David A.
Henery, Lucy Ellis. Moses Ellis,
Ellis, Seth Parker, VIM. S.
Dunn. Hiram Waterman, Marion
Mahala Russell, Mahala
Erokaw, Mary A. Mercer Olive
Parker. Hannah Parker, Wiley Hull,
Jane Dunn, Francis Hull. Temper
ance Green, Rhoda a. Oliver, Han
nah ]. Ellis, Ann Ellis. Charlotte
Hogue. Lucinda HOPES. Esther
James, Susan McElhose, Mary
Isabella Ellis Mary
Hull, Sarah Yarnell, Esther Scott,
Ruth A. Green, Harriet Green, Ma
tilda Coen, Susan Coen, Thomas