History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens Volume 1 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 edition. Excerpt: ...Meetings were held at the Houghland. school house, located on the northwest point of Cemetery Hill, on the Houghland Farm. and at the homes of Duty Green, Abner 'oodruff, the McGnires, Vincents, lloughlands and at the Old Hickory school house In 1816 Cornelius Springer and Thomas A. Morris were sent to the circuit, with Jacob Young. presiding elder. It was during their ministrations that several camp meetings were ' held on the line between the Gordon and Greeti f:1rn's. a short r'i.tance west of 'olf At one of these meetings Jacob Young baptized over 80 persons by immersion, pouring and sprinkling. At the death of Cornelius Houghland..Iarch 10, 1818, the class consisted of the Houghlands, Duty Green and wife, Smith Green and wife, Caleb Green and wife, Duty Green, Jr., Ely Green, Mrs. Turner, two sons and two daughters. John Latiin and wife. Lyman Lafiin and wife, Herman Chapman and wife, Rhoda Chapman, Samuel Chapman, Villia1n Vincent and wife, Beman, Pamelia. Eliza and Lyda Pond, Joseph Palmer, Jr., and wife of Palmer, Isaac Hutchinson, Moses Gill and others. After Mr. Houghland's death, Joseph Palmer, Jr., was appointed class leader, which lees ' office he filled until after the formation of the class in Palmer, when Duty Green, Sr., was appointed. He filled the office until the spring of 1823. His successor was John Houghland. In April. 1826, the society bought a lot of Smith Green at the Cross Roads, on the farm cent, .lSCs (iill, Caleb Green. Smith (ireen, Joseph Palmer, Jr., and Samuel Chapman. The use of this house was tendered to the "Old School" Presbyteriaiis until they built their church at Barlow Cross Roads. This latter church was in turn tendered to the Methodists for holdinig quarterly meetings. In 1834 the...