Monrovia Circuit (Morgan County, Ind.) records
Collection Statement
This collection includes two volumes containing records from all of the above mentioned churches and contain records of membership, baptism, marriages, and a list of ministers. The first volume covers all churches except Bethesda and Bethlehem from the years 1849-75. The second volume covers all the churches except Stilesville from the years 1837-93. Found in the volumes were several loose documents. These include subscription lists for Monrovia and Mount Olive (1865), a certificate of membership for a Miss Ora Hinshaw (1889), and newspaper articles concerning Poplar Grove Church.
Dates
- 1849 - 1893
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Usage Restrictions
Copyright interests for this collection are held by DePauw University or the United Methodist Church.
Historical Sketch
In 1850 there were 14 Methodist churches in Morgan county. Some churches included in those numbers are the churches in the Monrovia Methodist Episcopal circuit. They include Bethesda, Bethlehem, Lake Valley, Monrovia, Mount Olive, Mount Zion, Poplar Grove and Stilesville.
Extent
1.5 Cubic Feet (1 document case)
Language of Materials
English
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Hailee Newton
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Archives of DePauw University and Indiana United Methodism Repository
Roy O. West Library
405 S. Indiana St.
Greencastle Indiana 46135 United States
archives@depauw.edu
