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Church Record of the Church of Christ,

Benton City

The local organization of the Christian Church known as the Unity congregation. Was organized February 1881 by elder Wm. Hook county evangelist, at the school house, one mile south of Benton City Audrain County Missouri with the first twenty seven names as charter members. 

Name   Date when Joined HOW    REMARKS

A.J. Douglass  February 1881  Charter Member 

Mary Douglass  February 1881  Charter Member   

M.J. Douglass   February 1881  Charter Member  Died March 6th 1878

Jacob W. Douglass February 1881  Charter Member  

Serilda Douglass February 1881  Charter Member  Died April 21st 1904

Joseph C. Douglass February 1881  Charter Member   Died October 4th 1889

Lucy Y. Douglass February 1881  Charter Member 

George W. Stauffer February 1881  Charter Member 

Anna Stauffer  February 1881  Charter Member   Died September 1st 1898

Jacob E. Stauffer February 1881  Charter Member 

Mary A. Stauffer February 1881  Charter Member  Died January 22nd 1896

Catharine Pearl  February 1881  Charter Member  Granted a Letter-Went to Mexico, MO 

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William H. Long February 1881  Charter Member  

Martha A. Long February 1881  Charter Member 

John Hofsess  February 1881  Charter Member

Nancy S. Hofsess February 1881  Charter Member 

William Y. BrandenburgFebruary 1881  Charter Member  Joined Methodist

Mary J. Brandenburg February 1881  Charter Member  Joined Methodist

E. C. Duzan  February 1881  Charter Member  Granted a letter- September 1882

C. Duzan  February 1881  Charter Member  Granted a letter- Septmeber 1882

C.A. Duzan   February 1881  Charter Member  Granted a letter- September 1882

B. Duzan  February 1881  Charter Member  Granted a letter- Septmeber 1882

Paris Carr  February 1881  Charter Member 

Mary G. Carr  February 1881  Charter Member  

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Allen C. Catlett  February 1881  Charter Member  Died February 19th 1882

Charles H. Dunard February 1881  Charter Member  Went away to Lincoln Co.

Charles H. Gray  February 1881  Charter Member   Joined Presbyterrane

George Peyton  March 1881  Charter Member 

G.W. Smith  May 1881  by letter   Died September 5th 1889

Elizabeth Smith  May 1881  by letter  

Mary J. Smith   May 1881  by letter   Granted a letter Mar 12th 1893

Mary E. Ayers  July 1881  by statement   Died

Susie Brandenburg August 1881  by statement   Moved away

Emanuel Mott  August 1881  by confession & baptism Granted a letter July 1884-Went to Laddonia

Helen Mott  August 1881  by confession & baptism Granted a letter July 1884-Went to Laddonia

David B. Douglass November 1881 Baptism by confession   

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Henry R. Douglass November 1881 Baptism & Confession 

Richard Mullin  February 1882  by letter

Margaret Mullin February 1882  by letter   In 1885 Withdrew fellowship

James F. Yelton June 1882  by letter   Dismissed by letter 1884

Viann Yelton  June 1882  by letter   October 1889 Returned by statement

Nancy J. Sallee  May 1881  by letter   

Elizabeth J. Peyton June 1882  by letter   

John Lockridge  June 1882  confession & baptism

Sarah E. Lockridge June 1882  confession & baptism  Died May 7th 1884

Nannie Sallee  June 1882  baptism & confession  Died December 1st 1897 

Jennie Clark  August 1882  by statement   Died October 23rd 1890

Jane Hultz  August 1882  by statement   Went to Rushhill- Granted letter Jan 1884 

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Elizabeth Smith  August 1882  baptism & confession  Granted a letter Sep 23rd 1894

Mary Cantriel  August 1882  baptism & confession  

John H. Douglass August 1882  baptism & confession  

John L. Stauffer August 1882  baptism & confession

Thomas H. Culbertson August 1882  by letter   Went to Mexico Missouri Granted a letter May 1887

Tolbert H. Culbertson August 1882  by statement   Went away

Samuel H. Douglass May 1883  by letter 

Jailie A. Douglass May 1883  by letter

Charles Y. Yelton May 1883  by letter    Died November

Fannie Yelton  May 1883  by letter

Thomas J. Clark August 1883  baptism & confession  Granted a letter Nov 1894

Edna A. Douglass August 1883  baptism & confession   

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Arthur Yelton  August 1883  baptism & confession

Sulu Yelton  August 1883  baptism & confession  Granted a letter Dec 1892

Fannie R.Smith  August 1883  baptism & confession  

George M. Wagner August 1883  Reclaimed    Went to Kansas

Redmond Ridgeway September 1883 baptism & confession  

Martha F. Williams  September 1883 by letter

Jacob Coons  September 1883 by letter   December 1885 Dismissed by letter

Irene Miller  October 1884  by statement   Moved away Feb 1889

John R. Romans November 1884 by letter    Went to Arkansas Dismissed by letter

Nannie E. Romans November 1884 letter from Baptist  Went to Arkansas Dismissed by letter

Shelby Clark   September 1885 by letter   Died Nov 14th 1904

Virginia Clark  September 1885 by letter 

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Fanny Clark  September 1885 by letter   Married, went to New Bloomfield, MO

Alvira Clark  September 1885 by letter   Married and went to Illinois

Henry Clark  September 1885 by letter   

William McConnell January 1885  by letter   Went to Kentucky Granted a letter Oct13th 1889

Sally Ann McConnell January 1885  by letter   Went to Kentucky Granted a letter Oct 13th 1889

George McConnell October 1885  Reclaimed    Went to Illinois

Lutie McConnell October 1885  confession & baptism  Went to Illinois

Isaac L. Clark  October 1885  Reclaimed   Died October 11th 1888

Sarah C. Stauffer October 1885  confession & baptism  

John W. Hofsess October 1885  confession & baptism  Granted a letter April 5th 1896

Sarah R. Hofsess October 1885  confession & baptism  Granted a letter April 9th 1905

Henry L. Wagner October 1885  confession & baptism  Went to West Virginia- Granted a letter

July 14th 1889

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Mary A. Dawson October 1885  confession & baptism  

Anna Travis  October 1885  by letter   Went to California- Granted a letter 1889

Lou Brown   October 1886  confession & baptism  Granted a letter June 24th 1894

Nannie Brown  October 1886  confession & baptism  

John Houghtalin October 1886  confession & baptism  Died February 9th 1900

Benjamin J. Hank October 1886  confession & baptism   Went to Arizona 

Anna Yelton  October 1886  confession & baptism  Granted a letter Dec 1892

Levessa A. Mansfield October 1886  confession & baptism  

Joseph Ed. Northcutt October 1886  confession & baptism  

John W. Northcutt October 1886  confession & baptism  Died July 30th 1895

Emma Northcutt October 1886  confession & baptism  

Susie Hildebrand October 1886  confession & baptism  

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Nannie E. Tratchel October 1886  confession & baptism 

Spencer Cone Jones October 1886  confession & baptism  Died September 15th 1890

Joseph H. Jones October 1886  from Baptist   

Forrist Clark  October 1886  from Baptist

Julius Y. Yelton  October 1886  Reclaimed    Granted a letter Dec 4th 1892

John W. Acton  October 1883  by letter   Died July 2, 1892

Mary E. Acton  October 1883  by letter   

Jacob W. Stauffer October 1887  confession & baptism  Granted a letter 1891

Mary M. Hofsess October 1887  confession & baptism

George C. Hofsess October 1887  confessioon & Baptism  Died August 22, 1891

Clarence R. Douglass October 1887  confession & baptism 

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William R. Douglass October 1887  confession & baptism  Granted a letter April 22, 1900

Albert A. Dawson October 1887  confession & baptism   

Carrie M. Tratchel October 1887  confession & baptism  

Ada Barker  December 1887 confession & baptism

William J. Barker January 1888 

Susan Baker  January 1888 

Elizabeth Harrison January 1888      Died August 3rd 1896

Martha Ridgeway February 1888  by letter   

H. Wilkes Ridgeway February 1888  by letter   Died February 13th 1890

Louisa Dawson  February 1888  by statement   

John R. Gay  March 1888  by letter   Dismissed by letter September 7th 1890 Returned by letter Oct 1895

Lucy E. Gay  March 1888  by letter   Dismissed by letter September 7th 1890

Returned by letter Oct 1895 

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Levi McCormick July 1888      Died Novemebr 6th 1891

Emily McCormick July 1888  

Emma J. McCormick July 1888

Sally Cox  August 1888

Jane Cole Ernst  October 1888      Granted a letter April 5th 1896

Jennie M. Ochs  October 1888  confession & baptism  Granted a letter Dec 23rd 1888 Went to California

John A. Tratchel October 1888  confession & baptism  

Nettie E. Tratchel October 1888  confession & baptism  

Carrie Tratchel  October 1888  confession & baptism

William H. Douglass October 1888   confession & baptism 

Robert Shelton Douglass October 1888 confession & baptism 

Henrietta J. Douglass October 1888  confession & baptism 

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E. Mills   October 1888  baptism & confession  Given letter October 1889-Went to Kansas

Lena Sallee  October 1888  confession & baptism  Died June 14th 1896

John Sallee  October 1888  confession & baptism  

Olie Lewis  October 1888  confession & baptism 

John Clark  October 1888  confession & baptism  Granted a letter Apr 5th 1896

Louisa Woldridge  October 1888  confession & baptism  Died February 23rd 1898

Charles C. Woldridge October 1888  confession & baptism  Granted a letter Nov 1st 1896

Viola Cole  October 1888  confession & baptism  Granted a letter Dec 4th 1892

Lloyd  Brown   October 1888  confession & baptism  

Harris Brown  October 1888  confession & baptism  

Robert S. McClure October 1888  confession& baptism  

Lena Harrison  October 1888  confession & baptism  Granted a letter April 4th 1897 

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Linda H. Boyd  October 1888  confession & baptism   Granted a letter June 4th 1893

Sarah R. Stauffer October 1888  confession & baptism  

Linna M. Rodgers October 1888  confession & baptism 

Taylor Reynolds October 1888  confession & baptism  Went with his father to Laddonia

Cornelius W. Johnson October 1888  confession & baptism  

George Ernst  October 1888  confession & baptism  Granted a letter April 1896

Henry Truitt  October 1888  confession & baptism   Died March 7th 1895

Emma Jones   October 1888  confession & baptism  Granted a letter August 1893

Mattie B. Vivion October 1888  confession & baptism  Granted a letter February 1895

Octave P. Jones October 1888  by statement    Granted a letter August 1893

Alexander McDonald October 1888  Reclaimed   Moved up about Mexico

William Vivion  October 1888      Granted letter February 1895 

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John F. Truitt  October 1888  from congregationalist

Anna B. Truitt  October 1888  from Congregationalist

O??e Mosier Ashford November 1888 baptism & confession  Granted a letter Dec 4th 1892

Minerva Boyd  January 1889  by statement   Granted a letter June 4th 1893

Willis D. Vivion  March 1889  by letter   Died November 24th 1890

Anna E. Miller  March 1889  by letter   Granted a letter Aug 16th 1903

Alma E. Carr  October 1889  baptism & confession  

Ellen Johnson   October 1889  baptism & confession  Granted a letter June 5th 1892

James Clagett Jones October 1889  baptism & confession  Granted a letter Aug. 30th 1896

Nannie Jones  October 1889  baptism & confession  Granted a letter Aug 1896

Charles Baker   October 1889  baptism & confession

Susan S. Peyton October 1889  baptism & confession  Granted a letter June 5th 1892 

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Emma B. Peyton October 1889  baptism & confession  Granted a letter June 5th 1892

Minnie E. Stauffer October 1889   baptism & confession  

Florence Crank  October 1889  baptism & confession  Moved to Mexico, Missouri

Elisabeth Hall  October 1889  baptism & confession  

Sarah J. Jackson October 1889  baptism & confession 

Isadore Smith   October 1889  baptism & confession   Died October 14th 1893

Earl Douglass  October 1889  baptism & confession  

Harvey Galloway  October 1889  baptism & confession  Moved to Lincoln Co., Mo.

Milton Peyton  October 1889  baptism & confession  

David Carr  October 1889  baptism & confession  

Joseph W. Woldridge October 1889  baptism & confession

Robert Johnson  October 1889  by statement    Granted a letter June 5th 1892 

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Elizabeth J.Jones October 1889  Statement

John Carter  October 1889  by letter

James B. Jackson October 1889  by letter

Martha McDonald October 1889  statement   Moved about Mexcio Mo.

O?? Speilhagen  November 10, 1889 baptism & confession

Annie Hampton  December 28, 1889 by letter  

Carrie Yelton  December 28, 1889 by letter

John D. Reed   October 1886  by statement

John A. Reed  July 1889  by letter   Died August 8th 1893

William P. Hays August 3rd 1890 by letter   Granted a letter March 22, 1891

Anna Hays  August 3rd 1890 by letter   Granted a letter March 22, 1891

Lewis Calvert  August 3rd 1890 by letter    

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Mamie Mullin  March 1891  confession & baptism  Granted a letter Feb 1899

Smith Hattie V.  March 1891  confesion & baptism  Granted a letter Sep 13, 1896

Genoa Carr  March 1891  confession & batism 

Lucy Peyton  March 1891  confession & baptism 

James E. Elder  March 1891  confession & baptism  Granted a letter March 12th 1893

William P. Mosier March 1891  confession & baptism

Amazon Collins  June 4th 1892  by letter

Izora Collins  June 4th 1892  by letter

Mattie Collins   June 4th 1892  by letter

Jacob Broyles  September 17th 1892 confession & baptism

Nancy Broyles  September 17th 1892 confession & baptism

Fannie Hofsess  October 13th 1892  confession & baptism 

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Catherine E. Mullins  October 13th 1892 confession & baptism 

May Truitt  October 13th 1892 confession & baptism

Lizzie Acton   October 13th 1892 confession & baptism

Sarah Tratchel  October 4th 1893 confession & baptism

Lucy Douglass  October 4th 1893 confession & baptism  Granted a letter April 12th 1905

Virjane Silvers  February 3rd 1894 confession & baptism   Granted a letter April 22 1900

John S. Reed   March 1894  from Methodist   

Fannie Clark  March 1894  by letter   Granted a letter Nov 4th (NOTE 1)

George J. Jones  March 1894  by statement   

Arminda B. Jones March 1894  by statement   

Mary E. Collard March 1894  by statement

Margaret Reed  March 1894  from Methodist  

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Palmer E. Yelton March 1894  baptism & confession

William N. Mullins, Jr. March 1894  baptism & confession 

Oscar L. Collard  March 1894  baptism & confession

Theodore J. Mullins March 1894  baptism & confession  Granted a letter May 7th 1899

Jesse Silvers   March 1894  baptism & confession   

Florence A. Collard March 1894  baptism & confession 

Minnie Painter   March 1894  baptism & confession

Stella Lanig  March 1894  baptism & confession 

Lucy Painter  March 1894  baptism & confession

Bidah Payton  March 1894  baptism & confession

Nettie Wilson  March 1894  baptism & confession

Ella M. Smith   March 1894  baptism & confession 

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Mary E. Stauffer March 1894   baptism & confession

Margaret J. Stauffer March 1894  baptism & confession

Sophia Hensel   March 1894  confession & baptism

Fannie Tratchel  June 21st 1894  confession & baptism  

Nellie Collard  June 21st 1894   confession & baptism  Granted a letter May 9th 1898

Mand Smith  July 23rd 1894  confession & baptism

Abr. M. Pearson September 23rd 1894 by statement

Alice M. Pearson September 23rd 1894 by statement

Mary Gee?ing  November 25th 1894 confession & baptism   Granted a letter from Jan 29th 1899

Lilian Pratsman Douglass November 25th 1894 by letter   

Iona Stone   November 25th 1894 confession & baptism 

Allie Mcowan   September 1895 by letter 

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William R. Ballew September 1895 by statement

Hattie Douglass September 1895  confession & baptism

Hardin Douglass September 1895 confession & baptism

Carrie Baker   September 1895 confession & baptism

Jessie Lee Davis September 1895 confession & baptism

Hickman J. Hofsess September 1895 confession & baptism

J. Irving Harrison November 1896 confession & baptism  Died May 9th 1905

Mand Johnson Douglass May 9th 1897  by letter

Florence Johnson Wright June 13th 1897 by letter   Granted a letter Dec 2, 1900

James S. Brown  October 1897  by letter 

Laura Brown  October 1897  by letter

Mattie Brown  October 1897   by letter 

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Maggie Romans October 1897  by letter 

A.G. Dillard   October 1897  by letter

Alice Dillard   October 1897  by letter

W. H. Cornelius October 1897  by leter    Granted a letter April 9th 1905

James McCormick October 1897  Reclaimed 

(NOTE 2)McCormick  October 1897  by statement 

A.H. Klecamp  October 1897  Reclaimed    Granted a letter April 9th 1899

Sallie Harrison   October 1897  by letter

May Hamilton   October 1897  by letter

Birdie Douglass  October 1897  by statement   

Ed. Pratsman  October 1897  reclaimed

Jane Blinco  October 1897  by statement 

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Sallie Mitchell  October 1897  by statement

Myrtle Painter  October 1897  by statement 

Annie Romans  Ocotber 1897  by statement

Bertha M. Hofsess October 1897  confession & baptism  Granted a letter Oct 14th 1906

Lena Collins  October 1897  confession & baptism 

Sallie Tratchel  October 1897  confession & baptism 

Herbert B. Painter October 1897  confession & baptism  Died November 7th 1902

Florence Hicks  October 1897  confession & baptism 

Vivi Miller  October 1897  confession & baptism  Granted a letter November 9th 1902

Justin White   October 1897  confession & baptism

Justin White   October 1897  confession & baptism

***Yes, there are two entries for Justin White***

Oliver Gee?ing (NOTE3)October 1897 confession and baptism  Granted a letter Apr 9th 1899 

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Anna Collard   October 1897  confession & baptism

P. Mat. Mullins  October 1897  confession & baptism 

Blanch Mullins   October 1897  confession & baptism

Orpah Mullins   October 1897  confession & baptism  Granted a letter May 7th 1899

George Yelton   October 1897  confession & baptism   

Mark Yelton   October 1897  confession & baptism 

Julius Yelton   October 1897  confession & baptism

Clarence Gray   October 1897  confession & baptism

George Horton  October 1897  confession & baptism 

E. Lee Horton   October 1897  confession & baptism 

E.R. Carter   October 1897   confession& baptism 

E.E. Miller   October 1897  confession & baptism  Granted a letter Aug 16th 1903 

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Sadie Long  October 1897  by statement   Granted a letter Oct 30th 1898

Ida Long  October 1897  confession & baptism  Granted a letter Aug 9th 1899

Min?a Payton  October 1897  baptism & confession

William Payton  October 1897  confession & baptism  

Joseph E. Mills  October 1897  confession & baptism 

Adah Waters   October 1897  confession & baptism

Jessie Douglass  October 1897  confession & baptism

Pinka Douglass  October 1897  confession & baptism

French Douglass October 1897  confesssion & baptism

Annie Johnson   October 1897  confession & baptism

Earl Johnson   October 1897  confession & baptism 

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James Ray   October 1897   confession & baptism

Clay Hamiliton   October 1897  confession & baptism

Joseph Wooldridge October 1897  confession & baptism

Thomas E. Mitchell October 1897  confession & baptism

John Mitchell  October 1897  confession & baptism

Cora Moser  October 1897   confession & baptism

Walter Brierly   October 1897   confession & baptism

Mary A, Jones   October 1897  confession & baptism

John Blinco   October 1897  confession & baptism

Jesse Hays  July 1898   by letter

Carrie Miller  24th July 1898  by letter 

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H.C. McClure  Ocotber 1898  confession & baptism   Granted a letter Nov 9th 1902

C.W. Erisman  November 1898 confession & baptism

John Hinten   August 1905  Reclaimed

____ Humphrey September 1905 From Baptist

Homer H. Stauffer September 1905 confession & baptism

Pinka Douglass  September 1905 confession & baptism

Joseph E. Winant September 1905 confession & baptism

Susie Winant  September 1905 confession & baptism

Oscar Clark   September 1905  confession & baptism

Laura Clark   September 1905 confession & baptism

Y.M. Armstrong  September 1906 by letter 

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Calla A. Jones Armstrong September 1906  by letter    

Note 1- (PAGE 18)Year is torn off from page

Note 2- (PAGE 22) First name illegible

Note 3- (PAGE 23)Looks like Geeting  

Church Record book is in the Possession of Roy Creel Ballew- Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri

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