1885 History of Greene & Jersey
Ecclesiastical
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Presbyterian Church, Carrollton. On the 30th of April, 1823, a little knot of people, among whom were Rev. Oren Catlin and Rev. D. G. Sprague, met at the house of Zachariah Allen, in Carrollton, to confer upon the subject of organizing a Presbyterian Church. A second meeting of the kind was held soon after, and, finally, uon the 4th of May, 1823, at a meeting held at the old court-house, was instituted a church of this denomination. The original members were 21 in number - Zachariah Allen, Elizabeth Allen, Ruloff Stevens, Elizabeth Stevens, Anthony Potts, Jno. Allen, Polly Allen, Thos. Allen, Margery Allen, Wm. Morrow, Jean Morrow, John Dee, Frances Bell, Elizabeth Bell, Wm. Allen, Sally Allen, Christian Link, Fannie Painter, Lucretia Brush, Lavina Bedel and Lucy Thomas. The frist elders chosen were: Zachariah Allen, Ruloff Stevens, Anthony Potts and John Allen.
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Extractions from History of Greene and Jersey Counties, Illinois, published in 1885, pages 761-784.
