HISTORY OF APPANOOSE COUNTY (1878) - MILLEDGEVILLE

ANDERSON, CHESTNUT, MILLIGAN, DAUGHERTY, MANNERS, DUNN, MCCONNELL, GILCHRIST, DWER, LOWRY, STEVENSON, FERRIS, ROBINSON, THURSBY, CARLYLE, PATTON, SHERRARD, ROBB, WOODBURN

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HISTORY OF APPANOOSE COUNTY - MILLEDGEVILLE - INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP PG 474-475
1878 APPANOOSE COUNTY HISTORY BOOK
1989 REPRINT

MILLEDGEVILLE is situated on the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 10, Township 70, Range 19, and was dedicated to the public by Harrison Anderson, December 22, 1857. Seventeen of the lots lying along Main street have a variation of 60 (degree) from the meridian, the streets having the same direction, 60 (degree) east, 80 (degree) west. The surveyor’s name does not appear.

This was for ten years a village of some note; but its prospects have been blighted by the
engineer’s transit. Its business is represented by a small store and post office.

There is a Christian Church near the town, which has a fair membership. The society is now without a regular Pastor.

THE TOWNSHIP

Both forks of the Chariton enter Independence Township, and unite on Section 14.

Griffinsville post office is located on Section 23.

The exposure of coal-beds in this township is remarkably favorable for mining, but, so far,
little has been done to develop this industry.

This township lies about equidistant from the two market towns, Centerville and Albia.

There is a Covenanter, or Reformed Presbyterian Church, in the southeast corner of Independence, known as Walnut City Church. This society was formed March 5, 1868, the first ruling Elders being Matthew Chestnut, Samuel Milligan and James W. Daugherty; the Deacons, Joseph Manners, J. C. Dunn, Andrew S. Milligan. The members were John
McConnell, Matthew Chestnut and wife, Mary Jane, Annie and Matthew Chestnut, Samuel Milligan and wife, J. C. Dunn and wife, F. Gilchrist and wife, Martha McConnell, Joseph Manners and wife, John M. Dunn and wife, A. N. Dwer, James Daugherty, A. S. Milligan and wife, James W. Daugherty and wife, Amelia Lowry, Margaret L. Stevenson, Mary Stevenson, Martha Stevenson, Martha Milligan.

Rev. Isaiah Ferris has been the only Pastor, having come in 1870, and withdrawn in 1876.

The church was built in 1871. It is forty feet square, and walls eighteen feet high. Its cost
was about $1,500.

There are now about fifty members. The Elders are the same as noted above, with the addition of Johnson Robinson; the present Deacons are William Thursby, J. C. Dunn, S. H. Carlyle and A. S. Milligan.

J. C. Dunn is Superintendent of the Sabbath school; N. Patton, Assistant; Elizabeth
Chestnut, Secretary; Amanda Patton, Treasurer. The teachers are Matthew Chestnut, S. T. Sherrard, Mrs. Lizzie Sherrard, Etta Robb, N. Patton, J. W. Daugherty, Mrs. A. Woodburn. There are about thirty-five pupils.