Mills County, Iowa

RLDS Church
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
(Oak Township)

The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints of Oak township, was organized in October, 1861, by Elder Charles Derry. The members originally forming this society were Mary BRITAIN, Mary A. BRITAIN, Eliza A. BRITAIN, John SIVERS, Mary A. SIVERS, Frederick WELLBORN, Ann WELLBORN, Henry KISBY, Elizabeth HARMSTONE, Ann LEADER, Frederick CUNINGTON, Henry CUREDEN and others.

The services of the society were for a long time held at the homes of members, and at other times at a hall rented in the city of Glenwood. The membership is at present about twenty. The pastors have been Charles Derry, Henry Kisby, Henry Curedon, William Britain, G. E. Deuel, E. F. Hyde and Garrett Walling.


Source: "Mills County History, 1895"~ transcribed by Cay Merryman
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