Cedar Township - Towns Histories
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Lexington
Lexington was one of the latest of the Washington County towns of the pioneer period to be platted. It was laid out in April 1865, by M.D. Storey. It was in the northeastern corner of Cedar Township. No railroad came that way, so the town was abandoned.
Two churches wee started in the community, according to the county histories, the Methodist , which flourished for many years and was a great influence in the community, and the Baptist Church , organized in 1868, with Calven Craven and his wife, Mrs. Rebecca Burham, Mrs. Elizabeth Dusenbery, Mrs. Julia Hites, Mrs. Martha Craven, Jotham Ogden, Mrs. Phoebe Ogden and Mr. and Mrs. R. Farney as charter members. A history written in 1880 gives the church membership of 96 at that time. It was later dissolved. The Methodist Church formed in 1873. Samuel Brown, Martha Brown, James Daniels, James Dick, Catherine Dick, John G. Meloin and Deborah Meloin are listed as those who formed the first organization.
Source: WCGS Fall/Winter 2005 newsletter and Atlas of Keokuk and Washington Counties, Iowa (1971). This page was prepared and posted by Norma Jennings Dec 2012
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