Bart,
References to Brethren churches in Indiana can be found in Roger
Sappington's "The Brethren in the New Nation." It's been some time
since I
read the book, but I know there were mentions of Brethren groups in Putnam
and Owen Cos. You may also find references in county histories, where
religious organizations are mentioned.
You might check the archives of the BRETHREN list for the Stout
surname. It will definitely show up. Or, if you don't find what you are
looking for, you might join the list for a time. Several historians on the
list have access to the limited history kept by Brethren churches of the
era.
Sharon Mills
At 08:22 AM 4/28/2004, you wrote:
Does anyone know what kinds of records (if any) were kept by Firendly
Grove (Baptist Church) and Little Flock (Primitive Baptist) in Lewis
township? Also, which Bretheren church was closest to Lewis Township?
I have both of the Clay County histories and the Lewis Twp history.
I am researching STOUTs in Clay County. My g-g-gfather Nathan STOUT was
apparently one of the founding members of Little Flock. Most of the other
STOUT families in Lewis Twp attended Friendly Grove. Nathan's son George
Washington STOUT is mentioned in oral tradition as having been a minister
in the Bretheren church, and was later an elder in the Methodist church in
Kansas and Oklahoma. Nathan's family lived in Lewis township from before
1850 to around 1882, and then went on to Kansas and OK and
beyond. Several of Nathan's children were married by Absalom Briley.
-Bart Emanuel
Bart Emanuel
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