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Book Title: History Of Henry County, The

ANNAWAN

Was laid out in 1853 by Charles Atkinson, now of Moline. It is a thriving little
town on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, 145 miles from Chicago,
and 35 from Rock Island, and is quite a point for shipping grain and stock, the
country around being a rich farming section.

    Among the earliest settlers were Silas Morton, T. T., Josiah and Joseph L.
Dow, the Messrs. Baker, Mesker, Barber, Rev. Asa Prescott, Congregational
minister, and B. C. Sargent. The first building was erected by Silas Morton, for
a store and dwelling, in 1853. B. C. Sargent purchased the place and became Mr.
Morton's successor in the mercantile business.

    The first school-house was built in 1853, and was also used to hold the
first religious meetings in. Joseph L. Dow kept the first hotel. It was called
the Union Hotel. Silas Morton officiated as the earliest Justice of the Peace
and Postmaster, and was succeeded in the latter office by B. C. Sargent, who was
Postmaster about four years.

INCORPORATION.

    Pursuant to notice given Jan. 30, 1860, a meeting was called to consider the
question of incorporating the village. F. H. Slater was chosen President, and G.
W. Lewis, Clerk. The election was held on the 11th of February, 1860; sixty-one
votes were polled, fifty-one for incorporation and ten against it. The following
were the first

    Board of Trustees-F. H. Slater, President; William W. Cole, Clerk; W. C.
Carroll, Josiah Dow, D. L. Machesney.

     Village Officers, 1876-77-Hugh White, President; L. R.Craig, Clerk;
Councilmen, J. L. Dow, H. N. Gilman, D. C. Troyer.

    E. A. Allen, principal of graded schools.

    School Directors-S. L. Andrews, John L. Dow, J. P. Paine.

CHURCHES.

    Congregational Church. This church was originally organized in the country,
south of the village. Prior to 1866, they moved into town, and were supplied by
Rev. Mr. Lyman, of Sheffield, who remained till the church was built in 1867,
and was succeeded by Rev. Mr. Allen, who was followed by Rev. Mr. Howard, the
preacher in charge at Atkinson. There was no regular pastor from that time till
1876, when Rev. John A. •Griffin, of Atkinson, who still supplies the church,
commenced preaching. The church is small, consisting of eleven members, and has
no organized Sunday-school. It supports preaching in connection with the
Atkinson Church.

    The Annawan Baptist Church was organized in September, 1843, at
Wethersfield, but was removed to its present location in 1854. Its original
membership was eight, whose names were Rev. Edw. Otis, Hannah Otis, Edw. Otis,
Merril Otis, Hileman Otis, Sarah Otis, Chas. B. Miner .and Mary G. Miner.

    The present church was built in 1856, at a cost of $1,000. Its pastors have
been Rev. Chas. E. Tinker, who served five years; Wm. McDermond, six years; R.
Turner, two years; D. S. Dean, three years; R. Everts, one year; Wm. Storrs
supplied six months; David Heagle, one year; J. D. Cromwell, supplied three
months; Harvey Kingsbury, four years; G. A. Hogeboom supplied eight months;
Edward Jones, one year; Wm. Archer one year.

    G. W. Lewis, the present, pastor, commenced his labors Nov. 12, 1876.

    The present membership is 123, with a Sunday-school of 100.

    The Church of the United Brethren in Christ. This church, now located three
miles south of Annawan, at Fairview Chapel, was organized in the village of
Annawan in May, 1854, by Almond Baker and others, with a total membership of
eight persons. The first meetings wore held in private houses and in unfinished
or unoccupied buildings, and not until 1858 did the society build a church,
which was dedicated by Rev. Wm. Rinekart, Dec. 15 of the same year, and cost,
complete, nearly fourteen hundred dollars.

    The following are the names of its pastors and their respective terms of
service:

    First services by Almond Baker, Julia Baker and Jared Sexton; William C.
Romine preached one year; John Cubbage, two years; B. Wagner, two years; St.
Clair Ross, two years; J. R. Evans, one year; David F. Bear, two years; M.
Bonnet, one year; J. L. Condon, one year; David F. Bair, one year; Elisha
Godfrey, one year; Amos Worman, one year: I. Kretzinger, one year; Seth Coats,
two years; William Hankins and J. Edwards, one year; B. Wagner has served two
years and is its present pastor.

    The membership is one hundred and twenty-four, with a Sunday-school
attendance of sixty.

    The Congregational Church of South Grove was organized in May, 1854, at
King's school-house, near the present residence of J. G. Heaps, at which place
the earliest meetings had been held prior to organization.

     The original membership was ten persons, as follows: Elijah Benedict, wife
and son, Thomas J. Hunt and wife, Asa Prescott and wife, A. B. Noyes and wife
and Mrs. J. McConney.

    The society built their present church at Annawan in 1866, and has been
under the charge of the following pastors: Rev. Asa Prescott, four years; Rev.
A. Lyman, three years; Rev. Jno. Allen, one year; Rev. Alva Hurd, six months;
Rev. O. Howard, one year; Rev. Jno. G. Griffin, present pastor, who has a
membership of fifteen.

    The Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in 1854, and held its earliest
meetings at the old school-house in Annawan, and at the house of G. W. King.
Among the first who composed its membership were John Hays, Jacob Hodges, Isaac
Shelinberger, G. W. King, Almon Woodruff, Jno. P. Bassett, Wm. Benson, Solomon
Minard, William Barber and their wives.

    The church was built in 1858 at a cost of $2,000. The pastors who have
officiated and their respective terms of service are the Revs. White, Pollard J.
Moulton, Lynthecum, G. M. Morey, G. C. Woodruff, two years each; W. Odell, W. M.
Sedore, one year each; G. W. Brown and R. L. W. Jameson, two years each; S. S.
Gruber and W. E. Williamson, one year each, and A. E. Day, two years. Present
pastor, G. C. Woodruff. Present membership forty-two, with an attendance of
thirty at Sunday-school.


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THE HISTORY OF HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ITS TAX-PAYERS AND VOTERS;
CONTAINING, ALSO, A BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY; A CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE STATE;
MAP OF THE COUNTY: A BUSINESS DIRECTORY: AN ABSTRACT OF EVERY-DAY LAWS; WAR
RECORD OF HENRY COUNTY; OFFICERS OF SOCIETIES, LODGES, ETC., ETC.

CHICAGO: H. F. KETT. & CO., 15 LAKESIDE BUILDING.

1877.


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