Shelby County, KY - History:  The Olive Branch United Methodist Church, part 10
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Transcript from the Deed Book, X-2, Shelby County, KY, Page 323
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(Margin Title) TRUSTEES OF OLIVE BRANCH CHURCH TO T.A. ALLEN

	This Indenture made and entered into between B.S. Newland, S. Lawson, 
A.P. Carrothers and T. Boswell acting as Trustees for the Methodist Episcopal Church at Olive 
Branch of the first part and Thomas A. Allen of the second part all of the County of Shelby 
and State of Kentucky The party of the first part having been authorized by an act passed by 
the Legislature and approved August 31st 1862 Entitled an act for the benefit of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church at Olive Branch which said act authorizes us as Trustees to sell the Land
which belongs to said Church and therefore we the party of the first part and acting as Trustees 
for the said Church authorized by said act do grant bargain and sell unto the party of the second 
part the following parcel or tract of land Towit.  Three fourths of an acre of Land more or less 
located in Shelby County on the waters of Brashers Creek adjoining and surrounded by the land of 
said Allen which parcel or tract of Land has a grave yard on it fenced in with a stone wall 
which grave yard we reserve and also the right of way to and from said grave yard, for the sum of 
Eighteen Dollars to be paid by the party of the second part which sum the receipt whereof is 
hereby acknowledged.  The party of the first part also agrees to defend the title said parcel or 
tract of Land from all persons, whomsoever, to which agreement we affix our hands and seals this 
the ______day of January 1863.
						
(   U.S. Stamps 25 cts  )          		/s/  B.S. Newland  (seal)
						/s/  S.J. Lawson  (seal)
						/s/  A.P. Carrothers  (seal)
						/s/  M.T. Boswell      (seal)
Kentucky Shelby County Sct
	I John T. Ballard Clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid certify that this 
deed from the Trustees of Olive Branch Church to Thomas A.  Allen was (this-struck out) on the 
lst day of January 1863 produced to me in my office and acknowledged by B.S. Newland and M.T. 
Boswell to be their act and deed and said deed was on the 5th day of January 1863 acknowledged 
by A.P. Carrothers to be his act and deed and said deed was on the 12 day of January 1863 
acknowledged by S.J. Lawson to be his act and deed and the tax being paid on the 24th day of 
January 1863 said deed and this certificate was admitted to record in my office.  
	Given under my hand the date last above mentioned.
						/s/  John T. Ballard Clk
							Shelby County Court.