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Ethnic Resources

AFRICAN-AMERICAN

Cleveland Public Library History and Geography Department Louis Stokes Wing, 6th Floor 525 Superior Ave. Cleveland, OH 44114-1271 Phone: (216)623-2864 Web: [cpl.org/sdi-history-and-geography.asp Archives and Records]

Ohio State University Black Studies Library 1858 Neil Ave. Mall, Rm 240 Columbus, OH 43210-1286 Phone: (614)292-6154 Web: [library.osu.edu/sites/blackstudies/ Archives]

Western Reserve Historical Society Library 10825 E. Boulevard Cleveland, OH 44106 Phone: (216)721-5722 Web: [www.wrhs.org/library/Archives]

Wilberforce University Stokes library P.O. Box 1003 Wilberforce, OH 45384-1003 Web: [wilberforce.edu/student_life/library.html Archives]

Religion in Ohio
Religion has always been important to people of Ohio. Beginning with the native inhabitant’s religious activities that are evident by the earthworks that they left behind. The Moravian missionaries are thought to be among the first whites that sought to bring Christianity to the Delaware Indians.

Pioneers that had suffered hardships of the frontier life went to church which provided them with a stabilizing foundation. Settlers were fired with religious zeal as they moved into the Ohio area and they quickly established churches.

From the late eighteenth century to the early nineteenth century, Ohio’s religious community boomed. Ohio became home to the Shakers, Baptists, Presbyterians, Methodists, Campbellites, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and eventually included every major Christian faith. During the twentieth century, numerous non-Christian denominations were established in the state making Ohio a home to many different religious beliefs.

Denominational histories for groups such as the Church of the Brethren, Evangelical, LDS (1830 to 1838), Lutheran, Mennonite, Methodist, Moravian, Presbyterian, and Roman Catholic are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under OHIO - CHURCH HISTORY and OHIO, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - CHURCH HISTORY.

Advent Christian
Advent Christian was organized by the Rev. Horace L. Hastings and the Rev.Miles Grant.

Seventh-day Adventist
Originally called the Millerites after their founder William Miller, the name was later changed to Seventh-day Adventist in 1848.

Amish and Mennonites

 * In the 1700's Ohio, there were several orders of the Amish faith found in Ohio. They are the Old Order, New Order, Swartzentruber, Beachy, Andy Weaver, and the conservative Mennonites and the Amish Mennonites. Most of the orders hold church services in their homes. The Mennonites usually have service in church buildings. In the 1700's between 50 and 100 Amish families arrived in America, settling mostly in Pennsylvania. Many others followed in the 19th century. Over the years, various orders of Amish spread into Ohio.

Campbellites

 * Campbellites, or Disciples of Christ, founded in the 1820s by Thomas and Alexander Campbell.
 * History of the Campbellites

Assemblies of God Baptist Nation Baptist Convention Primitive Baptist Seventh Day Baptist Church of the Brethren Brethren in Christ Christian Union Church of Christ, Scientist Congregational Christian Community Churches

Disciples of Christ
Churches of Christ East Orthodox Protestant Episcopal Evangelical Mennonite Evangelical United Brethren Evangelical and Reformed Friends Churches of God Church of God in Christ Jesus Church of God in Christ Church of God, Pentecostal Jewish Lutheran Mennonite Methodist African Methodist Episcopal A.M.E. Zion Church Wesleyan Methodist Moravian Church of the Nazarene Church of the New Jerusalem Presbyterian United Presbyterian Reformed Roman Catholic Salvation Army Spiritualist
 * Also known as the Campbellites

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

 * During the autumn of 1830, four LDS missionaries introduced the restored gospel to the communities of northeastern Ohio as they made their way to preach to the Indians west of Missouri. The Elders were Parley P. Pratt, Ziba Peterson, Oliver Cowdery and Peter Whitmer, they called upon Sidney Rigdon, pastor of a congregation of the Disciples of Christ (Campbelliltes) at Kirtland, Ohio. Sidney Rigdon, along with a part of his congregation became converted and thus started the beginning of the LDS Church's episode in Ohio's early history.

Universalist
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Histories and Tidbits
Pleasant Grove Township is located in Des Moines County Iowa.

Neighboring Communities
Burlington | Danville | Middletown | West Burlington

Cemeteries
Flint River Township Cemetery | Greenwood Cemetery | Johnson Cemetery| Memorial Park Cemetery | Middletown Leuins Cemetery | Prarie Grove Cemetery | Saint John's United Cemetery | Schilb Cemetery| Schnupper Farm Cemetery

Information about Flint River Township and surrounding area cemeteries can be found at Des Moines County Cemeteries. Additional information regarding their locations are in the Des Moines County Cemeteries Map.

Churches
Burk Chapel | Peace Lutheran Church | Saint John's Church

Historical and Genealogical Societies
Des Moines County Genealogical Society Address: PO Box 493 Burlington IA 52601

State Historical Society of Iowa Address: 600 East Locust Des Moines IA 5031

Historical Newspapers
The Hawk Eye Newspaper

Histories, Biographies, And Genealogies
A partial list of inhabitants of Franklin Township is available for the year 1879 from the Western Historical Co.

Libraries
The Burlington County Library has a very large collection of genealogical information.