1854
The Free-Will Baptists erected their church at Evansville
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“Free- Will Baptist Ohurch. — On July 1, 1854, the members of the churches of this denomination resident at Magnolia and Union coalesced and formed a corporate body, with headquarters at Evansville, where they met and elected the following Trustees, viz. : Peter AUer, Jesse Aller and Argalus Ballard. In the same year, they erected their present church, a large frame building, with a seating capacity of 300, at a cost of $3,000.”
1879-history-of-rock-county/16-rock-county-ch10-villages.md, PDF p. 656 / book p. 660
Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.
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