The first Trustees of that church were elected.

The evidence

• “On February 17, 1856, the first Trustees were elected, viz. : Josiah Howard, George T. Movion, H.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/16-rock-county-ch10-villages.md, PDF p. 657 / book p. 661

  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.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources