Lebanon Baptist Church Erected In Year 1853
An old book handed us a few days ago by Charles C. Alderson, of Lebanon, contains the list of those contributing to the building of the Lebanon Baptist Church. The agreement and contributors names appear below:
"We, whose names are hereto annexed, do promise and bind ourselves to pay to Vincent Jessee, Elihu Kiser and Thos. C. M. Alderson the sums subscribed in order to erect a neat and capacious brick Baptist meeting house in the town of Lebanon. November 15, 1853:
Subscribers names:
Vincent Jessee $100.00
Jefferson Jessee 75.00
Archer Jessee 50.00
William Frickson 25.00
Leonard Shoemaker 25.00
Abram Childers 50.00
William E. Frick 15.00
Alderson & Kernan 50.00
Robert Boyd 25.00
Robert M. Fields 10.00
M. C. Logan 10.00
Wm. Fields (if built) 50.00
Aaron Hendricks 2.50
Thos. D. Boyd 5.00
Thos. Davis 2.50
H. S. Gibson 5.00
Sam W. Aston 20.00
Isaac Davis (in work) 5.00
T. C. Alderson 20.00
F. G. Catron (in work) 5.00
E. B. Price (in work) 10.00
J. F. Boyd (in work) 20.00
T. D. Kernan 5.00
Francis Lark 5.00
N. S. Brattin (in tailoring) 5.00
Charles D. Boyd 5.00
James A. Austin (in work) 5.00
Peter B. Henritze 5.00
Marcus Tunnell, 1 pr. shoes 2.50
J. F. McElhany 20.00
S. W. Aston 10.00
Subscribers toward dedication of church:
Mrs. N. B. Gray 2.00
Vicy Leece 1.00
Margaret Leece 1.00
Mrs. Henritze 1.00
Mrs. M. Lark 1.00
A few other names were written in the age old book but the time worn pages made it impossible to read, and a few other names had been gnawed away by rats.
