Identifier: historyofshiawas01elli (find matches)
Title: History of Shiawassee and Clinton counties, Michigan
Year: 1880 (1880s)
Authors: Ellis, Franklin, 1828-1885
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Publisher: Philadelphia, D.W. Ensign & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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-office was established at the town in 1867 andnamed Ovid Centre, but in a brief time a change of namewas made to Shepardsville, consequent upon a similarityof the first name to Ovid, the next office eastward. Wil-liam Shepard was the first postmaster, J. L. Button thesecond, S. L. Brass the third, and L. 0. Ludlum, now inthe office, the fourth. Dr. L. 0. Ludlum, the postmaster,located in the village in 1868 and entered upon medicalpractice. He is the only resident physician Shepardsvillehas had. SHEPARDSVILLE METUODIST EPISCOPAL CLASS,wor.shiping in the building put up by William Shepard as astore in 1856, was organized in 1869 by Rev. A. Wood, of theDuplain Circuit, with a membership of thirty. WilliamShepard, who was then chosen class-leader, has continueduntil this time to fill that place. The class is now on theDuplain Circuit, has forty-five members, and has preachingonce a fortnight, Rev. C. A. Jacokes being the pastor. Thetrustees are William Shepard, P. A. Winfield, and J. L.
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N Q OVID TOWNSHIP. 489 Button. William Shepard is superintendent of the Sun-day-school, which has an average attendance of fifty andemploys eight teachers. BAPTIST CHURCH OF SHEPARDSVILLE. April 15, 1876, a meeting was held at Shepardsville forthe purpose of organizing a Baptist Church. Among thosepresent were P. C. Bassett, John D. Gleason, Jacob W.Welter, P. A. Winfield, Thomas Sturges, I. E. Ilobart,Edward P. Castner, D. F. Aldrich, John Miller, H. H.Faragar, AVilliam Castner, Isaiah Castner, and EdwardPotter. The persons named subscribed to the following: We who do hereby .subscribe our names, anxious to dosomething in an organized form to promote the Christianreligion, and to maintain the permanent worship of Godand the institutions of the Gospel in this vicinity, do or-ganize ourselves into a society known as The Baptist Churchand Society of Shepardsville. Samuel B. Spink, EdwardPotter, John Miller, I. E. Hobart, and Thomas Sturgeswere chosen trustees and Edward Potter clerk. Th

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