Presbyterian Church records of Adams County, Ohio, 1831-1861; Hill Prairie, Illinois; and a few Butler County, Pennsylvania, records, 1861-1884/ Colonel John Donelson Chapter, D.A.R
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"The Presbyterian Church records of Adams County, Ohio, from 1831 to 1881, kept by the minister, Dr. David Steele, were presented to the D.A.R. Genealogical Committee of the Colonel John Donelson Chapter ot the Disctrict of Columbia by Mrs. William H. DeButts of ... Sioux City, Iowa. Mrs. DeButts discovered the dusty, fragile old book in the father's law office. Her father, Mr. C.A. Robbins and James Putnam Steele were law partners (James Putnam Steele was a nephew of Dr. David Steele).".
The Reverend David Steele was ordained and installed as a third pastor of the Brush Creek Presbyterian Church community of Adams County, Ohio, on June 24, 1831. He served in this congregation for twenty nine years, and travelled thousands of miles yearly. He also took care of several other community churches, one being Mill Creek, Kentucky. After leaving Ohio, he spent several years near Sparta, Illinois, and ministered to the Paint Creek Society, Walnut Ridge Congregation, Illinois, and the Hill Prairie, Illinois, Congregation. He retired to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he died in 1887. During the time in Philadelphia, he performed marriages and some baptisms; in Butler County he performed some baptisms.
Contents: A sketch of the minister, the Reverend David Steele -- Marriages [1832-1860, Adams County, Ohio; 1859-1866, Hill Prairie, Illinois; and 1866-1884, Philadelphia] -- Baptisms [1831-1886] -- Members admitted to communion [1831-1868] -- Marriage index -- Baptism index -- Church communion members index.
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| Also on microfilm. Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971. on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. | FamilySearch Library | United States & Canada B1 Floor Film | 824063 Item 2 | 7549024 | |
| Another copy at the National Library of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Washington, D.C. Filmed 1971. | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 862011 Item 2 | 8574298 |
| Note | Location | Collection/Shelf | Film | Image Group Number (DGS) | Format |
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| Also on microfilm. Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971. on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. | FamilySearch Library | United States & Canada B1 Floor Film | 824063 Item 2 | 7549024 | |
| Another copy at the National Library of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Washington, D.C. Filmed 1971. | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 862011 Item 2 | 8574298 |
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