Christian Union Church (Big Lick Township, Hancock County, Ohio) records
Collection Overview
Abstract
The collection of the Christian Union Church consists of one financial record book recording the quarterly tithes.
Dates
- Creation: 1892-1902
Extent
1 Reels (1 reel of 35mm microfilm)
Creator
Scope and Contents
The collection of the Christian Union Church consists of one financial record book. This volume is the only known remaining record originally generated by the Christian Union Church, no longer in existence. The book was used to record the quarterly tithes pledged by and collected from church members. Information included in this book reveals the names of church members, its elders and its pastors during the ten year period between 1892 and 1902.
Biographical / Historical
Excerpt from Big Lick Township Sesquicentennial, 1831-1981
Christian Union Church
On ground deeded by David Roberts, January 9, 1871, to the Trustees of Christian Union Church, part of SW 1/4 of Section 29, was built the Christian Union Church, sometimes called Union Chapel. For this one acre plot of ground Mr. Roberts received $1.00.
There were fifty members and their families attended there in 1897. the church, a fair sized frame building, burned to the ground January 26, 1915. Between the church and Froggy School, to the south was a large playground.
The home of Helen and Lester Tong now stands on the plot of ground where the church once stood.
Conditions Governing Access
No known access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The records of the Christian Union Church of Big Lick Township of Hancock County, Ohio were transferred to the Center for Archival Collections for microfilming with the cooperation of Ray R. Lewis in June 1992.
Processing Information
A finding aid was prepared in 1992.
- Title
- Guide to the Christian Union Church (Big Lick Township, Hancock County, Ohio) records
- Author
- N/A, Madeleine Williams
- Date
- 1992, December 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin