This page created January 21, 2003 Updated Jan 28, 2006 by Julie Hampton Ganis |
Notice to Build a Church at Olive Branch, Union County, North Carolina 1858 |
Notice All persons interested in building a Church House at Olive Branch are again requested to assemble there on Saturday the 17th instant, when the contract of building a Church 30 by 50 feet, 11 feet between sill and plate, shingle roof (for further particulars apply to any of the Committee) will be let out to the lowest bidder. April 5th 1858 ����������������������������������� Ennis Staton ��������������������������������� E. L. Davis ���������������� Committee {���� Henry Baucom �������������������������������������� J. E. W. Smith ������������������������������ J. L. Bost |
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF OLIVE BRANCH BAPTIST CHURCH 8804 Hwy 218, MARSHVILLE NC 28103 Located in New Salem Township, Union County, N.C.. Organized in 1858. The first building was a wooden rectangular structure. A Bell Tower was contructed in 1910. The present building was completed in 1926, with additional structures being added since then.� (Sources: Heritage of Union Co, NC 1842-1992; Personal knowledge) |
Subscribers to Olive Branch Baptist Church, 1860 (On Jane Murtishaw Lindsey's Website) |