An indenture made March 6, 1819 between Michael Rudisill and Fredric Carpenter, John Rudisill, Jacob Aderholdt and David Crouse, trustees for the Congregation at Beaver Dam, state that for five shillings, a parcel of land containing one acre shall be granted to the church. The indenture also records that since the acre is part of the plantation of Michael Rudisill, that Mr. Rudisill and his heirs, agree to passage for man and horse and for carriage to the described land including the meeting house and graveyard, and also the privilege of getting water from his spring on the day of worship or burials. In May 1856, the Congregation decided to build a new church about a mile west from the old one and land was secured at the new site and the name was changed from Beaver Dam Lutheran Church to St. Mark's Lutheran Church.
An indenture made March 6, 1819 between Michael Rudisill and Fredric Carpenter, John Rudisill, Jacob Aderholdt and David Crouse, trustees for the Congregation at Beaver Dam, state that for five shillings, a parcel of land containing one acre shall be granted to the church. The indenture also records that since the acre is part of the plantation of Michael Rudisill, that Mr. Rudisill and his heirs, agree to passage for man and horse and for carriage to the described land including the meeting house and graveyard, and also the privilege of getting water from his spring on the day of worship or burials. In May 1856, the Congregation decided to build a new church about a mile west from the old one and land was secured at the new site and the name was changed from Beaver Dam Lutheran Church to St. Mark's Lutheran Church.
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Died age 37 days, 6 months and 10 days as recorded earlier. The inscription on his marker is no longer legible.
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