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- 1848 (Creation)
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Organization of the "Union District" of the Wesleyan Methodist Connection of America in Wisconsin, February 27th, 1848. Includes official members: surnames Ferris, True, Slothhower, Burbridge, Wheaton, Eiken, Oliver, and Butterfield.
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Russell True and his wife Maria moved to LaFayette County, Wisconsin and helped organize a Class of the Wesleyan Methodist Connection of America in February 1848. This document is from a "Family Record" found in a small bible that has been passed down through generations to a descendant of Russell True's younger brother Warren Newcomb True. The 1850 Federal Census revealed that most of the members of the class were living near the town of Gratiot in Lafayette County. But that census also suggested that this class may have been short lived, as by 1850, "Russell True, Leader" was not enumerated, and "Philo Ferris, Preacher" had married and moved to a town just west of Chicago. This is the only document I have concerning this group.