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Robert Elkin Graveyard

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Location	:	Elkin, Clark County, USA
Description	:	There were 5 separate Elkin Graveyards at 5 different locations in Clark Co., Kentucky. This one is located on the Lower Howards Creek in Fayette, Clark Co., Kentucky. When the church and the Elkin family moved to the north side of the river and settled and built their meeting house on Lower Howard's Creek, Brother Robert Elkin built his little home in sight of the church building, from which he went and came on his faithful old "nag." On the little farm where Rev. Elkin lived and died, are the remains of Brother Elkin and his loving wife, in a poorly... Read More	There were 5 separate Elkin Graveyards at 5 different locations in Clark Co., Kentucky. This one is located on the Lower Howards Creek in Fayette, Clark Co., Kentucky. When the church and the Elkin family moved to the north side of the river and settled and built their meeting house on Lower Howard's Creek, Brother Robert Elkin built his little home in sight of the church building, from which he went and came on his faithful old "nag." On the little farm where Rev. Elkin lived and died, are the remains of Brother Elkin and his loving wife, in a poorly kept and unmarked grave, save for a small rough creek stone. Located on the Lower Howards Creek in Fayette, Clark Co., Kentucky. This is considered the 1st church built in Clark Co., Kentucky. First a log meeting house was erected soon after the colony arrived in 1784 on the Lower Howard's Creek, and sometime before 1793, on the same lot, the Old Stone Meeting House was erected. The settlement around the church was known as the Bush Settlement On April 3, 1784, the first preserved record of the Traveling Church holding services in the cabin of their pastor Elder Elkin. In 1793 a stone church building was built which became known as "The Old Stone Church". Later the church became known as Providence Church and is of the Baptist denomination. Located on the Lower Howards Creek in Fayette, Clark Co., Kentucky. This is considered the 1st church built in Clark Co., Kentucky. Pastor of the Traveling Church which was made up of the pioneers who came in a group to Kentucky pursuant by the urging of Capt. William "Billy" Bush. They left Virginia about 1780, got to the Holston (Wolf Hills) (Fort Black) near to what is presently Abingdon Co., Virginia. They were told it was too dangerous due to Indian attacks to proceed to Kentucky. They stayed for 3 years at the Holston during which time Rev. Elkin(s) (his will uses the s) was pastor of their "traveling church." When they finally were able to proceed to Kentucky in 1783 they held their first official service in the cabin of Capt. Wm "Billy" Bush in November, 1783. About 1793 they built a stone church building which became known as "The Old Stone Church". Later the church became known as Providence Church and it is of the Baptist denomination. This information is in S. F. Conkwright's 1923 book about the history of the Boone's Creek Baptist Church Association in Kentucky. It has been claimed that Rev. Elkin lead and pastored the first organized church in Kentucky. When they moved to the north side of the river and settled and built their meeting house on Howard's Creek, Brother Elkin built his little home in sight of the church building, from which he went and came on his faithful old "nag." On the little farm where Rev. Elkin lived and died, are the remains of Brother Elkin and his loving wife, in a poorly kept and unmarked grave, save for a small rough creek stone. Located on the Lower Howards Creek in Fayette, Clark Co., Kentucky. This is considered the 1st church built in Clark Co., Kentucky. In 1870, a new frame house was erected and is the present house of worship.

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