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Horace Church

Birth	:	25 Oct 1811 Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
Death	:	21 Apr 1892 Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.6250000, -93.9475021
Plot	:	174 - 2 and 3
Inscription	:	Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. Rev. XIV-13.
Description	:	CHURCH. At Lamoni, Iowa, April 21st, 1892, Elder Horace Church, an honored and respected member of society and of the church, a good and noble man. Father Church was born at Hopkinton, Rhode Island, October 25th, 1811. He joined the Seventh-day Baptists in his early life. In 1844 he heard the restored gospel, but for reasons attributable to the death of Joseph and Hyrum Smith, and the trouble that followed, he did not obey in baptism until February 17th, 1867, when he was baptized by Elder E. C. Briggs, at Hopkins, Allegan county, Michigan; who also... Read More	CHURCH. At Lamoni, Iowa, April 21st, 1892, Elder Horace Church, an honored and respected member of society and of the church, a good and noble man. Father Church was born at Hopkinton, Rhode Island, October 25th, 1811. He joined the Seventh-day Baptists in his early life. In 1844 he heard the restored gospel, but for reasons attributable to the death of Joseph and Hyrum Smith, and the trouble that followed, he did not obey in baptism until February 17th, 1867, when he was baptized by Elder E. C. Briggs, at Hopkins, Allegan county, Michigan; who also confirmed and ordained him an elder, which office he filled honorably until his time of departure. The Hopkins branch was organized about the same time; Bro. Church was chosen to preside, and continued until the summer of 1873, when he removed to the vicinity where Lamoni was located. Bro. Church was united in marriage to Sally E. Bissell, December 28th, 1837, who survives him. At the time of his death he was aged 80 years, 5 months and 26 days. So passes a good man to his rest. Funeral services were held in the Saints' church, Sunday, April 24th, in charge of Pres. W.W. Blair; sermon by Pres. Joseph Smith. Source: The Saints' Herald - volume 39 (1892) pg 304 [Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints] MOTHER: Mary Stillman FATHER: Caleb Weston Church WIFE: Salley Eleanor Bissell m. 25/28 Dec 1837 Portage County, Ohio (Documentation is found on Salley's profile.) CHILDREN: Caroline Almira "Carrie" Church Mabel Eliza Church Edward Carrolton Church Charles Fremont Church SOURCES: 1. Howell, J. M., and Heman C. Smith. History of Decatur County, Iowa, and Its People. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co, 1915. Pages 414-417 (The following is abbreviated. Please see Charles F. Church's page for the entire profile.) CHARLES F. CHURCH... ...son of Horace Church, whose father was Caleb Church. The ancestry has been traced back to Earl Rognwald, who was king of Norway in A. D. 900, Charles F. Church being his descendant in the thirty-fifth generation. William, the first earl of Warren and Surrey, married Princess Gundred, a daughter of William the Conqueror, who was a descendant in the seventh generation from the aforementioned Earl Rognwald. William, earl of Warren and Surrey, died in 1088 and his wife passed away in 1085. The coat of arms of the earl of Warren and Surrey is well known in heraldry. The Warren line runs through William de Warren, earl of Warrenne in Normandy, to Walter de St. Martin, who married a daughter of a Norman baron of Danish extraction. The name remains de Warren to the twentieth generation. John de Warren, Esquire, of the nineteenth generation, was born in 1414 and married Isabelle, a daughter of Sir John Stanley, K. G. It is recorded that in May, 1496, William Warren of the twenty-first generation died, which shows that the prefix "de" had been dropped by that time. Richard Warren, of the twenty-seventh generation, was born in England, but emigrated to America on the Mayflower and signed the famous compact of the passengers of that ship. His wife and two sons and five daughters came to the new world on the ship, Anne, in July, 1623. He passed away at Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1628. In 1635 his daughter Elizabeth was married at Plymouth, Massachusetts, to Richard Church, who was born in England in 1608. In 1630 he emigrated to Boston and was well known in the early history of that city. He was a man of much ability and of considerable wealth. He served in the Pequot war, holding the rank of sergeant, and his second son, Benjamin, won considerable note as a soldier in that war. Charles F. Church, our subject, is of the eighth generation of the descendants of Richard and Elizabeth (Warren) Church. Horace Church, the father of [Charles F. Church], was born October 25, 1811, at Hopkinton, Washington county, Rhode Island, and taught school in early manhood for a number of years. He became a resident of Decatur county in 1873, arriving at Leon in August of that year. After remaining there a week he removed to New Buda, where he resided during the winter, but on the 28th of February, 1874, he removed to the Colony Farm in Fayette township, where he operated rented land for seven years. At the end of that time the settlement of Lamoni was started and he removed to the new town, where he continued to reside until he passed away April 21, 1892, when he was almost eighty-one years of age. He was an elder in the Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints and while residing in Michigan, where he lived for a number of years previous to removing to Decatur county, he was local president. After taking up his abode in Lamoni he was still quite active in the work of the church although advanced in years. He retained his faculties fully until past seventy-five years of age and was a man of keen mentality. [Horace's] wife, who was in her maidenhood Miss Sallie Eleanor Bissell, died at Lamoni on the 2d of October, 1907, when almost eighty-seven years of age, as she was born on the 4th of November, 1820. In early life she was a member of the Presbyterian church, and her husband belonged to the Seventh Day Baptist church, but about 1840, while living in Ohio, both became interested in the work of the Latter Day Saints. Subsequently, while residing in Michigan, they learned of the Reorganized Church, of which they became members. To their union were born nine children, of whom four grew to maturity and of whom three survive. Those besides our subject are: Edward C. Church and Mrs. Asa S. Cochran, both residents of Lamoni. When four years of age Charles F. Church was taken by his parents to Michigan, the family home being maintained for about ten years at Hillyards, Allegan county, that state. He attended the public schools there and continued his education in Decatur county, Iowa, after the removal of the family to this state in 1873... 2. Early Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Name: Horace Church Birth Date: Oct 1811 Birth Place: Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island Marriage Date: 28 Dec 1837 Death Date: Apr 1892 Death Place: Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa Spouse: Sally E Bissell Notes: Horace Church joined the Seventh-day Baptist church in his youth. In 1844 he learned of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints but did not join because of religious persecution. Horace was baptized a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on 17 February 1867 at Hopkins, Allegan, Michigan, by E. C. Briggs. He was later confirmed and ordained an elder by E. C. Briggs. He presided over the Hopkins Branch until 1873, when he moved to Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa. Sources: Early Reorganization Minutes, 1852-1871, Book A, pp. 546, 734/ Saints' Herald Obituaries, 1892, p. 304/ The History of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, p. 529/ Early Reorganization Minutes, 1872-1905, Book C/ Hopkins, Michigan, RLDS Branch Records Source Citation: Source Information: Ancestry.com. Early Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

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Horace Church's memorial is located at: Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, USA.
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Horace Church death on 21 Apr 1892 in Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 40.6250000
Longitude: -93.9475021

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Salley Eleanor Bissell Church

(1820 - 1907)

Children

Caroline Almira “Carrie” Church Thomas

(1839 - 1883)

Mabel Eliza Church Cochran

(1845 - 1923)

Edward Carrolton Church

(1857 - 1916)

Charles Fremont Church Sr.

(1860 - 1945)

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Coordinate: 40.6250000, -93.9475021

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