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Potosi Branch

congregation #482316
created 2015-08-14 by daniel m. kelty
official name: Potosi Branch?   
assertion #3732036 by daniel m. kelty on 2017-04-10: confidence 0%.
is a(n): branch?   
assertion #3732039 by daniel m. kelty on 2015-08-14: confidence 0%.
started: between 1841 and 5 Apr 1847   
assertion #3732035 by daniel m. kelty on 2017-04-18: confidence 100%.
ended: about 1850   (source: Brookover 1957)
assertion #3746035 by daniel m. kelty on 2017-04-17: confidence 100%.
description: William O. Clark baptized Jason Briggs, Nathaniel Vary Jones and a Mr. Mitchell on June 6, 1841. A branch was organized with sixteen members in 1848 (Wilcox). Benjamin Wright was president over the branch and western district of Wisconsin and part of Iowa March 3, 1848 letter from H H. Deam about illness. Griffiths has wagon to take people to Voree Nov. 27, 1848. Early Members were: Samuel Blair, David Powell, Ethan Griffith, Henry Deam, John Cunningham, Jason Briggs, Nathaniel Vary Jones, the three Wright brothers: Benjamin, James, Phinea, Isaac & Alvira Whiteker, Zenus Gurley.?   
assertion #3732037 by daniel m. kelty on 2017-04-10: confidence 0%.
religion: Strang   
assertion #4001369 by mpra on 2017-04-10: confidence 100%.
religion: Early?   
assertion #3732038 by daniel m. kelty on 2017-04-10: confidence 50%.
located at: Grant County, Wisconsin, United States   
assertion #3714316 by daniel m. kelty on 2015-08-14: confidence 100%.
location: 42°41'23"N, 90°42'39"W   
assertion #3720334 by daniel m. kelty on 2015-08-14: confidence 0%.
membership/population: 16   (on: 7 Feb 1848, source: Gospel Herald)
assertion #4001374 by mpra on 2017-04-10: confidence 100%.
see also: Gospel Herald   (source part: V.2 #31 (Oct. 21 1847) p.127)
Letter stating that the branch had resisted Wm. McLellin's preaching.
entity #700001, assertion #4001370 by mpra on 2017-04-10: confidence 100%.
see also: Brookover 1957   (source part: p.3)
entity #700017, assertion #4001648 by mpra on 2017-04-17: confidence 100%.
see also: WO Clark Bio   (source part: p.136)
First preaching in "Smoke Hollow" baptizing Jason W. Briggs and others
entity #700008, assertion #3711316 by daniel m. kelty on 2017-04-11: confidence 100%.
see also: Gospel Herald   (source part: V.2 #48 (Feb 17 1848) p.235)
Letter from Samuel Blair reporting on the branch and asking for hymn books.
entity #700001, assertion #4001372 by mpra on 2017-04-10: confidence 100%.