Oak Lake Branch

congregation #482377

created 2015-08-18 by daniel m. kelty

official name: Oak Lake Branch?

assertion #3732414 by daniel m. kelty on 2017-05-27: confidence 0%.

is a(n): branch?

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started: Jul 1875

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ended: 1914

toured the area interviewed members of Audubon branch

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description: Cutlerite members from Clitherall moved into Becker County in September 1871 and settled along the Northern Pacific railroad at Oak Lake, just ten miles northwest of Detroit Lakes. B.B. Anderson helped lead this group. On July 12, 1875 RLDS missionary T.W. Smith arrived and began laboring for two weeks in the Audubon area. He preached and baptized seven persons and organized the branch with Henry Way as presiding elder. B. Anderson was called to be the priest and Alma Sherman to the office of teacher. Sister Cutler united with the group. In August, Marcus Shaw was named presiding elder and Henry Way became clerk. The Northern Minnesota District was organized at this time. In 1897 Alexander Hale Smith came to minister to the members of the area. Members: Jedediah R. Anderson, Marcus Shaw, Henry Way. J R. Anderson, George gould, Henry Way and wife, mother Cutler, (widow of Alpheus Cutler, the former leader of the society), Cutler A. Sherman and wife, daughter of C. Whiting, present leader of the society, Marcus Shaw, Lois Sherman, C. G. and Geo. Gould, Lucias A. Whiting, L. D. Sperry and wife, and Sarah J. Shaw, daughter of the notorious Porter Rockwell, and Barbara Stillman. B. B. Anderson, C. J. Gould, Alexander Hale Smith.?

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religion: RLDS

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location: 46°51'48"N, 95°54'9"W

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located at: Becker County, Minnesota, United States

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membership/population: 40 (on: 1 Apr 1886, source: SH 33:18, 282-283)

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membership/population: 31 (on: 1878, source: SH 25:9, 130-141)

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membership/population: 32 (on: 31 Dec 1875, source: SH 23:9, 257-278)

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membership/population: 26 (on: 1880, source: SH 27:9, 129-143)

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see also: Saints Herald (source part: V.22 #19 (October 1, 1875), p.580)

Letter from Thomas W. Smith about his work among the Cutlerites

entity #700004, assertion #4001848 by mpra on 2017-04-26: confidence 100%.

see also: Saints Herald (source part: V.22 #22 (Nov 15 1875), p.700)

entity #700004, assertion #4001859 by mpra on 2017-04-26: confidence 100%.