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| | Primitive Baptist Family History Assistance |
 | | The messengers to the Des Moines River Association in 1849 were Elder William M. Morrow, James Martin, and Alexander Vanwinkle; they reported ten members received by baptism during the year, and a total membership of 21. |
 | | Elder William Morrow (the first Baptist preacher to settle in Iowa) and Brother Benjamin Gholson (who was a personal friend of General Stonewall Jackson) and his wife, Jane Gholson, were among the charter members; they and their families later moved to Oregon. |
 | | Elder William M. Morrow was the first pastor; later moderators included Elders David Wortman, John Harper, James B. Bowen, Aaron Wood, Bonham Kester, D. Tannehill, Israel Wood, James A. Bullack, Isaac Sidwell, John A. Whiteley, R. Banks, William J. Reeves, A. Shoemaker, and James M. True. |
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