Rev. Oliver Perry Davis - Cooper County, MO - Citizen Memorials on Waymarking.com

County of marker: Cooper County
Location of marker: MO-87, Walnut Grove Church Cemetery, S. of Clark's Fork
Erected by: The Cooper County Historical Society
Memorial donated by: The Laura Shannon Redman Endowment of the First Christian Church

Text of marker:

Cornerstone of the
WALNUT GROVE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
est. 1862
MEMORIAL TO REV. OLIVER PERRY DAVIS 1816-1903   Rev. O.P. Davis was a guiding spirit of the early Christian Churches of Macon, Miller, Moniteau and Cooper Counties.
  Born in Wayne Co., Kentucky September 16, 1816, he arrived in Howard County with his parents in 1817. He joined Pisgah Baptist Church in 1837. After moving to Macon Co. he ws ordained a minister in 1843 and wed Sally L. Robinson of Mercer Co. in that year. In 1848 he joined the Christian Church.
  Returning to Cooper County in 1857 he built a log home in Prairie Home Township. In December of 1862 Rev. Davis became the organizing elder of Walnut Grove Christian Church. He served as suply minister to other Christian Churches in the area including Lone Elm and Boonville. He and his wife are buried in this cemetery.
[list of charter members, please see photo galley for their names.]

Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link] Location: Walnut Grove Church Cemetery

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