C. C. Jones - Bethel Church - Labadie, MO
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YoSam.
N 38° 31.104 W 090° 52.781
15S E 684849 N 4265465
Stone mounted in the ground under the church sign.
Waymark Code: WMY0ZC
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 03/30/2018
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County of memorial: Franklin County
Location of memorial: MO-T & Laretto Ridge Drive, 3 miles SW of Labadie
Church built: 1868
Architect: Unknown
Stone Text:
In Recognition Of
C. C. JONES
Who generously donated
the land for Old Bethel
Church in 1867.
"In 1866, the Meramec Circuit was renamed the Labadie Circuit. In July 1867,
it was decided that the log church was no longer adequate and that a new
church should be built. Accordingly, a parcel of ground was purchased from
C.C. Jones and a new church erected. Construction was completed in the fall
of 1868. The new Bethel Church, later the Bethel Methodist Church, was active
until 1891, when a new Methodist church was constructed in the village of
Labadie. Bethel Methodist Church was inactive for most of the 1900s except
for an occasional wedding or funeral." ~ NRHP Nomination Form