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A Guide to the Pleasant Hill Lutheran Church Records, 1890-1943 Pleasant Hill Lutheran Church, Records, 1890-1943 2003.3

A Guide to the Pleasant Hill Lutheran Church Records, 1890-1943

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Special Collections, Kegley Library
Collection Number 2003.3


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Repository
Special Collections, Kegley Library
Collection Number
2003.3
Title
Pleasant Hill Lutheran Church 1890-1943
Physical Characteristics
2 folders.
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Pleasant Hill Lutheran Church, Manuscript Collection 2003.3, Kegley Library, Wytheville Community College, Wytheville, VA

Acquisition Information

Donated by Marjorie S. Stone of Athens, Ohio in 2003; she inherited the Records from her grandfather, George S. Davis. Her great-great uncle, F. Grundy Davis, was a trustee of Pleasant Hill Lutheran Church.

Historical Information

Pleasant Hill Lutheran Church was organized by Elijah Hawkins in 1843 and members constructed a frame church building in Groseclose, Smyth County. In 1907 a new church building was built. Pleasant Hill is no longer a practicing parish but the large cemetery across the highway is still maintained.

Scope and Content

The Pleasant Hill Lutheran Church records consist of two folders. Folder 1 contains deeds between the church and heirs of John Groseclose. Folder 2 contains correspondence regarding compensation to church for loss of property due to the widening of Route 11 as well as insurance policies.

Related Material

See also the George S. Davis Papers, Manuscript Collection 1992.2, Kegley Library, Wytheville Community College.

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Bibliography

Kluttz, Roger S. Beside the still waters: the story of German settlements and the Lutheran Church in Wythe County, Virginia. Wytheville, Va.: Roger S. Kluttz, 1998.

Bibliography

Kluttz, Roger S. Beside the still waters: the story of German settlements and the Lutheran Church in Wythe County, Virginia. Wytheville, Va.: Roger S. Kluttz, 1998.

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Kluttz, Roger S.
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Contents List

Folder 1. Deeds. 1890.
4 items.
  • Deed. 18 August 1890.

    The party of the first part, Stephen H. Groseclose, Henry B. Groseclose, Joseph S. Groseclose, Josiah Brown and Elizabeth Brown, Catharine Gose, and Peter Groseclose, heirs of John Groseclose, deceased, legally conveyed to the party of the second part, T. D. Hawkins, F. G. Davis, and William H. Wilson, trustees of Pleasant Hill Lutheran Church, land informally given to the church by John Groseclose.

  • Deed. 19 September 1890.

    Deed. 19 September 1890. The party of the first part, Jane F. Groseclose, Laura J. Morrison, Harlan K. Groseclose, James H. Groseclose, Mary J. Groseclose, William M. Groseclose, and John Groseclose, heirs of John Groseclose, deceased, legally conveyed to the party of the second part, T. D. Hawkins, F. G. Davis, and William H. Wilson, trustees of Pleasant Hill Lutheran Church, land informally given to the church by John Groseclose.

  • Deed. 6 October 1890.

    The party of the first part, Dr. John D. Carnahan and Mollie Carnahan of Utah, heirs of John Groseclose, deceased, legally conveyed to the party of the second part, T. D. Hawkins, F. G. Davis, and William H. Wilson, trustees of Pleasant Hill Lutheran Church, land informally given to the church by John Groseclose.

  • Deed. 14 October 1890.

    The party of the first part, Levi C. Groseclose, resident of Eureka, Kansas, and S. E. Groseclose, heirs of John Groseclose, deceased, legally conveyed to the party of the second part, T. D. Hawkins, F. G. Davis, and William H. Wilson, trustees of Pleasant Hill Lutheran Church, land informally given to the church by John Groseclose.

Folder 2. Insurance Policies and Option Agreement. 1936, 1941-1943.
3 items.
  • Letter and option agreement. 8 October 1936.
    1 p.; enclosure.

    L. Preston Collins, Marion, Virginia to George S. Davis, Groseclose, Virginia. Option agreement between H. G. Wilson, George S. Davis, and J. F. Musser, trustees of Pleasant Hill Lutheran Church and the Virginia Department of Highways regarding compensation to the church for widening of Route 11 and moving of church back twenty feet from highway. Option agreement dated 1 April 1936.

  • Insurance policy and receipt. 1941-1942.

    Between Home Insurance Company of New York and trustees of Pleasant Hill Lutheran for term 1941 to 1942; purchased from Gills & Miles Insurance

  • Insurance policy and receipt. 1943-1944.

    Between Home Insurance Company of New York and trustees of Pleasant Hill Lutheran for term 1943-1944; purchased from Gills & Miles Insurance Agency, Marion, Virginia.