Deer Creek M. E. South

Located near Deer Creek, in Washington township, was constituted as the above in 1879, the constituent members being Samuel Bowling, Nancy J. Bowling, Mollie Bowling, Robert Bowling, J. H. Jette, Lue Lasley, Z. M. Lasley, Lue Ide, Elzada Ide, Levi Ide, James E Ragsdale, Mary E. Ragsdale, John Bohrer, Susan Bohrer, Benjamin E. Washburn, Sarah P. Washburn, William C. Washburn, Joseph H. Washburn, William Nesbit, Catherine Nesbit, J. H. Dooley, Mary E. Dooley, Walter Ransdall, Ann Ransdall, Lee Ransdall and Porter H. Manuel. Their frame house of worship was built at a cost of $1,000, in 1878. The present membership is 60; the pastor being Rev. William M. Featherston.