Texas Historical Marker

Methodist Church, 1844

College Mound · Kaufman County · placed 1936

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Kaufman County, Texas

The story

In 1844 A. J. Beck, Henry Beck, Wilson Fogleman, A.

H. Henry, W. T.

Patton, Ed. King settled in this vicinity. A Methodist church was organized in 1845 with Rev.

J. W. Fields as pastor; A.

H. Henry, Ed. King, stewards; A.

H. Henry, Sunday School Superintendent. In 1865 a frame building replaced the log church.

In 1897 the present building was constructed; the land for the church was donated by W.T. Patton

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