Records, 1867-1887 / Cleveland Baptist Union.

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Records, 1867-1887 / Cleveland Baptist Union.

Documents of incorporation, constitutions, minutes, annual reports, membership lists, financial records, deeds, programs for anniversary celebrations, correspondence, news clippings, committee reports, insurance records, miscellaneous items.

0.61 linear ft. (2 boxes)

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Hoyt, James S. (James Seymour)

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Cleveland Baptist Union.

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The Cleveland Baptist Union (f. 1869) was an organization of various Baptist churches in Cleveland, Ohio and the surrounding area. The purpose of the organization was to raise money to meet the financial needs and operating expenses of the member institutions. The organization changed its name to the Cleveland Baptist City Mission Society in 1894 and merged with the larger Cleveland Baptist Association in 1920. From the description of Records, 1867-1887 / Cleveland Baptist Union. (Rh...

Rockefeller, John D. (John Davison), 1839-1937

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John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937) was born in Richford, New York to William Avery Rockefeller and Eliza Davison. In 1853, he moved with his family to Cleveland, Ohio where he studied bookkeeping. With partner Maurice B. Clark, Rockefeller built an oil refinery in 1863 and bought out his partner two years later. In 1864, he married Laura Celestia “Cettie” Spelman, with whom he had four children. Two years later, Rockefeller joined his brother William to establish Rockefeller, Andrews, & Flagler, wh...