Records, 1836-1954.

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Records, 1836-1954.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32413807

The collection contains the records of the Trinity United Methodist Church located in Tallahassee which include registers of membership (1836-1837, 1856-1877, 1899-1954), deaths (1876), marriages (1899-1954), baptisms (1899-1954), and pastors (1897-1950). Also included is a church history entitled "Some Highlights of the History of Trinity Methodist Church, Tallahassee, Florida" by Frank D. Moor and genealogical information of the Stuart family contained in a family Bible, which belonged to Mrs. P.O. DeMilly (Daisy Stuart).

2 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.

Florida State Archive

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SNAC Resource ID: 7341379

Florida State Archive

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Stuart family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6328sv6 (family)

Moor, Frank D., 1894-1984.

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Trinity United Methodist Church (Tallahassee, Fla.)

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Trinity Church was established in 1824 as the first Methodist Episcopal church in Tallahassee and one of the first in Florida. A year later, the first church building, a plain wooden structure, was erected on the corner of Bronough and Park streets. The church moved in 1827 to the corner of Duval and Park streets, where a brick structure with a slave gallery and church bell was built. Itinerant clergy served the church until 1828, when Rev. Josiah Freeman became the first permanent pastor. The c...