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At that time, weddings usually took place in the family homes, especially with circuit-riding Methodist preachers on the frontier. Later, even after the church building had been built, weddings usually took place at home, or in the home of the minister; or the Justice of the Peace. |
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In Samuel McAninch’s family alone, there were eight weddings of Samuel’s children, recorded in Hendricks County, that could have been connected with this Methodist Episcopal church community: |
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12 Mar. 1840 |
Sally (Sarah), married George Hancock; daughter Samantha Hancock, born ca.1841 [9]; |
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1 Sept. 1842 |
Hannah, married William Mann; son John Wesley Mann, born 27 Dec. 1849 [9] [31]; |
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6 Sept. 1843 |
Daniel married Phebe Pike; almost certainly connected with this church, since both Daniel McAninch and Phebe’s father Tristram Pike are Trustees of this church in 1849 [20]; |
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11 Jan 1849 |
(Mary) Polly Susan(nah), married John Smith Harlan; almost certainly connected with this church, Polly died 24 Dec. 1853, and is buried in this cemetery [4a3], along with a son, Oliver Harlan; |
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13 Jan. 1850 |
John W., married Martha Ann Smith, by “Jesse Woodard, L. Pr. M. E. Ch.”, according to the return filed with the county on Jan. 19, 1850 [25]. “L. Pr. M. E. Ch.” might mean “Licensed Pastor, Methodist Episcopal Church”, possible evidence that John and Martha might have been married in this church community; |
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1 Jan. 1852 |
Enoch George, married (first) Isabelle Ridpath, by H. D. Cootman; almost certainly connected with this church; Isabelle died 2 June 1860, and is buried in this cemetery [1] [2] [3] [4a2]; |
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20 Jan. 1857 |
Arminta, married John Smith Harlan; possibly connected with this church; and |
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21 Mar. 1862 |
Enoch George, married (second) Aruanah (Araunah?) Knighten; possibly connected with this church, since their infant daughter Clara is buried in this cemetery; |
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“Old Pleasant Hill Methodist Cemetery”, Copyright 2003, by Frank McAninch page 19 of 68 |
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