Highland Christian Church
Located in the Highland neighborhood of northwestern Mooresville Township, Livingston County, this church served as a place of worship and a community center for many families in Caldwell, Daviess and Livingston Counties, Missouri
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Mrs. Rose Gaunt wrote the following history of the church. It was published October 12, 1956 in The Breckenridge Bulletin.
One of the landmarks of the Highland community is the Highland Christian Church, still in good use with Bible school every Sunday and preaching services two Sunday nights each month, the Rev. Arnett Winn of Chillicothe serving the church.
Highland Church was organized in 1870 and services were held in the Matson school, and in 1875 it was decided to build a church. Aaron Bashford gave the ground near the northwest corner of Mooresville township.
The work was almost all donated. Logs were cut and rafted down the river several miles to a saw mill operated by Jack Dusenberry, where a [wooden] bridge stood at that time. Cottonwood shingles were made by a machine near the saw mill. Work was delayed because of crop failures, so the building was not completed until 1881.
John H. H. Matson and Jeremiah Reynolds were the first elders. The first trustees were Benjamin F. Lutz, Stephen W. Reynolds and Jonas Goodman. The church deed, made out to them, was not recorded until 1890. The superintendent in the early years with the longest record was George Snook who served for 25 years [and never missed a Sunday School session].
The building was torn down about 1999.
- Members and date of admission to the church:
- AULTMAN
- Flora, 1889
- Rosa, 1894
- BARRON
- James, 1889
- BASHFORD
- Maria, 1889
- Jennie, 1889
- John, 1891
- Sam, 1898
- Cora, 1898
- Oliver
- Sylvia, 1905
- Clare, 1907
- James M., 1889
- Aaron, 1889
- Jennie, 1889
- BELL
- Charlie, 1901
- BENNETT
- Mrs. Sam, 1913
- Sam, 1914
- Lizzie, 1913
- Arthur, 1914
- Charley, 1914
- Mrs. Charley, 1914
- Claude
- Mary
- Sam, 1914
- BROOKSHIRE
- Goldie, 1914
- Marion, 1914
- BURRY
- John, 1901
- Mrs. John, 1893
- CHRISTIANSEN
- Ben, 1918
- Mrs. Ben, 1918
- Catherine, 1920
- Mrs. Ben, 1918
- COLVIN
- Nicholas
- Mrs. Nicholas
- Virgil
- Castella (Stout), about 1870
- Mrs. Nicholas
- CROSS
- Rhoda, 1899
- Mary J.
- DEMUTH
- Leah
- DEVAUL
- Ida, 1891
- J. W. Jr., 1892
- DUNSCOMB
- Chester, 1919
- FAIR
- William, 1899
- Elizabeth, 1899
- Willie, 1912
- William, 1899
- Lloyd
- Mrs. Lloyd
- Dan, 1909
- Mrs. Dan
- Elizabeth, 1899
- FERIGO
- Otis, 1908
- Ricby, 1908
- FISHER
- Richard, 1889
- Charlotte, 1889
- FLEMING
- Cicero, 1907
- Inzella, 1907
- GALBREATH
- Lottie, 1909
- Lena, 1909
- Arthur, 1909
- Mrs. Arthur, 1909
- Lena, 1909
- GARLICK
- C. F., 1888
- G. H., 1888
- GANN
- Fannie, 1905
- GAUNT
- Homer, 1901
- Mrs. Leonia, 1898
- Lettie, 1899
- Roy, 1899
- Mrs. Roy, 1901
- Ada, 1902
- E. 1907
- Frank, 1909
- Mrs. Frank, 1909
- Hazel, 1912
- Ray, 1912
- Gertrude, 1913
- Nellie, 1914
- Mrs. Leonia, 1898
- GREY
- Henry, 1895
- GIBBS
- Eunice, 1914
- Daisy, 1918
- GILLISPIE
- Mrs. Jessie, 1889
- Robert, 1918
- Mrs. Robert, 1899
- Robert, 1918
- GOODMAN
- John
- Henry, 1889
- W. M., 1889
- Lizzie
- Martha
- Jonas
- Mary
- Melinda, 1870
- Albert, 1909
- Bivile, 1914
- Joe, 1912
- Mrs. Joe, 1916
- Tom, 1908
- Mrs. Tom, 1909
- Henry, 1889
- HAINSWORTH
- Charles, 1912
- HARGRAVE
- B. F., 1889
- HERBERT
- Edmon, 1904
- Mrs. Edmon, 1891
- Roy
- Mrs. Roy
- E. H., 1913
- Louise, 1909
- Mrs. Edmon, 1891
- HIGGINS
- Adda, 1891
- George, 1900
- HILT
- Lafayette (Elder), 1896
- Orville, 1899
- Claude, 1919
- Charles, 1909
- Ida, 1901
- Louise, 1909
- Orville, 1899
- INFIELD
- Perry
- Mrs. Perry
- Lizzie
- Jane
- Laura
- Nathan, 1891
- Maud, 1896
- C. A., 1899
- Mary, 1904
- Charley, 1905
- Floyd, 1905
- Mollie, 1905
- Mrs. Perry
- JOHNSON
- Everett, 1901
- Mrs. Mary
- JONES
- Cathryn, 1891
- Addie, 1899
- KELLY
- Sydna, 1898
- Fannie, 1899
- Jack, 1899
- Nancy, 1901
- Syrena, 1901
- Fannie, 1899
- KENT
- Hattie, 1912
- KERMANS
- Gus, 1890
- LEWIS
- Mrs. Kittie, 1909
- LINGARD
- Arthur, 1918
- Mrs. Arthur
- LUTZ
- Ben F.
- Mrs. Ben
- Martha (Colvin)
- Altona, 1889
- Mrs. Rebecca
- Ruth, 1893
- Bessie, 1899
- Mrs. Ben
- MADDUX
- M. W. (Elder), 1896
- Mrs. M. W.
- Ben, 1912
- Lafe, 1909
- Ida, 1907
- Tracy, 1904
- Walter, 1913
- Mrs. Walter
- Edison, 1913
- Waitman
- Jesse, 1904
- Mrs. M. W.
- MANN
- Nancy, 1899
- MAUPIN
- W. M., 1898
- MAY
- Charles (Elder), 1896
- McCLURE
- Mathias
- Threse
- Lula
- Annie
- Dollie
- W. M.
- Nancy
- Davis
- Hannah
- Hugh, 1889
- Stephen, 1889
- Lovey, 1890
- Julia, 1890
- Samuel, 1890
- Lettie, 1891
- Ollie, 1899
- Paul, 1899
- Mrs. Paul, 1895
- Sarah, 1902
- John, 1905
- Mary, 1909
- Threse
- McCOLLUM
- H. 1898
- Thomas, 1901
- Lee, 1898
- Thomas, 1901
- OGAN
- Charlie, 1891
- Mrs. Charlie, 1909
- Earl, 1918
- W. M., 1899
- Evan
- Nannie
- Mary
- Electa
- Mrs. Charlie, 1909
- OLDEM
- (Miss), 1918
- PETTIE
- John, 1914
- Marie, 1918
- REESER
- Harve
- Mrs. Harve, 1918
- REYNOLDS
- Stephen Woolsey
- Louisa, 1889
- Jennie
- Samuel, 1889
- Noah Lennox
- Madeline
- Fanny Alice, 1890
- James, 1891
- Michael, 1891
- Sallie, 1893
- Theo, 1904
- Nora, 1902
- Bliss, 1909
- Gilbert, 1909
- Louisa, 1889
- SHY
- John, 1905
- SMITH
- W. M. 1899
- Alice, 1899
- W. F., 1899
- G. L., 1908
- Jessie, 1901
- Mrs. Jessie, 1909
- Ray, 1918
- Mrs. Ray, 1918
- Granville, 1918
- Mrs. Granville, 1918
- Alice, 1899
- SNOOK
- Mrs. George
- George
- Viletta
- Harry, 1901
- W. M. E., 1901
- Harry, 1899
- Goldie, 1901
- Bryan, 1912
- Bland, 1912
- George
- TERRILL
- Mrs. Tom, 1914
- Fred, 1914
- William
- Eliza
- Fred, 1914
- TENNYSON
- Harry, 1898
- TOMLIN
- Mrs. Mary
- Susan, 1897
- TOWNSEND
- Mrs. Levi, 1909
- Gladys, 1909
- Catherine
- Gladys, 1909
- TREON
- Mary J.
- W. M.
- Emma
- Minnie, 1889
- J. O., 1890
- Thomas
- Manda, 1891
- May, 1891
- Clem, 1892
- Mrs. Clem, 1909
- Dellie, 1893
- Bertha, 1899
- Myrtle, 1899
- John, 1899
- George, 1899
- Lona, 1905
- Rankin, 1907
- Maggie, 1909
- R. I., 1912
- Jakie, 1912
- Arthur, 1912
- Ruby, 1917
- Darias, 1873
- W. M.
