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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word, created by Cathy Carlson Reynolds, 10 April 2012 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Pleasant Hill Lutheran Church Records, 1890-1943 A Collection in Special Collections, Kegley Library 2003.3 Cathy Carlson Reynolds

Special Collections, Kegley Library, Wytheville Community College 2011 Cathy Carlson Reynolds Special Collections, Kegley Library, Wytheville Community College Descriptive Summary Special Collections, Kegley Library Pleasant Hill Lutheran Church 1890-1943 2003.3 2 folders. English Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Pleasant Hill Lutheran Church, Manuscript Collection 2003.3, Kegley Library, Wytheville Community College, Wytheville, VA

Acquisition Information

Donated by Marjorie S. Stone of Athens, Ohio in 2003; she inherited the Records from her grandfather, George S. Davis. Her great-great uncle, F. Grundy Davis, was a trustee of Pleasant Hill Lutheran Church.

Historical Information

Pleasant Hill Lutheran Church was organized by Elijah Hawkins in 1843 and members constructed a frame church building in Groseclose, Smyth County. In 1907 a new church building was built. Pleasant Hill is no longer a practicing parish but the large cemetery across the highway is still maintained.

Scope and Content

The Pleasant Hill Lutheran Church records consist of two folders. Folder 1 contains deeds between the church and heirs of John Groseclose. Folder 2 contains correspondence regarding compensation to church for loss of property due to the widening of Route 11 as well as insurance policies.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Bibliography Kluttz, Roger S. Beside the still waters: the story of German settlements and the Lutheran Church in Wythe County, Virginia. Wytheville, Va.: Roger S. Kluttz, 1998. Related Material

See also the George S. Davis Papers, Manuscript Collection 1992.2, Kegley Library, Wytheville Community College.

Contents List Folder 1. Deeds. 1890. 4 items. Deed. 18 August 1890.

The party of the first part, Stephen H. Groseclose, Henry B. Groseclose, Joseph S. Groseclose, Josiah Brown and Elizabeth Brown, Catharine Gose, and Peter Groseclose, heirs of John Groseclose, deceased, legally conveyed to the party of the second part, T. D. Hawkins, F. G. Davis, and William H. Wilson, trustees of Pleasant Hill Lutheran Church, land informally given to the church by John Groseclose.

Deed. 19 September 1890.

Deed. 19 September 1890. The party of the first part, Jane F. Groseclose, Laura J. Morrison, Harlan K. Groseclose, James H. Groseclose, Mary J. Groseclose, William M. Groseclose, and John Groseclose, heirs of John Groseclose, deceased, legally conveyed to the party of the second part, T. D. Hawkins, F. G. Davis, and William H. Wilson, trustees of Pleasant Hill Lutheran Church, land informally given to the church by John Groseclose.

Deed. 6 October 1890.

The party of the first part, Dr. John D. Carnahan and Mollie Carnahan of Utah, heirs of John Groseclose, deceased, legally conveyed to the party of the second part, T. D. Hawkins, F. G. Davis, and William H. Wilson, trustees of Pleasant Hill Lutheran Church, land informally given to the church by John Groseclose.

Deed. 14 October 1890.

The party of the first part, Levi C. Groseclose, resident of Eureka, Kansas, and S. E. Groseclose, heirs of John Groseclose, deceased, legally conveyed to the party of the second part, T. D. Hawkins, F. G. Davis, and William H. Wilson, trustees of Pleasant Hill Lutheran Church, land informally given to the church by John Groseclose.

Folder 2. Insurance Policies and Option Agreement. 1936, 1941-1943. 3 items. Letter and option agreement. 8 October 1936. 1 p.; enclosure.

L. Preston Collins, Marion, Virginia to George S. Davis, Groseclose, Virginia. Option agreement between H. G. Wilson, George S. Davis, and J. F. Musser, trustees of Pleasant Hill Lutheran Church and the Virginia Department of Highways regarding compensation to the church for widening of Route 11 and moving of church back twenty feet from highway. Option agreement dated 1 April 1936.

Insurance policy and receipt. 1941-1942.

Between Home Insurance Company of New York and trustees of Pleasant Hill Lutheran for term 1941 to 1942; purchased from Gills & Miles Insurance

Insurance policy and receipt. 1943-1944.

Between Home Insurance Company of New York and trustees of Pleasant Hill Lutheran for term 1943-1944; purchased from Gills & Miles Insurance Agency, Marion, Virginia.