Moundville, Missouri

Methodist Church Scenes

In the late 1800's and even into the early 1900's many towns had two Methodist Episcopal churches. Moundville was no exception. There was a ME Church North and a ME Church South. Here are early photos of both. We believe that both photos are authentic because the etched identification would have been on the original negative.

This is the ME Church North and is the Methodist Church that survived. This building is still used today. It is on the north side of Third Street at its intersection with Church Street.

This is the ME Church South. According to Lindell Haverstic, it was located south east of the ME Church North. It was on the south side of Third Street at its intersection with Broadway (now Highway 43).

Moundville Methodist Church, ca 1913. Click on this photo for a closer view and to see another photo of the children.

Moundville Methodist Church, 1918

The man whose face is circled is Robert L. Irwin. Donna Price identifies the lady in the photo, who I suppose was the teacher, as her great great grandmother, Sarah Ashbaugh McDonald.

Can anyone identify the rest of the young men.

Below are two scans of a big children's program in the early Moundville ME Church North. Below are two enlargements of the children that are in the scan. The only identification we have is that the person standing in the back of each photo is Miss Mary Estelle (Mame) Shannon. Look at those decorations!

photos compliments of James and Clara Folk, Lemon Grove, CA

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