HISTORY OF GREEN COUNTY. 
 
Mrs. George Bloom, Isaiah Deal, Mrs. Isaiah 
Deal, Levi Deal, Mrs. L. Deal, Samuel Cather- 
man, Mrs. S. Catherman, Solomon Deal, Mrs. S. 
Deal, Jeremiah Hutzel, Mrs. J. Hutzel, Michael 
Bloom, Mrs. M. Bloom, J. K. Bloom, Mrs. M. 
M. Bloom, Aquilla Deal and Amanda Hill. 
The following officers of the Church were 
chosen at this meeting: Isaiah Deal and S. L. 
Roub, elders; George Bloom  and Levi Deal, 
deacons. Rev. E. Miller served the congregation 
as pastor from date of organization until 11861. 
Rev. A. A. Trimper, from 1861 until 1862. 
Rev. Charles Anderson from 1862 tintil 1863. 
Rev. J. K. Bloom from 1864 until 1866. Rev. 
S. Cook from  1866 until 1872.  Rev. J. L. 
Hammond from 1872 until 1875. G. M. Packer, 
an applicant for licensure supplied the congre- 
gation from the close of 1875 until the middle 
of 1876. Rev. J. M. Rees served the congrega- 
tion as regular pastor from 1876 until 1880. 
Rev, D. E. Rupley from 1880 until 1881. Rev. 
D. P. Grosscup from 1881 until 1884. Precious 
revivals were held in the years 1862, 1865 and 
1873. A lot of two acres, on section 6, was 
deeded to the Church, for building purposes, in 
the year 1873, for the consideration of $160. 
Upon this lot, in 1874, a church building of 200 
sittings was built, costing $2,750. It was dedi- 
cated by Revs. P. G. Bell and W. 11. Schoch, of 
the synod of northern Illinois. In 1876 the 
congregation united with the Twin Grove pas- 
torate and contributed to the purchase of a par- 
sonage to be located at the latter place. The 
officers at present are: Rev. D. P. Grosscup, 
pastor; William Lore and Samuel Catherman, 
elders; Solomon Deal and James Holmes, dea- 
cons The present membership is twenty. 
'l'he Spring Grove Lutheran Church was or- 
ganized Oct. 1, 1866, by Rev. S. Cook, of the 
synod of northern Illinois. Six persons signed 
the constitution, viz: Josiah Adelman, Jesse 
Schoch, David   Holmes, Rebecca   Adelman, 
Elizabeth Schoch and Mary Holmes. The 
officers elected were: David Holmes, elder; 
Jesse Schoch, deacon. Rev. S. Cook remained 
 
as pastor from  1866 until 1872. Re. J. A. 
Beidler served the congregation from  1874 
until 1876. Rev. James M. Rees from 1876 
until 1880. Rev. D. E. Rupley from 1880 until 
1881. Rev. D. P. Grosscup from 1882 until 
1884. From thp first of the organization, the 
congregation had held divine services in a 
church building of 150 sittings, which had 
been erected by the people of the community 
as a church for all denominations. Since 1880 
no roll of Church membership has been pre- 
served. 
Daniel Paul Grosscup, pastor of the English 
Lutheran Church of Twin Grove pastorate, 
Green Co., Wis, was born in Ashland Co., 
Ohio, Nov. 29, 1846. He was baptized in infancy 
in the Lutheran Church, and confirmed in the 
same Church at fourteen years of age. He was 
brought up on a farm, hence received only the 
training of a common district school until nine- 
teen years of age. During a part of this 
period, his father having enlisted as a soldier 
in the War for the Union, (42d Ohio Volunteer 
Infantry, Garfield's) he was deprived of regular 
attendance upon school; but upon his father's 
return at the close of the war, in 1864, he again 
returned to books; entering Ashland   High 
School in 1866, boarding at his home and walk- 
ing three and one-haif miles morning and even- 
ing. On reaching his majority in 1867, an in- 
heritance of $1,200 was at his command. Ile 
at once entered Wittenberg College, Spring- 
field, Ohio, Samuel Sprecher, D. D., president; 
graduating in the classical department in 1871, 
and in the theological department of the same 
institution in 1872. In 1873 he was commis- 
sioned by the Board of Home Missions of the 
Evangelical Lutheran Church, of the general 
synod of the United States, to open a mission 
for the Church in Iowa City, Iowa. A Church-- 
was built up rapidly. In 1875 he was married 
to Mary V. Schaeffer, third daughter of Rev. 
G. W. Schaeffer, pastor of the English Evan- 
gelical Lutheran Church, of Princeton, Iowa. 
In 1879 he was transferred by the Board of 
 
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