Troy/ Adel Church of Christ Franklin Township, Owen County, IN The Troy church was founded in the year 1829. I have no information regarding when or how it became the Adel Church of Christ. What I do know is that in records of others church when a membership is transferred to this church it is written "To Troy (Adel) Church of Christ"...so apparently at some point there was a change. The oldest record book of members is dated in the year 1829 by John Wilson and is entitled "The Congregation of God at Troy, Owen County, Indiana". This church was also apparently known as "Church of Christ at Racoon". It was reported as such in 1839 to the State Convention of Churches of Christ. On October 11, 1852 the church received a deed to its present location. In the year 1894, a movement was formed to create a more suitable building. No record books exist of members during this middle period from 1852-1894. A FEW NOTES-- *In some instances there stands a name with another in parentheses, from what I can find in lookups, the name in parentheses is a "married name". *A "letter" is a letter of introduction to/from another church. *A date without explanation I take to mean date they joined the church. *If there is a number in parentheses after a name, that means it is a duplicate of another name and signifies that it is a different listing. There are 2 books, please check them BOTH. "The Congregation of God at Troy, Owen County, Indiana"- 1829 Elizabeth Arthur John Arthur, Sr. John G. Bower Mary B. Bower Margaret A. Campbell Alvira Carpenter Bishaba Carpenter Elizabeth Carpenter(1) Elizabeth Carpenter(2) Elizabeth Carpenter(3) Hiram W. Carpenter John Carpenter John T. Carpenter Levi Carpenter Mahala Carpenter Mary A. Carpenter Nancy Carpenter Noah A. Carpenter Peter Carpenter Phillip Carpenter Susan Carpenter Emaline Carter George Carter Thomas Cole Elenor Condor Nancy Condor Polly A. Condor Thomas M. Condor Moses Crockett Adam J. Deem Sarah Ann Deem John Driscol Lucretia Driscol Nancy Fisher Susan Fisher Wm J. Fisher Bernetta A. Franklin Elizabeth Franklin Findley Franklin Lydia Franklin W.E. Franklin Elizabeth Hall Mary Harris Cynthia Henderson Annan Hogan Elijah Hogan John Hogan Malveney Hogan Mary E. Hogan Melvena Hogan Roda Ann Hogan (Carpenter) Sarah Ann Hogan (Thacker) Lucinda Hord Spilmon Hord Patsa Howard Docia Johnson Emma May ?? McQueary Emaline McQueary Louisa McQueary William M. McQueary Elizabeth Moore Eliza Noel Eliza Ann Noel Eliza V. Noel Elizabeth Noel George Noel Henry Noel Issac Noel James M. Noel John Noel Mary Noel (Carpenter) Nancy J. Noel William Noel Viola Nosier William R. Nosier Druscella Ooley(Branham) Elijah Ooley Eliza Ooley Eliza Ann Ooley Elizabeth Ooley John H. Ooley Lucy Ooley(1) Lucy Ooley(2) Malissa Ooley Manerva J. Ooley Mary Ann Ooley Mary E. Ooley Samuel Ooley Francis M. Ridge Rebecca Ridge Eliza Stults Martha J. Stults Alfred D. Tate Rebecca Tate Mary Thacker Sarah A.Thacker Mary J. Turpin Adaline Vandeventer Jane Vandeventer Mary Walsh William A. Walsh Mary E. Wheat Robert S. Wheat Martha Wood Elijah Wright Elizabeth Wright Emaline Wright Peter Wright Rachel Wright SECOND BOOK Church of Christ record at Troy; March the 7th, 1915 Homer Ackerson- July 20, 1930 Dilla A. Arthur Sherman Arthur Charlotte Barns - July 24, 1927 Harley Barnes - July 20, 1930 Opal L. Barnes- January 1, 1907 Maud Beaman-To Spencer Nazarene Church Ella Bonewell George Bonewell- April 8, 1919 Elizabeth Bryan Myrtle Bryan- Died May 12, 1930 Ada Burks- Died December 1934 Carrie Burks Jim Burks - October 1931 Tom Burks Walter Burks Daniel Butcher- October 20, 1929 Leafy Butcher- October 20, 1929 Arthur Carpenter Charles E. Carpenter - To Spencer Church of Christ Claude Carpenter- January 1907 Clyde Carpenter- January 1907 Edith Carpenter Edith Carpenter(2)-May 27, 1920 Ethel Carpenter Ephia Carpenter- May 27, 1920 Flora Carpenter- July 1913 Fred Carpenter- September 25, 1927 George Carpenter- January 1, 1907 Harold Carpenter-June 15, 1930 James Carpenter John Carpenter- died November 24, 1924 Kate Carpenter Lewis Carpenter Lide Carpenter- January 1903 Lora Carpenter Lucy Carpenter - Died December 25, 1932 Mary Carpenter Minnie Carpenter Noah A. Carpenter Oscar Carpenter- January 1907 Rhoda Ann Carpenter Rosa Carpenter Walter Carpenter- January 1907 Willard Carpenter Amber Cassidy Kevin Cassidy Carl Christy- October 1931 Don Christy- October 1931 Hester Christy- October 1931 Joe Christy _ July 3, 1922 Myrtle Coffey Laura Dalton- April 1, 1921 Fredrick Drescher- September 25, 1927 Bert Edwards Louisa Edwards Allie Franklin Arthur Franklin- April 29, 1923 Burnetta Ann Franklin EdnaMae Franklin- October 28, 1922 Emily Franklin - January 1, 1907 Estill Franklin George Franklin Harry Franklin- October 28, 1922 Jason Franklin Jeff. Franklin Lydia Franklin Mollie Franklin Tom Franklin Mrs. Thomas Gwin- September 22, 1918--Died 1934 Thomas Gwin- September 22, 1918 Daphne Hedrick- July 24, 1927 Doris Hedrick- July 24, 1927 Edna Hedrick Odus Henry Nina Hulen Earnet Kliber Mrs. Kliber Elmer Lemons- June 5, 1922 Mrs. Lemrick- September 1916 Clara Livingston Dorothy Livingston Foster Livingston Virgil Martin- December 28, 1919 Opal McAuley Lizzie Miller-To Spencer Church of Christ Richard Neisinger America Noel Coy Noel Hendrick Noel Mary A. Noel Mary J. Noel May Noel-- Died 1918 Adolphus Ooley Carl Ooley Emory Ooley-Died March 9, 1935 Glenn Ooley- October 1931 Grace Ooley Helen Ooley- July 24, 1927 - Died May 21, 1930 Ione Ooley(Ellis) - September 1, 1921 Jane Ooley Mack Ooley- July 24, 1927 Mrs. Mack Ooley--July 24, 1927 Kenneth Noel - July 24, 1927 Minnie Ooley Mrs. Carl Ooley Pauline Ooley (Ellis)- September 1, 1921 Eveline Parish Margaret Pate- May 28, 1920 May Porter- July 3, 1922 Golda Pryor George Roudebush- June 1, 1919 Mrs. Stella Roudebush- June 1, 1919 Mabel Schneider Earl Shook James Speas- June 5, 1922 Mildred Speas Ada Shively (Drescher)- July 17, 1921 Etta Thacker- Died February 14, 1933 Sarah Ann Thacker Ina Thompson James Turpin- September 29, 1921 Kenneth Turpin- September 29, 1921 Amanda Vandeventer Henry Vandeventer Joe Vandeventer Hilen Walker John Richard Wickens- July 20, 1930 Charles Wood Clifford Wood- November 15, 1931 Doris Wood Ida Wood - Died January 2, 1933 Ida Ellen Wood- October 1931 Hessie Wood John Wood- January 1907 John W. Wood Lily Wood Rotha Wood Pansy Wood(Kliber)- July 3, 1922 Burnetta Wools