06/22/1904: Short Creek Church has Negro members

Entry/Object ID

NP.0810

Collection

Newspaper Articles

Archive Items Details

Description

The Short Creek Baptist church, which is located 6 miles northeast of Atchison, in Platte County, Missouri, has two negro members: an old man who was a slave in the neighborhood and a deaf and dumb negro. A. B. Woolston says there has never been any trouble over the membership of these two black men, as reported.

Date(s) of Creation

6/22/1904

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Unidentified Slave

Name Type

Free Blacks

Other Name

Unidentifed Man

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

The Atchison Daily Globe (Atchison, KS, 1873-2022): 06/22/1901, p. 4

Copyright

Copyright Details

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

7/6/2026

General Notes

Note

Platte County, Missouri

Note

1901.06.22 Short Creek Baptist The_Atchison_Daily_Globe_1901_06_22_4.pdf

Note

BAAC workbook: 1839-(open) Newspaper Articles CatalogIt version.xlsx [Newspapers begun 04.16.26]

Create Date

September 2, 2026

Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

06/22/1904: Short Creek Church has Negro members