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

Entry/Object ID

NP.0811

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

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