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Larue County Herald Thursday, September 6, 1906 Hibernia section Rev. Sam Underwood, who has been confined to his room for six or eight months, died Sunday morning and by his request his remains were interred in the Poplar Grove cemetery. He will be missed by the Otter Creek church and the vicinity, relatives and friends who number by the score, and most of all will his wife and four little children miss him. - Otter Creek Separate Baptist Church We the undersigned Presbytery do hereby certify that on the 11th day August, 1894, Otter Creek Separate Baptist in Christ was constituted in union with the Nolynn Association of Separate Baptist in Christ by Elder S. Underwood and L. C. Warren upon the scriptures of the Old and New Testament and we agree to take them as the only rule of saving faith and practice. We believe that baptism by imersion is the only Apostolic mode. We believe that the Lord's Supper is an ordinance instituted by Christ and that the washing of the Saints feet should be observed in all our churches. Rev. S. Underwood Rev. L. C. Warren -From Churches of LaRue County, Otter Creek by Estelle (DeSpain) Pepper Clerk of Otter Creek Church 1931-1973 Marriage Bond. ------------------- THE COMMONWEATH OF KENTUCKY. ------------------- Be it known, That we Saml S Underwood
as principal, and Wm A. Underwood Jno R Underwood as surety, are jointly and severally bound to the Commonwealth of Kentucky, in the sum of One Hundred Dollars. THE CONDITION OF THIS BOND IS AS FOLLOWS: That, Whereas, Marriage is intended to be solemnized between the above bound Saml S Underwood and Sally A. Thompson Now if there is no lawful cause to obstruct said marriage, this bond shall be void, otherwise it shall remain in full force and effect.
Dated at Greensburg, Green County, this 5th day of April 1862
Saml his X mark S Underwood
Wm A Underwood

MARRIAGE LICENSE
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY
To any Minister of the Gospel, or other Person
legally authorized to solemnize Matrimony
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You are permitted to solemnize the Rites of Matrimony
between Samuel S. Underwood
and Sallie A. Thompson
the requirements of the law having been complied with.
Witness the signature of the Clerk of the Green County Court,at Greensburg, this 5th day of April 1862
Robert Marshall Clk

MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
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This is to Certify, that on the 6th day of
March 1862, the Rites of Marriage were legally
solemnized by me between Samuel S. Underwood
and Sally A. Thompson
at Sollomon Thompson in the County of Green
in the presence of Thomas Underwood, ? Underwood,
? Meers?
Signed Charles Blevins

Rev. Sam Underwood was an early pastor of
Pleasant Ridge Baptist-
Pleasant Ridge was established on Sept. 9, l891 at the site where "grove meetings' were held among the trees. It was so named because of its location on a peaceful looking
wooded ridge. Among the charter members were George Salsman, Tom Houston, Carr Skaggs, Jim Thomas Warren, J. H. Clark, Georgeann Johnson, J. C. Skaggs, Anderson Skaggs, Lenet Elkins, Jim Loyall, John Edwards, Alice Edwards, James Houston, Henry Perkins, Neat Elkins, Joseph Sutherland, Lee Sutherland, Fred Elkins, Will Atherton,
Harriett Atherton, and Milton Atherton.
Rev. Louis C. Warren was the first pastor. Rev. Sam Underwood was another early pastor. -LaRue County Herald News, Aug 29, 1974

To the Clerk of Larue Co Ky
This is to authorize you
to let Wm H Underwood
have marrige licens to
marry florence gravatt
he being my son &
20 years of age This
given under my hand
this day & date July
the 17th 1893 Samuel Underwood
This tested by L T Allen
Asbarine Allen

Otter Creek Separate Baptist Church
We the undersigned Presbytery do hereby certify that on the 11th day August, 1894, Otter Creek Separate Baptist in Christ was constituted in union with the Nolynn Association of Separate Baptist in Christ by Elder S. Underwood and L. C. Warren upon the scriptures of the Old and New Testament and we agree to take them as the only rule of saving faith and practice. We believe that baptism by imersion is the only Apostolic mode. We believe that the Lord's Supper is
an ordinance instituted by Christ and that the washing of the Saints feet should be observed in all our churches.
Rev. S. Underwood
Rev. L. C. Warren
-From Churches of LaRue County,
Otter Creek by Estelle (DeSpain) Pepper
Clerk of Otter Creek Church 1931-1973

Land acquired for Otter Creek Separate Baptist Church
DEED OF CONVEYANCE
Martha E. Gravatt, James B. Brewer and Nannie R. Brewer his wife, Willis H. Underwood and Florence E. Underwood, his wife and James E. Gravatt, parties of the first part, and the Otter Creek Separate Baptist Church and its members parties of the second part witnesseth, that said party of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of Five Dollars in hand paid to the parties of the first part by the parties of the second part for which the receipt it is hereby acknowledged, do hereby sell and convey to the parties of the second part their heirs and assigns the following described property to wit:
A certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in the County of LaRue and State of Kentucky, and on the waters of Otter Creek and bounded as follows:
Beginning at a large chestnut stump on the East side of a ridge road running from the Campbellsville Road to the Levelwoods Church; thence West about 42 yards to a sourwood and white oak; thence a North course 81 yards to a sour wood; thence a North E. course 40 yards to a chestnut in Thomas Underwood line; thence a East course 49 yards to a black oak in same line; thence south to the beginning,containing one acre of land be the same more or less; to have and to hold the same together with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging unto the parties of the second part their heirs and assigns forever, the said party of the first part hereby covenants with the parties of the second part and their heirs and assigns forever.
In Testimony Whereof the party of the first part hath hereunto subscribed their names the day and year above written. Marthia E. Gravatt
Attest. W M Pierce James (his x mark) B. Brewer
Nannie R. Brewer
K. W. Huber Willis H. (his x mark) Underwood
Florence E. Underwood
James E. Gravatt
State of Kentucky ) Sct.
County of LaRue )
I, W. H. Hamilton, Clerk of the County Court of the County and State afore-said, certify that the foregoing Deed of Conveyance from Martha E. Gravatt, James B. Brewer, Nancy R. Brewer his wife, Willis H. Underwood, Florence E. Underwood his wife, and James E. Gravatt to the Otter Creek Separate Baptist Church and its members was on the 10th day of December 1894 produced to me in said County and acknowledged before me by the above named parties grantors thereto to be their act and deed.
Given under my hand this 10th day of December 1894.
W. H. Hamilton, Clerk.
K. W. Huber, D. C. -Deed Book 37, page 54

Elder Samuel Underwood was ordained in 1872 as a Separate Baptist minister. He has served since that time faithfully, and has been the means of leading many souls to Christ. He is yet living, is about fifty years old, and has the pastoral care of four churches at this time.
Elder L. C. Warren has been in the service about five years, with fine success. He is about forty-two years old, and a resident of LaRue county, Kentucky.
Elder J. B. Atwell has been in the service a short time as an active minister. He is quite young--we don't know how old he is. He is a resident of Green county, Kentucky.
-Page 226 of a book titled HISTORY OF THE (words missing). Would have been written in 1894 or shortly thereafter.

The Larue County Herald
Thursday, June 17, 1897 pg 3 col 5
FROM MAPLE.
Correspondence by Frank.
Our community was full of visitors last Saturday and Sunday, who came to attend the foot-washing at Zion church. Those whose names we have obtained are Mr. Tom Price and wife, of Gleanings; Mr. Wm Franklin and wife, of Pitman; Mr. Everett Nelson and wife, of Hodgenville; Mr. J. H. Philpott and family, of Saloma, Mr. Jack Nelson and family of Enoch; Mr. Henry Davis, of Saloma; Mr. Jim Price of New Hope; Miss Virgie Shipp, of Willowtown, and Mr. E. Shofner and wife. One of the largest crowds that has ever been at Zion church was there to hear the Rev. S. Underwood preach upon the subject of foot-washing. He took for his text, "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth." -- Romans 1:16
-Steven L. Wright, 984 Kings Way, Elizabethtown, KY 42701; Central Kentucky Researcher; Summer 2005

The Nolynn Association of Separate Baptists met at Otter Creek Church, Aug. 1897.
The first pastor was Rev. S. Underwood,followed by Rev. J. B. Atwell.
First church clerk was J. F. Stillwell.
Charter members:
W. M. Pierce (William Monroe Pierce, Rev. Sam Underwood's nephew)
Rachael B. Gravatt
Emer T. Stillwell
George E. Warren (Husband of Rev. Sam Underwood's niece, Delilah A. Skaggs)
Lily Warren
Lu Collens
Cathren E. Allen (daughter of Elder S. Underwood)
R. W. Skaggs (Richard Wade Skaggs, husband of Nancy)
Nancy Skaggs (sister of Elder S. Underwood)A. J. Caulk
Florence Underwood (dtr.-in-law of Elder S. Underwood;she and her husband, Willis, sold land to Otter Creek Church)
Nancy J. Warren
Mary A. Pierce (prob. wife of Elder S. Underwood's nephew, William M. Underwood)
Ligar Warren
M. J. Atherton (poss. Mary Jane Underwood 1863,wife of Lewis Atherton , buried Otter Cr)
Alsevia Underwood (poss. Alceny, dtr.-in-law of Elder S. Underwood)
Nan Gravatt (aunt of Florence Underwood; sold land to Otter Creek Church)
James Pierves (possibly Purvis?)
Margaret Underwood
Emer T. Brewer (poss. Emma J. Lee Brewer 1872, wife of William Thomas Brewer, buried Otter Cr)
Gary J. Bewley
-From Churches of LaRue County,
Otter Creek by Estelle (DeSpain) Pepper
Clerk of Otter Creek Church 1931-1973
(Relationships by Leslie Willsey Breit)

Larue County Herald
Thursday, September 15, 1898 page 2 col 4
MAPLE
Mr. Joshua Beard died at the home of James A. Skaggs on Sept. 4 of bilious colic, after an illness of thirteen days. He was in his sixty-ninth year and had been a member of the Baptist Church for 32 years. His funeral service was conducted at Zion Church the following day by the Rev. S. Underwood. We extend our sympathy to the bereaved children.
(Joshua Beard was the brother of Chloe, wife of James Alford "Coon" Skaggs.)

Larue County Herald
June 22, 1899
From Enoch.
Revs. Sam Underwood and Jas. French will preach Mrs. Callaway Underwood's funeral at Zion the first Sunday in July at 11 o'clock.
-Jeremy Johnson's Family Tree and Related Families

LaRue County Herald
Thursday, September 6, 1906
Hibernia section
Rev. Sam Underwood, who has been
confined to his room for six or eight
months, died Sunday morning and by
his request his remains were interred
in the Poplar Grove cemetery. He
will be missed by the Otter Creek
church and the vicinity, relatives and
friends who number by the score, and
most of all will his wife and four
little children miss him. -Peggy Ray

GREEN COUNTY OBITUARIES
THE GREEN COUNTY RECORD 1906
Sept. 21, 1906
Samuel Underwood died the 26th of August. He was buried the 27th by the Masons and was W.M. of his lodge.
-Abstracted by Ruth Perkins; Green County Review

Rev. Samuel Underwood and John C. Skaggs' funeral sermon will be preached at Otter Creek Church the first Sunday in November, by Rev. J. B. Atwell and Rev. James French.
-Green Co. Review, Vol. 15 #4, Obituaries - 1906

Samuel S. Underwood first married Sarah Thompson 6 March, 1862. He became a preacher about 1875 in Green County, Kentucky and he remarried Rachel Judd in Aug 1886. He died 26 Aug 1906 and is buried at Poplar Grove. He had several children with Rachel.

In the 1870 Green County Census, Allendale District, family 225, Samuel Underwood is 26 years of age, a farmer, born in Kentucky. His wife is Sally A., age 23. They have 3 children; Malinda J., age 6; John L., age4; and Mary J., age 1.

The Picture was taken before 1906 when Rev. Samuel S. Underwood, founder and first pastor of Otter creek separate Baptist Church died on Aug 24, 1906. He was buried at Poplar Grove cemetery the first Sunday in November 1906, Rev. J. B. Atwell and Rev. James French preached his funeral service at Otter Creek.
The men are identified L to R: Unk, Unk, Harvey Berry, Albert Bonny (Bonta), ---Warren, Samuel Underwood, Joe Ben Atwell

Records not imported into INDI (individual) Gramps ID ind3558253493:

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Skipped subordinate line Line 2346181: 4 TEXT "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLH-4DRK : 6 March 2021), Samuel S. Underwood, ; Burial, Saloma, Taylor, Kentucky, United States of America, Poplar Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery; citing record ID 90169142, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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Skipped subordinate line Line 2346742: 4 TEXT "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9HK-JSP : 11 March 2022), La* Underwood, 1900.