Masonville, Kentucky - Revision history

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			[[File:1886-Masonville.jpg\|thumb\|406x406px\|1886 Directory Listing for Masonville]]
	The first resident of what would become Masonville was a		The first resident of what would become Masonville was a
	man named Wiley who settled at the forks of Panther Creek in		man named Wiley who settled at the forks of Panther Creek in
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	county judge and a member of the state Senate and House of		county judge and a member of the state Senate and House of
	Representatives and the Confederate Congress, laid out the plans		Representatives and the Confederate Congress, laid out the plans
	for the growing village. The first church in Masonville Precinct		for the growing village.
	was Bethabara Baptist Church, organized in 1825, it was originally
			The first church in Masonville Precinct
			was [[Bethabara Baptist Church]], organized in 1825, it was originally
	open to all denominations and most of its members were		open to all denominations and most of its members were
	women. With the church on the verge of collapse when only two		women. With the church on the verge of collapse when only two
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	and Hale families, and Sugar Grove Baptist was begun		and Hale families, and Sugar Grove Baptist was begun
	in 1861 by the Yewell, Noel, and Dawson families. Masonville		in 1861 by the Yewell, Noel, and Dawson families. Masonville
	Christian Church was organized in 1859. The first school was		Christian Church was organized in 1859.
	built in 1820 where Bethabara cemetery is now located. A post
			The first school was
			built in 1820 where Bethabara cemetery is now located.

			A post
	office was established in 1857 but was shut down during the Civil		office was established in 1857 but was shut down during the Civil
	War, to reopen at war’s end.		War, to reopen at war’s end.

	Four Masonville men had interesting war records: Capt. William		Four Masonville men had interesting war records: Capt. William
	J. Taylor fought in the Mexican War and also served under		J. Taylor fought in the Mexican War and also served under
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	fought at Battle of Sutherland Hill in 1862, and Adam Yeiser who		fought at Battle of Sutherland Hill in 1862, and Adam Yeiser who
	fought at Perryville and other battles.		fought at Perryville and other battles.

	By 1876 Masonville had a population of 100 and by 1883,		By 1876 Masonville had a population of 100 and by 1883,
	boasted a blacksmith shop, a wagon shop, a general store, and a		boasted a blacksmith shop, a wagon shop, a general store, and a

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The first resident of what would become Masonville was a
man named Wiley who settled at the forks of Panther Creek in
1815. Five years later James Kirk settled nearby, and in 1827
Christopher “Kit” Jackson arrived and purchased Wiley’s land.
Masonville was named for George Mason of Gunston Hall, Virginia,
who was the original owner of a large tract of land he received
as a land grant. Mason was an author of the Bill of Rights
and had large land holdings in Daviess Count and was the original
owner of the plat on which Masonville was built.
George Triplett, Daviess County surveyor, who was also
county judge and a member of the state Senate and House of
Representatives and the Confederate Congress, laid out the plans
for the growing village. The first church in Masonville Precinct
was Bethabara Baptist Church, organized in 1825, it was originally
open to all denominations and most of its members were
women. With the church on the verge of collapse when only two
male members remained and the minister and male clerk had left,
Polly Stout volunteered to serve as clerk, a position of authority
not many women held in that era. A new minister was found and
the church went on to prosper.
Macedonia Baptist Church was started in 1849 by the Lashbrook
and Hale families, and Sugar Grove Baptist was begun
in 1861 by the Yewell, Noel, and Dawson families. Masonville
Christian Church was organized in 1859. The first school was
built in 1820 where Bethabara cemetery is now located. A post
office was established in 1857 but was shut down during the Civil
War, to reopen at war’s end.
Four Masonville men had interesting war records: Capt. William
J. Taylor fought in the Mexican War and also served under
Confederate Capt. Charles Noel of Masonville during the Civil
War. After the War, Taylor returned to his farm and was elected to
the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1875.
Capt. Noel was credited with helping to organize Sugar
Grove Church. He and Taylor raised a company of Confederate
cavalry and he was killed in Alabama in 1862. Two other Masonville
residents fought for Confederacy—Squire Camp who
fought at Battle of Sutherland Hill in 1862, and Adam Yeiser who
fought at Perryville and other battles.
By 1876 Masonville had a population of 100 and by 1883,
boasted a blacksmith shop, a wagon shop, a general store, and a
Masonic Lodge. By 1906, the population of the village was listed
as 41, but the surrounding area was sufficiently populated that
two physicians—Dr. J.W. Ellis and Dr. Alvah J. Gordon—practiced
there.
Masonville was located on the Hartford Road, the old buffalo
trail which brought the first visitors and settlers to Daviess
County, but it never acquired railroad service. With the paving
of the highway between Owensboro and Hartford (U.S. 231) the
town got a new lease on life as people could now live in Masonville
and commute easily to jobs in Owensboro.

''Reference to an article by Glenn Hodges.''
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