at Steen Lsk£nrnirV * i churcht ditice was built on thepnuncand went by the name of DeaechKirmt^l»5u. la 1H. thePresfaytoriaus formed a stvuety qX seven or eight members, rad far’d.meetings in the first school house built in thecounty. - It - was located at about two LleTuot'tii of Mack ford. it was put up-and theoutside put on. so they had a school in thl .jammer, of 1S45 rnd fiuiibcd it in tU‘° lt;» «*bad a niter school; previous to Uat tue firoschool kept m the county was taught be a Mils )\ ilton from ( eresea, m the Lou*e of Jain = Bur? m the winter of 1*44-4% The tirst saw fuUlmat L *Ulit l*-v ^t‘1'°naldin lStS-44.at Mautford, and Seward. built a saw and *Tistntill at Grand vilie (now Markeean) in isft-o,