Webster, Illinois
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Webster is an unincorporated community in Fountain Green Township
, Hancock County, Illinois
. It was originally known as Ramus and was settled under the direction of Joel H. Johnson
.
The settlement here was largely due to the presence of Ute and Sarah Perkins who had moved to the area in 1826. After they joined the LDS church their home became the center of the new community. In fact the Perkins were so central to the community that at times it was called Perkins Settlement. All the original settlers were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In about 1841 the Saints built a meetinghouse in Ramus, which may have been the first meetinghouse built by Latter-day Saints. Another notable early resident of Ramus was Benjamin F. Johnson
.
Doctrine and Covenants
Sections 130 and 131 are gathered from talks and remarks given by Joseph Smith at Ramus.
Today the Webster Community Church, built in 1897, occupies the site of this early LDS meetinghouse.
Fountain Green Township, Hancock County, Illinois
Fountain Green Township is one of twenty-five townships in Hancock County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 329.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Fountain Green Township covers an area of ....
, Hancock County, Illinois
Hancock County, Illinois
Hancock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 19,104, which is a decrease of 5.1% from 20,121 in 2000. Its county seat is Carthage. Hamilton is the largest city in Hancock County, with Carthage being the second largest...
. It was originally known as Ramus and was settled under the direction of Joel H. Johnson
Joel H. Johnson
Joel Hills Johnson was a Latter-day Saint missionary and hymn writer, most famous as the author of "High on the Mountain Top" . Johnson was also the founder of Enoch, Utah.-Early life:Johnson was born in Grafton, Massachusetts on March 23, 1802...
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The settlement here was largely due to the presence of Ute and Sarah Perkins who had moved to the area in 1826. After they joined the LDS church their home became the center of the new community. In fact the Perkins were so central to the community that at times it was called Perkins Settlement. All the original settlers were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In about 1841 the Saints built a meetinghouse in Ramus, which may have been the first meetinghouse built by Latter-day Saints. Another notable early resident of Ramus was Benjamin F. Johnson
Benjamin F. Johnson
Benjamin Franklin Johnson was an early member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and a member of the Council of Fifty....
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Doctrine and Covenants
Doctrine and Covenants
The Doctrine and Covenants is a part of the open scriptural canon of several denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement...
Sections 130 and 131 are gathered from talks and remarks given by Joseph Smith at Ramus.
Today the Webster Community Church, built in 1897, occupies the site of this early LDS meetinghouse.