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  • Collection: James Lemen Collection

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The front of a monument dedicated to James Lemen, Sr. and Catharine Ogle Lemen bears the word "Faith." On verso: "Monument erected by Baptists, 1909 to James Lemen, Sr. and Katherine Ogle Lemen on Lemen Farm near Waterloo, Ill. Lemen Home in…

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James Lemen, Sr. sits for a portrait wearing a suit.

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An exterior view shows the home of James Lemen, Sr. On verso: "In this home, on May 26, 1796, was organized the New Design Baptist Church, first Baptist and first Protestant church in Illinois."

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The headstones for James Lemen, Sr. and Catharine Lemen stand in a grassy burial ground enclosed by a fence.

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The backside of the James and Katherine Lemen monument includes an inscription which reads: "James Lemen; Born in Virginia, Nov. 20, 1760; Died in Illinois, Jan 8, 1823. A Revolutionary soldier, Indian fighter, Anti-slavery leader; Baptist minister…
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