Timeline: 1867
Salem Baptist Church was organized in Champaign, IL, under the name “Second Baptist.”
Jordan Anderson arrived in Urbana, IL, purchasing property at 301 E. Vine Street. Anderson fought in the Civil War with the Indiana 28th USCT. He was an inventor, blacksmith, teamster, and farmer. A member of the Second Baptist Church (Salem Baptist Church), he presided as its minister for a time.
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