RoEllen (also Roellen) is an

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in Dyer County,

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, United States.

History

RoEllen is the site of the first church erected in Dyer County in 1830. The wooden frame building, known as "Old Union" housed

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, and Cumberland Presbyterian services. At an unknown later date, the Cumberland Presbyterians took over sole ownership of the building and property and erected a new building.

Notable people

* Joe Bradshaw, baseball player, was born in RoEllen.Baseball-Reference-Joe Bradshaw
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References

Unincorporated communities in Dyer County, Tennessee Unincorporated communities in Tennessee {{DyerCountyTN-geo-stub