Bethesda Methodist Episcopal Church was southeast of Gasburg, Indiana in its early history. The church was in east central Section 9, on what was then called Bethesda Road, now Overpeck Road (1050N), east of Cooney Road. It was established in about 1835. Some of the early members were; James Demoss, Thomas Grisham, Peter Farmer, Simon Hadley, William Tansey, Able Tansey, Jesse Tansey, and William Hornaday. The frame structure was built in the 1840s and the church was active until the 1920s. The Bethesda Cemetery remains at the site.

George A. Long was born in Hendricks County, Indiana on July 21, 1850. His parents were Avington F. and Esther (Elliott) Long, natives of Indiana. Avington Long died on July 1, 1859 in Monroe Township, his widow Esther then lived in Gasburg. She was a member of the Bethesda Methodist Episcopal Church. George worked on the farm and then in the Gasburg sawmill. In 1871, he bought half interest in the mill, but it was destroyed by fire in 1881. When the mill was rebuilt, Mr. Long purchased the other half interest in the mill and managed it and a threshing machine.

John Weesner was the grandson of Michael Weesner, who, in the 1700s, settled in North Carolina. He was the son of Josiah Weesner. John was born in Orange County, North Carolina, on May 14, 1835. He was raised as a farmer and trained as a carpenter. He was educated in Hopewell, Indiana, at Allen School, West Union School, and at Gasburg School. For one term, he studied at the Friend's Labor School, and then became a public school teacher. Miss Jane Allen, daughter of Charles Allen, became his wife on November 15, 1866. After their marriage, he bought a few acres and built a carpenter shop. In 1864, he became Postmaster of the Gasburg Post Office and remained in that position, at least, until 1884.

John Hiner Gregory was born in Morgan County, Indiana on July 4, 1842. His parents were Daniel and Mary (Cox) Gregory. He was married on February 7, 1866 to Amanda J. Rinker, daughter of William and Eleanor (Clark) Rinker of Clay Township. John and Amanda were the parents of three children: Oliver L., Albert, and Melva I. Gregory. John served, from 1862 to 1865, in the 70th Indiana Infantry, Company H, of the Union Army. He was involved in the Civil War battles of Russelville, Resaca, Cassville, New Hope Church, Lost Mountain, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, and Savannah, during General T. Sherman's "March to the Sea".

William O. Thompson was born in Orange County, North Carolina, on November 17, 1825. There were 15 children in his family. His parents were Abel and Martha (Hadley) Thompson, of North Carolina. William emigrated to Indiana after receiving a fair education and settled in Monroe Township. He became a farmer and stock raiser on his farm of 400 acres, and a considerable stock holder in the Bank of Mooresville. On April 26, 1852, he married Miss Mary Ann Marshall, daughter of Isaac and Rosanna. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson were blessed with Abel, Anson H., Atlas M., Martha R., Lydia J., and Sarah E. Thompson.

Stephen Ward was born in North Carolina, 1811, of English parents. Adaline Baxter, of Ohio, married him, and together they moved to Putnam County, Indiana, in 1846, and to Monroe Township, in the area of Gasburg, in 1857. They had four children. Their second son, John Anthony Ward became Mooresville Methodist Church pastor in 1881.

Reverend John Anthony Ward was born on December 25, 1839, to Stephen and Adaline (Baxter) Ward, in Rock Island County Illinois. The family settled in the area of Gasburg, Indiana in 1857. John received his schooling and taught two terms in the local public schools. Sylvina Farmer became his wife on February 16, 1860, and he enlisted in the Seventh Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Company D, in 1862 for three years. Mr.Ward became a licensed preacher in 1865, was ordained a deacon in 1868, and in 1870, graduated from theology study. He was ordained an elder at Bloomington, Indiana. In 1881, Rev. Ward became minister of the Mooresville Methodist Episcopal Church and by 1884, had received 1,200 converts to his congregation.

Lot M. Tincher was born May 9, 1879, and lived on Overpeck Road, formerly called Bethesda Road, east of Gasburg, Indiana. By 1900 he owned a farm and bought and sold livestock at the Indianapolis Stockyards. After purchasing hogs, cattle, and sheep in Hall, Eminence and Monrovia, he would hire the Spoon family boys to herd them to Mooresville where the stock would be loaded on railroad cars. Mr. Tincher would take the interurban train to Indianapolis to see the animals unloaded and weighed. He reportedly had one of the first local telephones, used to keep up on stock prices. An invoice from July 27, 1911, showed a 1,000 pound beef brought only $58.00. This business died when trucks became widely available and farmers started transporting their own stock. Mr. Tincher worked as a dairy farmer until his death in May of 1937.