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         January 1855 
        Page 74 - ...brother T Tinsley having heretofore had a letter of
        dismission granted 
                      
        on motion add to his letter that he has been a Deacon and that he exercised 
                      
        a gift in public & his wife Oney Tinsley an Daughter Manerva
        Tinsley  
                      
        received Letter. 
        February 1855 
        Page 74 - ...Pinckney Wing obtained a letter of dismission.  
        April 1855 
        Page 74 - ...Letter of dismission Mariah Brown, ?????. 
        May 1855 
        Page 75 - ...reception of members; Eli Fowler joined by Letter...
        Mary  
                         
        Henson or Huchings obtained a letter of dismission.  
                         
        Elected 2 deacons; Jno Wheeler & Edward Clement. 
                         
        Committee to Examine the Rules of the church and to see  
                     
           
        whether alterations should be made; viz; Jesse
        Cooper, Peyton 
                      
          
        Tinsley,  Jno Wheeler and report next meeting...  
        June 1855 
        Page 75 - ...case against Jno Smith for hunting turkey's on the
        Sabbath... 
                      
        Letters of dismission; Malinda Wingo or High, Lusy Sparks
        and  
                      
        Leitha Sparks. 
        July 1855 
        Page 76 - ...reception of members; R W Foster
        & his wife Elizabeth by Letter. 
                      
        ...Elijah Cooper laid in a case
        against  Wm Alton's for telling 
                      
        falsehood ... 
                      
        ...Elected delegates to the Association; Jesse
        Cooper, Wm Lankford, 
                      
        Jno Wheeler, R W Foster, Peyton Tinsley...On motion appointed  
                      
        R W Foster music clerk & T W Reese alternate.  
         
        October 1855 
        Page 77 - ...reception of members; William A Wingo by Exp... Jno. 
                      
        Williams and Sinthy Seay obtained letters of dismission.  
                      
        Baptized on the Sabbath... Marthy Odam, Caroline Brock,  
                      
        Nancy Tinsley, Nancy Newman, Elizabeth Duncan, Mary  
                      
        Duncan, Nancy Darby, Elizabeth Spillers, Margaret Walden, 
                      
        Marthy Brock, Francis McBrath, Marthy Canadam Benjamin 
                      
        Pruitt, Marchus Pruitt, Calib Canada, Isaac  Right, Daniel Right, 
                      
        Caty ref to Mr Newman, Becke belong to P Wingo, Alie
        belong  
                      
        to F Cooper,
        
        Georgi belong to Mr Newman. 
                      
        Wm McBrath is Dead. 
                      
        Andrew Wheeler obtained a letter of dismission.  
                       
        December 1855 
        Page 78 - ...letters of dismission; Elizabeth Pruitte, Rachel
        Ballinger, Jasper 
                      
        Ballinger, Sarah ????, Lewis Ballinger, Sarah Ballinger. 
        March 1856 
        Page 79 - ...after services by Br. Holcomb a Methodist... Elizabeth
        Hardin 
                      
        and Margarit Lanford letters of dismission. Delegates to the
        Union 
                      
        meeting Viz; P Tinsley, B Wingo, Edward Clement, D Ballinger... 
        May 1856 
        Page 80 - ...Thomas Underwood is Dead... 
        June 1856 
        Page 81 - ...June Meeting in course after services by Br. Thomas
        Dill
        the  
                      
        Church came together opened a door for the reception of members... 
                      
        Thompson McBrath is dead.  
         
        July 1856 
        Page 81 - Delegates to the Association; ...Jesse Cooper... 
         November 1856 
        Page 86 - ...restored brother J Darby to fellowship ...Elijah
        Cooper and  
                      
        Jesse Cooper will vouch for Mr. Darby... 
        December 1856 
        Page 87 - ...reception of members; J J Newman and his wife Emily
        by Letter. 
                      
        W. H. Alton & wife obtained letters of dismission. Joined by
        Letter; 
                      
        Marthy Moore & Harriet Smith... 
        January 1857 
        Page 87 - ...Sarah Wingo or Chapman obtained letter of
        dismission.  
        December 1857 
        Page 92 - ...reception of members; Mary Ballinger & Mary E
        Ballinger by Letter. 
        March 1858 
        Page 93 - ...reception of members; Madin Wingo received by
        Letter. 
        May 1858 
        Page 93 - ...Sarah Brown or Cathrin obtained letter of dismission.  
        June 1858 
        Page 94 - ...sister Marthy Canada obtained letter of dismission.  
        July 1858 
        Page 94 - ...Aron Henson & wife Jane Obtained letters of
        dismission. 
                      
        Elected delegates to the Association; Viz. Jno Wheeler, Wm 
                      
        Ballinger, D. Ballinger, Samuel Morgan, Peyton Ballinger, Wm 
                      
        Lankford, in case of failure Jno. Wheeler. Flore belonging
        to  
                      
        I C Ballinger dead.  
        September 1858 
        Page 95 - ...reception of members; Caroline E Ballinger joined by
        Letter.  
        October 1858 
        Page 96 - ...reception of members; received by Exp., Mary, Elizabeth
        Atkins, 
                      
        & Jasper, Mary M, Jackson Atkins, James Henson, July Foster,  
                      
        Wily Dunkin, Amirica belong to P. Wingo, Eliza Darby.  
        November 1858 
        Page 96 - ...J Brown excluded from the fellowship, Mary
        Hutchinson 
                      
        Obtained letter of Dismission.   Old Mrs Jane McBrath decd. 
                      
        
        J. Cooper, Clerk Pro't 
        December 1858 
        Page 97 - Franklin Cooper & Wife Nancy obt. Letters of
        Dismission.  
                      
        [note: Was Nancy, Ada or Alie? did Franklin remarry?] 
        Page 98 - Memorial of Deceased members; Francis
        Clayton departed this 
                       
        life Dec 24th A. D. 1856 & in the 78th year year of her age
        she  
                       
        was born Oct the 8th 1778. She was baptized in the 22nd year of 
                       
        her age by Austin Clayton & Lived a consistent member of the  
                       
        Baptist Church & of the same Church where She joined for some- 
                       
        over 56 years adorning her profession by a well ordered walk & 
                       
        godly conversation she was a affectionate courteous & Kind in  
                       
        manners & faithful to her god & the church her seat to the last
        days 
                       
        of her life in her church was never vacated unless the illness of her 
                       
        health prevented it she was one of the consistent members of this  
                       
        church & her name is associated with its history from its infancy 
                       
        to her death & in her fall we feel we may well say there has been 
                       
        taken from our ranks a mother in ???? in deeds she was left a widow 
                       
        of six small children at an early age & lived as such to the end of
        her  
                       
        days yet the God of widows provided to her her god & joined her in 
                       
        answer her prayers to six heirs children all members of this
        church  
                       
        to which she belonged. 
        Page 98 -  Memorial - Wm. McBrath departed this life 21st of
        Aug 1855 & in  
                       
        the 70th year of his age he was born in Ireland in 1786 the 27th May
        &  
                       
        was brought to this country in the second years of his age & was 
                       
        a resident of this State the remainder of his days, he was Baptized 
                       
        into this church by B Woodruff in 1846... 
        June 1859 
        Page 101 - ...reception of members; Frances Davis received by
        Exp. 
        July 1859  
        Page 101 - ...reception of members; Marion Timmons formerly Brock. 
                       
        Elizabeth Clayton (or) Bud Obtained letter of dismission. 
        August 1859 
        Page 102 - ...reception of members; Nancy Atkins, joined by
        Letter.  
        November 1859 
        Page 104 - P H Cooper & Wife Nancy joined by Letter...
        also, Ruth Atkins. 
                       
        J.P. Darby & his wife Susan Obt. letters of dismission. Prisby
        Davis, 
                       
        his wife Rachel & 2 daughters; Margaret, Frances Obtained
        Letters.                 
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