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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