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For the last fifty-four years, (since 1835,) the church has moved along quietly and peacefully. No serious dis- turbance has occurred to mar her peace or disturb her har- mony.
Maria Creek Church has now been in existence almost four score years, and has been a continual illustration of the words of Christ to His disciples: "Ye are the light of the world," "Ye are the salt of the earth." She has al- ways been true to the principles upon which she was con- stituted, and to the doctrines of the Gospel as she under- stood them. She has remained true to the missionary cause for which she contended so earnestly in the earlier
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years of her history, and has ever contributed according to her ability to all the missionary enterprises carried on by the Baptists of the United States, of the State, and of the association to which she belongs.
During all the years of her existence, she has kept up her regular stated meetings, administered the ordinances of the church, maintained her discipline, and by her ex- ample and through her ministry has held forth the doc- trines of the Gospel of Christ to all within her borders, and has been a power for good in the world; as all will testify, who are acquainted with her history.
All the old members who took part in her organization, and shared in her struggles and controversies about mis- sions and articles of faith, have gone to their reward. The church they established remains to cherish their memory and carry on the work they began. Another generation now occupies her pews and pulpit. They do not carry, as their fathers did, their rifles and muskets with them to church; nor post a sentinel to guard them against Indian surprises while they worship.
The forests that once surrounded their place of meeting have all disappeared, and fields of grain, blue-grass pas- tures and apple orchards have taken their places. The screaming wild-cat, nor the howling wolf are no longer heard, but instead the crowing cock, the bleating lambs, and lowing kine. In the beautiful grove surrounding their meeting house, grown from the acorn long since their church was organized, children play and gather
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wild flowers to decorate the pulpit, or present to their Sunday-School teachers. In this quiet country church, away from the noise and confusion of town or city, the people meet and worship in peace the God of their Fath- ers.
"The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them, and the desert shall blossom as the rose. It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice, even with joy and sing- ing; the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the ex- cellencey of Carmel and Sharon; they shall see the glory of the Lord and the excellency of our God. Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. Say to them that are of a fearful heart: Be strong, fear not; be- hold your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompense; He will come and save you. Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: For in the wilder- ness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert. And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water. In the habitation of drag- ons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes. And a highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called the way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those; the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein. No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there and the
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ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads; they shall ob- tain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away."
MINISTERS.
Names of Ministers who have served Maria Creek Church as Pastors, and the date and time of service: Isaac McCoy, from January, 1810, to October, 1818. Aaron Frakes, from March, 1820, to February, 1821. Samuel Anderson, from May, 1823, to December, 1827. Abner Davis, from May, 1828, to April, 1830.
Alexander Evans, from May, 1830, to February, 1832. William Stansel. from May, 1834, to December, 1838. from May, 1841, to April, 1842.
Murdoc McRae, from January, 1844, to February, 1851.
William Stansel, from January, 1853, to March, 1855. J. L. Irwin, from April, 1855, to April, 1856. from June, 1857, to August, 1860.
Robert Moore, from November, 1860, to September, 1867. William Stansel, from December, 1867, to September, 1869. J. L. Irwin, from March, 1870, to November, 1872. E. Slater, from March, 1873, to March, 1874.
G. W. Melton, from April, 1874, to December, 1874.
A. C. Edwards, from January, 1875 to December, 1876. R. A. Taylor, from January, 1877, to August, 1877. A. B. Robertson, from April, 1878, to February, 1879: J. W. Hammack, from April, 1879, to December, 1881. C. B. Allen, from April, 1882, to December, 1882. Elijah Sanford, from February, 1883, to present time.
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MEMBERS.
Names of all the members found upon the records of Maria Creek Church, who have been received into her fel- lowship from her organization until the present time, Jan. 1st, 1889, and the date of their admission so far as it could be ascertained:
CHARTER MEMBERS.
SAMUEL ALLISON, WILLIAM POLKE,
PHOEBE ALLISON, SALLY POLKE,
CHARLES POLKE, SR., JOHN LEMEN,
CHARLES POLKE, JR.,
POLLY LEMEN,
MARGARET POLKE,
WILLIAM BRUCE,
ACHSAH POLKE, SALLY BRUCE.
JOHN MORRIS, (colored).
Richard Carson November -, 1809
Susanna McCord.
-
Isaac McCoy
January, -, 1810
Christiana McCoy
66
Thos. Kennedy.
June 16,
Elizabeth Kennedy
Elizabeth Brown
July
17,
Joseph Liston October 17,
.. Nancy Liston
% Joseph Chambers January 19, 1811
Elizabeth Chambers
William McCord
66 66
Polly Chambers
Delilah Liston. June 15,
Elizabeth Moore
William Drake July
20, 66
Sally Drake
February 15, 1812
Peter Hansbrough.
March 14, 1812
Elizabeth Hansbrough
Polly Hansbrough 66
-
66
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Nancy Hansbrough
66
..
Thomas Mills
Lydia Mills
Polly Thomas
May
16,
Emmet Thomas
July
16, 1814
Nancy Ruby
August
20, "
Thomas Piety
November 26, “
Polly Piety.
Elizabeth Piety
Betsy Paget.
June
17, 1815
Jonathan Cox
October
14, "
George (colored man)
January
20, 1816
Ephrain West
21, "
Lewis Noel
June
15,
Sarah Noel
Phoebe Allison
6.
6.
John Mills
6.
66
Richard Highsmith
Richard Allison
Martha Hunt.
66
66
Eleanor Lemaster
6 6
6.
Daniel Allison
July
21,
Sally Highsmith
..
Mathew Stewart
Lucy Barnet
26,
..
Caleb Kemp
August
9
Susanna Murphy
October
19,
.. 66
Elizabeth Kester . ..
Joseph Thompson
May
17,1817
Nancy Thompson
.. ..
Hannah Willis
September 2, "
66
.
John Allison
Polly Free
95
HISTORY OF MARIA CREEK CHURCH.
Rebecca Chambers.
June
13, 1818
William Keith
December
15, "
Elizabeth Keith.
66
Richard Brock
January
19, 1819
Robert Lemen
April
18, "
Susanna Polke
Elizabeth Polke
John Lemen
66
66
Henry Ransford.
May
7,
Sally McKee
66
Samuel Lemen
16,
Robert Piety
Thos. Piety, Jr.
66
66
Polly Lemen, Jr
66
66
Jane Lemen
66
Wm. D. Bruce
66
66
66
Anna Lindsay
66
66
Sally Duty
Margaret Piety
66
Levi Chambers
66
66
66
Katharine Carico
66
Sally Duty, Sr.
June
19, 1819
John Chambers
66
Delilah Hansbrough
..
Jesse Hollingsworth
20,
James Medley
66
66
Nancy Chambers
66
John Hollingsworth
July
17,
Nelly Hollingsworth
7
66
66
Delilah Ruby
66
Cynthia Polke
66
James Chambers
66
Samuel Medley
96
HISTORY OF MARIA CREEK CHURCH.
Jesse (colored man)
July
17, 1819
Jesse Haddan
Samuel Lindsay
Robert Polke
Polly Hollingsworth
18,
66
Lydia Chambers
David Lemen
Lucy Medley
66
66
Spear S. Bruce.
August
14,
George Lindsay
September 20,
John Medley
66
.6
Polly Hulen
66
Peter Caress.
October
16,
Nancy Medley
18,
66
Milly Hulen
Lydia Perdue
Rebecca Hulen
Micajah Bicknell
November 20,
Ambrose Hulen
66
22,
66
66
Betsy Duty
66
66
66
Polly Bicknell
February
19, 1820
Patsy Goodman
Samuel Chambers
"
"
Jacob Booker
March
18,
"
John Hansbrough
"
"
Robert Smith.
April
26,
"
Patsey Medley
May
20, "
"
Betsy Miller
"
"
Nancy Piety
"
"
",
Nancy Morris
28,
66
66
John Bicknell
Samuel Gardner
66
Betsy Bicknell
"
66
..
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HISTORY OF MARIA CREEK CHURCH.
Wm. Morris
May
21, 1820
Wm. Mathes
June
17, "
Bartley Goodman
Wm. Knight
66
18, 66
Alfred Bicknell September 17, "
Margaret Hart
November 18,. "
Elijah Veach
April
21, 1822
Jemima Lykins November
16, "
Edward II. Piper July
19, 1823
Zacariah Poore
August
16, “
George McCord
December
21, "
Eleanor Piety
March
20, 1824
Sarah Clark
April
17, "
David McGraw
Martha Emery
18,
Toby Emery.
May
15,
Samuel Anderson
July
16,
Elizabeth Roller
19,
Polly Hill June
18, 1825
Benjamin Ochiltree.
August
19, "
Maria Roller
66
Jane Johnson
66
Rodolphus Lamb
20,
David Chambers.
October
15,
66
Mumford Bicknell
66
James Ashby
66
Polly Hulen
66 66
Lucy Hatcher
27,
Edward Hatcher
66
Matilda Hulen
66
Nancy Hulen
66
Wyatt Hulen
November 19, 66
Eleazor Godfrey
25. "
66
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HISTORY OF MARIA CREEK CHURCH.
Jane Aslıby
November 25, 1825
Jane Hulen
Nancy Bicknell
January 14, 1826
Sarah Frances
April
15, "
Daniel Blessing
66
John Embry
May
20,
Charles Polke, Jr.
June
17,
Jacob Wolf.
Lucas Dedrick
July
29,
Elizabeth Hulen
‹.
66
Caesar Embry
February 17, 1827
Delilah Jarrell
August
17, "
Wm. Hulen
September 30, " 66
Polly Hopkins
Sally Buckles
Jonathan P. Cox
October
20,
66
Wm. Comstock
Nancy Polke (daughter of Wm. P. 66
66
66
Sally Chambers
Nancy Polke (daughter of Ch. P.) Rachel Bruce
May
17, 1828
Jane Ganoe
June 14, "
Patsy Ganoe.
Not Recorded.
Nancy Shepard
June 15, "
Nancy Keith (daughter of Wm. K.) ..
July
19,
Huldah Piety
66
20, 66
Rebecca Wolf.
21,,
John Wolf
Mary Wolf.
66
Polly Boyd
August 2,
66
November 17,
John H. McKee
Joseph Wolf.
..
66
Mary Simonson
99
HISTORY OF MARIA CREEK CHURCH.
Vance Wolf
August
2,1828
Isabel Shepard
66
66
Sally Adams
Hannah Shepard
Isaac Horr.
Margaret Chambers
66
16,
Polly Chambers
66
66
Amy Keith
66
66
Bennett Mason
Barnard Hollingsworth
30,
Rachel Cox.
Thos. Hulen
31,
James Boyd
September
2, "
Caroline Ethridge
November 16,
Samuel D. Piety
June
21, 1829
Eliza Piety
66
Amy Biddy
Jane Bursides
Lucinda Bruce.
John Fitz-Patrick
July
17,
Joseph Willis.
18,
Priscilla Davis
August
15, 66
Barns Reeves
16,
Absalom Hill
24,
Wm. Vantrest.
66
30,
Jacob Crooks and wife
September 13,
Lewis Reeves
66
Michael Crooks
66
18, “
Charles Jarrell and wife
.. ..
Polly Boyd.
May
9, 1830
Mary Ann Bailey
July
18, "
Harrison Hustead
October
28, “
66
66
Sally Thrailkill
100
HISTORY OF MARIA CREEK CHURCH.
Mrs. Joseph Willis
November 21, 1830
Lucinda Macy
March
19, 1831
Anna Piety
66
Permelia Bicknell
May
19,
Henry Bailey
Elizabeth Polke
66
20,
Charles Polke, Jr
66
66
Nancy Howard
June
18,
Susan Piety
19,
Samuel F. Chambers
66
James Martin
66
John Chambers, Jr
66
66
Warren C. Keith
66
Robert Bailey
Elizabeth Summers
66
John Keith, Sr July
16,
66
Spencer Ruby
Martha Dinwidie
Harriet Polke
Margaret Keith.
66
Alexander Evans.
Elizabeth Lindsay
17,
Isaac Chambers
Priscilla, (colored woman)
66
66
66
Maria Purdue
Clark Willis
August
20,
Wm. Hargis.
September 10, 6
66
Elizabeth Hargis
Andrew Burnsides
66
66
66
Ambrose Azbell
Sarah Azbell.
66
66
66
Nancy Wolf.
66
Nancy Cox.
101
HISTORY OF MARIA CREEK CHURCH.
Nancy J. Willis
October
15, 1831
Rebecca Simpson
November
4, "
Rhoda Morris
Obed Macy
December
17, "
Mary Bowers
April
14, 1832
Michael Robertson
28, "
John Cansellor
December 15, 1834
John Bicknell
"
"
Frances Frederick
"
Sally Patrick
"
"
Polly Godfrey
"
"
William Stansel
April
18, 1835
Celia Stansel
",
"
"
Lucy Green
June
13,
"
Nancy Summers
July
11,
Frances Hoover
Betsy Trammel
John Keith, Jr
December
18,
כר
Sarah Keith
"
"
Elizabeth Keith
Henry Keith, Sr
"
Elizabeth Jarrell
October
-, 1836
Christian Chambers
October
7, 1837
Mrs. Rucker
November
12,
Malinda Chambers.
18,
Nancy Chambers
"
"
Alexander Chambers
"
Calvin Chambers
December
-,
Jane Jarrell
-,
"
Maria Jarrell
-,
Elizabeth Chambers
"
"
-,
"
Susan Keith
"
"
Washington Frederick
102
HISTORY OF MARIA CREEK CHURCH.
Isabel Chambers
December -, 1837
Jesse B. Keith
January
13, 1838
Wm. Ferguson
February 10,
John L. Chambers
"
Nancy Ann Chambers
March
Thomas Chambers
11,
"
Moses Robbins
17,
Margaret Robbins
April
7,
"
Nancy Bicknell
John Frakes
Nancy Frakes
June
9,
Eliza Hulen.
Delilah Jarrell
Amanda Willis.
16,
"
Rachel Chambers
E. W. Robertson
December 8,
Mary Hooper
February
10, 1839
Charles Hooper, Sr
14. "
Nancy Goodman November 27, 1840 " "
Sally Ann Lawson
Mandon Cook December
15, "
Samuel Bicknell
",
Emily Willis
April
1,1841
Wm. Hooper
November 13, "
"
Elizabeth Hooper
",
Cary Chambers.
October
30, 1842
Joseph Robertson
"
"
"
Charles F. Hooper
June
31, "
"
Polly Ann Robertson
",
Mary Ann Turner
3,
Tyra Hulen.
"
.
Mary Ann Godfrey
"
"
Lucy Williams.
"
103
HISTORY OF MARIA CREEK CHURCH.
Susan Hooper
June
31, 1842
Polly Azbell
"
"
"
Malinda Rucker
"
Andrew T. Robertson
November
1,
Mary Ann Robertson
Elizabeth Jones
66
3
66
James Bynum.
66
4,
Benjamin Hargis.
Jesse Chambers
66
66
Malinda Johnson
5,
66
Aquilla Jones
December
21,
Nancy Johnson
וי
1842
Leander Williams.
January
14, 1843
James Johnson
6.
28, “
Eli Chambers
March
18,
Sarah Chambers
66
John Bowers.
66
66
Emily Chambers
April
15,
Nancy Cox.
July
16,
Mary J. Bicknell
August
28, 66
Lavina Chambers
29,
Jane Willis.
September 22,
66
Larkin Clark
December
23, "
Martin S. Miller
January
20, 1844
Tabner Bowen.
21, “
Anna Bowen
66
Nancy Keith
March
16,
Elizabeth Crooks
Geo. Smith
April
19,
Katharine Smith
66
6
Susan M. Clark
66
.. . ..
Samuel Chambers, Jr
66
Jane Chambers
104
HISTORY OF MARIA CREEK CHURCH.
Elizabeth Bowers.
April
19, 1844
Perry Hollingsworth
٤٠
21, "
Sally Hollingsworth
May
18,
Eliza Howard
November
16, 66
Murdoc McRae
January "6
18, 1845
Sarah Ann McRae
Mary Ann Cox
April
19,
Elizabeth Howard
May
17,
Wm. Jackson and wife
June
66
Eliza Calbertson
November 15,
Mary Ann Keith
16,
Emeline Hooper
January
18, 1846
Pinkney Hooper
Louisa Williams
March
14,
Thomas F. Chambers
June
20,
Jane Chambers
Martha Hooper.
January
16, 1847
Eliza Lindsay.
February
21,
Elizabeth Miller
September 28, 66
Katherine Bowers
Solomon McArthur
August
11, 1849
Sarah McArthur
66
66
Wm. Johnson
September 15,
Lucinda Johnson
Thomas McRae
66
Nancy McRae
Abraham Hollingsworth
December 16,
B. B. Arnold
66
29,
Anna Arnold
66
..
Gilleland Arnold.
66
Srrah Hollingsworth
January
1, 1850
Elizabeth Baker
66
John L. Keith
66
2,
66
105
HISTORY OF MARIA CREEK CHURCH.
Margaret Bicknell
January
10,1850
Eudemile Chambers
May
19, "
John Hargis
26,
Andrew Carmickel
June
2,
Sarah Carmickel
Jesse Carmickel
Elizabeth Carmickel
Mary Carmickel
66
66
Mary Brewer
August
15,
Peter Carroll
19,
Mary J. Carroll
66
..
Marinda Delay.
66
66
Jane Maxwell
28,
66
Lucinda Morris
66
66
Wm. Maxwell. Y.
October
10,
.6
Julia Maxwell .. X.
Samuel Maxwell
Esther Maxwell
Lewis Brewer.
Mahala Miller
66
20,
James Maxwell
Anna Evans
November 16,
Margaret Johnson
December
30,
Jacob Smith
January
19, 1851
John W. Brewer
25, "
Sarah Reeve
June
24, 1852
Joseph Reeve
August
22,
Joanna Carmickel
66
Joseph H. Chambers
September 5,
A. B. Chambers
Elizabeth Risley
66
Nancy Jane Delay
66
Susan Hargis
106
HISTORY OF MARIA CREEK CHURCH.
Benjamin Chambers
September 6, 1852
Jane Chambers
"
"
Allen Sexton
"
12,
"
Sarah Sexton
"
"
"
Sarah Robbins
"
"
"
Levi Frasier
Sarah J. Frasier
"
"
Marcus Miller
"
"
"
David M. Lovelace
Robert Elliott
"
"
"
Henry Keith, Jr
"
"
"
Samuel T. Chambers
"
"
"
John A. Chambers
"
"
Fred. Sexton
"
18,
"
Polly Collins.
"
"
"
Peter McCracken
October
16,
"
Nancy McCracken
Cam. Moore.
"
"
"
Tabitha Moore.
"
"
Emily Martin
Susan Fairhurst.
March
20, 1853
Sarah Medley
July "
16,
"
Jacob Collins.
February
19, 1854
Juda Sexton
March
18,
"
Austin Medley
"
"
"
Susan Medley
Eliza Jones
Lydia Hooper
July
16,
"
David Hagar
October
4,
"
.
"
19,
"
Mary J. Bond
"
"
"
"
"
"
Warren C. Keith ..
"
"
Mary Williams
"
"
"
"
Lucinda Robertson
107
HISTORY OF MARIA CREEK CHURCH.
Huldah Hargis
October
4,
1854
Ruth Chambers.
",
"
Martha Williams
Lucy Medley
"
"
Mary Hooper
Margaret Keith
December
16,
James Cole.
January
21, 1855
Minerva Cole
"
"
"
David Risley
February
17,
"
Mrs. David Risley
Fanny Irwin
March
"
"
Benjamin Irwin
"
"
Sarah Fry
August
19,
"
Jane Cook.
"
"
Mary Smith
Nancy Steel.
20,
"
Mary Chambers
November 19,
"
Mary Bicknell
March
17, 1856
Elizabeth Williams
Joseph M. Robertson
"
19,
Daniel W. Robertson
"
"
"
Jane Robertson
Elizabeth Maxwell
James Maxwell
21
Harret Medley
Henry Bicknell
"
Thomas J. Keith
22,
Sarah Collins
„
"
"
Smiley N. Chambers
"
23,
"
Endemile Chambers.
"
"
Martha Pace
"
"
"
Anna Baltus
"
"
„
"
"
"
"
Mary Keith
"
108
HISTORY OF MARIA CREEK CHURCH.
Katharine Crooks
March
28, 1856
Margaret Crooks
Charles Moore
66
Leander Chambers
66
66
66
Jane Hicks
April
17, 1858
Ben. F. Keith
22, "
John Welton.
66
24,
Henry M. Gilham
66
25,
Louisa Gilham
66
Hiram Hooper.
66
28,
Nancy Maxwell.
66
Simeon Walker
May
2,
66
Almira Walker.
66
66
Juda McArthur
June
19,
Geo. Walker
October
66
Eleanor Chambers
June
18, 1859
Alex. Wollerman
Mrs. Alex. Wollerman
6.
66
August Miller
Mrs. August Miller
66
Jane Hill
October
15,
Mary Chambers
December
18,
Deborah Hunnicut
66
Frances Keith
Sarah J. Keith
Joseph Irwin
66
66
Geo. Irvin.
January
14, 1860
Angeline Keith
66
Nancy Keith
..
Charlotte Chambers
66
66
Ruth Fairhurst.
66
Rebecca Fairhurst.
66
66
J. W. Chambers
66
66
109
HISTORY OF MARIA CREEK CHURCH.
Sarah Chambers
January
14, 1860
Hannah Chambers.
Thos. R. Chambers
"
Mary F. Robertson
"
Mary A. Robertson
"
"
Mary E. Chambers
James Crooks.
Jonathan Crooks
John Smith.
Margaret Keith
April
14,
"
Peyton S. Skinner
August
17,
"
Kinsey Watson
October
20,
"
Elizabeth Watson
"
Eliza McArthur
Marja Risley
Jane Risley
"
"
Sarah McArthur
Lucy McArthur
Lacy Woods
January
16, 1864
Vincent Corbin.
Greenup Kimberlin
February
20,
"
James Hinkle.
"
Eliza Kimberlin
"
"
"
Lydia Corbin
"
"
"
Jane Woods
"
"
"
Elizabeth Hinkle
"
"
"
Mary Kimberlin
March
"
Benjamin Bowers
"
-,
O. P. Griffey
June
18,
"
Mary J. Kutch
August
20,
~
Nancy M. Smith
October
-,
"
Nancy Hooper
"
"
Sarah Woods
"
"
"
"
-
110
HISTORY OF MARIA CREEK CHURCH.
Mary Smith
October
-, 1864 -, "
Ann Smith
Lewis Robertson
Date not given
Mary E. McClure
Wm. Nicholson
66
66
Daniel Robbins
66
66
66
II. T. Keith
Thomas Smith March
19, 1865
Margaret Keith
"
"
"
Wm. Collins.
„
J. N. Chambers
"
Michael Chambers
Malissa Chambers
Hannah Collins
Nancy L. Robertson
"
Isabel Crooks
Mary A. Robertson
"
Martha Frazo
Henry Frazo
Harrison Hollingsworth
A. J. Couchman
Wm. S. Robertson
Charles Chambers
"
"
Geo. I. Keith
Jas. P. Pace
D. M. Pace
Nancy Gilmore
Wm. Chambers
Lucinda Chesler
"
Levi Frazo
Mrs. Levi Frazo
"
>Lucy Maxwell ..
December 16,
66
..
66
"
John Collins
"
",
111
HISTORY OF MARIA CREEK CHURCH.
Mary A. Bicknell
December 17, 1865
Fred. Herbzog
Date not Recorded. .6
Willis Bicknell.
Herman Broksmith
May
17, 1866
Joanna Broksmith
..
.. ..
Jemima Begeman
April 17,1867
Godlove Broksmith
.. ..
Helen Berry.
Sarah Wilks
June
15, 66
Pettus Wilks
66
66
Elizabeth J. Kennedy
January
17, 1869
J. N. Bennet
June 12, 1870
Rosa Keith
August
21, "
Jane Wallace
Helen Wallace.
66
66
N. G. Robertson
Mary Hardesty
66
66
Melvina Keith
Margaret Smith
٠،
66
Nancy J. Smith.
Millard F. Smith
Therese Keith 66
Wm. Elliott.
February
19, 1871
Thomas F. Townsly
December
16, "
Margaret Townsly
66
Delilah Townsly
Sarah Walker April
9,1872
Elizabeth Wallace
66
Mary Smith.
66
66
Margaret Bicknell
66
66
Winfield Keith
66 66
Eliza Walker
66
66
John Hardesty
..
8
112
HISTORY OF MARIA CREEK CHURCH.
Joseph C. Robertson
April
9,1872
Ophelia Couchman
66
Margaret Chambers
Wm. Dellinger
Wm. T. Richardson
66
66
66
Wm. Burnsmeier
66
66
66
Eliza Richrdson
66
66
.6
66
Cindarilla Donham
November 16, 1873
Cynthia Donham
April
19, "
America West
June
22, "
Charles Umphries
October
18, "
Judson Walker
March
20, 1875
Sarah Cox
January 30, 1876
Alphoso Chambers
66
Ada Chambers
66
Tandy Keith
Maron Keith
66
Flora Chambers
Ernest Bicknell
66
Hattie Keith
Jennie Chambers
66
66
Minnie Heseman
66
Matilda Crooks
66
66
66
Robert Bicknell
Geo. Bogard
Charlotte Wallace
66
66
John Hardesty
66
Richard Brower
66
.6
Wm. Heseman
Jas. A. Keith
Nancy Townsly
April
20,
Nathaniel Donham
December 15,
Emily Donham
66
Alice Bicknell
66
66
66
113
HISTORY OF MARIA CREEK CHURCH.
Sarilda Donham
March
5,1876
Calvin Thompson
Date not Recorded.
Sarah Dunham
February
-, 1877
A. Casteel
March
18, "
Oliver Casteel
66
Emily Wells
April 14,
Sarah McArthur
January
19, 1878
James M. McArthur
Lydia Elliott.
May Couchman
Date not Recorded,
Louisa Warner
Rosa Martin
Nancy A. Couchman
Clarinda Brower
66
Wm. S. Bicknell
J. W. Hammack
April
19, 1879
Clara Hammack
Josie Hammack
66
66
Ruth Wolf.
November
9,1879
Idelle Bicknell
Eilen Morford.
66
66
Sarah E. Chambers
Edna Wisner
66
66
Alvira Walker
66
66
Amanda Wolf.
Leoto Donham
66
66
Edward Chambers
Edward Townsly
66
Edward Miller
יי
66
James Parker
James Mewmaw
66
James Townsly
James Elliott.
James McCormack
66
66
66
66
114 HISTORY OF MARIA CREEK CHURCH.
William Jarrell
November
9, 1879
William Donham
"
Willis Regeway
"
Newton Black
Clarence Bicknell
"
"
Spurgem Keith
Ellis Hooper
Mary McCord
Date Not Recorded.
M. A. Ferguson
S. E. Ferguson
Norman Guthrie
Reta Ann Guthrie
Henry F. Piper
66
66
66
B. J. Robertson
66
Ernest Bicknell
66
L. C. Bowen.
January
17, 1880
Eli Logan
Date Not Recorded.
Mary A. Logan
A. Donham
February 14, 1880
John Hart.
Date Not Recorded.
Mrs. John Hart.
Jennie McArthur
1880
Ella Keith
January
18, 1881
Eva Walker
66
Thomas Alsop.
Lizzie Hagar
April
16, 1882
A. J. Lind.
Date Not Recorded.
Elizabeth Lind 66
66
..
John G. Kimberlin
66
66
66
Herman Piper
Dollie Wells October
1882
Delia Walker
November 19, "
Josie Brackemeier
December
16, "
William H. Jewell
Date Not Recorded.
66
66
66
66
115
HISTORY OF MARIA CREEK CHURCHI.
Martha Ward
May
6, 1883
Sophia Winkler
June
3. “
Jennie Chanselor
17,
David S. Brooks
66
:
Edith Collins.
August 24,
Eliza Mckinley
November
4,
Orra Elliott
March
2, 1884
Hays Hedges.
..
William Langford
66
4 6
Jennie Wells. April
66
Milton Hollingsworth .. Date Not Recorded.
Margaret A. Hollingsworth
Hannah J. Chambers
September
1884
Annie Robbins
May
3, 1885
Maggie West
November 25,
Sally Miller
Joseph Miller
Florence Robbins
66
Nancy E. West.
66
Leota McNiece
No Date.
Nancy Walker
December 19, "
Samuel Miller
March
20, 1886 66 66
John Miller
Wilhelmina Miller
66
Augusta Cardochus
Flora Medley July
4,
Anna Walker
..
Annie West.
66
17,
John Pearce
September 19,
Charles Cardochus
October 17, "
Ellen Pearce.
November 1886
Jefferson Norton
66
66
Edward Lind.
Lillie Wells. 66
66
66
66
66
116
HISTORY OF MARIA CREEK CHURCH.
Mollie Hollingsworth
November
1886
Josephine Gibbs
"
Mattle Elliott
"
"
Anna Wells
Flora Richardson
"
"
Elizabeth Walker
"
Laura Mosier
December 19, "
Henry Vigus.
February
13, 1887
Wallace Walker
May
29, "
Henry Miller.
January "
1888
Maggie Smith
"
Harrison Wells
"
"
Mary Wells
William W. Richardson
March 18,
William R. Strader
April "
"
"
James Pinner
Nellie Elliott
June
13,
Emily Wells
Date not Recorded.
Minnie Jones.
James Dellinger
Cynthia Donham
"
.,
Nancy J. Hollingsworth
"
Mary A. Hollingsworth
Elizabeth J. Hollingsworth
Mary Moore
August
-, 1860
Harriet Irwin
"
"
"
Rebecca J. Osborn
Malissa Hooper
March
"
1863
M. A. Ferguson
"
S. E. Furgeson
"
"
Frances Maxwell
"
Lottie A. Bicknell
Lacinda Moore
"
"
">
"
"
"
1,
"
"
"
"
Nancy Pinner
117
HISTORY OF MARIA CREEK CHURCH.
STATISTICAL TABLE.
The following Statistical Table shows the number Bap- tized, Received by Letter and Relation; Restored, Dismiss- ed by Letter, Excluded, and Deceased, and also the Total Membership in September of each year, as compiled from the Church Records, and from the Minutes of Union Association:
Year
Baptized.
Rec'd by Letter
and Relation.
Restored.
Dismissed by
Letter.
Excluded
Decea-ed
Total.
Year.
Baptized.
Ree'd by Letter
and Relation.
Dismissed by
Excluded.
Deceased.
Total.
1809 Charter Members,
13
1811
7
20|1837|
1
1
84
1812
1
7
1
27 1838
26
3
1
2
110
27 |1839
3
7
5
93
1814
1
4
29
1840
4
1
1
96
1815
4
33
1841
5
19
1
81
1816
10
9
1
2
1
50
1842
1
2
2
80
1817
1
3
15
39
1843
1
4
1
4
3
105
1819
39
2
2
2
64
1845
1
8
3
-
109
1820
58
4
2
1
88
1846
4
3
11
2
4
99
1821
1
2
7
1
83
1847
1
4
96
1822
3
79
1848
2
2
1
95
1823
3
10
1
71
1849
4
1
1
96
1824
5
3
1
1
CO
76 1850
00
12
1
2
112
1825
5
3
1
1
83
1851
16
2
23
106
1826
19
6
9
102 1852
2
2
5
101
1827
1
3
2
91
1853
25
7
2
4
130
1828
31
3
3
123
1854
4
5
4
135
1829
0
5
2
135
1855
12
9
4
2
152
1830
6
7
4
2
142 1856
21
3
14
2
2
160
1832
01
4
32
14
1
133
1858
7
4
1
20
7
3 141
1833
3
15
27
94
1859
1
7
3
2
3
141
1834
1
2
14
-
78
1860
25
1
3
4
1
3 162
1835
9
3
4
1
1
86 1861
1
1
2
7
1 158
1836
1
5
1
5
1
1
86 1862
17
1
6
3 167
$
1818
1
2
13
2
27
1844
1831
28
6
3
1
1 171
1857
3
4
159
1813
Restored.
Letter.
*
118
HISTORY OF MARIA CREEK CHURCH.
STATISTICAL TABLE .- CONTINUED.
Year
Baptized.
Rec'd by Letter
and Relation.
Restored .-
Dismissed by
Letter.
Excluded
Deceased.
Total.
Year.
Baptized.
Rec'd by Letter
and Relation.
Dismissed by
Letter.
Excluded.
Deceased.
Total.
1863
12
1
3
4
61
167|1876
17
1
1
5
2
2
138
1864
3
15
3
4
178 1877
8
1
ـه
1
3 140
1865
23
5
4
8
4
173 1879
1
4
4
4
2
108
1867
1
2
3
113
1868
1
28
6
4
139
1883
6
3
1
17
5
3 105
1871
4
9
132
1884
7
2
1
6
0)
109
1872
=
6
1
10
3
1
136 1885
1
2
1
109
1873
5
10
1
5
125 1886
7
6
1
1
3
4
126
1875
5
6
13
4
128 1888
5
4
1
12
1
1|
122
8
188 1878
1
4
9
6
3
102
1880
1881
7
5
2
2
120
1870
12
5
1
2
120 1887
16
1
1
6
1
119
1869
9
1
?
167
1
160 1882
22
118
1874
1866
Restored.
ERRATA.
Page 94 Ephrain West should be Ephriam West.
101 John Cansellor
Chancellor. " 103 Leander Williams " Leonard Williams.
" 104 Eliza Calbertson " Eliza Culbertson.
Gilleland Arnold
Gilleann Arnold.
" 105 Eudemile Chambers " " Endemile Chambers.
" 111 Fred. Herbzog
" Fred. Herzog.
" 112 Alphoso Chambers " Alphonso Chambers.
" 113 James Mewmaw " James Mumaw.
" 114 Josie Brackemeier
Josie Brackheimer.
" 115 Eliza McKinley " Celia Mckinley.
" 116 Mattle Elliott
" Mattie Elliott.
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