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This church was built by the new school branch of the Presbyterian church, and the people building it were members of the Presbyterian church at Philadelphia, Tenn. The largest contributors were John Ramsey,
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Charles Owen, Alex. Biggs and William Patton. The building was commenced in 1857 and it was finished in the latter part of 1858 or the early part of 1859. This church was used by the Union Sunday-school until 1872, at which time the Methodist and Baptist churches es- tablished Sunday-schools of their own. From the time the Union Sunday-school began its meetings in the Presbyterian church John Ramsey was superintendent, to the time of his death in 1872.
The first pastor after the church was organized was the Rev. Thomas Brown, of Philadelphia, Tenn. The elders were Jno. Ramsey and Charles Owen. The Rev. Thomas Brown was pastor from its organization to some time in 1860 when the Rev. Thomas Bradshaw succeeded him. During 1863 and 1864 the Rev. Wm. Brown, of Cleveland, Tenn., preached for the church. These data were gotten from Mrs. Martha Waren.
If there are any session books extant as to the early organization of the church, I have not discovered where they were. From October, 1866 to the present, 1916, the history of the church is clearly set forth in the minutes of the session.
Up to October, 1866, there were two separate congre- gations in Sweetwater and the surrounding country, the old and the new school. The old school had held their meetings in the old Cumberland Presbyterian Church. At that date the members of the new school, and some members of the old school church, met as a congregation, and took a vote as to whether they should join the old school or new school branch of the church. They decided to unite and join the new school. Of this meeting George A. Caldwell was moderator and the elders were James Montgomery, Jno. Ramsey, E. E. Johnston and R. A. Ramsey, who was elected clerk of the meeting.
At a congregational meeting of the church on March 17, 1867, Jno. Ramsey, formerly an elder in the new school church, and R. A. Ramsey, formerly an elder in the old school, were unanimously elected elders. James Montgomery asked to be excused on account of age and infirmity. J. H. Patton, S. Y. B. Williams, W. L. Ram- sey and Frank Bogart were elected elders. From that
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time for twenty years J. H. Patton was clerk of the ses- sion.
The Rev. W. W. Morrison from March, 1867 until No- vember, 1872, preached twice a month for the church. The Rev. James Wallace was pastor from November, 1872, until May, 1889. From that time to January, 1891, there was no regular supply. On the last date the Rev. E. C. Trimble began to preach for the church. He, with his family, took possession of the parsonage, next to the new church on the 12th of February, 1891. He left Sweetwater on October 3, 1892. The Rev. J. L. Bach- man then supplied the pulpit for six months, and he was continued as supply until he was elected pastor. This position he has held up to the present, 1916.
THE NEW PRESBYTERIAN .CHURCH.
In the latter part of 1885 the building of a new Pres- byterian church began to be agitated. The principal reasons for the building of the new church were that the majority of the members in town lived on the west side of the railroad and owing to the number of trains on the railroad it was inconvenient to get to it and danger- ous for children, and that the church was antiquated and uncomfortable and not suited to the growing mem- bership. Therefore on February 22, 1886, at the session of the church, the board of deacons were directed to canvass the congregation to ascertain what sum could be obtained for that purpose. In May, 1886, the deacons reported that a sufficient amount had been subscribed for the building of the church, to cost $6,000 or more. In June, 1886, an executive committee, consisting of Jno. M. Jones, chairman, J. H. Patton, James A. Wal- lace, F. Bogart and A. R. Melendy were appointed. They were to select a location and superintend the building of the church. A lot was purchased from Mrs. Ada Mayes, and dirt was broken on the present site in July, 1887. Bina Young was the contractor for the building of the church. In the church minutes, page 191, we find the following: June 2, 1888. The executive commit- tee appointed June 16, 1887, to sell the old church house and build a new one, having performed that duty, called for a congregational meeting on this day, which was
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held in the new church house at 8 o'clock at night, ac- cording to previous arrangements and notice, at which time the following programme was observed:
1. Long metre Doxology, "Praise God from whom all blessings flow."
2. Invocation, by the pastor, Rev. James A. Wallace.
3. Treasurer's Report. Jno. M. Jones.
4. Tender of the church to congregation, with deed and keys, by A. R. Melendy.
5. Reception of the church, for congregation, by Elder J. F. Owen.
6. Reply of congregation to committee, by Rev. J. L. Bachman. Reading Scriptures, Rev. Dugald Munroe.
Prayer, Rev. T. H. McCallie.
Singing 100th Psalm by the congregation.
Opening and First Sermon by Rev. J. A. Wallace, from Text 1 Timothy 3:5, "The Church of God."
Prayer, Rev. Geo. F. Robertson.
Singing by choir and congregation, Hymn 567, "Dear Shepherd of chy people hear."
Benediction, by Rev. James A. Wallace, Pastor.
June 3, Sabbath, 10:30 o'clock A. M.
Anthem, by choir.
Invocation, Rev. T. H. McCallie, D. D.
Singing 137th Psalm, 2nd part, "I love thy kingdom Lord."
Reading Scripture, Rev. J. L. Bachman.
Prayer, Rev. Dugald Munroe.
Hymn, 119, "All hail the power of Jesus' name."
Dedicatory Sermon, Rev. T. H. McCallie, from Text Matthew, 6:10, "Thy Kingdom come."
Dedicatory Hymn, number 568, "Here in Thy name, eternal God." Benediction by the Rev. T. H. McCallie.
At a session of the elders at the Bank of Sweetwater, John M. Jones, chairman of the building committee, made a final report of subscriptions collected, the sum- mary of which is as follows: Subscriptions paid, $6,- 167.85. Amount paid Bina Young, contractor, for bare church building, $5,138.50. Cost of lot, purchased from Mrs. Ada Mayes, grading, pavement, furnace and some other expenses, $1,029.35.
This does not include the cost of fresco decorations and other expenses inside the church. The whole cost of the church was about $8,000.00. Of this amount the Misses Coffin and Mr. Jno. H. and Mrs. Inman, nee . Margaret Coffin, contributed about $4,000.00. In addi- tion to this amount and not included therein, the parson- age was built at a cost of $2,100. To the fund for the building of the parsonage the Misses Coffin were far the largest contributors.
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THE UNION INSTITUTE BUILDING.
The public schoolhouse, one-half mile southwest of Sweetwater Depot, has been several times referred to in this history. In that only summer schools could be taught with, comfort, and then the larger students had to study out of doors. Public schools were all mixed schools, namely, for both males and females, and there seemed to be a public sentiment here during the fifties a growing against them. A new building for a schoolhouse, therefore, became a neces- sity.
In 1857 various citizens of Sweetwater and surrounding country met and decided to build a schoolhouse at or near the town. A stock company was formed, with twenty dollars for each share, upon which shares each stockholder was entitled to vote in the election of trustees according to the number of shares he held. On the 14th of October, 1857, E. A. Taylor, I. T. Lenoir and S. J. Rowan were elected trustees. They purchased lot No. 126 in the town of Sweet- water and erected a school building thereon, costing about $1,500.00. Lot 126 was bounded by High, Walnut, Church and Wright Streets.
The lower story of the building was used as a school for males and the upper for females. Mrs. H. M. Cooke was employed by the trustees to teach the females, and Professor Gabriel Ragsdale the males. He was not a moral suasionist, but believed in a liberal appli- cation of the rod. This was in 1858-59.
GEORGE LACON LEYBURN
Was born May 21, 1839, in old Laconia, in the extreme southern part of Greece; hence the name Lacon. His father, a distinguished Pres- byterian minister, was missionary to Greece at the time. He took the degree of A. B. at Washington College, afterward Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va., in the class of 1858. Though only nineteen years of age he was first honor man in his class. He was especially proficient in Greek. He was the first college graduate to teach in the First Civil District of Monroe County. He taught at the Union Institute in the years 1859-60. He then resigned, contrary to the wishes and solicitations of the trustees, to take a theological course. Before completing his ministerial education he joined the Confederate army. He was first lieutenant of Company A, Thirty-fourth Virginia Infantry, Wise's Brigade. He served four years. After the war he was pastor of Presbyterian churches as follows: Winchester, Va., 1867-75; missionary to Greece three years; his father died there in August, 1875; pastor Lexington, Mo., 1878-88; Booneville, Mo., 1889-96; Newbern, N. C., 1896-1900; four years Superintendent of Home Missions for Synod of Missouri; pastor Lexington, N. C., 1904-08; in Novem- ber, 1908, after an operation for appendicitis resigned pastorate and went to California. Father of four children, all married; one daugh- ter and three sons.
The next teacher of males in Union Institute was Oscar W. Muller. He was born in Prussia on September 9, 1834. . He came to this coun- try in 1846. He was a graduate of Hiwassee College in the class of 1859. He taught in Union Institute, 1860-61. He then enlisted in Confederate States army as first sergeant in Company C (Captain W. L. Clark's) Second Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry. He married Miss Eliza A. Clark on July 27, 1869. Like the true Prussian he was a great believer in efficiency. He is a farmer and surveyor and resides near Hiwassee College (1916). He was the last male teacher in the Union Institute until the close of the Civil War.
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The next teacher was John W. Robertson, formerly of Meigs County. He was also a student of Hiwassee College and a college mate of W. T. Lenoir. He served in the Confederate army. He taught in the Union Institute in 1866-67. He moved to Texas in 1867, obtaining his demit from Sweetwater Lodge, No. 292, F. and A. M., on August 27th in that year. He became quite a prominent lawyer in that State.
Following J. W. Robertson was Rev. W. H. Crawford. He was born near Limestone, in Greene County, on March 4, 1822. He was educated at Doak-now Tusculum-College in Greene County. He was ordained a minister in the Cumberland Presbyterian church by East Tennessee Presbytery. He affiliated with Sweetwater Masonic Lodge in December, 1870. He was teacher and was pastor of the Cumber- land Presbyterian church. at the same time, is my remembrance. He went from here to Kingston. He had a family. Hon. W. L. Welcker, of Knoxville, married a daughter of his.
Following Rev. W. H. Crawford, Professor R. H. Ramsay became the teacher. He came from Milledgeville, Ga., or somewhere near there to Madisonville, Tenn., in 1865. He taught there as principal in Bolivar Academy for several years. He was a very brilliant man and made quite a reputation as an educator. I never knew a man who was more conversant with the best books in English literature. In mental aberration or melancholia, due to drink, he threw himself from the county bridge over the Tennessee River at Chattanooga. He was dead when reached. He was buried at Sweetwater. This was in the fall of 1890. He was on his way to Mississippi to take charge of a school. He had taught there the year previous.
In November, 1871, the stockholders met and decided to sell the property, to be used for school purposes. As matters were, it was the understanding that the building was to be used for school pur- poses; legally it was owned by a stock company, and could be used for any purpose. It was agreed that the first thirteen who sub- scribed fifty dollars each should be directors of the institution. They were: J. W. Clark, T. G. Boyd, Isaac Benson, W. B. Lenoir, James M. Browder, Thomas Yearwood, Matt Carter, R. F. Scruggs, N. I. Mayes, J. E. Ramsey and J. H. Patton. In order that this whole amount, $650.00, should be used for the fitting up and repairing the building and not go into the pockets of stockholders of the Union Institute, the following stock was donated to the new directorate: T. Yearwood, 4 shares; T. G. Boyd, 2; F. Bogart, 3; Charles Owen, 2; D. Heiskell, 16; R. Snead, 5; H. B. Yearwood, 4; J. W. Goddard, 6; Mrs. M. A. Reagan, 15; I. T. Lenoir, 35.
From the fall of 1874 till the summer of 1884, J. L. Bachman, D. D., taught in the Union Institute. Then a charter was obtained for Sweetwater College. It was decided to build a larger school- house elsewhere, to sell the Union Institute building and lot and apply the proceeds to Sweetwater College. This was located in the north- west part of the town. The sale was at auction to the highest bidder on the 2nd of October, 1885, and W. B. Lenoir became the purchaser.
Soon afterward Dr. S. B. Cook bought a half interest in the prop- erty, and he and W. B. Lenoir fitted out the lower story as a theatre, auditorium and music room. In 1886 Dr. Cook sold his interest to W. B. Lenoir, who made extensive improvements on the grounds and building.
On December 26, 1887, W. B. Lenoir conveyed this property to W. H. H. Ragon, John S. Young and nine others of Monroe County, and J. F. Christian, of Meigs Company, J. P. Parker, of James County; C. C. Samuel, of Bradley County, as trustees, the property "to be
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used for females of the white race under control of the Baptist de- nomination of the State of Tennessee.
The building on lot 126 was used from 1886 till 1898 by these trus- tees and their successors for the purposes expressed in the deed. In the meantime during these years, '86-98, the trustees solicited and obtained large subscriptions, amounting to $12,000 to $15,000. They built a large addition to the old building, and in this a school was run for females under charge of J. H. Richardson and wife. They also purchased the lot 127 in the plan of the town of Sweetwater, and got permission from the board of mayor and aldermen of the cor- poration to close up the street between.
On the 30th of September, 1898, W. C. Grace, president; D. L. Smith, secretary; R. F. Scruggs, treasurer; James May, W. H. Smith, T. R. Wagner, Joseph Janeway and E. A. Taylor, of the Board of Trustees of the Baptist Seminary, conveyed to the Trustees of Sweet- water College, consisting of F. A. Carter, D. C. Young, John L. Brown, D. L. Smith, A. B. Scruggs, Harry Heiskell, G. A. McLin and others mentioned (Reg. Bk., No. 5, pp. 57-60), conveying as Trustees. "not otherwise," lots Nos. 126 and 127: I Beginning at the corner of Wright and Church Streets, thence with Church Street to Morris Street; thence with Morris to High Street; thence with High to Wright Street; thence with Wright Street to beginning. The reasons given in the deed mentioned for sale of the property are as follows:
"Whereas, we, the Trustees of Sweetwater Seminary, in an honest endeavor to build good buildings for said Sweetwater Seminary and attach good grounds to the same and to run and establish a good school in the same and the purposes of the people who have sub- scribed and paid same to us and for the Baptist denomination; and, whereas, the Seminary has become involved in a debt of about twenty thousand dollars and said Baptist denomination and the people of the country have failed to pay said debt, and the Trustees have had to borrow the money and pay off many of these debts; and, whereas, some eight or nine thousand dollars of said indebtedness is still due and owing, and some of us Trustees are personally involved for same and have now an offer of ten thousand dollars for the building and grounds, which comes from the Trustees of Sweetwater College for the purpose of still using the building and ground for school pur- poses, we have, therefore, accepted said offer of ten thousand dollars rather than force said Seminary and grounds to sale, in order to retain it to the town, community and people for educational pur- poses; therefore," then follows description, etc.
From 1898 until 1902 school was taught there by J. L. Bachman, D. D., and others. It was taught in the name of Sweetwater College.
From 1902 to and including part of 1909, Colonel O. C. Hulvey ran a military school in the building. It was called the Tennessee Mili- tary Institute (T. M. I.). In that year, 1909, a very large building was erected one mile north of Sweetwater Depot. Colonal O. C. Hulvey moved to this and continued his school under the name of Tennessee Military Institute.
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Rowland ran a female school in the Union Institute. Mr. Rowland died in 1910, and it was run two more years under the charge of Mrs. E. M. Rowland.
Then from 1913-1916 school for females was taught in the building, with W. S. Woodward as principal. This school was under charge of Carson and Newman College of Jefferson City, Tenn.
A public high school is now (1916) taught in the Union Institute, which is under the charge of Professor R. M. Ivins.
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SWEETWATER LODGE 292, F. AND A. M.
On November 3, 1860, a dispensation was granted by the Grand Lodge of Tennessee, to constitute a lodge at Sweetwater to the following named brethren, mostly if not entirely members of the Tellico Lodge No. 80:
William B. Sample, S. Y. B. Williams, James A. Wright, J. C. Starrett, A. A. Humphreys, J. A. Rowan, H. B. Yearwood, R. F. Scruggs, I. T. Lenoir, William H. Taylor.
The said brethren were constituted into a regular lodge, No. 292 F. & A. M. The proceedings of this lodge are not known until the date given below for the reasons hereafter stated. At a meeting of the lodge on Decem- ber 25, 1863, it was recited as follows: "Upon examina- tion it was found that the record book, ledger and pa- pers containing lodge matter were all gone. * The hall having been broken open by Federal soldiers." W. H. Taylor was W. M. at this meeting. The lodge met in the second-story of the Taylor building, then oc- cupied by S. Y. B. Williams, afterwards the J. E. Wil- liams building. At an election of officers held the fol- lowing were named: W. B. Sample, W. M .; J. M. Sam- ple, S. W .; F. B. Carter, J. W .; S. Y. B. Williams, treas- urer ; S. P. Haynes, tyler; J. H. Patton, secretary.
These officers served until December 22, 1865. The succeeding officers and their years of service are as follows :
1869-W. L. Clark, W. M .; N. P. Hight, S. W .; T. G. Boyd, J. W .; R. F. Scruggs, treasurer; J. H. Patton, secretary; J. W. Goddard, tyler.
1870-W. L. Clark, W. M .; N. P. Hight, S. W .; T. G. Boyd, J. W .; R. F. Scruggs, treasurer; J. H. Patton, secretary; A. M. Dobbins, tyler.
1871-W. L. Clark, W. M .; L. Forkner, S. W .; N. I. Mayes, J. W .; R. F. Scruggs, treasurer; J. H. Patton, secretary ; A. M. Dobbins, tyler.
1872-T. G. Boyd, W. M .; J. H. Pickel, S. W .; H. L. Fry, J. W .; R. F. Scruggs, treasurer ; J. H. Patton, sec- retary; A. H. Murray, tyler.
1873-W. L. Clark, W. M .; A. A. Humphreys, S. W .; W. B. Lenoir, J. W .; R. F. Scruggs, treasurer; J. H. Patton, secretary; A. M. Dobbins, tyler.
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1874-N. P. Hight, W. M .; A. A. Humphreys, S. W .; Jo. W. Robertson, J. W .; R. F. Scruggs, treasurer ; J. H. Patton, secretary; A. M. Dobbins, tyler.
1876-W. L. Clark, W. M .; A. A. Humphreys, S. W .; Jo. W. Robertson, J. W .; R. F. Scruggs, treasurer; J. H. Patton, secretary; C. Cannon, tyler.
1877-J. H. Pickel, W. M .; J. W. Robertson, S. W .; J. H. Montgomery, J. W .; R. F. Scruggs, treasurer ; J. H. Patton, secretary; C. Cannon, tyler.
1878-W. B. Sample, W. M .; W. L. Clark, S. W .; W. B. Lenoir, J. W .; R. F. Scruggs, treasurer; J. H. Pat- ton, secretary ; C. Cannon, tyler.
1879-J. L. Mckinney, W. M .; W. L. Clark, S. W .; W. B. Lenoir, J. W .; R. F. Scruggs, treasurer; J. H. Patton, secretary; C. Cannon, tyler.
1880-J. W. Robertson, W. M .; S. B. Cook, S. W .; W. B. Lenoir, J. W .; R. F. Scruggs, treasurer; J. H. Pat- ton, secretary; C. Cannon, tyler.
1881-J. W. Robertson, W. M .; J. L. Bachman, S. W .; W. B. Lenoir, J. W. ; R. F. Scruggs, treasurer ; J. H. Pat- ton, secretary ; C. Cannon, tyler.
1882-Jo. W. Robertson, W. M .; J. L. Bachman, S. W .; W. N. Lybarger, J. W .; R. F. Scruggs, treasurer ; F .. Bogart, secretary; C. Cannon, tyler.
1883-Jo. W. Robertson, W. M .; W. B. Lenoir, S. W .; J. L. Bachman, J. W .; R. F. Scruggs, treasurer ; F. Bo- gart, secretary ; C. Cannon, tyler.
1884-W. L. Clark, W. M .; J. L. Bachman, S. W .; J. H. Montgomery, J. W .; R. F. Scruggs, treasurer; G. F. Hicks, secretary; D. W. Butt, tyler.
1885-S. B. Cook, W. M .; J. S. Young, S. W .; J. I. Carter, J. W .; R. F. Scruggs, treasurer; G. F. Hicks, secretary; C. Cannon, tyler.
1886-S. B. Cook, W. M .; G. F. Hicks, S. W .; Jno. B. Carter, J. W .; R. F. Scruggs, treasurer; R. W. Brown, secretary ; C. Cannon, tyler.
After the close of the war from 1865, until 1875, the lodge prospered exceedingly, and there were many ad- ditions to the membership. One reason for this was that it was conceded and believed that the Masonic fra- ternity had helped very much to mitigate the horrors of the Civil War. Favors were shown to brethren on the different sides, Federal and Confederate, and treatment
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given which would not have been extended to other than Masons.
In July, 1868, the lodge decided to build a new hall instead of meeting in rented property. As a building committee there were appointed: R. F. Scruggs, I. T. Lenoir, J. H. Pickel, J. H. Patton and W. L. Clark. Be- sides the money in the treasury the members contrib- uted very liberally to the building of the new hall. A lot was purchased where the M. E. Church, South, and parsonage now stand, and a hall was erected at a cost of more than $5,000.
The first meeting held in the new hall was on Fri- day, November 19, 1869. The lower part of the build- ing was used as a school room. It was first rented to Mrs. Helen M. Cooke in 1870.
In the year 1873 some of the brethren, especially those in the country, became dissatisfied with the location of the hall. There was no convenient hitching place for their horses nearer than the public square around the depot. A committee was appointed to report what could be done about a new and better location for a hall. In November, 1873, the committee reported that a third story on M. Carter's building, could be added at a cost of about $2,500; they therefore decided to sell the old property and accept Mr. Carter's offer.
On November 28, 1873, the lodge passed a resolution to sell to the Methodists for $5,500, and donate $2,000, for purpose of establishing a female school of high grade. This amount of $3,500 was subscribed mostly by the citizens of Sweetwater and country around, and to which fund many, not Methodists, subscribed liberally. Therefore in pursuance of this resolution of the lodge, on February 2, 1874, a deed was made to certain trus- tees for a female high school, to be under the charge of the Athens District Conference.
The first meeting of the Masonic Lodge in their new hall over the Carter building was on May 14, 1875. A deed to the hall in the third story of the building was made by Mat Carter to Lodge 292 F. & A. M. on Sep- tember 1, 1876. The Masons still (1916) hold their meet- ing there.
At a meeting of the lodge April 14, 1871, by a unani- mous vote the lodge subscribed to the Masonic Home
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Mission School $1,000. This sum was to be paid in an- nual installments of $100 each, the first installment to be due in November, 1873.
From the names of those present at masonic meetings after the reorganization of the lodge we find that the following besides the charter members belonged to Lodge 292 previous to 1864, as they were mentioned afterward as being present at lodge meetings and are not afterward among the affiliates or afterward made master Masons :
S. B. Haines, J. M. Sample, F. B. Carter, D. P. Fork- ner, Thomas Forkner, M. T. Stanfield, John Forkner, W. A. Nelson, W. L. Clark, J. H. Patton, Thomas Up- ton, W. H. Cooke, Jno. W. Lotspeich, W. L. Price, J. G. Parshall, J. H. Taylor and Charles Cannon.
List of affiliates and those made master Masons up to 1886: T. C. Bellamy, 26 May '65; T. G. Boyd, 22 June '66; Frank Bogart, 6 August '65; T. J. Ballard, 12 Au- gust '65, died 12 July '69; L. F. Briant, 25 September '65; D. A. Browder, 22 September '65, died 6 April '83; W. L. Ballard, 9 March '69; T. L. Brown, 20 August '69; M. K. Benson, -; J. L. Ballard, ; J. E. Bilderback, 25 September '65; T. R. Bradshaw, 23 June '65; J. M. Browder, 23 November '65; J. S. Burnett, 20 October '66; J. A. Bilderback, 11 February '80; J. P. Brown, aff. (80) 8 July '70; N. C. Carter, 26 Jan- uary '66; dem. 10 March '76; Mat Carter, 17 April '67, died 28 April '85; J. A. Crowder, 26 August '67; W. J. Clayton, 26 June '79; M. B. Caldwell, 3 February '71; Wm. Cannon, 24 November '65; Robt. Carter, aff. (80) 22 March '67; W. H. Cooke, dem. to No. 134 25 April '69; W. H. Crawford aff. December '70; L. L. Calloway, aff. 10 September '75; A. G. Carden, dem. 7 January '76; A. M. Dobbins, 28 July '65; A. S. Dickey, ; H. P. Dickey, 20 October '66, buried by Ma- sons 28 July '70; A. J. Dickey, 22 September '69; S. B. Cook, aff. 19 January '78; J. L. Bachman, 26 February '80; L. W. Brown, 21 May '80; D. W. Butt, 28 April '82; J. I. Carter, 9 May '84; G. M. Cline, aff. 21 August '85; R. W. Brown and J. B. Carter on 27 November '85; W. M. Edwards, 20 October '66; Lawrence Forkner, 27 April '65, buried 1 September '81; Wm. Foote, 28 Oc- tober '65, exp. December '68; H. L. Fry, 10 November
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