Deacons of Mt Tabor

Constitution of the Baptist Church of Christ at
Mount Tabor Meeting House.
Forsyth County, Georgia, August 22^nd 1833.

At a meeting appointed by Brothers Jeremiah Reeves and William Manning at Brother Dennis Carroll's. Notice also being given that all brethren who felt a desire to be constituted into a Church was requested to attend, and after divine service by Brothers Manning, George Lumpkin, and Reeves, a Conference was formed. Brother Reeves acted as Moderator and Brother Lumpkin as Secretary. It was moved that such brethren as were desirous to be constituted into a church should hand in their names and Letters. When brothers and sisters Dennis Carroll, Nancy Carroll, Alexander Redmon, Maryann Redmon, letters not present, Daniel Martin, Celia Martin (Colored), John Howell, Jesse Hendrix, Martha Hendrix, Sarah Carroll, letters absent, to whom the following Constitution was read and subscribed.

Deacons of Mt. Tabor Baptist Church in the 1800’s

Name	Membership	Ordination	Status	Other
Abraham Beam	Before 1838	Unknown	Appears as member of Mt. Vernon (Dawson) by 1842	Appears on 1838 deed as Deacon and served as Secretary for the Constitution of Concord Baptist Church ~ 1837; Margaretta (wife)
James Beaty	Joined by letter March 11, 1843	Lettered	Dismissed by letter April 12, 1845	Martha (wife)
Hiram H. Dean	Joined by letter from SC April 13, 1844	Lettered	Dismissed by letter May 9, 1846	Sarah Hudson (wife); He is buried at Peachtree Memorial Park (Norcross)
John Danner	Joined by letter Nov. 13, 1847	Lettered	Last church record Feb. 1850; Moved to AL	Licensed Preacher; Ordained Minister (May 1848); Elizabeth (wife); He is buried in AL
Bailey F. Julian	Before 1842	Unknown	Dismissed by letter May, 1861	Ruanae Sherrill (1^st wife) Stella Clement (2^nd wife); He is buried at Concord (FC)
L. Johnston Ledbetter	Circa 1837 from Rutherford, NC	Probably lettered	Last church record 1860	Earliest record at formation of Concord Baptist Church ~ 1837; Nancy Whiteside (wife)
John J. Blanton	Baptized July 1849	April 1859	Died in Richmond, VA in Civil War-4/1865	Ameila R. Julian McBrayer (wife, Widow of Jason McBrayer)
William West Harris	Baptized Oct 1856	April 1859	Died July 11, 1896	Martha Adaline Julian (1^st wife) Sarah Ann Hope (2^nd wife); He is buried Mt. Tabor
James A. Hope	Joined by letter Nov 8, 1862	Lettered	Died April 19, 1904	Nancy E. Cobb (1^st wife) Hannah Cobb (2^nd wife) Mary Swinford (3^rd wife); He is buried at Bethlehem (FC)
William M. Jones	Joined by letter Dec 1871	Lettered	Last church record Sept. 1878	Licensed Preacher; Ordained Minister (Dec 1874); Mary (wife)
John C. Nelson	Joined by letter Oct 1883	May 9, 1891	Last church record July 11, 1896	Mary E. Bruton (wife)
J. Warren Wallis	Joined by letter Jan., 1889	May 9, 1891	Last church record March 1900	Sarah E. (1^st wife) Martha (2^nd wife); He is buried at Mt. Tabor
Elia Sherrill Harris	First church record August 1880	May 9, 1891	Dismissed by letter Sept. 1904	Sarah Paulina Bruton (wife); He is buried at Cumming (FC)