Mt. Tabor Baptist Church

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

Name Membership Ordination Status Other
Abraham Beam Before 1838 Unknown Appears on 1838 deed as deacon

James Beaty Joined by letter March 11, 1843 Lettered Dismissed by letter April 12, 1845

Hyrow (Hiram) H. Dean Joined by letter April 13, 1844 Lettered Dismissed by letter May 9, 1846

John Danner Joined by letter Nov. 13, 1847 Lettered Last church record Feb. 1850 Licenced (Preacher); Ordained as Minister (May 1848)

Bailey F. Julian Before 1842 Unknown Dismissed by letter May, 1861

L. Johnston Ledbetter Circa 1837 Probably lettered Last church record 1860 Earliest record at formation of Concord Baptist Church ~ 1837;

John J. Blanton Baptized July 1849 April 1859 Died serving in Civil War-4/1865

William West Harris Baptized Oct 1856 April 1859 Died July 11, 1896

James A. Hope Joined by letter Nov 8, 1862 Lettered Died 4-19-1904

William M. Jones Joined by letter Dec 1871 Lettered Last church record Sept. 1878 L (Preacher); Ordained as Minister (Dec 1874)

John C. Nelson Joined by letter Oct 1883 May 9, 1891 Last church record July 11, 1896

J. Warren Wallis Joined by letter Jan., 1889 May 9, 1891 Last church record March 1900

Elia Sherrill Harris First church record August 1880 May 9, 1891 Dismissed by letter Sept. 1904

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

At a meeting appointed by Brothers Reeves and 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, 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 Howel, Jesse Hendrix, Martha Hendrix, Sarah Carroll, letters absent, to whom the following Constitution was read and subscribed.

We whose names are under written do agree in the year of the Lord and in the presence of our brethren to give answers to the Lord and to one another to keep House for God and believing that the want of a Constitution has always tended to anarchy and disunion. We therefore present a summary of the binding points of faith and which we are willing to be constituted to wit.