Brushy Church Minutes

Beginning of Sunday School at Mountain Home, I.T. now called Brushy, OK
Minutes taken by Sarah Lettie Littlejohn Powell, secretary

(typed it as written got this copy from Joe and Geraldine Risenhoover in Sallisaw 9/2002)

July 14, 1895 3:30 PM Missionary Baptist Church was organized with 7 members and named Mountain Home, later changed to Union Grove.

Aug 16, 1896 Organized a Union Sunday School with 12 names. From Aug 16 to Aug 23rd our roll climed to 43 names. Oct 1896 - 51 names.

First officers elected Jake Matheny Superintendent, J.B. Sixkiller teacher of bible class for men. W.M. Carson assistant teacher - also to take charge of the little class. Mrs. S.L. Powell secretary. We kept our Sunday School going and by the 3rd quarter of 1898 we had 91 names, also a good singing class.

May 1st 1898

by voice vote of our Sunday School, we an invitation to the new School house, for them to take a part with us in decoration of the graves at the grave yard. The first decoration was held May 28, 1898 by the Union Grove Sunday School (now Brushy Okla), then Union Grove Sequoyah District, Ind. Terr. by everyone who would took a part.

We moved to the Mountain in Feb 1893 - coming from Flint Dist. Ind. Terr. We bought out a claim from Avance Feb 1st 1894 for $100. Avance worked for Joe Powell in 1895. Dick Fouts and Mark Fouts, his brother, moved to the Mountain in the winter of 1894. We built a house on our place on the hill in the winter of 1894 and moved into it Mar 1895. Nath Denny build a new log house on one end of the Avance place. Harve Roark lived on the other end.

Aug 16 1896
Today organization of Union Sunday School at Mountain Home. After coming together we elected the following officers. (same as above) Present 19. Names of those who joined Sunday School at today's meeting are: Jake Matheny, J.B. Sixkiller, W. M. Carson, S.L. Powell, Harve Roark, Louise Roark, E. M. Vann, Jennie Weatherford, Fannie Powell, Oscar Sharp, George Sharp.

Aug 23, 1896 added: P. F. Dooley, A.J. Kikes, Bell Dooley, M.E. Kikes, E.E. Matheney, Gurty Matheney, Pearl Mathen, Lina Emerton, M.M. Kiker, Anderson Kiker, George Kiker, M.C. Kiker, Lilian Blayloc, Nannie Blaylock, Willie Matheney, Harden Denny, George Denny, Bob Sumter, John Sumter, George Sumter, F. M. Williams, Tom Weatherford, Allie Vann, Austin Tramell, L. E. Tramell, Buss Sharp, Walter Roark, J.M. Matheney, W.B. Blaylock, J.L Guffey, N. M. Sharp.

Sunday School kept growing. quarter 1898 roll.

P. F. Dooley, S. J. Kiker, Gussie Kiker, W. B. Blaylock, W. L. Johnson, F. T. Adams, Harden Denny, George Denny, John Denny, Maggie Huff, Fannie Powell, S. L. Powell, Lizzie Denny, Lillian Blaylock, Florence Martin, Bell Dooley, H. A. Sharp, George Kiker, Nathe Denny, Nannie Blaylock, Oscar Sharp, George Sharp, J. S. Weatherford, Andrew Satterfield, Bessie Hart (?), Andrew Kiker, W. M. Sharp, Nara Sharp, Ora Sharp, Jake Matheney, R. A. Dooley, Marvin Matheney, Mary Kiker, Rae Blaylock, Isaac Bromley, John Bromley, Ben Bromley, Minnie Bromley, Bill Bromley, Willie Matheney, Thomas Hernd, Em. Matheney, Lizzie Weatherford, Jennie Weatherford, Susie Watson, James Watson, Lizzie Catrel, Claude Catrel, Pratha Barns, Tenney Barns, Lula Barns, Arthur Satterfield, Guinn Satterfield, Alice Satterfield, Silas Price, M. A. Harise, Lillie Satterfield, Minia Sumter, Birdie Sumter, Fali Sumter, Pearl Matheney, Vicie Weatherford, Poly Sumter, Mount Sumter, Arthur Sumpter, Lottie Weatherford, Gusta Matheny, Allie Vann, Pariss Dooley, Mattie Mitchel, Mattie Johnson, Lucy Dunn, James Martin, Tom Mitchel, Martha Dobbs, Lillie Courtright, Toy Matheney, Walter Roark, L. E. Dunn, Flornce Barns, Leela Sumter, Maggie Ritchie, Mrs. F. M. Bromley, Ella Maple, Louise Roark, J. B. Sixkiller, Pearl Maple, J. F. Pallard, Claude Risenhoover. Total 3

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