1880-1906
records
Transcription by Fran Cutrell
Rutkovsky, granddaughter of Simon
C. Highers, of the record book for Dixon Springs Union Church,
1880-1906. Recorded by Simon C.
Highers
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page 3 in book
Names of Disciples who recognize their membership at Dixon's
Spring Tenn
1880 June
G. F. Rose
Moved to Hartsville
J. H. Young
Letter of commendation granted Nov 13/92
Clara V. Allen
Pattie Burford
Letter granted Oct 28 1883
Ruth Rose Moved to Hartsville
Bettie Bransford
Letter granted Oct 25/91
Mary Shaw
Carrie Crain
Died
Sally Wright
Sallie C. Kittrell
James Cox
Died
A. H. Young
Henry Bridgwater
Nannie E. Young Died January 18, 1889
Thomas Tunstall
[line drawn through name]
A. B. Haynie
Fannie Grissom
Cora Dillon
Eliza Grissom
Mattie Walker
Sallie Duffy
1881
H. S. Crain
Immersed 21 Feb. 1881 by J.M.
Kidwill
Anderson Beasley
" 24 Apr 1882
1882
John Bridgwater " Oct J. M.
Kidwill*
Saml Derickson
removed from the vicinity
*
J. M. Kidwill was a prominent preacher of the restoration movement
pages 4-5
1882
Lucy Cox
Oct
Mrs. Carter
David Burford
returned to church, Letter granted Oct 28 1883
1883
June 2 George
Allen immersed by J. M. Kidwill
“ 3
Lizzie Burford
" "
July 1 Mrs.
Payne " "
Aug. 5 James
Haynie " " Died
in 1889
" 26
Miss Eliza Halliburton by
letter from church at Hartsville
" 29
Miss Jane Bridgwater by
immersion J. M. Kidwill
" 26
Mrs. Matilda Haley, Immersed
in Wilson Co.
Servetime previous to date of uniting
with church at
Dixon Springs
1884
Apr 27 Jas S.
Bradley immersed by J. M. Kidwill
Aug Miss Lizzie
Wright
Sept 28 Miss Anna
Moss Immersed by Bro. Shrygley in Sept
84
Oct 26 E. H. Beasley Immersed by Bro. Shrygley and united
with church this day
1885
Sept Z. Vanhooser
& wife Sarah Vanhooser by relation
(?) Lafayette
Thomas
Vanhooser by immersion J. M. Kidwill
Ella
Allen " "
Fannie M.
Young " " Letter of commendation to Church at
Carthage dated Jany 29, 1890
Cora
Lescuer immersion by J. M. Kidwill
I. D. Thomas " "
Hugh B.
Wright [line drawn through name]
J.W.
Duffy " "
William
Cox " "
Lee J.
Shaw " "
Letter of commendation to Kansas
City
Oct Maggie
Grace Died 1890
Sept John Cox
Jr " Granville
Lipscomb
Frank
Vanhooser restored
pages 6-7
1886
Sept. Miss Sally
Vanhooser restored
James
Cox by immersion by Granville
Lipscomb
Nov. 1882 J. M.
Moss & wife M. B. Moss by relation
1886
both from church at Bethlehem
Wilson Co. Tenn.
Sept. George Evetts
1889
Sept. 29 Minnie Cox
by immersion Geo Gowen ^ letter from church
Jan 19th 1902
Jany 5/90 Letter
granted to Fannie Young
Mrs. Mary
Alexander member of Church at Hartsville
took
membership with us about 1885. Lived a faith-
ful and
devoted Christian to the end.
Died
January 22, 1891.
Miss Eunice
Phillips Aug 1892 Letter granted & forwarded to her in
Nashville
Martin Walker Aug 1892
letter granted & forwarded to him in Nashville
1882 On the 14th
May 1882 Lord's Day, the church met at
Dixon's Spring church
to
worship, and agreed that they would
meet regularly on every Lord's day at three
O'clock there being no obstacle
in the way to prevent it
May 21 Rain, no
meeting
" 28
A few members met
Sept 1889 The
brethern have met ^in Lord's day regularly during
the
last seven years. Bro. J. M. Kidwill has been our
preacher attending generally once a month.
pages 8-9
Additions to Church at Dixon Springs
Oct 1890 Under
preaching of Bro McQuiddy
Oct ^ & Nov 1890
Miss Lizzie Ellis
Baptized by Bro McQuiddy
Letter granted Nov 13th 92
" Fannie
Ellis "
" Letter granted Nov 13th 92
Eugene Beasley
" "
J. L. Alexander Jr
" "
G. D. Alexander
" "
John L. DeBow
" "
Mrs. Nannie Allen
" "
Miss Hattie Johnson " " Moved from the vicinity to Nashville
Apl 24 93 ^ Letter granted and mailed
Mrs. Nannie Wright
" "
Miss Alice Allen
" "
Mrs Nettie Vanhooser
" "
Miss Norma Cox
" "
Miss Mary Kindred
" "
Miss Johnie Chambers
" " Died January 1.1891
Hick Cox
" "
Frank Cox
" "
L. E. Johnson
" " Moved from the vicinity
Miss Nannie Ellis
" " Letter granted Nov 13th 92
Louis Ellis " " Letter granted Nov 13th 92
Mrs. Victoria Herod
" "
Miss Mary Jenkins
" "
Phillip Shaw " "
pages 10-11
Additions to Church under preaching of Bro McQuiddy
continued
1890
Nov 10 J. D. Allen
R. J.
Lynville Died in - 1891
Mrs. L. E.
Johnson Moved from the vicinity to
Nashville
Letter granted and mailed
Apl 24/93
Miss Neal
Wright
1891
Oct 25 Letter
granted to J. B Moody & wife Bettie
pages 12-13
Additions to Church under preaching of Bro McQuiddy
1891
April Miss Fannie
Chambers immersed
Mrs. John
Jones "
Samuel
Evetts "
1892 Under preaching
of Bro E. G. Sewell
May 1892
Richard V.
Murry immersed
Oct 1892 Preaching
by Bro J. C. McQuiddy
Added
Jim
Merriman ---with drawn from for
unchristian
conduct
Restored
Thomas Van Hooser
1893
Jan 29th M. C. Brown
By letter
from the Church, Browns Chapel
Flyns
Lick. Jackson Co. Tenn
1893
Nov 19th Joseph Cato
Immersed by Bro J. C. McQuiddy
1892
Nov 13th Letters granted
to Mrs. Caroline Ellis
Misses
Nannie Lizzie and Fannie Ellis & Louis Ellis
1893
Jan 15th Letter
granted R. V. Murray
Mailed to
him Jan 21st 93 to Wichita Falls Texas
pages 14-15
1893
Dec 17th Mamie
Grigsby Cato by relation
Letter
from The Church at Lebanon Tenn
1894 Added to the
Church of Christ under Brother T B
Larimore's
preaching. Meeting began Sept. 16th
Sept. 25th J. R.
Wright by immersion
" Rochie Thomas " "
" 26 Carr Crenshaw " "
" " Van
Bradley " "
" " Will
Chambers " "
" " James
Alexander " "
" " Katura
Ballow " "
" " Jonas
Vanhooser restored letter Jan/99
" " Mary
Black by immersion
" " Eva
Bradley " "
" " Lizzie
Duffey " "
" 30 Zack Jolly " "
" " Frank
Cox Restored
Oct 1st Howell Bradley by immersion
2nd Miss Rena Ferguson "
"
2 " Susie Beasley Restored
3 Mrs. O P Grace from the Baptist
" R C Ballow by immersion
4 Miss Lizzie Ballow "
"
" " Mary Read
" "
" Lee Grace "
"
1894 Added to
Church under T. B. Larimore
Oct. 4th B
Westerfield by immersion
5 Mrs Tennie Ballow "
"
6 J. F. Shaw
" "
" Bernard Shaw " "
7 J B Winkler "
"
8 A J Shiflett Relation letter give Dec 19/96
10 Mrs Mary B Howard by immersion
12
" Nannie Denney " "
12 Miss Dee Chambers " "
10 Mrs J B Winkler from the Baptist
14 Shelley Beasley by immersion
" Cain McPherson "
"
" W P Herrod "
"
" Miss Annie Black " "
" Mrs Howard Young " "
" Richard
Towns " "
22 O P Grace from The Baptist
23 Mrs J P Bradley from The Baptist (immersed)
" Miss Virginia Moss by immersion
" John P Bradley "
"
24 Wm W Jones "
"
28 Miss Glor Allen "
"
" W R Denney " "
26 Jas M Burns "
"
30 P D Shaw restored
pages 16-17
1894
Oct Added to the
Church under T B Larimore
28 H B Wright restored
29 Mrs H B Wright by immersion
" H B Allen "
"
" Charley Black "
"
" Jas Moss "
"
" Thos Westerfield " "
31 M P Herrod "
"
" John Curl "
"
Nov 4 W W
Jenkins " "
" "
Mrs W W Jenkins
" "
Mrs Mary
Vanhooser " letter from Bowling Green
" 5
Miss Maud Allen
" immersion
" 5
L K Bradley
" "
" 4
Wm Ella Maxey took membership
from Riddleton Church
" 5
John H Cox restored
" 5 J
W Herrod "
" 5
Miss Fannie Jenkins (from the
Baptist)
" 6
Jake Burrus by immersion
" "
Mrs Jake Burrus from the
Baptist
Meeting closed night of November 5th 1894
1896
Sept 28 Joseph
Browning Webster Co Ky (letter given
Nov22/96) under preaching Brother Granville Lipscomb
Nov 15 W W Morton
added at Brother McQuiddy's regular
monthly
preaching Brother Morton is from
Hopkinsville Ky letter
given Nov 23/96
(1897) Meeting
begun Feb 7th in afternoon at 2 1/2 oclock
Preaching by
T B Larimore. Meeting closed Feb
21st.
Brother Larimore
being compelled to close on account of a
severe
carbuncle on his neck.
The
following members were added to the Church
Feb 11th Mrs M P
Herrod from the Cumberland
Presbyterians
" 18th
Auette Duffey immersed
" 18th
Gabe Duffey "
" 18th
Ella Lee DeBow "
" 18th
Herschel Cox "
" 18th
Samuel Cox "
" 19th
Lena Bush "
" 20th
Gertrude Haley "
" 20th
Mabel Bradley "
" 21st
Kate Alexander "
" 21st
Topsy Thomas "
" 21st
Brown Price "
" 21st
Jake Burrus restored
pages 18-19
Brother Howard Sutton began a meeting 4th Sunday (22nd)
August 1897 and closed meeting Aug.
31st with the following added to the Church
Wm. A Jordan
immersed
Brother T B Larimore began a meeting on Sunday 17th Sept
1899 and closed meeting Sunday night Sept 24th 1899 with the following added to
the Church
Miss Lizzie Cosby
" Mary Bridgwater
" Elnora Bradley
Brother T B Larimore began a meeting on Sunday 16th Sept
1900 and closed meeting Thursday night Sept 27th with the following added to
the Church
Mrs Curtis West
from the Baptist
Miss Cornelia Jones
" " "
J L Alexander
Restored
Brother Sutton began a meeting Sunday, June 16, 1901, and
closed the meeting Sunday June 23rd
No additions
pages 20-21
1903 Bro G. A. Dunn
began meeting 1st Lord's Day in April (at
night). Four added to the Church.
Ap. 10th Nannie
Bradley by immersion [line drawn through]
" " Nannie Young
" "
" " Laura Gregory
" "
" 12th Lizzie Bradley "
"
1906
Brother W. F.
Smith, Began a Meeting and closed Oct
,
with two
added to Church
Oct Mrs Cora
Morton from the Baptist
Mrs Thos
Pullias by immersion [line drawn through]
--end of records in this book
page 21, different handwriting
daddy can I have one
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