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HISTORY OF THOMAS COUNTY
school for colored people was held la
the church, many ex-Confederate sol
diers being among the teachers.
About 1872, the South Georgia Con
ference met at this church. Bishops
Marrtn and Pierce being In attend
ance; and the Orphans’ Home, now
located at Macon, was originated. The
church is now, and has been for years,
the strongest institution of its hind in
Thomas County.
The home of the Presiding Elder of !
the ThomasYille district is located on ;
the corner of Madison and Clay streets
on the church property. ;
First Baptist Church of Thomaaville (
The organization of the First Bap- j
tist'church of Thomasville dates from
January 14, 1S49. On that date the
Presbytery consisted of Bey. Mr. Wily .
W. Blewit. W. B. Cooper and tnomaa ,
J. Bowen, with Messrs. Charles Hertz, <
E. A. Mertz. B. H. Russell, OUvim -
Thomas and Mary Smith as charter i
members.' j
About one year after the organize- '
FIFTH CENSUS 1830, THOMAS COUNTY,
McCloud. Archibald
McMatb, Philip
McKinnon, Malcolm
McClendon, Ezehlel
Metton, Nancy
Oa ttne to the church because of
Seeded work elsewhere. After Dr.
iitrider, Dr.J.E.Fogartie served tha.
• hurCb for one year;' after whom came
flevs. J. W. Rogan, J. H. Herbener and
J. P. Marion in the ora«x named.
Dr. E. D. McDongmid came to the
< hurch in 1896, and served nnlll 1903,
’ rben be was succeeded by Rev. Mr.
! i. L. McCarty, who remained until
: *14. when Rev: Mr. Robert Stuart
i landers took up the work. 'Mr.Sand-
< ts was succeeded in 1*20, by Rev. Mr.
1 lymonda.
In: 1883, tbe'rid chnrch being out-
1 Town, It Was decided to build a new
( ne on the old site. The {Wat
1 ulldlng was completed in 1889, at a
c ost of approximately 914,900. In 1917,
the old manse was removed and the
present one built at a cost of approxl-
hiately $4,590.
(END OF VOL. U
McNeil,
Morris, James
McCann, Joshua
McClendon, Kennlth
Neil, Ellas
Norman.. Samnel
Newton, Bird L.
Newman, James A.
Newton,. William
Newton, James
Neil, Elijah
Newton, William
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Ogden, Isaac
Proctor, Joshua
Marker, Starling
Parrott, John
Pamphrey, Redden
Pate, Zacharlah
Powel, John
Powel, Joel
Parramore, John
Pollard, Pew.
Perkins, Ebenezer J.
Pate, Samnel
Pate, Bonnet
Pate, Joel
Sheriffs
Jacob' Harrell
Samnel Cherry
Jacob Miller
iounty
Florida
Florida
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Florida
Florida
Oeorpln
Georgia
Georgia
5*713
10,7X8
5,872
5,574
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ANTE-BELLUM LOWNDES COUNTY OFFICERS
Florida
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Georgia
'Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Florida
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Georgia
’ .’'Georgia
1880
J 9,876
1 12,343
11,922
, 5,24*
i io,7«e
£ 5.5*4
A L816
lames Newton
faedaa'Newton
Eetd-y H. Smith
Daniel W. McRae
r, 1. Goldwire
7. R Coldwire
1L785
26,521
33,044
24,538
MJU
M. NeliL
24,435
39,971
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ANTE-BELLUM -DECATUR COUNTY OFFICERS
board was bored with an anger school
through the board and lath and peg
ged on with a wooden peg; the house
made of hewn logs and the floor
puncheon. The puncheon was a riven
board one and one-half inches thick,
12x14 wide and hewn on one side and
sized on the bottom across the sleep
ers to make a smooth floor; and It
was mfich smoother than we would
think possible. Can show one now in
a crib floor on my place.
“This data is straight" goods, as giv
en to me by my : father since 1 was a
man. In his last days he lived' in-the
past largely and could tell things that
happened at Raleigh. N. C„ and on
Tar River and on through his life.
When you learn to read this well 1
can call in and yon can ask me Ques
tions that I can answer, perhaps, to
make connections. Advise me If yon
think it worth while.
"The old church, or arbor, was
called Peters Chapel by some of the
toughs of the neighborhood at first.
I get the Inference from the tact that
Peter McKinnon donated the land bn
which the church was built which I
get from chain of titles I have of lot
397. Peter and Angus McKinnon
were Scotch people and lived here and
died in those days."
A deed Recorded In Book E, page
341, Nov. 24, 1840, shows that Angus
Morrison, for the consideration of one
dollar, conveyed to James L. Vickers,
John C. Browning. John Williams,
Jordan Hall, Laughlln L. Morrison,
etc., two Seres on south side of lot
396 In the Eighteenth District of for
merly Early, and now Thomas, coun
ty, being the place on which the
church now stands.
The writer is Informed by a rela
tive of the Kindled Braswell men
tioned that In 1826, Mr. Braswell was
on bis way to the Golf'to get salt;
and when he was In the vicinity of
What later became Duncanville - and
still later, Beaebton, the wooden point
of tbe axle of bis two-wheel cart
broke. Tbe traveler was compelled
to make a temporary location which
bfecame his permanent borne.
This Mr. Kindred Braswell was a
brother to Mr. Hugh Braswell who
located shortly afterwards a little
above wbat is now Ochlbcknee.
Mr. Peter McKinnon, who donated
tbe first church lot, came from North
Carolina. He was a Cousin of Mr.
John McKinnon who located on tbe
ThOmasvllle-Boston road. Peter Mc
Kinnon had three sons, Angus B. Mc
Kinnon, Daniel McKinnon and Dun
can McKinnon.
The Thomssvifie "Methodist Church
By a deed dated September 2, 1839,
recorded in Book O, page 387, John
tion .. .
ed, besides others including ...
enty-flro -colored members, the foilbw-
ing names: Janies M.Grey, Charles
Mertz, Thomas Dyson, Willis J. Par
nell, S. Alex Smith, D, G. Daniel, John
G. Pittman, Rhbert S. Burch, David S.
Harrell, Ebgene L. Hunt, R. R. Para-
more, Peter E. Love, T. G. Bracswell.
Achellcs Smith, Samnel Hall, Elzy
Thomson, i Jeff McBain, James
L. Seward, James Wine. Joseph S.
Neely, John Hubert- T. J. Lightfoot,
David Hall, Robert Mitchell, Nelson
Mitchell. George Parnell, Pleasant
Vickers, william Hubert, Spaulding
Paine and R. J. Bruce.
The first pastor of the Baptist
church was the Rev. Mr. W. B. Cornier
and the following succeeded in the
order naped: J. B. Lacey,* W. W.
Blewit, Rev. W. N. Chaudoin, George
C. Conner, A. B. Campbell, William H.
Clark, C. S. Gauldin, W. B. Bennett,
E. Z. F. Golden, Rev. Fblghuu, Wil
liam J. Willjams, Thomas E. Tiller, D.
H. Parker, iJ. H. Logan, Robert H.
Harris, A. W. Bealer, L. T. Mays, and
W. M. Harris, the present pastor.
Soon after the organization a chnrch
building was erected on the corner of
Smith avenue and Dawson street,
where the pongregation worshipped
until 1893, when the present building
on the corner of Broad and Jefferson
streets was dedicated.
*Mr. Jno. B. Lacey obtained through
Hon. H. W. Hopkins, his land warrant
for services rendered in the War of
1812. j
Harmony Primitive Church
recorueu in uuuti vj, page ost, joan, ° n Novemper 25, 1855, Elijah Dukes,
Jordan, William’ G. Dekle, Robert Ivey I tor the consideration of live dollars,
and Malcolm McKinnon, Commission-1 conveyed to the members composing
ers, conveyed to Jason Brinson, Thom- l* 1 " Harmony Primitive Baptist chnrch
as Harvey, 'James A. Newman, James a strip of land one hundred by one
L. Seward, Thomas Jones and Samuel hundred fifty yards in lot No. Four
Hines, Trustees of the ThomasviUe 1 hundred forty-nine In the Thirteenth
Methodist church, a certain "portion District of Thomas Connty, Georgia,
or pal-cel of land situate, lying and he- j Gn March 2, 1868, John Gray con
ing in the village of Thomasville, veyed to Joshua Mbrritt, William Mc-
known and distinguished as the north- Millan and Fk B. McGord, trustees of
east cor tier of an acre of land, lying Bold Spring Methodist church, as
and adjoining an acre lot whereon the 1 shown by deed recorded In Book L,
Academy is now situated, being one- j Page 137, a parcel of land in lot Three
fourth of an acre known as the north ’ hundred fifty -one in the Seventeenth
corner, as aforesaid.” j District of Thomas County, Georgia,
In Book V. page 149, November 21,! ,or ,he use ot Bald church
1866, is tecorded a deed from Robert 1 ° n December 13, 1858, Prospect M.
H. Hardaway, Henry Mitchell and An-; E - Church was incorporated, the trus-
sel Dekle, Justices of the Inferior • l® e9 being Oapel Raford, Addison
Court and Ex-officio Commissioners of i Way, John Rice, Hamilton H. WU-
the town of Thomasville, conveying to I,a ? as ® nd J op n T. Williford.
Robert H. Hardaway, Thomas Jones, .* ° n December 11, 1858, t won Acad-
Sr., Milton C Smith, W. Z: Taylor, |* m y was incorporated with John Rice,
Joshua TaVlor, John N. McKinnon, J. James Massed, John T .Williford, Caf-
C. Vaughn, Isaiah Dekle and Ephraim Raford aid James H. Daniel as
?hu“V T ^—*». town of
described- land adi0,n,ng ,hat ab0T * iS r ”er. e * areS^EreriU ^orge
aescnDBu. ^ _ {Prince, J. S. iroover and A; H. Wil-
**All that land or parcel of land situ- gOQ as commit sioners.
S’JS.fiS'irtlrnk The Thomasvi le Presbyterian Church
ThomasviUe, said county, number not Uader the , ^hoi-Ity of the Florida
known but known as tne lot adjoining p regbytery th s c p urc p was ovganlz-
the lot in which the Methodist church fid Jn lg5 , wl b seven mem b er5 Rev.
i J Auld of Madison, Fla., was the
!rk t6r nr representative of the Presbytery on
tfon, containing one-half acre, mo.e or, ^ occa3 , on
_. ! Rev. Willian E. Hamilton of Monti-
r as* cello.' Fla-- pr, ached in the Thomas-
flrst belonged ‘he norlda Confer-| TjUe chnrch t , lce a m0 ntb for about
® c Jhnnt Ge iXRs' the rtarS ! two and ona-1 alf years when the
J! to^tontb Teorlrta r^ntS Montlcello chu-eh insisted upon hav
es pnt in the South Georgia Confer- , Jng aU hia t|mg HenIT M
l !Si. n. ; Parsons of Net r York, being south for
Tu?Cb WaS bufldlng d : ^ e h a e be h WSTuc e cted°^ rTv” 1 ^
-which at that time ’was in the middle i when.hewM succeeded by Rev. Jo-
of-Broad street, was used as a hospi-j* e P^ Br< ™ n -
tal for sick Federal prisoners. Imme-1 The only officers of the church at
diately after tbe CivU War, a Sunday l that time were Hons. Augustus H.
Lt,, Bonnet
John
_____ Elizabeth
^.bbott. WtUiam W.
Anderson, Henry
Alien, Henry
; Allen. DOnnU
.Atkinson, Shadrick
Atkinson, Henry
Adams. Nancy
- Adams, Elizabeth
Aiken, Samuel
Anderson, Joseph
Anderson, Moses
Adams, Phabian
Adams, Abel
Allen, Isaac
Adams, Allen
Adams, Thomas
Alderman, James
Alderman. George
Alderman, Thomas
- Alderman, James
B— ^
Betton, Joseph R.
Brunson, Nathaniel B.
'.Eiaggott, Ellas
Baggott, Peter J.
Barrow John G.
Branch, Peter
Brooks, Isaac P.
'Burk, John
Blackshear, Jamas
Blacksbear, Thomas E.
Blackshear, Amy
Bell, Asa
Bleack. Abraham
Bleack, Willis
Baley, William
Bryan, Alfred
Boyd, Noah
, Butler, James
i Brakeli Simeon
Brazel,' Samuel
Browning, Daniel
Browning, Kadford
Brazel, Robert
Bailey, Peter K.
Bryan, Joseph
Browning, William
Black, Douglass
Bankston, William
Beatie, John
B9van, Thomas
'Bailey, Bnnel
'Barry, George L.
;Bryan, Edward
Bryan, Hardy
C— ,
Calvllie, John
Cooper, Elizabeth
Cooper, Lewi's J.
"Cumbs, Uriah
Cooper, W. A.
Cravey, Henry
Coggins. William
Chastain, John
Carlton, William
Clem- ins, William
Crawford, Thomaa
Carlton, Stephen
Chestnut, Jesse
Cone, Joseph
Carlton, Alderman
Carlton, Shadrack
Carlton, Isaac
Clark, Eli
Cuts, William P.
Carlton, John
Carlton, Thomas
Crawford, William B.
Coalson, Elizabeth
Cdok, Henry
Clewis, George
Coalmon, Jacob
Chestnut, Chariea
Cone, John
k alel, Moses
boserPeter
gger, William
Dekle. Thomas
Dicky, shadrack .
Donaldson, Hngh
Dekle, Leonard
Duron, Thomas
Donaldson, Robert
Dickson, Roland
ivldson, William
John
Idsbn, John
Duggar, William, Sr.
Dannlls, Hamilton
Davis, Lydia
Davis, Daniel
Dekle, William G.
Dodd. William
Esrbey^ eorge
Edwards, Sherrard
Eason, Iredell
Everett, Aaron
Edwards, James
Ereeman. Kyler
Freeman, Joseph
f^errel, Luday C.
Ferrel, Hutchln
FIveash, Sion
Fairclotn, Benjamin
* loth, Joshua
Ansel
ing, Richard
Bertcn
A William J.
William
oth, Dred
loth, Richard
tain, Owen
italn, William
am an, Friend
sman, Richard
itEESom Malcolm
Futch, Idaac
Frailer, Peiielipe
Fennel. Dempsey
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Grinder, John
Grlner, James
Griffin, Dempsey
Griffin, Lewis
Griffin, Major
Glass, Levi, Jr.
Grider, Jacob
Ganey, Edmond
Groover, John
Groover, James
Gregory, Richard
Gregory. Rachael
Glass, Thomas
Granad, Solomon
*'■ Glass, Levi
Gill, Thomas
Grace, Major
Groom, Wiley
Grace, John r m
Groover, Solomon
Groover, John
Green, John 1
Gregory, John
Gregory, Sarah
Hi
ll all, John
Hanoi, John
Hurst, Daniel
Hurst, Major
Hurst, Jacob
Hancock. William
Heath, Henry
Hayes, George
Hadley, Simon
Hopson, Green
Hadley Simon D.
Haney, John
Hopson, Warren A.
Hurst, Thomas
Hall, James
Hudfial, Jerrard
Hall, John C.
Hall, Kindred
Hall, Thomas
Horn. Michael
Horn, Roland L.
Horn, Hellkijah H.
Hicks, Gebrge
Hop3ou, Zacharlah
Hovin, Andrew
Hall, Ignatlaus
Hall, Jourdan
Horn, Owen G.
Houze Clabourn
Hart, John
Hadley, Simon D.
Hart, Levi
Hurst, Thomas
Hamilton, John *
Henderson, John
Huggins, James
’Hancock, John
Hood, John
Holloway, William, 8r.
Holloway, William, Jr.
Humphries, John
Hornsby, Rebeccah
Huggins, John
Hurst, Bryan
Hendricks, Seaborn
Hall, Thomas L.
I—
Ivey, Robert
Invin,.John R.
J—
Jones, John
Johnson, Sampson
Johnson, Levi.
Jonlkin, Zaney
Johnson, Uriah
Jlnklna, David J.
Jones, Elizabeth
Johnson, Thomas J.
Jones, Thomas
Jackson, John
James, Orman
K—
Kersey, William
Knapp, David
Kirksey, James
Kirksey, John
Kornega, Daniel
Kingsley. Charles
Kemp, Peter
L—
Lowrie, Elizabeth
Lewis, Prior
Lee, Charles
Lacy, John B.
Lee, Jesse
Lovett, Jcmes
Levin, William
Lucky, Samuel
Lynch, Willikm
L '■’xeberger, John C.
M—
Mammack. Benjamin
Molphus, Martha
McCroan, John
Mctton, James
Metton, Benjamin
Metton, Robinson
McDaniel, Bartlet
McAuley, Auley
McCann, Hugh
Mims, David
McCloud, Norman
Mitchell, Nathaniel R.
McKinnon, Neil
Ma^h, Henry
Mitchell, Ann
Mitchell, Richard
McElvin, Elias
Morrison, Angus
Michaels, William
Monroe, Jane
McCool, Creecy
McMillian, Archibald
Mitchell, Thomas G.
Metton, Nathaniel
McDaniel, Wyatt
Ray, Duncan
Roney, Hugh
Roddenberry, John
Remmington, Edward
Rails, John T.
Raines, Lucian
Revfis, Randolph
Ridgedell, John
Roddenberry, Richard
Roddenberry, George
Roddenberry, Robert
Richardson, Elijah
Rogers, Uriah
Rogers, James
Roads, William
Roberts/Ellas
Rice, John
Rigs, Dempsey
' 8—
Spence, Isaac
Shepherd, Wlinahi
Smith, Andrew O.
Spears, Allen
Sellers, Simeon
Sellers, William
Sanders* tieorge W.
Slater/ 3fihel
Stringer/ Daniel
8eward, William
v Stringer, n Efvin
'Smith, Thomas
Stricklin, AJiby
Stansel, Richard O.
Strieftln, John
Slater, Jesse
Sweatinan, William
Smith, Stephen
. Simpson, 1 Harry
Stanaland, Hoar
Sweatinan, Stephen W
Shuffield, John
Swain, Cannlth
Swain, Morgan
Strickland, Simeon
Sloan, John
Sloan, William
Smith, Shadrick
Stanaland, Richard T.
Smith, John
T—
Taylor, Joseph
Taylor, Jesse
Truluck, Joseph
TaylOr, Richard
Thomas, Lewis A.
Taylor, James
Thomas, Barbara
Taylor, James
Thompson, John
Tison, Ann
Thornton, Edward S.
Thigpln, Travis
Tims, Stephen
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Usher, Thomas
W—
Waters, John
Waters, George
Welch, Richard
Wyche, Littleton
Wood, Dempsey
Woods. W. A.
Wynn. John C.
Walker, Robert W.
Wheelis, Green B.
Wales, William
White, Henry
Wheeler, Lot
Wheeler, James F.
Wilson, Allen
Wyche, Thomas
Watson, Joseph
Wooten, Redden
Whitney, Joslah
Ward, William
Watson, Reddick
Wells, Shadrick
White, Wilson
Webb, Lemuel
Wilson, William R.
Y—
Yeomans, Samuel P.
Yates, William
Yeomans, Henry
Young, Mif.bael