Gwinnett County GaArchives Church Records.....Harmony Baptist Copyright Date 1911
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Harmony.

	Harmony Baptist church was organized August 15, 1890. J. T. O. Beard was
moderator of the presbytery.

	The church was organized with the following members: J. R. Karr, D. F. Karr, H.
N. Karr, M. J. Karr, H. A. Karr, E. A. Karr, Capers Bennett, Frances Bennett,
Maranda Bennett, E. S. Johnson, J. A. Johnson, J. H. Johnson, Lucy Johnson, J.
R. Johnson, N. P. Wheeler; Drucilla Wilson, W. A. Puckett, Mary A. Puckett, J.
N. Puckett, Saphrona Puckett, A. J. Calaway, Louis Calaway, J. D. Bailey,
Flexena Bailey, W. T. Bailey, Elizabeth Bailey, Nancy Bailey, T. L. Hamilton, F.
V. Hamilton, Cassie Cole, Mollie Cole, Rhoda Cole, J. R. Payne, Delania Payne,
Airline Payne, Margaret Breedlove, E. R. Wilder, S. A. Swafford, A. M. Swafford,
G. W. Martin, Jane Martin.

	The present building was erected in 1895. W. A. Rowe was the church's first
pastor. He served three years and received seventeen additions.

	W. W. Owens served one year, with one addition; L. Williams, four years, with
eighteen additions; J. B. Smith, six years, with fourteen additions; J. L.
Philips, two years, with four additions; W. L. Singleton, two years, with seven
addition; J. R. DeLong, two years, with ten additions. J. C. Johnson is the
present pastor.

	The Sunday school has an attendance of 60. Mr. Morris is superintendent; Astor
Puckett, secretary, and J. W. Overby, Pearl Hadaway, Mamie King, Lavada Puckett,
Lizzie Hamilton, teachers.

	The members of the church, August, 1911, are
W. E. Johnson, W. C. Stone, W. W. Hamilton, W. T. Bailey, J. S. Stone, J. W.
Barney, M. R. Maddox, W. F. Karr, D. F. Karr, A. A. Parker, Manly Titshaw, E. E.
Puckett, J. R. Shoemaker, E. W. Coggins, Moses Burson, W. W. Bolds, G. E.
Edwards, D. J. Owens, Lewis Cole, Henry McDaniel, L. J. Maddox, H. A. Maddox,
Charlie Young, Will Burson, H. T. Wages (deacon), Frank Smith, R. E. Burson, L.
P. Owens, Frank Collins, John Kerr, Tom McElreath, Earnest McElreath, W. S.
Holcomb, J. R. Johnson, H. Burson, G. W. Owens, J. N. Puckett, Clifford Staples,
J. R. Payne, J. H. Bennett, J. C. Bennett (deacon), Sam Shoemaker, J. J.
Johnson, G. W. Hays, Hamp Smith, Newt Lancaster, Tom Edwards, G. C. Bennett,
Jack Dooley, Albert Simpson, Joe Davis, S. Wages, Lee Staples, Lester Veal, Jane
Lancaster, Bob Harington, Grover Morris, C. J. Morris, W. W. Bailey, Homer
Lancaster, Odus Puckett, Aster Puckett, H. T. Forester, J. B. Cole, H. I.
Puckett, Garlin Lynn, S .H. Puckett (deacon), Charlie Smith, Odus Harris, E.
Bailey, Tom Hamilton (deacon), Jennie Stone, M. J. Hamilton, Hilkar Karr,
Elminer Maddox, Carlina Titshaw, R. E. Edwards, Tiller Holcomb, Josie Bailey,
Laura Stone, Ella Coggins, Lena Karr, Ada Collins, S. C. Young, Alice Hays,
Nancy Wheeler, E. B. Collins, Susie Owens, Mary Burson, Maud Dollar, Eula Owens,
Rina Johnson, Willie Owens, Essie Karr, Kausie Tuggle, Anna Maddox, M. L.
Bailey, Reecy Wilder, Maggie Talent, A. A. Safford, Safronia Puckett, Viola
Staples, Lelana Payne, Julia Bennett, Mary Overby, Martha E. Bennett, Sallie
Shoemaker, Mary Johnson, Maud Frazier, Roxie Karr, Maud Bennett, Mamie Coggins,
Maggie Puckett, Effie Myers, Lizzie Bennett, Girlie Burson, Mattie Wages, Mrs.
Dooley, Roxie Simpson, Bithy Morris, Laura Daniel, Dora Harington, Mamie Smith,
Ruby Hadaway, Zilla Jones, Nancy Gess, Lautha Young, Mollie Lancaster, Stacy
Coggins, Olethia Clark, Lizzie Hamilton, Lon Davis, J. J. Smith, Carrie Puckett
Mabelle Bailey, Martha McDaniel, E. E. White, Dill Bailey, Mentora Clark, Della
Maddox, Sarah Forester, Julia Berry, Lavida Puckett, N. H. Puckett, Mrs.
Harrison, Pearl Hadaway, Sallie Payne.

	J. R. Karr was clerk of the church two years; J. B. Johnson, one year; W. W.
Hamilton, four years; J. W. Ramey, two years; Floyd I. Overby, four years; J. C.
Bennett, two years; J. J. Johnson, three years; G. W. Hays, one year; W. F.
Karr, one year.


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GWINNETT CHURCHES
A COMPLETE HISTORY OF EVERY CHURCH
IN GWINNETT COUNTY, GEORGIA,
WITH SHORT BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCHES OF ITS
MINISTERS
BY
J. C. FLANIGAN
1911


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