Gwinnett County GaArchives Church Records.....Harmony Grove Methodist Episcopal (South) Copyright Date 1911
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Harmony Grove.
There are two Methodist churches in Gwinnett county that are known as Harmony
Grove. The one under consideration is in Rocky Creek district, two miles from
Auburn.

	The date of its organization was in the year 1849. The charter members were
James Pucket, James Wilson, James L. Thomas, Leonard C. Thomas, Alfred Puckett,
B. T. Thomas and their wives. Others, perhaps, were members of the church at its
organization, but their names cannot be accurately determined.

	A building was erected. in the same year in which services were held until
1874., when the present house was put up. Its value is placed at $600.

	The first pastor was Rev. J. T. Smith, who served the church two years perhaps.
From 1850 to 1866, there were several pastors, among them being Rev. Gains, Rev.
Samuel Smith, Rev. James D. Anthony, Rev. W. W. Oslin, and perhaps others. In
1867, Rev. J. W. Baker was pastor; Joshua Bradford in 1868; S. A. Mitchell in
1869; *W. E. Shackelford in 1870; F. F. Reynolds in 1871; R. P. Martin in 1872
and 1873; M. L. Underwood in 1874; S. J. Bellah in 1875-6; L. W. Rogers in 1877;
J. H. Mash-burn in 1878-79-80-81; B. Sanders in 1882 with sixteen additions; M.
H. Newton in 1883, eighteen additions; L. W .Rivers and Rev. Harvie in 1884,
eight additions; Frank Rutherford in 1885, thirteen additions, J. M. Venable in
1886, twenty additions; J. L. Perryman in 1887, eight additions; E. M. Right in
1888, five additions; B. H. Trammel in 1889, thirteen additions; M. H. Newton in
1890, fourteen additions; W. R. Stillwell in 1891-2, five additions; G. W.
Morgan in 1893, twelve additions; A. C. Cantrell in 1894-5, ten additions; J. J.
Edwards, S. A. Smith and B. T. Thomas in 1896, fifteen additions; J. M. Fowler
in 1897-8, six additions; W. L. Singleton in 1899 00, fifteen additions; F. G.
Golden in 1901, six additions; E. C. Marks in 1902, four additions; W. H.
Braswell and L. Roper in 1903, three additions; H. M. Morris in 1904-5; J. S.
Askew in 1906-7-8-9, fifty-six additions; T. M. Luke in 1910, eighteen
additions; Rev. H. P. Jackson is the present pastor.

	A Sunday school with an enrollment of half a hundred is maintained. The
officers and teachers are: B. P. Wages, superintendent; Oswald Ethridge,
secretary; J. E. Smith, J. S. Ethridge and J. W. Clack, teachers.

	The first Sunday school at this church was organized in 1866 by Williamson W.
Parks, deceased. This was among the first, if not the first, Sunday school
organized in Gwinnett county. W. W. Parks was superintendent from 1866 to 1882,
and served as secretary and steward in the church at the same time. Other
superintendents since are J. W. Farr, J. T. Maynard, S. P. Clack, J. K. Hughes,
J. J. Ethridge, J. E. Smith and perhaps others.

	The following names make up the membership of the church .at the present time:

	John W. Farr, David J. Smith, Bolin P. Wages, John W. Clack, William A. Wages,
J. O. Wages, Jesse M. Wages, John -W. Griffieth, W. M. Clack, Willis S.
Phillips, W. A. Farr, Noah J. Strickland, Hiram S. Ethridge, Seaborn J. Martin,
George W. Martin, Alvin Wages, L. A. Strickland, W. G. B. Chandler, John L.
Harrison, H. C. Strickland, Robert L. Wiley, W. B. Bailey, J. H. Harrison,
Walter Smith, Frank Wages, Thomas B. Garner, Wm. A. Smith, Loy Wages, Louie
Wages, John Wages, Herschel Phillips, W. J. Smith, J. R. Harvey, Wm. D.
Clack, Garnie Harvey, Other Ethridge, Oswald Ethridge, L. L. Griffith, R. A.
Hulsey, Sanders Clack, Marvin Wages, Thos. Wages, Erbie R. Clack, G. W.
Blackman, Willie Blackman, John Martin, John Smith, Early Martin, C. M. Bailey,
D. S. Sharpton, P. S. Hosch, Emory Hosch, Thomas Wallace, Walter Wallace, Guy
Wallace, Hill Wiley, Oscar Simpson, Henry Bailey, Julius Hosch, W. H. Harrison,
Mrs. Mollie J. Clack, Mrs. D. A. Martin, Mrs. Winnie Harvey, Mrs. Adeline T.
Smith, Mrs. Anna Griffith, Mrs. Alice Wages, Mrs. M. A. Vanderford, Mrs. Jennie
Ethridge, Mrs. S. S. Wages, Mrs. Mary Farr, Mrs. Etta Wages, Mrs. M. A.
Phillips, Mrs. Mary Strickland, Mrs. Alma Garner, Mrs. A. E. Pool, Mrs. Beulah
Strickland, Mrs. Maud Bailey, Mrs. M. E. Hardy, Mrs. Alice Holman, Mrs. N. M.
Farr, Mrs. Claud Smith, Mrs. Essie Sharpon, Mrs. Lizzie Maynard, Mrs. E. J.
Harvey, Mrs. R. C. Whitworth, Miss Margaret A. Smith, Francis Smith, Jane Hamby,
Julia Smith, Mattie T. Smith, Jennie Ethridge, A. E. Clack, Lucy N. Ethridge,
Maggie Bradley, Sallie Farr, Mary Smith, Jackie Bowles, Tensie Harrison, A. A.
Harrison, Zuilla Chandler, Bertie Farr, Annie Wages, Henrietta Meritt, Clifford
Chandler, L A. Wages, N. E. J. Smith, Mary E. Smith, Pearl Smith, Mabelle
Phillips, Pla Griffieth, Lula Wages, Lillie Smith, Etta Wages, Ezelie Clack, Ada
Smith, Carrie Clack, Mary Blackman, Eliza Blackman, Rosie D. Blackman, Cammie
Clack, Luella Sn:ith, Annie Griffieth, Lois Wages, Delphia Wages, Adeline Smith,
Anna May Strickland, Nannai Harrison, Sarah Edwards, Ella Harvey, Callie Wiley,
Bertha Wages, Lillie Bowles, Mrs. Sallie Williams and Mrs. Oma Bailey.


Additional Comments:
From:

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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