HOUSTON  PEACH  COUNTY, GA - Diary Rev. Thomas Edward Langley (1859-1860)

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Names and places mentioned in the diary of Rev. Thomas Edward
Langley while he was a Baptist minister in Georgia in 1859-1860.
He became the minister of the Ft. Valley Baptist Church.  He
rented a house there from Col. W. J. Anderson and bought a horse
for $200. from Mr. Henry Brown on January 1, 1859.  Preaching to
churches in the surrounding area he went by horse, horse and
buggy, and the train.

Places mentioned:

Ft. Valley
Knoxville
Marshallville
Lanier
Cuthbert
Dawson
Reynolds
Forsyth
Macon
Macon County

Names mentioned usually were for people with whom he stayed over
night, had meals or tea and visited connected with his ministry.

Names mentioned at FT. VALLEY

Brethren Kelly, Robert Powell, J. P. Allen, T. N. Killen, Hunter,
J. Harris, M. Patterson, W. C. Wilkes, Fountain, Russell, B. L.
Ross (of Thomaston), George Hiley, John Anderson, Warren, Holley,
W. R. Brown, Alex Slappey (or Happy), Charles Kelly, Holcomb, A.
T. Byrd, Gray, W. B. Brown, and John Lamar.

Sister Carnes

Names mentioned in MARSHALLVILLE:

Brethren Sperry, Ware, William Rice, Orr, Patterson, Asa Marshall,
and Rucker

Names mentioned in KNOXVILLE:

Brethren  Stephen Wright, Lowes, McAfee, Ausley, J. W. Ellis,
Gwinn, Mobley, Thomas Simmons, Esq.  and Dr. Parks, Dr. Harvey,
and Judge Culvershouse.

Sisters Georgia A. Harris,  and Harvey.


Some sample pages:

Saturday January 1st, 1859
I spent this day at the town of Fort Valley at the Residence of
Eld. W.A. Skellie's.  I spent part of the day about town with my
Bretheren. I came to the house I had rented to see a horse owned
by Mr. Henry Brown. I bought his horse agreeing to pay him $200.00
next Fall.  Thus passed away the first day of the new year.

Sunday, 2nd 
At Fort Valley at the Residence of Eld W.A. Skellie. At co o'clock
I went to the Baptist Meeting House in company with my wife & Bro
Skellie's family. I then tried to preach to an attentive audience
followed by Bro Skellie.  My wife & myself then went home with
Sister Powers to dinner. I preached to the colored people at 3
o'clock as usual and at night to the white congregation. Thus
passed away the first Sabbath day of the New Year.