Jackson County GaArchives Church Records.....Sharon Baptist Copyright Date 1911
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Sharon.

	Sharon church is in the eastern part of the county, in Cains district. It was
organized June 1, 1894. Those who joined the church at that time are as follows:
W. J. Duck, J. J. Wilkins, R. L. Martin, J. J. Blankenship, J. W. Davis, H. L.
Wages, W. J. Murphy, H. V. Davis, R. L. Wages, W. C. Davis, J. M. Davis, J. G.
Wages, W. M. Hayes, W. A. Brown, J. G. Blankenship, T. J. Blankenship, J. F.
Adams, Elizabeth Martin, Palmeda Wilkins, R. F. Blankenship, Mary Blankenship,
Sarah Wilkins, Julia Martin, M. E. Murphy, Nancy Martin, M. I. Davis, E. C.
Wages, A. A. Brown, Sarah Adams, L. E. Davis, Tinie Davis, S. E. Duck, M. E.
Wilkins, I. M. Martin.

	The present church building was erected in 1895, and is valued at $500.

	A Sunday school is run there, the number attending amounting to 60. Joe Hall
and Torn Lancaster are superintendents; and T. W. Ash, Mrs. Margaret Ash, James
Emmett, J. T: Bowles, teachers.

	W. J. Duck was the first pastor of the church. There were 77 additions by
baptism during his pastorate of eight years.

	G. L. Bagwell then served two years, baptizing eight into the church.

	J. C. Johnson served one year, and G. L. Bagwell was again called for two
years, and received eleven by baptism.

	The present pastor is W. T. Doster. He has been serving this charge three years
and has baptized 20 people into the membership of the church.

	During the 17 years of the church's history, as many as 116 have been baptized
into its membership.

	The present deacons are T. W. Ash, J. D. Carter, W. T. Cruce, J. H. Parks.

	The church has the following members: 

The following members live in Jackson county:

T. W. Ash, 
Carl Stone, 
E. P. Martin, 
S. M. Cruce, 
W. T. Doster, 
Carmer Ash, 
Thomas Lee, 
S. P. Tuggle, 
Henry Butler, 
John Hayes, 
W. A. Brown, 
Jefferson Brown,
Luther Doster, 
Margaret Ash, 
Nannie Ash, 
Margaret McKinsey, 
Elizabeth Elliot, 
Ola Harrison, 
Lucinda Jenkins, 
Ravena Shedd, 
Emma Morris, 
A. A. Brown, 
Bessie Blankenship, 
Arvie M. Doster, 
Jane Carrencler, 
Lizzie Little, 
Annie Little, 
Lizzie Shedd, 
Vesta Shedd, 
Carri Shedd, 
Ella Carter, 
Mabelle Hayes.


Additional Comments:
Transcriber's note: While this church is in Gwinnett County, it drew its
congregation from both Gwinnett and Jackson Counties. See Gwinnett Co. files for
the rest of the parishioners.

Extracted 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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