TALBOT HARRIS COUNTY, GA - Obit Green Berry Waldrop ***************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm *********************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Scalawag1826@cs.com Sandra Waldrop Doolittle The Obit starts: Writer C. B. Young Departed this life, October 1854, at the resident of the writer, in Panola County, Mississippi, Eld. G. B. Waldrop, after confined ten days--age 60years, 5 months and 24 days. He was born in Lauren District: South Carolina, April 29, 1791 (correction 1794); made a public profession of religion in 1821, and was Baptized Riles(Correction Ryan) into the fellowship of the church called "Five Miles", Green County, Alabama in August the same year. In the fall of 1829, the Church licensed him to preach the gospel, and in the soring he was set apart to the solemn and important work of the ministry, by a presbytery consisting of John Cooper and C. Caldwell, in Harris County Ceorgia, where he labored efficiently for a numbers of years. After which he moved to Mississippi and continuted laboring in his Master's vineyard until his death. I have no synopsis of his ministerial labors, consequently I can only give a brief account of his travels during the last few months of his life,-- Finding his constitution much impared, form constant pastoral labors for thirty years, he thought best best to give up his charge and travel for his health. Accordingly he set out last spring. (taking his age companion with him) to visit some of the mineral watering places , and to spend some time with a brother, form who he had been separted for years.. After a tour of about five months, he found, as he supposed his health sufficently Page 2 improved to return home; and, on his return visiting the chickasaw and Panola Assoc., where I met with him in as fine spirits, AS I thought, as I ever saw him, and where he preached wit as much seeming ability and zeal as he had don for years. On taking leave of the brethren, he delivered a short by feeling address, exhoring them to stick ( to use his own phase) to the old landmarks,--closing with remark( the last ever made by him in the character of a public speaker,) which the writer will long remember. Brethren, said he, I shall soon be gone, and when you it it, say there (sic) is a sinner saved by grace. After which he set out for Cold Water Association, where he was , according to previous appointment, to preach the introduction sermon-- intending from there to return home, a distance of twenty miles. But, in this, he and his friends were disappointed, for the next evening, he laid aside his earthly garments to take them no more. During his ten days illness, such was (sic) his concern and conversation in relation to the peace and prosperity of the zion of the Lord, which he so much loved, that he never for once, though surrounded by wife and part of his children, mentioned his worldly estate-- having arranged his worldly matters before he left home-- thus in life preparing for death, so that, when death came he had nothing to do but fall asleep in Jesus. Waldrop Con't Page 3 In his death, his wife has lost a devoted husband, his chilldren an affectionate father, and the church a serious and efficient minister of the gospel. He was a Baptist, a Primitive Baptist. But he is gone to rest from his labors, and his works do follow him. He has left an aged companion, three sons and one daughter, besides many warm-hearted breathen and friends to mourn their irreparable loss. But we sorrow not as those who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again and even so then also that sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. Let us live the life of the righteous, that our last end may be like unto his. C. B. Young(Writer) Christian Index Please Copy. He was active with the Columbus Baptist Association. He was with others on a Presbytery where he helped consitued new Churches and Ordained new ministers. Liberty Hill Baptist, Talbot County Union Primitive Baptist Church County Line Baptist Church Talbot County Rehoboth Baptist, Cataula, GA. Harris County And others. Rev. Waldrop was on the Presbytery that Ordain C.C.Willis the minister of Bethel Baptist Church. Rev. Willis be came the minister of Bethel Baptist Church on Flat Rock Road, Columbus, Georgia, Muscogee in 1840. I have Rev. Green Berry Waldrop acording to the Columbus Baptist Association as minister of Bethel Baptist Church from 1832 until 1840. He is listed with the Bethel Baptist Church in Talbot County, Georgia , ane he is mention in the 1829-1840 Columbus Baptist Church as minister 1832-1839 in the Bethel Baptist Church. He is mentioned in Rev. C.C. Willis's book about Bethel Baptist Church on Flat Rock Road. Muscogee County, GA. In the book about the Bethel Baptist Church on Flat Rock Road, Muscogee County, in Rev. C.C. Willis's Book, Rev. Green Berry is spoken with affection in calling him their Beloved Pastor.