TWIGGS COUNTY, GA - CHURCHES Stone Creek Church Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Cheryl Aultman cacbjeb@msn.com Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/twiggs.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Stone Creek Church, est. 1808, is located in Twiggs Co., GA. It still exists today, however a tornado destroyed the original building in the 1950's. A local paper had just written a story complete with photos about the church just days before the tornado hit. The new church looks nothing like the old two-story clapboard original. The new one is a single level brick building. STONE CREEK PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH-MEMBERS ORGANIZED 1808 1808 Mary Barbree Stansel Barbree Anne Barbree Susanna Pearce Rev. Theophilus Pearce Creecy Powell James Powell Lucretia Powell James Rogers Mary Rogers Nancy Showes 1809 Obedience Neel John Roberts Mary Roberts John Showes 1810 Elizabeth Anderson John Anderson Tracey Anderson Rebecca Barnes William Barnes Christopher Dyes Mary Easterlin Rebecca Harris Elizabeth Powell Hester Powell John Powell Elizabeth Riley S. Riley (female) Elizabeth Smith Mary Weathersby Stephen Weathersby Mary Webster Elizabeth Wilson 1811 Sarah Anderson Mary Davis Richard Dunn Henry Easterlin Priscilla Evans Rachel Johnson Henry Nasworthy Mary Nasworthy Benjamin Parker Elijah Self Elizabeth Self Isaac Summeral Mary Summeral John A. Tharp Mrs. John "Elizabeth" Tharp (Mrs. V. A.) Sarah A. Tharp James Upchurch Edward Vann 1812 Penelope Anderson Miriam Bagby John Barbree John G. Barrow Jonathan Bell Margaret Dunn Nathan Evans Phereby Evans Samuel Evans Sarah Evans Elizabeth Farmer King Farmer Benjamin Goss Elizabeth Goss Owen Heaton David Hendrix Levenia Hinson Martha Hollingsworth Elizabeth James James James James Jones Alexander Nelson Gabriel Parker John Parker Needham Parker Susannah Pierce Martha "Patsy" Powell Sarah Rogers Polly Showes Mary Showes Sarah Simmons Lucy Stephens Elizabeth Street Rev. Charnick Tharp (son of Rev. Vincent Allen Tharp) Joshua Todd Ellender Upchurch Mary Upchurch William Vann Zilpha Vann Isaac Wade Jacob Watts Judy Weathersby 1813 Elijah Bailey Frederic Herring Dorcas Jessop James Jessop Isaish Mosely Mary Mott Benjamin Parish John Smith Pheriby Smith (Mrs. T.) Rachel Smith Thomas Smith Elizabeth Stewart Nancy Thames Nancy Tims Thomas Tims Sister Todd Permelia Watts 1814 Margaret Jones James Powell James Rowel Susannah Rowel Cathy Weathersby 1815 John Ingram Penelope (Mrs. John) Ingram Mary Renfrow Stephen Renfrow John Roberts Kissey Shearly Robert Taylor 1816 Abraham Mott (to be continued) Tharpes listed as members of Stone Creek Baptist Church with the year they were listed as members to the right of their names. Parentheses ( ) after a name indicate spouse surnames. Tharpe, Allie Goodwin.1902 Tharpe, Alma F..1901 Tharpe, Augustus M. .1855 Tharpe, Miss Bessie.1904 Tharpe, B. C. .1904 Tharpe, Ben C. .1900 Tharpe, Ben C. Jr. .1907 Tharpe, Benjamin .1838 Tharpe, Benjamin F. .1841 Tharpe, Billie Dunn, SR. .1895 Tharpe, Mrs. B. D. Sr. "Bessie" .1906 Tharpe, Billie D. Jr. .1931 Tharpe, Mrs. B. D. Jr. "Jeannette" .1955 Tharpe, Rev. Charnick A. .1812 Tharpe, Charnick A. .1817 Tharpe, Charnick A. .1857 Tharpe, Clara (Manly, Smith).1907, 1929 Tharpe, Mrs. Jeff "Cordelia" .1857 Tharpe, David .1845 Tharpe, Dora (Epps) .no date given Tharpe, E. J. .1901 Tharpe, E. .1902 Tharpe, Edna (Mrs. R. L. Powell).1923 Tharpe, Elizabeth .1851 Tharpe, Elizabeth .1856 Tharpe, Elizabeth A. .1821 Tharpe, Emaline A. .1852 Tharpe, Frances A. .1851 Tharpe, "Frances" (Mrs. V. E. Wood).1919 Tharpe, G. Clarence .1901 Tharpe, G. Hubbard .1894 Tharpe, Rev. Geo. W. .1890 Tharpe, Mrs. Geo. "Mollie" .no date given Tharpe, Hannah (Mrs. C. A.).1817 Tharpe, Jane .1838 Tharpe, Jefferson .1845 Tharpe, J. D. .1890 Tharpe, Jere A. .1934 Tharpe, Mrs. Jere "Mildred" 1954 Tharpe, Jeremiah .1826 Tharpe, Jeremiah A. … 1820 Tharpe, John A. … 1817 Tharpe, John A. … 1811 Tharpe, Mrs. John "Elizabeth" …1811 Tharpe, John D. …1838 Tharpe, Joseph …1845 Tharpe, Judson A. …1857 Tharpe, Leander A. …1835 Tharpe, Linton A. … 1902 Tharpe, Lucy A. … 1822 Tharpe, M. …1907 Tharpe, M. Reba …1901 Tharpe, Margaret …1848 Tharpe, Margaret Elizabeth …1857 Tharpe, Margaret (Mrs. J. A.) …1863 Tharpe, Martha … 1845 Tharpe, Martha Sr. …1845 Tharpe, Mary (Mrs. Jos.) …1860 Tharpe, Mary …1867 Tharpe, Mary R. … no date given Tharpe, Mattie … 1871 Tharpe, Mazie M. …1900 Tharpe, Nancy … 1851 Tharpe, Opal (Mrs. S. S. Jones) …1917 Tharpe, Oscar …1891 Tharpe, Rarden A. …1823 Tharpe, Sarah A. (Mrs. V. A.) …1811 Tharpe, Sarah Elizabeth …1846 Tharpe, Simeon …1845 Tharpe, Susan E. … 1845 Tharpe, Susan … 1871 Tharpe, Thadeus A. … 1851 Tharpe, Mrs. T. S. "Mattie" …no date given Tharpe, Thomas Simeon …? Tharpe, Tommie…? Tharpe, Rev. Washington …? Tharpe, Rev. Vincent A. …? Tharpe, Vincent …18?? ==================== NOTES FROM: LSchoon727@aol.com Lynda Tharpe Schoonover Rev. Vincent and Sarah Allentharpe are thought to be buried at Stone Creek Baptist Church but there are no markers or stones. I have visited Stone Creek Baptist Church and talked with the pastor. This is the marker at the church: "VINCENT T. ALLENTHARP 1760-1825 Vincent T. Allentharpe was born in Virginia, Nov. 18, 1760. A soldier of the Revolution, he moved to Georgia in 1784 and was ordained as a Baptist Minister at Briar Creek Church in Warren County. He preached at Sweetwater and Rocky Creek Baptist Churches in Burke County. In 1811 he moved to Twiggs County and was pastor of this church until his death Sept. 23, 1825. His work was rewarded by the growth of his church in which the Tharpes have been active for more than 100 years. (1941)" I have visited his home. The Georgia Historical Marker reads as follows: "REV. VINCENT A. THARP HOME (1809) This historical house, built for Rev. V. A. Tharpe by his sons, John and Charnick, with slave labor in 1809 is the oldest known house in Twiggs County, then Wilkinson. The Tharp family, who occupied this house in the wilderness in 1811 helped to supply Baptist leadership in the surrounding area and the Ebenezer Baptist Assn. Baptist notables were guests in this hospitable home. Revs. Polhill, Franklin, Ross, Rhodes, Baker, McGinty, Mercer and others. In 1832 the property was sold to John Parker for $600. Later owners have been Joe Burkett, P. W. Martin and American Clay Co. and Stone Creek Baptist Church. The hand hewn timber and logs remain in this pioneer landmark." I have also visited the Jeremiah A. Tharpe #1 cemetery where Jane Dunn Tharpe is buried. Jeremiah's home is still standing in pieces. Charnick's grave yard is there but his home was destroyed by the tornado that knocked down the original Stone Creek Baptist Church.