Twiggs County GaArchives Obituaries.....Tharp, Vincent A. (Rev) 1825 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Virginia Crilley http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00003.html#0000642 September 12, 2004, 4:39 pm Macon Messenger Sept 18, 1825 Died in Twiggs County on the 24th inst. the Rev. Vincent A. Tharp, aged about 60 years. He had been for many years one examplary and zealous preacher of the Baptist denomination. Macon Messenger Jan 14, 1832 Died on the 2d instant, at her residence in Twiggs County, Mrs. Sarah A. Tharp, widow of the late Rev. Vincent A. Tharp in the 66th year of her age -- member of the Baptist Church for many years. Additional Comments: Probably buried in Tharp Family Cemetery - Twiggs County. http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/twiggs/cemeteries/tharp.txt Mrs. Sarah A. Tharp (wife of Vincent A.) joined Stone Creek Church 1811 This must have been the Baptist Church he served. Two years later, on Nov. 24, 1810, the church moved across the county line a distance of five miles into what was known as the Stone Creek Academy. The founding pastor stepped down and Vincent T. A(llen)Tharp received the nod of the congregation to carry on Mr. Hooten's duties. http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/twiggs/churches/stone3.txt File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/twiggs/obits/t/gob1853tharp.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb