Claiborne Parish, La Church Records submitted for the LAGenWeb Archives by: Jerry Lou Gallagher Jul 2001 The original record is located in the Clerk of Courts office in Homer, LA. ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH "LEBANON" CLAIBORNE PARISH, LA State of Louisiana, Parish of Claiborne We the undersigned having been regularly baptized and having given ourselves to the Lord, and to one another by the will of God, do this day agree to the following covenant, viz. First We agree to assemble one in each month to attend to the business in the house of God, and not to forsake the assembling of ourselves together as the manner of home is Second We agree to watch over each other for good and not for evil Third We agree to bear each others burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ Fourth We agree to treat our servants with humanity and not imposed upon them any thing cruel or unmerciful. This done and signed the Church called Lebanon, May 21, 1854. Males Females William Gibson Sarah Gibson Miles M. Merritt Elizabeth T. Merritt J. D. Sansing Jane A. Sansing L.C.C. Adkins Jency Adkins George Shaw Eliza Ann Shaw J. W. Taylor Mary Lewis Freeman Allen 1854 May 21 William Gibson, (Dis by letter, Sept 29/1866) May 21 Sarah Gibson, (Dis by letter Sept 29/1866) May 21 Miles M. Merritt (Died)______? May 21 L.C.C. Adkins (Dis by letter Nov. 5/1859) May 21 Jency Adkins (Dis by L Feb 28/1857) May 21 J. D. Sansing (Dis by L Oct 31/1868) May 21 George Shaw (Died Oct. 30/1875) May 21 Eliza Ann Shaw, (Died Jan 3, 1892) May 21 Freeman Allen (Died July 1859 May 21 Mary Lewis (died May 10, 1891) May 21 J. W. Taylor (Died Jan 8, 1877) June 17 Piety P. Adkins (Died ___) Oct 28 James Gibson (Dis by L Sept 29,1883) Oct 28 Amanda C. Gibson (Died July 8, 1880) 1855 April 28 Peter Franks (Dis by L Mar 5 1869) Sept 5 Mark Meeks (Dis by L, Feb 4,1866) Sept 5 Ann Meeks (died Jan 1867) 1856 July 5 Wm Lewis (Rc'd on Confession of Faith, died Nov, 1860) Dec 6 Easter Nail, (Dis by L, Nov 6 1880) 1857 May 2 R. B. Mann (Excluded, July 5th, 1884) May 2 Lucy Mann, (Excluded July 5 1884) June 7 Booker Cold, (Ex Sept 2, 1865) 1858 July 3 Nathan Smith, (died May 19th, 1885) March 6 W. C. Parker, (Dis by L, Nov 4 1871) 1859 April 30 Clara Thigpen (died Sept 18, 1880) April 30 Anderson Simms, (died March 23, 1878) Sept 3 Joseph Meeks (Dis by L, Sept 6, 1866) Sept 3 John Baily (Died ___) Sept 3 Elizabeth Beene (Dis by L, Sept 29, 1883) Sept 3 Mary Mashoty Cold (Dis by L Dec 7, 1865) Sept 3 Anna Cold )Dis by L, Dec 7 1865) Sept 13 Alfred M. Perry (Dis by L, Aug 5 1865) Sept 17 Sarah E. Perry (Dis by L , Dec 1, 1860) Sept 18 Lina Cold, (Aug 9 1879, died) Sept 24 Mary Baily Sept 24 Abram Tegue (Dis by L, Feb 4, 1865) Sept 24 Permelia Tegue (Dis by L, Feb 4, 1865) Sept 24 John W. Barrow (Died Feb 1863) Sept 24 Nancy Beene ( Dis by L Aug 5, 1865) Sept 24 Rachel Beene (Dis by L Feby 3, 1866) 1860 May 6 Lot W. Thompson (Died Nov, 1861) May 6 Thomas M. Thompson (Dis by L Mar 2 1861) Oct 6 Nancy Taylor, (Dis by letter, Jan 2 1869) Oct 6 Delila Baily (Dis by L, Feby 3 1866) Oct 8 Francis M. Mullin (Died__) 1863 Sept 5 Elizabeth Baucum (Dis by L Aug 3, 1867) 1864 Sept 24 Susan C. Shaw (Dis by L, Jan 5 1867) Dec 31 Leroy Beene (Dis by L, Feby 3, 1866) 1865 May 6 Joab Cook (Dis by L Aug 31, 1867) July 29 John Brooks (Dis by L, Feby 3, 1866) 1866 July 5 Oliver Beene (Dis by L Feby 3, 1866) July 5 Hannah Beene (Dis by L, Feby 3, 1866) Mar 10 Filo Wallace (Dis by L, Mar 31, 1866) Mar 10 Temperence C. Batie? (Dis by L, Mar 31, 1866) June 30 E. J. Dean (Dis by L Feb 29, 1868) June 30 C. A. Dean (Dis by L Feb, 19, 1868) 1867 Mar 2 Silas Turner (died Nov the 20th 1889) July 7 William Merit (Dis by L Feby 1, 1868) Aug 3 Prudence King (Died Aug 1868) Aug 31 Elizabeth Lungford, Sr. (Dis by L, Jul 4 1868) Aug 31 Elizabeth Lungford, Jr. (Dis by L, Jul 4, 1868) 1868 Oct 3 William Merit (Excluded Sept 5, 1874) 1869 Sept 4 J. H. Johnson (Died July 4, 1878) Sept 4 M. E. Johnson (Died ) Nov 6 Jesse Surilin? (Dismissed by L Sept 2 1871 Nov 6 Nancy Sunlin? (Dis by L Sept 2 1871) 1870 Sept 3 H. C. Lawson (Died Marcy the 24th 1890) Sept 3 Mary M. Lawson (Dis by L Dec the 5th 1891) Nov 5 James F. Nelson (Died) 1873 Apr 3 R. F. Simms (Died June 3, 1914) Apr 3 William Gibson (Dis by L Sept 27, 1883) Apr 3 Sarah Gibson (Dis by L Sept 27, 1883) Apr 4 Luvina Smith ((Died Nov 14th 1884) July 5 J.B. Avery (Dis by L Aug 2, 1873) Sept 5 J.B. Shaw (Dis by L) 1874 July 4 Iowa Simms Aug 1 Charles Wright (Dis by L Feby 3 1877) Aug 1 Elizabeth Wright (Dis by L Feb 3 1877) Aug 1 S. L. Smith (Died July 9 1877) 1875 Sept 4 Susan Taylor (Died March 1st 1901) Sept 5 A.W. Barrow (Died January the 5th 1888) Sept 5 Ann Tomlinson (Died March 9 1879) 1876 May 6 Anthony Holloway (Dis by L Dec the 6th 1884) Sept 3 Mary Ann Elmore (Died) Nov 4 William Elmore (Died Apr 14, 1904) 1877 Sept 1 William M. Hearn (Died Aug 18th 1904) Nov 4 Brithiel Thigpen (Died Apr 27th 1900, deacon) Nov 4 E. T. Avenger (Died Sept 7 1913) Dec 4 Mary E. Turner (Died July 1st 1896) 1878 Feby 2 Nettie Thigpen (Died July 1st 1912) Feb 3 Dora Conner (Dis by L) Feb 3 James Grigsby (Died Oct 20, 1880) Feb 3 Lucetta Grigsby (Died) Apr 2 Mollie Elmore June 1 Nancy G. Avenger (Died 1922) July Nancy Thigpen (Dis by L Nov 4 1883, Died Nov 17th 1888) Aug 31 M. C. Parker,Ele (Died May 4, 1904) Aug 31 Joanna Parker (Died Dec 27, 1922) Aug 31 Steven Parker (Dis by L. Feb 2 1884) Aug 31 Fannie Simms Sep 28 R. E. Barrow (by L, Excluded May the 1st 1886) 1880 June 5 Permelia H. Barrow (by L, Died) Sep 4 Susan Holloway (by L, Died Aug 1883) 1881 Aug 6 Elizabeth Smith (By experience, Dis by L Sept 4, 1886) Sep 4 Rachel Thomas (by experience) 1883 Feb 3 Elder F. O. Knighten & Sister W. H. Knighten (by L, Dis Apr 26, 1887) Sep 1 N. Meeks (by Experience) Sep 1 Jane M. Masters (Excluded, June 6, 1889) Sep 8 W.T. Gibson (Excluded, Dis by L Sept 2 1883) Sep 9 Martha Gibson (Excluded, Dis by L Sept 2 1883) Sep 9 J.B. Hicks,Sr. (Excluded, Dis by L Sept 2 1883) Sep 29 Cy Pintell Resce (by Experience, Died March 19th 1909) 1884 Apr 3 Mary C. Holloway (Recd by L, Dis by L. Dec 6 1884) Jul 5 J. F. Evers (Recd by L, Dis by L Nov 30 1889) Jul 5 R. B. Mann (Excluded) Jul 5 Lucy Mann (Excluded) 1885 Jan 3 Emma W. Evers (Dis by L Nov 30th 1889) 1886 Apr 3 A.F. Grafton (by L, Dis by L. Oct 6th 1894) Sep 4 Daniel Stewart (Confession of Faith Dis by L Dec 5 1886) Sep 5 Margret Ellen Grafton (by experience, Died by L Oct 8 1894) Nov 6 Sarah H. Hearn (by experience, died May 11 1887) Oct 4 H. H. Hearn (by experience, Excluded, Restored, Dis by L.) 1888 June 2 J. H. Ruple (by experience, Dis) June 3 T. J. Evers (by experience, Dis by L Nov 30 1889) Aug 4 E. F. Evers (by Experience, Dis by L Nov 30th 1889) Aug 4 E. W. Wilson (Excluded Oct 11 1892) Sep 1 G. W. Shaw (Died March 24 1927) Sep 1 Nady Shaw (Died Apr 20, 1904) 1889 June 1 Jence Ruple (Dis) Sep 18 Viola B. Avinger (by experience) 1891 Sep 5 L.A. Wilthies (by experience) Oct 31 A. C. Shaw (by experience (Died Oct 9th 1901) Oct 31 N.A. Harkins (by experience, Dis by L. Nov 5, 1895) Oct 31 N.W. Segler (Dis by L July 6 1895) Oct 3 Virginia Seagler (by L, Dis by L. July 6 1895) 1892 Nov 5 E.A. Meeks (by Experience, died 1918) 1894 Mar 31 E.F. Evers (by L, Dis by L. Nov 2 1895) Oct 6 Mary Evans (by experience) Oct 6 C. L. Evers (by Experience, dis by L Nov 2 1895) 1895 May 4 J.B. Burns (by L, excluded Oct 31, 1896) 1896 July 4 Gibs Evans,(by experience) 1900 Mar 3 T.T. Stewart (by experience, dis by L) May 5 Daniel Stewart (by L, died May 17, 1907) Aug 4 G.T. Shaw (by experience, excluded) Aug 4 M. N. Gathright (by experience) Aug 4 Henry Stewart (by L, excluded) Aug 4 William Stewart (by L) Aug 5 N.E. Gathright (by experience) Aug 5 B.H. Caraway (by experience, excluded) Aug 5 M.P. Caraway (by experience , excluded) Aug 6 E.E. Shaw (by experience, dis by L) Aug 6 L.P. Shaw (by experience, died Jan 28, 1904) Aug 6 E.S. Shaw (by experience) Aug 6 E. M. Shaw (by experience, dis) Aug 6 E.N. Evans (by experience, died Jan 18, 1918) Aug 6 N. H. Gathright (by experience, died Aug 17th 1901) Aug 6 L. E. Shaw (by experience, dis by L) Aug 7 Amanda Hearn (by experience, died 1922) 1904 Apr 2 Robert Hammett (by L, dis by L July 31 1912) Apr 2 Anna Hammett (by L, dis by L Feb 4th 1911) Apr 2 G. G. Hammett (by L, dis by L Feb 4 1911) Apr 2 W. A. Hammett (by L) 1906 Feb 4 J.C. Maden (by L, a deacon, died May 27, 1907) Feb 4 Lidia A. Madden (by L, died Feb 12, 1913) Dec 1 Sister Manine (by L) ? Bro. G. W. Shaw, Jr. by experienceDied Dec 2, 1926) June 6 Rev Gathright, Elder (died Feby,22 1929) June 6 his wife Sister Gathright, (died) June 6 Sister Madden, deacon, (died Feb 12, 1913) 1907 Aug 31 Ola Pixley(by L, dis by L) July 6 Sister Bush (by L, excluded) 1908 July 4 Jessy Hammet (by experience) 1909 Oct 2, Willy King (by experience, died July 9 1958) 1911 Mar 4 E. M. Knighten (by L, excluded by a request) 1912 June 1 Sister E. M. Knighten (by L, excluded by request) 1913 Apr 5 David Slaton (by L) May 3 Colins Gathright (by L, dis by L, excluded 1935) May 3 Sis. Heley Gathright (by L, dis by L, excluded 1935) July 13 W. E. Garner (by Experience at the arm, died) July 13 Annie Garner (by experience, excluded 1935) Dec 11 Jewel Gathright (at the arm by experience, dis. by L) 1914 Aug 2 Louise Caraway (by experience, Excluded 1923) Aug 2 Jim McClung (by L, Excluded 1935) Aug 2 Sister Fannie McClung (by L, excluded 1935) Sep 4 Marchel Gathright (by experience) Sep 4 Sister Otho Gathright (by experience) Sep 4 G. M. Baird (by experience, excluded Aug 26, 1916?) Sep 4 Sister L. E. Baird, (excluded Aug 13, 1927) Sep 5 L. D. Caraway (by experience (dis.-recd back by Letter-excluded) Sep 5 A. G. Evans (by experience) Sep 4 Sister Sudie White (by experience) Sep 4 Sister Ducy Camp (by experience), excluded 1935) Sep 4 Claud Camp (by experience, excluded 1935) Oct 3 Sister Sara McClung (by L, a Deacon) Oct 3 W. E. Caraway (by L, excluded June 3, 1922) Oct 3 Sister Mathy Caraway (by L, excluded, restored 8/5/25) Mar 30 Sister Minie Shaw (by experience) 1918 Sep 2 Bro. Hurman Evans (by ex, dis by L?) 1920 May 1 Sister Clara Caraway, (by ex, excluded 7/12/1926) 1922 May 6 Bro. Loy Baird (by L, excluded) Dec 2 Sister Myrtle Caraway (by L, excluded) 1923 June 30 W. T. Brinson (Deacon,by L, Died) Oct 10 Mrs. M. T. Gathright (by L, excluded 1935) Oct 17 Jewel Gathright (by L, excluded 1935) 1924 Mar 1 Sister Maude McClung (by L) Mar 1 Brother J. M. Caraway (by L, died ) Mar 1 Sister M.C. Caraway (by L, died) Oct 20 Sister Lillin Adkins (by Exp, Died Oct 24, 1924) Nov 1 Columbus Adkins, (by Exp) Nov 1 Sister Nettiece Adkins (by Exp) Nov 6 Sister Minnie Gathright (by acknowledgement) 1933 Oct 17 Brother Walter Avinger (by Exp) ? Brother W. E. Avinger (died April 27, 1936) ? Sister Marthe Caraway, (Died) ? Sister Ola Kendrick, (died__) ? Brother M. E. Caraway (died__) ? Sister Park Lee Caraway (Died) July 4, 1959) ? Brother B. H. Caraway (died Aug 28, 1963) Note: The minutes of the Primitive Baptist Church of Christ called "Lebanon" given above, were deposited in the Office of the Clerk of Court, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana for safe keeping by Brother L.C. Adkins, Church Clerk, on or about the year 1964. # # #