Church: Early Mount Zion Methodist Church Register, Grant Parish, La Submitted to USGENWEB by Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Note* Mount Zion is in Winn Parish, but because of its location being very near the Grant Parish line, a lot of the members were and are Grant Parish residents. Gaytha Thompson Mount Zion Methodist Church Register (name, date joined, general remarks) Rev. Jas. H. Hicks, 1857, died Oct. 1, 1865 Mrs. Moly Hicks, 1857 Wiley J. Wilson, 1857 Mrs. May (Mary?) Wilson, 1873, by letter from Baptist Church Elmore Wilson, 1876 Mrs. Domi(?) Butts, 1876, dismissed by letter Isaac N. Hicks, 1865 Mrs. Laura D. Hicks, 1864 John W. Hicks, 1865, expelled Felix M. McCain, 1864 Mrs. Sarah E. McCain, 1864 Mrs. M. J. (Jane) Curry, 1864 Henry B. McCain, no date; granted a letter 1875, withdrawn by request 9-6-1879; deceased Mrs. Rebecca L. McCain, no date; granted letter 1875, withdraw by request 9-6-1879 Wm. Y. McCain, 1873 Mrs. Roberter McCain, 1873 Bedford E. Woods, 1876 Mrs. Jennie Woods, 1877 Mrs. Susan Megison, 1875, franted a letter, 1879; deceased. Seborn Megison, 1875 Claborne Hallmark, 1876, granted a letter 1879; deceased Mrs. Rosetta Hallmark, 1875, died 1877 Jas. Hallmark, no date; dismissed by letter 1876 Mrs. Mary Hallmark, 1874, dismissed by letter Joseph Crew, 1876 Elisha Crew, 1874, removed to Texas Geo. W. Curry, 1873; transferred to Franks School House Mrs. Jane V. (U.?) Curry, 1873; transferred to Franks School House James Crawford, 1873, granted a letter 1879 Mrs. Virginia McCrackin, 1873 Mrs. Rebecca Shumate, 1858 Lawrance Wilson, 1873 Mrs. Mariah Wilson, 1873 William Neal, 1873, granted a letter Mrs. Janie Neal, granted a letter H. T. Neal, 1876; transferred to Sanders Church Mrs. Josephine Neal, 1875; granted a letter 1881 Mrs. Elizabeth Babers, 1876; granted a letter 1881 Miss Melissie Babers, 1877; granted a letter 1881 Miss Anna Babers, 1877; granted a letter 1881 John W. Babers, 1875; granted a letter 1881 Lewis Babers, 1875; granted a letter 1880 John Johnson, granted a letter Mickell V. Albro (?), 1877 William J. Shaw, 1877 S. G. Rogers, 1877 Charles A. Neal, 1877; transferred to Sanders Church Mrs. M. E. Neal (Martha), 1877; Miss Lilla Shaw, 1877 Miss Eliza Mitchell, 1877 Miss Julia A. Mitchell (Fowler), 1877; died April 7, 1885 Miss Lilla Boggs (scratched through Boggs, and wrote Fowler), 1877; joined Baptist Church in 1879 Mrs. Martha Frith ("Frith" scratched out, Freemen written in ), 18?? Miss Nancy Mitchell ("Mitchell" scratched out, Shaw written in), 1877 William P. (T?) Luther, 1877, removed without letter Mrs. Martha Strickland, 1873 William P. Strickland, 1873; removed to Texas Jennie Strickland, 1874 Miss Josie Strickland, (Strickland scratched out, Cook written in ) 1873 Miss Anna Strickland Carr, 1873; joined Methodist Episcopal Church (last name of Carr apparently added later) Miss Permelia J. Strickland, 1874 Miss Lizie Strickland, 1874 Jeff Shaw, 1859 Mrs. Sarah J. Shaw, no date Mrs. Martha Shaw, no date Miss Janie Shaw, 1876 Miss Salomy(?) Strickland Brown, 1873; removed to Clear Creek, Strickland Circuit (Brown apparently written in later) David Shaw, 1876 John F. Shaw, 1875 David Shaw, Jr. 1858; died 1861 Mrs. Martha E. Shaw, 1858 Miss Laura Shaw, 1876 Lafayette Bird, 1876 Mrs. Janie Phillips, 1864; expelled May 1, 1880, charges J. H. Haddox, 1874; died 1876 Mrs. Elizabeth Haddox, 1874 Mrs. Eliza Prince, 1876 Miss Lou Applewhite, 1876; expelled by request under charges Jas. Mitchell Mrs. Catharine Mitchell William M. Jeter, 1873; deceased Mrs. William M. Jeter, 1873; died 1878 Mathew Jeter, transferred 1876 Richard Jeter, 1877; expelled May 1, 1880, charges dancing Miss Emily Jeter, 1873 (Jeter scratched out, Weever apparently added) Mrs. May (Mary?) Starks, 1860 Frank M. Bostick, 1873 Dock Crew, 1874; removed to Texas, granted letter 1878 Ivy McCrackin, 1874; expelled by the church Rev. William Sherfield (Sheffield?) 1878 Jerry Dixon, 1878 Ephraim M. Tilton, 1878 Jebe B. Wilson, 1878 Martha Tilton, 1878 Thomas Denton, 1875; joined the Baptist Church Miss P. A. Watson, 1878; granted a letter Mrs. Dianah Sherfield, 1876; died March 23, 1885 Miss Lida A. Sherfield Shumate (Sherfield scratched out, Shumate added) Miss Abergill Sherfield Morrison, 1876 (Morrison added later) John Tilton, July 1878; joined by letter Albert Frith, July 1878; removed to Texas, by letter Joseph P. Cook, July, 1878 Mrs. Martha E. Wilson, July, 1878 Miss Sallie W. Mitchell, July, 1878 McCain, Henry B., July, 1878; joined by letter; withdrew by request, 1879 Rebecca L. McCain, July 1878; joined by letter Jejoura(?) McCrackin, July 1878; joined the Baptist Emeline Mitchell, July 1878 John H. Neal, no date E. A. Neal (this scratched out entirely) Mrs. Isabella J. Reams, Sept., 1878 Mr. William Irby, Sept. 1878, revival Mrs. Robbins (M. A. Hoy) 1878 Mrs. Liza Robbins (Stroud), 1879, deceased Mrs. Ada Robins (Reeves), 1879 Jack Shaw, 1879 Mrs. Mary Pharris, 1879; dismissed Samuel Shaw, 1879 Josh Pliccey (Phiccy?), 1879; expelled May 1, 1880, charges swearing Miss Susan Shaw, 1879 Mr. E. P. Brown, 1879; expelled Lewis G. Bird, 1880 George Shaw, no date Lewis Shaw, no date Mrs. V. S. Starks, (Stroud scratched out, Starks written in) Dovie Russell (Starks), no date Mrs. M. E. Shaw, 1858 Mrs. Garner, 1882 Mr. James Hoy, no date Abe Bodie, no date; removed Mrs. Elsie Bodie, no date; expelled 1882 Isai Curry, 1858; deceased Mrs. Mary Curry, 1858; deceased David Shaw Jr., 1858; dedeased A. L. Shaw, 1858; deceased Louisa Shaw, 1858; deceased Jane Shaw, 1858 Elizabeth Christy, 1858; deceased Mrs. Jane Wilson, 1858; deceased Mrs. Ruth Barnes, no date; transferred to Sanders Church Mrs. Martha E. Neal, 1880 Mrs. M. O. Filtz, 1882, joined by letter Miss Pheeby E. Cook (Gardner), 1879 Lewis Filtz, 1882; joined by letter Miss Emma Curry (Mrs. Emma Filtz), 1882 Frank Curry, 1882 Miss Jane Garner (Horn), 1882 John Allen, 1882 Willie Tyson, 1882 Mrs. Ida Stroud, 1882 John Wilson, 1882 James Roper, 1882 Miss Elizabeth Shaw, 1882 William Mocan, 1882 Elvin L. Filtz, 1882, by letter; deceased 9-25-1882 Miss Fannie Mitchell, 1882 James Luther, 1882 J. D. Miller, 1882 W. D. McCollum, 1882 John S. Moore, no date George Newgent(?), no date Mrs. Mary Newgent(?), no date Augustus Filtz, no date Andrew Filtz, no date Mrs. Connie (Corine?) Luther, no date Jasper Miller, 1884 J. D. Cawmel(?), 1884 John W. Babers, 1884, joined by letter Mrs. M. E. Babers, 1884, joined by letter Miss S. E. Babers, 1884; joined by letter Mrs. Ann Allen, no date (The above information was copied from documents found in the belongings of my late grandmother, Nena Plunkett Davies, born 1891 in the Wheeling/Kadesh area of Winn/Grant Parish. A second copy of this register was given to me in 1997 by Mr. Edwin Kelly of Couley, Winn Parish, La. The Mount Zion Church is located near Wheeling, Winn Parish, Louisiana and is one of the earliest organized churches in Winn Parish, La. The Mt. Zion Cemetery is one of the larges burial grounds in the parish, probably the largest rural cemetery in Winn Parish. Submitted to USGENWEB by Greggory Ellis Davies, Winnfield, La.)