STANLY COUNTY, NC - HOFFMAN - Bethesda Methodist Church Class Book 1857-1860 --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- From the Notebook of Lilly Carter Hoffman: Number, state in Life-married or single, name, state of grace-baptism by immersion or sprinkled, membership-CL(Church Letter) or removed or etc. Brethren Live in peace and the God of Love and peace shall be with you. Observe the friday immediately before each Quarterly meeting as a day of fasting and prayer. Pray for your ministers HC Parson PE (Presiding Elder) Daniel May PC (Preacher in Charge) Male members July 5 to Nov 29, 1857 1) m John F.Stone B CL Cen Steward 2) m E.B.Nash B CL removed to town 3) m J.B.Simpson B CL 4) m N.Rumage B CL Assistant to Supt SS 5) m Lindsey Hathcock B Supt SS 6) m John Simpson B 7) m Harris Rumage B 8) m Thomas A. Hathcock S 9) m Thomas A. Simpson S 10) m James Marbry S 11) m Franklin Rumage B (marr Elizabeth Carter) 12) m Daniel Poplin S 13) m Richard Carter S 14) s John W. Biles B 15) s Robert A. Carter B 16) m Tilmon Rumage S 17) m John Mauldin B 18) m Nathan Rumage Jr S Females July 5-Nov 29 1857 1) m Rebecca Rumage B 2) m Nancy Carter B 3) m Dovey Biles B 4) s Fanny Rumage B 5) m Delila Poplin S 6) m Ruthy Rumage B 7) m Sarah Rumage B 8) m Margaret Mauldin B 9) m Sarah Simpson B 10) m Ursula Simpson B 11) m Demaris Russell S 12) s Sarah Rumage B 13) m Polly Rumage B 14) m Nancy Stone B 15) m Ruey Coley S 16) s Sarah Stone B 17) m Sally Rumage B (John's wife) 18) s Adeline Rumage B 19) s Frances Mabry S 21) m Lucy A. Elliot B 22) m Elizabeth Shoffner B 23) S Tobitha Biles S 24) m Nancy Hinson S 25) m Mary Hathcock B 26) m Judith Cagle S 27) m Martha Kendall B 28) S Elmira Boysworth B (marr Morton) 29) s Caroline Biles B (marr Morton) 30) m Mary S. Lowder B 31) Martha Jane Carter B ( marr Thomas A. Lowder) 32) m Sarah Mauldin B 33) S emeline rumage S 34) S Lucy Carter (d/o Henry ) 35) S MAry E. Mauldin 37) S Mary Russell 38) m Elizabeth Rumage 39) m Caroline Marbry 40) m Tobitha Marbry S 41) s Laney Hinson S 42) m Elizabeth Coley B dead 43) m Susanna Morton S 44) m Minta Kimrey S Male Members Aug 25-Nov 1857 1) m John F.Stone B CL 2) m Edmund B.Nash B 3) m John B.Simpson B 4) m Nathan Rumage B (always present) 5) m Lindsey Hathcock B 6) m John Simpson B 7) m Harris Rumage B 8) m Thomas A. Hathcock S 9) m Thomas A. Simpson S 10) m James Marbry S 11) m Franklin Rumage B 12) m Daniel Poplin S 13) m Richard Carter B ( poor Attendance) 14) m John W. Biles B 15) s Robert A. Carter B 16) m Tilman Rumage S 17) m John Mauldin B dead 18) m Isaac Marbry B 19) S Martin Rumage S (gone off) 20) s Joshua Hinson S (expelled) 21) m W.A. Elliot S (expelled) 22) S Alfred Hinson S (Expelled) 23) m James Hinson (Expelled) Dear Brethern, live in peace and the God of Love and Peace be with you. Wait on the Lord by attending to all the means of grace-such as Publick Preaching, Class Meetings, Prayer meetings, the sacrament of the Lord's Supper, fasting and prayer, family and private prayers. Observe every Friday before quarterly meeting as a day of fasting and prayer. Pray for us-your servants S.H Brown PE JW Puett PC Sept 9, 1858 Male Members 1858 and 1859 1) m Nathan Rumage B CL always present 2) m John F. Stone B CL good attendance 3) m John Simpson B CL always present 4) m Lindsey Hathcock B present 5) m John B. Simpson B exhorter-present 6) m HarrisRumage B present 7) m Thomas A. Hathcock B present 8) m Thomas A. Simpson B absent 9) m Franklin Rumage B present 10 Absent 5 10) m Daniel Poplin B absent 11) m Richard Carter B absent-present 1 12) m John W.Biles B removed to Randalls 13) s Robert A. Carter B absent every time 14) m James Marbry B withdrawn 15) m Tillman Rumage S absent -present 1 16) m Isaac Marbry S laid aside for neglect of duty 17) m Nathan Rumage Jr S present 8-absent 7 18) S John A. Hathcock S laid out 1858 present - 19) S Jesse Hathcock S present 7-absent 8 20) M Thomas Lowder S present 3 absent 12 21) m Jesse Hathcock B departed May 3, 1859 80yrs old Female 1) m Rebecca Rumage B 2) m Nancy Carter B 3) m Dovey Biles B removed to Randalls 4) m Fanny Rumage B 5) m Delila Poplin B 6) m Rutha Rumage B 7) m Sarah E. Rumage B 8) m Sarah Mauldin B 9) m Sarah Simpson B 10) m Ursula Simpson B 11) m Demarius Russell B 12) s Sarah Nenn B 13) m Polly Rumage B 14) m Nancy Stone B 15) s Sarah C. Stone B 16) m Sally Rumage B 17) s Adeline Rumage B 18) s frances Marbrey S 19) s Mary M.Stone B 20) m Lucy A. Elliot B 21) m Elizabeth Shaufner B 22) s Tobitha Biles B removed to Randalls 23) m Nancy Hinson S 24) m Mary Hathcock B 25) m Judith Cagle B 26) m Martha Kendall B 27) m Emeline Morton B 28) m Mary Susan Lowder B 29) m Martha J.Lowder B 30) m Margaret Mauldin B 31) m Emmeline Rumage Coley B 32) s Lucy Carter S 33) s Mary E. Mauldin B 34) s Martha Mauldin B 35) m Elizabeth Carter Rumage B 36) m Caroline Marbry B 37) m Tobitha Marbry B 38) s Laney Hinson S 39) m Susanna Morton S 40) m Minta Kimmer S 41) s Catherine Hathcock S( Adam's sister Kate) 42) s Mary E. Hathcock S 43) s Nancy Carter S (d/o Richard Carter) 44) m Sarah C. Hathcock B Dear Brethren,live in peace and love and the God of love and peace will be with you. Observe your fast days and all the verbs of of discipline and especially pray for us -your servants in the Lord. July 18, 1859 SH Browne PE JW Puett PC Male Members August 1859-March 25, 1860 1) m Nathan Rumage B CL 2) m John Simpson B CL 3) m Lindsey Hathcock B CL 4) m John B.Simpson B 5) m John Stone removed to Loar 6) m HArris Rumage B 7) m Thomas A. Hathcock B 8) m Thomas A. Simpson B to be seen 9) m Franklin Rumage B 10) m Daniel Poplin B to be seen 11) m Richard Carter B 12) m Nathan Rumage B 13) s Jesse Hathcock S 14) s John Heathcock S expelled 15) m Thomas A. Lowder S droped 16) m Tilman Rumage S to be seen-to be tried next appt. 17) s Robert A. Carter s Excluded-next appointment 18) s Jesse Poplin S Female Members Aug 21, 1859-March 25, 1860 1) m Rebecca Rumage B 2) m Nancy Carter B to be seen-sick 3) m Fanny Rumage B 4) m Delilah Poplin B 5) m Ruth Rumage B 6) m Sarah E. Rumage B 7) m Sarah Mauldin B to be seen 8) m Sarah Simpson B ex 9) m Ursula Simpson B ex -to be seen 10) m Demaria Ruswsell B ex -to be seen 11) mPolly Rumage B died Nov 2, 1859 12) m Nancy Stone N removed 13) s Sarah C. Stone B removed 14) m Sally Rumage B -to be seen 15) m Mary H. Stone B -to be seen 17) m Lucy A. Elliott B ex 18) m Elizabeth Thompson ex 19) m Nancy Hinson B -to be seen 20) m Judith Cagle B 21) m Martha Kendall B 22) m Mary Hathcock B 23) m Mary S.Lowder B 24) m Martha Jane Lowder B 25) m Margaret Mauldin B 26) m Emaline Coley B center 27) s Lucy Carter B -to be seen 28) s MAry Mauldin B to be seen 29) m Elizabeth Rumage B to be seen 30) m Sarah Hearn B to be seen 31) m Caroline Marbry B 32) s Francis Marbry S 33) M Caroline Morton B disturbed 34) m Tobitha Biles S 35) m Tabitha Marbry removed 36) s Laney Hinson S to be seen 37) m Susannah Morton S -to be seen 38) m Minta Kimmer S 39) m Sarah Hathcock 40) s Nancy Carter B 41) S Catherine Hathcock B 42) s Elizabeth Hathcock B 44) m PressasLower ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. 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