STANLY COUNTY, NC - HOFFMAN - Bethesda Methodist Church Class Book 1860-1866 --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- My dear Brethren Live in peace and the God of Peace be with you Grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ Remember the Friday immediately before each quarterly meeting as a day of fasting and prayer. May 9th , 1860 DH Broconi PE Aug W.Walker PC DA Whitlock Supply Male Members 1) m Nathan Rumage B CL 2) m Lindsey Hathcock B CL 3) m John B. Simpson B CL 4) m Harris Rumage B 5) m Thomas A. Hathcock B 6) m Thomas A Hinson B expelled June 5 for neglect of duty 7) m Franklin Rumage B 8) m David Poplin 9) Richard Carter B 10) m Nathan Rumage B 11) s Jesse Hathcock S 12) s John A. Hathcock S 13) m Tilman Rumage S to be seen by Bro.Hathcock,to attend next meeting 14) s Jesse Poplin S Female Members June 10- Sept 23 1860 1) m Rebecca Rumage 2) m Nancy Carter B 3) m Fanny Rumage B 4) m Delilah Poplin B 5) m Ruth Rumage B 6) m Sarah E. Rumage B 8) m Sarah Simpson B 9) m Ursula Simpson B 10) Demaris Russell B 11) m Sally Rumage B 12) m Adeline Rumage B 13) m Lucy A. Elliott B 14) m Elizabeth Thompson 15) m Nancy Hinson B 16) m Mary Hathcock B 17) m Judith Cagle B infirm 18) m Martha J.Kendall B 21) m Margaret Mauldin B 22) s Lucy Carter B 23) m Mary E. Mauldin B 24) m Elizabeth Rumage B 25) m Sarah Hearne B distance 26) m Emeline Morton Distance 27) m Tobitha Biles B distance 28) s Emeline Coley B distance 29) s Laney Hinson S 30) m Susanna Morton S 31) m Minta Kimmer S 32) m Sarah Hathcock B 33) s Nancy Carter S 34) s Catherine B. Hathcock B 35) s Elizabeth Hathcock B Protestant Church 37) m Sarah Kimmer B 38) m Mary Marbry B *note: ex is after the names Elizabeth Rumage, Sarah Hathcock, Catherine B.Hathcock, Elizabeth Hathcock, Sarah Kimmer, and Mary Marbry. This must not indicate expelled but excluded or excused from the Bethseda Roll Call as Pine Grove ME Church was probably organized about this time. I know that the Hathcocks moved their membership to Pine Grove since it was nearer to their homes. The others were not markedfrom roll in 1861 (LCH) Dear Brethren Live in Love and peace and may the God of love and peace ever be with you. Amen Pray for your preachers! Pray for the welfare of our beloved Zion! Be certain to observe the Friday immediately before each Quarterly Conference as a day of fasting, humiliation and prayer God bless you all. Amen Lidi H. Brown PE James M. Cline PC March 31, 1861 Note* there are less male members due to the civl war Male Members 1861 1) m Nathan Rumage B CL 2) m John B. Simpson B CL 3) m Franklin Rumage B 4) m Harris Rumage B died Aug 9, 1865 5) m Richard Carter B withdrawn 6) m Nathan Rumage Jr S Died Nov 1 1864 7) m Tilman Rumage S Died March 22, 1866 8) s Thomas Sidney Carter 9) George Ross Female Members 1) m Rebecca Rumage B 2) m Nancy Carter B 3) m Fanny Rumage B 4) m Ruth Rumage B 5) m Sarah E. Rumage B 6) m Ursula Simpson B 7) m Sally Rumage B 8) m Adeline Rumage B 9) m Lucy Elliot B 10) Elizabeth Shoffner B 11) m Nancy Hinson B 12) m Mary S. Lowder B 13) m Martha J. Lowder B 14) m Margaret A. Mauldin B 15) m Lucy York B 16) m Elizabeth Rumage B 17) m Emaline Morton S 18) s Tobitha Biles S 19) s Nancy Laney S 20) m Susannah Morton S 21) m Nancy Carter S 22) m Sarah Kimmer 23) m Margaret Marbry Dear Brethren Live in love and peace and the God of love will be with you all. Do remember your fast days and pray for your preachers. Charles Taylor PE Simpson Jones SP November 10, 1863 Dear Brethren Live in peace and love and the God of love and pweace be with you . Observe your fasts and pray for us your servants in the Lord. F.M. Kenethy PE J.W. Puett PC January 22, 1866 Male Members 1863 -1866 1) m Nathan Rumage B CL 2) m Franklin Rumage S expelled for drinking 3) m Harris Rumage B died Aug 9, 1865 4) m Nathan Rumage Jr B died Nov 1, 1864 5) m Tilmon Rumage B died March 22, 1866 6) m Jacob Lowder S CL 1863 7) Willis Hendson B joined Aug 1866 removed by letter 8) George W. York joined Aug 1866,removed by CL 9) Jacob Kimmery Joined 1866 withdrawn 10) John Kimmery joined 1866 11) Nathan Simpson at Loar 12) Andrew Hathcock joined 1866 droped 13) Stephen M.Poplin 1866, droped 14) S.Alexander McDaniel gone to World Baptist 15) J.P. Shaufner 16) Aaron Hathcock droped 17) Jacob Shofner 18) Edmund Nash 19) m John Henson B 20) Masion W. Mauldin 21) s Martin L.Kinmmery B 22) s Benjamin Laton B gone to world 23) m Hudson T.Biles B removed to Bethel Male Members August 1866 24) s Edmund W.Hathcock B 25) s Richard Ross B 26) s John D. Mauldin B 27) s Burton Laton B gone to Baptist 28) m Thomas A.Lowder B CL 29) m James Hinson B gone off 30) s George Rosss S 31) s Thomas S. Carter S 31) s Isham Coley S gone off Female Members 1863-1866 1) m Rebecca Rumage B 2) m Nancy Carter B 3) Fanny Rumage B 4) m Ruth Rumage B 5) m Sarah E. Rumage B 6) m Sally Rumage B 7) m Adeline Blalock B 8) m Elizabeth Shofner B 9) m Nancy Hinson B 10) m Mary S. Lowder B 11) m Martha J. Lowder B 12) m Margaret A. Mauldin B 13) m Elizabeth Rumage B 14) s Nancy Carter B 15) m Sarah Kimmer B 16) m Margaret Mabry B 17) m Mary Shofner B removed 18) m Margaret Hinson B 19) m Sarah Jane Hinson S 20) s Lucy Hudson B removed by letter Aug 1866 21) s Caroline Hudson B removed by letter 22) s Eliza Hill B gone to World 23) s Rachel Rumage B 24) s Martha Mauldin B gone to world 25) s Eliza Shaufner B 26) s Susan Hill B gone to world 27) Martha MAuldin B 28) s Judy U. Rumage B 29) s Caroline Rumage B 30) s Rachel P.Rumage B 31) Sarah Biles B removed to Bethel 32) s Lucinda McDaniel B 33) s Rebecca Carter B ...........**d/o Richard Carter(LCH) 34) s Elizabeth McDaniel B gone to Baptist 35) s Polly Biles B removed to Bethel 36) m Lucy York B 37) s Caroline McDaniel B gone to Baptist 38) s Frances McDaniel B gone to Baptist ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Jodie Gee jgee2@sc.rr.com ___________________________________________________________________