Dixon Springs Union Church Members, 1880-1906 – Union County, Tennessee ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tn/tnfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Fran C. Rutkovsky prutkov@garnet.acns.fsu.edu Recorded by Simon C. Highers page 3 in book Names of Disciples who recognize their membership at Dixon's Spring Tenn 1880 June G. F. Rose Moved to Hartsville J. H. Young Letter of commendation granted Nov 13/92 Clara V. Allen Pattie Burford Letter granted Oct 28 1883 Ruth Rose Moved to Hartsville Bettie Bransford Letter granted Oct 25/91 Mary Shaw Carrie Crain Died Sally Wright Sallie C. Kittrell James Cox Died A. H. Young Henry Bridgwater Nannie E. Young Died January 18, 1889 Thomas Tunstall [line drawn through name] A. B. Haynie Fannie Grissom Cora Dillon Eliza Grissom Mattie Walker Sallie Duffy 1881 H. S. Crain Immersed 21 Feb. 1881 by J.M. Kidwill Anderson Beasley " 24 Apr 1882 1882 John Bridgwater " Oct J. M. Kidwill Saml Derickson removed from the vicinity pages 4-5 1882 Lucy Cox Oct Mrs. Carter David Burford returned to church, Letter granted Oct 28 1883 1883 June 2 George Allen immersed by J. M. Kidwill " 3 Lizzie Burford " " July 1 Mrs. Payne " " Aug. 5 James Haynie " " Died in 1889 " 26 Miss Eliza Halliburton by letter from church at Hartsville " 29 Miss Jane Bridgwater by immersion J. M. Kidwill " 26 Mrs. Matilda Haley, Immersed in Wilson Co. Servetime previous to date of uniting with church at Dixon Springs 1884 Apr 27 Jas S. Bradley immersed by J. M. Kidwill Aug Miss Lizzie Wright Sept 28 Miss Anna Moss Immersed by Bro. Shrygley in Sept 84 Oct 26 E. H. Beasley Immersed by Bro. Shrygley and united with church this day 1885 Sept (?) Vanhooser & wife Sarah Vanhooser by relation (?) Lafayette Thomas Vanhooser by immersion J. M. Kidwill Ella Allen " " Fannie M. Young " " Letter of commendation to Church at Carthage dated Jany 29, 1890 Cora Lescuer immersion by J. M. Kidwill I. D. Thomas " " Hugh B. Wright [line drawn through name] J.W. Duffy " " William Cox " " Lee J. Shaw " " Letter of commendation to Kansas City Oct Maggie Grace Died 1890 Sept John Cox Jr " Granville Lipscomb Frank Vanhooser restored pages 6-7 1886 Sept. Miss Sally Vanhooser restored James Cox by immersion by Granville Lipscomb Nov. 1882 J. M. Moss & wife M. B. Moss by relation 1886 both from church at Bethlehem Wilson Co. Tenn. Sept. George Evetts 1889 Sept. 29 Minnie Cox by immersion Geo Gowen ^ letter from church Jan 19th 1902 Jany 5/90 Letter granted to Fannie Young Mrs. Mary Alexander member of Church at Hartsville took membership with us about 1885. Lived a faith- ful and devoted Christian to the end. Died January 22, 1891. Miss Eunice Phillips Aug 1892 Letter granted & forwarded to her in Nashville Martin Walker Aug 1892 letter granted & forwarded to him in Nashville 1882 On the 14th May 1882 Lord's Day, the church met at Dixon's Spring church to worship, and agreed that they would meet regularly on every Lord's day at three O'clock there being no obstacle in the way to prevent it May 21 Rain, no meeting " 28 A few members met Sept 1889 The brethern have met ^in Lord's day regularly during the last seven years. Bro. J. M. Kidwill has been our preacher attending generally once a month. pages 8-9 Additions to Church at Dixon Springs Oct 1890 Under preaching of Bro McQuiddy Oct ^ & Nov 1890 Miss Lizzie Ellis Baptized by Bro McQuiddy Letter granted Nov 13th 92 " Fannie Ellis " " Letter granted Nov 13th 92 Eugene Beasley " " J. L. Alexander Jr " " G. D. Alexander " " John L. DeBow " " Mrs. Nannie Allen " " Miss Hattie Johnson " " Moved from the vicinity to Nashville Apl 24 93 ^ Letter granted and mailed Mrs. Nannie Wright " " Miss Alice Allen " " Mrs Nettie Vanhooser " " Miss Norma Cox " " Miss Mary Kindred " " Miss Johnie Chambers " " Died January 1.1891 Hick Cox " " Frank Cox " " L. E. Johnson " " Moved from the vicinity Miss Nannie Ellis " " Letter granted Nov 13th 92 Louis Ellis " " Letter granted Nov 13th 92 Mrs. Victoria Herod " " Miss Mary Jenkins " " Phillip Shaw " " pages 10-11 Additions to Church under preaching of Bro McQuiddy continued 1890 Nov 10 J. D. Allen R. J. Lynville Died in - 1891 Mrs. L. E. Johnson Moved from the vicinity to Nashville Letter granted and mailed Apl 24/93 Miss Neal Wright 1891 Oct 25 Letter granted to J. B Moody & wife Bettie pages 12-13 Additions to Church under preaching of Bro McQuiddy 1891 April Miss Fannie Chambers immersed Mrs. John Jones " Samuel Evetts " 1892 Under preaching of Bro E. G. Sewell May 1892 Richard V. Murry immersed Oct 1892 Preaching by Bro J. C. McQuiddy Added Jim Merriman ---with drawn from for unchristian conduct Restored Thomas Van Hooser 1893 Jan 29th M. C. Brown By letter from the Church, Browns Chapel Flyns Lick. Jackson Co. Tenn 1893 Nov 19th Joseph Cato Immersed by Bro J. C. McQuiddy 1892 Nov 13th Letters granted to Mrs. Caroline Ellis Misses Nannie Lizzie and Fannie Ellis & Louis Ellis 1893 Jan 15th Letter granted R. V. Murray Mailed to him Jan 21st 93 to Wichita Falls Texas pages 14-15 1893 Dec 17th Mamie Grigsby Cato by relation Letter from The Church at Lebanon Tenn 1894 Added to the Church of Christ under Brother T B Larimore's preaching. Meeting began Sept. 16th Sept. 25th J. R. Wright by immersion " Rochie Thomas " " " 26 Carr Crenshaw " " " " Van Bradley " " " " Will Chambers " " " " James Alexander " " " " Katura Ballow " " " " Jonas Vanhooser restored letter Jan/99 " " Mary Black by immersion " " Eva Bradley " " " " Lizzie Duffey " " " 30 Jack Jolly " " " " Frank Cox Restored Oct 1st Howell Bradley by immersion 2nd Miss Rena Ferguson " " 2 " Susie Beasley Restored 3 Mrs. O P Grace from the Baptist " R C Ballow by immersion 4 Miss Lizzie Ballow " " " " Mary Read " " " Lee Grace " " 1894 Added to Church under T. B. Larimore Oct. 4th B Westerfield by immersion 5 Mrs Tennie Ballow " " 6 J. F. Shaw " " " Bernard Shaw " " 7 J B Winkler " " 8 A J Shiflett Relation letter give Dec 19/96 10 Mrs Mary B Howard by immersion 12 " Nannie Denney " " 12 Miss Dee Chambers " " 10 Mrs J B Winkler from the Baptist 14 Shelley Beasley by immersion " Cain McPherson " " " W P Herrod " " " Miss Annie Black " " " Mrs Howard Young " " " Richard Towns " " 22 O P Grace from The Baptist 23 Mrs J P Bradley from The Baptist (immersed) " Miss Virginia Moss by immersion " John P Bradley " " 24 Wm W Jones " " 28 Miss Glor Allen " " " W R Denney " " 26 Jas M Burns " " 30 P D Shaw restored pages 16-17 1894 Oct Added to the Church under T B Larimore 28 H B Wright restored 29 Mrs H B Wright by immersion " H B Allen " " " Charley Black " " " Jas Moss " " " Thos Westerfield " " 31 M P Herrod " " " John Curl " " Nov 4 W W Jenkins " " " " Mrs W W Jenkins " " Mrs Mary Vanhooser " letter from Bowling Green " 5 Miss Maud Allen " immersion " 5 L K Bradley " " " 4 Wm Ella Maxey took membership from Riddleton Church " 5 John H Cox restored " 5 J W Herrod " " 5 Miss Fannie Jenkins (from the Baptist) " 6 Jake Burrus by immersion " " Mrs Jake Burrus from the Baptist Meeting closed night of November 5th 1894 1896 Sept 28 Joseph Browning Webster Co Ky (letter given Nov22/96) under preaching Brother Granville Lipscomb Nov 15 W W Morton added at Brother McQuiddy's regular monthly preaching Brother Morton is from Hopkinsville Ky letter given Nov 23/96 (1897) Meeting begun Feb 7th in afternoon at 2 1/2 oclock Preaching by T B Larimore. Meeting closed Feb 21st. Brother Larimore being compelled to close on account of a severe carbuncle on his neck. The following members were added to the Church Feb 11th Mrs M P Herrod from the Cumberland Presbyterians " 18th Auette Duffey immersed " 18th Gabe Duffey " " 18th Ella Lee DeBow " " 18th Herschel Cox " " 18th Samuel Cox " " 19th Lena Bush " " 20th Gertrude Haley " " 20th Mabel Bradley " " 21st Kate Alexander " " 21st Topsy Thomas " " 21st Brown Price " " 21st Jake Burrus restored pages 18-19 Brother Howard Sutton began a meeting 4th Sunday (22nd) August 1897 and closed meeting Aug. 31st with the following added to the Church Wm. A Jordan immersed Brother T B Larimore began a meeting on Sunday 17th Sept 1899 and closed meeting Sunday night Sept 24th 1899 with the following added to the Church Miss Lizzie Cosby " Mary Bridgwater " Elnora Bradley Brother T B Larimore began a meeting on Sunday 16th Sept 1900 and closed meeting Thursday night Sept 27th with the following added to the Church Mrs Curtis West from the Baptist Miss Cornelia Jones " " " J L Alexander Restored Brother Sutton began a meeting Sunday, June 16, 1901, and closed the meeting Sunday June 23rd No additions pages 20-21 1903 Bro G. A. Dunn began meeting 1st Lord's Day in April (at night). Four added to the Church. Ap. 10th Nannie Bradley by immersion [line drawn through] " " Nannie Young " " " " Laura Gregory " " " 12th Lizzie Bradley " " 1906 Brother W. F. Smith, Began a Meeting and closed Oct , with two added to Church Oct Mrs Cora Morton from the Baptist Mrs Thos Pullias by immersion [line drawn through] --end of records in this book page 21, different handwriting daddy can I have one