Freestone County, Texas Churches Caney Baptist Church at Kirvin, Texas Historical Marker at the Church: Caney Baptist Church - Hopson Burleson (1806-82) and others in this congregation settled this area in the 1830s. The church was organized before 1858 and met in homes or in nearby schoolhouses. The Rev. E. J. Browne ministered to this fellowship for many years beginning in the mid-1870s. Called "Tehuacana" for a nearby creek, the church shortened its name to "Caney" by 1884. Oliver Carter (1801-76), Gus A. Sessions (1827-1909), County and District Judge Oliver Kirvin (1875-1924), and other leaders of the community have been members here. The church's first sanctuary, built in 1896 on land donated by Gus Kirvin, is still in use. Background: Began as "Tehuacana Church" located in the old Flowerdale community. When the Flowerdale community dispursed after the Civil War, the majority of the church fellowship became involved in Caney church. In 1895, the Caney Baptist Church was listed with the post office of Bonner (later called Woodland) and was pastored by I. H. Willingham with 57 members. Modern Times: D. Dewey Morgan was pastor of Caney Baptist Church in 1977. The most recent pastor is Rev. Don Vail and its current post office is Kirvin. ========================================================= Prairie Grove Baptist Association Records: for Caney Baptist Church 1884 - Post Office: Bonner Clerks: ?.C. Kirvin; Pastors: P.E. Kirvin; Messengers: G.A. Sessions Baptized: 7; By Letter: 5; Total Members: 30 For Minutes: $1.00; Domestic Missions: $9.55; Foreign Missions: $1.00 1886 - Post Office: Bonner Clerks: D.D. Burleson; Pastors: W.F. Havard; Messengers: G.A. Sessions By Letter: 5; Deceased: 1; Total Members: 30; Day of Meeting: 3; For Minutes: $2.00; 1887 - Post Office: [blank] Clerks: W.L. Medaris; Pastors: W.F. Havard; Messengers: W.L. Medaris, H. Burleson Baptized: 6; By Letter: 2; Deceased: 1; Total Members: 29; Day of Meeting: 3; For Minutes: $1.00; 1890 - Post Office: [blank] Board: [blank]; Messengers: [blank]; Clerks: H. L. Bloxen; Pastors: W. B. Childs Baptized: 1; By Letter: 1; Restored: 1; Dismissed by Letter: 2; Excluded: 2; Deceased: 1; Total Members: 29; Frontier Missions: $4.00; Day of Meeting: 1; For Minutes: $1.00; Fairfield Recorder - October 7, 1892 edition: Marks Dr. J.R. Johnson being at the County Association meeting for Caney. Fairfield Recorder - February 17, 1893 edition: Marks J.W. Loader being at the Prairie Grove Baptist Association meeting for Caney. Fairfield Recorder - May 19, 1893 edition: Marks J. H. Hanner being at the Executive Board meeting for Caney. ========================================================= Caney Baptist Church Records [abt 1896 to 1911] based on research by Dorothy Watson Bragg Church Roll [made around 1896]: (total count= 144) "Sisters": (count=81) Adcox, Rory Allen, Lou excluded Sept 4th 1897 Bloxom, H. L. Bloxom, Addie Bolton, ?. J. excluded Feb 3, 1900 Brison, Emma Bryson, S. S. dead Bryson, Sallie granted letter, July 31, 1897 Burleson, Bettie Burleson, Hellen Burleson, Josie Burleson, L. Burleson, S. L. Burleson, Willie lettered April 1900 Carter, Maggie Chappell, Mrs. C. Chappell, Catie lettered June 2, 1901 Chumney, Nina Cleere, F. Cleer, Lucy Coats, Gracy excluded Oct 1, 1899 Croom, Kattie? lettered Oct 6, 1900 Croom, Katie excluded Feb 3, 1900 Davis, A. L. excluded Aug 5th 1899 Edwards, Florence Edwards, Minnie Green, Amanda Hankins, Mary Hughs, Sallie lettered Kennedy, Ava lettered Oct 6, 1900 Kent, Claudie Laws, A. R. excluded Feb 1900 Loper, Mattie Loper, Tommie May, Sallie McClellan, A. McClellan, M. E. McLeod, Mary J. lettered McLeod, Lula lettered Nov 5, 1898 McLeod, Lula J. lettered Nov 5, 1898 McCleod, C. I. Newman, H. A. Newman, Julia Newman, Viola Parker, N. E. Parker, Zora Pickard, Ada Pickard, Anna Pickard, Josie Pierce, Dee lettered April 2, 1898 Pinkard, Sallie died Aug 8, 1899 *1* [Hopson Burleson cemetery: Pinkard, Sallie A. 07/08/1862-08/08/1899] Pullin, E. Excluded Aug 5th 1899 Pullin, Frank? Rogers, Mary Rogers, Ida lettered May 7, 1899 Rogers, M. E. excluded Sept 1st 1900 Rogers, M. E. lettered Oct 6, 1900 Rogers, Ollie excluded June 1, 1901 Roggers, F. lettered May 7, 1899 Session, Mattie Speed, H. Taylor, L. B. Taylor, M. J. Teer, O. Berts? Teer, Susie Teere, J. B. Teere, Sallie Teere, Ors Tiere, M. B. Tiete (Teer?), M. E. excluded Feb 3, 1900 Tucker, Callie ? Tucker, E. A. Tucker, Mrs. J. H. Tucker, Modenia Turner, Lisa lettered Nov 6, 1897 Whatley, C. Whatley, Anna Whatley, Della Whatley, Belle Windows, Tommie excluded Dec 31, 1898 "Brethern": (count=63) Allen, A. P. W?. excluded Sept 4, 1897 Awalt, Marcus excluded June 1, 1901 Bloxom, H. L. 2 Bryson, Edgar Bryson, G. T. Bryson, S. H. lettered July 31, 1897 Burleson, Albert excluded Sept 1, 1900 Burleson, B. P. Burleson, Billie lettered Apr 1900 Burleson, Ezekiel Burleson, Harral lettered Apr 1900 Burleson, Ike excluded Feb 5, 1898 Burleson, Isaac excluded Burleson, J. H. lettered Apr 1900 Burleson, R. P. excluded Sept 1, 1900 Burleson, Riley excluded June 1, 1901 Cates, W. C. dropped from roll Sept 1, 1900 Chappell, C. Chumney, N. T. Duggins, F. B. lettered April 2, 1898 Green, Dave Harris, Fain Hughs, J. W. lettered Kennedy, E. E. lettered Nov 5, 1898 Kinglon?, L. W. excluded Dec 31, 1898 Knowles, Lonnie Lamb, Sampson excluded Apr 6, 1901 Lopess, Candy McClellan, Worth excluded Feb 3, 1900 McFarland, L. V. lettered McLeod, D. T. McLeod, Elijah lettered McLeod, Joe lettered Nov. 5, 1898 McLeod, John lettered McLeod, Sam excluded Mar 4, 1897 McLeod, W. A. lettered Nov. 5, 1898 Newsom, Harry Newsom, Harve excluded May 6, 1899 Parker, T. J. Pinkard, Bill excluded Reese, T. V.? Rodgers, Willis excluded June 1, 1901 Rogers, Jno. excluded Dec 31, 1898 Roggers, Charlie excluded Mar 5, 1898 Roggers, Willie excluded Mar 5, 1898 Sessions, G. A. Summer, ? excluded Sept 30, 1899 Talley, E. Taylor, C. R. died Oct 20, 1900 Taylor, M. J. Teer, C. R. excluded Mar 4, 1899 Teer, Terrell Teere, A. dead 1900 Teere, Charlie Sr. Teere, J. B. Teere, J. P. Teere, Jack died Dec 15, 1898 Tucker, A. B. Tucker, J. H. Whatley, B. C. Whatley, John Whatley, Willie Winborn, M. B. lettered Aug 5, 1900 =================================================== Church Roll Revised June 27, 1901 (total count = 74) "Sisters": (count = 43) Awalt, Roxy Bloxom, Addie Bloxom, H. Burleson, Bettie Burleson, Josie lettered Sept 5, 1905 Burleson, L. Burleson, S. L. lettered May 10, 1902 Carter, Maggie Chappell, L. C. lettered May 10, 1902 Chumney, Nina Cleer, F. Edward, Minnie lettered July 29, 1903 Green, Ada Hankins, Mary Kent, Claudie lettered Nov 2, 1901 May, Sallie McClelland, A. McClelland, M. E. McLeod, C. J. lettered Nov 2, 1901 Newman, H. A. Newman, Julia Parker, N. E. lettered Apr 4, 1903 Parker, Zora lettered July 9, 1903 Pinkard, Rena Pullin, Frank? Rogers, Mary Speed, H. lettered Oct. 6, 1901 Taylor, L. B. lettered Apr 30, 1904 Taylor, M. J. lettered Mar 5, 1904 Teer, ?. A. lettered Feb 8, 1902 Teer, Bertha lettered Mar 8, 1902 Teer, M. B. Teer, Ora lettered Feb 8, 1902 Teer, Sallie lettered Mar 8, 1902 Teer, Susie lettered Mar 8, 1902 Tucker, Dollie lettered Nov 1, 1903 Tucker, E. A. lettered Jan 10, 1903 Tucker, Evaline lettered Nov 1, 1903 Tucker, Modenia lettered Jan 10, 1903 Whatley, Anna Whatley, Belle Whatley, C. Whatley, Della "Brethern": (count = 31) Bloxom, H. L. Bloxom, M. D. Bloxom, T. W. Bryson, B. B. excluded July 2, 1904 Bryson, Edgar excluded Apr 4, 1903 Bryson, G. P. excluded June 6, 1904 Burleson, ? lettered Sept 5, 1903 Burleson, Ezekiel excluded Nov 2, 1901 Burleson, Isaac excluded Aug 31, 1901 Chappell, C. lettered May 10, 1902 Chumney, N. T. Green, Dave Harris, Fain excluded July 25, 1903 Knowles, Lonnie lettered Oct 5, 1901 McLeod, D. T. lettered Nov 2, 1901 Newman, Harvy Loopes, Conda excluded Jan 11, 1902 Parker, T?. J. excluded July 4, 1903 Pinkard, W. J. Reese, T. X. lettered Feb 8, 1902 Session, G. A. died Nov 11, 1902 Talley, E. excluded June 6, 1903 Taylor, S. J. lettered Apr 30, 1904 Teer, Charlie lettered Feb 8, 1902 Teer, Terrell excluded June 6, 1903 Tucker, J. H. lettered Nov 1, 1903 Tucker, S. B. lettered Jan 10, 1903 Walthall, J. M. Whatley, B. C. Whatley, John Whatley, Willie =================================================== Church Roll Revised Aug 12, 1904 - (estimated total = 52) "Sisters": "Brethern": (count = 20) Baker, Sam Bloxom, M. D. Bloxom, T. N. Carter, David Chumney, W. F. Faulkner, Rev. Ed lettered Mar 14, 1910 Green, Dave Lee, Wick McLeod, Don lettered Sep 8, 1907 Newman, H. A. died Mar 10, 1910 Pinkard, W. J. excluded Apr 10, 1907 (?) Pounds, Ben Pounds, Gillie Pye, Monroe Roers, Croom Teer, C. R. Walthall, J. M. lettered Feb 10, 1906 Walthall, Lee Whatley, John died Jan 1910 Whatley, Willie *1* = EBW - corrected surname and death year from 1849 to match tombstone in Hopson Burleson cemetery.