CHURCH RECORDS OF HARMONY CHURCH Texas Presbytery, A. R. P. Established Dec 9, 1876 - Recorded TX Historic Landmark 1965 Location: Stewards Mill, 8 miles N of Fairfield, Freestone Co. TX on FM 2547 OUTSIDE COVER OF BOOK/LEDGER INSIDE COVER OF BOOK/LEDGER [written inside cover of Book/Ledger] Pastor’s Salary $136.00 33, __ 189. 154.50 __ 34.50 Notes: The Church record book/ledger measures approximately 5 ½ w by 12 Ό tall. There are three pages where the bottom line on the page was not captured in the scan. I have included that data with brackets on the transcription page. Most was written in pencil, some is hard to read on the printed copy, but legible in the original book with a few exceptions and have so noted on those pages. Identified, BLANK, pages that are omitted in the Church Record Book are: 2, 9, 24, 36, 41, 53, 60, 62, 66, 68, 40-143, 145, 147, 151-152. I found no page for 21 or 22 and must have been removed. There are no birth or death records recorded in this book/ledger but we felt it important for a genealogist to possibly find an ancestor living in this community in Freestone Co. TX during the years in between the taking of census. The spelling of names as was so written. PAGE 1 Harmony C Member ship [as written] J L Bonner Mrs. Lizzie Bonner I H Bonner Mrs. Jane Bonner Wm. Bonner J. P. Robinson Mrs. Mary McCrery Mrs. M. C. Basham Mrs. E. A. McBride Mrs. Martha Bonner Mrs. E. A. Robinson Mrs. H. A. Bonner Mr. Henry Baldree Mrs. A. R. Baldree Mrs. H. M. Anderson O. A Campbell W. H. McCrery Mrs. Carry Gardner Miss Mary T. Bonner Miss Annie W. Bonner Mrs. Sallie H. Bonner Mr. T. H. Robinson Miss Mary H. Thornton Mrs. W. H. McCrery Mrs. Susan Bonner Mr. J. D. Bonner Mrs. J. L. Bradley Mr. G. T. Bradley Mrs. Carry Robinson Miss Graham Thornton O Y Bonner Miss Martha Bonner Mrs. Malmda [Malinda] Manahan 33 Page 2 Blank Page 3 1888 Amount on Salary Dr Cr G T Bradley 50.00 50.00 I H Bonner 15.00 15.00 W. H. McCrery 20.00 20.00 Wm Bonner 5.00 5.00 E A Robinson 6.00 6.00 O Y Bonner 10.00 10.00 J P Robinson 15.00 15.00 Mrs. M Bonner 5.00 5.00 Miss Willie Bonner 5.00 5.00 Mrs Mary McCrery 20.00 20.00 J L Bonner 20.00 20.00 ------- 171.00 H B Baldree [illegible] 10.00 30.00 ------- 181.00 1888 G T Bradley & W 50.00 50.00 J P Robinson 15.00 15.00 I H Bonner 15.00 15.00 E A Robinson 5.00 5.00 1889 Jan 14 E A Robinson 7.00 5/13 Mrs Martha Bonner 5.00 5.00 Miss Willie A Bonner 5.00 5.00 J L Bonner 20.00 20.00 O Y Bonner 10.00 10.00 Mrs Sue Bonner 10.00 10.00 Miss Mary Bonner 5.00 5.00 Miss Martha Bonner 1.00 1.00 T H Robinson 5.00 5.00 J L Robinson 2.50 2.50 Wm Bonner 4.00 4.00 Chas Bonner 1.50 1.50 Mrs. Mary McCrery 20.00 20.00 ------- 80.50 Wm Bonner 5.00 5.00 1889 10/26 Miss Baldree 10.00 10.00 Page 4 1888 Mishons [Missions] Money Rec on Mrs E A Robinson 2.00 Monrow Jones 1.00 Jack Bonner 1.00 J O Bonner 1.50 T H Robinson 1.50 Mrs Carry Robinson 1.50 Mip [Miss] Thornton 1.00 “ " “ 1.00 T J Bonner 2.00 Miss W A Bonner 2.50 Mrs M Bonner 2.50 I H Bonner 2.50 Mrs Jain [Jane] Bonner 2.50 Mrs Sallie Bonner 1.50 O Y Bonner 1.50 G T Bradley 1.50 Mrs. G T Bradley 1.50 4/14 Mip [Miss] Mary Bonner 2.50 Mrs. S A Bonner 2.50 4/22 J L Bonner 3.00 Mrs. Basham 1.25 W E Bonner 5.00 J P Robinson 2.50 ------- 45.25 Cr W L Pressly 20.00 Brice Pressly 20.00 “ “ 5.00 Page 5 Mishons [Missions] Money 1889 D C 4/28 E A Robinson 2.00 “ Wm Bonner 1.50 4/28 Carry Robinson 1.50 4/28 G T Bradley & W 4.00 4/28 Miss M Thornton 1.50 4/28 “ G Thornton 1.50 4/28 J L Bonner & W 3.00 5/4 Mary Bonner 1.50 5/4 Mrs Sue Bonner 1.50 “ Miss Martha Bonner 1.50 “ Andry [Andrew] Bonner 1.50 “ I H Bonner & W 5.00 26.00 5/6 Paid W. L Presly 10.00 5/8 Paid A G Brice 16.00 5/13 Mrs Martha Bonner l.50 “ Miss Willie A Bonner 1.50 5/13 Mrs. M Basham 1.25 5/21 O Y Bonner & W 3.00 8/20 J P Robinson 1.50 9/24 Rev. T J Bonner 3.00 J L Bonner Birdson 7.75 10/13 Miss Mattie Baldree 2.00 “ Miss Maggie Baldree 2.00 23.50 Paid Brice 5.00 M O Brice 14.50 10/26 Miss Shanks 2.00 Mrs Shanks 1.00 26.50 To E E Patison 5.00 Balance 2.0 Page 6 1889 10/27 Paid Rev Little 10.00 E E Pattison Expenses to Synod 14.35 Page 7 April - 1890 April Collected by G T Bradley 13 from William Bonner 1.50 “ John Bonner 2.00 “ W H McCrery 3.00 “ Mrs Roberson 2.00 “ Irvin Bonner 3.00 “ J P Roberson 2.00 “ Mrs McCrery 1.50 “ G T Bradley 3.00 18.00 Paid to J P Roberson Sept 1890 Sept 27 from Mr. Baldree & fam- 4.50 “ “ “ John L Bonner 1.50 “ “ “ Mrs. Sue Bonner 1.50 “ “ “ Miss Marry “ 1.50 “ “ “ Miss Martha “ 1.50 “ “ “ Mrs Mat Bonner & fam 4.50 “ “ “ Alic Steward 3.00 “ “ “ Carry Robinson 3.00 “ “ “ G T Bradley & fam 2.00 “ “ “ Miss [?] Thornton 3.00 “ “ “ Rev T J Bonner 2.00 “ “ “ Mrs Shanks 1.50 “ “ “ Eliza & Annie McCrery 3.00 “ “ “ Sam Robinson 3.00 “ “ “ Irvin Bonner 2.00 “ “ “ Tom Bonner .50 “ “ “ Extra found 1.50 “ “ “ “ “ 1.85 “ “ “ O Y Bonner 3.00 “ “ “ Mrs M E Bradley 1.00 45.35 [written beside column below line] Paid to Rev W L Patterson Page 8 Index Salary for 1890 = page 11 Missalanous [miscellaneous] money 1890 page 12 Page 9 Blank Page 10 Harmony Ch on Sal for 1889 Jan G T Bradley 50.00 “ I H Bonner 15.00 “ J P Robinson 15.00 Oct Alic Steward 5.00 Dec H B Baldree & fam 10.00 “ Wm Bonner 5.00 “ Mrs Carry Roberson 5.00 “ Tom “ 2.00 “ John “ 2.00 “ Mrs Eliza “ 7.00 1890 Jan Mrs McCrery 20.00 “ Mr Thornton 10.00 “ Taz Watson 5.00 “ Mrs Sue Bonner 10.00 “ Miss Mary Bonner 5.00 1890 Sept J L Bonner 30.00 196.00 [written beside column] Paid to W. L Patterson Page 11 Harmony Ch- Salay [salary] for 1890 Paid to Mr Patterson Jan 1890 G T Bradley 59.00 “ “ I H Bonner 15.00 July “ Mrs Susan Bonner 10.00 “ “ Miss Mary Bonner 5.00 Jan “ Miss Eliza Bonner 7.00 Sept “ J P Roberson 15.00 111.00 Oct 11 Mrs Mary McCrery 20.00 Nov 25 Miss Mary Thornton 5.00 Dec “ Alic Steward 5.00 1891 Jan 25 Mrs Mat Bonner 5.00 “ “ Miss Willie Bonner 5.00 [written beside above column] Paid to Mr Patterson for 1890 1891 Feb 22 I L Bonner 30.00 181.00 [written beside above column] Paid to Mr. Patterson Feb O Y Bonner 10.00 Paid Page 12 Harmony Church Paid Jully [July] 1890 Rev A L Patterson 21.15 “ 29 collected from J P Robinson for church purposes 2.00 Sep 29 Paid to Rev W L Patterson for mission purposes 1891 Feb 22 J L Bonner 2.50 April 12 I H Bonner 2.00 “ “ Mrs Basham 1.50 “ “ “ M McCrery 1.25 “ “ “ I L Bradley 1.25 “ “ Bessie Bradley 1.25 “ “ G T Bradley 1.25 “ 25 William Bonner 1.50 “ “ Miss M Thornton 1.50 “ “ “ G “ 1.50 “ 26 Paid to W L Patterson Oct 11 H B Baldree 1.25 “ “ Mrs “ 1.25 “ “ Miss Mattie “ 1.25 “ “ “ Maggie “ 1.25 “ “ Mrs Mat Bonner 1.50 “ “ Miss Willie “ 1.50 “ “ “ Mary “ 1.50 “ 15 J P Robinson 2.00 “ 21 Mrs C Gardner 1.25 “ 25 I H Bonner 1.00 “ “ Mrs Shanks 1.00 “ “ D A Steward 1.25 “ “ Miss M L “ 1.25 “ “ Eliza McCrery 1.25 “ “ W H “ 1.25 “ “ Mr S “ 1.25 20.50 [written to right of column] Paid to W L Pressly [illegible] of Foreign Miss $20.10 Sent to Page 13 Paid W L Patterson Salary for 1891 Jan 30 Mrs Eliza Roberson 7.00 Paid “ “ G T Bradley 20.00 Paid April 25 William Bonner 5.00 “ “ 26 J P Robinson 5.00 “ “ 27 A T Watson 5.00 “ June 14 G T Bradley 20.00 “ “ 28 I H Bonner 15.00 “ Oct 22 Miss Willie Bonner 5.00 “ Dec 27 “ Mary Thornton 5.00 “ 1892 Feb 28 J P Robinson 5.00 “ “ “ Mrs Sue Bonner 10.00 “ “ “ Miss Mary “ 5.00 “ March 12 I L Bonner 30.00 “ “ 29 Mrs M McCrery 10.00 “ April 13 “ Mat Bonner 10.00 “ “ 23 J P Robinson 5.00 “ “ “ Mr Baldree & family 10.00 “ “ “ G T Bradley 10.00 “ 182.00 June 4 D A Steward 5.00 “ “ “ O Y Bonner 10.00 “ Page 14 Harmony Church 1891 April 26 Collected for Rev M. Anderson & Paid to John L Bonner h- 10.00 & “ by him to Rev M Anderson 1891 April 26 Collected for incidental expes [expenses] & Paid to John L Bonner h- 3.00 1894 May 27 Paid Rev. W H Millen 14.60 Page 15 Harmony Church 1891 Oct 25 Bal-from page 12 .40 “ “ Mrs. Eliza Robinson 1.25 Nov 2 Miss Annie McCrery 1.25 “ 22 Tom Robinson 1.50 “ “ Carrie Robinson 1.50 “ 25 Ella Bonner 1.25 1892 Feb 28 Mrs Sue Bonner 1.50 “ “ Miss Mary Bonner 1.25 “ “ “ Martha “ 1.25 11.75 [written to side of column above] Paid to Mr. Patterson $10.00 Oct 4 Mrs Mat Bonner 1.25 1.17 “ “ Miss Willie “ 1.25 “ “ “ Mary “ 1.25 “ 6 “ Mary Thornton 1.25 “ “ “ Graham “ 1.25 6.25 “ “ O Y Bonner 1.00 “ 8 J P Robinson 1.25 “ “ Mrs Sue Bonner 1.50 “ “ Miss Mary “ 1.25 “ “ “ Marthy “ 1.25 “ “ Tom Robinson 1.50 “ “ Mrs Tom “ 1.50 “ 9 Irvin Bonner 1.25 “ “ Mrs Irvin Bonner 1.25 “ “ D A Steward 2.00 13.75 21.15 “ “ Miss Ella Bonner 1.00 “ “ O Y Bonner 1.50_________ “ “ W. H. McCreary 5.00 23.65 “ “ Paid to Rev W L Patterson 28.65 “ 30 Miss Lou Shanks 1.25 “ “ “ Emily “ 1.25 “ “ H B Baldree 1.25 “ “ Mrs L McBride 1.00 [ “ “ “ Shanks 1.00] [32.75] [written to side of column above] Paid to W L Paterson $3.50 Page 16 Harmony ch. 1892 [illegible] on Salary to pastor Apr 23 Mrs. E. A. Robinson 7.00 paid May 12 G T Bradley 20.00 paid “ “ Mrs I L Bradley 20.00 “ “ “ M Irene “ 5.00 “ “ “ Bessie G “ 5.00 “ Aug 27 J P Robinson 5.00 “ Sept 11 Miss M & G Thornton 5.00 “ “ 16 “ Ella Bonner 2.50 “ Oct 7 “ Maggie Baldree 2.50 “ “ “ “ Maty “ 2.50 “ “ “ J P Robinson 5.00 “ “ “ Mrs Carrie “ 5.00 “ “ 9 W H McCrery 5.00 “ [this line maked out] “ “ A T Watson 5.00 “ “ “ John Thornton 2.50 “ “ “ Mrs. Mary McCrery 5.00 “ “ 13 I H Bonner 5.00 “ Dec 18 Mrs Sue “ 5.00 “ “ “ Miss Marry “ 5.00 “ “ “ “ Martha “ 5.00 “ 1892 Jan 3 Mrs. Mat Bonner 5.00 “ “ “ Miss Willie Bonner 5.00 “ 127.00 “ “ O Y Bonner 10.00 Paid April 9 1893 Wm Bonner 5.00 “ “ J L Bonner 15.00 “ 157.00 Page 17 Harmony Church 1892 to Mission Oct 30 Amount Colec + 34.40 “ “ Missions paid 31.00 “ “ All Missions for Harmony ch. Paid in full for 1892 “ 30 Bal. on hand 3.40 1893 Feb 12 Mrs Eliza Robinson 1.25 “ “ Miss Mary Thornton 1.25 “ “ “ Graham “ 1.25 “ 20 I H Bonner 1.50 “ 26 D A Steward 1.00 “ “ G T Bradley 1.50 11.15 [written to side of column] Paid 11.00 to W L Patterson March-12-93 Feb 26 Mr. Baldree 1.25 “ “ Mrs Basham 1.00 “ “ “ McBride 1.00 March 4 Mrs. M. McCrery 1.25 April 9 J L Bonner 2.50 “ “ O Y Bonner 2.50 “ “ Wm “ 1.25 “ 23 Paid to Date 7.50 “ “ J P Robinson 1.25 Paid [written to side of column] Paid to Mr Patterson $8 April 23 Paid Mr. Patterson 22.90 Sept 10 Mrs Sue Bonner 1.25 “ “ Miss Mary “ 1.25 “ “ “ Martha “ 1.25 “ “ I H Bonner 1.50 “ “ Miss Lou Shanks 1.00 “ “ “ Emily “ 1.00 “ “ Mrs “ 1.25 “ “ “ Basham 1.25 “ “ H. B. Baldree Family 5.00 [“ “ Mr D A Steward 1.00] Page 18 Harmony Chruch Missions Sept 10 Mrs G T Bradley 1.50 Paid Oct 8 Mrs Whitaker 1.25 “ Missions 1894 March “ 4 Miss Mary Thornton 1.25 “ “ “ Graham “ 1.25 “ “ Mrs [I or J] L Bradley 1.25 “ “ G T “ 1.25 “ 20 Mr & Mrs Young Bonner 2.50 “ 25 I H Bonner 2.50 10,00 [written to side of column] Paid to Mr Patterson $10.00 May 26 William Bonner Sr 1.25 June 4 Mrs Sue Bonner 1.25 “ “ Miss Mary “ 1.25 “ “ “ Martha “ 1.25 “ “ Mrs Mary McCrery 1.25 “ 22 Tom Robinson 1.25 “ “ Mrs Carrie “ 1.25 “ “ Mrs Eliza “ 1.25 Aug 12 J P “ 1.25 Sept 5 Lou Shanks 1.25 “ “ Emma “ 1.25 “ 9 Ella Bonner 1.00 “ 10 J L Bonner 1.25 “ “ Mrs Lizzie “ 1.25 “ 16 H. B. Baldree & 2.00 family- - 2.00 21.25 “ 22 Irvin Bradley 1.25 “ 23 Bonner Craig 1.00 “ “ Mrs Bill McCrery & family 7.00 30.50 [written to side of column above] Sept 28 Alic Steward & Mattie L 2.00 Settled & Paid Page 19 Harmony Church Salary to Mr. W L Patterson for 1893 Feb 12 G T Bradley 20.00 Paid April 23 J P Robinson 5.00 “ “ “ Mrs Eliza Robinson 7.00 “ Aug 14 “ Mary McCrery 5.00 “ “ “ “ [I or J] L Bradley 20.00 “ “ “ Miss Irene “ 5.00 “ “ “ Frank L Bradley 5.00 “ Oct 8 Will Bonner 5.00 “ “ “ J P Robinson 10.00 82.00 “ “ W H Huckaby 1.00 “ Nov 5 John Thornton 2.50 “ “ 25 A T Watson 5.00 “ Dec 3 Miss Mary Bonner 5.00 “ “ “ “ Martha “ 5.00 “ “ 19 Mrs Sue “ 5.00 “ “ 24 23.50 “ “ Paid 20.00 “ “ 3.50 Paid “ “ H B Baldree & Fam- 10.00 Paid 1894 April O Y Bonner 2.50 Paid “ Tom Robinson 5.00 “ Jan 1895 O Y Bonner 7.50 Paid 1894 June 22 Cash from Tom Robinson for church expeces [expenses] $1.25 Dec 14 Paid to Worth Steward Page 20 Harmony Church Sal- to W L Patterson 1894 March 25 Miss Mary & Graham 5.00 Paid “ “ G T Bradley 20.00 “ “ “ [J or I] L Bradley 20.00 “ “ 26 Mrs E. Robinson 7.00 “ May 26 Wm Bonner Sr 5.00 Paid June 8 Mrs Mary McCrery 5.00 “ Sept 11 Taz- Watson 5.00 “ “ “ Miss Mary Bonner 5.00 “ “ “ “ Martha “ 5.00 “ “ “ Irene Bradley 10.00 “ “ “ Frank Bradley 10.00 “ Nov 8 Miss Annie McCrery 2.50 Dec 14 Paid to Worth Steward Dec 8 H B Baldree And Family 10.00 Paid “ 18 R. A. Jones 5.00 “ “ 22 Mrs E A Robinson 7.00 “ Jan 13 ’95 Will & John Thornton 5.00 “ Jan 28 ’95 O Y Bonner 10.00 Paid Feb 25 ’95 Mrs A. W. McCrery 10.00 Paid [NO PAGE 21 OR 22 - MISSING] Page 23 Harmony Church Missions [illegible] in 1895 “ 14 Missions Brought over 1.00 [brought over prob. from missing pg.] Jan 14 Mrs C Basham 1.00 Apr 28 Miss Mary Thornton 1.00 “ “ “ Graham “ 1.00 Will “ 1.00 John “ 1.00 W W Steward 1.00 Mrs M. L. Steward 1.00 Charley Bonner 1.25 Wm Bonner 1.25 Miss Lou Shanks 1.00 “ Emily “ 1.00 R A Jones .50 Myrtle Jones .50 Mattie “ .50 Martha “ .50 Rob “ .50 Hugh “ .50 15.50 T. H. Robinson 1.25 Mrs “ 1.25 G T Bradley 1.25 Miss Irene Bradley 1.25 O Y Bonner 1.00 Mrs Sallie Bonner 1.00 Mrs Sue Bonner 1.00 Miss Mary “ 1.00 “ Martha “ 1.00 “ Eliza McCrery 1.25 “ Annie “ 1.25 “ Jodie “ 1.25 “ Maggie “ 1.25 Mrs E H Robinson 1.25 Carried to page (28) 31.75 Page 24 – Blank Page 25 Harmony Church Aid Society Organized Dec 1894 Dec G T Bradley 10 “ Mrs Mary McCrery 10 “ Miss Irene Bradley 10 “ Miss Graham Thornton 10 “ “ Eliza McCrery 10 “ Annie “ 10 “ Maggie “ 10 “ Jodie “ 10 Mrs W H McCrery 10 Mr T H Robinson 10 Mrs “ “ 15 Pleas Lake 10 Byron Nettles 10 John Robinson 10 Miss Mary Thornton 10 John Thornton 10 Will Thornton 10 Mrs M L Steward 10 Worth Steward 10 R A Jones Family 60 W A Huckaby 10 Miss Mary Bonner 10 “ Mratha “ 10 Charley Bonner 10 Wm Bonner 10 Jun 19 1895 3.05 Carried to page 26 Page 26 Harmony Church Aid Society For Jan 1895 Jan 19 carried over from Dec as 3.05 “ “ Will Thornton .10 Feb 15 T H Robinson .50 “ “ Tom Bonner .05 Mar 10 G T Bradley .10 “ “ Irene “ .10 “ “ Frank “ .10 “ “ Mrs Mary McCrery .10 “ “ J C Thornton .10 “ “ R A Jones .10 “ “ Martha “ .10 “ “ Myrtle “ .10 “ “ Mat “ .10 “ “ Hue “ .10 “ “ Rob “ .10 “ “ M L Steward .10 “ “ W W Steward .10 $5.00 March 13 carried to page 27 5.00 Page 27 Harmony Church Aid Society For February 1895 March 10 G T Bradley .10 “ “ Miss Irene Bradley .10 “ “ Frank Bradley .10 “ “ Mrs Mary McCrery .10 “ “ Mr. Will Thornton .10 Mrs M L Steward .10 W W Steward .10 March 13 Brought over for Jan 5.00 “ “ Paid A. T. W. for L. B. F______________5.70 “ “ Balance 5.70 Page 28 Harmony Church Missions for 1895 Brought from page 23 31.75 May 10 I H Bonner 1.00 “ “ Mrs James Bonner 1.00 “ “ By Cash Paid to W L P 30.00 Sept 30 Gordon Wiseman 1.00 “ “ John Jones 1.00 “ “ Bonner Craig 1.00 “ “ Mrs Mary McCrery 1.00 “ “ Jim Jones 1.00 “ “ Mrs Ida Jones 1.00 “ “ A. L. Powell 1.00 “ “ Will Patterson 1.00 “ “ Henry Baldree & Family 3.00 “ “ Mrs L. McBride 1.00 “ “ John L Robinson 1.00 Paid W L P 46.75 16.50 R A Jones & family 3.00 J P Robinson 1.25 Pleas Lake 1.00 By cash paid W L P 5.25 Page 29 Harmony Church Missions for 1896 Sept 3 Miss Maggie McCrery 1.00 “ “ “ Annie “ 1.00 “ “ “ Eliza “ 1.00 “ 12 Mrs Mary “ 1.00 “ “ Mrs E A Robinson 1.00 “ “ T H “ 1.00 “ “ G T Bradley 2.00 “ “ Wm Bonner 1.00 “ “ A L Powell 1.00 “ “ R A Jones 1.00 “ “ Mrs M C Jones 1.00 “ “ Miss Myrtle “ 1.00 “ “ “ Mat “ 1.00 “ “ Rob “ 1.00 “ “ Hugh “ 1.00 “ “ Jim “ 1.00 “ “ Mrs Ida “ 1.00 “ “ Miss Jodie McCrery 1.00 “ “ “ Sue “ 1.00 “ “ “ Cassie “ 1.00 “ “ Mrs A W “ 1.00 “ “ “ M L Steward 1.00 “ “ W W Steward 1.00 “ “ Mrs M W Lewis 1.00 “ “ “ Sue Bonner 1.00 “ “ Miss Mary [J or I] Bonner 1.00 “ “ “ Martha “ 1.00 “ “ “ Bessie Stewart 1.00 “ “ [W or D] A Stewart 1.00 “ “ Miss Irene Bradley 1.00 “ “ Paid W L Paterson 31.00 “ “ J. P Robinson 1.25 carried to page [31] Page 30 Harmony Church Pastors Salary for 1896 Wm Bonner 5.00 Paid Miss Martha Bonner 5.00 “ Miss Annie McCrery 5.00 “ July 22 Miss Eliza “ 2.50 “ R A Jones 5.00 “ Mrs A W McCrery 10.00 “ Miss J L “ 2.50 “ “ M B “ 2.50 “ “ S B “ 2.50 “ “ Cassie “ 2.50 “ W W Steward 5.00 “ Mrs M L “ 5.00 “ 52.50 G T Bradley 20.00 “ Miss Irene Bradley 15.00 “ Mrs Mary McCrery 5.00 “ “ E A Robinson 7.00 “ J P Robinson 5.00 “ Nov 15 Mrs T H “ 10.00 “ G T Bradley 20.00 “ Pleas Lake 4.00 “ Dec 12 Miss Mary Bonner 5.00 “ Mrs Sue Bonner 5.00 “ D A Steward 5.00 “ T H Robinson 10.00 “ 183.50 Page 31 32.25 Mr. H B Baldree 1.00 Mrs. “ 1.00 Miss Maggie 1.00 Mrs Mat Basham 1.00 Paid WLP Pleas Lake 1.00 37.25 Page 32 Harmony Church Pastors Salary 1897 Dec 12 Chas Watson 1.00 “ “ W M Bonner 5.00 “ “ A L Powell 5.00 “ 20 G T Bradley 30.00 J P Robinson 5.00 Miss Irene Bradley 15.00 Frank “ 5.00 March 13 John Robinson 6.00 “ T H Robinson 4.00 “ Mrs Sue Bonner 5.00 Mrs Marry McCrery 5.00 86.00 Paid WLP Mrs M L Steward 5.00 W W Steward 5.00 Miss Mary Bonner 5.00 Miss Martha Bonner 5.00 T H Robinson 7.00 Paid WLP J P Robinson 5.00 Mrs Bell McCrery 5.00 Jodie “ 2.50 Maggie “ 2.50 Sue “ 1.00 Cassie “ 1.00 Miss Ella Bonner 1.00 Charley “ 5.00 Annie J McCrery 5.00 Paid WLP R A Jones Family 5.00 $30 J C Thornton 5.00 Mrs Basham 2.00 “ McBride 1.00 “ W A Bonner 2.00 Mr H B Bladree 2.50 Mr “ “ “ 2.50 Page 33 Mis Maggie Baldree 2.50 Mr Orindia Cathing 1.00 Received of Wirth Stewart At different times the sum Here in specified in All 164.50 Sep 25 th 1897 W L Patterson D. A. Steward 5.00 Paid WLP Page 34 Harmony Church Mishions [Missions] for 1897 Wm Bonner 1.00 W W Steward 1.00 Mrs M L Steward 1.00 John C Thornton 1.00 Miss Mary Bonner 1.00 “ Martha “ 1.00 Mrs Sue Bonner 1.00 T H Robinson 1.00 Mrs McCrery 1.00 Miss Iren Bradley 1.00 G T Bradley 1.00 Mrs Eliza Robinson 1.00 A L Powell 1.00 June 11 Paid W L Patterson 11.50 12 D A Stewart 1.00 Bessie “ 1.00 J P Robinson 1.00 P S Lake 1.00 Mrs Bell McCrery 1.00 Sue “ 1.00 Maggie “ 1.00 Jodie “ 1.00 Eliza “ 1.00 Cassie “ 1.00 Charley “ 1.00 Annie J McCrery 1.00 R A Jones 1.00 Martha Jones 1.00 Mattie “ 1.00 Myrtle “ 1.00 Hue “ 1.00 Rob “ 1.00 Mrs McBride 1.00 Page 35 Mrs Basham 1.00 Mr H B Baldree 1.00 M “ “ “ 1.00 Mis Maggie “ 1.00 Mis Emily Shanks 1.00 “ Lou “ 1.00 Charley Bonner 1.00 39.00 Received of Wirth Steward Treasurer of Harmey [Harmony] ch the Following sum on assessment For 1894. = 39.00 Sep 25 W L Patterson 1897. treasurer [gex ?] pols Page 36 Blank Page 37 Harmony Church Pastors Salary 1898 T H Robinson 5.00 Paid JRM G T Bradley 5.00 “ “ Mrs Mary McCrery 5.00 “ “ G T Bradley 20.00 “ “ Miss Martha Bonner 5.00 “ “ G T Bradley 10.00 “ “ G T Bradley 15.00 “ “ J. P Vaughn 1.00 “ “ J P Robinson 5.00 “ “ Mrs M L Steward 5.00 W W Steward 5.00 R A Jones Family 5.00 Mrs Catlins 1.00 Jono Thornton 10.00 D A Stewart 5.00 J P Robinson 5.00 H B Baldree 7.50 Charley Bonner 5.00 Wm Bonner 5.00 124.50 Mrs Mat Basham 2.50 O Y Bonner 5.00 132.00 Page 38 Harmony Church Mishions [Missions] For 1898 Mrs Amanda Bonner Due Paid 1 O Y Bonner $1.00 1.00 2 Mrs Sallie Bonner 1.00 1.00 3 Miss Martha Bonner 1.00 1.00 4 Wm Bonner 1.00 1.00 5 Charlie Bonner 1.00 1.00 6 H B Baldree 1.00 1.00 7 Mrs R Baldree 1.00 1.00 8 Miss Maggie Baldree 1.00 1.00 9 Mrs Mattie Basham 1.00 1.00 10 Bradley GT 1.00 1.00 11 Miss Irene Bradley 1.00 1.00 12 Mrs Mary McCrery 1.00 1.00 13 “ Bell McCrery 1.00 1.00 14 Miss Eliza “ 1.00 .50 15 “ Josephine “ 1.00 1.00 16 “ Annie “ 1.00 17 “ Sue “ 1.00 1.00 18 “ Maggie “ 1.00 1.00 19 “ Cassie “ 1.00 1.00 20 R A Jones 1.00 1.00 21 Mrs M C Jones 1.00 1.00 22 Miss Mattie “ 1.00 1.00 23 “ Myrtle “ 1.00 1.00 24 Robert “ 1.00 1.00 25 Hugh “ 1.00 1.00 J Y Jones 26 J C Thornton 1.00 1.00 27 Mrs Mary Thornton 1.00 1.00 28 D A Stewart 1.00 1.00 29 H R “ 1.00 1.00 30 Miss Bessie Stewart 1.00 1.00 31 W W Steward 1.00 1.00 Page 39 Due Paid 32 Mrs M L Steward 1.00 1.00 33 P S Lake 1.00 2.25 34 Mrs Malinda Manahan 35 Miss Lou Shanks 1.00 1.00 36 “ Emly Shanks 1.00 1.00 37 Mrs E A McBride 1.00 1.00 38 J P Robinson 1.00 1.25 39 T H Robinson 1.00 1.00 40 John “ 1.00 1.00 41 Miss Anna McBride 1.00 42 Alex Powell 1.00 1.00 40.00 Page 40 Harmony Church Missons for 1899 Pd G T Bradley $1.00 Mrs O C Kirven Jr 1.00 Mrs Mary McCrery 1.00 Mrs M L Steward 1.00 WW Steward 1.00 Mrs M I Thornton 1.00 J C Thornton 1.00 Mrs Martha Bonner 1.00 J P Robinson 1.00 T H Robinson 1.00 Wm Bonner 1.00 Charley Bonner 1.00 Mrs Mattie Basham 1.00 J R McCormick 1.00 Mrs J R “ 1.00 O Y Bonner 1.00 Mrs O Y Bonner 1.00 Mr Baldree 1.00 Mrs Baldree 1.00 Miss Maggie Baldree 1.00 Miss Lou Shanks 1.00 “ Emily “ 1.00 R A Jones 6.00 Mrs McBride 1.00 “ Anna “ 1.00 D A Stewart 1.00 Bessie Stewart 1.00 Hue Stewart 1.00 Page 41 Blank Page 42 Harmony Church Pastors Salary for 1899 Due Paid Mrs M L Steward 5.00 3.00 G T Bradley 40.00 20.00 T H Robinson 10.00 5.00 A T Watson 5.00 2.50 T H Robinson 10.00 J P Robinson 10.00 J P Vaughn 1.00 Wm Bonner 5.00 Jim Lee Robinson 1.00 Bonner “ 1.00 J P “ 3.00 Miss Martha Bonner 5.00 Mrs Mary McCrery 2.50 G T Bradley 15.00 J P Robinson 5.00 J C Thornton 5.00 Mrs M I Thornton 5.00 Mr Baldree 2.50 Mrs “ 2.50 Miss Maggie Baldree 1.00 Miss Ella Bonner 1.00 Jim Lee Robinson 1.00 Harvey Robinson .50 Bonner “ .50 Charley Bonner 5.00 Mrs Mary McCrery 2.50 G T Bradley 5.00 Mrs M L Stewart 7.00 Mrs Tom Bonner 1.00 108.00 R A Jones 9.00 117.50 A T Watson 2.50 [D A Stewart 5.00] Page 43 A L Powell 2.50 Cash 5.00 Hugh Stewart 1.00 Mrs Catlin 1.00 Mrs Basham 2.50 137.00 O Y Bonner 5.00 John Robinson 5.00 Willie “ 1.00 Page 44 Special Collections for 1899 Apr 23 for church [illegible] $3.60 “ [illegible] expence [expense] 6.40 Page 45 Harmony Church Salary 1900 G T Bradley 10.00 Mrs Mary McCrery 5.00 G T Bradley 10.00 Mrs M L Steward 5.00 W W Steward 5.00 G T Bradley 10.00 Mrs L McBride 1.00 Miss A “ 1.00 Mrs Catlin 1.00 R A Jones 9.00 J P Robinson 5.00 D A Stewart 5.00 J C Thornton 5.00 Mrs “ 5.00 Miss Martha Bonner 5.00 Mrs Basham 2.50 C A Bonner 5.00 Wm Bonner 5.00 H B Baldree 6.00 Mrs Draper 2.50 John Robinson 5.00 Mrs Bettie Bonner 1.00 Miss Ella Bonner 1.00 John McBride 1.00 Misses Shank 2.00 J P Robinson 5.00 117.00 Page 46 Harmony Church Mission 1900 G T Bradley 1.00 Mrs Mary McCrery 1.00 Mrs Irene Kirvin 1.00 D A Stewart 1.00 Bessie Stewart 1.00 O Y Bonner 1.00 Mrs Sallie Bonner 1.00 John L Bonner 1.00 J P Robinson 1.00 W W Steward 1.00 John Robinson 1.00 Mr Clabe Besham 1.00 [possibly Basham] Wm Bonner 1.00 Charley “ 1.00 J L “ 1.00 Mrs L McBride 1.00 Miss A “ 1.00 Miss Shankes 2.00 [Shanks] W W Steward 1.00 R A Jones & F 6.00 26.00 H Baldree 3.00 J C Thornton 2.00 Miss Martha 1.00 32.00 J R McCormick 2.00 Mrs M L Steward 1.00 pd to JRM Page 47 Harmony Church Missions 1901 W W Steward 1.00 Mrs W W “ 1.00 G T Bradley 1.00 Mrs Irene Kirvin 1.00 Mrs M C Basham 1.00 Brought over last year 8.00 D A Stewart 1.00 Bessie “ 1.00 Charley Bonner 1.00 Wm Bonner 1.00 Miss Martha Bonner 1.00 Mrs J C Thornton 1.00 Mr J C Thornton 1.00 R A Jones & family 2.50 J P Robinson 1.00 O Y Bonner & wife 2.00 J L “ .50 J P Vaughn .40 26.40 H Baldree 2.00 28.40 Paid out 25.20 25.20 Bal carried over 3.20 Page 48 Harmony Church Salary for 1901 WW Steward 5.00 Mrs W W Steward 5.00 G T Bradley 10.00 Miss Martha Bonner 5.00 G T Bradley 10.00 R A Jones .50 J P Robinson 6.00 G T Bradley 10.00 C A Bonner 5.00 Wm Bonner 5.00 J C Thornton & wife 10.00 R A Jones & wife 10.00 Mrs Basham 2.50 “ L McBride 1.00 85.00 H B Baldree 5.00 J H McNeel 1.00 John L Bonner 5.00 96.00 Mr J P Robinson 4.00 Mrs Draper 1.50 Page 49 Mishion [Mission] for 1902 Brought over H B [illegible] 3.20 Charley Bonner 1.00 Wm Bonner 1.00 W W Steward 2.00 G T Bradley 1.00 Mrs Irene Kirvin 1.00 R A Jones & Family 2.50 J L Bonner & wife 2.00 Mrs C Basham .80 Page 50 Salary for 1902 Miss Martha Bonner 5.00 Mrs W W Steward 2.00 Mr W W Steward 5.00 G T Bradley 10.00 J C Thornton & wife 10.00 R A Jones & wife 10.00 Miss Jones 1.00 W W Steward 1.00 [this line crossed out] W A Bonner 5.00 J L Bonner & wife 3.00 D A Stewart 5.00 G T Bradley 10.00 Wm & Chas Bonner 10.00 H B Baldree 5.00 Mrs C Basham 2.50 J L Bonner 5.00 W W Steward 3.00 I H Bonner 5.00 O Y “ 10.00 J H “ 5.00 Page 51 Salary for 1903 Mr W W Steward 5.00 Mrs Tomas Bryant 2.00 G T Bradley 10.00 Miss M Bonner 5.00 Dr E Bonner 15.00 W W Steward 5.00 G T Bradley 10.00 J C Thornton & wife 15.00 G T Bradley 10.00 Mrs Draper 1.50 “ C Basham 1.50 H B Baldree 5.00 Mr R A Jones 5.00 Rob Jones 5.00 95.00 Mrs Basham 1.00 C A Bonner 5.00 O Y Bonner 10.00 D A Stewart 5.00 Mrs McBride 1.00 J L Bonner 10.00 Page 52 Mishions [Missions] 1903 J L Bonner & wife 2.00 Brought over Mrs Maggie Smith 1.00 Mr & Mrs O Y Bonner 2.00 R A Jones & wife 2.00 D A Stewart 1.00 W W Steward & wife 2.00 I H Bonner & Family 3.00 R A Jones Jr & wife 2.00 Mrs C Basham 1.00 C A Bonner 1.00 Wm Bonner 1.00 H Baldree & wife 2.00 J L Robinson 1.00 J C Thornton & wife 2.00 Miss Marth Bonner 1.00 O Y Bonner & wife 2.00 Dr E Bonner 2.00 28.00 Page 53 Blank Page 54 Harmony Church Mission for 1904 M L Steward 1.00 W W Steward 1.00 R A Jones & wife 2.00 G T Bradley 2.00 R Jones Jr 1.00 J L Bonner & wife 2.00 I H Bonner & wife 3.00 D A Stewart 1.00 O Y Bonner & wife 2.00 J R McCormic 1.00 H B Baldree 1.20 Bessie Steward 1.00 H B Baldree .60 J P Robinson 1.25 Page 55 Harmony church Salary for 1904 G T Bradley 10.00 G T Bradley 10.00 Miss Martha Bonner 5.00 J L Bonner 2.50 Bessie Stewart 5.00 J C Thornton & wife 10.00 H B Baldree 1.00 Mrs Draper 1.50 R A Jones Sr 5.00 “ “ “ Jr 5.00 C A & Wm Bonner 7.50 W W Steward 10.00 G T Bradley 10.00 J L Bonner 7.50 Mrs Basham 1.50 D A Stewart 5.00 Page 56 Harmony Church Missions for 1905 J L Bonner & wife 2.00 Bessie Stewart 1.00 R A Jones Sr 1.00 D A Stewart 1.00 W W Steward 2.00 R A Jones Sr 2.00 I H Bonner & Fam 3.00 H B Baldree 2.00 Wm & C A Bonner 2.00 O Y Bonner 2.00 G T Bradley 2.00 Mrs Basham 1.00 H B Baldree 1.00 J C Thornton fam 3.00 Mrs McBride 2.00 R Jones Jr 2.00 Hugh Jones 1.00 30.00 Page 57 Harmony Church Salary 1905 G T Bradley 20.00 Bessie Stewart 5.00 Mrs Basham 2.50 J L Bonner 5.00 R A Jones .75 Mrs Lizzie Bonner 5.00 R A Jones 1.25 “ “ “ Jr 5.00 H B Baldree 5.00 R A Jones 3.00 R A Jones for H 2.50 J O Bonner 5.00 Mrs McBried 2.00 John “ 2.00 G T Bradley 10.00 D A Stewart 5.00 W W Steward 10.00 Mrs Draper 1.50 Joe Shanks 2.50 93.00 C A & Wm Bonner 7.50 O Y Bonner 10.00 Page 58 R A Jones & wife 2.00 R A Jones 1.00 G T Bradley 2.00 J L Robinson 1.00 Wm & C A Bonner 2.00 Mr Baldree 2.00 Mrs Basham 1.00 Mrs John Jones 1.00 “ Matt Tisdale 1.00 W W Steward & wife 2.00 Mrs Lizzie 1.25 O Y Bonner & Family 3.00 I H B & Family 3.00 Mrs McBride 1.00 J Lee & Bonner R 2.00 Wm Prayter 1.00 26.25 Page 59 Salary for 1906 G T Bradley 20.00 C A & Wm Bonner 7.60 W W Steward & wife 10.00 R A Jones Sr 5.00 H B Baldree 5.00 Mrs Basham 2.50 Mrs Mat Tisdale 1.00 “ John Jones 1.00 Mrs Draper .50 Mrs Lizzie Bonner 4.00 G T Bradley 10.00 66.60 O Y Bonner 10.00 I H Bonner 10.00 R A Jones Jr 5.00 Mr Draper 1.00 Mrs McBride 2.00 Mr Prater 5.00 Jim Lee & Bonner R 2.00 101.60 Page 60 Blank Page 61 Apr 1907 Paid on Salary G T Bradley paid 10.00 I H Bonner paid 5.00 Mrs J L Bonner paid 5.00 Jun 22 G T Bradley 10.00 Dec 29 G T Bradley 10.00 Oct 7th 1907 H B Baldree paid on salary 2.50 Mrs Draper “ “ “ 2.00 Mrs Mat Basham “ “ 2.00 Mrs McBride “ “ 2.00 C A Bonner 4.00 R A Jones 5.00 Mrs Catlin 2.50 J A Jones Jr 5.00 A S Tisdale 1.00 Bonner Robinson 2.00 Jame L Robinson 1.50 O Y Bonner 10.00 Page 62 Blank Page 63 Apr 1907 Paid on Synod Fund G T Bradley 2.00 O Y Bonner 3.00 Mrs J L Bonner 1.00 I H Bonner 3.00 H B Baldree 1.00 Mrs McBride 1.00 Mrs Mat Basham 1.00 J P Robinson 1.00 J O Bonner 2.00 C A Bonner 1.00 “ “ “ 1.00 J C Thornton 2.00 Miss Martha Bonner 1.00 R A Jones 1.00 R A Jones Jr 1.00 Miss Anna Jones 1.00 Bonner Robinson 1.00 James L Robinson 1.00 Mrs J L Bonner [no amount listed] Page 64 Paster [Pastor] Salary Apr 13 1908 Mrs E B Bonner 2.00 July G T Bradley 10.00 “ “ “ 10.00 R A Jones Sr 5.00 Mrs Basham 2.00 Miss Ella Bonner 2.00 C A Bonner 5.00 I H Bonner 5.00 Oc 16th W W Steward 5.00 Mrs Catlin 3.00 John Robinson 2.50 Mrs McBride 2.00 Mrs E B Bonner 3.00 Bonner Robinson 2.00 Jim Lee Robinson 2.00 O Y Bonner 10.00 C A Bonner 5.00 Bob Jones Jr 5.00 Page 65 Synod Fund 1908 I H Bonner 3.00 O Y Bonner 3.00 Mrs E B Bonner 1.00 G T Bradley 2.00 Oct 16th W W Steward 2.00 Mrs Mat Tisdale 1.00 “ Mat Basam 1.00 “ McBride 1.00 John Robinson 1.00 C A Bonner 2.00 Bonner Robinson 1.00 Jim Lee “ 1.00 Page 66 Blank Page 67 Jan – 10 – 1909 Recd Mission Funds Jan 10 W L Patterson 2.00 R A Jones Sr 1.00 Page 68 Blank Page 69 Pastor Salary 1909 Jan 10 R A Jones Jr 5.00 Pages 70 – 143 Blank Page 144 R A Jones 9.00 Wm Bonner 5.00 Charley Bonner 5.00 A L Powell 2.50 Page 145 Blank Page 146 G T Bradley [no date or why his name is on this page] Page 147 Blank Page 148 Synods fund Harmony Church Sept 23 1894 Received of G T Bradley $31.00 for Synods fund Jno L Bonner Received of G T Bradley Ten dollars in the spring of 1894 as part payment of assessment on Synod fund for 1894, W L Patten [Patterson] This day Sep 23, 1894 Completes the whole as sessment 41.50 for the present year W L Patten [Patterson] Page 149 Sept 12 1894 Harmony Church Received of G T Bradley eight doll $8.00 for Rev W W Orr, Evangelist to [Lt?] Presbytery Jno L Bonner Page 150 Harmony church Sep 12, 1896 Received of Wirth Steward deacon the sum of thirty one dollars as part of the assessment of Harmony church to A R Synod for the year 1896 W L Patterson Treasurer of Tex, [illegible] March 14, 1898 Recd of W W Steward Treasurer of Harmony church, Ten Dollars on Synods Fund for 1897 and 1898. Jno R. McCormick Pages 151 & 152 Blank Page 153 is the last page in the book/ledger and does have some writing but I can’t read from original book. It either has year 1886 or 1887 with the amount of $75.00, possibly for rent house? I did not scan this page [found in the book/ledger, 4 small pages in very old paper clip] “Preparation For Service.” In reading The Bible from Genesis to Revelations we are in constant reminder that the most pronounced and outstanding figures in Sacred History that each & every one of the characters therein went through a thorough preparation for service to God. In the First instance that we recall is that of Able, wherein he worshiped God without pretentiousness and with a true heart and with no thought of personal aggrandizement or greed, and that he paid unto God what was God’s and retained nothing for himself that was due God, for this he lost his life, and then follows Noah, who at the command of God, spent many years in preparation of the Ark, while his neighbors made ridicule of his preparations, and after event showed that his preparation was no idle dream or theory, and he saved himself and family from the flood and then there was Moses who had his trial and tribulations, in fact his preparations for the great leader of the Israelites, Jacob had to flee from home to a foreign land, so that he would be able to prepare himself for the work that was in store for him an there are innumerable instances of such in the Old Testament where those who afterwards was to be shown the special favors of God- had to undergo many trial & tribulations for their preparation for the life they were destined to lead. Our Savior had his long preparations for his work that he afterwards accomplished. Even in profane history we reach of the long preparation of labor and self denial, we are told that Gen. Robert E Lee said that before anyone was able to command he first had to learn to obey. And in all our professions we know that we as a whole demand that those who lead must prepare themselves for such. Who would send for a Doctor who had not prepared himself to practice? Would a lawyer be employed who had not prepared for the service that you expected? No indeed. That is why we now have our specialist in every calling of life, even our ministry.