Freestone County, Texas Churches Researched by Paula Snider Web Editor: Eric Bonner Wood 1884 Statistics of the Prairie Grove Baptist Association [These are articles about the Prairie Grove Baptist Association which included the Baptist churches of Freestone County. These minutes were copied from documents at Baylor University. I have focused on the churches of Freestone County, Texas.] ==================================================================== 1884 Prairie Grove Baptist Association STATISTICAL TABLE [Converted from table. I only recorded the churches of Freestone County.] ANTIOCH - County: Freestone; Post Office: Fairfield Clerks: J. M. Richardson; Pastors: W. B. Childs; Messengers: W. B. Childs, D Winfree, J.L. Childs Baptized: 8; By Letter: 3;Restored: 1; Dismissed by Letter: 0; Excluded: 4; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 60 For Minutes: $1.50; Domestic Missions: $6.75; Foreign Missions: $0.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------- CANEY - County: Freestone; Post Office: Bonner Clerks: ?.C. Kirvin; Pastors: P.E. Kirvin; Messengers: G.A. Sessions Baptized: 7; By Letter: 5;Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 0; Excluded: 0; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 30 For Minutes: $1.00; Domestic Missions: $9.55; Foreign Missions: $1.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------- CENTER POINT - County: Freestone; Post Office: Brewer Clerks: J. W. Green; Pastors: W. B. Childs; Messengers: W.R. Butler, J. Terry, J.H. Buckannan Baptized: 0; By Letter: 1;Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 6; Excluded: 2; Deceased: 2 Total Members: 57 For Minutes: $2.25; Domestic Missions: $4.85; Foreign Missions: $0.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------- COTTON GIN - County: Freestone; Post Office: Cotton Gin Clerks: R.D. Kennedy; Pastors: P.E. Kirvin; Messengers: J.R. Johnson; John Manning Baptized: 1; By Letter: 10; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 5; Excluded: 0; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 49 For Minutes: $1.50; Domestic Missions: $12.00; Foreign Missions: $0.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------- COUNTY LINE - County: Navarro [was Freestone 1883]; Post Office: Cade Clerks: J.C. Easterling; Pastors: W.F. Harvard; Messengers: P.R. Smith, B.F. Grieger, W.F. Hood Baptized: 7; By Letter: 3; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 1; Excluded: 0; Deceased: 1 Total Members: 36 For Minutes: $2.00; Domestic Missions: $11.65; Foreign Missions: $0.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------- FAIRFIELD - County: Freestone; Post Office: Fairfield Clerks: L.D. Sellard; Pastors: [blank]; Messengers: E.J. Brown, P.E. Kirvin Baptized: 0; By Letter: 4; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 0; Excluded: 0; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 39 For Minutes: $1.00; Domestic Missions: $6.75; Foreign Missions: $0.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------- NEW HOPE - County: Freestone; Post Office: Cotton Gin Clerks: J.H. Hardwick; Pastors: W.F. Harvard; Messengers: W.F. Harvard Baptized: 0; By Letter: 0; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 7; Excluded: 0; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 38 For Minutes: $1.50; Domestic Missions: $3.00; Foreign Missions: $0.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------- NEW PROVIDENCE - County: Freestone; Post Office: [blank] Clerks: J.H. Bond; Pastors: W.B. Childs; Messengers: C.J. Martin, R. Thurman, J.M. Oaks Baptized: 3; By Letter: 5; Restored: 1; Dismissed by Letter: 1; Excluded: 1; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 37 For Minutes: $1.25; Domestic Missions: $4.00; Foreign Missions: $0.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASANT GROVE - County: Freestone; Post Office: Fairfield Clerks: J.N. Henderson; Pastors: E.J. Brown; Messengers: J.D. Williams, J.B. Woolridge Baptized: 9; By Letter: 8; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 0; Excluded: 0; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 28 For Minutes: $1.00; Domestic Missions: $11.00; Foreign Missions: $0.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------- POST OAK GROVE - County: Freestone; Post Office: Fairfield Clerks: L.B. Vernon; Pastors: W.B. Childs; Messengers: E.C. Linsey, J.A. Chavers, L.B. Vernon Baptized: 4; By Letter: 2; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 0; Excluded: 2; Deceased: 2 Total Members: 39 For Minutes: $1.45; Domestic Missions: $4.25; Foreign Missions: $0.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ROCK SPRING - County: Freestone; Post Office: Young Clerks: J.M. Day; Pastors: J.W. Wood; Messengers: J.W. Wood, J.H. Moore Baptized: 8; By Letter: 4; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 5; Excluded: 0; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 28 For Minutes: $1.00; Domestic Missions: $2.00; Foreign Missions: $0.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ROUND PRAIRIE - County: Freestone; Post Office: Young Clerks: W.H. Henderson; Pastors: P.E. Kirvin; Messengers: W.H. Henderson, T.H. Mosteller Baptized: 13; By Letter: 14; Restored: 2; Dismissed by Letter: 0; Excluded: 0; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 45 For Minutes: $1.25; Domestic Missions: $8.50; Foreign Missions: $0.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------- WARD'S PRAIRIE - County: Freestone; Post Office: Fairfield Clerks: J.C. Griffin; Pastors: P.E. Kirvin; Messengers: J.W. Horton, J.C. Griffin Baptized: 3; By Letter: 0; Restored: 15; Dismissed by Letter: 7; Excluded: 0; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 86 For Minutes: $1.50; Domestic Missions: $5.50; Foreign Missions: $0.00