Freestone County, Texas Churches Researched by Paula Snider Web Editor: Eric Bonner Wood 1886 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. I have adjusted to alphabethical order.] ==================================================================== 1886 Prairie Grove Baptist Association STATISTICAL TABLE [Converted from table. I only recorded the churches of Freestone County.] ANTIOCH - County: Freestone; Post Office: Fairfield Clerks: S.V. Mosely; Pastors: W. B. Childs; Messengers: G.I. McIntire Baptized: 0; By Letter: 3; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 13; Excluded: 0; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 64; Day of Meeting: 2; For Minutes: $1.00; ----------------------------------------------------------------- CANEY - County: Freestone; Post Office: Bonner Clerks: D.D. Burleson; Pastors: W.F. Havard; Messengers: G.A. Sessions Baptized: 0; By Letter: 5; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 0; Excluded: 0; Deceased: 1 Total Members: 30; Day of Meeting: 3; For Minutes: $2.00; ----------------------------------------------------------------- CENTER POINT - County: Freestone; Post Office: Cotton Gin Clerks: J.C. David; Pastors: W. B. Childs; Messengers: W.J. Cook Baptized: 0; By Letter: 8;Restored: 1; Dismissed by Letter: 13; Excluded: 1; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 53; Day of Meeting: 1; For Minutes: $2.00; ----------------------------------------------------------------- COTTON GIN - County: Freestone; Post Office: Cotton Gin Clerks: J.J. Manning; Pastors: J.J. Harris; Messengers: John Manning Baptized: 1; By Letter: 1;Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 6; Excluded: 2; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 71; Day of Meeting: 1; For Minutes: $1.50; ----------------------------------------------------------------- COUNTY LINE - County: Navarro [listed because P.O.]; Post Office: Winkler Clerks: J.J. Dunbar; Pastors: W.F. Havard; Messengers: W.F. Hood, B.F. Geiger, J.J. Dunbar Baptized: 0; By Letter: 3; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 4; Excluded: 2; Deceased: 2 Total Members: 41; Day of Meeting: 1; For Minutes: $1.50; ----------------------------------------------------------------- FAIRFIELD - County: Freestone; Post Office: Fairfield Clerks: L.D. Lillard; Pastors: E.J. Brown; Messengers: E.J. Brown Baptized: 0; By Letter: 0; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 0; Excluded: 0; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 41; Day of Meeting: 3; For Minutes: $1.00; ----------------------------------------------------------------- HICKORY GROVE - County: Freestone; Post Office: Fairfield Clerks: A. Alford; Pastors: C.C. Lee; Messengers: W.B. Childs, J.L. Childs Baptized: 0; By Letter: 0; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 0; Excluded: 0; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 23; Day of Meeting: 4; For Minutes: $0.75; ----------------------------------------------------------------- HICKS SPRINGS - County: Freestone; Post Office: Fairfield Clerks: J.H. Buchanan; Pastors: J.W. Wood; Messengers: John Terry, J.H. Buchanan Baptized: 3; By Letter: 8; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 0; Excluded: 0; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 18; Day of Meeting: 3; For Minutes: $1.00; ----------------------------------------------------------------- NEW HOPE - County: Freestone; Post Office: Winkler Clerks: J.H. Hodwick; Pastors: W.F. Havard; Messengers: W.F. Havard, A.J. Williams Baptized: 4; By Letter: 11; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 0; Excluded: 0; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 124; Day of Meeting: 2 & 4; For Minutes: $2.50; ----------------------------------------------------------------- NEW HOPE NO. 2 - County: Freestone; Post Office: Luna Clerks: W.J. Green; Pastors: O.C. Blount; Messengers: G.W. Green Baptized: 1; By Letter: 1; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 1; Excluded: 2; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 20; Day of Meeting: 2; For Minutes: $0.40; ----------------------------------------------------------------- NEW PROVIDENCE - County: Freestone; Post Office: Personville Clerks: J.A. Bond; Pastors: W.B. Childs; Messengers: J.A. Bond, W.S. Jolly Baptized: 0; By Letter: 6; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 2; Excluded: 1; Deceased: 1 Total Members: 51; Day of Meeting: 4; For Minutes: $1.00; ----------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASANT GROVE - County: Freestone; Post Office: Fairfield Clerks: J.B. Waldridge; Pastors: E.J. Brown; Messengers: R.S. York, J.B. Waldridge Baptized: 0; By Letter: 0; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 3; Excluded: 2; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 23; Day of Meeting: 4; For Minutes: $0.50; ----------------------------------------------------------------- POST OAK GROVE - County: Freestone; Post Office: Fairfield Clerks: W. W. Riley; Pastors: W. B. Childs; Messengers: Not represented Baptized: 0; By Letter: 0; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 0; Excluded: 0; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 41, Day of Meeting: [blank], For Minutes: [blank] ----------------------------------------------------------------- REHOBOTH - County: Freestone; Post Office: Young Clerks: W.C. Ingram; Pastors: J.H. Moore; Messengers: W.C. Ingram, W.C. Woodall Baptized: 0; By Letter: 7; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 0; Excluded: 0; Deceased: 1 Total Members: 24, Day of Meeting: [blank], For Minutes: $1.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ROCK SPRINGS - County: Freestone; Post Office: Young Clerks: J.M. Day; Pastors: W.B. Childs; Messengers: None Baptized: 0; By Letter: 0; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 0; Excluded: 0; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 20, Day of Meeting: 2, For Minutes: $0.50 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ROUND PRAIRIE - County: Freestone; Post Office: Young Clerks: D.W. Owens; Pastors: E.J. Brown; Messengers: J.B. Casey, W.H. Henderson, B.A. Spenser Baptized: 2; By Letter: 1; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 7; Excluded: 0; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 39, Day of Meeting: 2, For Minutes: $1.25 ----------------------------------------------------------------- TRINITY - County: Freestone; Post Office: Wortham Clerks: W.P. Deckie; Pastors: [blank]; Messengers: None represented Baptized: 0; By Letter: 0; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 0; Excluded: 0; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 36, Day of Meeting: [blank], For Minutes: [blank] ----------------------------------------------------------------- WARD'S PRAIRIE - County: Freestone; Post Office: Fairfield Clerks: J.F. Hubbard; Pastors: E.J. Brown; Messengers: J.D. Sellers, B.R. Speed Baptized: 0; By Letter: 0; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 20; Excluded: 0; Deceased: 1 Total Members: 58, Day of Meeting: 1, For Minutes: $1.25 ----------------------------------------------------------------- WILSON'S CHAPEL - County: Freestone; Post Office: Farrar Clerks: W.H. Brown; Pastors: J.M. Harrington; Messengers: J.M. Harrington Baptized: 4; By Letter: 3; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 0; Excluded: 0; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 22, Day of Meeting: 1, For Minutes: $1.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------- WORTHAM - County: Freestone; Post Office: Wortham Clerks: T.C. Kirven; Pastors: P.E. Kirvin; Messengers: P.E. Kirvin Baptized: 0; By Letter: 0; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 0; Excluded: 1; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 21, Day of Meeting: 4, For Minutes: $1.00