Freestone County, Texas Churches Researched by Paula Snider Web Editor: Eric Bonner Wood 1889 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.] ==================================================================== 1889 Prairie Grove Baptist Association STATISTICAL TABLE [Converted from table. I only recorded the churches of Freestone County.] ANTIOCH - County: Freestone; Post Office: Fairfield Clerks: John Terry; Pastors: J. L. Ward; Messengers: J.W. Richardson, J.F. Danner, Jno Terry Baptized: 2; By Letter: 6; Restored: 1; Dismissed by Letter: 6; Excluded: 2; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 51; Day of Meeting: 2; For Minutes: $1.00; ----------------------------------------------------------------- BREWER - County: Freestone; Post Office: Brewer Clerks: J.C. David; Pastors: W. B. Childs; Messengers: J.T. Chummie, R.J. Landers, J.C. David Baptized: 2; By Letter: 14; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 7; Excluded: 1; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 63; Day of Meeting: [blank]; For Minutes: $1.75; ----------------------------------------------------------------- BUTLER - County: Freestone; Post Office: Butler Clerks: C.C. Cornwell; Pastors: J.W. Wood; Messengers: J.S. Ivey, [W.D. Williamson] Baptized: 0; By Letter: 0; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 3; Excluded: 0; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 15; Day of Meeting: 4; For Minutes: $0.75; ----------------------------------------------------------------- COTTON GIN - County: Freestone; Post Office: Cotton Gin Clerks: J.J. Manning; Pastors: G. L. Jennings; Messengers: J. Manning, P.H. Burkhalter, W.M. Mullins Baptized: 20; By Letter: 14; Restored: 1; Dismissed by Letter: 4; Excluded: 1; Deceased: 2 Total Members: 106; Day of Meeting: 1; For Minutes: $2.00; ----------------------------------------------------------------- COUNTY LINE - County: Freestone; Post Office: Cade Clerks: W.E. Harris; Pastors: W.F. Havard; Messengers: Phil Smith Baptized: 0; By Letter: 0; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 4; Excluded: 1; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 43; Day of Meeting: 1; For Minutes: $1.50; ----------------------------------------------------------------- DEWEY PRAIRIE - County: Freestone; Post Office: Farrar Clerks: C. Adams; Pastors: J.L. Ward; Messengers: T.W. Johnson, J.P. Powell Baptized: 13; By Letter: 0; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 6; Excluded: 2; Deceased: 0 Total Members: [blank]; Day of Meeting: [blank]; For Minutes: $1.50; ----------------------------------------------------------------- FAIRFIELD - County: Freestone; Post Office: Fairfield Clerks: L.D. Lillard; Pastors: C.F. Maxfield; Messengers: L.D. Lillard Baptized: 5; By Letter: 11; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 2; Excluded: 0; Deceased: 1 Total Members: 60; Day of Meeting: 3; For Minutes: $1.50; ----------------------------------------------------------------- HICK'S SPRINGS - County: Freestone; Post Office: Fairfield Clerks: J.C. Henderson; Pastors: J.W. Wood; Messengers: J.C. Sheffield, W.M. Blakeney Baptized: 0; By Letter: 0; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 5; Excluded: 4; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 25; Day of Meeting: 3; For Minutes: $0.50; ----------------------------------------------------------------- + NEW HOPE NO. 1 [Dismissed by Letter] - County: Freestone; Post Office: Winkler Clerks: F.T. Jeffries; Pastors: W.F. Havard; Messengers: J.A. Jeffries, W.C. Ingram Baptized: 8; By Letter: 13; Restored: 1; Dismissed by Letter: 8; Excluded: 1; Deceased: 1 Total Members: 123; Day of Meeting: 3; For Minutes: 1.00; ----------------------------------------------------------------- NEW HOPE NO. 2 - Messengers: Represented by Letter ----------------------------------------------------------------- NEW PROVIDENCE - County: Freestone; Post Office: Personville Clerks: J.A. Bond; Pastors: J.L. Ward; Messengers: J.A. Bond, W.S. Jolly Baptized: 7; By Letter: 3; Restored: 1; Dismissed by Letter: 4; Excluded: 1; Deceased: 1 Total Members: 52; Day of Meeting: 4; For Minutes: $1.35; ----------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASANT GROVE - County: Freestone; Post Office: Fairfield Clerks: I.B. Wooldridge; Pastors: E.J. Brown; Messengers: J.B. Wooldridge Baptized: 0; By Letter: 1; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 2; Excluded: 1; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 25; Day of Meeting: 4; For Minutes: $1.00; ----------------------------------------------------------------- PLUM CREEK - County: Freestone; Post Office: Butler Clerks: R.H. Moore; Pastors: J.W. Wood; Messengers: I.H. Venable, R.H. Moore Baptized: 3; By Letter: 0; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 1; Excluded: 0; Deceased: 1 Total Members: 53; Day of Meeting: 1; For Minutes: 1.50; ----------------------------------------------------------------- POST OAK GROVE - County: Freestone; Post Office: Fairfield Clerks: W. W. Riley; Pastors: W. B. Childs; Messengers: W. B. Childs, J.A. Chavers, J.E. Lindsey Baptized: 1; By Letter: 3; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 3; Excluded: 3; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 49, Day of Meeting: 0, For Minutes: $1.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ROUND PRAIRIE - County: Freestone; Post Office: Young Clerks: B.A. Spencer; Pastors: E.J. Brown; Messengers: J.B. Casey Baptized: 2; By Letter: 0; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 9; Excluded: 0; Deceased: 1 Total Members: 22; Day of Meeting: 2; For Minutes: 1.00; ----------------------------------------------------------------- WARD'S PRAIRIE - County: Freestone; Post Office: Fairfield Clerks: J.S. Seal; Pastors: E.J. Brown; Messengers: I.W. Horton, J.L. Childs, E.F. Griffin Baptized: 7; By Letter: 2; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 3; Excluded: 0; Deceased: 1 Total Members: 80, Day of Meeting: [blank], For Minutes: $1.25 ----------------------------------------------------------------- * WOODLAND [NOT REPRESENTED] - For Minutes: 0.60 ----------------------------------------------------------------- WORTHAM [Petitionary] - County: Freestone; Post Office: Wortham Clerks: T.E. East; Pastors: J.J. Harris; Messengers: R. Ratcliff Baptized: 0; By Letter: 0; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 15; Excluded: 2; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 53, Day of Meeting: 1, For Minutes: $1.50