Freestone County, Texas Churches Researched by Paula Snider Web Editor: Eric Bonner Wood 1890 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.] ==================================================================== 1890 Prairie Grove Baptist Association STATISTICAL TABLE [Converted from table. I only recorded the churches of Freestone County.] ANTIOCH - Post Office: Fairfield Board Members: J.S. Ivey; Messengers: J.S. Ivey Clerks: J.W. Richardson; Pastors: J. L. Ward; Baptized: 2; By Letter: 7; Restored: 1; Dismissed by Letter: 4; Excluded: 0; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 53; Frontier Missions: $2.00; Day of Meeting: 3; For Minutes: $1.50; ----------------------------------------------------------------- BREWER - Post Office: Brewer Board Members: J.W. Green; Messengers: J.C. David, W.G. Herring Clerks: J.C. David; Pastors: W. B. Childs; Baptized: 2; By Letter: 4; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 6; Excluded: 0; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 63; Frontier Missions: $.20; Day of Meeting: 1; For Minutes: $.80; ----------------------------------------------------------------- BUTLER - Post Office: [blank] Board Members: [blank]; Messengers: [blank] Clerks: [blank]; Pastors: [blank]; [blank on numbers] Total Members: [blank]; Day of Meeting: [blank]; For Minutes: [blank]; ----------------------------------------------------------------- CANEY - Post Office: [blank] Board Members: [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; ----------------------------------------------------------------- COTTON GIN - Post Office: Cotton Gin Board Members: W.M. Butler; Messengers: P.H. Burkhalter, E.R.Hanks, W.M. Mullins Clerks: K.T. Manning; Pastors: G. L. Jennings; Baptized: 7; By Letter: 6; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 9; Excluded: 0; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 109; Frontier Missions: $5.45; Order of Board: $5.60; Day of Meeting: 1; For Minutes: $1.00; ----------------------------------------------------------------- DEWEY PRAIRIE - Post Office: Farrar Board Members: B. F. West; Messengers: J. T. Howell Clerks: C. Adams; Pastors: J.L. Ward; Baptized: 17; By Letter: 5; Restored: 1; Dismissed by Letter: 6; Excluded: 1; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 90; Frontier Missions: $2.50; Foreign Missions: $2.50; Day of Meeting: 4; For Minutes: $3.00; ----------------------------------------------------------------- FAIRFIELD - Post Office: Fairfield Board Members: L.D. Lillard; Messengers: W. F. Moore Clerks: L.D. Lillard; Pastors: G. L. Jennings; Baptized: 0; By Letter: 2; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 3; Excluded: 0; Deceased: 1 Total Members: 63; Frontier Missions: $5.00; Foreign Missions: $0. Day of Meeting: 3; For Minutes: $2.00; ----------------------------------------------------------------- HICK'S SPRINGS - Post Office: Fairfield Board Members: [blank]; Messengers: [blank] Clerks: J.C. Henderson; Pastors: A.B. Tedder; Baptized: 2; By Letter: 2; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 2; Excluded: 5; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 25; Frontier Missions: $0; Foreign Missions: $2.00; Day of Meeting: [blank]; For Minutes: $0.75; ----------------------------------------------------------------- LIBERTY - Post Office: Cotton Gin Board Members: M. L. Turner; Messengers: M. L. Turner, M. B. Etheridge Clerks: W. M. Etheridge; Pastors: W. D. Williamson; Baptized: 2; By Letter: 17; Restored: 0; Dismissed by Letter: 0; Excluded: 0; Deceased: 0 Total Members: 19; Frontier Missions: $2.00; Foreign Missions: $0. Buckner's O. H.: $1.00; Orders of the Board: $1.20 Day of Meeting: 3; For Minutes: $1.30; ----------------------------------------------------------------- NEW HOPE NO. 2 - [all blank] ----------------------------------------------------------------- NEW PROVIDENCE - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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] - 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