MEMBERSHIP OF PILGRIM's REST CHURCH - Henderson County, TX Submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by the East Texas Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 6967, Tyler, TX 75711 19 January 2004 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************************************** EAST TEXAS FAMILY RECORDS, VOL. 8, NO. 1, SPRING 1984 MEMBERSHIP OF PILGRIM's REST CHURCH from Bonner Frizzell's material submitted by Estelle Corder, LaRue, Texas Pilgrim's Rest Church was established in 1850 in Randolph County, Alabama; moved to Henderson County. The church is located about 7 miles east of Athens off Hwy. 175 in the Baxter Community. This is believed to be the first church in Henderson County. There is a historical marker at the site of the first church building. Samuel T. OWEN Died December 1856 John F. STEPHENS Dismissed by letter 1854 Ishmael D. OWEN Dismissed by letter Sally W. OWEN Died ? Elenor OWEN Died ? Hannah DANIEL Dismissed by letter Hannah A. OWEN Died 1855 (first wife of Ish. OWEN) Precilla M. STEPHENS Died 1855 Sarah E. BROWN Dismissed by letter Betsy, I. BROWN Thomas BRITTON Dismissed by letter David A. OWEN Received by letter Rachel C. MONK Received by letter Sally PILKINGTON Rec. by voucher, Dism. by letter May 5, 1860 Stephen BRADLEY Recd. by letter - dead Henrietta COWAN Received by confession - dismissed by death Eli L. SMITH Received by letter Littleton HELLUM Excluded Mary HELLUM Dismissed by letter Wm. DANIEL Martha DANIEL Died 1955 Kindred K. KNIGHT Dead Espy J. KNIGHT Dead James HANNA Dismissed Thomas HELLUM Excluded Francis HELLUM Excluded Mary MARTIN Dismissed by letter Dicy BOLES Dismissed by letter - died 1859 Wm. HELLUM Recd. by experience - dismissed Mary MILLER Recd. by letter excluded Soral REED Recd. by letter excluded John G. RATCLIFF Recd. by letter John T. STEPHENS Recd. by letter 1857 excluded Unity HELLUM Recd. by experience - died 1860 Rebecca BRADLEY Recd. by experience - died 1857 Samuel H. HOUSTON - dead Lucy WHITEHEAD Recd. by letter - dismissed Elizabeth READER Dismissed by letter John w. OWEN Recd. by experience John MOORE Recd. by letter 1860 - died Sarah F. OWEN Recd. by experience & baptism Feb 2, 1861 Polly E. TATE Recd. by experience & baptism Mar 2, 1861 John A. MILLER Recd. by experience - died May 5, 1861 Wm. R. OWEN Dismissed by death 1861 Elizabeth COGBURN by Letter May 2, 1861 Betsy HELLUM Recd. by experience - dismissed by death Racinda Caroline RATCLIFF Recd. by experience Terrance BRYANT Recd. by recommendation William BUTLER Dismissed by recommendation Margaret BUTLER Dismissed by recommendation Thomas WALDRIP Recd. by letter Aug. - Dismissed Smith McGLOTHOLM Recd. by letter - Dismissed Jarricia McGLOTHOLM Recd. by letter - Dismissed Lucina OWEN Recd. by experience Wm. M. BROWN Recd. by experience - Dead Sister WOODARD Recd. by letter - Dead W. K. SMITH Recd. by letter - Dismissed Sister DANIEL Recd. by letter Manery RATCLIFF Recd. by experience Elizabeth HOGG Recd. by experience Mary LESTER Recd. by experience - dead A. WARREN Recd. by experience - dead Elizabeth WARREN Recd. by experience - Ruth ANDERSON Recd. by letter - died Nov 1870 Bashaba HOOKS Recd. by experience - Dismissed J. M. COOK Recd. by experience - Dismissed by letter Angeline MOORE Recd. by letter - Dismissed by letter James T. STRAIT Recd. by letter - Dismissed by letter Martha STRAIT Recd. by letter - Dismissed by letter John C. BARTON Recd. by experience - Dismissed by letter Sarah INGRUM Recd. by experience Robert INGRUM Recd. by experience Af PAGE