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Perry County, Tennessee
Churches/Ministers
The idea for
this page came about as I was thinking of Perry County's churches or houses of
worship, both ones that no longer exist and ones that currently exist.
I would like this page to be a starting point to document this history.
There will
probably be several things I'd like included on this page:
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I will have an
alphabetical list below of churches. I will start with churches
currently listed in the yellow pages, then we will add ones that no longer
exist as people e-mail me their names.
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As we start to
collect information about each church, I'll add a separate page for each
church;
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Biographies or
histories or the churches would be helpful;
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I'd like to
collect pictures of the various churches;
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Any other
information that we can collect about the churches, will be added, such as
transcribed newspaper articles, lists of members, stories or recollections
about the church, etc.
I know that this
will probably take a lot of time to put together. Please e-mail me if you
have any of this information, for any church (past or present) in Perry County.
Thank you. Contact
Jan Monnin, your Perry County
TnGenWeb coordinator.
NOTE: TSLA
refers to the Tennessee State Library and Archives. Their website is:
http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/
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Name of Church |
Location |
Dates of Operation |
Selected Genealogical Information |
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Antioch Methodist Episcopal
Church
(later merged with 2 other
churches to become the Riverside Methodist Church)
http://tennessee.gov/tsla/history/
manuscripts/mguide07.htm#mf677 |
border of Wayne & Perry
Counties |
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Microfilm of records available at TSLA from 1881 - 1977. TSLA item
no. Mf.677 |
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Beardstown Church of Christ |
Beardstown |
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Brush Creek Church of Christ |
Linden |
1885-1958? |
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Cedar Creek Church of Christ |
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Cedar Creek Primitive Baptist Church |
Cedar Creek, Linden |
1831 - ? |
See Cedar Creek
page |
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Cedar Grove United Methodist Church (African
Methodist Church) - now known as Roberts Chapel |
Linden |
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See Cedar Grove page |
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Cedar Valley United Methodist Church |
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Christ Church |
Lobelville |
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Church of Christ |
Lobelville |
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Coon Creek Primitive Baptist Church |
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See Coon Creek Church page |
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Crooked Creek Church of Christ |
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Dixon Church (African Methodist Church) |
located near
the Dixon Cemetary (Lower Lick Creek |
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See Dixon Church page |
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First Baptist Church |
Linden |
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First Baptist Church |
Lobelville |
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First Baptist Church of Lobelville |
Lobelville |
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First Christian Church |
Linden |
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First United Methodist Church |
Linden |
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First United Pentecostal Church |
Linden |
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Goshen Primitive Baptist Church |
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Heavens Hand Ministry |
Lobelville |
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Howard's United Methodist Church |
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Lick Creek Baptist Church |
Linden |
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Lighthouse Tabernacle |
Linden |
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Linden Apostolic Church |
Linden |
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Linden Church of God |
Linden |
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Linden Church of Christ |
Linden |
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Lobelville Methodist Church |
Lobelville |
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Marsh Creek Buckford Methodist
Church
http://www.tnyesterday.com/
yesterday_perry/ukchur.html |
Marsh Creek |
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pictures, short history |
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Mt. Auburn United Methodist Church |
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New Life Christian Church |
Linden |
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Pleasantview Mennonite Church |
Lobelville |
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Robert's Chapel AME (African Methodist Church) |
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see Cedar Grove page |
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Seventh Day Adventists Church |
Lobelville |
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Simmons Primitive Baptist Church |
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Spirit Filled Christ Church |
Lobelville |
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Toms Creek Baptist Church |
Linden |
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Warren's United Methodist
Church |
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Whitwell Chapel United
Methodist Church |
Linden |
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see
Whitwell Chapel page |
Ministers:
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Note from county coordinator: |
While I was going through the marriage records in
the 1860s and 1870s, there were several ministers of the gospels who
performed the marriages. Below is the list. If you know which
church they were affiliated with, I would appreciate knowing that, as well
as the source of your information (bible record, obit, family story, etc). |
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Notes on abbreviations: |
Thank you Barbara Gillham McCarthy for this helpful info. |
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M.G. |
Minister of the Gospel |
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V.D.M |
means verbi divini minister (minister of the divine word), used most often
by one who has had a "calling" to the ministry but no formal advanced
education. |
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D.D. |
means Doctor of Divinity...usually has an advanced degree |
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Minister
(click on
name to take you to a link with more info on that person) |
Time frame that marriages were performed in Perry County |
Church affiliation |
Photo |
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S. __ Anderson, M.G. |
1876; |
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W.M.P. Bippy or Rippey, Minister |
1871 - 1872; |
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J. Blackwell, M.G |
1870 - 1871 |
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J.C. Blanton, M.G |
1874 |
Cumberland
Presbyterian |
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J.G. Bottom, M.G |
1872; |
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C.S. Brandon, M.G. |
1872 - 1874; |
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M.D. Braton, M.G. |
1878 |
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M.D. Brown, M.G |
1877 - 1878 |
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Harry Burns, M.G |
1873 |
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Prestan Campbell, ,M.G |
1875; |
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Thos L Carter, M.G. |
1868 - 1879 |
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G.W. Caster, M.G. |
1872 |
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G.W. Coleman, M.G |
1877; |
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J.F. Corhim, M.G |
1878 |
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P.E. Cotton, M.G. |
1875 |
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P.L. Cotton, M.G |
1865 - 1878; |
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James S Davis, M.G. |
1870; |
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John S Davis, M.G. |
1868 - 1870; |
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W.M. Doyle, M.G |
1874 |
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T.S. Duncan, M.G. |
1872 - 1873; |
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John A. Edwards, M.G.
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1865 - 1875 |
Baptist |
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A.J. Edwards, M.G. (same as JA Edwards?) |
1869 - at least 1879) |
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D.L. Edwards, M.G.
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1869 - 1876 |
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R.L. Fagan, M.G. |
1868; |
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Isaac A Gilham, V.D.M. |
1868 - 1878 |
Cumberland
Presbyterian |
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J.A. Gilham, M.G. |
1870 - 1872; |
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A.P. Gilham, M.G. |
1874 |
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P.A. Gilburn, V.D.M. |
1875 |
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P.A. Gilham, V.D.M.
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1879 |
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W.G. Godwin, M.G. |
1879 |
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David R Harris, M.G. |
1869 |
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C.C. Henderson, M.G. |
1877 |
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P. Horner, M.G. |
1870; |
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W.A. Johnson, M.G. |
1868 - 1872 |
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J.C. Lackey, M.G.
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1878 |
Cumberland Presbyterian |
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Elkanah .A. Land, M.G. |
1868-1879 |
Church of Christ |
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E.T. Ledbetter, M.G.
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1877 - 1879; |
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H.S. Ledbetter, M.G. |
1871; |
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Isaac Ledbetter, M.G. |
1870 - 1873 |
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John A. Long, D.D.
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1868 - 1873; |
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D.H. Mergman, M.G. |
1866; |
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Wm. Rainbolt, M.G |
1866 |
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J.R. Randle, M.G. |
1869 |
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D.R. Rivers, M.G.
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1874 |
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John W. Rooker, M.G. |
1879 |
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G.C. Stockard, M.G. |
1872 |
Cumberland Presbyterian |
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S.R. Sunsway, M.G.
(note marriages performed were noted as
"colored"); |
1878 |
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N.P. Tatum, M.G.
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1871 |
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J.W. Taylor, M.G. |
1876 |
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J.H. Thomas, M.G.
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1870 - 1872; |
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J.W. Thompson, M.G. |
1879 |
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George M.B. Turner, M.G. |
1868 - 1875; |
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C.C. VanDivers, M.G. |
1868 - 1875; |
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Jno H. Vandives, M.G. |
1870 |
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Jno H Vandewin, M.G. |
1869 - 1870; |
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W.C. Walker, M.G. |
1865 |
Cumberland Presbyterian |
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W.P. Warren, M.G. |
1876 |
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Isaac R Whitwell, M.G. |
1874 |
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P. Whitwell M.G.
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1866 - 1874; |
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