Historical Stained Glass – George & Dragon
Cane Creek Primitive Baptist Church
By Patricia Helen Simcik Shepherd
Daughter of Helen Louise McGehee
My grandfather Pascal Goodwin TUCKER was the church moderator of the original Cane Creek Church before 1840 which sits now in Obion Co on the Ruby HARRISON Rd. This is where the cemetery is also. In 1832 to 1842 the members were meeting on the farm of the man who Pascal TUCKER bought his 84 acre farm. The group then met in Pascal TUCKER�S home from 1842 to 1849 when he deeded them 3 acres of his farm for the church and cemetery. I have the original deed and names of church officials at the time. In the 1850’s the church split in two . One stayed Primitive Baptist in Cane Creek and the others went to Missionary Baptist and moved to Mt Pelia. They took the early record books with them. But some folks continued to bury their dead in Cane Creek Cemetery.
All my early TUCKERS and others are buried there. After the civil war in 1866 my TUCKER family moved back to Palmersville (where they had originated in 1819), and attended the Blooming Grove Primitive Baptist Church. Note: TheTUCKER and MIZELL families were at Macedonia primitive Baptist at the Mud Creek branch in 1829, then formed a branch called Blooming Grove closer to where they lived in 1832.
Mr Elmer PRINCE in 1979 sat with me and my family and we went over the books and took out the early names of church members and family. I have this list. I would so very much like to see some credit given to my TUCKERS who were founders of this early Primitive Baptist Church at Cane Creek and later Mt Pelia.
The people in Cane Creek area met in houses in 1832 to 1842 when Pascal Goodwin TUCKER deeded them 3 acres of land. He sold his farm in dist 7 of Obion Co estimated 81 acres (minus the 3 for church connected to cemetery) to a Dougald A CRITTENDEN in Feb 7 1866. It bordered Alfred COWDEN. Also on the other side of church was HARRISONS who later in 1852 donated more land . This sits on Ruby HARRISON Rd. Ruby was alive when I was a kid and remember the farm when going to cemetery. Daniel and Pruey TUCKER both buried there. And Pascal Goodwin TUCKER�S first wife Nancy Jane in 1862. Plus some GAYS and other TUCKERS.
This was Primitive Baptist all along. The new church built on Pascal Goodwin TUCKER�S land had first service on first Sunday in Jan.1842. The Mt Pelia bunch who went to Missionary Baptist left Cane Creek in 1850’s but no exact date I can see. Cane Creek belongs to Bethel Baptist Association.They have a big Bible there from 1867 belonged to HOGAN family. I have more on the early ministers and one of them founded Bethel Baptist Assoc. Pascal Goodwin TUCKER�S (he was church moderator) first wife was Nancy Jane ROSS dau of William ROSS and his brother was Rueben ROSS the famous preacher. Next to Pascal Goodwin TUCKER on his other side down the road was the CAIN family.
Jan 1842 church membership.
this was from oldest book but later put into bigger book on Aug 19,1869 by M. Y. BOWDEN by order of the Cane Creek Church. Now I seen this original book and it had names then like if they died or was dismissed other writings added next to names to put in death dates etc.. 2 or 3 diff handwritings in pencil and in ink. But here goes .
M. FIELDS-
John FIELDS-
James PHILLIPS died Dec 1876 (Nov.) (note this one of my family)
-Sarah HUTCHERSON-
Nancy LAWLER-
Ashley OLIVE-
Margaret OLIVE-
M. T. BOWDEN died 17 April 1886?
-Amanda E. died Oct 22 1873-
Elliot FRANCIS d.1875-
John HARRISON (note his dau was Pascal’s 2nd wife 1863)He d.1872-Obiedient HARRISON (wife) d.1880-
Elisabeth JACKSON-
Talitha HADBROUGH d.1877-
John H. OLIVE –
Rebecca A. STEPHESEN dismissed by letter.
-Marthy CLARY
L. B. JACKSON d.1869-
Neoma CRITTENDEN died 1871-
Lucinda PHILLIPS-
R. C. RAY-
Mary NORMAN d. 1872-
W. M. HOLLAND d. 1871-
John S. BOMAR
-Juruthy E.BOMAR-
Alonzo H.COLIER-
Luticia COLIER- Margaret BOMAR d.1876-
Puled FIELDS of col. ? –
Elizabeth C. GISSWELL d.1871-
A .M. HOLLAND-
W. H. HILLIARD (note my family)
-Rueben EMERSON dism by letter-
Lucy EMERSON dism by Ltr.
HEWET dis by ltr-
James JACKSON-
G.W. EZELL dis by ltr-
Emily OLIVE dis by ltr.
(Initial handwriting changes here to several others who finish list.)
-Rebecca E. SIMMONS dis by ltr-
W. M. HOGAN-
Elizabeth HOGAN-
Thadeous STEPHENSON excluded-
Wm. BOMAR died (can’t read month 1876-
W .H. OLIVE dis by ltr-
Catherine HOLLAND-
Martha HATLER-
Thomas JACKSON and ? wife JACKSON
Thadeous STEPHENSON attoned-
Homer WRIGHT (note my family)-
Mary HATLER-
Catherine Hatler married a CROCKETT (note my family).-
H. Clay HOGAN-
L. POINER (note this is in my records spelled POYNER)-
Victoria OLIVE-
M. Y. RAY- (note we spelled it WRAY or RHEA).-
C. RAY carried over-
Samuel S. PARTON-
Geo.W. EZELL joined Feb meeting 1880-
John BARTON joined May 22 1880-
Mary Ann BARTON joined May 22 1880.-
L. T. OLIVE-
Virginia C. HILLIARD (note this is cousin Jennie and mom lived and share
cropped on her place in 1931 with moms first husband James Rambo..)-
There are 2 names I cannot read starts with H. ends in Y.
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CANE CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH – October 1, 1850 – 1886
Transcribed and Submitted by Patricia Helen Simcik Shepherd
Daughter of Helen Louise McGehee
I will use dis for dismised and DBL for dismissed by letter. Ex for
excluded. Pat
Wm. MITCHELL dead-
J. W. BOWDEN dead-
John NORMAN dis
W. R. MITCHEL dis-
Mahala MITCHEL dead-
Mary NORMAN-
Andrew COAL ex-
Elizabeth COAL-ex
W. M. CHEEK-dead-
Richard NORMAN ex-
Lewis HUTCHSON dead and dis-
Sarah HUTCHESON (related to me)-
Sarah STANDFILl dis-
Mary CHEEK DBL-
Wm. WAGSTER dis-
Elizabeth WAGSTER dis-
John FIELDS-
Millicent FIELDS-
Green SMITH dis-
Nancy SMITH dis-
Marin LAWLER dead–
Elizabeth PHILLIPS dis-
Writing changes here.
Nancy LAWLER-
James PHILLIPS (mine)-
Sarah HUTCHESON (sp)( mine and I think this should be Hutcherson)
Elizabeth PHILLIPS died 1862
Susan HUGANS dis-
Robert CATE dis-
Mara S.CATE dis-
Luna E.CATE dead-
Matilda HARRISON dead-
Marthy CLARY-
Lewis JACKSON-
Anna JACKSON-
William I. TUCKER ex–( note this oldhandwriting says William I. and
lots of folks wrote down Wm J. which is the other Tucker family. William
Irvine TUCKER is son of Daniel TUCKER brother to Pascal TUCKER. I have
both Wm I and Wm J. civil war records and pensions. Wm.Irvine TUCKER
married Sarah Catherine STOKER in Palmersville. Pascal TUCKER
married them in his home.)
Neomy CRITTONDEN-
Martha BROOKS-
Lucinda PHILIPs-
Ashley OLIVE dead-
Margaret OLIVE –
M. Y .BOWDEN-
Amanda BOWDEN-
Francis ELLIOTT
John FIELDS-
Milicent FIELDS-
Sarah HUTCHERSON-
Nancy LAWLER-
Ashley OLIVE-
Margaret OLIVE–
Elizabeth JACKSON-
John H.OLIVE-
Martha CLARY died july 1881-
Lucinda PHILLIPS dis by ltr Oct 1880-
R. C. RAY dis by ltr 1881-
Elizabeth M. RAY dis by ltr 1881-
Mary J. RAY dis 1881-
Mary NORMAN died 1881-
John S. BOMAR-
Jerusha E. BOMAR-
Alonzo COLLIER-
Luticia COLLIER- Julia FIELDS colored (was a Collier)-
A. M. HOLLAND-
Willam H. HILLIARD-
Virginia C. HILLIARD-
James W. JACKSON-
Thadeus STEVENSON-
W. R. HOGAN-
Elizabeth B. HOGAN died Sept 2 1882-
H.Clay HOGAN-
Catherine HOLAND dis by ltr Jan 1884-
Martha A. HATTEY-Mary HATTEY. ( this could be Halley)
Catherine CROCKETT-
Thomas D. JACKSON-
Susan JACKSON-
Lou POINER-
L.T.OLIVE dis by ltr Oct 1880-
Victoria OLIVE dis by ltr Oct 1880-
Samuel S. PARTEN ex 1884-
George W. EZELL-
John W. BARTON-
Mary A. BARTON-
W. B. STOVAL-
Martha A. STOVALL-
L.T. COLLIER-
S..COLLIER-
M.A.COLLIER-
N. H. HOGAN-
D. A. BULLINGTON-
Elen BULLINGTON( note I have many letters from Mrs Bullington who was a
Miles and married to son of the above Bullingtons.)
D. J. HANSBROUGH-
William M. STEVENSON-
M . A. CALLICOTT-
Rutha WALKER-
Henrietta STEVENSON-
S. A. POINER died July 1884-
Josie POINER wife of Lou POINER-
W.G. HINES-
Lucinda PHILLIPS joined by letter Feb 1883-.
E. HOGAN by exp and Baptism 1884-
J. C. PHILLIPS by letter 1886-
M. A. PHILLIPS 1886-
H. C. CRAWFORD-
Hattie
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