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Meridian Church History
Southern Weakley County

**Meridian Cumberland Presbyterian Church**
**Written by Gene and Wylodean Rogers for Homecoming 1986 Church History Book**
**Most of this Chruch History was taken from their book on Richard DREWRY, pub. 1976**
The Meridian Church was organized in 1826. Records prior to 1870 were believed to be burned. Records from 1870 forward are still kept by the Clerk of the Sessions. These were researched and most important information was included in the Meridian Church History book published in 1986. Peter Pirtle is listed as becoming a member in 1877. A LIST OF SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF LONG AGO WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE OLDER PEOPLE THAT THE EARLIEST CHURCH RECORDS WERE DESTROYED BY FIRE. THIS MEMBERSHIP LIST WAS TAKEN FROM A RECORD BOOK DATED 1871. AS THERE IS SOME ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY OR THIRTY NAMES THAT DO NOT HAVE AN ADMISSION DATE WE BELIEVE THIS TO BE SOME OF THE SECOND AND THIRD GENERATION MEMBERS OF MERIDIAN THAT WERE LIVING AT THE TIME AND THEIR ADMISSION DATES WERE BURNED. SARAH JOHNSON REBECCA A. GALEY CATHERINE DECK ELIZABETH DREWRY MARY BODKINS MlNERIVA MOSELEY MARTHA OVERTON MATILDA DUNLAP SARAH J .DUNLAP D. C. GALEY JAMES C. GALEY CLEMINTINE PERRY J AMES M .DUNLAP V. J. OVERTON MARGARET C. OVERTON MINERVA A. HILL FRANCIS ROBINSON CYRENA RAY EMILY LEWIS MARY M. DREWRY JAMES B. HARRAL JOHN W. SPEAS ISSABELLA CRABTREE A. J. DUDLEY J. M. GALEY MARY A. MOORE MARY RAY W. E. SPEAS MARTHA RICHEE MARY POUNDS ELIZA A. DUNLAP ANN C. GALEY NANCY DUNLAP SUSAN J. SPEAS CYRUS A. PERRY M. ALONZA MITCHELL NEPSY STUBLEFIELD M. A. HOLT SAMUEL P. SMITHSON MARY S. STOUT MARY J. SMITHSON JANE PERRY SARAH B. JONES ELIZABETH PERRY LUCINDA HUSKETTS MARTHA A. HOWARD LEVI STOUT MARY PERRY Z. M. GROOMS BUD F REEMAN W. C. JONES MARTHA J .GALEY MARY S. FOSTER NANCY WILSON M. O. WILSON CARNELIA WHITE SUSAN J. KNIGHT MARTHA A. GALEY A. S. PERRY MARY DUDLEY H. L. WILSON FRANCIS GOODMAN A. J. JONES B. F. STOUT J. A. WILSON S. A. OVERTON J. B. OVERTON J. H. OVERTON W. E. GALEY JAMES L. MOSLEY F. M. PERRY V. F. PERRY M. E. DUNLAP M. A. E. HARROL P. E. JOHNSON J. D. DECK R. M. PERRY SARAH J .PERRY LUCINDA DENNY T. C. FEATHERSTONE SUSAN ANN THOMAS N. J. GALEY E. D. HORN S. A. GROOMS VANDALIA JONES JULI ANN GALEY ANN McCARTER SUSAN B. DUDLEY SUSAN DUNLAP R. W. DUNLAP R. S. TAYLOR JOSEPH W. RICHEE WILLIAM GALEY ELIZABETH D. HARROL D. C. OVERTON MARY JOHNSON ANN STOUT FRANCES E. GALEY W. A. DUNLAP ROLAND H .GALEY ELIZABETH DUNLAP MARY E. TAYLOR VIRGINIA DECK MARTHA A. GALEY M. E. STOUT MARTHA A. CHILDRESS W. J. PIPKINS L. C. HILL LEWIS PELT MARTHA GROOMS ELLEN WALKER ELIZABETH DUDLEY PATSEY D. MARSHELL 1872 ELIZABETH PELT 1872 NANCY MALISSA LUNDY 1872 JULIA GUFFEY 1871 ELIZABETH GUFFEY 1871 LEANDER GALEY 1871 MARTHA PIPKINS 1870 PHEBY M. TAYLOR 1870 MATALU MOSELY 1870 FRANKLIN JOHNSON 1870 EZEKIEL POPE 1870 MARY F. DUNLAP 1870 LYDIA DUNLAP 1 870 R. C. DREvlRY 1868 W .E .GALEY 1868 SILAS W. DillJLAP 1868 BEN ROBINSON 1865 JOHN STOUT 1865 JOHN WILLIAM STOUT W. T. DAVIDSON JOHN GUFFEY JOHN H. GUFFEY MARY GUFFEY P. J. CAPPS ZURILLA JOHNSON CATHERINE JOHNSON ELLEN STOUT MARGARET DA VIDSON J. W. FEATHER.STONE 1874 SARAH ELLEN RAY 1873 ADA J .DUDLEY 1873 A. J. PERRY 1874 J. M. ABNEY 1874 W. R. BODKINS 1874 A. J. WHICKER 1874 BEN FEATHERSTONE 1874 R. C. GALEY 1874 CLINTON McCRACKIN 1874 ELIJAH JOHNSON JR. 1874 SARAH PERRY 1874 JUNE GROOMS 1874 N. J. DOWLAN 1875 A. DOWLAN 1875 ALLIS DECK 1875 DANIEL SCATES 1875 WILLIAM SMITHSON 1875 NANCY CHILDRESS 1875 MARY W. CHILDRESS 1875 A. B. JOHNSON 1875 LU MOSELEY 1875 F ANNEY PEL T 1875 CARMELIA DREWRY 1875 CATHERINE DUNLAP 1875 W. J. D. SMITH 1875 CATHERINE SLAYDEN 1876 M. V. PERRY 1876 EMMA HARRAL 1876 CATHERINE R. GROOMS 1876 G. M. GALEY 1876 F. P. GALEY 1876 C .T. MOORE 1876 P.S. WOOD 1876 D. H. MOORE 1876 M. E. MOORE 1876 M. L. MOORE 1876 E .J .McADAMS 1877 M. J. RICHEE 1877 PETER PIRTLE 1877 A. H. OVERTON 1877 F. M. VERVILLION 1877 JOHN WILLIAMSON 1877 NANCY WILLIAMSON 1877 P. A. GROOMS 1877 M. DORA MITCHELL 1877 SOPRHONA MITCHELL 1877 S. HANNAH RICHEE 1877 EMMA HOLT 1877 SAMANTHA REYNOLDS 1877 Z .W. GROOMS 1878 JANES OWEN 1878 D. G. OWEN 1879 ELIZABETH JONES 1879 MARY ANN MALONE 1879 GEORGE ELINOR 1879 JOHN STOUT JR. 1879 CALLIE PERRY 1879 MARTHA E .BURK 1879 BETTIE STOUT 1879 SALLIE P .DUNLAP It WILLIAM PERRY 1879 W. LAF YETTE OWEN 1879 LEANDER KNI GHT 1879 J. P. GROOMS 1880 MARY DREWRY 1880 N. E. EZZELL 1880 B. A. CASHEN 1880 M. E. OVERTON 1880 SUSAN C. OVERTON 1880 W. W. GROOMS 1880 EDGAR WILSON 1880 FRANK MITCHELL 1881 FRANK WALKER 1881 MARY ANN JONES 1881 ALGERON HAMMONDS 1881 FANNIE HAMMONDS 1881 F ANN IE GALEY 1881 THOMAS OVERTON 1881 W. A. ABNER 1881 W. T. JONES 1881 EMMA FEATHERSTONE 1882 MOLLIE MOSELEY 1882 ANNA N MALONE 1882 T. W. JONES 1882 MARY GALEY 1882 IDA GROOMS 1882 JAMES HARVEY DREWRY 1882 PARALEE DUNLAP 1882 OSCAR ELAM 1882 JOHN PELT 1882 JANEY DUNLAP 1883 JODA MITCHELL 1883 R. C. MOSELEY 1883 JOHN VERMILLION 1883 WALTER KNIGHT 1883 LOU OVERTON 1883 FANNY HUZZY 1883 JOSEPHINE MITCHELL 1883 JOHN MITCHEIJ. JR. 1883 CAROLINE MITCHELL 1883 JAMES MITCHELL 1883 JOHN M. DUNLAP 1883 JOHN A. WICKER 1883 MERADITH WILSON 1883 ARBNEY WILSON 1883 KATIE OVERTON 1884 ADAH OVERTON 1884 CHARLEY OVERTON 1884 J. W. DUNLAP 1885 HENRY L. DUNLAP 1885 SAMUEL MAYNARD 1885 MARY J .MAYNARD 1885 A. J. DUNLAP 1885 ROLAND H. GALEY JR. 1885 MINNIE B. GALEY 1885 BETTIE DUNLAP 1885 LUTHER RICHEE 1885 W. M. HONEYCUTT 1883 LEO. A. HONEYCUT 1883 J. D. HONEYCUTT 1883 MINNIE HONETCUTT 1883 FANNIE GROOMS 1885 JAMES DECK 1885 T. A. OVERTON 1885 ALICE PERRY 1885 CATHERINE B. RICHEE 1885 JANE OVERTON 1886 VIONA PHILLIPS 1886 M. L. JONES LORA TAYLOR CORNILIA JENKINS SUSAN SHELBY MARIE M. GALEY 1886 ADA A. DUNLAP 1887 LOUELLA DUNLAP 1887 A. S. PERRY 1887 R. W. DUNLAP 1887 LUIZA DUNLAP WILLIE MITCHELL MINNIE DUNLAP 1888 MARGET BODKINS 1888 THOMAS DUNLAP 1889 BERDY FREEMAN 1889 W. C. TAYLOR 1889 JESSE DUDLEY 1889 WILLIAM SMITHSON 1875 W. S. HASTINGS E. L. DUNLAP 1890 F ANNIE FREFMAM 1890 BETTIE PRICE 1890 LOCKIE PEARL GALEY 1890 MARY STOUT 1890 KATIE MITCHELL 1890 LUCINDA CURLEE 1890 IDA GROOMS 1890 THOMAS WILBURN DAVID FRENCH EDWARD M GR004S OSCAR GROOMS SAUL STOUT SALLIE MITCHELL JAMES H. STOUT WALTER CURLEE ALTIE ROGRS 1890 LAURA ARRINGTON 1890 NANNIE DUNLAP 1891 HATTIE MOSELEI 1892 EULA MOLONE 1892 W. H. GALEI 1893 NONA STOUT LAURA MITCHELL QUEEN GROOMS 1893 MATTIE L. MOSELEY 1893 ADA RICHEE 1893 MARY GROOMS T. J. SMITHSON 1894 GUS H .DREWRY 1894 LILLA M. GALEY 1894 FANNIE J .MOORE 1894 T. Z. ELINOR 1895 J. P. STROUD 1896 JOHN MITCHELL 1896 MAZIE DUNLAP 1897 SALLIE DUNLAP 1897 MAUDE DREWRY 1897 LENA DUNLAP 1898 ELDERS ORDAINED BEFORE APRIL - 1871 W. M. McCARTER P. S. DUNLAP BENNETT RAY W. G. DUDLEY J. E. DUNLAP W. B. JOHNSON J. W. GALEY W. T. DAVIDSON J. W. FEATHERSTONE M. G. PERRY R. C. DREWRY JAMES MONROE GALEY EGBERT W. DREWRY PHILLIP H. JOHNSON JAMES E. CRABTREE DAVID H. REDDICK H. A. MOORE DATE OF ORDINATION W. R. BODKINS 1875 W. A. DUNLAP 1876 J. L. MOSELEY 1876 F. M. PERRY 1876 J. PERRY 1876 J. B. HARROL 1876 SYLUS W. DUNLAP 1879 G. M. GALEY 1879 R. 0. ELAM 1884 WILLIAM E. GALEY 1885 W. M. HONEYCUTT 1885 J. M. DUNLAP 1885 WALTER H. CURLEE 1896 JAMES P. STROUD 1896 H. C. COOPER 1905 W. M. GILLIAM 1905 E. L. DUNLAP 1905 H. V. DREWRY 1910 JOE DUNLAP 1910 J. S. DUNLAP 1910 A L. TAYLOR 1914 J. M. MAYNARD 1914 W. E. SIMMONS 1917 J. H. STROUD 1917 J. V. TAYLOR 1921 JIMMIE DUNLAP 1922 HOWARD DUNLAP 1922 BAILEY TAYLOR 1927 IRA GALEY 1927 LUTHER COOPER 1930 L. L. BARNER 1930 TOM GALEY 1930 DOCK HILL 1930 HUBERT DUNLAP 1931 IRA HOLT 1944 LOYD CANTRELL 1950 R. L. GUFFIE 1950 FRED ROGERS 1952 WASH REDDICK 1952 ORELL TAYLOR 1952 B. D. FLIPPIN 1955 NELSON WEDDINGTON 1962 IVA RAY (JAB) DREWRY 1970 ROBERT E. (BOBBY) HUGGINS 1974 GARY WAYNE REDDICK 1974 GENE ROGERS 1985 JERE PENCE, SR. 1985 RAY MITCHELL 1985 Submitted by Joe Stout Reformatted by MaryCarol 2001-02

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