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Church
Records
Disciples
Of Christ (Christian) Churches
Source
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John
Newton Harman, Sr.
Annals
of Tazewell County, 1800-1922, in Two Volumes
(Richmond
VA: W. C. Hill Publishing
Co., 1922), Reissued
as 2 vols. in 1 in 1975 by Netti Schreiner-Yantis, Springfield, VA,
Vol.
I.
Extracted and submitted by:
June
White
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"Antioch
is believed to have been the first organization of the Disciples of
Christ in Tazewell County. A log church house was erected in
Bluestone Valley, about five miles below Springville...Later, the members
formed other congregations in other neighborhoods, which so depleted Old
Antioch that regular services were abandoned...Many of the old members of
Antioch and their descendants became members of Springfield, Bluefield,
VA, and Falls Mils Churches." (Vol.
2, p. 320) |
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| SPRINGVILLE
CHURCH (Vol. 2, p. 321) |
BAPTISMS:
Seem to include Old Antioch records: Henry Yost, baptized
1835; Jacob Francisco, baptized 1836; Allen Broyles, 1849;
Erasmus Harry, 1853; R. B. Tabor, 1858; Tempie Yost, baptized
1835 (female); Mary Francisco, 1836; Nellie Wright,
1842; E. T. McMullin, 1842; Sallie Hendrickson, 1842;
Elizabeth Broyles, 1849; Mary Tabor, 1844; Virginia Harry,
1854. FIRST ELDERS OF RECORD: R. B. Tabor, James Albert. FIRST DEACONS OF RECORD:
Jacob Francisco, Erasmus Harry. MINISTERS UP TO 1922: _____ Litz, Elisha Duncan, James Calfee (Performed marriages in
Tazewell as early as 1846), Dr. Chester Bullard, _____ Moody, Samuel Austin, P.B. Baber, J.A.
Cowgill, J.H. Wingo, R.V. Godby, J.T. Showalter, James H. Gillespie,
George W. Harless, D.M. Austin, J.W. West, J.A. Staley, Warren Baldwin,
____ Maupin, Dr. W.S. Bullard, Isaac Wright, John A. Tate, J.A. Campbell,
Aaron Ferguson, Stephen Davis, R. |
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HORSEPEN
CHURCH (Vol. 2,
pages 321-322) |
Organized in 1856 by
James Calfee, who began preaching at the home of James Brooks in September;
Mr. Brooks and others were the first to confess their faith. VISITING MINISTERS: James Calfee, from Mercer
County, VA/WV; Dr. Chester Bullard, from Snowville, VA; Dr. W.
S. Bullard (son to Chester) PASTORS: Samuel Austin,
James H. Gillespie, James H. Wingo, George W. Harless, J.S. Meadows.
MEMBERSHIP: Citizens from Crockett's Cove and Abb's Valley,
including Thomas H. Gillespie & family. ELDERS, 1922:
D.B. Daniels, S.A. Graham. DEACONS, 1922: R.S.
Gillespie, C.B. Daniels |
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| UNION
CHAPEL CHURCH (Vol.
2, p. 322) |
Organized
in 1857 by James Calfee; dissolved.
LOCATION: In the lower end of Baptist Valley. CHARTER
MEMBER: Dr. Chester Bullard. FIRST ELDERS:
Jacob Henkle, James Brewster. FIRST DEACONS: J.J. Mays,
Mark Lockhart |
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| CHESTNUT
GROVE CHURCH (Vol.
2, pages 322-323) aka: Clear Fork, Gregory's Chapel, Shawver
Mills |
Organized
in 1858 by Dr. Chester Bullard and James Calfee. CHARTER MEMBERS:
Eliza Britts, baptized in June of 1837 George W. Shawver's
mother-in-law; Adam Britts, baptized in 1843 George W. Shawver's
father-in-law AND the following members baptized on July 30 & 31,
1858: Christopher Shawver, George W. Shawver (became an Elder),
Nancy C. Shawver, Samuel N. Shawver Sr., Fannie Shawver, William L.
Shawver (became a Deacon, as would his brother Samuel), Eleanor Shawver,
Statira Shawver Gregory, William A. Leffel and Sarah A. Leffel. PREACHERS
/ PASTORS up to 1922: Dr. Chester Bullard, Dexter A. Snow,
George W. Abel, James Calfee, James Cowgill, Samuel Austin, James H. Wingo,
G.W. Harless, R.E. Elmore, George S. McClary, A.E. Robertson, John C.
Reynolds, James H. Gillespie, D.A. Leffel, W.S. Bullard and Alvah H.
Eubank. CHURCH OFFICERS, 1922. ELDERS: George
W. WAlker, J.A. Leffel and L.E. Leffel. DEACONS: George
W. Crabtree, Charles E. Gregory, R.P. Shawver and G.E.L. Shawver. CLERK:
Miss Sallie V. Walker. TREASURER: John A. Leffel |
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| BULLARD'S
CHAPEL (Vol. 2, p. 323) Located in Cavitt's Creek. |
A
church deed is dated 1859; it
dissolved before 1922, when Mary L. Harrisson Harman, widow of H. Bane
Harman, was the only known living member of
the former congregation. TRUSTEES: William Seabolt, J. J. Mays, William Pruitt, R. W. Marrs, and
H. W. Marrs |
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| FALLS
MILLS CHURCH (Vol. 2, p.324) |
Deed
dated 1873; Built and owned
by the Methodist Episcopal, South and the Disciples of Christ. TRUSTEES:
Hugh D. Dudley, Charles A. Hale, Granger Brown, Austin Mullin and John A.
Tabor. ELDERS, 1922: Ransome Butt and John W. Johnson.
DEACONS, 1922: B. Harris and J. W. Thompson |
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| POCAHONTAS
CHURCH (Vol. 2,
p. 324)
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Organized
in the early 1920's; William
G. Burleigh, Pastor. ELDERS: John W. Owens, C.W. Rogers
and George W. Gillespie. DEACONS: W.E. Owens, C.W.
Rogers, H.L. Rogers, H.L. Painter and O.C. Wolfe. TREASURER:
C.W. Rogers. |
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BAPTIST
VALLEY CHURCH
(Vol.
2, p. 324)
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Organized
about 1880. ELDERS: Dudley P. Earls, L. Harrison and C.L.
Earls. DEACONS: J.J. Cochran and Amos Nicewander.
CLERK: Arch Harrison. |
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POUNDING
MILL CHURCH
(Vol. 2, p. 324)
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Organized
about 1885 by J. N. Harman and J. R. Sparks. PASTORS UP TO 1922:
J.N. Harman, J.R. Sparks, George W. Harless, James H. Gillespie, R.E.
Elmore, Philip Johnson, Isaac Wright, W.S. Bullard, Alvah H. Eubank.
OFFICERS, 1922. ELDERS: L.W. Ringstaff and R.K.
Gillespie. DEACONS: C.H. Robinette, H.T. Ringstaff,
S.T. Sparks and M.H. Christian. CLERK: Mrs. J.L.
Ringstaff. TREASURER: J.T. Sparks |
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TANNERSVILLE
(POOR VALLEY)
CHURCH
(Vol. 2, p.324)
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Includes members of
Little Valley Church, organized about thirty-five years ago (from early
1920's) by J. N. Harman, J. R. Sparks, and C. Mitchell. PASTOR
UNTIL 1922: C. Mitchell, d. in 1922, OFFICERS,
1922: Elders:
P. S. Ellis, John I. Hilt, J. D. Barnes, and W. E. Hilt. Deacons: J. L. Taylor, R. L. Ellis,
G. C. Osborne, E. C. Osborne, and E. A. Barrett |
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| TAZEWELL
CHURCH (Vol. 2,
p. 325) |
One
deed dated 1883; organized in
1889 and built church on Pine
Street. TRUSTEES IN 1883: George W. Gillespie, George
W. Shawver, James W. Baker and James H. Wingo. PASTORS,
1883-1922: J. N. Harman, A.A. Ferguson, Cephas Shelburne, Philip
Johnson, Robert E. Elmore, Stephen Davis, George McClary, W.S.
Bullard, Alvah H. Eubank. OFFICERS IN 1922: PASTOR,
Alvah H. Eubank. ELDERS: J.N. Johnson and H.W. Pobst.
DEACONS: Albert Haby, C.T. Patton, G.M. Mullin, Theodore
Pobst, H.B. Pribble, Grover McGuire and Vernon Johnson. SECRETARY
& TREASURER: Mrs. W.B.M. Chapman. CLERK: H.B.
Pribble. OFFICIAL BOARD IN 1922: The above elders &
deacons plus W.T. Gillespie and Barnes Gillespie |
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| RICHLANDS
CHURCH (Vol. 2, p. 325) |
Organized in the 1880's
by William Buskill and family, the Childers, and a few other families who
worshiped at the homes of charter members. BUSKILL'S CHAPEL ... A
small storehouse located near the point where the old Kentucky Turnpike
crossed Big Creek. RE-ORGANIZATION: 1908;
renamed Richlands Christian Church, a brick building erected in the
central part of town; deed
for lot conveyed from M. C. McCorkle and Rhoda, his wife;
George W. Gillespie and Barbara, his wife;
J. N. Harman and Bettie, his wife to trustees W. P. Farmer, M. M.
Hankins and C. N. Dunnahue. PASTORS FROM 1908 - 1922:
J.N. Harman, Warren Baldwin, W.S. Bullard, Albert G. Buskill, Pierce
Blackwell, Walter Forbes, A.H. Eubank, Isaac Wright. PASTOR:
Isaac Wright. OFFICERS IN 1922. TRUSTEES: M.M.
Hankins, W.P. Farmer and Mrs. Lena Carter. DEACONS:
James T. Altizer and Powell Elswick. TREASURER: Mrs.
I.T. Jessee. SECRETARY: John R. Scott. |
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| BLUEFIELD,
VIRGINIA CHURCH (Vol. 2, pp. 325-326) |
Organized
in 1891 in a house. CHARTER MEMBERS: O.A. Metcalf, Mrs. Jas.
F. Dudley, Mrs. L.P. Dudley, Mrs. L.P. Walker, Miss Nannie Bailey, Mrs.
Mary Richardson, Mr. & Mrs. C.W. McWane, Miss Etta McWane Kegley, Miss
Bess McWayne Mahoney, Mr. & Mrs. Joe Hurt, Mr. & Mrs. Addison
Harrison, Mrs. J.T. Keister, C.B. Bailey, J.A. Bailey, Mr. & Mrs. Joe
Harold, Mr. & Mrs. C.P. McWayne, R.C. McWayne. TRUSTEES,
1891: Addison Harrison, O.A. Metcalf and C.P. McWayne. MINISTERS
FROM 1891 - 1924: J.N. Harman (1891 - 1907), G.W. Harless, Jonah
Sparks, W.G. Burleigh (in 1896), J.A. Campbell, A.C. Maupin, R.A. Staley,
R.E. Elmore (in 1904), Stephen Davis (in 1905), Isaac Wright (in 1908),
George S. McClary (in 1909), W.S. Bullard (in 1910), J.A. Tate (in 1913),
J.H. Harker (in 1916), W.P. Jordan (in 1919) and M.C. Hughes (in
1922). OFFICERS IN 1924: PASTOR: M.C.
Hughes. TRUSTEES: Jas. F. Dudley, W.M. Painter, W.L.
Burton. CLERK: J.H. Gillespie Jr. TREASURER:
W.J. Fink. ELDERS: Jas. F. Dudley, G.P. McMullin, W.L.
Burton, J.G. Gillespie, J.C. Fink, C.W. Painter, H.C. Broyles, Dr. B.P.
Ratcliff, and W.C. Pressley. DEACONS: J.H. Gillespie
Jr., L.E. Walker, W.P. Sprinkle, J.A. Wallace, J.B. Hankins, O.M. Jenkins,
G.M. Slade, Jas. Farris, T.A. Armes, A.M. Lane, J.J. Hodges, J.W. Baldwin,
T.A. Neel, N.P. Reed, A.B. Leffel, A.F. Frost, T.E. Baker, George Gilpin,
T.S. Neel, J.C. Shawver and J.W. Shawver. WOMEN'S MISSION
SOCIETY, 1924: Mrs. J. Grat Gillespie, president; Mrs.
Charles H. Dudley, secretary; Mrs. J.H. Gillespie Jr.,
treasurer. LADIES' AID, 1924: Mrs. W. L. Burton, president;
Mrs. A. M. Lane, secretary; Mrs. J. F. Dudley, treasurer. YOUNG
PEOPLES' CIRCLE 1924: Miss Claudine Lane, president; Miss
Hettie McMullin, treasurer; Lawrence Mahood, secretary. TRIANGLE
CLUB, 1924: Miss
Adrine Lane, President; Mrs. M. C. Hughes, sup't. CHRISTIAN
ENDEAVOR, 1924: Mrs. Jess Gillespie, senior sup't.; Miss
Annie Dudley, junior sup't.; Mrs. J. Glenn Dudley, intermediate
sup't.. SUNDAY SCHOOL, 1924: W. J. Fink, sup't.; J. F. Dudley, primary sup't.; George R. Walker, C. H. Dudley,
C. Hughes, and L. Mahood, secretaries; A. M. Lane, literature
secretary; Miss Annie Dudley and Miss Adrine Lane, pianists;
Fred Walker and Roy Leffel, orchestra; L.
L. Larkey, saxophone; A. F.
Frost and Herbert Frost, violins
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