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Baptist Providence Church Madison County, Missouri 1823 – 1858
“Record of Baptist Providence Church from the time it was an arm of Cape Girardeau Church Bethel in the year of our Lord 1812”
September 13, 1813
We, an arm, of the Bethel Baptist Church of Christ met together at Miller’s Mill and after worship a door opened for a reception of members.
Received by letter –
Sally Griggs David Stricklin Charity Smith Catharine Garriott Judith Thurman
October 1813
Received by experience –
William Savage Elizabeth Savage Elizabeth James
November 1813
Received –
Joseph Griggs - by recantation Peggy Belmire
April 1814
Meeting at the house of John Matthews.
Received the following:
By Letter –
Patsy Smith
By Experience –
Mrs. Pettit and Mary Griggs
By Verbal Orders –
William Street and wife Delphy Jonathan Hubble and wife Mary Timothy Reggs and wife Mr. Smith’s William
Male Members Names
James Williams – Dismissed by letter, June 1838 Elijah O’Banion - Deacon Elisha Spiva, Clerk - Dismissed by letter, June 1838 Warren Stevans - Excluded Jeremiah Roberson - Excluded Richard Crumpton - Dismissed by letter John Strickland - Dismissed by letter Peter Williams - Dismissed by letter Thomas Martin - Dismissed by letter George H. Owens - Excluded Jesse Blackwell - Deceased Aaron Sevell - Deceased Jeptba Holcomb - Dismissed by letter Charles Crittion - Excluded John Martin - Dismissed by letter Jacob Stevens - Excluded John Coughman - Dismissed by letter James Sevell - Dismissed by letter James Henderson - Excluded William Polk, Pastor - Dismissed by letter Jonas Spiva - Death Wilson Henderson - Dismissed by letter Robert Dishay - Death Jacob Coughman - Dismissed by letter George Carrick Charles Bellmire - Excluded June 1838 Lewis Belmire - Dismissed by letter Robert M. Frier - Clerk David Pulley James Morrow Thomas Jones - Dismissed by letter Henry Tong - Dismissed by letter David Johnson - Dismissed by letter Jacob Stephens - Restored, Dead Andrew Morrow
Colored Male Members
Ben (Friers) Ruben (Dead) William (Smith) Jack (Bowers) Vinson (Johnson) Mack (Calaway) Allen (Buckner) Jo (Cox) Walter (Collier) Frank (Porter) Robert (O’Banion) Madison Stevans - Man of color John Buckner - Man of color Washington O’Banion B. Allen James W. McDowel
Female Members Names
Elizabeth Stephens - Excluded Rhody Labby Marthy Spiva - Death Betheny Spiva - Death Polly O’Banion Nancy Shelton Drusilly Robertson - Death, September 1835 Tilitha Golson Lidda Williams - Dismissed by letter Susanna Wallace - Dismissed by letter Eve Sevell - Excluded Sopha Holcom - Dismissed by letter Nancy Crittion - Excluded Cela Williams - Dismissed by letter Susanna Stricklin - Dismissed by letter Elizabeth Stricklin - Death Sister Griggs - Dismissed by letter Sister Sinklar - Dismissed by letter Sary Spiva - Dismissed by letter Jane Mansker - Dismissed by letter Margaret Mansker - Dismissed by letter Elizabeth Frier - Dismissed by letter Marthey Owens - Dismissed by letter Hanner Craddick - Dismissed by letter Sary Martin - Dismissed by letter Sary Williams - Dismissed by letter Dolley Caughom (Coughman?) - Dismissed by letter Eliza Williams - Dismissed by letter Anney Henderson - dismissed by letter Sary Henderson Anny Strickland - Dismissed by letter Nancy Mills - Dismissed by letter Sary Deshay Mary MacDowel - Deceased, September 1836 Elizabeth Stephens - Restored Rachel Carrick Liza Morrow - Excluded Elizabeth Jonson - Dismissed by letter Margit Jonson - By Letter Luttice Wood Rebecca Allen – Received by letter, March 1836; Excluded, July 1837
John G. Jones – Received by experience, June 1836 Elizabeth Jones – Received by experience, June 1836 Sharlott Pratt – By Recantation Thomas Allen – Received by experience; Excluded, July 1837 Elizabeth Morow – By experience Elizabeth Smith – By Letter, May 1837 Elizabeth Arnold – By Letter, July 1837
Colored Female Members
Jose Sile Kissiah Nancy Porter Sely Mary Bumbow Toysy Tong Liza Terry Smith Fanny Holbert Tamer Bird
Names of Members belonging to Providence Church, July 24, 1838
New Church Roll Started
Names carried over from former roll:
Elijah O’Banion – Decan Jesse Blackwell George Karrick (Carrick) Lewis Bellmare Robert Frier David Pulley James Morrow Thomas Jones Henry Tong David Johnston Jacob Stevans Ben Frier - Colored Jack Borey – Colored Walter Collier – Colored Frank Porter – Colored Robert O’Banion – Colored Rody Labby Polly O’Banion Nancy Chilton – Shelton on former roll Tilitha Goleston – Golson on former roll Elizabeth Frier Hannah Coddock – Craddick on former roll Anna Henderson Sarah Henderson Sarah Desha – Deshay on former roll Elizabeth Stevans Rachel Carmack – Carrick on former roll Eliza McFarling Elizabeth Johnson Margaratt Johnston Lutisha Wood – Luttice on former roll Charlotte Pratt Eliozabeth Irwin Elizabeth Morrow Elizabeth Smith
Female Colored members appearing on earlier roll does not appear on this revised roll of 1838.
Names of Church Members at Providence at our August Meeting, 1858
Elijah O’Banion William Henry Mary Ann Kemper Elizabeth Kemper Emely Parkin Burdit O. Allen Lucinda J. Allen Moses Shady George F McClanahan Nancy McDannel Elizabeth Smith Mary Henry Depeau (?) Wau (?)
Colored Members
Peter Miller Nat Brady Allen Buckner Eliza Polk Celia - Free Woman
Page found at the back of the Record Book
1896 – Masquerade Band John Towl, leader; bachelor, Farmington - Notes made in pencil
Elmer Bess - Brother of E. H
Edward Teasdale
Bud (Geo) Whitener – Married Clementine, daughter of Dr. Crooks
Bob L. Whitener – Married Ida Bess
Bud and Bob were brothers – railroad men of Texas, Louisana
Dude White – Married Newcome
Otto Hawn – Sone of Aaron, Married Nannie A. Hevrin
Arch S. Russel – Married Corrina Leseur of Sikeston
Uncle Billy Sutherland – Father of Mrs. Andrew Ferguson
C. L. Whitener – Married Frances White
Ben F. Towl – Brother of John
Chester Hawn – Brother of Otto
E. H. Bess
Albert Anthony – Came down to teach
Last Entry
Bethel Association met with Providence Church, September 3, 4, & 5, 1898.
R. L. Banks preached the introductory sermon.
Hattie Kemper was received in the church on experience and baptized on Monday.
The Church all in peace.
Mary Ann Kemper, Church Clerk
Mountain Press
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