Membership Records Continued 1880-1890

Again this one is repeating many that can be found here. I'll repeat these names since it's on a different page though: 1890---L.L.Wilson, Alice Wilson, Louis Adams, Thomas Williams, Mollie Pruit, Lucinda Huskey, William Powers, Freemont Pounds, Wisley Pierce, W. Riley Williams, Eveline Williams, Clinton Manion, Susan Bruinn, E.N.Ladd, Y.U. Williams, Virginia Pounds, Eliza Caviness, Ferdinan Gache, ---rea McKane [Area McKean], Laura Wilson 1898, Charles Evans, J.G (?) McCulloch, Vincen Paury (what are the odds that his name is hard to decipher on both documents), Billie Montgomery, Billie Thompson, Rosie Williams, Newton Eoff (reinstated), James L. Wideman.

Membership Records 1880-1890

Elizabeth E. Reiter Manion (1867-1904), sister of my great-grandmother Mary Reiter Long.

Although there were no dates on this page, Caroline Valle is one of my relatives on the Tyrey-Reiter side of the family. She married Peter Charles Valle in 1860 and died in 1910, so the above page is somewhere in between: Miss Ellen Baldwin, Mrs. Caroline Valle, Miss Mary Jane Mothershead, Mrs. Clara Davis.
As you can see some of these pages are in poor condition, but we can see that the years are 1880 and 1881: Jane Rettger, Stephen Pounds, Reuben Chapman, Mrs. Amanda Turley, Mrs. Martha Bittick, Mrs. Louisa Reider (my great-great grandmother?), Mrs. Mary Johnson, Price McKay, Price Carrow, Robert McKay, James McKay, Martha J. Carrow, Bertha Johns, Milly Whitworth, George Evans, B. H. Hunt.

Membership Records 1880-1890 Cont.

I'm going to correct some of the spellings on this one: Jacob Edsell, Louis Powers, Victoria Wilson, Mary Ann ? Williams, Betty Riter (now Manion 1892) [Elizabeth Reiter], Melvina Graham, Annie Perkins (now Mc Kee), Louis Retcher, John F. Wade (departed 1891), Jane Wade, William Brown, Siner ?? McKee (now Manion), Mary F. Williams (excluded for dancing), Martha Whitworth, Emily Pilant, Annie J. Graham, William Pounds (restored), Silas Whitworth, Thomas R. Eoff, Samuel L. Medley, Elen E. Huskey, Rose Wideman, Susan E. Partney, Mary McCulloch, Willis Beavers, Winny M. Wilson, -inas Ogle, Louis Reiter [this is probably the son who moved to Montana], A-----------

Membership Records 1880-1890 cont.

The page above has many of the same names, but some have death dates, so I'll repeat those: Stephen Pounds (d. 1890) Amanda Turley (d. 1892), Bertha Johns (d. July 20, 1892), Sarah Thomas, J.P. Lollar (d. 1889), David Perkins, Simon Chapman (d. 1885), John P. McKay, William Lewis, Selicia Tyra (my g-g-g-grandmother, but her name was Celicia Kilpatrick Tyrey d. 1889), Ann Bailey, James Huskey, Jane Lewis, Elen Nevels, Margaret Wilson (d. 1893), Elizabeth McKay (d. 1895)

Membership Records 1880-1890 cont.

1870's Membership List cont.

Some of these may be repeats---the names sound familiar. I'm not sure if the list was some how duplicated, different people with the same name or if individuals "found religion" again. Beginning March 24,1878: John E. Wilson, George (?) Frost, Fred Welebon(?), Sam C. Davis, John M. Wilson, John L. Perkins, Charles Lamar, Mrs. Martha Lamar, Miss Josephine Wilson, Miss Fanny Wilson, Daniel Henry, Emily C. Henry, Benjamin Wilson, Omar Zahn, William F. Lee, William Zahn, William Brazeale, Fred A. Bittick, Mrs Amanda Harbison, Jefferson Frost, Absalom. . , Mary E. . ., C.B. . . .

1870's Membership List cont.

Thompson stone at Bethlehem Baptist Church cemetery---sorry it is so hard to read---I've enhanced it as well as I could.

You can double click to enlarge any of these photos and "right click" to download them to your desktop. The first recognizable date is March 15, 1879, but most of these are earlier: O. H. Lee, Wm. Alvord, Judson Pounds, Geneva Wilson, Mrs. Mary Alvord, James Graham, James Partney, Susan E. Partney, C. H. Raney, Minerva Manion, Emily Butz, Mary Brown, Sarah L. Kane, Martin Eoff, Ardell Thompson, Susan Lemons, Melvina Lee, Ephraim Frost; March 15, 1879: Mrs. Sarah J. McKay, John H. Perkins, Annie Miller, Miss Lucinda Huskey, Miss Joana Mothershead, Miss Josephine Manion, Miss Maggie Graham, Mrs. Matilda Lee, Emily Henry.

Bethlehem Baptist Members 1870's

Amanda Graham Harbison (1854-1928)

These documents were found in a leaky attic of an abandoned house---the elements and critters had been at them for some time. I feel very fortunate to have been able to photograph them before they deteriorated any more. But, you'll see in this group some serious damage. Above are records of one of the monthly meetings with William McKay and C.F. Frost as moderator and clerk, but there are also notes pertaining to the membership records found on the previous page. I've divided that page into two parts because the quality was so poor:

Dec. 13, 1874: Mrs. Martha A. Bittick, Miss Huldah Henry, Miss Adrell Carrow, Mrs. Mary Dinkin, Miss Mary Hood, Mrs. Martha Huskey, Mrs. Kittie Thompson, Miss Anna J. Henson, Mrs. Mary McKay (from Sandy Church), Mr. Wm. McKay and wife, Mr. John Huskey, Mr. Robert Hunt, Mr. James Thompson, Mr. C. Kirk Hilterbrand, Henry Hunt, A. Brison.The lower part of the page has H. L. Diffenbaugh, Amanda Wideman, Sarah Wideman, Alvin P. McCulloch, John Graham, Miss Martha Wilson, Kansas Frost.

Bethlehem Baptist Church Membership 1864-186?

Jackson J. Carrow d. 1889

These are the oldest of the Bethlehem Baptist Church records that Ada had. Bethlehem Baptist is still in a rural part of Jefferson County near Grubville, Mo. Double click to enlarge for more information: Mary Ann Manion, Margaret Wilson (now Lee), Nancy Ann McKeen, Margaret Pounds died Oct. 1877, Lucinda Pounds, Emily Baker, Margaret Ann Williams died March 24, 1878, Elizabeth Brinley, Nancy Wilson, Missouri Hamilton (now Eoff), Martha Ann Whitesett, Lucindy Herrington, Hariet Graham, Sarah M. Moggers, Henriett W. Maggers, Miley Ann Meledy, Olivia Mayfield died Oc. 5, 1877, Onliene Beeler, Letty Widman A. Blackmann died Aug. 1878, Caroline Widman, Margaret Lee now Frost, Margaret Carrow, Elizabeth McKee, Sarah Widemann, Malinda Wideman.

1860's Membership Records Continued

In order to "index" all of the names, I occasionally have to re-post the names and the documents.  These are the oldest of the Bethlehem Baptist Church records that Ada had. Bethlehem Baptist is still in a rural part of Jefferson County near Grubville, Mo. Double click to enlarge for more information: Mary Ann Manion, Margaret Wilson (now Lee), Nancy Ann McKeen, Margaret Pounds died Oct. 1877, Lucinda Pounds, Emily Baker, Margaret Ann Williams died March 24, 1878, Elizabeth Brinley, Nancy Wilson, Missouri Hamilton (now Eoff), Martha Ann Whitesett, Lucindy Herrington, Hariet Graham, Sarah M. Moggers, Henriett W. Maggers, Miley Ann Meledy, Olivia Mayfield died Oc. 5, 1877, Onliene Beeler, Letty Widman A. Blackmann died Aug. 1878, Caroline Widman, Margaret Lee now Frost, Margaret Carrow, Elizabeth McKee, Sarah Widemann, Malinda Wideman.


Finally, the men's membership: James Pounds died Apr. 8, 1866, George McFry, Thomas S. Pounds, James Evans died Oct. 31, 1865, John Evans, James A. Wideman, William McKay, Christopher Frost, Michael Brinley, Wesley Scaggs, Lewis P, Leonard Couch, Stephen Pounds, Thompson Brown, Efram Evans, --------Wideman, Jr, William G. Manion, Lewis H. Lee, William Hanvey, Joseph Brown, James M. Pounds.

1860's Membership Records Continued

"Illegally drawing out of the church" does NOT mean stealing from the church which I first thought, but rather they left the church without a letter of transfer. Some of the names are very hard to read---I welcome suggestions and corrections. The page above is also "the ladies": Docia McFry, Catharine Long (Catherine Brown Long, my great-great grandmother), Elizabeth Wideman, Matilda Lee died November 5, 1876, Mary Raney???, Unity Evans died March 1883, Adline [Graham]Wilson, Catharine Frost, Adline McKay, Elizabeth McKay, Ellen Dallushy??, Margaret Lee, Nancy Graham, Jane Wine (now McKane), Susan Manion departed the life Aug. 28, 1880, Mahalla Frost, Catharine Brinley, Sarah Scaggs, Elizabeth Graham, Elizabeth Brown, Ruth Evans died Sept. 1877, Sarah Evans, Lucinda Frost, Levi (?) Partney.

1860's Membership Records Continued

As hard as it might be to believe this, separate records were kept for men and women. I thought, "did only women go to the church" when I transcribed the first page and then, I found this page---all men: W. Williams, John Herrington, George H. Frost, William Davis, Midleton (?) McDaniel died July 1873, John W. Nappier 1864 dead, Jackson Carrow departed this life Nov. 22, 1881, Michael McKay, Dennis Wilson, Sallomon B. Wilson, William Jasper Frost, Rabin S. Huskey, Noah Studam, E.F. Frost, Robert Balenike, Robert Wilson, Silas M. Herrington, ??? Parkes, Wm. P. Frost, P------ Wideman died April 1, William W. Hocking, Thomas Eoff baptised Oct. 21 1866 dead, Thomas Eoff died Jan. 21, 1879

Membership 1909-1929 continued

Although these records appear twice, this is the only way I can "index" all of the names.  Double click on these membership rolls to see when and how these people joined or left Bethlehem Baptist Church near Grubville, Missouri: Ada Brown, Cittie Perkins, Hettie Pruet, Price Carrow, Mack Perkins, John Drinnen, Ben Washburn ("gone to Holy Rollers"), Nellie Adams (now Green), Jennie Wilson (now Adams), Cintha Carrow, Daisy Wilson (now Eaton), Otta Frost, Thomas Reed, John McKee, Annie McKee, Blanch Miller (now McDowell), Mary Eoff, Ella Sterling, Roy Perkins, Mrs. Fannie Lee, Mrs. Nettie Prewitt, Coral Lee (now Adir?), Miss Lee Carrow (Clover?), Miss Betha Prewitt, Miss Carry Aders, Charles Henry, Ed Reiter (died May 20, 1925), Mary Lee.

Ed Reiter whose gravestone is above in Bethlehem Cemetery was my great-grandmother's brother (William Edward Reiter).  Sadly, he had been committed to Farmington Insane Asylum where he took his own life.  His death certificate states that he was married, but we do not know who his wife was.

Membership Records 1909-1929 continued.

 This page is 1911-1920: Otto Carrow, Pery Miller, Frank Wilson, Margie Wideman (now Carrow), Myrtle Wideman, James Adams, John P. McKay, Elizabeth McKay, Gladys Lee (Hart)[see above], Gladys Wilson (now Long)[see below], John Wilson, William Wilson, E.F. Wilson, Howard Miller, Ruth Hensing, Pearl Miller, Thelma Miller, Floyde Miller, Ada Lee (now Henry), Bertha Eoff, Elsie Harness (now Manion), Gertrude Williams, Myrtle Williams, Robert McKay, Lazetta McKay, Woodrow McKay, Walter Adams.

Bethlehem Baptist Membership 1909-1929

Many of the people in this photo are members of the Bethlehem Baptist Church. Click here to see the entire photo. Please contact Jaclyn Morgan if you can identify any of these people.


Double click on these membership rolls to see when and how these people joined or left Bethlehem Baptist Church near Grubville, Missouri: Ada Brown, Cittie Perkins, Hettie Pruet, Price Carrow, Mack Perkins, John Drinnen, Ben Washburn ("gone to Holy Rollers"), Nellie Adams (now Green), Jennie Wilson (now Adams), Cintha Carrow, Daisy Wilson (now Eaton), Otta Frost, Thomas Reed, John McKee, Annie McKee, Blanch Miller (now McDowell), Mary Eoff, Ella Sterling, Roy Perkins, Mrs. Fannie Lee, Mrs. Nettie Prewitt, Coral Lee (now Adir?), Miss Lee Carrow (Clover?), Miss Betha Prewitt, Miss Carry Aders, Charles Henry, Ed Reiter (died May 20, 1925), Mary Lee.

1896-1908 Membership Records Continued

 Rowena A. Ingalls was the infant daughter of Amanda Reiter and W.B. Ingalls who died in 1903.  Her grave is in the Bethlehem Cemetery.

James Wideman by E and B [Experience and Baptism], Martha Bittick died 1926, America Montgomery, Lillie Perkins, J. W. Bittick, J.A. Adams, Ella B. Williams (now Bittick), Millie Wilson (now Balou?), Berta Perkins (now Ricke), Bettie Perkins (now Tepee), Anna Perkins (now Coleman), Marion Manion, John L. Manion and wife, James Bittick, Thomas Manion, Josephine (Manion) Powers, Lucy Williams, Lucy Reed, Ed Johns, Carrie Wilson (now Manion), John Frost, Katie Adams (now Henry), Myra McKay, Harrison G. Hulsey, Carrie Wilson, Amanda [Reiter] Ingalls, Myrtle McKay, Anna C. Bittick (now Maness), Ray McKay. (This document is repeated to document all of the names in my index "labels")
 
Amanda Reiter Ingalls is one of the three women in white blouses above the fence post. Her husband, William Barber Ingalls is the second man from the left.

1896-1908 Membership Records continued

These records are mostly for 1908: Geo. Buoy, Harry Bruns [married Cenith Catherine Long], Geo Hensen, L. Preston Williams, Ethel Harrison, Verna Harrison, Verda Wilson, Inez Lee (now Reed), Ben Miller, Mike Whitworth, Henen Wilson, Milton Wilson, John Ogle, Ed Wilson, Silas Lewis, Mrs. Minnie Johns, Lulu Thornhill (now Williams), Maud Williams, Hazel Wilson (now Drinnen), Mertha Williams, Mrs. Mary Whitworth, Jennie Bittick, Maud Perkins, Flora Frost (now Adams), Lora Reed, Flora Frost [sic], Mrs. Maggie Williams, Ed Johns [sic].

Bethlehem Baptist Membership 1896-1908

Marion F Manion 1840-1903 [son of Susan Graham and John Samuel Manion] Mary Ann [Simpson], his wife 1847-1888

• Mary Ann [Pounds] Manion Born Dec. 2, 1834 Died June 12, 1894 (left)  
• Thomas Jefferson [Manion] Husb. of Mary Manion Born June 18, 1831 Died Feb. 9, 1903(below)

Many of these people never left Bethlehem --- they are still in the cemetery. I hope that someone gets some information out of these records---I'm doing my best to spell the names correctly, but if you have any corrections or comments, leave them in the comments section or "contact" Jaclyn Morgan. Double click the photo of the text to see when and how they joined or left the church. This begins with June 1896.

James Wideman by E and B [Experience and Baptism], Martha Bittick died 1926, America Montgomery, Lillie Perkins, J. W. Bittick, J.A. Adams, Ella B. Williams (now Bittick), Millie Wilson (now Balou?), Berta Perkins (now Ricke), Bettie Perkins (now Tepee), Anna Perkins (now Coleman), Marion Manion, John L. Manion and wife, James Bittick, Thomas Manion, Josephine (Manion) Powers, Lucy Williams, Lucy Reed, Ed Johns, Carrie Wilson (now Manion), John Frost, Katie Adams (now Henry), Myra McKay, Harrison G. Hulsey, Carrie Wilson, Amanda [Reiter] Ingalls, Myrtle McKay, Anna C. Bittick (now Maness), Ray McKay.

Bethlehem Baptist Membership 1890-1895

Cousin Rick took me to Ada's house near Grubville, MO to see some old records of Bethlehem Baptist Church that had been found in an attic. Longs, Browns, Grahams, Tyreys and Reiters were all members of this church. The cemetery has my great-grandmother Mary Reiter McKee Long and four great-great grandparents: Milton Long, Catherine Brown, Liza Louisa Tyrey, Louis Reiter.
I was pretty excited about seeing some of the membership lists. Double click to enlarge to read when and how they joined or left the church. Here are the names from 1890's: Alice Wilson, Louis Adams, Mary C. Adams, Freemont Pounds, Wm. Powers, Clinton Manion, Susan Bruinn, H. W. Williams, Virginia A. Pounds, Eliza Caviness, Hugh McKeane, Laura Wilson, Charles Evans, Vincent Pauthy (Phenty?) and wife [that would be Annie Reiter], Newton Eoff, James Wideman, George W. Harrison, Dexter L. P. Williams, Fannie Williams, Lou Harrison, George Davis, ?????, Caroline Brown, Winnie Manion, Eliza Wilson (colored), Lila Whitworth, Martha Whitworth.

 Vincent Phenty and Annie Josephine Reiter

Membership Records Continued 1890-1895

Unfortunately, I didn't get the date photographed, but think it's 1895. Here are the names listed: Mary A. Manion, Nancy Wilson, Malinda Wilson, Phebe Brown, Martha Pounds, Malisa Brown, Frances Lee, Clara Eoff, Silas Pounds, Ardell Dickey, Martha Huskey, Robert McKay, Annie McKay, J.P. McKay, John Lee, Bertha Wilson, William Alvoid, Wm. and Anna Hulsey, John Dickie, Ellen Sterling (now Cowen), Mary Wilson (now Huskey), ????, Margaret Carrow, Jennie Brown, Effie Carrow, Mrs. Margaret Carrow, Mary E. Perkins, J.L. Perkins, Frona (?) Perkins.

Membership Records Continued 1890-1895

Unfortunately, I didn't get the date photographed, but think it's 1895. Here are the names listed: Mary A. Manion, Nancy Wilson, Malinda Wilson, Phebe Brown, Martha Pounds, Malisa Brown, Frances Lee, Clara Eoff, Silas Pounds, Ardell Dickey, Martha Huskey, Robert McKay, Annie McKay, J.P. McKay, John Lee, Bertha Wilson, William Alvoid, Wm. and Anna Hulsey, John Dickie, Ellen Sterling (now Cowen), Mary Wilson (now Huskey), ????, Margaret Carrow, Jennie Brown, Effie Carrow, Mrs. Margaret Carrow, Mary E. Perkins, J.L. Perkins, Frona (?) Perkins.

Bethlehem Cemetery

My cousins Kathy, Steve and I visited Bethlehem Cemetery. Kathy is pointing out Louis Reiter our g-g grandfather---his stone is barely readable. Thank goodness it was next to his wife's Eliza E. (Tyrey) Reiter.
Newer ones were very nice like Joseph (1903) and Gladys Long (1904). Joseph was Jeptha Long's son and first cousin to our grandfather Roy Long.
Leo Long (1925-1981) and Anna Lee (1926-1986) was Joe and Gladys's son and his wife.
Fred Reiter (1874-1945) and Rose M. Bruns (1886-1954) were Roy Long's uncle and aunt. Fred's sister was our g-grandmother Mary Reiter Long.
Almost everyone in the cemetery is related to us. Dr. Milton Harbison and Amanda Graham Harbison are distant cousins.
These are Browns who are also distant cousins (our great-great grandmother was Catherine Caroline Brown)
Margaret Brown was Thomas and Jeptha Long's cousin. I believe she never married and lived with the Jeptha Longs until her death.
The Reabans are also cousins through the Harbisons and Grahams.
Julius Valle (1859-1947) and Betty E. Jones Valle (1863-1904). Julius is Eliza Tyrey Reiter's nephew---son of Caroline Tyrey Valle.
Vincent P 1869- 1953 and Annie J. Phenty 1876-1935. Annie was Mary Reiter Long's sister.
This stone is for the infant Rowena Ingalls who was the daughter of Amanda Ingalls, one of Mary Reiter Long's sisters.
Eliza E. Reiter born April 1, 1846 Died Oct. 29, 1906 Aged 60. Eliza Tyrey Reiter was my g-g grandmother married to Louis Reiter.
James Pounds born Feb. 24, 1794. He helped raise my g-g grandfather Milton Long.
Some were very hard to read. I think this is one of William Kane Graham's wives---Elizabeth. (he married two cousins named Elizabeth, and they are both buried in this cemetery---Elizabeth Long and Elizabeth Pounds)
William Graham died April 13, 1880 Aged 51 yrs. 6 m's 1 d'y---this is William Kane Graham brother of my g-g-g grandmother Mary "Polly" Graham Brown.
Milton and Catherine (Brown) Long died Jan. 7, 1894---obviously a new stone for my g-g grandparents
Madison Graham died Apr. 25, 1882. Aged 67 Yrs. He was also the brother of my g-g-g grandmother Mary "Polly" Graham Brown.