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Hanging Dog Baptist Church Minutes 1867-1869
Data reprinted with permission from the Southwest North Carolina Genealogical Society Quarterly, now defunct, input by Diane Miller. This data is not to be sold for any reason.
We are indebted to Reverend Garth Cook and the Hanging Dog Baptist Church for permitting us to publish the following historic records:
The church was organized May 4, 1844. Reverend George Washington Lovingood was the first pastor. He and his brother operated an iron ore forge in the Hanging Dog section in pioneer days.
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| Name | Date | Action Taken |
|---|---|---|
| 1867 | ||
| Mitchel Lunsford | Sat. Jan. 26 | dismissed by letter |
| Emeline Davis | Sat. Feb. 23 | " |
| Sat. Mar. 23 Church meet. | ||
| Sat. Apr. 27 Church meet. | ||
| Anna Graves | Sat. May 25 | Excluded - bad conduct |
| G.F. Rose - E.A. Deweese | May 25 | Pastor - elected jointly |
| Polley Bell | Sat. June 22 | dismissed by letter |
| G.Y. Bergess | " | made satisfaction to this church for his conduct done some time ago |
| Martha Aillian | " | dismissed by letter |
| Riley Dockery | Sat. July 27 | requested the church for advise |
| Riley Dockery - Luray Sneed | Aug. 24 | satisfaction made |
| Viz: G.F. Rose, E.A. Deweese, R.P. Abernathy, Levy Dockery | " | Delegates |
| Sat. Sept. 21 Church meet. | ||
| Jane Dick | Sat. Oct. 27 | dismissed by letter |
| Linchey Abernathy | " | " |
| stove to be purchased | ||
| Lison Grants | Sat. Nov. 23 | dismissed by letter |
| His Daughter | " | " |
| Elder G.F. Rose | " | " |
| Rachel Rose | " | " |
| John Fergeson | Sat. Dec. 21 | Ordained for something but didn't say what. Presbytery: G.F. Rose, G.Y. Bergess (Meeting cont. 5 days) |
| 1868 | ||
| Elder E.A. Deweese | Sat. Jan. 25 | Presiding |
| James Dockery appointed to buy stove | ||
| John Fergeson reports unfavorable for taking & conceiling some honney: with others | ||
| John Fergeson | Sat. Jan. 25 | Censure - called for his credentials |
| M.L. Davis | " | dismissed by letter |
| Sat. Feb. 21 Church meet. | ||
| Elder A. Coleman | Sat. Mar. 21 | Preaching |
| Malab Deweese | Sat. Apr. 25 | rec'd by letter |
| Elder E.A. Deweese | Sat. May 23 | Elected Pastor |
| Tobitha Abernathy | " | rec'd by exp. |
| Elder A. Corn | Sat. June 27 | Preaching |
| Elder E.A. Deweese and Elder A. Corn | Sun. June 28 | Preaching |
| Tobitha Abernathy | " | rec'd by Baptism |
| Jamima McDonald | Sat. July 25 | rec'd by letter |
| Jane Sneed | Fri. Aug. 21 | dismissed by letter |
| David Owl | Sat. Aug. 21 | rec'd by letter, a licensed minister |
| Altha M. Lovingood | " | rec'd by Recontation |
| Martha Moore | " | rec'd by exp. |
| Jane Cook | " | " |
| Mary Ann McDonald | Sun. Aug. 23 | " |
| Harret McDonald | " | " |
| Mosies Freeman | " | " |
| Washington Davis | " | " |
| Winnie Lovinggood | Mon. Aug. 24 | " |
| Sarah McDonald | " | rec'd by Recontation |
| Mandy Waldroup | " | rec'd by permission |
| Alfred Panther | Tue. Aug. 25 | rec'd by exp. |
| Elisey Panther | " | " |
| Harmon R. Lovinggood | " | " |
| Napolian B. Lovinggood | " | " |
| Jane Lovinggood | " | " |
| Washington Lovinggood | " | " |
| Newton Lovinggood | " | " |
| Iredell Cook | Wed. Aug. 26 | " |
| Andrew Jackson Davis | " | " |
| Harmon Johnson | " | " |
| ________ Young | " | " |
| Isaac Lovinggood | Thurs. Aug. 27 | " |
| Mellvine Nickelson | " | " |
| Harret McDonald | " | " |
| ________ Killian | " | " |
| R.P. Abernathy and E.A. Deweese | Sun. Sept. 27 | Preaching - 28 Baptized |
| James Blackwell | " | rec'd by Recontation |
| William Harris | " | rec'd by exp. |
| Cherokee | " | rec'd by letter |
| Sat. Oct. 24 Church meet. | Clerk resigned - gave up book | |
| Elder A. Coleman | Sun. Oct. 25 | Preaching - 10 Baptized |
| J.K. Adams | " | rec'd by letter |
| Maliza McDonald | " | " |
| H. Lovinggood | " | rec'd by exp. |
| Black Womman - Harriet Kincade | " | rec'd |
| J.M. Lovinggood | Nov. 21 | appointed clerk |
| Elder E.A. Deweese | Sat. Dec. 23 Church meet. | moderator |
| 1869 | ||
| Elder E.A. Deweese | Sat. Jan. 23 Church meet. | Moderator - Sat. spent in preaching |
| Sun. Jan. 24 | Saboth spent in preaching | |
| Marthy Johnson | " | rec'd by exp. |
| William Gentry | Sat. Feb. 29 | Excluded - drunkness |
| R.P. Abernathy | Sat. Mar. 27 | To be ordained to the full functions of the ministery, presbytery chose viz: Elder Coleman, Elder Mulkey, Elder G.F. Rose, Elder E.A. Deweese - set apart |
| Jane Adams | Sat. Mar 27 | rec'd by letter |
| Isaac Lovinggood & James Davis | Sat. Apr. 24 | Appointed to invite C. Radford to attend the next monthly meetings and satisfy the ch. for his long absense |
| J.R. Ammond | Sun. Apr. 25 | Preaching |
| James M. Plemmons | " | rec'd by letter |
| Susan PLemmons | " | " |
| Curtis Radford | May 22 | Delinquency - satisfied the church |
| R.P. Abernathy | " | Ordination - Presbytery failed to attend - put off to some other time |
| A.J. Lunsofrd | " | dismissed by letter |
| Paster E.A. Deweese | " | Re-elected by unanimous vote |
| Saboth School established to begin May 30 at nine o'clock | ||
| Superintendent J.M. Lovinggood elected | ||
| Elder E.A. Deweese | Sat. June 26 Church meet. | Mod. |
| John E. Graves | Sun. June 27 | rec'd by Baptism |
| Elizabeth Graves | " | " |
| Both baptized by Elder E.A. Deweese | ||
| Sun. June 27, 1869 | ||
| Subscribed to pay pastor for year 1868 | ||
| James Blackwell | $1.00 | |
| J.M. Johnson | 1.50 | |
| James McDonald | 1.00 | |
| John Graves | 1.50 | |
| James Davis | 1.00 | |
| B.F. Allien | 1.00 | |
| Elizabeth Grant | 1.25 | |
| Polley Abernathy | .50 | |
| Richard Cornwell | 1.00 | |
| H. Lovinggood | 1.50 | |
| Margarett Lovinggood | 1.00 | |
| Susan C. Plemmons | 1.00 | |
| Reason Davis | 1.50 | |
| Isaac Lovinggood | 1.00 | |
| I.R. Cook | 1.00 | |
| David Owl | 1.00 | |
| L.M. Abernathy | 1.00 | |
| Franklin Sneed | 1.00 | |
| James Dockery | 1.00 | |
| Wm. R. Dockery | 1.00 | |
| J.M. Lovinggood | 1.00 | |
| Sat. July 24 Church meet. | Elder E.A. Deweese, mod. | |
| Elder E.A. Deweese | Sun. July 25 | Mod., Saboth spent in religious services |
| Elder E.A. Deweese | Fri. Aug. 20 Church meet. | Mod. |
| Elder James Kimsey, Elder G.F. Rose & Elder A. Coleman | Sun. Aug. 22 | Preaching |
| E.A. Deweese, R.P. Abernathy, J. Furguson, James Davis, J.M. Lovinggood | Sat. Sept. 25 | chose messengers to association. $2.00 minutes |
| Jacob Mulkey | " | dismissed by letter |
| Anne Hares | " | rec'd by letter |
| Mary Lunsford | " | rec'd by exp. |
| M. Sneed | Sun. Sept. 26 | rec. by exp. |
| " | 11 baptized by Elder E.A. Deweese | |
| Sat. Oct. 23 No meeting | Rain | |
| Jackson Lunsford | Sun. Oct. 24 | rec'd by letter |
| J.M. Lovinggood | Sat. Nov. 27 Church meet. | Clerk |
| Elder E.A. Deweese | Fri. Dec. 24 Church meet. | Mod. |
Pastor
Hanging Dog Baptist Church
1862-1951
| G.W. Lovinggood | 14 years | |
| E.A. Deweese | 32 years | |
| E.R. Treadaway | 1894-1902 | 7 years |
| M.A. Hembrey | 1901-1901 | 6 mos. |
| G.F. Rose | 1902-1902 | 1 year |
| A.B. Smith | 1902-1905 | 3 years |
| J.E. Crim | 1905-1905 | 3 mos. |
| J.E. Norton | 1905-1909 | 4 years |
| W.M. Pruett | 1909-1910 | 1 years |
| H.E. Whitaker | 1910-1912 | 2 years |
| J.T. Plott | 1912-1918 | 6 years |
| W.T. Truett | 1918-1921 | 3 years |
| D.F. Birchfield | 1921-1923 | 2 years |
| C.F. Martin | 1923-1925 | 2 years |
| W.T. Truett | 1925-1927 | 2 years |
| James Truett | 1927-1928 | 1 years |
| W.R. Lunsford | 1928-1931 | 3 years |
| N.O. Kilpatrick | 1931-1933 | 2 years |
| W.T. Truett | 1933-1937 | 4 years |
| Fred Stiles | 1937-1938 | 1 years |
| W.T. Truett | 1938-1939 | 1 years |
| W.P. Elliott | 1939-1947 | 8 years |
| Ralph Matheson | 1947-1948 | 1 years |
| Weldon Wester | 1948-1949 | 1 years |
| C.A. Sexton | 1949-1950 | 1 years |
| W.T. Truett | 1950-1951 | 1 years |
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