Saturday, March 25, 2017

ALABAMA, Pickens County: Oak Grove Presbyterian Church Baptisms (1856-1861)

From the author of the Our Own History blog, "Baptism Records of Oak Grove Presbyterian Church."

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  2. This record seems to be a dead link--if it helps I think the same record can be found here, but stretching back a little earlier and ending a little later (from 1837 to 1878):

    http://genealogytrails.com/ala/pickens/church_oakgrovepres_baptism.html

    Here are the passages referencing likely enslaved persons (referred to here as "colored adults" or "colored children"):

    "Sept. 1839...Joe and Anthony (colored adults)"
    "Jan. 1 1840...Moses, Rachel, Ben, Aggy, Hannah (colored adults)"
    "Jan. 7 1844...Nancy, a colored woman belonging to A. Hood"
    "March 18 1856 Tom, a colored man, belonging to John Summerville"
    "July 29, 1855 Ben, a colored man, belonging to James Cunningham"
    "March 1, 1857...Milly, a colored woman belonging to W.H. Summerville age about 25 years."
    "May 6, 1860 Three colored children of Jiles, belonging to Mrs. James Summerville--Jiles, Jack & Nancy, 1 Yr, 4 Yr, 5 Yr."
    "Oct. 21, 1860 Jack, a colored man belonging to Capt. James Summerville, age about 2 years. Jane, a colored woman age about 24 belonging to John Billups. "
    "March 31, 1861 Two colored children belonging to B.B. Salmond by Rev A.M. Watson."

    "NO BAPTISMS DURING CIVIL WAR PERIOD."

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