This collection contains scans of the correspondence series of the John Warwick Montgomery papers. More information on the collection can be found here: https://library.sebts.edu/archives/montgomery.
This collection contains 106 annual reports of the Tuckaseigee Baptist Association, founded in 1829 in North Carolina. They met mostly in Jackson County (N.C.) but has included Haywood, Swain, Macon Counties (N.C.) and Rabun County (Ga.). Years covered are: 1831, 1857, 1876, 1877, 1879, 1880, 1885, 1888, 1891, 1898 - 1903, 1907, 1908, 1910 - 1912, 1913, 1915, 1918, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1929 - 1931, 1933, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1942 - 1948, 1951, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1961 - 1967, 1969 - 1996, 1998 - 2023
Zion’s Rest Primitive Baptist Church was organized on April 23, 1949, in Rockingham County, Spray, North Carolina. This record book includes church membership rolls and minutes from regular meetings. The church held monthly meetings and according to its records closed on November 1, 1987.
Axton Primitive Baptist Church was located in Axton, Virginia, in Henry County. The earliest entry in the record books was 1888. It typically gathered for church meetings monthly. The church records show that Axton Primitive Baptist Church closed its doors on March 13, 1983.
Records of the Primitive Baptist Church at Pine Forest which was founded in Virginia on October 15, 1898, with David Sumner as its first pastor. The record book indicates meetings were typically held at least monthly and includes church minutes and member information.
Martinsville Primitive Baptist Church was founded on October 28, 1899, and located in Martinsville, Virginia. Several names are used throughout the records books including Primitive Baptist Church at Martinsville, Martinsville Primitive Baptist Church, the Church Street Primitive Baptist Church Martinsville, Virginia, and Chatham Heights Primitive Baptist Church. Reference is made to the church meeting at a new location in Chatham Heights in 1963 which may explain some name variation. The church typically met monthly during which time minutes were recorded in the church record books. The first entry in this record book is September 1958 and the final entry is October 1959. One additional entry from May 1980 is included at the end of the book.
Martinsville Primitive Baptist Church was founded on October 28, 1899, and located in Martinsville, Virginia. Several names are used throughout the records books including Primitive Baptist Church at Martinsville, Martinsville Primitive Baptist Church, the Church Street Primitive Baptist Church Martinsville, Virginia, and Chatham Heights Primitive Baptist Church. Reference is made to the church meeting at a new location in Chatham Heights in 1963 which may explain some name variation. The church typically met monthly during which time minutes were recorded in the church record books. The first entry in this record book is October 1954 and the final entry is August 1958. One additional entry from September 1989 is included at the end of the book.
