DATE |
NAME |
PRESIDING |
3-27-1881
|
Archie
Henderson (Died 10-22-1888) |
W.
R. McClelland |
11-1-1881 |
Charley
DeWitt Love (Died 12-24-1886) |
Rev.
DeWitt Burkhead |
7-2-1882
|
Sallie
Jane Dobbins |
Rev.
W. R. McClelland |
10-14-1883 |
Mr.
Parish |
Rev.
J. DeWitt Burkhead |
4-26-1884 |
Franklin
Smith Henderson (infant) (Admitted to church 7-23-1895) |
Rev.
L. H. Wilson |
8-26-1884 |
William
Henry Way (adult) |
Rev.
L. H. Wilson |
8-26-1884
|
Miss
Alice Sophia Way |
Rev.
L. H. Wilson |
August
1886 |
Albert
Sidney Henderson Walter
James Crews John
William McGahey (infants
admitted to communion) |
Rev.
Thomas Ward White |
4-8-1887 |
Lena
May Henderson (infant) |
Thomas
Ward White |
2-26-1888
|
James
Edward McGahey (infant) |
T.
W. White |
5-13-1888
|
Lizzie
Lee Crews (infant) Released by order of Presbytery |
Rev.
R. N. Smith |
11-17-1888
|
William
Prentice Ferguson (infant) Disms'd by letter |
Rev. C. C. Williams |
7-7-1899 |
Lillie
E. Perkingse Lovie
D. Perkin Willie
Perkings* (All
admitted to communion) (*Note:
should be Perkins) |
Rev.
C. C. Williams |
3-28-1890
|
Minnie
Lee Henderson (infant) |
C.
C. Williams |
6-18-1891
|
Matte
Celeta Wallace. Lelia
Morris Wallace. Florence
Addie Wallace* Corie
Bird Wallace* *Later
Note: Out of bounds |
Rev.
H. H. Lane (?) |
6-26-1892
|
Horace
Neely Ferguson (Died September 1892) Charlott
Rose McGahey (Rosa
McGahey admitted; returned, order Presby. |
Rev.
C. W. Chambers |
12-5-1894
|
John
Ferguson |
Rev.
C. C. Williams |
5-6-1895 |
Linnie
Pearl McGahey |
Rev.
T. W. White |
7-23-1895
|
Pendulum
Herring (adult) |
Rev.
J. E. McLean |
1-26-1896
|
Julius
Roy Taft (infant) |
A.
W. Wilson, D. D. |
1-17-1897
|
Jessie
Lee Henderson (infant) |
Rev.
T. W. White |
7-4-1897
|
Ethel
Hudson |
Rev.
G. E. Eagleton |
6-26-1898 |
Mary
Elvira Ferguson (infant) Lillie
May McGahey Henry
Ferguson (By
order of Presbytery Baptized by D. Dudley from Lindale Church) |
Rev.
A. W. Wilson |
8-18-1899 |
Margaret
Elner* York [*Should be Eleanor] Archie
Raymon* Henderson [*Should be Raymond] Albert
Jessie Crews |
W.
J. Caldwell of Tyler W.
J. Caldwell W.
J. Caldwell |
2-25-1900
|
Joseph
Tomson Vernon |
A.
W. Wilson |
8-16-1900
|
Wilson
Forest Ferguson |
C.
W. Tenney |
8-17-1900
|
Herman
Henderson Crews |
C.
W. Tenney |
Aug.
1901 |
Ina
May Hudson |
Rev.
J. A. Mecklin (?) |
8-27-1902
|
Hattie
Lola Crews Hubert
Ferguson Charlie
Perkins Henderson |
Rev.
J. D. McLean |
3-22-1903
|
Walter
Allen McGahey |
Rev.
N. Smyley |
7-27-1906
|
Henry
Earnest McGahey Joseph
DeWitt Henderson (infant) |
Rev.
Thomas Gallaher |
7-28-1906
|
Leslie
Crews Luther
Calvin Vernon Charlie
C. Crone |
T.
Gallagher |
8-15-1907
|
Dora
Unice* Crone [*Eunice?] Annie
Louis[e?] Crews |
Rev.
Edgar Williams Rev.
Edgar Williams |
7-21-1909
|
Mildred
Henderson Linnie
Helen Crews |
Rev.
Jno. A. Williams Rev.
Jno. A. Williams |
2-13-1910 |
Sarah
Lenora Vernon |
Rev.
Jno. A. Williams |
1-1-1911
|
Lewis
Henderson (adult) |
Jno.
A. Williams |
7-26-1911
|
Walter
R. Howard (infant) |
Rev.
F. H. Hensley |
7-25-1913 |
Dorothy
Jane Henderson (infant) |
S.
D. Logan |
7-19-1914
|
Nora
Gertrude Crews (infant) |
E.
J. Durham |
7-16-1915
|
Hattie
Maurine Crews |
R.
K. L. Owen |
5-16-1915
|
Jack
Nash Henderson |
R.
L. Owens |
March
1916 |
Ruby
Ann Henderson |
R.
L. Owen |
9-29-1917
|
Bera
May Howard |
R.
L. Owen |
9-30-1917 |
????
/Crews |
R.
L. Owen |
Bethesda Baptism Records
Equally valuable are the baptism, membership and death records of the early church and the records of those dismissed as members, mostly by transfer to other churches, but a few for disciplinary reasons. Pages 82 to 89 of Bethesda Records from Montreat include a wealth of information. Every Henderson ancestor, and many who belong to the family by marriage or extended friendship, will find in these pages fragments of their roots. Some will discover individuals for whom they are named.
For that reason, the pages are included here, as nearly as possible (including their misspelled names and barring my own inability to interpret long-ago handwriting) exactly as they appear in these long-ago records. It is worth mentioning that Page 84 of the records has written at the top of the page “Baptisms. First Page” and begins with the date March 27, 1881, while page 82 says, “Baptisms of...Second Page,” and begins on Jan. 17, 1897. Why the records should have started on Page 82 and backed up to page 84 is a mystery, but the recorded dates clearly indicate that is the way the records were kept.