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Jesse M Isbell, d Whitehaven? 22 Sep 1843

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Re: Jesse M Isbell, d Whitehaven? 22 Sep 1843

Posted: 20 Apr 2003 9:59PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 5 Sep 2006 4:53AM GMT
Surnames: Isbell, Buntyn, Farrow, Hudgen, Gary
I checked "Tales Of Old Whitehaven" further (it does not have an index) and found this on page 37 in reagrd to early Whitehaven churches, "At the same time, 1848, Geraldius Buntyn, who lived in Memphis but had large holdings of land here, gave two acres for a Baptist Church. This wa sbuilt on the corner to Tulane and Shelby Drive. All deeds to the property from then on exempt the two acres, but no church deed was ever given. The Farrows, Hudgens, and the Garys were members of this church. Mr. farrow, Mr.William Hudgens and Mr. Gary were deacons for years. The story is told that one paid, one prayed, and one raised the tune. This church was known as the Nonconnah Baptist. This church was in Coldwater Association since the property at that time was in Mississippi. When the Baptist Association met at New Nonconnah Church, the Farrowa would enterrain visiting ministers. They would be be put to sleep on a Baptist pallet. This was made by removing all the furniture from a room, spreading cotton on the floor, covering this with quilts, and bedding brethern down." On page 38, " When the new church was built on Highway 51, South, the land was given to the negores by a word-of-mouth deed saying that the porperty was theirs for as long as they cared for the grounds once a year." Some further notes from me, the line between MS & TN was disputed for a long time and moved several times. The Whitehaven area has been at times in MS or TN; in 1949 when US Hwy. 51 was built, the line was finalized and Whitehaven is now in TN, a suburb of Memphis. The Whitehaven Baptist Church still stands and operates on Hwy. 51 South, just a block south of Shelby Drive. The church might still have records from the earlier years.
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