Houston Church Records

Original Register of Houston Methodist Church

Records from the original register and personal recollection of Mary Miller Alford (1908 - 2000) of Houston, Alabama.

Register of Pastors

Name	Date of Appointment	Term of Service
Rev. D.A. Lowe	1886	Three Years 1889
Rev. W.W. Davis	15 Nov 1889	Two Years 1891
Rev. J. W. Cowan	Dec 1891	One Year
Rev D.L. Wright	Dec 1892	One Year
Rev. M.M. Rivers	1894	Two Years 1895
Rev. J.B. Cook	Nov 1898	One Year
Rev. S.B. Gossey	1899	One Year
Rev. G.W. Green	1900	4 Years 1904
Rev. J.M. Haney	Nov 1907	Resigned
Rev. W.C. Huckaby	Nov 1911	One Year
Rev. W.M. Buttram	Nov 1912	Four Years 1916
Rev. L.L. Jones	Nov 1916	Two Years 1917
Rev. W. Williams	Nov 1918	5 Months Resigned
Rev. H.M. Jones	May 1918	Remainder of 1918
Rev. Reece	Nov 1919	One Year 1919
Rev. L.F. Foust	Nov 1920	One Year 1920
Rev. V.E. Swindal	Nov 1921 & 22	Two Years 1922
Rev. Thompson	Nov 1923	One Year 1923
Rev H.D. Clark	Nov 1925	Four Years 1928
Rev. T.A. Hancock	Nov 1929
Rev. L.O. Jaggers		Four years 1936-40
Rev. Barker		1939
Rev. Herbert Hamilton		1940 - 1942
Rev. B.B. McCurry		1943
Rev. Virgil Swindle		1944
Rev. L.F. Pitts		1945
Rev. J.D. Prickett		1946
Rev. Horace Killen		1947 - 1949
Rev. Boner		1950 - 1951
Rev. Watts		1952
Rev. Henry Johnson		1953 - 1954
Rev. L.F. Pitts		1955 - 1956
Rev. J.A. Blakley		1957
Rev. A.U. Bobo		1958 - 1960
Rev. L.O. Morris		1961
Rev. J.A. Beasley		1962 - 1966
Rev. Hawthorne		1967
Rev. W.S. Hart		1968 - 1970
Rev. Billy Holcomb		1971 - 1973
Rev. I.D. Howard		1974
Rev. W.W. Laymon		1975 - 1976
Rev. David Nelson		1977 - 1978
Rev. Ron Shell		1979 - 1980
Rev. Ernest Smotherman		1981
Rev. Tony Gunter		1982
Rev. Leldon Hardin		1983 - 1994
Rev. Joe Gamble		1995 - 1996

Register of Baptisms

Name	Date	Minister
John Blackwell	9 Oct 1889	Rev. D.A. Lowe
Lena Shaw	8 Nov 1889	Rev. D.A. Lowe
M.A. Tigner	8 Nov 1889	Rev. D.A. Lowe

Register of Marriages

Names of Parties	Date	By Whom Solemnized
Miss M.E. Hilton & Dr. C.H. Johnson	29 Dec 1889	Rev. Judge Hilton
Miss Lola Blackwell & W.C. Curtis	25 Dec 1891
Miss Irma Ballentine & Arthur West	13 Dec 1914
Miss Belle Speer & A.J. Cooper	28 Nov 1915
Miss Mattie Hunter & H.E. Hulsey	28 Nov 1915

Register of Deaths and Disposals

Name	Date	Manner
Rufus Lowe	12 Dec 1889	Letter
Alvin Lowe	12 Dec 1889	Letter
Henry McCullars	(about) June 1890	Withdrawn
William Helton	(about) June 1890	Withdrawn
Rebecca Little	(about) June 1890	Letter
S.E. Lowe	12 Dec 1889	Letter
L. Pinson [Janson ?]	(about) Dec 1890	Withdrawn
Lucy Hilton	(about) Jun 1890	Withdrawn
Benjamin Jennings	(about) Jan 1889	Lost Sight of
Annie Riews [Riens ?]	1 Jun 1890	Letter
Dela [?] Bouly	10 Feb 1890	Letter
D.W. Bouly	10 Feb 1890	Letter
Henry Lunsford	1 Jun 1890	Expelled
B.J. Cowart	(about) Jun 1890	Expelled
Ellis Watts	(about) Mar 1891	Deceased
Francis Shaw	7 Sep 1892	Certificate
Lena [?]	7 Sep 1892	Certificate
L.R. Jean	18 Feb 1894	Certificate
A.S. Jean	18 Feb 1894	Certificate
Rev. L. [S?] Watts	18 Feb 1894	Transferred to Beth [?]
Robert Green
Margaret Tidwell	2 Jun 1913	Deceased

Miscellaneous Notes Found in Register

Ellis Watts; Died about March 1891

S.A. Bouly; Married

Sister Little; Moved off

Lola Blackwell; Married 25 Dec 1890

This is to certify that Mr. Wallis Hendon and Wife have been acceptable Members of the Methodist ME Church South ---- ---- ---- Winston ---- Jasper District North Alabama Conference April 7 1898. Joseph B. Cook, Pastor

Register of Members

Name	When Received	How Received	By Whom Received	Date of Death or Disposal
Aldredge, Ira	Aug 1911	Profession	Rev. Corbin
Alford, Amy	Sep 1907	Profession	Rev. W.M. Buttram	Died 20 Aug 1937
Alford, Daisy	11 Aug 1923	Baptism	Rev. Thompson
Alford, Emma	1930	Profession	Rev. T.A. Hancock
Alford, Fannie	1887	Profession	Rev. D.A. Lowe	Died 2 Jan 1941
Alford, J.W.	23 Aug 1914	Profession	Rev. W.M. Buttram	Died 20 Feb 1955
Alford, Mary	Aug 1930		Rev. T.A. Hancock
Alford, Myrtie	Aug 1920	Baptism	Rev. L.F. Foust
Ballentine, Alice	15 Apr 1900	Letter	Rev. G.W. Green	By Letter 1921
Ballentine, B.P.	Aug 1911	Profession	Rev. Corbin	By Letter
Ballentine, D.S.	27 Jul 1906	Vow	Rev. S.H. Wilson	By Letter 1921
Ballentine, E.M.		Vow
Ballentine, Irma	Aug 1911	Profession	Rev. Corbin	By Letter 1915
Ballentine, Jeremiah W.	15 Apr 1900	Letter	Rev. G.W. Green	By Letter 1921
Ballentine, Mary	Aug 1911	Profession	Rev. Corbin	By Letter
Blackwell, J.W.	20 Sep 1897	Profession
Blackwell, Lola	9 Oct 1889	Profession	Rev. D.A. Lowe	25 Dec 1891 Married
Bouly, D.W.		Letter		10 Feb 1890
Bouly, Ida		Letter	Rev. D.A. Lowe	10 Feb 1890
Bradfield, Janie				Deceased
Bradfield, Mrs. Margaret		Letter		Deceased
Cook, Alice E.	20 Sep 1895	Letter
Cook, Ethel	28 Sep 1898	Profession	Rev. S.B. Gossey	Transferred
Cowan, Eda I.	15 Mar 1892	Letter	Rev. J.W. Cowan	Dismissed by Certificate
Cowart, B.J.		Profession	Rev. D.A. Lowe	10 Jun 1890
Cowart, M.	Oct 1886	Profession	Rev. D.A. Lowe
Curtis, Lola	9 Oct 1889	Profession	Rev. D.A. Lowe
Dunlap, J.W.		Letter		Deceased
Dunlap, Mrs. Joanna		Letter		Deceased
Glaspy [Gillespie?], Mary				Lost Sight of 20 May 1895
Green, A.M.		Letter	Rev. D.A. Lowe	Dismissed By Certificate
Green, B.S.		Profession	Rev. D.A. Lowe	Dismissed By Certificate 20 May 1895
Green, Frank		Letter	Rev. D.A. Lowe
Green, J.L.		Profession	Rev. D.A. Lowe
Green, Robert	7 Jun 1897	Profession		Transferred
Green, S.A.		Letter	Rev. D.A. Lowe
Helton, Lucy		Profession	Rev. D.A. Lowe	(about) Jun 1890
Helton, William		Profession	Rev. D.A. Lowe	10 Jun 1890
Hicks, Carl	Sep 1917	Vows	Rev. L.L. Jones	Withdrawn
Hicks, Ida	22 Sep 1918	Vows	Rev. H.M. Jones	Joined Nazarene Church 1919
Hindsly, C.M.		Letter	Rev. D.A. Lowe	charges [?] binding [?]
Hindsly, J.W.		Profession	Rev. D.A. Lowe
Hulsey, Mattin [?]	Aug 1911	Profession	Rev. Corbin
Hunter, J.L.	9 Sep 1899	Baptism	Rev. S.B. Gossey
Hunter, M.	Oct 1886	Profession
Hunter, Mrs. J.L.	Oct 1886	Profession	Rev. D.A. Lowe	Deceased
Hunter, Ruth	Aug 1930		Rev. T.A. Hancock	Moved
Jean, A.S.	4 May 1890	Letter	Rev. W.W. Davis
Jean, L.R.	4 May 1890	Letter	Rev. W.W. Davis	Dismissed by letter
Jennings, Benjamin		Profession	Rev. D.A. Lowe	(about) Jan 1889
Johnson, C.H.	7 Jan 1887	Letter	Rev. D.A. Lowe	Dismissed by Letter about Jun 1893
Knight, Mrs. Alice		Letter		Deceased
Little, Rebecca				(about) Jan 1890
Lowe, Alvin		Profession	Rev. D.A. Lowe	12 Dec 1889
Lowe, M.E.		Profession	Rev. D.A. Lowe	12 Dec 1889
Lowe, Rufus		Profession	Rev. D.A. Lowe	12 Dec 1889
Lowe, S.E.		Letter	Rev. D.A. Lowe	12 Dec 1889
Lunsford, Henry		Profession	Rev. D.A. Lowe	1 Jun 1890
McClellan, W.J.	1887	Profession		Died 1904
McClellan, M.C.		Last		Died in the faith
McClellan, Willie		Profession	Rev. D.A. Lowe
McCullars, Henry		Profession	Rev. D.A. Lowe	10 Jun 1890
Miller, Leir		Profession	Rev. D.A. Lowe	Lost Sight of 20 May 1895
Miller, M.A.		Letter	Rev. D.A. Lowe	Lost Sight of 20 May 1895
Miller, Parris		Profession	Rev. D.A. Lowe	Lost Sight of 20 May 1895
Miller, S.W.		Letter	Rev. D.A. Lowe	Lost Sight of 20 May 1895
Moore, Nannie	1 May 1892	Letter	Rev. J.W. Cowan	Lost Sight of
Pinson, L.		Profession	Rev. D.A. Lowe	(about) Dec 1890
Powell, C.E.		Profession	Rev. D.A. Lowe	1889 / 1890
Reaver [?], C.		Profession	Rev. D.A. Lowe
Reaver [?], M.		Profession	Rev. D.A. Lowe
Reaves, Annie	Sep 1887	Profession	Rev. D.A. Lowe	1 Jun 1890
Reaves, Fanny	Sep 1887	Profession	Rev. D.A. Lowe	1 Jun 1890
Rivers, Louise	Oct 1929	Letter	Rev. T.A. Hancock	Moved by Letter
Rivers, M.L.	Oct 1929	Letter	Rev. T.A. Hancock	Deceased
Rivers, Mrs. S.L.	Aug 1931	Letter	Rev. T.A. Hancock	Deceased
Rivers, R.M.	Oct 1929		Rev. T.A. Hancock	Deceased
Self, L.J.	26 Aug 1928	Letter	Rev. H.D. Clark
Self, S.L.	Aug 1927	Letter	Rev. T.A. Hancock	Transferred
Self, Yancy	7 Aug 1929	Letter	Rev. T.A. Hancock	Transferred Died 1971
Shaw, Francis				7 Sep 1892
Shaw, Lena	8 Nov 1889	Profession	Rev. D.A. Lowe	7 Sep 1892
Shaw, Polly				Deceased
Shelton, C.	1891
Shelton, W.A.	1887	Profession		23 May 1900; Dismissed by Letter
Souters, D.M.	27 Jul 1906	Letter	Rev. S.H. Wilson	By Letter 1913
Souters, G.M.	27 Jul 1906	Letter	Rev. S.H. Wilson	By Letter 1913
Souters, O.E.	27 Jul 1906	Vow	Rev. S.H. Wilson	By Letter 1913
Souters, R.A.	27 Jul 1906	Letter	Rev. S.H. Wilson	By Letter 1913
Spears, Samuel
Speer, Belle	28 Jul 1913	Profession	Rev. W.M. Buttram	Joined M. Baptists 1922
Speer, E.E.	6 Aug 1915	Profession	Rev. W.M. Buttram	Withdrawn
Speer, G.T.	8 Sep 1912	Profession	Rev. W.C. Huckaby	By Letter Aug 1923
Speer, J.J.	Aug 1903	Vow	Rev. G.W. Green	Died Dec 1933
Speer, J.S.	Aug 1903	Vow	Rev. G.W. Green	Deceased
Speer, A.V. (King)	Aug 1930	Profession	Rev. T.A. Hancock
Speer, Mary	28 Jul 1913	Profession	Rev. W.M. Buttram
Speer, Mary	Aug 1920	Vow	Rev. S.L. Foust	Deceased
Speer, Mrs. J.J.	9 Sep 1899	Vow	Rev. S.B. Gossey	Died 14 Dec 1902
Speer, Mrs. Marie	Aug 1920	Vow	Rev. L.F. Foust
Speer, Pearl	4 Aug 1914	Profession	Rev. W.M. Buttram	Joined Primitive Baptist
Tidwell, Daisy
Tidwell, Elbert K.	Sep 1907	Profession	Rev. W.M. Buttram	Deceased
Tidwell, Emma	Aug 1903	Profession	Rev. G.W. Green	Died 25 Dec 1922
Tidwell, M.M.	9 Sep 1899	Baptism	Rev. S.B. Gossey	Moved; Deceased
Tidwell, Mattie	1897	Profession
Tidwell, Mc	1897	Profession	Rev. J.B. Cook	Transferred
Tidwell, Mrs.			Rev. W.W. Davis	Died 22 Jun 1913
Tidwell, Pearl	Aug 1930	Profession	Rev. T.A. Hancock	Deceased
Tidwell, W.C.	20 Sep 1895
Tigner, M.A.	8 Nov 1889	Profession
Wade, J.A.	6 Aug 1915	Profession	Rev. W.M. Buttram
Waid, Daisy	Sep 1907	Profession	Rev. W.M. Buttram	Died 1948
Waid, J.A.	Aug 1914	Profession	Rev. W.M. Buttram	Deceased
Waldrip, J.W.	20 Sep 1895			Transferred
Waldrop, Samantha	1 May 1892	Vows	Rev. J.W. Cowan	Removed 20 May [year?]
Watts, Ann				Removed to Bethel
Watts, Ellis		Profession	Rev. D.A. Lowe	Died (about) Mar 1891
Watts, Rev. L.	4 May 1890	Letter	Rev. W.W. Davis	Dismissed by Letter
Watts, S.J.				Died in the Faith
West, Mattie	1917		Rev. W.W. Davis	Gone to Congregational Church
White, Mrs. Jessie	Aug 1938	Letter	Rev. L.O. Jagger	Deceased
White, W.W.	Aug 1938	Letter	Rev. L.O. Jagger	Deceased
Wilson, Maggie	9 Sep 1899	Baptism	Rev. S.B. Gossey	Died Sep 1968
Wise, J.P.			Rev. D.A. Lowe
Wise, M.
Wolf, Epar [?]	28 Sep 1913	Profession	Rev. W.M. Buttram	Joined M. Baptists
Wooley, Nancy

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