Hickory Grove Baptist Church (Bladenboro, N.C.) records
Finding Aid & Inventory
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Biographical and Historical Note
This church was organized Aug. 23, 1834. The presbytery consisted of Elder Dennis Lennon, pastor of Lennon's Cross Roads Baptist Church and Elder Elias Davis, who had been ordained by Cross Roads Church, October 14, 1832. Elder Elias Davis was chosen as the pastor, Joseph Wood as deacon, and James B. Singletary as clerk. There were thirty-three charter members, including five slaves.
Collection Overview
Minutes of church conferences from Aug. 1834 to Apr. 1965, including membership rolls and financial records. Other church records included are association letters, church letters, deeds and maps, financial papers, and membership rolls, 1851-1964 [broken series].
Collection Inventory
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Church Minutes
- Church Minute Book, Vol. 1, 1834-1875
- Church Minute Book, Vol. 2, 1875-1900
- Church Minute Book, Vol. 3, 1900-1912
- Church Minute Book, Vol. 4, 1913-1928
- Church Minute Book, Vol. 5, 1928-1950
- Church Minute Book, Vol. 6, 1950-1956
- Church Minute Book, Vol. 7, 1956-1961
- Church Minute Book, Vol. 8, 1961-1965
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Church Records
- Associational letters, 1952; 1955-1959; 1961-1964
- Attendance and membership rolls, 1912-1948 and undated
- Church covenant and articles of faith, n.d.
- Church letters: requests for, 1946-1964 [broken series]
- Church letters: granted, 1851-1964 [broken series]
- Correspondence, 1896-1964 [broken series]
- Deeds and maps, 1854; 1898; 1911; 1934; 1935; 1958
- Financial papers, 1877-1964 [broken series]; undated
- Miscellaneous, 1934-1964 [broken series]; undated
Summary Information
- Repository
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Creator
- Hickory Grove Baptist Church (Bladenboro, N.C.).
- Title
- Hickory Grove Baptist Church (Bladenboro, N.C.) records
- ID
- CRMF18
- Date [inclusive]
- 1834-1965
- Extent
- 2.0 microfilm reel(s) 35mm; negative
- Microform [Reel]
- 2
- Microform [Reel]
- 1
Administrative Information
- Publication Information
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Access Restrictions
- Collection is open for researchers.
- Copyright Notice
- Use of unpublished manuscripts is protected by provisions of copyright law and by laws against libel and invasion of privacy. No material from a manuscript collection may be published without prior written permission from the holder of the copyright. The Library claims only physical ownership of most manuscript collections. Anyone wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of literary property rights or copyrights. Please contact Special Collections & Archives (archives@wfu.edu) with questions regarding specific manuscript collections.
- Preferred Citation
- Hickory Grove Baptist Church (Bladenboro, N.C.) records, CRMF18, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Bladen Baptist Association.
- Cape Fear Baptist Association (N.C.).
- Hickory Grove Baptist Church (Bladenboro, N.C.).