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Olive Branch MethodistOlive Branch Methodist Church Compiled Information from the Collection of the Martin-Wall History Room of the Davie County Public Library Mocksville, North Carolina Table of Contents History of the Olive Branch Methodist Church by Mary Nell Hartman Lashley, August, 1931 4-11 Information About Deeds 13-17 Information from the McCubbins Papers in the Rowan County Library, Salisbury 19-24 Newspaper Articles 26 - 42 Miscellaneous Information 44 - 46 Picture of the Site of Olive Branch Methodist Church 48 Cemetery Records 50 - 55 Pastors of Olive Branch Church 57 - 60 01 C Davie County Public Library Mocksville, North Carolina 3l History of the Olive Branch Methodist ^ Church by Mary Neil Hartman Lashley August, 1931 Pages 4-11 1 2 a Qi CP o t o f- 2 t' a 0 1 L » Davie County Public Library i/i Mocksville, North Carolina _ I 3 2: O n - n ' n " Lijriiy . -■ ' • Mocksviila, N. C. ^ msronr cf the suse bbanqh nexkodisc church OAVIE OOUNTX, NORIH OUtOLm BI HART SBSJL HAKTMAN LASHLEI ADCUSI, 1931 The historloal reooxde of OiULvo Biwich Methodist Cburoh are verf > a:fewj but there are some which I find of interest to us here today* ^ ^ ^ 2 On record in Salisbuxy^ North Carolina, at the old Court House g ^ m zjis a land deed £i;xen March 16, 1806, by Robert Fields and his wife, £ ^ . ^Nan^, to the Methodist Church for a tract of land, about one-half acre, 8 o y ^to be used as a church site* This site was named dive Branch* § a Two years prior to this tiM the congregation was organized* In the meantime as the building itself was under ooastraotion, an old log school honse, which stood a few yards in front of the church grounds was used as a neetii^ place for the interested congregation* Bey* ¥* !•« CrLssoms in his History of Methodii^ in Bayie Coonly 0/ tells that in 1805 the first Gaap meetings were held at Qliye Branch and / > -p- Ihlant Onoee* Now, ttOnut Grove was only two or a little more miles south <\3t on Dutchman Greek* The guestion may arise in jear mind as it did in mhae, ^ wiv, when the couatiy was so thinly settled, have two churches of the same ^ denomination so near each other? Hong about this time, so Histoiy tells us, ^ V the Methodist Church had on a building program with the slogan ^or eveiy —Q Three Miles a Methodist Church" - Hence, in the inmediato community we had churches or organized congregations at Smith Grove, Pino, Bethlehem, dive ^ Branch, bhlnut Grove and bhitaker's* bhitakerts was located about two miles almost directly south of dive Branch where now the Farmington-Mocksville road i)^ loads into the Iidnstoar-Salem - Mboksville Highway* Only a not too-well kept grave yard remains there as a silent witness to tha generations that havee I I I 3^ Ci O o C) > OQBM and gom. Then there wae Tiiaber Ridge, located between Olive Bxanch and Snith Grove; also Vbrd's Chapel, two oiles northeast of Fanaiogton* The first trustees of (Hive Branch Church were John Mbfhhan, Wilson Russim, Qteneazer Jones, Sanuel Austin and Isaac ELlis. At this f tijae the pnLsent trustees are Frank H. Bahnson, Thcnas Rich, wn a, S 2 . C->TaFlor, Oscat Rich and John Frank Johnscoi* The names of only three of the w "j bnUdars are knom, fiiooh Hathaniel Brock, a Mr. Loweiy vbo Mta the first " one to start felling a tree for the building, and a Mr. Xaylor. No doubt, homrer, the entire congregation gave of their tiow, money, labor ^ material, suoh as trees for foundation sills and luiid>er, teams and uagons for hauling material, aws and saws for cutting Umbers. Ife know not their only the results ef their labors. \ In iai6 the &lisbuiy Circuit included several counties with twenty regular monthly appointments; also often special work to bo at the hoiMs of members. This surely kept busy the <ns Preacher, Boon Bsynolds. The first Quarterly Conference for this year, 1816, was held at OUve Bxanch Church. ^ let me quote from the minutes of the conference; o2 t*Minutes of a Quarterly Mseting Confereuce at OUve Bxanch ^ Church on the 16th day of March 1816, for SaUsbuxy Circuit. Members present} Presidiqg Elder, Edwaxd Gannonx PastoD. w Been Reynolds; Nathaniel Brock, Sanuel Austin, Joseph Z Bird, Jhaes Ellis, and Thomas Job. O, Question 1 - Are there any complaints? Answer - No. g Question 2 - Are there any appeals? Answer - No. )r Queatien 3 - Does aiy person apply for 2 license to preach? Answer - No. -di Question 4 - What preacher's licence wants to be renewed? Answer - Benjamin Taylor, ^ Edward Cannon, g Been Reynolds,Sec." At that meeting $37.33 1/3 was appropriated - $4.00 to Edward Chnnon and $22.13 to Boon Reynolds, which left a suxplus of $11.5^ 1/^. Page No. 2 5 >-Im 1819 the Mlseicmxy Society lets oz^aaiBe^ ia the Methodist G^iaoepal ^ Cburch, but it vas act until 1832^ vhile Hoses JiBpook uas Presidiag ELdep of the ^ S ^ tt?Solisbuiy Oistpiotj that it wts taken up actiTely ia the Saiisbuiy Cipcuit. Foup m r/ yeaps katop the entipe Oipcuit sent to the Coafepenoe $44.47 fop missions. And S d o to shoir the missioaaiy spirit was spreading, aal too, that oup ancestors ueze ^ ^ fflissionazy miaded, the following year, 1837, dive Branch and Mooksville alone S paid $60.71. Thiaiwas $16.24 more than the entire Circuit had paid the year befoze. Now let us turn more directly to old OOLive Bznnoh Church itself. Sunday morning found men, women and children coming from all directions in all kinds of conveyances familiar to that time, such as buggies, carts, eovered wagons and on horseback, and even on foot, to spend the day together in pzuyep, song, study and the worship of Ood. It is remembezed by those that came on foot that'thny would carry their Sunday shoes and stockings as far as the czeek then thny would stop and indidge ia a general, wholesale foot washing befoze putting on their shoes and stockings and continuing on their way rejoicing - and I might add, vezy refreshed, after such an indulgence. Let us for a few minutes recall how the building itself looked as it stood in a grove of beautifhl virgin forest trees. It was a fzame structure of good proportions with a medium high gable roof. Two doors on the east side weie peached by steps made of large solid recks. Speak-^ing of these rock steps reminds me of one custom which the men and women strictly observed, and which now seems vezy stran^ to us. Those steps divided the '^sheep from the goats^ so to speak*. That is, the 0 women from the men. The men used the left entrance and the women used the right 1 entrance, and neither dared to cross the door steps of the other. If a young man brought his best girl to church he left her at the steps, and she entezed the ^ women«s entrance and he the ments. Nor were th^ allowed the pleasuze of sitting hy one another after passing into the r o 2 cc S XJ 7 o H V) I X Page No. 3 I ^ <j ca: X o 2 n u.) O 9 w Q oburoh* The buUdere had arnuaged differently* On the outer side of the two aisles that led from the estrance doors to the pulpit verv short oade benches, and betNeen the two aisles were the longer seats - benches* ^ ~ ^ > <BQ (Q uT d. If) But this was no advantage to the young couple because a shoulder hi^ ^ g O Opartition dividing these longer seats eztenled from the vexy first pew to ^ the vezy last bench in the rear of the church kept apart* So the ^ young folks coD^died to the custom* The elevated pujipit enclosed in a high railing stood iti^osing aloft from the rest of the sanctuazy with only three or four steps on either aidr leading up to it* These had gates at the top with fasteners on tham* During James Nathaniel Brookts latter days he was invitad to sit in the pulpit with the Preacher in change* The several windows on the North and South sides of the church gave light and ventilatiin at all times* In winter a large wood burning stove which sent the smoke through a long pipe to the ceiling and csi into a brick flue to the great outdoors, stood between the pulpit and the front beneh of the center section* Here the gathering people warmed thmaselves as they ^ listened to the long sermone of the good and devout druuit aiders of the day* cO The slaves were not forgotten but were provided a place of worship in the same building with their masters and families* On the outside of the church and just around the comer from the vomea*s entrance there was a door that opened into a winding stairway that Iftd te the slaves* baloeiy* This d balcony octended over the entire North side of the efauroh and on of the east side where a high partition divided the east balcoiy in half* The ^ white men used the south half and the entire halcoiy extending over the south ^ side* The entranoe to the men*8 balcony was on the south side of the church* \r> ai X X Page No* 4 "7 Ohce a month there were preaching services by the Pastor* lart of this cJ * J Samk^ and all of the othor Sundays wers taken up vlth the Bible study and other Bihle work to suit the different agb groups* Ig; ve could go back 125 years or eyen 100^ 75 or 50 years and visit vitk these pioneer ChristiaLUS ue would find a vast difference in the way they conducted their church services qEand Sunday Schools than that to which we are accustoned tcday* On the men's g . . CQ Q side we would find a group of men, both old and young^ with an older man as ^ ^ I o of leader^ studying together their well worn and highly priaed Bibles* They had m d Q. no outside aids^ such as quarterly magaaines or books as we have today* The . g 8 o women on their side of that partition under the leadership of some good and ^ ^ devout women would be following their Bible studies while the young babies ^ lay in their mothers' ams* The older children would be memoriaing the verses of scriptuSe from their blue cards* After a child had memoriaed a certain nunher of blue cards thqr were given a red card in exchange for the blue ones*. Then after a given number of red ones were memoriaed they were returned and a reward of a lovely picture card was received by the proud child* This was kept by the child* Some of the children who were learning their ABO's, or learning to A# o 2 read would be studying the old Blue Back Spelling book* Then there was the CO Catechism books which were composed of three kinds of qnestions on each lesson* Ui 7 First were the ^Texual Questions^ which were to be answered by quoting a o > o u; y portion of Scripture* The second were "Intellectual Questions*' and required the pupil to understand the meaning of the text and the tems used in the lesson* ^ The third dass were "Bible Questions" without answers* These were for stronger H and more general exercises* For exanplei a Tdxual qnestion on Genesis,Chapter ««• m O o could be "Ihen did God Create Heaven and Earth?" The answer would be "In the beginning God created Heaven and Earth"* An intellectual qjuestion ooiild be "What is meant by the beginning?" And the Bible question could be "ttkmt is the X first book in order in the sacred canon?" ^ Page No. S ! u> 7 Ij : O I » ; o : d : y ; ^ ) H V) The children too young to belong to any of these groups m oi=i Ui -i _J Stayed with their parents. ^ 3ZD > CL O) There were class meetings on the Sunday afternoons when the men's 6 ^ o 2 S and women's classes met separatelyj of course^ and held meetings of song and % praise unto God for His many mercies, ifere the different ones told of his or her own ezperienoes^ thus sharing strength and courage with others who became stronger for having received. The Sunday School Superintendents weze usually the leaders. Some of these were Jhmes Nathaniel Brook^ Holdea fiteith^ Frank Lunn, WiTHam Feny and Frank Johnson. One thing these people believed in doing enjoying while they were doing it was singing. They sang lustily with heart and soul. They had no musical instrimient to accompany them^ but there was no fear of beiiy off pitch because the song leader had a tuning fork with which he reached the proper pitch by sounding "BO" and thus "histed" the correct pitch of the first note of the song. They did not tire of ng but song after song as a part of the spiritual recreation of their lives. The records show that these men^ Holden Shith^ Ben Snith^ Albert BULis^ Junes N. IBrook were 5 seme of the song leaders. I believe^ that if we in our churches today would ^ do more singing and praying# as thny did in dive iiBranch days, we would feel cO more of the ;^rit of God in our hearts and lives# and people outside the church could realise that we are indeed HES people. In looking over some old Bavie Circuit Quarterly Conference reports I fcuttd some rules which were dated 1857. These paper rules were posted in conspicuous places in the church so all could read. These were strictly enforoed. I The Superintendent would call the offender of these rules into a seortt conference and explain fully, and was assured that the offense would not be repeated. X Bage No. 6 3:9 J o » o UJ . >- ttfiULES OP OLIVE BBANCH SUNDAY SCHOOL IN 1857 (Found among soias old Oavie Circuit Quarterly Conference Beports). I oust al^iays mindl the SuperLntendent anl all the Teachers of this m o School. =i 2; I oust come evezy Sunday and bn here idien School goes in* ^ ^ ID > Q. CO I nust go to my seat as soon as I go in* ^ g o Q I must not leave sy seat till School goes out. I nust take good care of ny book ^ I must not lean on the one that sits next to me. I must i«alk softly in the School. I must not make a noise by the Church door or Schod door, but must go in as aeon as X oome there. I nust alMiys go to Churoh. I must behave veil in the road in going to or from Church. I I must valk sofHy in the Church* I nust sit in ny seat till C3urch goes out 3 I nust go away from the Church as soon as the Services ax« ended.n 0 1 In 1866 the Mocksville Circuit was formed from the Salisbuxy Circuit, and dcO ten years later the Mocksville Circuit was divided* The Faimington Circuit 7 Circuit was fozmed in 1876, with the parsonage at fitaith Grove* In 1881 a new church was built at Farmington and the menibership of dive iiBzanch was moved there* Roverend J* W* Randall was pastor of the Farmington Circuit at this ^ time of the building and Reverend R* L* Eamhart was pastor at the dedication in 1882, the fifth Sunday in April* The last service to be held in the old Churoh was the funeral of one of its beloved members, James Nathaniel i^Brock, June 1886* The last burial in ) the graveyard was Miss Mary KUis, in 1913* V) DJ X Page No* 7 3; 16 > The lonely old church stood for thirteen more years before the Church S Conference, in 1899 sold the building to a faxner, Thomas A* Brunt for the ^ g o ij" sum of one hundred dollars* Mr* Brunt owied the faxm across the road to ^ -j £ > the southeast* He tore down the building, moved it, wagon load at the time, ^ d " Q 2 and used the material to build a bam for his stock* It is still in use to this day, affording shelter for Gk)d*s creatures* In concluding allow me to recall some of the family names of those who helped to build and cany on the good woric in the dive Branch Church* Seme of these are familiar while others are no longer living in our coBSBUiity: FulfOld, Ellis, Lunn, Clarke, B^t, Charles, Fields, Taylor, Furohes, Johnson, Chinn, Brock, Churchill, MoMahan, Uhrd, Guthrell, Kaylor, Mesley, Austin, Baity, Eaton, Nash, Gowin, Saunders, Travillon, Miller, VanEaton, Perry, l^tigrove, Bassett, Brower, Call, Miller, Griffith, Tatum, Armswortly, Harper, Hartman, liiuser, Uhlker, and Chaffin* All of these have left foot prints on the sands of time* As we r 2 continue to carry on the noble vor^ that they have carried on here may we be vortlnr of being followed by those of the coming gnneratiens* u; J O ) o uy h 2 ^ Typed by Margaret Brock I h u 0 1 Vf y 1 ^ j V. ! X : ^ ri X UJ > iq^hdd their hi^ ideals and high standards of Christian living so that when cO we come to our joumeyts end, there will be foot prints on the sand that will Information about Deeds Pages 13-17 Jr Vtl 2 <Qi CO 7 o ui Ir 5 j- tri o o Davie County Public LibraryiTt X Mocksviiie, North Carolina o d. X * • Olive Branch Deed The deed to Olive Branch is recorded in Rowan County Court Records9 Book 22, page 274 and begins thus: "This Indenture made the 30th day of September in the j^ear of our Lord one thousand eight Hundred and six between Robert Fields and Hancy his wife, of the one part, and John McMahan, Wilson Russum, Ebenezer Jones, Samuel Austin, and Isaac Ellis, trustees, for the uses and purposes hereinafter mentioned"# In recent years a stone wall and historical marker have been erected by interested friends* Davie Co. Pofaiic Library Mocksvilie, K. r . r o 2 £ d cO a) y 3 0 1 o u> r 2 5 ^xV\£ 00. 2 wiocKsytLt^ ^ ■X- Y t o m • /) " -F i A I /0 U ) L f ^ 'Z . f U ^ w 4t < - j 1. > A iC t ^ €^ ? - 7 - ' ^ . A - f ^ m: . -X , . /D -d - € / JJ o o J c 31 pa g e 86 5 : On Ja n » K 8 18 3 0 j i ^ ; M wi f e sl g n 9 - - l e t s Sa m u e l Au s t i n > ^' U h a i f n a i a i j : of th e l> o a r d . of ] tr u G t e e s " of th e Ol i v e Br a n c h ii e e t d U i g ho u a e ^ of U* S » A 2 n e r l c a , ha v e l/ ; & ac r e la n d ne x t he l m of - * - * ^ x i m t » i" tu i d o r Ba m e re s t r i c t i o n s as ma d e hy Bo b e r t Fi e l d fo r th e me e t i n g - h o u s e , fo r a bu r i a l gr o u n d , is $5 « 0 Q , ul t u c s s e d by Ge o r g e Lo w e r y & E. D . A u s t i n w pr o v e d by th e la t t e r in Ma y 18 3 3 * at h po a t oi i l c ^ co o a Ao r t h 60 d( > i . r e « > a -w o s t " 5> ^ 1 k BO li n k # .t o a tf to n A , ^o a t h , ? 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" This Tn^enture made the 30th day of September in the year of our Lord one '^.ousana,eiSht hundred and 3ix,between Robert Fields and NancyVhis wife, o.f Rowan eounty and state of North Carolina.of the one part,and John MeMahan^Wiison' SussuDijSbsnezer Jones,Samuel Austin and Isaac Elite,trustees for the uses and pur poses hereinafter mentioned,all of the County and State aforesaid of the cothei' part,Witnesseth that the saxd Robert Fields and Nancy,his wife,for tod in con sideration of one pound specie to them in hand paid at and before the sealing and deliv^ of these presents,the receipt and payment whereof is hereby acknow;- ledged,hatn Riven,granted,barga:lned,sold,released,confirmed and ®onveyea,and by tnese presents doth Klve,grant,bargain,3ell,release,convey and confirm unto them, ;he said John MoMahan,Wiison Russum,Ebenezer Jones,Samuel Austln,Isaac Eilia,and -heir successors,trustees in trust for the uses and purposes herein after men- ^ tionsd and declared all the fistate,nght,title, interest.property claim and de-| g whatsoever either in law or equlty,whlch hemAhe said Robert Fields, and % <4 03 3Nc .jy,hls wife,Into or upon all and singular a certain lot or piece of ground Sitrmte,lying and being in the County and State aforesaid and on the waters of 8^ rt 'ii^edar CTreek bounded ana abutted as folio=v7s^to wit ^Beginning at a post oak sap- ling running thence south three chains and seventeen links to a then east three chains and seventeen links to a post oak^then north three chains and seventeen I links to a stake, then west to the beginnIn containing and laid out for one acre ^ cc of ground together with all and singular the houses,woods , water ways^privile- i ;es and appurtenances thereto belonging to or in anywise appertaining,To have and ^ to hold and singular the above mentioned and described lot or piece of ground c situate lying and being as aforesaid together with all and singular the houses, f woods,waterv/ays and privileges thereto belonging or in any wise appertaining ' I" y unto them,the said John McMahan,Wilson Russuin,Ebenezer Jones,Samuel Austin and ^ Ellis,and their sucoessors in office forever in trust, that they shall eredi: ^ c and build,or cause to be erected and built a house or place of worship for the tr. lU use of the members of the Methodist Episcopal Churc^h in the United States- of 2 America,according to the rules and discipline which from time to time may be x \S O-HU-fttHtS- ntTHOOlST- ULioiTtO. 0li\i6 OtftMCH Page 2^ agreed upon and adopted by the ministers and preachers of the said Chureli at thair general conference in the United States of Amerlea.and in me future trust ana confidence the the shall at all times forever hereafter permit such ministers and preachers belonging to the said Church as shall from time to time be duly authorized by the general conferences of the ministers and preachers of the said Wethodist Eniscopal Church or by the general conferences authorized by the said general conference and none others to preach and expound Sod's Holy Word.and in further trust and confidence that as often as may one or more of the trustees herein before mentioned shall die or cease to be a member or members of the said Church according to the rules and discipline as aforesaid,then in such case it be) the duty of stationed minister or preacher authorized as aforesaid,who shall have the pastoral charge of the members of the said Church,to call a meeting of remaining trustees as soon as conveniently may be,and whan so met the said mlnlg- CD ter or nreacher shall proceed to nominate one or more persons to fill the plaoea a o oT^fllaces of him or tiiem whose office or offices has or have been vacated as g g aferesald.provided the person or persons nominated shall have been on® year a ^ | Q Q mem^jer or meinl^yera of ther said Church immediately preceding such nominations, arij^ -2 at least twenty- one years of age,and the said trustees assembled shall procee<^ to elect to elect and by a-majority of votes appoint the person or persons nomi nated to fill such vacancy or vacancies in order to keep up the number of nine, seven or five trustees forever,and in case of an even number of votes for and a- ;ainst the said nomination , the stationed minister or preacher shall have the cast .ng vote.Provided nevertheless that if the said trustees any of them or their suc cessors have advanced or shall advance any sum or sums of money on aaeount of said premises and they the said trustees or their successors be obliged to the said sum or sums of money,they or a majority of them shall be authorized to raise the said sum or suras of money by a mortgage on the said premises or by selling V^be said premises after notice given to the pastor or preacher wbo has the oversight of the aongregation attending divine service on the said premises. It the money due he not paid to the said trustees or .their auceessors within one vear' after such notice given and such sale take place , the said trustees H. ^ \(o ^age their successors after paying the debt and all other expenses which are due f^ the nroney arising fro. such sale shall deposit the remainder of the money prod««K bTthe said sale In the hands of the steward or stewards of the society belonging to or attending divine service on said premises.whlch surplus of the produce off such sale so deposited in hands of the said steward or stewards shall at disposal of the next vearlv conference authorize as aforesaid which said yearly confer ence shall dispose of the said money according to the best of their Judgment for the use of the said soclety,and the said Robert Fields doth by tnese presents warrant and forever defend all aiid singular the aforementioned and described lot or piece of ground with the appurtenances thereto belonging unto them the said John M®Mahan,Wilson Russunu^Ebenezer Jones,Samuel Austin,Isaac Ellis,and tttelr successors chosen and appointed as aforesaid from the %laimr or claims of Mm, the aforesaid Robert Field8,hi8 heirs and assigns,and from the claim or claims of all persons whatsoever,in Testimony whereof the said Robert Fields and Nancy, ;^s wlfe,hath hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year afiresaid, n Signed,Sealed and delivered in the presence of us:BenJamin Gay.Smith Jones,John B,Palmer- Robert FieldsC Seal) Nancy Fields( Her Mark)» Received the day of the date of the above written Indenture,the Consideration therein mentioned in full. Joslah Phillips. Rot'ert Fields. 5 Rowan County - August Session iSll.The within deed was duly proven in open Couri I bv John B.Palmer-.recorded and ordered to be regi3tered.Test.M.atles,C.C." y o o ul P- a OAVIE CO. PUBUG LIBRARv ? MOCKSVtLLE, NC Cj o 1?^ X o QL 3 X n Information From the McCubbins Papers in the Rowan County Library, Salisbury Pages 19-24 X 2 Of CQ u> 7 O » o P 2 » Q O X k- u/ t ^ Davie County Public Library X Mocksville, North Carolina I i! Jn.; f Oi-iV' ijjujiCH i-li:,'ihCJL'IdT CriU'lvCH - Pnvie county 00275 i-ijLi./;'JCjiJbDli.i3 "beft side of public rocc at the Ch.nries Place- nov c'.'nec by Liii:c Furchcs.About h;:lf vay bitwcon B.F.Lunn house aJi:; Fj-Vi'dnct'n.b.F.Luim's brother '.viliiam anc sister marritio. tho children of 5runt v/hose hocie is quite ncar.'i'he L.atons, too,lived close by \.-hile the old Union i.r-ideniy(brich house)vas back some dist'ince fi'oo tlie church.The church vas neglected aft-sr 'armingtcn built a better one rmd cousin Tom Brunt bought the old structure and moved it hone rhere it is used as &. bs.rn.Tnis old church was the C3i ter of much pier-sure as well as much sorrow \;hen I was a chiid, for tl'"J singing school met there and the voices rang loud and clear vMle there was a sest not oftenn found in city ha bred sECinis gatherings.A grove surrounded the church where members hitched their horses - Grandfather *- Liimi hitching on tlic left hand side of tho church near the windov/ vhers he occupied the "Amen Coi-ner" with others of his sex.The females snt on the right side as you go in and m.any were the"slat bomiets" one calico frocks worn. The young men and women Mid those who composed l.ho choir after Lhc little organ was bought sat in the lyiaoie tier of rent:?. k:-. ail could sing ?nd few coulo play, the organ was not looked upon as a necessity and really was a nuisence occasionally for each singer lingered over the tones onci finally gave them a quaint little flourish before passing to others.This turn was an accomplishment which 1 have vainly endeavored to attain but it con even-now be hearc among the negroes who are known bo have a great love of music.There were a few old reliables with stentorian voices who would be asked to "r.'ise the tune" ;-nd in their absence some of the sisters wculd assurje ti-ic responsibility,bub jn eitri'.-r inst-.-.-ice it wr.s not unucu:.! that tne kc-. J Bobidbe too ;:lr;;ne cuid rnorir^r start wool - bo made.The broth-'iT. in" bhcVAnen Comer" were e>:pectv.. bo lead in pr yen eurlng tlis sei-vic-5 -..•hii-;: any of th-.-i congregation might eicpress approval by aayiiig '"ihe Lord nave •••-;'rcy,.'oaen","fes,uord", or aiiy other appropriate rejoinderVUettlag r-^il^inn","Going to tiie w.ouiner-., b-=nch" etc.wore quite in keeping with tlio sresch rs motho-'s which were as a rule v.;-r;' e.notio.wil.Sometini^s th-.re ••■Dui'/ b-? an aftvr dinner 50-n:ion c.s well,and lunches viould be served by•?acU family while many would sxchengo by way of invitation.Whan a revivalvr..-; b..ing h-ilL life grew r.-..th.-:r strsnuouG inicod for f:-'.' liome aubi-;3 cosioeybocl-; fscuing could bs attenaod to.In case of ueath, tli: boaies wo-iiv. be ^ carrie;'. in front of thy chancal ana after a long siivmoa,inany pr'yerSjona all of the eulogies par-;.onabl9 tho cask-et •.r.-ul-.i be open-ec CinJ the congre-g.-.tlon wo-jld t.-J:G its last long look on the fe.aturos of "the dear dsparbsi." d'.j c ;iob'ny ig bi.iilb oroun-i by -n fence of niggi.T-hsad rock and containsGM.' very old gviv.-jo.Th,- Lun.'.i:j,'iriint3,railler,ciarks,brooks,ebc.The *^..arka ere I'uclosod b*/ -jii iron lonce to the south corncr-Coucin V.'iiiiar.i wloiu.being .'I '.iosce-ndunt of Richard and yrincilla Young of hyno County,iKC.,-llv.-'" on DutchTir-n'Greek noar GrMidfiather B.T'.Lunn and while nob a acvout ciu'-uh member was ".ribh his ;lfe and one or two babies iutHvree here.As the >lot is email tho gro-.nn aaught-.^rs will navo bo fina other resti^ig places, u.w.hiiior also a descendant of Ric/v^ru and frisciila 'ioung rO, ■ c Lunh is a sister of ■"icnoJ.as,bi:2i;ioiis,''onnflie,viiniei,i3exJj?j;tiii i'ra'L-;lin,Susir!,Phebo(or Phoebe) ,?oll7(:'iary C.)'!nd Uillism L'onn «ir.who m.-i.rried Beulah Brunt a sister of Vilii?jn Br-jnt.Thoras.s Brunt Sr.vas thef'it;i.-r of BeiilahjWifliyja end dllijah and he died in ISdO or 1J21 leaving artldov; •tolly.Willisun Lunn Jr.raarried Beulah Brunt and moVed to lexa3.-"i?.i"yC.(or Poll7)born Apr.3,1305,iaaia-ied 5 times,died of Cancer July l,18'32,9ge (at Joac3vilie,;t.C.Bhe iiis.rriad first Baimders;second marriage to Andrew^riffin Jiuny 9,13i:5j third narriage to Amos B.-her danford who died July 9, 1873 and is al-;o buried at Jonr.:vili£..;ir.Alb,;ft "Jliis' f-i-th.-sr « grr.ndf-ithc-r w.T.- n-ried I-rac dil,is(3oe Tnyloi' notes)•wu.v;-j. Taylor .".larried iiarb'ia J.Goidn ;iov.l7,lLi;,i.iir.- born Oct.30, 13-,o saVi I thiul: he v/as a broth-.r of IJncic Johnnio Lunrv*.-: a "artba Taylor had: c-_nja.Tiin F.Taylor bom ''an.13,1336 daiy Ann Taylor born Mar.17,1338 oerrdi dli3t'.b8th,bom Urc.15,1839 Richard Nathanial born ]}3C.31,lSal l%k Divil Cg.PbblfcLiteiiy MocksvfHi, N. Cy.; : I ; I . ■ I 1 1 ' ' 1 vi.d ! i t i- Among HcCubbin papers in Library at Salisbury, N.C. A list of Class members at Olive Brancho Following names are taken from that list©, dated aboutit 1837 Sarah Lunn Jno. Naylor Elie Naylor Mehitable Naylor Samuel.W. Naylor Batson S. Naylor William A© Naylor Nancy Ferebee Thomas Ferebee Elizabeth Kerby, widow Rebecca Kerly, single Ann R. Naylor Mary Kirby Elvira Kirby Dorcas Kirby Asbury Naylor Alexander English fTt Eliza Mesley <r d CO Ui 7 1j O 1 s> U) y 2 > y v> -O X I DaviQ Co, /-,• N c«.v,£ CO. PUBUC UBRAR-mocksville© nc </) u> 5 Members of Olive Branch Methodist Church ^ ^ • -Loo3»- o •; Samuel Taylor ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ CO ^ Martha W» Taylor d 5 Mary -^nn Taylor ^ ^ ^ Benjamin Fo ^aylor -S i " (Taylor) Williams joined in 1855 " d > C I Copied by from records of the church filed ^ among McCubbih papers in Rowan County Library •^Iso, from same report—I a» ^ 6 J c) n ^ n »'.o.;-.iai. i,,- •I'trtTi ,*^ . rA OM\E CO. POBUC UBRARY mocksville; sLnd as tiiatt . Th.© Luaans,^^aylo^s, Brunts, Brooks ^ wore mambera of Olive Branch Choroh* (MiEo ) of Davio 0©« in 1855^ older neEibers'of most of tdioso'-fsjidlios^^;;^ auppoao too were--among the original congrogationb : The dood:;;^(Book 82 page 274 in SalisburyoNoOo) was made by Robert Fields :©h;;| SeptoSb to tthe •.trustees!^' John MoMahaa^ Wilson Bus sun. Ebon© zerj one ay SamuoXritostin auad'-lsaao-ElliSo .r . • • ;"■ V" . .~The o^yir have found so far^: began in 1855» Xt says - ^In AoD^^mSlB^ Cii presentodrf^^G-oW. Johnson To J T -StOlair atthe N;;G^6!0onforoBL^'Pof" 023?^'®^ DaVlo County JI«C before.:^:BoaK*'Bi^^ir^i£^Blbai^^fobsor^^ "bach' 2'as a•f^;:^i3^Si^^^i5Wj^^|||thfe;Brosporlty;-'o^Zioni^Williajal:Cart(W§^iV"~"''"'" ■" •"■ ^ --. V. -j.-f v3Ssa!®»iSs£??sv.!«Mv'^^ EyO^ion March^Steward )«iOG Anmially^18 54^ flltoclx^iBonibbrs^'^• wore^t^^pa^? h^The Tx-tii^ ■church in^is 35 wore^Relson Travillion, SajnueX Taylor,^:Samuo2^M:IfaylorifXsaac W«Ellisy. George Wivibhason,-'Maxwell Outhrell, and .7Bonj.amin-:.;PoLunn« (The last named bElected in Juno 1855 by the Gongregationitjlli■J o To St^Ciair was pastor, Matthew Pulford: and Thomas Nay lor added in pensil The membara. in 1855 [paid quarterly ex: o -O a. a>. O O Q> .. fC \S>. o Belson Travillion $5.00i William H.PeriT^'g'^ 50, Ssuziuol Taylor 5.00# Martha W«7TayloriiyGeerge W.. Johnson 20,00* Martha W, Johns Maxwell OuthrelfJ"'Margaret OuthreliJ; Isaac WcJsllis 5,00 Temperance Ellis, ^sJames R,Outhrell i.oo*Lunn2.00> ; Sarah EJijunn,, Boniamin P.Luna 4,00» Louisa Lunn, Oalvin(^oRich of ^ SoMooksyillo,^ Samuel W. Baylor; Mehotable Naylor, Martha EoBaylor, Batson S.lBaylor,vAnn RoUaylor, Elizabeth J.Baylorj: Thomas M.Naylor, Mary G.Baylor,jaaestSoMcMahju^ tRebecca CoJoh^ Mary4£.PeB3;^, Mary Sanders, Mary ^GriffitSBanqylBifiillefi^i^Richa^ Youn^^yMary^E. (Rj^) Tatu^ William 0.Rich, BlizabaCl^Tatiiffl, Williaun 0(P e*rr3r,%Sarah MoGbWaa, SarafiTGoGidgfitS^ Margaret" T.Griffithg'^vl?[ CC O n i •n.^yUk, \ ijA j .A wx.A-^.v^web4.akM jaoSiriffTfaia, wicm. OaU UeU-JbX^xx UU, -lu-eur gaX'9 U X . Vxx*ii X i UI^,v^vElizabet]^Sander^:Eliza Mc0oyy7Thomas%:0uthrell, Rebecca Bash, Levy PulfordEliza;^P^f©ipd, Diaana Mosly>[;'JosephiBe7Mesly,, Matthew Pulford, Edna Pulford^Mary'FU^ , Charlotte Pulfoi^y Davids Rich; Sarah Rich, Sarah Mesloy, : irHW,^emdLmal^(^waa, : Marg^et[Aa€C^) f^ytrginta[prard;^Mathani#l Broc^J^Mary Mo01an«Eliza;bb|b^Bfe^iohardsbn[:(P©torBonJ,,rjohi!g^HyjOhns©n;:>Alexand0r harper,; Edna J^^jMcOlanaa^fRobecca^Deaver;4Martha: G«B«s3^^ Jano^ Ellis , Susan A. iTrayillS^,J'3n5gjBM3®?<»Travilliaa;. Anandai^Pl©yod;^isaao BoRi(Gh, Prances Broclc^blariSsa^^Brock;^^an6is7Myj©h]M©nyg ir0ah7:Brock,^Ma^^^^ W PeniyI^ Elizab© 12;SVJohD^^^wonjT^Eldfc^oth A;^B©3anet,i Bainp^J.:; Rich/ Emelin© Brock, Josepli b»|-Hesly^Albbrt Moslyyifjames EoBaah,. Benjamin P.Taylor, Thomas M.Saia, Catheri^V ^ Rloh,^ABB[;M; Baylor^^^ Pulf©rd,. Sarah Enoch Laury, Levin Ward;5^ % JoBophiHausor, Mary7Hauaor> Minerva CyWardyr'Mary .^Ward, Banoy T.Ward, " ^ ^ O.asweli-^BoEtohison^.Mary PoMcOlaimas, joined Aug. 1855, Mary JoPoiury^ AuLgyiS56^P.E.Brunt^-James B.Brock, Margaret A.Brooko V ' '.Ov^ 1 "vM,. -J-. Edna J {M^.dlanan) i7A^ inii855 as didiMary Ann' (TaylorA ;Mili^l^ and. Biuac^T/'(Ward)sWalker,;.;; \ ■Levin <j- ;Ward;was transferr^ Peb lo .-Enoph LauryElizabeth, A Bexmet;QatharjneiRich .depeaa^ .James E- Bash , removed in 1855, Boah BrockMarthap^^Bax.terrdeceaso^^^^ "W i lliam^ ^ sish V:.I'SlWJ-, Olivo. BrauaoiU-Clnircli^ 'Coatinuod :UfiRftRY reiered,-M»i7 GriffltH, daoeaaed,Ld Margaret T '"^Ltor^t^on iS isls^ Mary S-TaW^l,not on: in 1855, Batson • joaepMne' Mealy withdraum in 1397('?V^;.8i-l^ removed her removed. 1958(?), A. aealey-doooaaed .3^ 1897( J, B« nemoved. .R?aiio48--BpeoSy3to*«»^ 'A '330Ct 3d*'5^• * t rTETiiOttr *<yliTsxiii? 1 ^ ^ ^ nTr--B*.ft5'' M«aX0-y 'ib'*cain6ajt;A,i13.585=59 ia .traLSisf orred 1$ JjmWifr - T"t U • ....TjAXe:llifliv,Ao,..«a-tty Steely:|?)..i L.;cr4 ■' ' . . signed "by John Trevelion & GeCe Magounsi. - -- .-' j -9- -«. —- ^... In the Ulhuts Book Hegiatrar'a effieo, " •Helson Travillion ia made guardian °".;vhomas X., Milton D, Samuel D., Mary •., M., Suaan *_ :Bmily ?. Travillion, with aocurities laaae M.Froat & Jamea Froat «nhond of $2e000e00* "'iwonalooe Tavlor ia the widow of Joaiah Taylor in Aug. 1836 ^d her^ ve^^a orovia^L is to he laid off for her hy Caawell Xarhto.Baq.,■ 5 ffi iL Alhea, .Billiaaa Brook *■ Williaa.Taylor,;.olive hr^qh-.-^l8eri■ 2Travillibn.ia .to. helihe^adminiatral^r wlth ho^ of^.$3.000.00 a;^^^gaWi'ai.aayiog^ajad. William. Allen, .^e ao<mrit^a.s-;•■: ••- '•- *—'^,,'2^ \ .^-.^ ; ---^a-cc i:\.iT^':* .''''H." :^:zVVViarriage hbhii 6r1rdklai-'Tiyr6r-to"FriioXope RiaarerPehr'28 132^ aigge^^,V>^2^«n3anin.Taylor^ aea^i ,?S?I a.iTsa riv, ?sac iC "iw* 3^_^ejaa«ea&'tf. •g.AJSilf'ictTv'inj'ofia" Trb^l^.orv.ledna^^ Augij (U . ^hia city rmrh^'4r^na?Sro!:)"^i^;M^ri;:: Perry waa.^v^«^4|So. unis ci.t.jr ^^^c.-hv. mt»«5 Parr^ ioined Olive Brancn Ciiurch 70.;^--^ ^%eraer to aht^d wla-'In Ser and their home waa ayears ago. d ^ Hawqw if"r*a Perrv was QO years of 3«S0'•"oreacher's hone xn th- old ^7 | faculttea. Ead been graKd":."r:;*^her .death, hale ^ I9 s?^t 5r;rd childreimother of 39 grandchildren . (24 Ixvxng), 29 S o Southf®^^mother of 39 granaonxx-x. . — - - ^3 great great grand children^ Tne Rev. .Loui .. * ,,^J.T3Tiirs' Colle^^^.^^elt uiaiouri.Conference.,,Prealdent. o£:Scarrxtt-aorr,3Vlxx• • •" ■ """" "edLtoiT' OfJ'tliO; Advocate ■:•;;• ^•' r "2 CCi ■? O o -a> 2 » h- *o S O £■. Newspaper Articles Page 26 - 42 Davie County Public Library ^ Mocksville, North Carolina S <J ON tHE 5AVi& r6<56rD, M66Jisviii&, N. C February 6.1929 Page 2 ir^flistoric Graveyard A work of considerable interes :o.some of our people is being don« It old Olive Branch This place i: ibout a mile south of Farmingtoi )Q the Mocksville road. Olive Branch is with possibl; two or three exceptions, the oldes meeting place of Methodists in Da a!e county, and it was here in iSo; that they held one of the first catn| meetings ever held in the county Since the congregation moved ti Farroington in 18S1, the old bury lug ground has been more or les: neglected until it became an im penetrable tbicket. In November, 195S, a few indi viduals who have an interest there were inspired by a very liberal con tribution from Mr, Thomas \V. Rich, and decided to work togeth er and clear off this thicket and put the ground in grass, and il fp^^are available, to re-.set the olu .one wall in cement mortal and put a fence or railing above it. The money was put in the Bank of Davie subject to the check ol the only surviving trustee, Mr. F. H. Bahnson, Farroington, N C. Mr. L. M. Furchfes acted as fore man on the job. Under this ar- raogement the place has been thor oughly and carefully cleared ofl and is ready, with a little smooth ing and raking, to be sowed tc grass when the season arrives. No work has yet been done on the wall, but according to the tin- derstanding among those who have contributed, the job was to be di vided into sections, the necessary funds secured, and each part of the work completed before the next is undei taken. Following this" idea a full and accurate' account of all receipts and disbursements Co date. is^'^Nn here: j RECEIPTS. T. W. Rich, Blocksvill^ $£Oo C C Sanford Sons Co. 25 W E Brock, Chattanooga 25 McKendrie Gaskell, Chicago 35 Mrs E B Kearns, W Salem 15. E B Kearns, W-Salem 10 Noah Brock, Darlington Ind 10 L D Miller, Mocksville, R 2 jo P R McMahan and family 10 S O Rich, Moi.k.sviIle 10 A H McMahan, Mocksville 2 5 W T Miller, W-Saleui 5 Mrs H T Brenegar, Mocks. > 5. CO 00 00 00 00 00 00 •00 ,00 100 j 00 GO 00 MrsX Williamson, Seattle 5'oc Mrs J I, Sheefc, Mocksville '5.0c W A Taylor, Farroington 5.0c F H Bahnson, Farroington 5 oc Mrs BC Rich " 5.0c Mrs Bruce Craven, Trinity 5.0a Mrs J CMcGlamerj', Greens. 2.5c Mrs IC Galloway, Greenville 3.00 J P Green, Bfocksville 3.00 W H McMahan, Winston i.oo B C Brock, Mocksville .45 T N Cbaffio, Mocksville .'23 8 Cords of wood sold to J F Johnson, ontheground 32.50 Receipts, total , $325.20 DISBURSEMENTS" John Ijames for labor $43-44 Ro-ss Ijames *' 42.7G Wash Ijames " " 27.01 John Dalton ' 32.64 Leon Foster " " 9.01 M C Ward " " 4-9.S W-A Taylor and Co., Sups 1.40 Hciiry Furcbes for labor 18 ot Donthit Furches " " 300 Burke Furcbes " " 900 L M Furcbes '• ** .'>3.75 I, M Furches, Team 39.60 Disbursement.s, total 5284.57 • The price paid Mr. Johnson lor the wood repre.sent.s a contribution to this work and is so acknow ledged. There i.s a balance in bank of $40 63 and this, with a few unpaid pledges will provide money for buy ing seed and fertilizer for seeding the burying ground enclosure to grass at the proper season. According to the ^original divi sion of the work the old stone wull will be undertaken as soon as lUuds are available. Tnis old wall is ap propriate to the place and when put in good sbaj>e will be a most suitable and attractive enclosure, but in its present condition itisim* sightly aud adds much to the cost of niaintainaoce. This old wall was never laid up as some of the fine old walls were and the rabbit hunters have tumbled the rocks a- bout until there are vin^ and sprouts rooted all underneath and these will continue to groty until the wall is rebuilt Mr. Thomss W, Rich continues his interest in this undertaking and purposes to contribute $300.00 to ward the work on the wall. Work of this ^rt m expensive, of course, when properly done, but with such a good beginning there'will surely be others who want to join in, and in fact, will appreciate an oppor tunity to help witu this work. Anyone interested should com mimicate with Mr. F. H. Bahnson, Farroington, N. C. PutJiic UDisrv Viocksviile C OL|Nie in mmmm "i-bcJ. ■« ' ^ '"i® ""W-a' C C5 •= iflVi '■■i' ';- 'f 5'-'^'' ^ ■s2,i 'Is-5.:^'co;. ^ 3- ■ S «■ p; s "is £i ;•iPJ*^;.. .O O tt i^' <D-WlK,-. . s{ ^ ^ 0.2 0?A- •fj • ■ |>9 5lJ? ''^*' *tO * 'r? ^1 • • y, ^ 3.^ T H E S f O C K S V f L L B g N T E R P K I S B . M Q C K S V T L L B . W . C . T h » r « r i . t v . 5 e r > U ? m b e r 1 2 . . 1 0 2 9 D E E D O E O L I V E B R A N C H C H U R C H S o i i i f w c o l t s i i f f o M r s . T . H . R e d . m o j j j o f G V o o i i a b o r o , ( l a u g h t e r o f t h e l a t e A . W . 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Ira Seats/ for labor Harap Seats, for labor • pi., D.'Gregory; for labor X ; ^ ^^urton $eats, for lahof; .' |j2^2s | Ira Seats, fot labor (m^W: X : -X, '■ ' .ing and, cleaning).; , ^" X'' ;;^.,25;C.'B. ai:oQqey,;.fbU;trttctonXYx;v 'l-';; ■iVwall.6do.0o i| P, B; Mboney, contrapt o'n_; /X'i:'"gatei'piders: 'G;X B. • XMooijey, .cpntract ' X; grubbing and seeding X MOcksvilie hardware .Cp-t ii Blue ;Gras^ Seed Total Pisburseutentf' lO.PQ.r, if5'.09: ■$978 87 j''■4 , ■" nA Particular satisfaction that haa/i come during the progress of .'thi.a 7 work has been that those'who'eon-X; tiibuted have ^^generany accypled'1\Ee appeal'as/ail ■ opportu,nity .toj^pej-form a plea^nt duty i This sp(irii;|<:has made the.^dert.akihg le^ dif-'i-^fi cuU add proniiaesTut lire care a9d|lthoughtfulMefw' for : x'v' x.>v-:i-^f.vh; bahnson,n:vXX'"X"ViiHb3.;\^X^ /f- f ^ If30 E^iteftwsise PvpftvL \1, V<^3& ?P,Cr6 1 OQ O=1 g m d O o >CO it: o o ui > r ^ G T H o O \ 5 T - - C u i M E • ~ i ' . ' S ? 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Pavie County, is »s a park and pic- hiic area / by, the - people; of the ;;;i'arnilngtpn; Community. |v W<> - Farmington Grange, jjin <^pptotioh with the Farming,' 7'ton; CoMjunity, Council, W spon-i Jifioring a I cloonMp ;of qiis hlatortc r:j:emoteryJ.:;.'"v;''"'- 1 / -APfyi 28.;.p(Eiople from bothhithe Far^ingl^n and Pino cpm- | ;inui;itic^met early in the morning I #t the' bfcmctery' with axea, rakes, .V^oneysudkie puliters; and o^r H • fplemcnj^' !^ i<Hit the' den^e ^under-. ^growth!- \y' ' _ '■■■ 'IL; ■ht no^,. the women arrived^With lu^es were spread /under the grove at the entiance;.to the cemetery and the, work halted anjl' a picnic took ' place. After the p|cnlc. Work contin,until five o^lock and at that . time approximately , fourths• of^ the cemetery had been cleared. t-A date .will be set in the near^future for the continuation of the. /eleauup activities which will also include the removal ; of debris^voni the grove and tlie placementyof picnic tables ^there for the<benefit of the coi^unity .and^jassing tourists. '7, Jh addition ' to*, this ■ cemetery,^icanoup,. the clubs in the eom,..munity have . ■ beeh -. sponsoring: , . Last Saturday, the Farmington , (Volunteer Plrc, Pepartment held .a ■ rummage'; sale, selling.• everyy j 'tiding from bits of wire to a gi'and"^^father clop^. /fhis rummage waa in a conununity wide. clean^up drive,<The/proceeds-Yroin. this sale will be used to purchase .additional equipment for the flre^' vdjepartmcnt.^;' y; ; A recently, staged square danceat, the school gymnasium, and .painting and repairs on the firestation add to the activities of the ^yarmhigton Fire Pepai'tment. Ati ihe present, plans are underway[for the acquisition of shnibbery.for the sides of fhe fire station.'. The FTA 0 fthe Farmington : school has hnproved the landscape ,of the school by placing shrubbery at the front of the /auditorium. The grange is inspiring home • development by sponsoring a community - wide t^Pli.ho^L.rcpair project,The women of Farmington andI'ino have backed the Women's Auxiliary of the Pavie County Hospital and sponsored a house tohouse soUcitatipn fpr. the national cancer fund. Among projects undemay. . butihot completed, are the organlzq- tion of a blood hank, disposal of trash and tin cans by periodic,pickups: beautificatlon of the^??four corners" in Farmington; apd WQgram. /MAY 10, 195^ t^0Cl<,?vln.£ E^4TeRPIltSe P«&6 i i m o Zj 2 0 m 3 Q. d Q UJ 1 111 (/) o o K V) a 0 1 r I w> !u X u I: i^There yml be a 'Vorktag';''^t/^wheq cjie^ned we can' i the Olive Bi'anch Cemetery on '.' find the first burkl that was but; ; thefirstandaecondjaturrtay in . there", said Mr.llaudle; "[ December, 'v., n }); • ^An old newspaper article "by^^ ; ..Come and bripg-.toels pad. >;the late Miss- help clean the cpmet^. j There now in the hands of Mrs Vada' are ;,tree5.; and wnderbrush iJohnsbn^Nicholson^says th5" needing tp ,,be pleared from. ; persons bearing this'following graves of ow aneestprsV, said .names - are buried there*V ' John. :Henry pah#.:v^5?ei®^,Johnsbnf*Lnnn/1 ' Eillisl ^ Ghairman,.-,. ;: . /j , v,fTravilli6n,' * Naylor'.-*'W V'The ;.last burial in this '• Latham," Cutbrell, lil^cMahan' cemete^ was in WJ13.. f hope.,, Brock^'Eaton, Baity,^ Smith ! Ward,' CIark, Taylor,' Brunt; "Sanders,- Miller, ;Gov?m?; Van' ' Batop',.^ Douthit, MUrchison;" Teague. v" Bfowder;' ^' Qall;' .Peaueham, and otliers.'. ' ' Xi T.be .Pinp-Farn^in'gtd^^I Comniunity. ' Develbpmeii.t j: :Ass(^iation ■'ha§f:!'^an'I" -,J—...W.. V/UVD..i.,Branch. Cemete,^ trust' 'f^d.'v; "Ifyou.^ tare iriterested'-'in^.giving to " this fund for the"iperpetual upkeep of-'^ ihis;Cemelory," please''send ' yoiir'..donation to the "'Pirib-'^^Farmington Community Trust'*Fund: ''for ' OliVe^'branch;Cemetery' in care of ^l^sj- ;Jofiii: ■.Henry • Caudel,tVeasureK *Mpcksyille' Rt. 2, or if ydi^'care 'to give your time and labor, be 'i there,on .December 6tii and;,liJSth.'^V . .~jvn (vBichardBrbck ia the as^steht-!«;Chainnan of the pliye H^ran^' ' . Il-" IC- I s CD 4 /^s SiCD 3 sS ui s C. k - . . yh c ' j j j - C- H U l R C H E S -I ^ E T H O O l S T - (J L M i t E P - £3 l i \ ) £ Bn . A M C H I m a ^ 8 P Is r* o Th e wo m e n ha v e fo u n d mo s t of 'h e gr a v e s hi d d e n In he br u s h , bu t a la r g e .c o r n e r of - th e ce m e t e r y re m a i n s in hn g l e s . "W e ma y ju s t wa i t un t i l th e fr o s t ki l l s th e st u f f , th e n we ca n co m e in he r e an d se e wh a t ' s he r e . " sa i d .M r s . Wa l l s as sh e to o k an o t h e r sw i p e wi t h he r sh a r p sw i n g . ^ Bo t h .M r s . Wa i l ao d Mr s . WU l a r d ar e in t e r e s t e d in th e pr o j e c t si n c e th e y ha v e re i a t i v e s bu r i e d th e r e , bu t ma i n l y th e y wa n t to se e th e re c o r d s of th e gr a v e s pr e s e r v e d . To o ma n y fa m i l y bu r i a l pl a c e s ar e be i n g lo s t in Da v i e Co u n t y , br o k e n un d e r pa s t u r i n g ca t t l e , or ev e n pl o w e d up by a fe w la n d o w n e r s , sa i d Mr s . Wa l l s . I •T fe e l ve r y st r o n g l y ab o u t it , " sh e , ad m i t t e d . To o ma n y gr a v e s ar e be i n g lo s t , bu t th e ti n e fo r va n d a l i s m to a, ' gr a v e is on l y no . ' ' i |i "I n Ut a h , I ha v e re a d , th e ma i n - r te n a n c e of gr a v e y a r d s is un d e r tb e s , Hi ^ w a y De p a r t m e n t . I wi s h so m e le ^ a t o n wo u l d se e th a t , " Mr s . Wa l l bi ^ t l e d . Fo r no w , Mr s . WU l a r d ao d Mr s . Wa l l s ha v e th e ce m e t e r y at Ol i v e Br a n c h to . f we e d th r o u g h . Mr s . WU l a r d sa y s th i s | ma y be he r la s t pr o j e c t , bu t he r pa r t n e r ] (p i i c k l y ju m p s in . "O u r ne x t pr o j e c t wi D be at Ea t o n ' s Qi u r c h wh i c h ha s th e ol d e s t Ba p t i s t Ce m e t e r y in th e c o u n t y , I be l i e v e , " sa i d Mr s . Wa l l s , st i l l sw i n g i n g he r sl i n g . 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T ^ e y r e c e n t l y s p e n t s e v e r a l d a y s w o r l d n g w i t h s l i n g s a n d h a t c h e t s c l e a r i n g o f f p a n o f t h e s t o n e s a n d d o c u m e n t i n g t h e n a m e s a n d d a t e s . ( P h o t o s b y G a r r y F o s t e r » _ . - ■ > ' f * h H . - 4 ■ r - y 1 h ' 0 ' N ' n n ^ i | Q n f ^ • o o i i * ^ ^ ' " > 0 - ( J 3 X 1 C ^ Y | - i S l ( J ( 3 V l i . 3 - S , 3 > ^ 5 " U archiiectural survey cited for" nc^uslJ?ave"ards o( R"""" «'!' ^he OlWe Branch cemeterVjOn^Far^^^ ^9 assembly ofKsfSne'Sairborderlng the^emelery. DAVia COUNTY O. M- AA«-Kf^ MOCKsSVlLtE. N. C. 27028 leature IB Mdij 2,1985 -DAVIE (Ol'NTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, THURSDAY. Marth 26, 1992 Vandals Hit Cemetery Historic Graves Damaged; Reward Offered iy Mike Oarnhardt i .c ..Jy Mike Oarnhardt vandals went through the old)avi9 County Enterprise-Record FARMINGTON — Whoever damaged the :rave markers in historic Olive Branch Cemetery re lucky — for now. They're lucky that a member of the Farm- iigtun Ruritun Club didn't catch them. They're lucky that one of those club members ^on't be the judge if they ever go to court. But they're unlucky in that a $1,000 reward i being offered for their identity. Sometime during the past couple of weeks. cemetery off Far- mington Road, knocking over and breaking grave markers. It was almost a year ago to the date when van dals hit the cemetery, doing more damage. "I kind of believe they got scared off (his time because it wasn't so bad." said John Caudle, a Farmington Ruritan and Farmington Methodist Church member. The Ruritan club is restoring the cemetery, bordered by a rock wall. The cemetery is own ed by the Methodist church. "It had been neglected and the Farmington Ruritan Club took it on as a project to restore It." he said. The club hopes the church will con tinue with the maintenance. Now, there's more to do than re-seed the grass There are grave markers to be repaired and uprighled. "Some of these fellows who were working on this thing should have caught them. They would have stopped it right there." Caudle said. "If they catch somebody, their sentence should be to maintain this cemetery Tor fi ve years." Please See Historic — Page 4 'mm ImM Tombstone broken in half by rock. — Photo by James Barrlnger QAUB CO. PUBLIC UBRARY MOCKSVILLE. NC -DAVIE (OUM Y ENTERPRISE RECORD, THURSDAY. Mareh 26, 1992 -■:m:-' n,vv1i3r • ' ^■*- . .-..V- .\:v '-"'■?? ••^>'■•:' •••'"'^V I V<V,' I-C a1/..-2f*-;>« k I ,Vii: mkKr'^ A A rock was used to smash the grave marker at left. At right, marker shows repairs from last year's vandalism. Historic Grave Markers Damaged Continued From Page 1 The cemetery was used for Olive Branch Methodist Church, which was attended at the site from 1804 to 1881, when it moved to Farmingloij. "There's a lot of history in this cemetery. People were living around here before the American revolu tion," ho .said. Caudle pointed out some of the familiar names of families that .siilj live in the community, and he shows where ihcy repaired the grave markers broken last year. "Somebody has pot to be really mean to do sontcihing like this. I'm not so convinced it's kids. One waspulled up from two I'cct in the ground and I'll guarantee you it look two reward, up to $1,000 is available grown men to d fro it.om Davie Crimesloppers, Call "It's a shame somebody would do Crimestoppcrs at 634-1 111. You dothat," Candle said. "It's just not have to reveal your identity, unbelievable." Anyone with information on the crime is asked to call Caudle or Detective Allen Whitakcr with the Davie County Sherirfs Department. In addition to the $1,000 church (MCVIE CO. PUBUC UBIWK^(ylOCKSVnXE, Nfl r -DAVIE COliNTY ENTERI'IUSE RECORD. THURSDAY. Mnrdi 26. 1992 I 4—DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD. IHUKSDAV. March 2ft. iyy2 'V' * John Caudle inspects some of the grave markers that were toppled or broken in Olive Branch Cemetery. — Photos by James Barrlnger , PUBUC DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, June 10, 2004 200th Church Anniversary Celebrated By Mike Earnhardt Davie County Enterprise Record FARMINGTON - In the late 1700s. folks started moving into this then remote territory. There was plenty of land, plenty of water and plenty of game. .Many moved from Currituck County, which they thought was becoming too crowded. By 1804, they had formed a church, and met in an old log school building. By 1806, a building was erected for Olive Branch Church. Last month, members of Farmington United Methodist Church, which descended from Olive Branch, celebrated the 200th anniversary. It started at the site of Olive Branch off Farmington Road, where the cemetery still stands. Historian John Caudle, who along with his wife Rose were dressed in period costumes, talked about the beginnings of the church. "There were no roads for the people who came to this church, only walking paths and trails. Farmington had not yet been settled, but churches were forming up and down this area," he said. "People came from all around this area to go to church here." He told a story of people who would stop at Cedar Creek and wash their feet before putting on their shoes and heading to church. He told how the men sat on one side and the women on the other, with a partition between them so their minds would remain on the preacher's message. To be a member of the church, parishioners had to pay dues. The cemetery was started in 1830. Prior to that, people were buried in private and family plots throughout the countryside. The last church conference was held at Olive Branch in 1884. The last service there was a funeral for Nathaniel Brock in 1885. Farmington Methodist came about in 1881, and lots of businesses were thriving. Caudle said. The anniversary celebra tion also included a parade from the Olive Branch site to the church grounds just beyond N.C. 801. There was plenty of music, food and games throughout the evening. Dr. Michael Leatherwood was the guest speaker for the homecoming worship service the following morning. John and Rose Caudle dress as a gentleman and lady may have done 200 years ago. OaVie county DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, June 10,2004 i The Rev. Tommy Robertson (left) and John Caudle (right) lead old-tlmey gospel music at the site of the former Olive Branch Church. Dsvi® Coun^ Puiilic MockiviJie, ' 4'k Miscellaneous Information Pages 44 - 46 i •c ci 7 O ct > H- v> o <o X J> Davie County Public Library % Mocksville, North Carolina o M3 -J ,y.. x.ac-'^ ^»4,i^:^.- /. '*4-3-65^_ A*-*-t. t^^-^^eAj ^d.. ji^afi. j,.L^^-.t i>^i^^«.t";;o A"'"" Af- r*'Z-/-o QUzizi/..CijLi 0~\ y^'\^' - ~ . 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HS Olive Branch 'Methodist Church Names of members who paid quarterly in 1853, unless otherwise dated. \w '|o f O O r y i/i "X o Armsworthy, Edna J, (McClannan) joined Brunt, Elizabeth Brunt, P..E, Brock, NathanielBrocJc; James K. Brock, Margaret A, Brock, Prances Brock, Clarisima Brock, Noah Brock.Baxtef, Martha C. Bennet, Elizabeth A. 1855 Laury, E-och Lunn, Jonn bunn, Sarah Lunn, Benjamin Lunn, Louise Cuthrell, fhomas Cuthi^ell, Maxwell Kuthrell, Margaret Cuthrell, James N. Cuthrell, arahW beaver, ^ebecc Co.Put.cL.»" . .:.t« \H. L. eCoiuu^ tAOCteMlWfi. Ellis, Jane Ellis, Isaac ^llis, i>emperance ^tchison, fcasweli H. Fulford, ^^'illiam Fulford, L.evy Fulford, ^liza Fulford, Matthew P^li-ord, Edna Eulford, Mary Fulford, dharlote Floyd, Amanda F Emily Griffith, Mary Gowan, Jemmiah Gowan, Sarah M. Griffith, Sarach E, Griffithm Mar garet Hauser, Joseph Hauser, Mary ^•Harper, Alexander 4. Johnson, John H. Johnson, Francis M. T rf-v V\ ITS 1 Johnson, Francis M. Johnson McClanenne, Mary McCianan, '^dna J Miller, Mary Ann ^855 McClammon, Ma, Aug McCoy, Eliza McMahan, J ame s Miller, Nancy B, Mesly, Joseph C, Mesly, ""Ibert Mesley, bianna -Mesley, Jgspphine Mesley, arah Nahh, James Naylor, Martha E. Naylor, Bat.son S. Nay lor, Ann Naylor, ^lizageth J. 'Naylor, "^homas M. Naylor, Mary Naylor, Mehetable 0w^n°^£liz8beth S. Perry, "illiam H, Penry® Mary M, Peterson, Elizabeth Penry, A nn ary Penry, Mary J. 1856 • 1855 Nich, Catherine ''^ich, Isa c N,''^ich, Isa c N, ' Rich, Nancy C,J, Rich, U. of Mi Rich, "^avid Rich, Sarah Rich, "illiam G, launders, '"lizabeth Sanders, Mary Taylor, ^amuel t Taylor, Martha £ Taylor, Mary """nn , ; I Benjamin ^ , ^eorge Johnspn® Martha^'"'. Johnson, Rebecca' Davie Co Public Librajy le. iM. C,. ^ lit. "^ard. Levin ^"ard, Minenna G, Ward, Mary J, V/hrd, Nancy "l. Ward, Virginia ^^ard. Ma tha 1. Young, Richard Picture of the site of Olive Branch United Methodist Church Page 48 r z a 7 O * 0 w \r 1 I »- vO O O 2 Davie County Public Library I Mocksville, North Carolina d a S Site of Olive Branch Methodist Church From Churches ofDavie County, North Carolina A Photographic Study by Thomas L. Martin Heritage Printers, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1957 Site of OLIVE BRANCH METHODIST CHURCH The deed to this early church site and camp-ground is dated September 30, 1806, The congregation was active in Sunday School and missionary work in the early days. The old church site and graveyard are located one mile south of Farmington. The deed to Olive Branch is recorded in the * Rowan County Court Records, Book 22, \ Page 274, and begins thus: "This Indenture made the 30th day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred ' and six, between Robert Fields and Nancy, ; H his wife, of the one part, and John McMa- han, Wilson Russum, Ebenezer Jones, Sam- ^^1 Austin, and Isaac Ellis, trustees, for the .is and purposes hereinafter mentioned." In recent years a stone wall and large his- torical monument have been erected by interested friends. m Davie County Public Library Mocksville, North Carolina page sixty-eight Cemetery Records Pages 50 - 55 1 o 2 <t at CO «i o ( a it) 2 b 1?- «/> G O u c Davie County Public Library iS Mocksville, North Carolina I o cd 3: ■cJ a? 2 c CO o O 2 a-.. v> O o af )r if> ai X <J Olive Branch Methodist Church Cemetery Records FromDavie County Cemeteries, VolumeII, CemeteriesL-Z Compiled by the DAVIE COUNTY HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY Mocksville, North Carolina 1998 OUVE BRANCH CEMETERY Travel Highway 158 to Faimington Road; turn left and travel approximately 5 miles. Cemetery is on a knoU on the left side of the road. Surname Austin Austin Austin Baity Baity Basset Basset Basset Beauchamp Beauchamp Boles Brock Brock Brock Brock Brock Brock Brock Brock Brock Brunt Brunt Call 444 flivenName Alexander S. Lydia Consort of Rev. Samuel Austin Samantha Ann Daughter of David N. and Wil K. Austin Aged 17 years, 6 months, 20 days Jeanette Mary Baby James Mollie Jas. Aged 44 years, 10 months, 13 days Mary Elizabeth Dau^ter of James and Elizabeth Beauchamp Aged 8 years, 2 months, 13 days Mary Amanda M. Dau^ter of N. T. and C. E. Brock C. G. Catherine ReUc of D. E. Brock Aged 22 years, 3 months James N. Son of Enoch and Sarah Jas. M Son of M. B.(Wm.) and F. Brock Aged 4 years, 5 months L.E. Son of N. T. and C. G. Brock M.W. Aged 7 months, 20 days Nathaniel T. William B. His wife, Frances S. Brock, is buried at Smith Grove. Elizabeth L Wife of William Brunt Aged 50 years William Birth Date April 10/16,1819 No date given No date given August 20,1812 March 23,1833 1818 No date given May 17,1869 October 4,1818 No date given April 21,1821 November 29, 1849 February 25/26,1816 January 23 or 30,1812 December 6,1810 February 20,1839 Death Date March 21,1840 October 5,1821 September 14,1833 October 26,18^0 May 1873 No date given 1869 September 21,1881 August 17,1863 September 22,1864 July 15,1871 May 2,1853 December 23,1883 April 30, 1831,1834, or 1836 June 12, or 17,1816 or July 17,1886 August 8,1843 May 11,1849 or May 16, June 19,1871 1843 WrrL e®ie county Puolic LiDiaiv Mocksville, NC SO December , October 11,1812 August 1,1799 No date given October, November, or Decemter 13,1812 January 2,1809 June 26,1827 April 1, or November 1, 1873 June 12,1874 May 19,1865 or 1866 July 10,1883 April 9,1847 Ferebee Ferebee Gaither Gaither Gaither Eliz. Caroline Wife of John Cassell Aged 22 years John H. Aged 33 years, 9 months, 27 days Nancy E. Second wife of Wm. A. Claris Wm. A. (Mason) Lula Daughter of J. F. and J. M. Cutherell Aged 8 months, 11 days Margaret Cuthrell Wife of M.(N.) Cutherell Aged 85 years, 4 months, 11 days Maximillian Aged 90 years, 3 months, 17 days Nathaniel (WOS) July 9,1811 September 7, 1842 or 1943 September 15,1836 October 11,1861 October 9,. June 12,1845 May 7,1895 July 16,1885 June 22,1862 July 31, 1783 or 1788 December 15,1868 July 19,1793 January or June 2 or 22, 1797 No date givenTeagleW. no oaie given Aged 49 years 10 months, 25 days r^thflrine Dates illegibleApril 23 or 28,1815 J January 12,1812 or Son of Benjamin and Amelia Fox Eaton January 17,1814 Married Eliza Cornell Bertha C October 11,1880 Daughter of A. W. and M. C. Ellis Elizabeth Januaiy5,1864 Aeed 65 years, 10 months, 3 days Enoch L. November 3,183 Son of I. Wand T. Ellis Aged 24 years, 15 days Isaac June 5 or 6,176- Aged 67 years, 7 months, 24 days Isaac E. No date given Son of W. and T. Ellis Aged 7 years. 28 days Isaac W. July 29.1807 Aged 72 years, 11 months Mary September 12,1 Aged 77 years, 1 month, 28 days 1838NScyB.' . Temperance December 19, L Aged 73 years, 11 months, 8 days Peter Susan Limn Wife of Peter Baghail Daughter of Burgess and S. A. Gaither Infant No date given Son of Burgess and S. A. Gaither Aged 1 month, 23 days Rachel E. No date given Daughter of Burgess and S. A. Gaither Aged 3 months CoUVltV October 11,1880 January 5,1864 November 3,1838 June 5 or 6,1765 No date given July 29,1807 September 12,1836 No date given No date given or 1838 June 25, 1830 December 19,1809 1805 or 1806 1808 November 6,1883 December 8 or 19,1825 July 6,1841 May 18,1862 May 17,1851 February 28,1882 November 8, 1829 November 18,1862 January 27,1833 October 13,1836 July 26, 1880 November 10,1913 June 13,1852 November 22 or 27,1883 1848 1880 or 1889 June 20, 1851 May 13,1857 June 20,1851 April 13,1880 No date given October 16 or 18,1874 April 2,1840 March 10,1836 iVlaiy No date given Wife of Richard Gowin Aged 62 years Richard No date given Aged 63 or 69 years Annie E. Charles June 1,1861 Wife of Rev. W. J. Hopkins Daughter of J. T. and E. W. Charles Frank C. April 13,188C Infant No date given Son of W. F. and B. James LUlie Ophelia October 16 or Daughter of William Franklin and Betty Jane Kelly James James Lafayette April 2,1840 Son of George Wesley and Martha Williams Taylor Johnson Aged 30 years John Madison March 10,18: Son of George Wesley and Martha Williams Taylor Johnson Aged 34 years Valeria Martine (Valerie) January or Jui Daughter of George Wesley and Martha Williams Taylor Johnson Elizabeth No date given Aged 27 years Rachel March 3,179: Nancy M. March6,18L Consort of E. W. Lowery Aged 29 years, 10 months, 8 days Wiley M. No date given Son of E. W. Lowery Aged 2 months J. B. (B. F.) No date given Aged 72 years, 11 months, 11 days John July 2,1813 Married March 9, 1837 Louise A. (Louisa)(J)(Jane) January or Mj WifeofB.F.Lun 1829 Daughter of Rev. Thomas and Nancy B. Young Mille Married May 2,1850 Miss Phoebe S. January 9,18 John No date giver Francis June 4, Son of Josiah and E. F. McCoy Infant August 15, II Child of Joseph and Eliz. F. McCoy David M. (Machan) March 16, 17 H. H. (Harmon Hampton) February 6,1 Son of David McMahan Aged 36 years, 8 months, 28 days James 1823 Rachel (Latham) March 3,17S Wife of David McMahan Aged 60 years, 1 month COUnxy PuDllC LiOi ao Mock5\niie, HC January or Jun No date given March 3,1793 March 6,1814 No date given No date given July 2,1813 January or Ma January 9,180 1823 March 3,179 February 1 or 18, 1847 November 11,1844 April 24, 1890 April 30,1880 June 6 or 8,1887 February 28,1880 or 1882 October 27,1870 or August 28, 1870 October 27, 1870 e 12,1847 December 26, 1876 rch 2, 1829 2 No date given June 4, August 15,1845 March 16, 1788 February 6,1824 or 1825 3 April 27, 1822 April 3, 1853 January 14,1844 September 30,1843 August 17. 1896 August 1,1876 February or May 2,3, or 23, 1877-could be 1855 March or April 27,1868 No date given June 25,1842 No date given June 20, 1851 March or November 3, 1861 No date given April3,1853 t: 0 1 eO VI ■p i K O s V' v> Kfy u> a: u a 3: c) McMahan Mesley Mesl^ Mesley Miller Miller MUler Miller Miller Miller Miller Murchison Naylor Naylor Naylor Naylor Naylor Naylor Naylor Naylor Naylor Naylor Naylor W.D. Joseph Aged 36 years, 5 mon^, 8 days Miles Albert Son of Joseph and E. A. Mesley Aged 19 years, 7 months, 10 days Sarah In&nt Son of L. L. and M. A. Miller Luther (L.) Son of L. L. and M. A. Miller Luther L. Son of Rev. Thomas and Nancy Young Miller Husband of Mary Aim Taylor Miller Grave at Weslgr Chapel Maiy(L.) Daughter of L. L. and M. A. Miller Minnie J Daughter of L. L. and M. A. Miller Rev. Thomas S. (B) Thomas L. Son of John and Eliza Ward Miller Infant Daughter of Rev. A. K. and Mary E. Murchison Aged 2 months, 12 days AimR. Wife of B. S. Naylor Chalmer Milton Son of Thos. M, and Maty S. Naylor Henry William Son of Asbuiy O. and Sarah Naylor Infant Son of Batson S. and Ann R. Naylor Aged 1 day In&nt. Son of Samuel and Mehetabel Naylor John Aged 54 years, 3 months, 1 day John Maxwell Son of B. T. and S. E. Naylor Aged 7 years, 23 days Mary Perlina Daughter of Batson and Ann R. Naylor Aged 5 years, 10 months, 28 days Mehetatel Wife of S.W. Naylor Aged 56 years Sarah Daughter of T. M. and M. 0. Naylor Aged 5 months Thomas Melmoth Son of Samuel W. and Mehetabel Naylor Aged 3 years, 2 days May 3,1850 February 11,1804 No date given No date given December 8,1863 March 18,1862 October 18,1831 July 9,1877 April 3,1872 January 31,1804 February 2 or 12,1842 No date given May 9<a^, 1812 June 16,1853 No date given No date given No date given No date given September 7,1867 No date given June 30, 1868 January 22,1865 No date given March 16,1867 or 1869 July 19,1840 December 5,1857 1869 March 1,1864 Fdjruary 27, 1864 September 10,1880 November 3,1884 August 3,1878 October 8,1852 April 4,1850 October 1,1871 B5Si3mboir37l!888^r October 3,1877 October 4,1854 March 27, 1846 January 24,1846 November 26, 1846 January 11,1843 September 10,1868 August 15,1854 No date given July 16 or Jime 18,1856 December 19,1851 tolg Cwmiy PiiOiic uora? MocJswilte, NC 53 447 Willis Brock Son of B. T. and E. (S.) Naylor Aged 8 months, 2 days John M. Son of Wm. H. and M. A. Perry Aged 3 years, 4 months, 9 days Mary Daughter of W. H. and M. A. Perry Aged 1 year, 2 months, 29 days Nancy B. Widow of Rev. Thos. Miller Catherine Eaton Second wife of Isaac N. Rich Aged 36 years, 4 months, 21 days Isaac N. Son of J. and N. Rich John Aged 76 years Joseph P Son of I. N. and C. Rich Nancy Uptegrove Aged 62 years Wife of John Rich Wra. Warren Son of L. W. (I. N.) and R. C. Rich Aged I year. 29 days JohnH. Son of T. M. and M. J. Sain Thomas M. Son of T. M. and M. J. Sain William A. Son of T. M. and M. J. Sain Alberta D. Daughter of J. and E. S. Sanders Daniel Son of John and E. S. Sanders Elijah S. Son of John and E. S. Sanders Jacob Polly Rachel Daughter of John and E. S. Sanders Wiley E. Son of John and E. S. Sanders Jaihes Melissa Ann Aged 1 year, 4 days B. F. Aged 28 years, 3 months, 4 days Jerusha Daughter of J. S. and E. Smith Aged 5 years, 11 months, 27 days Mary Wife of A. W. Smith Aged 42 years Oscar M. Son of W. O. and ML E. Smith No date given No date given No date given July 15,1818 November 22, 1808 March 23, 1848 December 10,1790 No date given June 17,1857 October 2,1851 September 22, 1850 July 8, 1849 1840 June 30,1862 October 7, 1804 No date given March 9,1852 October 23,1848 No date given January 12,1868 February 10,1853 February 11,1853 October 10,1880 November 26,1854 April 12,1864 May 21,1865 October 4,1853 September 27, 1859 October 5, 1861 October 6,1861 August 1, 1856 September 25,1862 August 3,1862 July 14, 1853 1845 December 23, 1862 August 1,1856 May 6,1850 January 17, 1835 June 13 or 30, 1880 October 17,1854 July 16, 1862 July 31,1857 AiiC LiWcilJ ' 5H N#-' a <5 cd cp \a 2 li O I o UJ H a » H H? o <1 X c <A W X . o ei X Smith TiQrlor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Teague Travillion/ Travilltoiy Unknown Unknown Van Eaton Van Eaton Ward Ward Ward Ward Ward Sallie Daughter of W. 0. and M E. Smith Amy Brock Consort of Wm. Taylor Aged 65 years, 5 months, 27 days or 63 years, 5 months, 2 days Benjamin M. Benjamin M. Aged 29 years, 3 months, 10 days Cynthia Caroline Daughter of Lamb and Margaret Taylor John (T.) Son of Wm. and Amy B. Taylor MaiyJane Daughter of Lamb and Margaret Taylor William Aged 67 years, 9 months, 8 days Wm.M. Eldest son of S. and M. (Samuel and Martha) Taylor JohnC^uincy Son of Moses and G. B. Teague Aged 21 years, 10 months, 17 days Sarah Mildred Daughter of Nelson and Nancy (W.) Aged 19 years, 3 months, 28 ^ys E. C. O. Remainder underground L.E. S. Lydia (Lidia) Wife of John Aged 52 years, 6 month, 8 days Thomas M. Son of John and L. Van Eaton Elizabeth Aged 57 years, 8 months, 24 days Richard B. Samuel S. Son of S. S. and J. S. Ward Samuel S. (M^onic Emblem) Wm.G.(C.orO) Son of Levin and Virginia C. Ward Aged 9 years, 8 months, 8 days March 21,1855 October 22,1787 April 30,1815 April 30,1813 June 1,1840 May 12 or 17,1815 February 27, 1836 January 13,1776 August 29 or December 27,1832 June 5,1857 April 18,1851 S September 7,1815 Tf: August 9, 1843 ^ ^ o 5July 4,1841 July 15,1870 or 1876 ^ August 7,1838 October 21,1843 or 1845 June 23,1833 or 1855 May 18, 1855 or 1856 April 5,1877 March 27,1829 No date given No date given October % 1802 September 4,1839 May 29, 1802 June 29,1848 No date given No date given March 17,1855 Septeniber 6,1857 February 22,1840 January 31, 1865 or 1880 May 2 or 7,1883 May 27,1869 August 30, 1869 June 13, 1826 or 1827 January 16,1843 April 8,1869 October 8,1856 449 Pastors of Olive Branch Church Page 57 - 60 2: iJ 2 c ci o p— - o t Ui X Vi X Davie County Public Library Mocksviile, North Carolina xJ Pastors of Olive Branch Ghiireh iSOif John Moor© and Jacnos Boyd i805 William /U.lgood and John VJ©av©r 1806 Josiah Phillips 1807 John Qi-mn^ Hiohard OH©a XB08 Jo \h Klrkpatricki> John French 1809 Gray WllllairjSj, l^homas Ho@Xy 1810«11 John Lattimore^i Thomas Bacon 1812 John Moor© 5 Sassiol .Hunter 1BX3 Kobcrt Calbralthp So Gividond iQlk Josiah Martin^ John Co Ov?©n I3l5 Thomas Mann^ V/addall Johnson 3: u lBl6 BowiTsan Reynolds 2 'EC I3l7 Abrm Trailj, Richard Garsoa \u > I8i8 Bcnja?Tiin Stophena^ Chas, Lo Gooley <a 18X9 James Hoid^ Archibald Hobinson \ V. ) W *« ::::S > w. 1820 1821 \i« Eastwood ^ Eo Ellis . 1822 Thack©r HuirOj, David Roberts 1323 Quakin t»ov© T" l621i.Jo Wo Dunahoy -a: iu ?: 1825 Robert Wilkorson 1826 Chr.lstoph©r Thomas 1627 Jo Co Ballow u OAVIE CO. PUBUC LIBRAE iVlOCKSVlUEiB £1 1828 George Stephens 1829 John M. Watson 1830-31 Samuel D. Thompson 1832-33 Charles P. Moorman I83I1. J. M. Boatwright 1835 Thomas Barmum 1836-37 V/illiam Anderson 1836 Mocksville Circuit Organized 1838-39 Thomas A. Sharp© l8L|.0 Thomas Jonas l8ii.l A. P. Harris, H. H. Tippett l8l}2 P. W. Archer I8I4.3 William N. Jordan - iSlilj. Thos. Campbell, H. S. Helsabeck 18I4.5 J. W. Tinnin, Fo W. Yarrell 3^ l8l}.6 R. P. Bibb, J. B. Martin 3 l8L|.7 A. E. Allen, J. W. Floyd . l8k8 S.- J.- Hinas u; z l8i|.9 John Tillett, L, S; Burkhead O » 1850 John Tillett % r -'n -5 1852 Lemon Shell 1851 C. M. Pepper, Lemon Shell 10 Vi: c=; ■Jf 1853 J. St. Clair S 185I4. T. Mo Pastell 1855 A. H. Johnson ^ UAVIE CO. PUSl.i^- LiBHARY MQCKSmp^J^^ 5^ 1656 So D© Ada-^^s 1857 So Ho Holsabook 1858 To Bo H©©ks 1359-60 Mo Co Thorsas 1861-62 VJo Co Gannon i863-6I|.Ro Go Bar'r©tt 1865 Carson Parkoa? 1865-68 So Eo Maunay 1369-70 Mo Vo Shorrlll 1371-72 So H@lson 1373-75 Eonion Sholl 1^76 FarnlngfccMi Clfcult Organized X376~79 y. C. ailson 1830 J, c. Row® 1881 J. W, Randall February 5» 1832» the last churoh confsreno© was held In the Olive Branch Chux'oha The congrega"- \ ■fcion was mov0'' to th© now ohus^oh building in Farmlngton^ fh Gfl> Th© building vms d®dlcafe®d fchs fifth Sunday in Aprils iBBSo . Pastors S@£»ving Pai^mlngton Ghayg® 1832 Lo Earnlmrdt 1683-66 W, Go Wilson 1387«B9 Ho Ho Blaia? X Mi z J o % hk )r: z * v^ 'A f X390«»^'X ?<.!,* Grooni© «r> lu i: VJ Ci OAVIE CO. PUBUC liflRARy -^OCKSVILUa 1892-91^. L. E. Stacy 1895-98 R» T. N. Stephenson 1899-1902 Miles Vestal 1903 Co M. Campbell l90i|.-07 Lo L. Smith 1908 Jo a. W. Holloway 1909-11 Ao a. Loftin . 19l2-li|. Jo Bo Tabor 1915-17 Do Co Ballard 1918-21 Joe ¥0 Vestal 1922 Sam Mo Needham 1923 0. Oo Kennerly 192I4.-27 Clyde Mo .McKinney 1927-29 ¥0 L. Dawson 1929-30 A. Ro Bell 1930-314. Mo Go Ervin 193^-38 Ho Co Freeman ir *^ 1938-[}1|. Joe ¥0 Vestal S 191414.-1^.8 John S. Polger > I9I4.8-51 John So Oakley 1951-55 Grover Co Graham o 1955-56 John Hoyle III 2 ^ 1958-58 Frank Jeffers - 1958-60 Alvin Go Amick o p ^ 1960-67 Bennie B. Bearden 11) ^ 1967 Joe Phillips m/tE cO. POBUC UfiRAfiv WOCKSVIOEi, lu X oi s X Vj