Liberty AME Zion MethodistLiberty AME Zion
Methodist Church
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Mocksville, North Carolina
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Liberty A M E Zion.
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Davie County deed book 7 page 446 Jan, 25, 1878
Martha i^^eroney to
Ned Brown & Peter Parker (col.) agents;
one half acre adjacent S.W, corner <b'f church lot of the coloued
Methodist Episcopal Church of Liberty
Adjacent to Martha ^'^eroney
W-.G, Daniel heirs
Church lot.
One half acre for a burial ground of colored dead.
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092 LIBERTY A.M.E. ZION CHURCH
Location - on Sheffield Rd about 2 miles from Hwy 64.
Coordinates: 35d 50m 23.6s N; 80d 33m 08.6s W Click here for Google
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Travel Highway 64 west to Sheffield Road, turn right, travel two miles;
cemetery is on the right.
Survey by Davie County Historical and Genealogical Society.
1. Brown, Virginia (b. 27 Oct 1839 - d. 24 Jan 1872)
2. Carter, Willie G. (b. 1923 - d. 1984)
3. Clement, Albert T. (b. 18 May 1891 - d. 14 Jun 1944)
4. Clement, Irene (b. 16 Oct 1898 - d. 11 May 1972)
5. Eaton, Infant (b. Jun 1913 - d. 1913)
Son of Will Van Eaton
6. Flint, Elizabeth Click (b. 30 May 1883 - d. 14 May 1958)
7. Fowler, Eliza (b. 28 Dec 1910 - d. 4 Feb 1994)
8. Hall, Mary (b. Unknown - d. 1916)
9. Harrison, Raymond (b. 1896 - d. 1980)
10. Hill, Esell Ijames (b. 16 Jul 1911 - d. 14 Jun 1969)
11. Hobson, John H. (b. 8 Aug 1870 - d. Unknown)
12. Hobson, Maggie B. Clement (b. 15 Sep 1873 - d. 2 Oct 1946)
13. Hunter, Jown (b. 1844 - d. 1905)
14. Ijames, Freddie (b. 19 Aug 1917 - d. 8 Aug 1994)
15. Ijames, Queen E. (b. 10 Oct 1918 - d. 27 May 1986)
16. Ijames, William (b. 1930 - d. 1986)
17. Ijames, William Johnson (b. 16 Sep 1890 - d. 17 Jan 1988)
18. Jones, Robert E. (b. 30 Apr 1901 - d. 13 May 1976)
19. Maxell, Water (b. 1898 - d. 1955)
20. Maxville, Ella (b. 1840 - d. 1875)
21. Maxwell, Loranzo (b. 2 Mar 1911 - d. 22 Sep 1966)
22. Miller, Levi (b. 1861 - d. 15 Jun 1904)
23. Miller, Thomas (b. 18 May 1880 - d. 27 Nov 1917)
24. Myers, Addle Noble (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
25. Neely, Gaston (b. Unknown - d. 27 Jul 1933)
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26. Neely, Nellie (b. 27 Apr 1920 - d. 29 Feb 1924)
27. Neely, Sallie Hall (b. Unknown - d. 1 Mar 1937)
28. Neely, Thomas H. (b. Unknown - d. 3 Mar 1938)
Aged 84 years
29. Noble, Emellne (b. 3 Dec 1864 - d. 26 Jun 1922)
30. Oakley, Garland H. (b. 5 Mar 1920 - d. 7 May 1956)
31. Patterson, Andrew J. (Rev.) (b. 8 Nov 1905 - d. 26 Jun 1953)
32. Patterson, Estella Ijames (b. 16 Nov 1905 - d. 30 Aug 1988)
33. Patterson, John Frank (b. 1941 - d. 1974)
34. Pruitt, Theo (b. 30 Mar 1933 - d. 20 May 1983)
35. Pulliam, Robert, Jr. (b. 30 Apr 1934 - d. 9 Sep 1977)
36. Shanks, Annie Ijames (b. 12 Sep 1913 - d. 24 Jul 1994)
37. Shanks, Gary (b. 9 Aug 1955 - d. 19 Get 1990)
38. Shanks, William (b. 9 Sep 1930 - d. 1 Jul 1984)
39. White, Frankie N. (b. 1901 - d. 1978)
40. White, Will (b. 1899 - d. Unknown)
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Liberty
AMEZion
celebrates
. -COOLEEMEE — Liberty
AME Zion Church will cel
ebrate its 120th anniversary
Sunday at 4 p.m.
The Rev. Daran Mitchell,pastor of Greater Foundation
AME Zion Church, Rock Hill,
S.C., will be guest speaker.
Guests will include his choir
and congregation.
; Also on the program will be
the Rev. James E. Melton and
the men's chorus of Pleasant
Grove AME Zion Church, and
the Rev. T. Anthony Speairoan
of Moore's Chapel A^ffi Zion
Church.
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By Jackie Seabolt
Davie County Enterprise Record
Reverend E>r. Bertha Pittman,
66. began as pastor at Liberty
African Methodist Episcopal
Zion Church in June 2005. It's a
church that's been in existence
for 128 years and this Sunday,
Jan. 28, members will pay
homage to the church's long
tenure in Davie County.
An anniversary kick-off
service was held on E>ec. 10 with
guest speaker Reverend Herbert
Warren Jr.. presiding Elder of the
Salisbury District Western North
Carolina Conference.
And this Sunday at II a.m.
Reverend Dr. Michael E. Ellis,
former pastor at Liberty, and
now presiding Elder of the
Greensboro District. West
Central North Carolina
Conference, will speak. After a
dinner at 1:30 p.m. in the
fellowship hall the ending
services will begin at 3 p.m. with
The Right Reverend George
W.C. Walker Sr., presiding
Prelate of the Piedmont
Episcopal District, as the
speaker.
According to Pittman the
church has 25 active members.
"We are a small congregation."
Pittman said. But she said they
expecting
at least 150
people for
the Sunday
service.
Eller
W e a s e
Hargrove,
70, is a
Davie
County
resident
who has
b e e n
attending
Liberty as
long as she
c a n
remember.
A n • d
Eveline
Patterson,
63, and her
husband
Andrew, 69. have called Liberty
their church longer than the 48
years they've been married.
These dedicated members have
also played a viable part in the
long-standing history of this
close knit church.
What follows is a submitted
written history of Liberty AME
Zion Church (1878-2006):
Uberty AME Zion Church is
steeped in the rich heritage and
tradition of the Zion Connection.
Dating back to the 1800s, this
small, but dedicated,
congregation has been a beacon
light in this community. A
complete history of Liberty
cannot be written due to a fire
that destroyed some of the
historical records years ago.
But after long hours of
searching, members of the Fact
Finding Committee were able to
establish the date founding
fathers got together and formed
what is now called Liberty
African Methodist Episcopal
Zion Church.
On Jan .25,1878 two agents,
Ned Brown and Peter Parker, of
the AME Zion Publishing House
aided in the purchase of a small
parcel of land nestled in a
community off Gladstone Road
in Cooleemee. This land was
purchased from Martha
Maroneyfor $5. Near this piece
of land was an old school that
war used as the church.
After many interviews with
established members it was
found that thefore parents were
dedicated men and women who
had deep regard for God's work
and the perpetuation of the
African Methodist Episcopal
Zion connection. Dedicated
• persons whose names will never
be mentioned in the great
archives of history such as: Will
Clement, Lomax Oakley.
Thomas Neely, and Mary Hunter
as remembered among the
original members who sought to
maintain the integrity of the
church as a viable force in the
midst of grave turmoil.
In 1925 the present structure
was rebuilt with grateful
appreciation to John Hopson,
Sally Neely, Lula Clement,
Blanche Oakley, Maggie
Hooper, James Ijames, Bessie
Ijames, Ida Ijames, Robert
Neely, Amanda Neely, Arthur
Miller, Essie Miller, Andrew
Patterson, Estella Patterson,
and Zelma Flint.
Since Liberty's inception the
members have carried on the
legacy and rich heritage of its
founders. One such member is
Sister Vernell Maxwell Barger
(Aunt Nell), who is the oldest
living member at 95, andshe still
lives alone.
Under the leadership ofRev.
Jaine Crawford the church was
bricked at a cost of SI500 along
with the help ofother pillows of
the church: Lorenzo Maxwell,
Miller Clement,
Paul Fowler,
Vernell Maxwell,
Johnson Ijames,
Freddie Ijames,
Martha Ijames,
Eliza Flower,
Louise Carter,
Robert Pulliam,
Dollie Pulliam
Pruitt, Annie M.
Shanks, Estella
Patterson, Eller
Wease Hargrove,
arui others.
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Under the
leadership of
Rev. Lewis
Hunter, who is
now Bishop of
the Southwestern
Delta Episcopal
District. the
sanctuary floor
was restored and
carpeting added.
Rev. James Milton's
leadership led to the roofbeing
replaced, a steeple being added,
andthe installation of central air
and heat.
While Rev. Mildred Lawson
led the church the fellowship hall
was enlarged thanks to the
expertise of members Richard S. :
Cuthbertsan Sr., now the
caretaker at Camp Dorothy n
Walls, and his cousin. John
Cuthbertson. Pads were added
on thepews thanks to Sister Eller
Wease Hargrove. Also, thepiano
war replaced.
Many of the former pastors
have gone on to become
outstanding leaders in
communities and cities all over
the United States and abroad.
Liberty is now on the move.
They are concerned for the
battered, the bruised, the
homeless, and the broken
hearted. Theyjudge no one, and
only ask that no one judges them.
Their faith leaches that only God
judges by the life we live and the
service we give.
This closes another chapter
in the life and legacy ofLiberty '
AME Zion Church, but they have :
blessed assurance even better ■'
days are coming as they join
forces with the Lord Jesus Christ
"To preach the gospel: to heal
the broken hearted: to proclaim
liberty to the captives: to bring
deliverance to those captured by
sin: and to look to God from
whence cometh all our help."
Yes, they do have a reason to
praise the Lord.
Pittman enjoys being pas
tor at Liberty AME Zion
Church and is looking for
ward to the anniversary
services.
uSSrn btrr Bier Wease Hargrove look at pictures of past and present members of- Photos by Robin Snow
Part of the anniversary services at Liberty will be an afternoon dinner served in the fellowship hail pictured above.
lUri .h»''p?f;Ir? nestled on a parcel of land off Gladstone Road, Pittman (right) talks with Hargroveand the Patterson s about the church s past 128 years.