East Fork Baptist Church (Amite County, Miss.) records, 1830-1946 [manuscript].
Online resources: Collection description Summary: This microfilm copy of a single volume includes the minutes of the regular church conferences, from February 1830, to September 1846. The material copied was a negative photostat of the original volume.| Item type | Current location | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Media Open Shelf | Mississippi Department of Archives and History | Manuscript Collections | Media Room | Z/1372.000/M/Roll 36180 | Not for loan | B100502 |
MDAH only has microfilm.
This microfilm copy of a single volume includes the minutes of the regular church conferences, from February 1830, to September 1846. The material copied was a negative photostat of the original volume.
Cite as: Z/1372.000: East Fork Baptist Church (Amite County, Miss.) Records.
The East Fork Baptist Church was organized in the home of James Chandler on August 18, 1810. Originally the church was called the "New Constitution on the East Fork of the Amite River." In 1812, a meeting house was built where the church cemetery now stands on land given by Henry Jones, Sr. However, he transferred no title to the land. At this time, the name was changed to East Fork Baptist Church. Upon Henry Jones' death in 1835, the question arose about title to the land where the church was standing and the cemetery beside the church. The land upon which the meeting house was situated was sold to the highest bidder, and the church moved about 1/4 mile west of the original site.