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| WILLIAMS CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH Organized in 1787 This church was built in the 1840s |
The original church that was built in 1787 and burial ground were near the flowing stream and during heavy rains, the water of Williams Creek would overflow the banks flooding the cemetery and church building.
The church was rebuilt (possibly in the 1840s) on higher ground and a new cemetery was established.
The church was rebuilt (possibly in the 1840s) on higher ground and a new cemetery was established.
It's for this reason that graves prior to the 1840s are not found in the present day cemetery.
For more information about Williams Creek Baptist Church click on this link for --> HISTORIC RURAL CHURCHES of GEORGIA - Williams Creek.
For more information about Williams Creek Baptist Church click on this link for --> HISTORIC RURAL CHURCHES of GEORGIA - Williams Creek.
The original courthouse was built in 1809 - burned in 1853, rebuilt and again burned. This present day Warren Co. Courthouse was built in 1910.
The archives are open for you to look through and to take photos.
The archives are open for you to look through and to take photos.
American Revolutionary War soldiers buried in Warren County as of 1940. Several more men have been identified - including Joel Walker(1756-1800).
Below are the names of the men on the above plaque-
Warren County, Georgia
1787-1840
Below are the names of the men on the above plaque-
Samuel Alexander
Elisha Allen Thomas Ansley James Acheson John Baker Henry Barksdale John Barksdale James Barrow Reuben Barrow Thadeus Beall James Beasley Richard Beasley Col. William Bird Jas. Bishop Capt. Henry Bonner James Brady Joseph Breed Joab Brooks John Brown Michael Burkhalter Henry Burnley Israel Burnley Thomas Bush Samuel Camp John Carson James Carter Elphinston Cary William Cason Jacob Castleberry John Chapman Isaac Cook Hezekiah Cocksey George Cooper James Cooper Daniel Culpepper William Culpepper Cary Currie Jacob Darden Stephen Darden David Davis Nathan Davis James Dozier James Draper Jeremiah Duckworth Gibson Flournoy Shadrach Flewellen Nathan Fowler William Franklin Pryor Gardner Churchwell Gibson John Gibson Peter Goodwin James Gray Aaron GrierNicholas Harbuck Thomas Hardin Henry Harp Zachariah Harrell Abraham Heath Joshua Hill Richard Hill Thomas Hill Capt. William Hill Ambrose Holladay Jacob Horne Mathew Hubert Ephriam Ivey Peeples Ivey John W. Jackson Arthur Jenkins Robert Jenkins William Johnson Abraham Johnson John Kelly William Kendall Thomas W. Kent Archibald Lacy Blake Lasseter Richard Lee John Linn Jonathan Lockett David Lockett Solomon Lockett Thomas Lockett, Sr. William Lowe Lieut. William Lucas John McCormick Drury McCullers Reuben McGee John McLaughlin Joseph McMath John Mayes James May Lt. Col. Charles Medlock Martin Mimms Abner Mitchell Samuel Moon Mordecai Moore William Morrison Edward Murphy John Myrick, Sr. James Napier Capt. David Neal Samuel Neal Thomas Neal Capt. Thomas Neal Benjamin Newsome Solomon Newsome Wm. Nichols James Norris Benjamin Oliver Robert Palmer Johm Parish James Parker William Parker Joseph Peavy, Sr. Peter Perkins Henry Persons Josiah Persons William Pilcher Henry Pool Philip Pool Jesse Ricketson Elisha Roberts James Rogers Reuben Rogers James Roguemore William Rose Samuel Rutherford John Sallis Abram Sanders Jonas Shivers William Shurley, Sr. Seth Slocomb John C. Smith Nathaniel Smith Thomas Smith Joshua Stanford Alexander Stephens William Strother Charles Sturdibant Thomas Terry Alexander Thompson Moses Thompson John Torrance William Travis Capt. Joel Threewits John Trent Ezemia Verdon George Waggoner James Waggoner Benjamin Wheeler William White Richard Wiggins William Wilder David Wilson John Wilson Nathaniel Wootten John Wynne Robert Wynne James YoungErected by Burkhalter Chapter DAR June 14, 1940 Mrs. J. A. Bray, Regent
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The Records of the Church at Williams Creek, Georgia(click on title/line above to go directly to this book which is now posted on line)
Warren County, Georgia
1787-1840
Authors:
Brantley, J. Kenneth (John Kenneth) (Main Author)
Williams Creek Church (Sharon, Georgia) (Added Author)
Format: Books/Monographs/Book with Fiche
Publication: Powder Springs, Georgia : Brantley Association of America, c1995
Physical: xiii, 182 p. : ill., map.
Subject Class:
Reconstructed and indexed by the Brantley Association of America.
Includes name and slave index.
Also available on microfiche
View this catalog record in WorldCat for other possible copy locations
Information found on Family Search web site-
https://familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=751066&disp=The+records+of+the+Church+at+Williams+Cr
Posted and copied on July 22, 2015
