This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Armstrong, Parker, Nesbitt, Arnold, Mims Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/YS.2ADI/3087.1.1 Message Board Post: Winette, First, let me say how good it is to be in touch with you again! I've been out of touch with the entire world due to sickness that is too horrid to describe since mid-2003. But, now I'm back and thankful that, as Elder March Herring used to say, "things are as well with me as they are." PINEY GROVE PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY: Armstrongs: None Parkers: None Nesbit: None Too bad you're not looking for the Parrish family for then I could write you an epistle on them with 26 total graves with the surname Parrish, not to mention those who have married names!! On your Armstrong line, is this the Moses Armstrong family or the Thomas Armstrong family? If it is the Moses Armstrong clan, then that family is steeped in the "Primitive Baptist Faith and Order." I can share some information about them and their involvement in the old Shilo Primitive Baptist Church that ceased to exist about 100 years ago. A son of "Uncle Mose" Armstrong, Elder Martin Armstrong, was a Primitive Baptist preacher. He was ordained into the ministry after being "liberated" and it was clear he had "the Gospel calling" at Shilo, where he also served as pastor for several/many years. He served as pastor of Piney Grove Primitive Baptist Church in the years following its establishment April 21, 1849. Moses and Martin Armstrong were buried north of old Shilo just east of the old Columbia to Abbeville Road in today's Union Grove Community. In fact, the Armstrong Family Cemetery became what is known today as the Old Union Grove Cemetery. This is ironic since Union Grove Church is a Freewill Baptist Church and the Armstrong’s were Primitive Baptist; this creates polar opposites in religious doctrine. The Henry County Historical Group, Inc. has an ongoing, aggressive cemetery survey and marking program that is going very, very well. Nearly 100 old cemeteries will be marked all across Henry County. A marker has already been placed where I am speaking about and reads, "Armstrong/Old Union Grove Cemetery." To the best of my recollection from walking this old cemetery, the Armstrong graves are poorly marked. Moses Armstrong's son Wade had a son, Aris Armstrong, who was a Primitive Baptist preacher as well. Now, Aris Armstrong married Delia Ann Arnold, daughter of Harrell Arnold and Sarah Mims. The Arnold family were members of Piney Grove Primitive Baptist through the years. There are seven Arnold graves at Piney Grove including Harrell Arnold's wife Elizabeth. Harrell Arnold could be there in an unmarked grave because he died in 1872 and had been a member of Piney Grove since 1865. His death came during those horrid years of Reconstruction in the South when the Radical Republicans imposed nearly as much damage on our Southland as was done during the War for Southern Independence (1861-1865). Money was so scarce and tombstones were a real luxury so Harrell Arnold’s grave could have gone unmarked due to the circumstances that surrounded him while he was alive. If any of this strikes a cord with you, either family—Moses or Thomas—please let me know and I will share what I have. Just to remind other readers of this post, I am no kin to any of the families aforementioned. I am just a “wanna-be” Henry County historian! Very Henry Countily Yours, Steve

Hi Steve! I am very interested in the Parrish line! Could you tell me about the 26 graves you mentioned in the Piney Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery? I would appreciate any information you could provide! Thank you so much for your time!! Shannon ----- Original Message ----- From: jselliott37@yahoo.com Date: Sunday, September 17, 2006 3:07 pm Subject: [ALHENRY] Moses Armstrong family and the Primitive Baptist Faith To: ALHENRY-L@rootsweb.com > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Armstrong, Parker, Nesbitt, Arnold, Mims > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/YS.2ADI/3087.1.1 > > Message Board Post: > > Winette, > > First, let me say how good it is to be in touch with you again! > I've been out of touch with the entire world due to sickness that > is too horrid to describe since mid-2003. But, now I'm back and > thankful that, as Elder March Herring used to say, "things are as > well with me as they are." > > PINEY GROVE PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY: > Armstrongs: None > > Parkers: None > > Nesbit: None > > Too bad you're not looking for the Parrish family for then I could > write you an epistle on them with 26 total graves with the surname > Parrish, not to mention those who have married names!! > > On your Armstrong line, is this the Moses Armstrong family or the > Thomas Armstrong family? If it is the Moses Armstrong clan, then > that family is steeped in the "Primitive Baptist Faith and Order." > I can share some information about them and their involvement in > the old Shilo Primitive Baptist Church that ceased to exist about > 100 years ago. A son of "Uncle Mose" Armstrong, Elder Martin > Armstrong, was a Primitive Baptist preacher. He was ordained > into the ministry after being "liberated" and it was clear he had > "the Gospel calling" at Shilo, where he also served as pastor for > several/many years. He served as pastor of Piney Grove Primitive > Baptist Church in the years following its establishment April 21, > 1849. Moses and Martin Armstrong were buried north of old Shilo > just east of the old Columbia to Abbeville Road in today's Union > Grove Community. > > In fact, the Armstrong Family Cemetery became what is known today > as the Old Union Grove Cemetery. This is ironic since Union Grove > Church is a Freewill Baptist Church and the Armstrong’s were > Primitive Baptist; this creates polar opposites in religious > doctrine. The Henry County Historical Group, Inc. has an ongoing, > aggressive cemetery survey and marking program that is going very, > very well. Nearly 100 old cemeteries will be marked all across > Henry County. A marker has already been placed where I am > speaking about and reads, "Armstrong/Old Union Grove Cemetery." > To the best of my recollection from walking this old cemetery, the > Armstrong graves are poorly marked. > > Moses Armstrong's son Wade had a son, Aris Armstrong, who was a > Primitive Baptist preacher as well. Now, Aris Armstrong married > Delia Ann Arnold, daughter of Harrell Arnold and Sarah Mims. The > Arnold family were members of Piney Grove Primitive Baptist > through the years. There are seven Arnold graves at Piney Grove > including Harrell Arnold's wife Elizabeth. Harrell Arnold could > be there in an unmarked grave because he died in 1872 and had been > a member of Piney Grove since 1865. His death came during those > horrid years of Reconstruction in the South when the Radical > Republicans imposed nearly as much damage on our Southland as was > done during the War for Southern Independence (1861-1865). Money > was so scarce and tombstones were a real luxury so Harrell > Arnold’s grave could have gone unmarked due to the circumstances > that surrounded him while he was alive. > > If any of this strikes a cord with you, either family—Moses or > Thomas—please let me know and I will share what I have. Just to > remind other readers of this post, I am no kin to any of the > families aforementioned. I am just a “wanna-be” Henry County > historian! > Very Henry Countily Yours, > Steve > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALHENRY- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message