At 01:39 PM 9/8/2003 -0700, you wrote: >Kim, you came along at a good time; I am at a dead end. My great-great >grandfather, J.A. (Josiah Alexis) HOWARD was a Baptist minister in Alabama, >traveled in Texas, and came back to Alabama where he died in October, 1928. >His obituary in Selma stated he had served as pastor of Grove Hill, Felix, >and Pine Belt Baptist churches. Unfortunately there is no mention of Howard, Grove Hill, Felix, or Pine Belt in the index of the book. I did find a brief, but vague, mention of a "Pine Barren Association". No location was given. The Baptist book has 250 pages for the 1800's and nearly 400 pages for the 1900's. While many people are mentioned, the book seems to cover a lot of theological and political issues. Sorry I couldn't turn up anything for you. Kim in AL CLARKE, RUFFIN, PARNELL/PYRNELLE