Do not hit reply Respond to ScotStout@aol.com Clay Co. Ar Query Forum A new message, "Can 0' Worms," was posted by Scot Stout on Wed, 17 Mar 1999 --- NAME: Scot Stout EMAIL: ScotStout@aol.com SURNAMES: WATSON, ADAIR, PARK, CAYWOOD, CAWOOD, STOUT DATE: Mar 17 1999 QRYTEXT: I may be opening a can o' worms (it's St. Patrick's Day) for myself, but I can't help offering. I have a copy of A History of the Current River Baptist Association by Leroy Carson Tedford, published in 1947 by the General Baptist Publishing House in Poplar Bluff, MO. I have discovered a little helpful information for my own genealogy in this publication, so I'm offering to help anyone who might have Baptist ancestors. Most churches and people listed are Southern Baptist, but there are a few other denominations included. Before contacting me, please note the following: 1. The Contents are: I. General History II. Institutions Ouachita-Maynard Academy Ravenden Springs Encampment Southern Baptist College III. Churches Active Churches Extinct Churches IV. Biographical Sketches V. Fifth Sunday Meetings and Debates VI. Organizations Sunday School Training Union Woman's Missionary Union VI. Appendix Minutes of First Session, 1881 Historical Talbes Miscellaneous Pioneer Churches and Services 2. I will be glad to do lookups as my time permits, but please bear in mind that the only way I can do this is to literally skim through all 144 pages. 3. There is NO index of any kind to this book, although there is a short bibliography. 4. If you are looking for someone in particular, please tell me which section (see "Contents" above) you want me to look under. 5. If you know your ancestor was associated with a particular church or organization, please tell me. Sometimes information is given here that is not given in the Biographical Sketches. For instance, I discovered while reading the section "Active Churches" that my own ancestor, Thomas J. Watson, was a devout believer in the ordinance of "foot-washing". This information was not given in his biographical sketch, however. 6. I will not be available to answer ANY e-mail March 24 - 31, so if you don't hear from me during that period, please do not re-send your e-mail. In fact, even outside of these dates, it may take me a few days before I can give you an answer. 7. I have a hunch that there might be a copy of this book at Southern Baptist College, so if you're located near there, you might drop by & see if they've got it. Also, check out the libraries at Pocahontas and Corning. 8. Lastly, I'm working on the surnames of WATSON, ADAIR, and PARK in Randolph & Clay Counties, so if anyone has any information regarding those families, please let me know. . This is an automatically-generated notice. If you wish to respond to this message, please post your response directly to the Clay Co. Ar Query Forum: <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ar/Clay> Thank you!