Well Folks, Appears the 500 plus folks on these genealogy lists don't know anything about the Pleasant Ridge CPC in northern Benton Co. near Big Sandy.......So I give you some info to maybe help 'jog' some memories: >From the CPC Archives: a. "Whereas the congregation has been organized according to the constitution of the church by Bro. H. Parks in Gibson County Tennessee Known by the name of Cool Spring also one by Bro. W.H. Guthrie in Benton County County Tenn. Known by the name of Mathewsons and they being present by their representatives (viz) D.R. Henderson and J.Z. Gilbert and being desirous to be taken under the care of this Presbytery and supplied with the means of grace and ordinances of the church Therefore resolved that said petitions be granted and said Brethern be invited to take seats as members of this Presbytery." [source: Minutes of Hopewell Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, September 1853, (met at Pleasant Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Weakley County, Tennessee) pages 161-162] You may well want to note that the congregation in Benton Co. was known as 'Mathewsons' and not Pleasant Hill or Pleasant Ridge. That wouldn't happen for sometime. The original name was Mathewsons. Where did the name 'Mathewsons' come from ????? b. "Representative from Mathisons Congregation --- Z. Childers < later known as Zacharia Childress> [source: Minutes of Hopewell Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, March 24, 1854, (met at Yorkville Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Gibson County, Tennessee) page 169.] c. "On motion the name of "Mathnsons Congregation" was changed to "Pleasant Ridge". [source: Minutes of Hopewell Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, March 27, 1854 page 176.] d. "Representative from Pleasant Ridge -- D. Graham [source: Minutes of Hopewell Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, October 6, 1854, (met at Pisgah Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Carroll County, Tennessee) page 177.] The minutes go on to thru 1943. Some of the representatives (with associated spellings) listed include: D. Graham, Z. Childress, Z.C. Childress, J(ohn) McKenzie, Elder Gilbert McKenzie, G.M. McKenzie, G. McKenzie, M. McKenzie, J.P. McKenzie Jog anyones memory ??? ........ Dave