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    1. [ILKNOX-L] Henderson Primitive Baptist Church
    2. Robert L Webb
    3. The Henderson Primitive Baptist Church (originally called Regular Baptist) was organized in August 1830 with fourteen charter members (names unknown) and was the first church of any denomination organized in Knox County. It was located at the site of the Baptist or Robertson Cemetery, about 1 1/2 miles south and 1/2 mile east of Rio. Pastors included Joseph Jones, John Roberts, Rowland M. Simmons, John M. Brown, Isaac Vanmeter, Smith Ketchum, and S. H. Humphrey. Frank M. Epperson of near Rio was probably the last clerk. I've never been able to locate any of the records of the church, or even a photo. I have been told the church building was later moved to the n.w. corner of the intersection of U. S. Rt. 150 and the North Henderson blacktop and converted to a residence. Am sending this again to add a little detail, and to correct an error in what I wrote the first time, as I referred to the site as the Larkin cemetery which is wrong. Larkin Robertson gave the land for the church, that is what confused me. Robert Webb ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

    11/17/2000 02:11:27