Dalen Shellhammer extracted this list of members from the actual records. I have seen one set of the records -- I know of two sets of originals and there may be more. I don't know why there were two sets or how they managed to survive from about 1827. I also think I know where the church was built in on Copeland property. This is easier to read if you set your screen wide. Eventually I expect to have information on this early church online. Membership Roster (not dated) Charles Barney Dismist (sic) Letter granted, June 1839 Carter Scroggin Dead (Probably May 1859) Robert Cast (Cass) Dead Rec. by letter Jan. 20, 1827 John Turner Dismist Letter for him & wife, Mary Sept 1849; Rec. Nov 1827 William Copeland Dead Joined by letter June 1830 John Edwards Dead Joined by letter July 1830 Hugh Collins Dead Joined by letter May 1833 John R. Burns Dismist to Buffalo Hart Church Dec 1871 Robert E. Burns Dismist to form Buffalo Hart Church Dec 1871 Elijah Friend Dismist Letter in Sept 1847? May have been for Nehemiah - rec. says Mr. Friend Luther Barney Dismist March 1840 Peter Cutright Dismist He & wife, Nancy came from North Fork Church. July 1837; Letters of dis. Mar 1838 Michael Mann Dead Rec. with wife, Eliz. from Bethel Church, July 1837; died May 31, 1866 Benajmin F. Davis Dismist dismissed Mar 1853 William Deatheridge Dismist Rec. by "relation" May 1841; Dismissed Sept 1844 Allen Turner Dismist Rec. & baptized Sept 1843 John Reed Dismist Rec. by relation Dec 1847; letter of dismissal May 1851 David F. Lee Dismist rec. Nov 1849; letter of dis. May 1851 William Rankin Dismist Rec. Nov 1850; Letter of dis. May 1851 George Reaves Dismist Rec. by letter, July 1851; Letter of dismissal Dec 1851 James L. Turley Dead Agnes Turley Dead John More (sic) Dismist Rec. by letter, Mar 1853; Dis. July 1853 Stephen Hukill Dismist rec. by letter Mar 1853 Peter Wheeland Dismist Rec. by letter Nov 1854; Dis. Sept 1870 Alister Benson Dismist Mar 1860 James Cheatham Dismist Rec. by letter Aug 1856; Dis. Sept 1867 F. H. Clayton Dead Rec. by letter with wife, Eliz. July 7, 1857 A. L. Clayton Dead Rec. by letter with wife, Holland July 7, 1857 Jacob L. Mann Dismist Rec. by experience July 4, 1858; Letter of dis. Jan. 1878 with wife, Mary Ann, returned by letter Apr 1879 Joseph Richardson Dismist Rec. by letter June 1861; Dis. Mar 1862 David Peals Dead Rec. by letter from New Hope Church Sept 1861 Hiram Bowman Dismist Rec. by relation Dec 1863; letter of dis. Sept 1865 (wife, Eliz.) G. N. Simpson Dismist Rec. by letter from Horse Prairie Church, Randolph Co, Jan 1867 Samuel B. Campbell Dismist Dismissed Oct 1876 Phebe Scroggin Dead Mary (Polly) Cast, Sen Dead Rec. by letter Jan 20, 1827 Mary Turner Dismist Rec. Nov 1827; letter Sept 1849 Elizabeth Collins Dead Rec. by letter Oct. 1827 Hannah Lucas Dead Rec. Dec 1828 Sarah Lucas Dead Rec. by letter De. 1829 with Thomas Lucy Scroggin Dismist Mar 1880 Sarah Finders Dismist Joined Mar 1830; dis. Mar 1840 (my note: must be Sarah (Wade) Finders) Agnes Edwards Dismist Dec 1838 Sarah Copeland Dead Joined by letter June 1830 Mary Cast, Jr. Dead Lucy Edwards Dead Mary Girtman Dead Deborah Barney Dismist Letter granted June 1839 Martha (Patsy?) Burns Dismist Dis. to Buffalo Hart Dec 1871 Charles Harper Dead Joined by letter Mar 1833 Mary Harper Dismist " " " Eliza Foster Dismist Joined by experience Feb 1834; joined another church Mar. 1840 Hannah Friend Dead Joined by experience Mar 1834 Sarah Turley Dismist Jan 1841 Lucy Burns Dismist to Buffalo Hart Dec 1871 Ann Turley Dismist Presented letter from Spencer Grove Church & rec. June 1837; dis. Mar 1840 Margaret P. Turley Dismist July 1843 Nancy Cutright Dismist Letter from North Fork Church Jul. 1837; Dis. Mar 1838 James Elders Dismist Rec. by experience July 1869; to Buffalo Hart Dec 1871 Mary Lee Dismist Aug 1893 Elizabeth Mann Dead from Bethel Church July 1837 Keziah Lykins Dismist From church in Shelby Co. July 1837; Letter of dis. Mar 1842 Elizabeth Terpin Dismist Rec. by letter from Danville, Hendricks Co, Ind. Nov 1867; dis. Aug 1893 J. B. Ralston Dead Rec. by letter Nov 1870 Benjamin Luckett Dismissal Rec. by letter Oct 1870, dis. to form Buffalo Hart Church Dec 1870 William A. Burns Dismissal Rec. by experience Dec 1870; dis to form Buffalo Hart Church Dec 1871 James Ashurst Rec. Oct 1871 Isham (sic) Birks Dead Rec. by letter from Providence Church, Newton Co, MO July 1874 (he signed name Birkes) Mary Ann Birks Rec. by letter from Providence Church, Newton Co, MO July 1874 Eliza Bowman dismissal Rec. by letter from Lebanon Church Oct 1862; Dis. May 1866; Rec. again from Lebanon Church, Logan Co, ILL Nov 1874; Dis. Oct 1875 Ann E. Turpin dismissed Rec. by experience July 1879; dis. Aug 1893 Mary Metcalf Rec. by experience Oct 1879 James H. Ring dismissed Rec. by letter from New Salem church, McLean Co. Apr 1882; dis. May 1889 Mary A. Ring dismissed Rec. by letter from New Salem church, McLean Co, Apr 1882; dis. May 1889 John L. Ludwick dismissed Rec. by letter June 1879 from Horse Creek Church, Pawnee, ILL; dis. June 1880; Rec. from Bethel Indian Grove, May 1882; Dis. May 1886. Mary Eliz. Ludwick dismissed (same as above) A. J. Tolbert dismissed Rec. by experience Apr 1883; letter granted June 1888 Russell S. Scroggin Rec. by experience June 1883 Sarah M. Ring Rec. Aug 1884 Eliza J. Tolbert dismissed Rec. May 1885; Letter granted June 1888 Levi Welch dead rec. by experience Oct 9, 1879 at baptism of Mary Welch Milton L. Billings dismissed Rec. by experience Oct 3, 1886; Letter granted Feb 1888 Norman Roberts Rec. by letter from Walnut Grove Church, Warrick Co, Ind May 1870 Anas Mileham dismissed Rec. May 1840; dis. to join another church Apr 1841 Ann Turner dismissed (?) Rec. & baptized Apr 1844 Mary Bowman dead Rec. and baptized Oct 1846 Sarah Lee dismissed Rec. Nov 1849; Letter of dis. May 1851 Jane Rankins dismissed Rec. Nov 1850; Letter of dis. May 1851 Anna Hukill dismissed Rec. Mar 1853; dis. May 1859 Katharine Wheeland dismissed Rec. by letter Nov 1854; Dis. Sept 1870 Salina Tipton dismissed Rec. Apr 1854 Mary Broadaway (sic) dismissed Rec. by experience & baptized July 1855 Elizabeth P. Landis dead Rec. by letter July 1855 Elizabeth K. Landis dismissed Rec. by letter July 1855; dis. Sept 1861 (letter of dis. to Elizabeth Piper) Jane Benson dismissed Rec. by experience & baptized June 1856; dis. Sept 1860 Rhoda Copeland dead Rec. & baptized July 1856 Mary G. McLean dismissed Dis. Nov 1866 Polly Skiner Rec. by experience with Rhoda Copeland Polly Mills dismissed Dis. Nov 1861 Katharine Cheatham dismissed Rec. by letter Aug 1856; Dis. Sept 1868 Elizabeth Clayton dead Rec. by letter July 7, 1857 Holland Clayton Rec. by letter July 7, 1857 Nancy Wheeland dismissed Rec. July 7, 1857 (Wheeling) Elizabeth Scroggin dead Rec. by experience July 3, 1858; died Nov 1888 Mary Ann Mann dismissed Rec. by experience July 3, 1858; Letter of dis. Jan 1878; ret. by letter Apr 1879 Rhoda Mann dead Rec. by experience June 4, 1859 Mary Peale Rec. by experience Sept 1861 Jane Rankins Rec. by letter from Lebanon Church, Mar 1862 Elizabeth Bowman dismissed rec. by relation Dec 1863; letter of dis Sept 1865 Hannah Huston dismissed Rec. by experience Sept 1865; Dis. Mar 1866 Ellen Luckett dismissed Rec. by letter Oct 1870; Dis. to Buffalo Hart Dec 1871 Lucy Emily Burns dismissed Rec. by experience June 1871; Dis. to Buffalo Hart Dec 1871 C. L. Ashurst Rec. by experience Oct 1885 Mary Ashurst Rec. by experience Oct 1871 Mary Welch dead Rec. by experience Oct 1879 Susan Ring Rec. by letter from Lancaster, Oh church July 1872 Polly Curtis Rec. by experience Aug 1877 Virginia Gibson dismissed Rec. by experience Jan 1887; Dis. May 1889 Elizabeth Jane Huston Rec. by experience June 1888 Elizabeth H. Scroggin Rec. from Hopewell Church, Vermillion Co, IND June 1890 Joseph Lucas Letters of dis. Dec 1838 for he and Susannah, his wife Jane Baldwin Rec. Nov 1850 by letter; however, must have died before trans. as minutes say "late sister". William Lynn Rec. by letter Jan 1854; dis. Apr 1854 Anna Lynn Rec. by letter Jan 1854; dis. Apr 1854 ************** The following list of names was in another book from the previous names. There seems to be no apparent reason why they were deleted from the first book. John Robertson Joined Mar 1827; dis. Apr 1829 Thomas Lucas Joined Dec 7, 1829 Elizabeth Barns (?) Letter Aug 1833 Luther Barney Franky Scott Letter of dis. Feb 1833 Nancy Taylor Joined Oct 1827 Mary Burks Joined Oct 1827 James W. D. Taylor Joined by letter July 1830 Sally Martin Letter Oct 1830; excluded July 1831; Rec. back in church Feb 1833 Rowland Lane (& wife, Catherine) Rec. by letter Apr 1832 Nehemiah Friend Joined by experience Feb 1834 Agnes Wade Joined Mar 1830 Rebecca Landis Elizabeth Burks Rec. by experience Oct 1830 Polly Girtman Rec. by experience Aug 1830 Elizabeth Dotson Joined by letter Jan 1832 Catherine Lane Joined by experience Apr 1832 Mary Burks Polly Harper Lucy Turley Joined Jan 1830 Polly Cast Rec. by letter Jan 20, 1827 Mary Cast Rec. by experience July 1830 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.745 / Virus Database: 497 - Release Date: 8/27/2004