Barbara, See below. BTW, to maintain control over our database, we will not copy large portions of it for anyone, but will try to help with research within our time constraints, on a voluntary contribution basis to the Primitive Baptist Library. I do also have a photo, but can't send it on this email account. If anyone has a better photo (mine was taken after the church had fallen into disrepair and was no longer being used), I would welcome it. Robert Webb On Wed, 08 Nov 2000 09:48:59 -0600 Charles Crain <oldfogeys@charter.net> writes: > Mr. Webb, > I also would be interested in anything available for Old Ruff. The > Jones' > family is one of my direct lines and Elizabeth Jones, believed to be > one of > the charter members, is my Great Great Grandmother. > Thanks you for your help, > Barbara Here is some info on the Old Ruff Church: MIDDLE FORK OF SALINE RIVER Middle Fork of Saline River Church was organized on July 1, 1826, by Elders Wilson Henderson and Charles Lee. The charter members, who were dismissed for that purpose from Bankston's Fork Church, were John Hall, Matthew Hall, Henry Hall, William Hall, Stephen Caldwell, Elizabeth Rogers, Sinthy Hall, Polly Caldwell, Prudence Hall, Rhoda Abney, Elizabeth Jones, Elizabeth Hampton, and Sally Williams. Some of the pastors of this church included Elders Wilson Henderson (1826), Charles Lee (April 1834), William Gholson (October 1834), Joseph Tucker (November 1835), William Thomas, Achilles Coffey, J. T. F. Lewis (1849), Thomas Spain (September 1852), Thomas Coffey, John Gibson, C. M. Weaver, C. C. Mitchell, L. P. Harriss, W. E. Weaver, and A. H. West. Middle Fork Church united with the Muddy River Association in 1826, and was dismissed to go into the organization of the Bethel Association in 1829. When the division came in the Bethel Association, in 1900, this church went with the Absoluter faction. The church dissolved in 1932. In November 1840 Middle Fork Church agreed to build a new meeting house near the old one. These first two buildings were probably both log structures. In August 1846, and again in August 1858, the church appointed three trustees to obtain a deed for the church property. In September 1866, the church agreed to hold their winter meetings at the Hall Town school house. In March 1869, the church agreed to sell their meeting house. In October 1870 the church appointed trustees to procure a deed for land on which to build a new building, at Hall Town, which was done. The next month a building committee was appointed to superintend the construction. This building was used by the church until it dissolved, and it stood for many years afterwards, until it was finally torn down. In answer to your other questions, my book is in my computer and may not be published in hardbound book form, as I will probably continue to work on it indefinitely. It is available in its present form (printed out on a laser printer, unbound) for $10.00, plus $3.00 postage. For our website, type "Primitive Baptist Library" into any of the main search engines and it should come up. I have about 150 names of Old Ruff Church in my database, of which the Jones family are as follows: NAME CHURCH Association Birth/Death JOINED Jones, Benjamin Middle Fork Saline River Muddy River 1851 Oct Jones, Elizabeth Middle Fork Saline River Muddy River 1826 Jul Jones, John Middle Fork Saline River Muddy River 1846 Jan If you have the year of birth and death on these folks, let me know and I will enter it. Best wishes to you, Robert Webb ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Mr. Webb, Thank you very much for this info. I will check out the link. We appreciate your effort in this work. Best wishes, Barbara Robert L Webb wrote: > Barbara, > See below. BTW, to maintain control over our database, we will not > copy large portions of it for anyone, but will try to help with research > within our time constraints, on a voluntary contribution basis to the > Primitive Baptist Library. I do also have a photo, but can't send it on > this email account. If anyone has a better photo (mine was taken after > the church had fallen into disrepair and was no longer being used), I > would welcome it. > Robert Webb > > On Wed, 08 Nov 2000 09:48:59 -0600 Charles Crain <oldfogeys@charter.net> > writes: > > Mr. Webb, > > I also would be interested in anything available for Old Ruff. The > > Jones' > > family is one of my direct lines and Elizabeth Jones, believed to be > > one of > > the charter members, is my Great Great Grandmother. > > Thanks you for your help, > > Barbara > > Here is some info on the Old Ruff Church: > > MIDDLE FORK OF SALINE RIVER > Middle Fork of Saline River Church was organized on July 1, 1826, > by Elders Wilson Henderson and Charles Lee. The charter members, who > were dismissed for that purpose from Bankston's Fork Church, were John > Hall, Matthew Hall, Henry Hall, William Hall, Stephen Caldwell, Elizabeth > Rogers, Sinthy Hall, Polly Caldwell, Prudence Hall, Rhoda Abney, > Elizabeth Jones, Elizabeth Hampton, and Sally Williams. > Some of the pastors of this church included Elders Wilson > Henderson (1826), Charles Lee (April 1834), William Gholson (October > 1834), Joseph Tucker (November 1835), William Thomas, Achilles > Coffey, J. T. F. Lewis (1849), Thomas Spain (September 1852), Thomas > Coffey, John Gibson, C. M. Weaver, C. C. Mitchell, L. P. Harriss, W. E. > Weaver, and A. H. West. > Middle Fork Church united with the Muddy River Association in 1826, > and was dismissed to go into the organization of the Bethel Association > in 1829. When the division came in the Bethel Association, in 1900, > this church went with the Absoluter faction. The church dissolved in > 1932. > In November 1840 Middle Fork Church agreed to build a new meeting > house near the old one. These first two buildings were probably both > log structures. In August 1846, and again in August 1858, the church > appointed three trustees to obtain a deed for the church property. In > September 1866, the church agreed to hold their winter meetings at the > Hall Town school house. In March 1869, the church agreed to sell their > meeting house. In October 1870 the church appointed trustees to procure > a deed for land on which to build a new building, at Hall Town, which was > done. The next month a building committee was appointed to superintend > the construction. This building was used by the church until it > dissolved, and it stood for many years afterwards, until it was finally > torn down. > > In answer to your other questions, my book is in my computer and may not > be published in hardbound book form, as I will probably continue to work > on it indefinitely. It is available in its present form (printed out on > a laser printer, unbound) for $10.00, plus $3.00 postage. For our > website, type "Primitive Baptist Library" into any of the main search > engines and it should come up. I have about 150 names of Old Ruff Church > in my database, of which the Jones family are as follows: > > NAME CHURCH Association Birth/Death JOINED > Jones, Benjamin Middle Fork Saline River Muddy River 1851 Oct > Jones, Elizabeth Middle Fork Saline River Muddy River 1826 Jul > Jones, John Middle Fork Saline River Muddy River 1846 Jan > > If you have the year of birth and death on these folks, let me know and I > will enter it. > > Best wishes to you, > Robert Webb > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.