mggf was a Methodist Preacher Rev William Collinsworth. William was a Methodist Preacher licensed in Charleston, SC in 1813. American General Index, Vol. 32, p. 598, by Ester Fremont Rider. (Colburne-Amersene ). On p. . 297 Henry County was a place he was stationed as preacher. The two brothers William & John preached in GA for a time and there is a Collinsworth Rd and a College they started, there are other things named for them and lots of babies. ®342 His appointments included Brunswick Co. GA 1814; Ocmulgee, GA 1815; Broad River Dist NC 1816; Camden SC 1817; Apalachee, GA 1818. He joined his brother Thomas in Amite Co. MS later moving to St. Helena Parish, LA. HIS BROTHER - Rev John Collinsworth (1786-1734) Methodist Preacher licensed in Charleston SC in 1807; he was Presiding Elder, Edisto Dist., 1814-1815. "History of Methodism in AL and West Florida by M. E. Lazenby mentions Collinsworth Institute, a school probably established by John Collinsworth. Will proved June 18, 1835, by his widow Mildred Louisa Lawson Collinsworth. He left seven children. (GA. GEN. MAG. #18 p. 1201) ®11 John started the first leper colony in GA - 1807 Camden SC Brunswick. He had a probable younger brother with him in 1820 (15/20 yers old). John started preaching at 9 years old, according to the Baptist Preacher books in SC. Minister Coweta GA on p. 598 "American Gen. Index, Vol 32, Colburne-Amersons US A 55 Editor Freemont Rider #L5313, William p. 598, Henry p. 297, and Horace p. 287. ®342 Lookin for info on William Collinsworth's wife Ann, dau of JOHN HODGES(1755-1821) & ANN STANDERD - who was in Greenville, SC very early - migrated to GA then St. Helena Par. LA. wonder if there was a mission to the Indians at Greenville very early. Sorry to take up so much of your time - i find this fascinating. another in my family was Brother LAND. Bur: Good Exchange, TX on the LA line near Shreveport, LA. Rev Land was a circuit rider Methodist Preacher. He was known all over the area as a good man. Every Sunday they served a huge dinner for 50 or more after church. It was great fun. They had a large family, and a farm. Always kind, and never preachy. When the United Gas Co. of Shreveport, LA. wanted to build a pipeline and bring natural gas to the area, they met resistance, people were not going to have this on their land; Brother Land rode out to each and every one explaining the benefits. Through his efforts, The United Gas was able to procure the leases they needed, and it was a benefit to the community. ®18 A Rev Dawson Phelps, a cousin, could provide valuable clues to my Harrison & Lindsay lines in Athens, Limestone co. Alabama. Requesting more info please. He is said to have written a book or manuscript on the family. Dawson Phelps was the Methodist preacher md Mary Hancock 20 July 1836 in Limestone Co. AL. Let's see if we can tackle the Methodist part first. I'm a United Methodist clergy and have a lot of info on researching Methodist History and Church Records at: http://history.cc.ukans.edu/heritage/um/um.html select the "Methodist History Research Aids" from this index page. Lots of info there that you might find interesting, especially the article I've written on "How to research Methodist Records and History". But also check out the information about the archives at Drew University. If all else fails you may need to contact them. If you can't find the "how to" article in the long list of stuff on on the Research Aids page, this is the URL http://history.cc.ukans.edu/heritage/um/howtorsrch.htmll Then go back to the main page and find the United Methodist Websites link. Look for the links to locating UM districts and conferences. That way you can find an address, snail or email, for the Alabama Conference. Also check out the Interactive Jurisdictional Map link. That will take you to addresses of all kinds as well. You need to locate the archives for the Alabama Conference and an address for the Alabama Conference Commission on Archives and History as well as their Alabama Conference Historical Society. Any of those contacts should be able to tell you if there was such a church and what happened to it and when. If it's a discontinued Methodist Church, its records will probably be archived at an Alabama Methodist College (this is the usual pattern for Methodists). Often you can email their archivists or librarian for assistance. If my memory serves me correctly, part of South Alabama is in the South Alabama/West Florida Conference. So be sure to locate the correct conference for Shoals Ford > >Now if you have a Baptist Church, we've got a different set of problems. >So I'm hoping you're looking for a Methodist Church. > >As for the Salem part, not an uncommon name in the South. Seem to >remember a Salem, AL. (I used to live in Columbus, GA). However, it is >a biblical word; Hebrew variation of Shalom. Remember Jeru-salem? Salem >gets attached to a lot of Christian churches. The double name on your >Shoals Ford Salem Church may indicate a merged congregation, or even an >old "circuit" that had a Shoals Ford preaching point and a Salem >preaching point on it. > >Keep in touch. Hope you find my Methodist Site helpful, even though it's >slanted toward Kansas Methodism. I've tried to include research info >that would be helpful to anyone looking for Methodist records and/or >history anywhere. > >If you get stumped again, let me know. If you find something on my site >that you don't understand, or have suggestions for additions to it, >please write. > >Linda > > [email protected] 216 Beach Park Lane Cape Canaveral, FL 32920-5003 Home of The *HARRISON* Repository & *MY FAMILY* http://moon.ouhsc.edu/rbonner/harintro.htm My Family WWW: http://moon.ouhsc.edu/rbonner/index.htm LINDSAY & HARRISON Surnames & CSA-HISTORY Roots Mail List GENCONNECT: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/indx/FamAssoc.html Data Managed by beautiful daughter Becky Bass Bonner and me, Josephine Lindsay Bass