In the hopes that I can learn more about my ancestor George FOSTER, who I believe resided in Marion County from about 1820-1825, I have included an excerpt from the minutes of the old Elk River Baptist Association. If anyone has any information on any of the men listed I would like to hear from you. I am especially interested to learn whether the J. B. WALKER and Henry RUSSELL on the 1840 Warren County census are the same as the James WALKER and Henry RUSSELL listed here. For those of you with access to that census you will see that there is a Sarah Foster (b. 1780-1790) living right next door to these men. I strongly believe she is the widow of George FOSTER. (For the record, my George FOSTER is NOT the same as the George Watts FOSTER buried at the Hatchett cemetery in Franklin County, TN! The similarities in age and place of residence of these two men has caused me no end of confusion.) "On the tenth day of October 1806, Brother George Foster settled on the head of Elk River from the state of Kentucky and it pleased the Lord to enable him to collect a few Brethren and Sisters together who were constituted a Church by the name of Hopewell, in the month of May 1807. In the fall of the same year Bethel Church on the south fork of Duck River was constituted by John Davis, James Walker and George Foster. Shortly afterwards, Bethlehem Church by the same ministers and on the 27th day pf March 1808, the Boiling Fork Church was constituted by Elders John Davis, Isaac Reed and George Foster, which churches with the Elk River Church met together by their delegates at Hopewell meeting house on the 19th day of August 1808 and, after divine service, the aforesaid delegates having produced their authority from their respective churches, took their seats and thie names were enrolled as follows: from Bethlehem Church, David Adams and Aaron Gage; from Bethel, Thomas Crawford and James Walker; from Elk River, George Foster and William Gotcher; from Boiling Fork, John Davis and Henry Russell. Elder David Adams chosen Moderator and Brother George Foster Clerk and Brethren John Adams, Duttin Sweetin, John Land, Elders John Reed and Isaac Reed invited to seats with us. Then proceeded to appoint Elder James Walker, Thomas Crawford and Aaron Gage with the Moderator and clerk as a committee to arrange the business of the present conference and adjourned till Saturday at 10 o'clock. SATURDAY, 10 o'clock--Met, and after invoking the Divine blessing on our attempts, proceeded to business. 1st. Brother William Keel invited to seat. 2nd. Elder John Reed appointed to preach to the people. 3rd. The arrangement called for. Read and received. 4th. Agreed, as we hope, in the fear of the Lord, to unite and form an association to be known by the name 'Elk River Association.'" --from the minutes of the Elk River Association of Baptists, 1829-1869, currently in the possession of Arbor Primitive Baptist Church, Lynchburg, Tennessee.