Here is a partial transcription of the entry from deed book 2, page 579: 9 Sept 1889 E.W. Whited deed Methodist Epistable Church Know all men by these presents that we, E.W. Whited and his wife, E. T. Whited, in consideration of our love for the Methodist Epistable Church and the cause of Christ have this day deeded and do hereby convey unto William W. G. Franks, F.M. Foster and J.R. Whited [note: son of E.W. Whited], Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church and their successors in office for ever a certain tract or parcel of land situated in Civil District No 7 of Wayne County Tennessee on the waters of Wetherfords Fork of Indian Creek and bounded as follows: Beginning at a stake in the mine Road at the corner of the lands of Polly Sinclair and E.W. Whited. Thence with the mine Road South west 70 yards to a stake thence south east 35 yards to a stake thence north east 70 yards to the line between the lands of Polly Sinclair and E.W. Whited thence 35 yards with the line between Polly Sinclair and E.W. Whited to the Beginning. Containing by estimation one half acre to have and to hold in trust that said premises shall be used kept maintained and disposed of as a place of divine worship for the use of the ministry and membership of the Methodist Episcopal Church. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edgar D. Byler, III" <[email protected]> To: "Randy Whited" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 5:24 PM Subject: Re: [TNWAYNE] Pinhook - Lutts Church? > Randy, > > Do you have a copy of the deed where Mr. Whited sold land to the church? I > ask because there were several congregations of the Methodist church in the > Pinhook/Lutts area during that time frame. They were all part of the > Martin's Mills Charge. > > The Lutts United Methodist Church is still active today. I have a compiled > copy of all the various Methodist Church rolls in the county and there isn't > a Whited listed. Here's a brief write-up on the Lutts UMC as written by the > late Mrs. Elmer (Pauline Darby) Lutts. > > Lutts United Methodist Church > "The Methodist Church was organized at Martins Mills, Tennessee. Records > show Sam Treadway and wife, Laura Chowning were moved by the Tennessee > Conference from Robertson County to Martins Mills in the late 1800's. Mrs. > Lutts states that there was a period of time between 1900 and 1910 they did > not have any records, however the Methodists came together and worshiped in > the Pinhook school building beginning in 1910, as the Lutts Methodist > Church, records indicating the memebrship to be 95 in 1920. The Methodist > continued to worship in the school building until 1936 when James A. > Stricklin made a deed giving on area of land to the Lutts Community for a > church. The present Church Trustees named in the deed were E. M. Abrams, > representing the Methodist Church; John R. Morgan the Baptist Church and Dee > Stricklin the Christian Church. This is in Deed Book 19, page 560, dated > July 5, 1936, On July 23, 1960, the former trustees of the Lutts Community > Church did transfer and convey all the rights, title, claim and interest > they had to H. A. Stricklin, Grady Sinclair and Elmer Lutts as trustees for > the Lutts Methodist Church, Deed book 42, page 180. The deed states, We, E. > M. Abrams and Dee Stricklin as member and only members of the Trustee > committee of the Lutts Community Church have this day bargained and sold, > and by these presents do here by bargain, sell to the Trustees of the Lutts > Methodist Church." end of sketch. > > There was probably a congregation of the Methodist Church in the present day > Lutts area as early as the 1820's. However, no records have survived or come > to light. > > I'd be interested in the name of the church to which Mr. Whited sold the > land. That would tell me where it was located and we could then figure out > if it had been consolidated with another congregation or disbanded. > > Edgar > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Randy Whited" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 8:54 AM > Subject: [TNWAYNE] Pinhook - Lutts Church? > > > > My great-grandfather, Edward Woodard Whited, deeded land in the 1880's to > build > > a Methodist-Episcopal Church near the Pinhook-Lutts area. I have been > unable > > to find any record of a church there. Has anyone run across this? If so, > > where would the church records be? > > > > Thanks, > > Randy Whited > > > > > > ==== TNWAYNE Mailing List ==== > > Visit the Wayne County, Tennessee Genealogy and History Page at > > http://www.netease.net/wayne > > > > > > > > >