Hi group, My husband and I were at Box Elder today and the Salem Baptist Church and all buildings look very good and usable. There was no one there but it is odd to see an unused church or anything that well kept and not used. The cemetery is in great shape and ready for the kin to visit after the Bishop reunion Saturday at South Lake. There are a lot of Batchelors and Bishops buried there. This is our 2nd time to go there in about 2 years and it is funny how much it seems like things have changed in that time - nothing is like I remembered it. LOL -however I found all the kin I was looking for but I'm sure I missed a lot of others. My grandmother was a Bishop and she married a Batchelor. We were also in Clarksville for a little while and will be back on Saturday. It is intersting to see all the places we have heard about on the RRCo list. Keep up the great stories. Carol Hamm Harris Longview, Gregg Co, TX >Salem Baptist Church is listed in the RR Valley Baptist Association history >from 1848 to 1991, to be the 11th Baptist Church in the State of Texas. >Established in 1856.     The writing in 1991 indicates the church is still >there,  but I do not know. >The RRVBA office is in Paris, Tx.   The Methodist and the Presbyterian as >the earliest Protestants churches to Texas the way I read it,  except of >course for the Catholics that were in Texas with the Spaniards. >Jim Giddens >Paris, Tx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peggy" <pegbh@comcast.net> To: <TXREDRIV-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2003 10:08 PM Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] Salem Church > Carol, > that church is in Boxelder. My grgr grandmother and gr-grandparents > plus many more are buried there. One cousin gave me a certificate that > stated my gr grandfather was an elder once. But I don't know how you could > get any information. I understand they did hold service still there, but > don't know for sure now. Good luck. > > Peggy >