COTTAGE HILL
COTTAGE HILL was southwest of Shive on CR 512 and about 10
miles southwest of Hamilton.
COTTAGE HILL BAPTIST CHURCH
1877-1939
Cottage Hill Baptist Church was
one of the founding churches of Hamilton County Baptist Association
on 4 July, 1877, at Cottonwood Springs. Cottage Hill Baptist Church
closed
about 1939. On May 21, 1909, Mr. Main donated land for the erection
of a Baptist church. On February 24, 1952, James David and Jenny
(England) Yates obtained a Quit Claim Deed for the cemetery, sold the
church building, and donated the land to the cemetery.
Mary "Polly" Register Kincheloe, who died 12
April, 1938, was the last surviving charter member of Cottage
Hill Baptist Church. Mrs. Kincheloe named a son after Presley
O'Keefe. Cottage Hill Cemetery remains near the
site of the Cottage Hill Baptist Church.
Early pastors included:
D. I. Haralson, 1879
Presley O’Keefe, 1881,
1883--1884
W. N. White, 1886--1889
Early church clerks included:
J. W. Key, 1881
J. Miles, 1883
John Myles, 1884,
1887
W. G. Webb,
1885
W. C. Webb,
1886
John Myers,
1888
Jno. Miles,
1889
Early messengers to the annual association meeting were:
1878--D. I. Haralson, J. W. Key, S. V. Sumrald
1879--D. I. Haralson, S. V. Sumrald
1881--J. H. Connell, J. W. Key
1884--S. V. Sumrald, J. D. Sexton, W. Tankersly
1885--S. V. Sumrald, J. D. Sexton, M. A. Quindler
1886--Elder Presley O’Keefe, Brethren
Tankersby, Sexton Coley
1887--S. V. Sumrald, J. H. Connell
1888 and 1889--S. V. Sumrald, J. E. Smith
Allen Boone DeHart was the pastor of Cottage Hill Baptist Church
from 1931 through July 30, 1933. On 8 August, 1932, Miss Leota Williams,
Miss Selma Journey, and Mrs. Henry Bedthkie were added to
the membership.
1907
HCBA Minutes
1908 HCBA
Minutes
1909
HCBA Minutes
1910
HCBA Minutes
1911
HCBA Minutes
KINCHELOE, MARY "POLLY" (REGISTER),
last charter member
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