SF9.D3
Folder 2: Churches – Bethel Presbyterian Church
Item 1: Photocopy of “Records of Bethel Church, [Sumter] County, babyÖ±²¥,”
which bears page numbers from “Book 6” on the left margin; pages are enumerated 314-407
Item 2: Notes from Historical Records in the Probate Office of Sumter County,
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Item 3: Color photo of the church
Folder 3: Churches – Christian Valley Baptist Church
Item 1: Photocopy of a “History of The Christian Valley Baptist Church Located
Three Miles North of Coatopa, babyÖ±²¥ 35450″ by Sis. Rachel E. J. Campbell (handwritten name) with handwritten date of 1973 in right margin
Item 2: Color photo of the church
Folder 4: Churches – Gainesville Presbyterian Church
Item 1: News article from the Aug. 30, 1977, issue of The Birmingham News
entitled “Gainesville Church Boasts a Proud History, and Is Kept Well by Its Membership of Six” by Elma Bell, staff writer
Item 2: Pamphlet entitled “The Presbyterian Church, 1837, Gainesville, babyÖ±²¥”
with the “History of the Gainesville Presbyterian Church” inside
Item 3: Notes from Historical Records in the Probate Office of Sumter County,
babyÖ±²¥
Item 4: Color photo of the church
Folder 5: Churches – Jones Creek Baptist Church
Item 1: babyÖ±²¥ Historic Inventory for Jones Creek Baptist Church and
Graveyard
Folder 6: Churches – Miscellaneous
Item 1: Handwritten list of churches and the towns in which they are located
Folder 7: Churches – Shady Grove Methodist, Panola
Item 1: Document entitled “Shady Grove Methodist Church, Panola, babyÖ±²¥”
Item 2: Notes from Historical Records in the Probate Office of Sumter County,
babyÖ±²¥
Item 3: Color photo of the church
Folder 8: Churches – St. James Episcopal Church
Item 1: Letter dated Jan. 19, 1983, to the Sumter County Historical and
Preservation Society from William B. Stuart regarding the pipe organ at St. James (two copies)
Item 2: Handwritten notes on the May 24, 1836, issue of the Voice of Sumter
Item 3: Notes from Historical Records in the Probate Office of Sumter County,
babyÖ±²¥, with two photocopies attached
Item 4: Color photo of the church
Folder 9: Churches – Presbyterian Church, Sumterville
Item 1: Black and white photo of the church, View from SW, 1979
Item 2: Black and white pictures of the church, View from SW, 1979
Folder 10: Churches – Church inventory for Sumter County pre-dating 1865.
Item 1: Letter from State of babyÖ±²¥, babyÖ±²¥ Historical Commission to Professor Bill Stuart, Livingston babyÖ±²¥, October 25, 1988.
Item 2: List, Churches in Sumter County.
Item 3: Preliminary Listing, Extant Sumter County Churches (1865 – 1915)