Submitted by Linda Lockhart
This document records the members of a small church in Valeene, Southeast Township. The church records are transcribed from Jan 17, 1843 through Feb 28, 1885 and demonstrate family memberships over several generations.
1856
| John H. Bobbitt | Elder |
| William Holiday | died Feb. 17/1863 |
| William Sanders | removed by letter Mar. 26th |
| Miram Holaday | |
| Phebe Sanders | removed by letter |
| Thomas Furgusan | |
| Patsy Newland | deceased 1862 |
| Martha A. Furguson | |
| Delila Grubb | removed by letter Oct the 20th 1857 |
| John Moon | |
| Sarah Moon | deceased Jan. 1863 |
| Ann Linch | deceased 1863 |
| Nancy Bobbitt | |
| John Sanders or Landers | |
| Sally Sanders | |
| Marilla Line | |
| Mournin McDonald | deceased Nov. 13, 3259 |
| Jehu Moon | |
| Charlotta Moon | |
| James H. Walker | removedh |
| George Moon | |
| Virgil Grubb | removed by letter Oct. 20/1857 |
| Samuel Harned | |
| Richard Landers or Sanders | removed by letter |
| Baley Moon | |
| Aaron Sanders | removed |
| Archibald A. Self | deceased Apr 1860 |
| George W. Moon | |
| John Pirtle | |
| Rachel Purkhiser | |
| Harrison Bobbitt | |
| Joseph Furguson | |
| Simon P. Moon | excommunicated 1861 |
| Napolean B. Roach | excommunicated |
| Elizabeth Self | removed |
| Nancy Hollawell | |
| Sintha A. Moon | |
| Katherine Bobbitt | |
| Rachel Self | removed |
| Sarah E. Maxedan | dec’eased |
| John Purkhiser | removed by letter |
| John Hollawell | removed |
| Rebecca Hollawell | removed |
| Milterdan Spence | dismismed |
| James McDonald | |
| Amelia Pirtle | |
| Samuel L. Harned | deceased Jan 17/1863 |
| Henry G. Holaday | moved |
| John E. Holaday | |
| Mary French | |
| Sarah M. Sanders | |
| Mary E. Hazelwood | deceased Apr. 8/1861 |
| Amy L. Teaford | |
| Mary Paschal | |
| Margaret Tatlock | |
| Julian Grubb | removed by letter Oct. 20/1857 |
| Rebecca E. Hooten | |
| Sarah Moon | |
| John L. Walton | |
| Sarah Spainhaur | |
| William Bobbitt | |
| Nancy Hollawell | |
| Aaron Hollawell | |
| Amanda C. Grubb | removed by letter |
| Hannah Hollawell | |
| Nolsan Grimes | removed |
| Benjamin F. Holaday | |
| Abria?? Holaday | decd. 1855 |
| Johnathon Sanders | removed by letter |
| Luraney Walton | |
| John Bob bitt | |
| Mary Bobbitt | |
| William Bobbitt | |
| Elizabeth Pearson | |
| Elizabeth Harrison | |
| Enos Moon | |
| Virgil Moon | |
| Margaret Moon | |
| Elizabeth Moon | |
| Parthena Holaday | |
| Miram Purkhiser | |
| Maryann Holaday | |
| Hiram Moon |
CHURCH OF CHRIST AT Bluff Spring, Orange County at their Sept. meeting 1856 in Consideration of the deaths of the former Trustees for said church and meeting house and land belonging to the same, do now appoint — William Holaday, Samuel Harned, John S. Walton, and James McDonald as Trustees for said church, to fill the vacancy of John Hollowell, Sn., John Hollowell, Jr., Christian Bingaman, Henry Hollawell deceased.
V. Grubb, Clerk
November 1856
At a meeting Commecing on the fifth Lord’s day of Nov. 1856 received by letter
| Sarah Spainhaur | |
| William Bobbitt | |
| Nancy Hollawell | |
| Aaron Hollawell | |
| Amanda C. Grubb | removed by letter |
| Hannah Hollawell | |
| Nolsan Grimes | removed |
| Benjamin F. Holaday | |
| Abria?? Holaday | decd. 1855 |
| Johnathon Sanders | removed by letter |
| Luraney Walton | |
| John Bob bitt | |
| Mary Bobbitt | |
| William Bobbitt | |
| Elizabeth Pearson | |
| Elizabeth Harrison | |
| Enos Moon | |
| Virgil Moon | |
| Margaret Moon | |
| Elizabeth Moon | |
| Parthena Holaday | |
| Miram Purkhiser | |
| Maryann Holaday | |
| Hiram Moon |
Dec. 25th 1856 Received Daniel Granger and Eleanor Granger his wife both by letter and also Joseph Busick and Nancy Busick his wife by letter.
Jan. 1857 Rec’d. Elizabeth Bobbitt by letter
Febr. 1857 Rec’d. Wm. Lander or Sanders and Phebe his wife by letter
Dec. 1856 Rec’d. Henry Landers or Sanders by baptism removed by letter also Eleanor Walker removed.
January 1863
| Hannah Grubb | removed by letter Oct 20/1857 |
| Rebecca Denton | removed |
| Sarah McDonald | by confession and baptism |
| Samuel Purkhiser | by letter |
| Bestsey Jane Robinson | by confession and baptism |
| Rosannah Babison | by confession and baptism |
| Deborah Robinson | by confession and baptism |
| Nancy McDonald | by confession and baptism |
| Phebe Jane Walton | by confession and baptism |
| Sarah Paschal | by confession and baptism |
| Sarah Overbee | by confession and baptism |
| Margaret McDonald | by confession and baptism |
| Rachael Purkhiser | by confession and baptism |
| Daniel McDonald | by confession and baptism |
| Athoney Highland | by letter |
| Lucinda McDonald | by confession andbaptism |
| Darah Bobbitt | by confession and baptism |
| Elizabeth Weathers | |
| Martha McDonald | by baptism |
| Elizabeth Freeman | by baptism |
| Catherine Troop | by baptism |
| Louisa Moon | |
| Sept. 25/1858 | |
| Mary J. Harned | by baptism |
| Elizabeth Harned | by baptism |
| John T. Self | by baptism |
| Barbery Self | by baptism |
| Wilson M. Self | by baptism |
| Perlina Self | by baptism |
| Amy Self | by relation |
| Elizabeth Bobbitt | by baptism |
| Emaline Harned | by baptism |
| Elizabeth Tate* | by baptism late White |
| Elizabeth Freeman* | by baptism late Self |
| Mary A. Wright* | by baptism |
| Carles White | by baptism deceased 1862 |
| Isaac Sanders | by baptism |
| Joshua Self | by baptism Sept. 25/1858 |
| Susanna Hutslar | by letter Feb. 25/1859 |
| James Hutslar | by baptism |
| Sarah P. Teaford | by baptism May 22/1859 |
| Mancy J. Hall | by letter June 1859 |
| Debborah Overby | by baptism |
| Margaret Gates | by relation |
| Rosannah Williams | by letter |
| John Robison | by confession and baptism Sept 27/1859 |
| John Williams | confession and baptism Nov 13 |
| Henry Purkhiser | by letter |
| Peter Staffingen | by baptism |
*Note the women’s name were written in below or above. This means that the Wright may have been Self and Freeman—White.
Jan. 22 A.D. 1863
The members of the Bluff Spring Church met and elected George W. Moon to serve them as Clerk, in place of Samuel Harned, dec.