The Cumberland Presbyterian Church has five organizations in
Robertson County. Mt. Sharon Church was organized in 1824, the
elders being Samuel Crockett, Shadrach Rawls and --- Houston.
Among the other members were Benjamin, James, Joseph, Nancy and
Sally Rawls, Nancy and Polly Parker, and Mary Binkley. John Beard,
Eli and William Guthrie administered to the congregation in its
early years. The church at Springfield was organized about 1837,
the elders and trustees being Richard C. Cheatham, Benjamin Rawls,
Daniel Clark, John Adams and William Seal. The present brick church
was erected about 1839. McKissick Cumberland Presbyterian Church
was organized about 1860 by W. J. McKissick, Dr. House and Richard
Clayton, with twenty-five or thirty members, who have since increased
to about forty. Their place of worship is a frame house built
upon land donated by Mr. McKissick. Mt. Denson is the only other
church of this denomination in the county.
[Source: Goodspeed, The Goodspeed Publishing Co., History
of Tennessee, 1887]
1890
Name of
the Congregation: McKissic Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Clerk of the Session and Post-Office: G. M.
Babb, Orlinda, Tenn.
Pastor: none listed
Total Membership: 45
Lebanon
Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
[Source:
Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, 1890, page 226]
1891
Name of
the Congregation: McKissic Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Clerk of the Session and Post-Office: none
listed
Pastor: none listed
Total
Membership: not listed
Lebanon Presbytery -
Tennessee Synod
[Source: Minutes
of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
1891, page 240]
1892
Name of
the Congregation: McKissic Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Clerk of the Session and Post-Office: none
listed
Pastor: none listed
Total
Membership: not listed
Lebanon Presbytery -
Tennessee Synod
[Source: Minutes
of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
1892, page 252]
1893
Name of
the Congregation: McKissic Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Clerk of the Session and Post-Office: G. M.
Babb, Orlinda, Tenn.
Pastor: none listed
Total Membership: 45
Lebanon
Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
[Source:
Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, 1893, page 252]
1894
Name of
the Congregation: McKissic Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Clerk of the Session and Post-Office: G. M.
Babb, Orlinda, Tenn.
Pastor: none listed
Total Membership: 45
Lebanon
Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
[Source:
Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, 1894, page 264]
1895
Name
of the Congregation: McKissic Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Clerk of the Session and Post-Office: G. M.
Babb, Orlinda, Tenn.
Pastor: none listed
Total Membership: 45
Lebanon
Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
[Source:
Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, 1895, page 272]
1896
Name of
the Congregation: McKissick Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Clerk of the Session and Post-Office: G. M.
Babb, Orlinda, Tenn.
Pastor: N.
F. Gill
No. Communicants: 53
Lebanon Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1896, page 244]
1897
Name of
the Congregation: McKissacs Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Clerk of the Session and Post-Office: McDaniel,
R. J., Lamont, Tenn.
Pastor: Gill,
N. F.
Total Membership: 61
Lebanon
Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
[Source:
Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, 1897, page 208]
1897
No elder
representative
[Source: Minutes
of the Lebanon Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
September 28-30, 1897, page
1898
Name of
the Congregation: McKissick's Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Clerk of the Session and Post-Office: R. J.
McDaniel, Lamont, Tenn.
Pastor: N.
F. Gill
No. Communicants: 62
Lebanon Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1898, page 229]
1898
Elder Representative
from McKissicks Cumberland Presbyterian Church - F. W. Fisher
[Source: Minutes of the Lebanon
Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, September
20-22, 1898, page 3]
1899
Name of
the Congregation: McKissicks Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Clerk of the Session and Post-Office: R. J.
McDaniel, Lamont, Tenn.
Minister: J.
A. Dorris
No. Communicants: 61
Lebanon Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1899, page 124a]
1900
Name of
Church: McKissacks Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Clerk
of the Session and Post-Office: R. J. McDaniel, Lamont, Tenn.
Minister: J.
A. Dorris
No. Communicants: 64
Clarksville Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1900, page 137a]
1901
Name of
Church: McKissacks Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Clerk
of the Session and Post Office: R. J. McDaniel, Lamont, Tenn.
Minister: none listed
Total
No. of Members: 53
Clarksville Presbytery -
Tennessee Synod
[Source: Minutes
of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
1901, page 164a]
1902
Name of
Church: McKissacks Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Clerk
of the Session and Post Office: R. J. McDaniel, Lamont, Tenn.
Minister: V.
B. Costelow
Total No. of Members:
53
Clarksville Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General
Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1902, page
154a]
1903
Name of
Church: McKissacks Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Clerk
of the Session and Post Office: R. J. McDaniel, Willdale [sic:
Milldale], Tenn.
Minister: V.
B. Costelow
Total Number of Members:
53
Clarksville Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General
Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1903, page
139a]
1904
Name of
Church: McKissacks Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Clerk
of the Session and Post Office: R. J. McDaniel, Milldale,
Tenn.
Minister: A.
H. Manly
Total Number of Members:
50
Clarksville Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General
Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1904, page
120a]
1905
Name of
Church: McKissick Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Clerk
of the Session and Post Office: R. J. McDaniel, R.D., Milldale,
Tenn.
Minister: A.
H. Manly
Total Number of Members:
56
Clarksville Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General
Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1905, page
101a]
1906
Name of
Church: McKissicks Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Clerk
of the Session and Post Office: R. J. McDaniel, Milldale,
Tenn.
Minister: R.
P. Smith
Total Number of Members:
60
Clarksville Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General
Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1906, page
92a]