Warren Memorial

Cumberland Presbyterian Church

Tracy City, Grundy County, Tennessee


1890
Minutes of Elk Presbytery not in archives

1890
Name of the Congregation: Tracy City
Clerk of the Session and Post-Office: W. E. Tillet, Tracy City, Tenn.
No Report
Tennessee Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1890, page 234]

1890
By order of Tennessee Synod, Elk and Tennessee Presbyteries be combined and the new name be Elk Presbytery.
[Source: Minutes of Tennessee Synod of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, October 21, 1890, pages 9-10]

1890
Not represented: Tracy City
[Source: Minutes of Tennessee Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, September 12, 1890, page 213]

1891
Name of the Congregation: Tracy City
Clerk of the Session and Post-Office: W. E. Tillet, Tracy City, Tenn.
Pastor: G. W. McWhirter
Total Membership: 31
Elk Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1891, page 236

1892
Elder Representative: W. E. Tillett
[Source: Minutes of Elk Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, April 22, 1892, page 227]

1892
Elder Representative: H. J. Campbell
[Source: Minutes of Elk Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, September 30, 1892, page 252]

1892
Name of the Congregation: Warren Memorial
Clerk of the Session and Post-Office: E. J. McCrosky, Tracy City, Tenn.
Pastor: E. J. McCrosky
Total Membership: 48
Elk Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1892, page 248]

1893
Name of the Congregation: Warren Memorial
Clerk of the Session and Post-Office: W. E. Tillett, Tracy City, Tenn.
Pastor: J. D. Black
Total Membership: 92
Elk Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1893, page 248]

1894
Name of the Congregation: Warren Memorial
Clerk of the Session and Post-Office: Rev. E. J. McCroskey, Tracy City, T'n
Pastor: None listed
Total Membership: 55
Elk Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1894, page 258]

1895
Name of the Congregation: Warren Memorial
Clerk of the Session and Post-Office: Charles Johnson, Tracy City, T'n
Pastor: None listed
Total Membership: 55
Elk Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1895, page 268]

1896
Elder Representative: G. R. Johnson
[Source: Minutes Elk Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, April 24, 1896, page 2]

1896
Name of the Congregation: Warren Memorial
Clerk of the Session and Post-Office: Chas. Johnson, Tracy City, T'n
Pastor: W. E. Tillett
No. Communicants: 42
Elk Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1896, page 241]

1896
Elder Representative: J. P. Young
[Source: Minutes Elk Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, October 1, 1896, page 29]

1897
Elder Representative: C. F. Sutton
[Source: Minutes Elk Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, April 23, 1897, page 59]

1897
Name of the Congregation: Warren Memorial
Clerk of the Session and Post-Office: Johnson, G. R., Tracy City, Tenn.
Pastor: Crawford, N. D.
No. Communicants: 75
Elk Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1897, page 204]

1897
Warren Memorial not represented
[Source: Minutes Elk Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, September 30, 1897, page 87]

1898
Warren Memorial not represented
[Source: Minutes Elk Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, April 22, 1898, page 110]

1898
Name of Church: Warren Memorial
Clerk of the Session and Post-Office: G. F. Johnson, Tracy City, Tenn.
Minister: None listed
No. Communicants: No report
Elk Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1898, page 225]

1898
Warren Memorial not represented
[Source: Minutes Elk Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, September 29, 1898, page 133]

1899
Warren Memorial not represented
[Source: Minutes Elk Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, April 21, 1899, page 160]

1899
Name of Church: Warren Memorial
Clerk of the Session and Post-Office: A. J. Campbell, Tracy City, Tenn.
Minister: None listed
No. Communicants: 68
Elk Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1899, page 120a]

1899
Warren Memorial not represented
Warren Memorial has not been having services.
[Source: Minutes Elk Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, September 28, 1899, pages 187 & 189]

1900
Warren Memorial not represented
The Warren Memorial congregation was released from paying back dues to the amount of $7.60.
[Source: Minutes Elk Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, April 20, 1900, pages 240 & 245]

1900
Name of Church: Warren Memorial
Clerk of the Session and Post-Office: H. J. Campbell, Tracy City, Tenn.
Minister: W. E. Tillett
No. Communicants: 54
Elk Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1900, page 141a]

1900
Elder Representative: J. P. Young
[Source: Minutes Elk Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, October 4, 1900, page 251]

1901
Elder Representative: J. C. Dorris
Committee on Church Records: Warren Memorial some of the minutes written with lead pencil, and deficient in financial and statistical report.
[Source: Minutes Elk Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, April 26, 1901, pages 215 & 236]

1901
Name of Church: Warren Memorial
Clerk of the Session and Post-Office: H. J. Campbell, Tracy City, Tenn.
Minister: C. C. Hines
Total No. of Members: 52
Elk Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1901, page 167a]

1901
Elder Representative: J. P. Young
[Source: Minutes Elk Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, October 3, 1901, page 262]

1902
Name of Church: Warren Memorial
Clerk of the Session and Post Office: H. J. Campbell, Tracy City, Tenn.
Minister In Charge: A. K. Price
Total No. of Members: 44
McMinnville Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1902, page 162a]

1902
Report of Committee on Pastorates and Supplies: That Rev. W. G. Dillon be asked to look after Warren Memorial at present.
[Source: Minutes of McMinnville Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, October 16-18, 1902, page 6]

1903
Name of Church: Warren Memorial
Clerk of the Session and Post Office: H. J. Campbell, Tracy City, Tenn.
Minister In Charge: None Listed
Total Number of Members: 30
McMinnville Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1903, page 147a]

1903
Warren Memorial not represented.
Warren Memorial in arrears for Presbyterial dues: $6.91.
Report of Committee on Pastorates and Supplies: This leaves Warren Memorial without supply, and we recommend that Rev. W. G. Dillon, whose home is there, give such attention to the church as his health and other obligations will permit.
[Source: Minutes of McMinnville Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, September 17, 1903, pages 3, 5 & 7]

1904
Name of Church: Warren Memorial
Clerk of the Session and Post Office: H. J. Campbell, Tracy City, Tenn.
Minister In Charge: None Listed
Total Number of Members: 40
McMinnville Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1904, page 128a]

1905
Name of Church: Warren Mem'l
Clerk of the Session and Post Office: None Listed
Minister Now In Charge: W. G. Dillon
Total Number of Members: 40
McMinnville Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1905, page 108a]

1906
Not listed in General Assembly minutes.

1907
Not represented at presbytery.
Directory of Churches
Name of Church: Warren Memorial
Clerk of Session: G. M. Thorogood
Postoffice: Tracy City, Tenn.
[Source: Minutes of McMinnville Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, April 19-21, 1907]

1907
Name of Church: Warren Memorial
Clerk of the Session and Postoffice: J. M. Thorogood, Tracy City, Tenn.
Minister Now in Charge: E. L. McWilliams
Total Number of Members: 30
McMinnville Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1907, page 64a]

1908
Name of Church: Warren Memorial
Clerk of the Session and Postoffice: A. B. Moffitt, McMinnville, Tenn.
Minister Now in Charge: C. K. Carlock
Total Number of Members: 43
McMinnville Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1908, page 75a]

1909
Not listed in General Assembly Minutes

1915
Warren Memorial congregation of Tracy City, Tenn, was considered a mission, and the following amounts were subscribed to Rev. J. C. Odum to pastor same for the next six months: Liberty, $12.00; Union, White County, $6.00, Hillsboro, $6.00, Rev. W. E. Tillett (for his congregations), $9.00, Bates Hill, $6.00; Bethlehem, $6.00.
Names of Congregation: Warren Memorial
Session Clerk: Ira Campbell
Postoffice: Tracy City, Tenn.
[Source: Minutes of McMinnville Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, March 18-20, 1915, pages 12 & 15]

1915
Name of Church: Warren Memorial
Minister in Charge: J. C. Odum
Clerk of Session and Post Office: Ira Campbell, Tracy City, Tenn.
Total Number of Members: 5
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1915, page 188]

1916
We Your Legal Committee, beg to report as follows: Owing to the fact that the membership of Tracy City C.P. Church "Warren Memorial: have gone to other churches or at least ceased to be active Cumberland Presbyterians, and the church property going to destruction, being the result of tramps and crap shooters and there being no hope of rebuilding an active membership, we your Committee, with these facts in view, have bargained and sold such property to E. C. Norvell for the consideration of $500.00 such action in its entirity subject to the ratification of Presbytery.
We therefore recommend that the Presbytery ratify such action on our part and empower us to make deed for same.
[Source: Minutes of McMinnville Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, March 16, 1916, page 81]

1917
We your Legal Committee beg leave to report as follows:
Your legal committee having previously by and with the support of Presbytery sold to Mr. E. C. Norvell the Tracy City Church property the same having long ago been abandoned but Rev. W. E. Tillett having appealed from the action of the Presbytery to the Synod and because of some technical irregularities in the way in which the same was brought to Presbytery the Synod refered the matter back to Presbytery for further action.
In view of the same conditions that prompted the action before we still offer to this Presbytery, viz: that the church is abandon; nor organization, no eldership, deacons, nor active members; no report to Presbytery nor dues for a number of years; the house fast decaying and having been in the past having been used for picture shows and gambling resorts and not long ago came very near being destroyed by fire.
We would therefore recommend that this Presbytery, first, declare Tracy City or Warrens Memorial a vacant field an abandon church.
That this Presbytery, Sec, reaffirm its former action with regard to its sale to E. C. Norvell.
Dan T. Smart, E. C. Crawford, Rev. S. T. Byars.
The Legal Committee's duplicate was read and adopted.
[Source: Minutes of McMinnville Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, March 15, 1917, pages 106-107 & 114]


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