Madison Presbytery

Cumberland Presbyterian Church

1846 - 1988

We Need Minutes!


1846
Formed from Memphis Presbytery
1st appearance on the General Assembly roll of West Tennessee Synod

1888
Became part of Tennessee Synod (consolidation of Columbia, East Tennessee, Middle Tennessee and West Tennessee Synods)

1900
Savannah Presbytery attached to

1904
Became part of newly formed West Tennessee Synod.

1988
Became part of West Tennessee Presbytery in major reorganization of synods and presbyteries.


Group of Ministers from Madison Presbytery

Front row, left to right: Isaac Donnell Steele, Robert Austin Alexander Moorman, William Menefee Norment, Francis Marion Cude, Robert W. Black, William H. Crofford
Back row, left to right: Charles Larkin Cochran, John J. Williams, Andrew Newton Stockard, Laurence Eugene Foster


Minutes in Historical Library and Archives

Need Minutes 1846-1899

1899
September 23-25, 1899 - Mt. Tabor Church, near Medon, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. J. G. Anderson
Stated Clerk: Rev. E. B. Kuntz
1 printed minute in archives

1900
March 1900 - Jackson Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Jackson, Tennessee

Need Minutes 1900-1916

1902
September 27, 1902 - Bethlehem Church, Olive Hill, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. W. J. Williams
Stated Clerk: Rev. J. G. Anderson
1 printed minute in archives

 

1916
September 19-21, 1916 - Bolivar congregation, Bolivar, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. J. W. Cheshier
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
1 printed minute in archives

1917
March 1917 - Oak Grove congregation (near Henderson), Chester County, Tennessee

1917
September 18-20, 1917 - Oak Grove congregation (near Henderson), Chester County, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. H. M. Jones
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
1 printed minute in archives

1918
March 5-6, 1918 - Mount Vernon congregation, Ramer, Tennessee
Moderator: John B. Nabers
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
1 printed minute in archives

1918
September 17-19, 1918 - Hopewell congregation, near Saulsbury, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. S. F. Lovitt
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
1 printed minute in archives

1919
March 4-6, 1919 - Dr. Moorman Memorial congregation, Hickory Valley, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. W. H. Butler
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
2 printed minutes in archives

1919
September 23-25, 1919 - Claybrook congregation, near Jackson, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. C. A. Davis
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
1 printed minute in archives

1920
March 9-11, 1920 - Bolivar Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Bolivar, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. J. H. Talley
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
1 printed minute in archives

1920
September 21-23, 1920 - New Salem Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Bethel Springs, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. T. C. Newman
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
1 printed minute in archives

1921
March 22-24, 1921 - Whiteville Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Whiteville, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. E. W. Johnson
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
1 printed minute in archives

1921
September 20-22, 1921 - Savannah Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Savannah, Tennessee
Moderator: C. E. Drummond
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
1 printed minute in archives

1921
November 19, 1921 (Called Meeting) - Jackson Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Jackson, Tennessee
Moderator: C. E. Drummond
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
Bound with:
March 21-23, 1922 - Jackson Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Jackson, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. T. N. Hays
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
1 printed minute in archives

1922
June 23, 1922 (Called Meeting) - Whiteville Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Whiteville, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. T. N. Hays
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
Bound with:
September 19-21, 1922 - Palestine Cumberland Presbyterian Church - near Lexington, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. Charles A. Galloway
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
1 printed minute in archives

1923
March 20-22, 1923 - Whiteville Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Whiteville, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. J. B. McCollum
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
1 printed minute in archives

1923
September 4-5, 1923 - McIlwaine Cumberland Presbyterian Church - McIlwaine, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. L. B. Saxon
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
1 printed minute in archives

1923 & 1924
December 7, 1923 - (Called Meeting) - Jackson Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Jackson, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. L. B. Saxon
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
Bound with:
March 18-20, 1924 - Mount Vernon Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Ramer, Tennessee
Moderator: C. E. Drummond
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
1 printed minute in archives

1924
June 6, 1924 (Called Meeting) - Jackson Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Jackson, Tennessee
Moderator: C. E. Drummond
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
Bound with:
September 9-11, 1924 - Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian Church - near Kossuth, Mississippi
Moderator: Rev. S. A. Berrie
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
1 printed minute in archives

1925
March 17-19, 1925 - New Salem Cumberland Presbyterian Church - near Bethel Springs, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. H. L. Potter
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
1 printed minute in archives

1925
September 8-10, 1925 - Toone Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Toone, Tennessee
Moderator: John B. Nabers
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
1 printed minute in archives

1925 & 1926
November 24, 1925 (Called Meeting) - Jackson Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Jackson, Tennessee
Moderator: John B. Nabers
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
Bound with:
March 23-25, 1926 - Maple Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Beech Bluff, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. S. L. Noel
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
1 printed minute in archives

1926
September 9-11, 1926 - Mt. Zion No. 2 Cumberland Presbyterian Church - near Falkner, Mississippi
Moderator: N. B. Pearson
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
2 printed minutes in archives

1927
March 22-24, 1927 - Mt. Vernon Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Ramer, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. George E. Coleman
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
3 printed minutes in archives

1927
August 22-24, 1927 - Whiteville Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Whiteville, Tennessee
Moderator: C. E. Drummond
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
1 printed minute in archives

1927 & 1928
October 18, 1927 (Called Meeting) - Jackson Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Jackson, Tennessee
Moderator: C. E. Drummond
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
Bound with:
March 20-22, 1928 - Henderson Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Henderson, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. B. J. Reagin
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
2 printed minutes in archives

1928
August 21-23, 1928 - Claybrook Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Claybrook, Tennessee
Moderator: J. B. Nabers
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
1 printed minute in archives

1928 & 1929
October 16, 1928 (Called Meeting) - Jackson Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Jackson, Tennessee
Moderator: J. B. Nabers
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
Bound with:
March 19-21, 1929 - Bolivar Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Bolivar, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. W.C. Phillips
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
1 printed minute in archives

1929
April 29, 1929 (Called Meeting) - Jackson Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Jackson, Tennessee
August 2, 1929 (Called Meeting) - Jackson Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Jackson, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. W.C. Phillips
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
Bound with:
August 20, 22, 1929 - Ebenezer Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Mercer, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. J. T. Buck
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
1 printed minute in archives

1930
March 18-19, 1920 - Wesson's Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Sugar Tree, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. G. C. McIlwain
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
1 printed minute in archives

1930
September 23-24, 1930 - Mt. Zion No. 2 Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Falkner, Mississippi
Moderator: Rev. T. N. Hays
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
1 printed minute in archives

1931
March 17-18, 1931 - Jackson Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Jackson, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. H. C. Walton
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
1 printed minute in archives

1931
September 22-23, 1931 - Hopewell Cumberland Presbyterian Church - near Saulsbury, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. S. L. Noel
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
Assistant Stated Clerk: W. D. McAnulty
1 printed minute in archives

1932
March 22-23, 1932 - Whiteville Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Whiteville, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. J. T. Buck
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
Assistant Stated Clerk: W. D. McAnulty
2 printed minutes in archives

1932
August 20, 1932 (Called Meeting) - Bolivar Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Bolivar, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. J. T. Buck
Stated Clerk: D. M. McAnulty
Assistant Stated Clerk: W. D. McAnulty
Bound with:
September 20-21, 1932 - Toone Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Toone, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. J. W. Cheshier
Stated Clerk: W. D. McAnulty
Assistant Stated Clerk: Rev. B. J. Reagin
1 printed minute in archives

1933
March 21-22, 1933 - Mt. Vernon Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Ramer, Tennessee
Moderator: D. W. Ramer
Stated Clerk: W. D. McAnulty
1 printed minute in archives

1933
August 24, 1933 (Called Meeting) - New Salem Cumberland Presbyterian Church - near Bethel Springs, Tennessee
Moderator: D. W. Ramer
Stated: W. D. McAnulty
Bound with:
September 19-20, 1933 - Oak Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Chester County, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. H. C. Walton
Stated Clerk: W. D. McAnulty
1 printed minute in archives

1934
September 18-19, 1934 - Oak Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Decatur County, Tennessee
Moderator: I. M. Vaughn
Stated Clerk: W. D. McAnulty
1 printed minute in archives

1934
March 20-21, 1934 - Jackson Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Jackson, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. G. C. McIlwain
Stated Clerk: W. D. McAnulty
1 printed minute in archives

1935
March 19-20, 1925 - Bolivar Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Bolivar, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. J. T. Buck
Stated: W. D. McAnulty
Bound with:
March 31, 1935 (Adjourned Session) - Jackson Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Jackson, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. J. T. Buck
Stated Clerk: W. D. McAnulty
1 printed minute in archives

1935
September 17-18, 1935 - Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian Church - near Corinth, Mississippi
Moderator: P. H. Shea
Stated Clerk: W. D. McAnulty
1 printed minute in archives

1936
March 17-18, 1936 - Toone Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Toone, Tennessee
Moderator: I. M. Vaughn
Stated Clerk: W. D. McAnulty
1 printed minute in archives

1936
September 29-30, 1936 - Maple Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church - near Beech Bluff, Tennessee
Moderator: Moderator: Rev. J. T. Buck
Stated: W. D. McAnulty
1 printed minute in archives

1937
March 30-31, 1937 - Jackson Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Jackson, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. Lee Pope Ward
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
1 printed minute in archives

1937
June 10, 1937 (Special Session) - Jackson Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Jackson, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. Lee Pope Ward
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
Bound with:
July 13, 1937 - Ebenezer Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Mercer, Tennessee
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
1 printed minute in archives

1937
October 12, 1937 - Mt. Tabor Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Medon, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. J. P. Smith
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
1 printed minute in archives

1938
January 11, 1938 - Jackson Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Jackson, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. J. J. Douglas
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
2 printed minutes in archives

1938
April 12, 1938 - Oak Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Henderson, Tennessee
Moderator: H. F. Matlock
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
1 printed minute in archives

1938
July 5, 1938 - Mt. Vernon Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Ramer, Tennessee
Moderator: Roy W. Black
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
1 printed minute in archives

1938
October 4, 1938 - Claybrook Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Jackson, Tennessee
Moderator: Roy W. Black
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
1 printed minute in archives

1939
January 3, 1939 - Bolivar Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Bolivar, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. H. C. Walton
Clerk Pro Tem: Rev. J. T. Buck
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
1 printed minute in archives

1939
April 4, 1939 - Whiteville Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Whiteville, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. John E. Gardner
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
2 printed minutes in archives

1939
July 5, 1939 - Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Route 4, Corinth, Mississippi
Moderator Pro Tem: Rev. H. C. Walton
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
1 printed minute in archives

1939
October 3, 1939 - Camp Ground Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Decaturville, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. W. D. Marlar
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
1 printed minute in archives

1940
January 2, 1940 - Jackson Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Jackson, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. E. W. Johnson
Stated Clerk Pro Tem: Rev. J. T. Buck
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
1 printed minute in archives

1940
April 2, 1940 - Maple Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Beech Bluff, Tennessee
Moderator: O. T. Douglas
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
2 printed minutes in archives

1940
June 2, 1940 - Wessons Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Sugar Tree, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. Lee Pope Ward
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
1 printed minute in archives

1940
October 1, 1940 - New Salem Cummberland Presbyterian Church - Bethel Springs, Tennessee
Moderator: L. G. Vaughan
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
2 printed minutes in archives

1941
January 7, 1941 - Lexington Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Lexington, Tennessee
Moderator Pro Tem: DeRoy Pearson
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
2 printed minutes in archives

1941
April 1, 1941 - Bolivar Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Bolivar, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. E. C. Cross
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
2 printed minutes in archives

1941
May 15, 1941 (Called Meeting) - Oak Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Henderson, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. John E. Gardner
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
Bound with:
July 1, 1941 - Jackson Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Jackson, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. John E. Gardner
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
2 printed minutes in archives

1941
October 7, 1941 - Mt. Vernon Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Ramer, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. J. T. Buck
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
1 printed minute in archives

1942
January 6, 1942 - Whiteville Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Whiteville, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. W. Horace Snipes
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
1 printed minute in archives

1942
April 7, 1942 - Mt. Gilead Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Lexington, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. H. C. Walton
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
2 printed minutes in archives

1942
October 6, 1942 - Oak Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Henderson, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. Lee Pope Ward
Clerk Pro Tem: Rev. H. C. Walton
1 printed minute in archives

1943
April 6, 1943 - Claybrook Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Jackson, Tennessee
Moderator: J. J. Douglas
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
1 printed minute in archives

1943
October 5, 1943 - Jackson Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Jackson, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. Lee Pope Ward
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
1 printed minute in archives

1943 & 1944
December 10, 1943 (Called Meeting) - Jackson Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Jackson, Tennessee
March 23, 1944 (Called Meeting) - Jackson Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Jackson, Tennessee
April 4, 1944 - Jackson Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Jackson, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. H. C. Walton, Jr.
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
1 printed minute in archives

1944
June 5, 1944 (Called Meeting) - Jackson Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Jackson, Tennessee
October 3, 1944 - Jackson Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Jackson, Tennessee
Moderator: Carl F. Ward
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
1 printed minute in archives

1945
April 3, 1945 - Jackson Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Jackson, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. O. T. Arnett
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
2 printed minutes in archives

1945
October 2, 1945 - Jackson Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Jackson, Tennessee
Moderator: C. L. Majors
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
1 printed minute in archives

1946
April 2, 1946 - Oak Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Henderson, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. M. F. Allen, Jr.
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
1 printed minute in archives

1946
October 1, 1946 - Wesson's Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Sugar Tree, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. O. T. Arnett
Moderator Pro Tem: Rev. Lee Pope Ward
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
1 printed minute in archives

1946
October 1, 1946 - Wesson's Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Sugar Tree, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. O. T. Arnett
Moderator Pro Tem: Rev. Lee Pope Ward
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
1 printed minute in archives

1947
April 8, 1947 - Mt. Gilead Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Lexington, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. S. L. Noel
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
1 printed minute in archives

1947
October 14, 1947 - Lexington Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Lexington, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. L. L. Bryant
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
1 printed minute in archives

1948
April 13, 1948 - Jackson Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Jackson, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. R. E. White
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
1 printed minute in archives

1948
October 12, 1948 - Maple Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Beech Bluff, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. S. F. Lovett
Clerk Pro Tem: Rev. J. T. Buck
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
1 printed minute in archives

1949
April 12, 1949 - Parsons Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Parsons, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. R. B. Freeman
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
1 printed minute in archives

1949
October 11, 1949 - Mt. Zion Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Falkner, Mississippi
Moderator: C. L. Majors
Stated Clerk Pro Tem: Rev. J. T. Buck
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
1 printed minute in archives

1950
March 28, 1950 - Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Corinth, Mississippi
Moderator: Rev. Marion L. Garrett
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
1 printed minute in archives

1950
September 26, 1950 - Campground Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Decaturville, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. O. T. Arnett
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
1 printed minute in archives

1951
March 27, 1951 - Oak Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Henderson, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. Ralph V. Matlock
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
1 printed minute in archives

1951
September 25, 1951 - Jackson Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Jackson, Tennessee
Moderator: Rev. John R. Ellis, Jr.
Stated Clerk: I. M. Vaughn
1 printed minute in archives

 

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