Church Record Sunday - Baptismal Records

When we think of Baptismal Records, we generally think of infants being baptized as is the practice of many.   Although the Church of Christ does not practice baptizing infants, records may be found of others being baptized.  This certificate was given to my mother.  Although it doesn't reveal much information of value in genealogy research, it is an important document and time in her life.  I find it interesting that the certificate was numbered and wonder if W. D. Black or C. W. Hoover was keeping a count of the number they had baptized.

On page 60 of Cherokee Creek Country: A History, a book written by my Aunt, Goldie Conley, she lists some of the baptisms from early records.  Even such limited information as this can help pinpoint where our ancestors were at a given time and document important events in their lives.  Some of the women's maiden names are included in this listing.  I marked my paternal grandmother's name with a asterisk.

Name	Baptized by:	Date:
Genoa Altizer Sallee	Bill Alexander	July, 1890
Mrs. W. B. Hart	Mr. Lane	1890
Charles A. Whitt	J. D. Tant	1890
Mrs. R. L. Estep		1892
Mrs. J. M Coffman		1895
William Daugherty	George Cypress	1895
May Altizer	George Cypress	July, 1896
Mrs. Ida Kuykendall	George Cypress	1896
Cora Barber Thaxton	George Cypress	1896
Katie B. Whitt	Baxter Golightly	1897
Carroll J. Bowden	Mr. McCarty	1898
Mrs. Georgia Hanna	W. A. Shultz	1899
Anna Ideus	W. A. Shultz	June 1900
J. N. Yarbrough	Daniel Nelson	1900
Mrs. C. J. Bowden		1901
Mrs. Owen (Ernest) Daugherty	W. A. Shultz	1902
Mrs. B. R. Daugherty	Mr. Young	1903
Ola Yarbrough	J. S. Hall	1903
Margie Daugherty	C. R. Nichols	1904
J. P. Sallee	C. R. Nichols	1905
Mrs. J. R. Robbins*	C. R. Nichols	1905
W. C. White	James T. Whitt	July, 1905
Mrs. A. B. Hanna	Mr. Ledlow	1906
Annie Bailey	Mr. Cramer	1906
Mrs. Herman Hiilsmeier		1906
Willie Carter White	Mr. Nelson	Aug. 1906
Lillie Hext Smith	Mr. Posey	1908
Ethel Boultinghouse		1908
Lon Boultinghouse		1909
Mary Long Smith		1909
Jim Smith	George Cypress	1909
Beulah Smith		1909