gunpowder church

Members of Forks of Gunpowder Baptist Church, Boone Co., Kentucky, 1825-1897

These membership lists were copied from a transcription in the possession of Bob England of Boone County in 1998 by Stephen W. Worrel.

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[p.408] A List of the white Members names transcribed April 14, 1865 by order of the church at the Forks of Gunpowder

When Recd/Members Names/How Received/How Dismissed

3rd Sat. 1825/John Underhill/by experience & baptism/ deceased June 2nd [1862?]
ditto/Ephraim Blankenbecker/ditto/deceased July 6th 1866
ditto/Elizabeth Blankenbecker/ditto/deceased
ditto/Hannah Delph/ditto/deceased May 3rd [1869?]
ditto/Jonas Utz/ditto/deceased April 11th [1873?]
ditto/Elijah Rouse/ditto/deceased June 10, 1875
ditto/Peggy Rouse/ditto/deceased Feb. 5, 1875
ditto/Francis Holsclaw/ditto/deceased Dec. 18th [1877?]
ditto/Rhoda Aylor/ditto/deceased Oct 31st 1874
ditto/Lyster Aylor/ditto/deceased Oct the second 1886
ditto/Stanton Aylor/ditto/excluded by letter August 1865
ditto/Elizabeth A. Aylor/ditto/excluded
ditto/Lewis Helm/ditto/deceased May 6th [1877?]
ditto/Nancy Snyder/ditto/deceased Sep the 1st, 83'
ditto/Rhoda Underhill/ditto/[no entry]
ditto/Jacob J. Carpenter/ditto/deceased April 15, 1884
ditto/Lucinda Rogers/ditto/deceased Feb. 7th [18??]
ditto/Polly Underhill/ditto/deceased
ditto/Alpha Utz/ditto/deceased
ditto/Elizabeth Utz/ditto/deceased May 1870
ditto/Polly Johnson/ditto/deceased April 3rd 1870
ditto/Eliza A Deer/ditto/deceased March 1865
ditto/Joel Delph/ditto/deceased Feb. 20th 1874
ditto/Lucy Delph/ditto/deceased Sep 13 1876
ditto/Virginia Conner/ditto/[no entry]
ditto/Levina White/ditto/deceased Aug 18-1889
3rd Sat. in Feb. 1858/Adaline Clore/by letter/[no entry]
ditto/Sally L. Montague/[no entry]/deceased Nov the 8th 1868
ditto/Wilson Conner/[no entry]/deceased Nov the 10th 187?
ditto/Nancy A. Beeman/[no entry]/deceased October the 18 1866
ditto/Nancy Watts/[no entry]/deceased June the 1st 1875
ditto/Jonas Clore/[no entry]/excluded
ditto/Virinda Clore/[no entry]/excluded
ditto/Margaret Carder/[no entry]/deceased August the 5th 1868
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mar.1863/Ephraim Helm/by experience and baptism/
deceased Sep 8th 1897
June 1865/Eliza Jane Helm/experience & baptism/[no entry]
Sept. 1883/Ruben Acre/experience & baptism/excluded
3rd Sat April 1825/Alpha Underhill/[no entry]/deceased [ill] 18th 1854
Oct 1882/Martin L Aylor/by experience & baptism/ excluded
Sept.1883/Mary Vaughn/by experience & baptism/[no entry]
May 1889/Jefferson Cox/by relationship/deceased
August 1889/James Jarrell/by letter/deceased
August 1893/Martin L Aylor/restored


[p.416] List of the names of the persons of color belonging to the Church at the Forks of Gunpowder as transcribed by order of the Church April 14th 1865

Names/To whom belonging/How Dismissed
Clarisa/belonging to Rouse/excluded July meeting 1866
Marge/belonging to Aylor/deceased November 1890
Fanny/belonging to Brady/excluded July meeting 1866
Rachael/belonging to Chinn/excluded July meeting 1866
Betty/belonging to Fowler/excluded July meeting 1866
Hannah/belonging to Yager/excluded July meeting 1866
Lewis/belonging to Willis/[no entry]
Lydia/belonging to Webb/deceased