SF9.D3
Folder 2: Churches – Bethel Presbyterian Church
Item 1: Photocopy of “Records of Bethel Church, [Sumter] County, Alabama,”
which bears page numbers from “Book 6” on the left margin; pages are enumerated 314-407
Item 2: Notes from Historical Records in the Probate Office of Sumter County,
Alabama
Item 3: Color photo of the church
Folder 3: Churches – Christian Valley Baptist Church
Item 1: Photocopy of a “History of The Christian Valley Baptist Church Located
Three Miles North of Coatopa, Alabama 35450″ by Sis. Rachel E. J. Campbell (handwritten name) with handwritten date of 1973 in right margin
Item 2: Color photo of the church
Folder 4: Churches – Gainesville Presbyterian Church
Item 1: News article from the Aug. 30, 1977, issue of The Birmingham News
entitled “Gainesville Church Boasts a Proud History, and Is Kept Well by Its Membership of Six” by Elma Bell, staff writer
Item 2: Pamphlet entitled “The Presbyterian Church, 1837, Gainesville, Alabama”
with the “History of the Gainesville Presbyterian Church” inside
Item 3: Notes from Historical Records in the Probate Office of Sumter County,
Alabama
Item 4: Color photo of the church
Folder 5: Churches – Jones Creek Baptist Church
Item 1: Alabama Historic Inventory for Jones Creek Baptist Church and
Graveyard
Folder 6: Churches – Miscellaneous
Item 1: Handwritten list of churches and the towns in which they are located
Folder 7: Churches – Shady Grove Methodist, Panola
Item 1: Document entitled “Shady Grove Methodist Church, Panola, Alabama”
Item 2: Notes from Historical Records in the Probate Office of Sumter County,
Alabama
Item 3: Color photo of the church
Folder 8: Churches – St. James Episcopal Church
Item 1: Letter dated Jan. 19, 1983, to the Sumter County Historical and
Preservation Society from William B. Stuart regarding the pipe organ at St. James (two copies)
Item 2: Handwritten notes on the May 24, 1836, issue of the Voice of Sumter
Item 3: Notes from Historical Records in the Probate Office of Sumter County,
Alabama, with two photocopies attached
Item 4: Color photo of the church
Folder 9: Churches – Presbyterian Church, Sumterville
Item 1: Black and white photo of the church, View from SW, 1979
Item 2: Black and white pictures of the church, View from SW, 1979
Folder 10: Churches – Church inventory for Sumter County pre-dating 1865.
Item 1: Letter from State of Alabama, Alabama Historical Commission to Professor Bill Stuart, Livingston Alabama, October 25, 1988.
Item 2: List, Churches in Sumter County.
Item 3: Preliminary Listing, Extant Sumter County Churches (1865 – 1915)