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Organized 29 Jan. 1870, in Bowmantown community of Washington Co. TN, the Baptist Church of Philadelphia underwent a name change to Bowmantown Baptist Church in Oct. 1960. These baptismal records are extracted from The History of the Philadelphia/ Bowmantown Baptist Church, 1870-1983, contributed by Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Ward and Elaine Cantrell.
The record may not be complete, but it is as complete as available records reveal.
- W.F. Fleenor, Pastor
- June 25, 1870
- Cynthia, Louisa, and Mary Jane Knight, and Mary Serena Reed
July 24, 1870
- Catherine Range, Martha Good, and Christopher Good.
February 8,1871
- Isaac N. Range, B. F. Range, F. Rupe, Levi Moore, and R. H. Ferguson.
March 19, 1871
Elizabeth Barkley
- Samuel H. Harold, Pastor
- January 11, 1880
- Sarah L. Miller, Tennessee Chase, Corda Aston, James Range, and James Aston.
June, 1880
- Martha Ferguson
February 12, 1881
- James M. Armentrout, Isaac L. Calloway, Daniel A. Chase, John Ensminger, Addison Tredway, William Treadway, Jacob Broyles, Sarah L. Range, Effie L. Miller, Margaret Barkley, Emma Mathes, Cross (no other name given), Mary A. Depue, and Martha Ensminger
March 19, 1881
- Ora Bell Depue and David Treadway.
- Eli Ratliff, Pastor
- February 25, 1883
- James Hensley
December, 1883
- Sarah Austen, and Jane Porch
May 16, 1885
- Emma Miller
- Spencer Tunnel, Pastor
- March 21, 1886
- Alfred Range
- T.H. Crouch, Pastor
- March 6, 1887
- Kitty Range
April 2, 1887
- Ellen Range
June 5, 1887
- Margaret Shields
February 19,1888
- W. C. Southerland, W. A. Hensley, John H. Armstrong
March 18, 1888
- D. N. Good, John Smith, Upton (?) Campbell, Wiley Armstrong, Lizzie Carson, Isabel Bowman, J. F. Smith, Lewis Tapp.
January 25, 1890
- Lula Campbell, Lola Armentrout, Bunley (?) Campbell, Gertrude Miller, Bell Gregg, Nancy Gregg, Eliza Range, Noah Range, John M. Bowman, Julia Armstrong, Gilden Gregg, George Slagle, H. D. Armentrout.
February 9, 1890
- Thomas Williams, Stephen Williams, Elberta Bowman.
May, 1890
- William Barlow
September 13, 1890
- J. L. Smith, Mary M. Smith, Lucy F. Smith, J. W. Smith.
- M.A. Adams, Evangelist from Jonesboro
- December 18,1892
- William B. Barkley, W. E. L. Austin, T. W. Range, R. B. Taylor.
- J.E. Smith, Pastor
- September 7,1893
- Walter Beard
- D.J. Hunt, Pastor
- October, 1895
- George Smith
November 2, 1895
- William Bowman, Eugene Smith, James Taylor, Willie Armentrout, Sarah Southerland, William Deakins.
June 2, 1897
- Julia Range, Lizzie Tipton
June 19,1897
- Stella Austin
- A.L. Davis, Pastor
- November, 1899
- Taylor Campbell, Nelia Campbell, Thomas Taylor, Aury Taylor, Effie Austin, Clara Armstrong, Bettie Arnold, Willie Arnold, Nona Smith.
March 30, 1901
- Rachel Chase, Anna Bowman, Nellie Bowman, Dona (?) Campbell.
- J.H. Sharpe, Pastor
- November 15, 1901
- William Campbell, Russell Campbell, Charles Austin, Connie Armstrong, Calvin Ball, Charles Taylor, Cindy Southerland, Lena Arnold, Mollie Rector.
November 9, 1902
- Lula Shipley
- O.C. Peyton, Pastor
- April 8, 1905
- Celia Barlow
- J.B. Chiles, Pastor
- November 23, 1906
- Lena Campbell, Mattie Rowles, Leora Bowman, Hattie Ward, Mattie Barlow.
June 9, 1907
- B.M. Bowman
December 14, 1907
- Lola Austin, Ollie Ward, Olive Fulkerson, Essie Taylor Bowman, Cleo Campbell, Nola Campbell.
June 13, 1908
- Emma Bowman, Bessie Campbell, Mac Campbell.
December 18, 1908
- Coy Hastings.
July 31, 1909
- Bro. Cartwright (no other name given)
- C.A. Ladd, Pastor
- (no date)
- Russell Austin, Glenn Austin, Ben Austin, Billy Taylor, Carl Fulkerson, Lula Taylor, Louise Campbell, Mary Bowman.
July 9, 1910
- Emma Austin
January 1, 1912
- Bernie Southerland, Ella Austin
April 13, 1912
- Willard Lewis, Clifford Graybeal
- H.F. Templeton, Pastor
- September 23, 1917
- Charlie Arnold, Holt Hastings, Ralph Southerland, Rollie Southerland, Paul Barr, Joda Arnold.
July 9, 1921
- Flora Taylor, Vertie Campbell, Addie Mae Mitchell, Hubert Ball.
Dec. 19, 1921
- Mrs. Hiram Armentrout, Mrs. Ezra Hastings, Mrs. Vertie Chase, Mrs. Arthur Lovegrove, Mrs. Bernie Southerland, Daisy Wright, Lucy Austin Campbell, Rocie(?) Buck, Azer Townsend, Ben Bowman, Joe Bowman, Dave Bowman, Clemmer Campbell, Paul Deakins.
Nov. 18, 1922
- Will Plesant, Bonnie Plesant, Cleo Plesant, Robert Plesant, Roe Plesant, Mrs. Will Plesant, Frank Crawford, Mrs. Frank Crawford, Bethalone Crawford.
