With Mars Hill Mountain looming in the background, the first Baptist Church to be built in liars Hill Village, had her cornerstone laid on a Wednesday morning, August 19, 1896. Rev. G.G. Haynes was pastor for three years. He was followed by: G.M Park, B.C. Cox, Mrs. M. Park and Mrs. C.C. Clark. In 1907, [...]
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Free Baptist Church of Mars Hill, 1896-
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Forrest Burton Fulton
Posted in Uncategorized on July 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Forest Burton Fulton was the firstborn of Harden and Annie (Bartley) Fulton, being born January 28, 1887. R.M.Fulton
called him ‘Little Forra.’Forest took sick during the late summer and fall of 1893. Typhoid Fever was the epidemic of that period. [...]
Alfred Gillen and Mary Hutchinson
Posted in Uncategorized on July 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Alfred L. Gillen, known by all who knew him as ‘Alf’ Gillen,
was the son of Joseph Gillen who moved here from Nova
Scotia. Joseph settled on the East Ridge with his family and
engaged in farming.
On November 7, 1891, Alf married Mary E. Hutchinson, the
daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Hutchinson who lived on the
U.S.- Canadian Border [...]
