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From: Robert L Webb <>
Subject: [ILKNOX-L] Henderson Primitive Baptist Church
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 09:11:27 -0600

The Henderson Primitive Baptist Church (originally called Regular
Baptist) was organized in August 1830 with fourteen charter members
(names unknown) and was the first church of any denomination organized in
Knox County. It was located at the site of the Baptist or Robertson
Cemetery, about 1 1/2 miles south and 1/2 mile east of Rio.
Pastors included Joseph Jones, John Roberts, Rowland M. Simmons, John M.
Brown, Isaac Vanmeter, Smith Ketchum, and S. H. Humphrey. Frank M.
Epperson of near Rio was probably the last clerk. I've never been able
to locate any of the records of the church, or even a photo. I have been
told the church building was later moved to the n.w. corner of the
intersection of U. S. Rt. 150 and the North Henderson blacktop and
converted to a residence.
Am sending this again to add a little detail, and to correct an error
in what I wrote the first time, as I referred to the site as the Larkin
cemetery which is wrong. Larkin Robertson gave the land for the church,
that is what confused me.
Robert Webb

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