St Phillips

ST. PHILIP'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

St. Philip's Evangelical Lutheran Church was organized in August 1881. The congregation first worshiped in Capt. Philip Sigh's yard. About the first of September of the same year they began their church building near the seventh mile stone on the road leading from Newberry to Hughes's ferry on Broad River. The church was built by Mr. Romeo Halfacre who completed the work with the exception of ceiling the walls. The congregation then numbered about thirty. The first officers were Rev. H. L. Wingard pastor; Adam Kibler, W. G. Metts and G. L. Sease, Elders; and Melvin Dickert, Monroe M. Dickert, and Melvin Wicker, Deacons

The first sermon was preached in the building, yet unfinished, November 6, 1881. Little by little the work progressed until November 5, 1882 when the church was dedicated to God by the pastor, assisted by Rev. Steck?, D.D. who preached the dedication sermon. Rev H. L. Wingard served the congregation until October 7, 1883.

Rev. S, T. Hallman, being regularly called, from Concord, N. C., assumed the pastoral call of St. Philip's church on November 29, 1883. He continued his labors until May 1888 when the Joint Council of the Pastorate accepted his resignation that he might respond to an urgent call from the English Lutheran Church of Augusta, GA, and the Executive committee are the missions of the South Carolina Synod.

During his ministry here 51 members were enrolled at St. Philip's church, 93 in the pastorate; there were 14 funerals; 33 baptisms of infants; and the salary was raised from $90 to $120. The church was improved by the addition of the pulpit, robe-room, chairs in chancel and pulpit, blinds to windows, stove in church, the house painted, $41.80 raised towards the purchase of the organ.

Some of the early pastors who served St. Philip's from 1881 until 1916 were: Rev. H. L. Wingard, Rev. S. T. Hallman, Prof. J. B. Fox from Newberry College, Mr. H. F. Sheehy? of the Theological Seminary, Rev. John H. Wyse, Rev. J. A. Sigh, D.D., Rev. J. D. Bowles, Rev. J. J. Long, Rev. S. T. Hellman, D.D., Rev. H. P. Counts, Rev. P. H. E. Derrick, Rev. J. C. Wessinger, Rev. John J. Long, Rev. Y. V. A. Riser, Rev. A. J. Bowers and Rev. S. P. Koon

This history of St. Philip's Evangelical Lutheran Church was abstracted from the "Dutch Fork Digest". For a more complete history see the 1989 and 1990 Dutch Fork Digest which includes the Infant Baptism records (227) for the years 1881 through until January 1917. These church records also includes the 69 deaths from the year 1883 until October 1915

We are including the Marriage Records from 1884 until June 1915 beginning on the following page.

ST. PHILIP'S LUTHERAN CHURCH RECORDS

MARRIAGES

DATE - NAME OF GENTLEMAN - NAME OF LADY

11 Dec 1884 W. B. Lominick Mary E. Swittenburg
24 Dec 1884 Drayton T. Wicker Martha E. Lominick
05 Jan 1887 W. P. Metis Bulah C. Swittenberg
16 Mar 1887 Col. D. A. Ruff Lizzie Halfacre
24 Nov 1887 W. P. Lominick Luvinia Ruff
30 Nov 1887 R. C. Sligh Fannie Kinard
11 Jan 1888 John M. Cannon Carrie Hentz
02 Sep 1888 John D. Nance Mamie Sease
30 Dec 1888 W. P. Wicker Amelia Bishop
12 Dec 1889 W. G. Metts Francis M. Wicker
17 Dec 1889 J. C. Chalmers C. Etta Lominick
02 Nov 1890 H. N. Kinard Laura Eckberg
04 Dec 1890 A. E. Lominick Lizzie Counts
08 Dec 1892 Charlton Livingston Addie Koon
25 Dec 1892 Monroe Koon Carrie N. Metts
25 Dec 1892 H. S. Metts Biddie Singley
01 Jan 1893 Thomas Fellers Maly B. Sease
11 May 1893 W. D. Halfacre Bettie E. Maybn
20 Jan 1895 Jacob B. Wicker Della Wilson
03 May 1896 Dr. Dickert Ida Wicker
18 Sep 1896 James Lominick Daisey Nance
19 Aug 1896 James Kibler Linnie Bauknight
03 Dec 1896 E. M. Sheely Lilla Kibler
07 Dec 1896 S. R. Metts Cle(ora or ria) Kinard
16 Dec 1896 A. C. Kinard Lilian Canthran ( or in)
23 Sep 1897 F. L. Lominick Mollie Sligh
24 Dec 1899 Willie Kibler Vinnie Ruff
22 Apr 1900 Willie Lominick Lalla Sligh
23 Dec 1900 James Ruff Floy Banks
24 Aug 1902 Louis Dominick Taloo Sligh
29 Dec 1902 Caldwell Ruff Pauline Nance
29 Dec 1902 Edwin Halfacre Lola Kibler
15 Oct 1903 Sidney Sheely Anna Dehardt
11 Nov 1903 W. B. Kinard Bee McFaden
15 Dec 1903 George Sheely Nancy Lominack
16 Dec 1903 John Wicker Vera Lominick
28 Dec 1904 George K. Wicker Lula B. Halfacre
26 Jan 1905 T. W. Harmon D. B. Kibler
29 Jan 1905 A. P. Ruff Lela Sease
04 Jun 1905 James Lominick Birtie B. Sligh
02 Jul 1905 Ed Dominick Carrie U. Wicker
19 Nov 1905 David L. Halfacre Nora Epting
24 Dec 1905 Thomas Wicker Anna Aull
24 Dec 1905 A. B. Peaster Elma Halfacre
29 Dec 1905 Robt. Sheehy Willie Aull
07 Jan 1906 Henry Wicker Audry Livingston
11 Jan 1906 William Cromer Mary L. Wicker
11 Mar 1906 Charlie Summer Essie Shealy
15 Apr 1906 Henry Ringer Fannie Lominick
24 Sep 1902? Karl C. Eckberg Ugenia Hair
09 Sep 1906 George Koon Emma McCartha
28 Oct 1906 M. L. Wicker Alice Long
16 Dec 1906 Walter Long Blanchie Ruff
31 Mar 1907 Thomas H. Wicker Lilla Maude Sheehy
13 Nov 1907 Clifford B. Metts Fannie Sloat
--- Oct 1907 Olan Lane Miss Whitiker
29 Dec 1907 Walter Ringer Rosabelle Allen
24 Jan 1909 Brose Kibler Netta Banks
25 Apr 1909 Louie Shealy Lida B. Metts
03 Oct 1909 Edward Enlow Hattie Banks
31 Oct 1909 David Ruff Mamie Lominick
12 Dec 1909 Holland Ruff Talue Lominick
26 Dec 1909 John Shealy Mary Long
29 Dec 1909 B. F. Bedenbaugh Mary E. Eckberg
03 Apr 1910 Charles Boland Ola May Shigh (Sigh)
13 Nov 1910 Rufash Metts Narvis Shealy
18 Dec 1910 John A. Wicker Narvis Livingston
21 Dec 1910 Andrew Shealy Rama Metts
25 Dec 1910 John Koon Maly Wicker
04 Jun 1911 Fred Gallman Chrissie Ruff
04 Jun 1911 T. E. McCullough Altha G. Lominick
18 Jun 1911 Luther Shealy Lalla Wicker
18 Jun 1911 John Ringer Ada Oxner
29 Jun 1911 J. J. Kibler Nellie V. Radcliffe
17 Jun 1912 Orlanda Felker Annie Lominick
24 Dec 1912 Cola Wicker Mattie Crumpton
01 Jun 1913 Loa(ma or rna) Ruff Llara Lominick
03 Aug 1913 John Taylor Cleo Banks
18 Jan 1914 Holmes Kinard Chrisie Shealy
26 Jul 1914 Ralph Mills Floy Lominick
26 Jul 1914 Bennie Wicker Nellie Livingston
06 Jun 1915 Haskel Crumpton Jessie Singley

Posted 8 October 2004