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Forney Christian Church Report

The paper transcribed below was donated to the Forney Heritage and Genealogical Society by Loneita Ball of Dallas, Texas on July 21, 1992. The church mentioned was the Christian Church and was finally built on the south side of the Texas & Pacific Railroad at the corner of Houston and Border Streets in 1892.
(Note: Comments added in parenthesis.)

FORNEY TEXAS
JUNE 21, 1892

To the subscription committee of the Church of Christ in Forney, Texas.

We your comm. appointed to ascertain the will of the members of said church as to the location of the church house would beg. to submit the following report:

For the North Side of the T&P RR
1. Lilly McCartney
2. J.E. Hughes
3. Mrs. H.H. Bowles
4. Alice Bowles
5. Bud Bowles
6. Fanny McCartney
7. Chas. McCartney (Charles)
8. Mrs. E.R. Straley
9. L.D. Straley
10. P.H. Hefner
11. A. McCartney
12. Emma Uber

North Side ———– 12

For the South Side of the T&P RR
1. Mrs. M.J. Hughes
2. Sam Jordan
3. Bertie Jordan
4. Sally Russell
5. M.A. Russell
6. S.S. Russell
7. Alice Russell
8. Walter Russell
9. W.T. Hughes (William)
10. Mrs. Emma Riter
11. Minnie Hare
12. Annie Badger
13. Bessie Badger
14. Jno. B. Badger
15. A.J. Walker (Alfred)
16. Mrs. S.M. Walker
17. A.B. Walker
18. Jennie Carr
19. Ida Gorin
20. Fanny Gorin
21. S.H. Gilkey
22. J.A. Walker
23. J.W. Williams
24. Mrs. N.W. Williams
25. J.W. Walker (John)
26. Della Green
27. J.W. Whip
28. J.T. Walker

South Side ———– 28

Not voting:
Mrs. Jennie McCartney
Jennie Cranford
Mrs. L.B. Walker
J. Potts (John)

Total not voting ——- 4

Total no. voting —— 40
Total no. seen ——- 44

Comm:
G.F. Martin
G.L. Grasty