Munford Memorial Cemetery in Munford, Alabama

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Get directions Munford, Alabama, USA

Coordinates: 33.53432, -85.95498
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Munford Church was constituted on January 18, 1874, by E. T. Smythe. The charter members were Elizabeth Cannon, R. C. Cannon, Samuel Hall, Elizabeth Hansard, M. H. Hansard, J. T. Jones, Mary Jones, Sallie King, J. W. McCain, Julia McCain, Martha McDonald, Sallie McDonald, E. W. Markham, Nancy Markham, Anna Pope, Elizabeth Pope and R. Pope.

On January 21, 1874, Joseph Camp deeded to the church a lot. The building which had been erected here was destroyed by a cyclone on March 29, 1912. Services were held in the Methodist Church or the Silver Run School until another building was entered in 1914. In 1965 the congregation moved into a new building on First Avenue, North, in Munford... Pastors: E. T. Smythe, 1874-1883; T. P. Gwin, 1883-1888; Catlett Smith, 1888-1891; Thomas Henderson, 1892; J. D. Upshaw, 1893; F. G. Mullen, 1894-1920..."

"Coosa River Baptist Association 1833-1983", by Margaret Keelen Newman

Reverend Elijah Teague "E. T." Smyth (1828-1901) served as pastor of six Baptist churches in Calhoun County and two, Tallasahatchie and Munford, in Talladega County. Talladega County Historical Association (TCHA) Newsletter #128 (June 1983) reflects Rev. E. T. Smyth was pastor of the Tallasahatchie Baptist Church from 1865 through 1882.