From GWS - Children of Papa Hendrix and Catherine Tribble Hendrix:
Henry Crawford Hendrix b.20 Dec 1877, d. 2 Jul 1959.
Fannie Belle Hendrix b. 22 Mar 1880, d. 4 Apr 1970. m. John Calvin Cheek 28 Mar 1902. He b. 5 Apr 1873, d. 23 Apr 1956.
Catherine Anne Cheek, b. 24 Jan 1908, d. 1998. m. Buford E. Ellington 19 Dec1929.
Wilburn Oslen Cheek, b. 13 Dec 1911, d. 29 May 1963. m. Marjorie Aldridge 23 Sep 1937 b. NFI, d. NFI
William Hendrix Cheek. b. 13 Dec 1911, d. 1975. m. Mary Powell 30 Nov 1940. She b. 21 Oct 1915, d.1975.
Annie Mae Hendrix b.23 Oct 1882, d. 24 Jun 1923. m. Wilburn Thomas Tindell, Sr. 22 Nov 1905. He b. 17 Apr 1878, d. 16 Mar 1955.
Louisa Tribble Hendrix b. 20 Mar 1885, d. 19 Oct 1886.
Thomas Bascom Hendrix b.14 July 1888, d. 7 Jan 1957. m. Anna Lou Andrews. She b.16 Feb 1889, d. 16 Mar 1970.
William Benise Hendrix b. 2 Jan 1891, d. 22 Mar 1960. m. Era Hardison. She b 1893, d. 1990.
Cathleen Hendrix b. 3 Nov 1894, d.1 Aug 1935. m. Hubert Crawford.
Elisabeth Hendrix b.27 Dec 1899, d. 25 Oct 1969. m. Tom Cheek. He b.25 Apr 1894, d.1 July 1950.
Family Documents, Berlin 1986 Homecoming Publication by Frances Tindell, Marshall Co. Historical Quaterly Fall 1978
Bethlehem Cumberland Presbyterian Church:
The pulpit shown in the photo above was built by the Reverend Thomas Mead Hendrix, a master carpenter and Cumberland Presbyterian minister for over 74 years. Its whereabouts today is unknown. The Columbia Cumberland Presbyterian Presbytery took ownership of the church once the church affiliation was discontinued in August 1983 and made the final disposition of the fixtures.
Reverend Thomas Mead (Papa to his family) Hendrix was a native of Rutherford County, an active ordained minister in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church for over 74 years, and a Mason. He moved to the Hardison Mill Community in 1900 from Rutherford County, later living in the Berlin area and late in life lived in the Bethlehem Community with his son Bascom. He was living with his daughter Fannie Belle Hendrix Cheek at the time of his death. He was a master carpenter and helped build the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Rockvale. He was the first pastor of the Jackson Ridge Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He served various churches in Rutherford, Bedford, Lincoln, and Marshall counties including the Bethlehem Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He occupied the post of Moderator of the Elk Presbytery for a longer period than any other minister. He lived to the age of 97 and his life spanned 21 United States presidents.
Reverend Hendrix and wife Sarah Catherine Tribble Hendrix are buried in the formerly church owned Bethlehem Cemetery less than a mile from the church and adjacent to his son's former farm.
When the present building was erected the north pillars of the old church were used in the foundation. The south pillars sit some 5 feet to the side because the new church is smaller than the one which burned. The lumber used to build the present church building was purchased from a sawmill operated by 'Doc' Morris at Hardison's Mill. The sawing of the lumber was performed by 'Big' Jim Davis.
Services were held in the yard under the trees, until completion of the building. The present church building was completed in 1917 and renovated in the mid 1950s, with services being held in member's homes until completion of the renovation. The renovation was performed by members Eugene Sharp, Wilburn Thomas Tindell, Jr.., Paul Shires, L. R. Cheatham and others and consisted mainly of re-engineering the original 'self supporting' roofing system that had failed shortly after being built and required the installation of steel rods spanning the building. At this time Sunday School rooms were also added.
Great-grandson's Memories of this Church:
One of the very earliest memory I have of this church is that of my Great Grandfather, Rev. Thomas Mead (Papa) Hendrix, who was a minister for 74 years and a minister at this church before I was born, standing before the pot bellied stove, in his long frock coat and long gray beard, teaching Sunday School one Sunday morning. I was probably 4 or 5 years of age at the time. When I would visit him with my mother, his Grand Daughter, or my father it was at his son's home just across the field from the church and across the road from our farm. He would be sitting in the corner of the living room next to the fireplace and for a 3 or 4 year old this 90+ year old man was very scary with his long beard and wearing his famous long black frock coat, which he wore year around.
My family has strong ties to this area and this church building. In addition to my family owning the land surrounding the church since 1887 and my Great Grandfather being a minister here, this was the church of my Great Grand Parents Vannie and Tom Tindell, the church of my Grand Parents Wilburn Thomas, Sr. and Annie Mai Hendrix Tindell. I had great uncles who served here as Elders and Sunday School teachers, great aunts who served as pianists, organists, and Sunday School teachers. I had cousins, a sister, a wife, and a daughter who attended this church. My uncle Wilburn Thomas (Jake) Tindell, Jr. served as a Deacon here. My father was an Elder, a Sunday School teacher, and the church treasurer. My father's first cousin. Ivy Sharp Derryberry, the first woman ordained as a minister in Maury County, also taught Sunday School and occasionally preached here. My mother, Mildred Belle Tindell Sharp, was an occasional pianist here, and I attended this church for over 42 years, and I was a Sunday School Superintendent here.
Perhaps the saddest day came when my father made the decision that the church could not continue as a viable institution and would have to close its doors, a phenomenon that had reached out and touched a lot of rural Cumberland Presbyterian Churches over the previous 10 years and would continue to reach out and touch the remaining rural CP churches for years to come.
Although it was approximately two years before the doors would reopen as the Bethlehem Baptist Church (thank the Lord they kept Bethlehem in the church name), my family did visit the church building on occasion as a way of keeping the spirit of worship alive until it could, hopefully, be revived as a house of the lord. I remember my daddy giving me the keys and telling me to stop in on occasion on the way to or from work and make sure the building 'felt' it had not been forgotten.
As a result of the Bethlehem Baptist Church being opened means in 2015 these grounds will have been a place of worship for the past two hundred years.
Children:
1. Henry Crawford Hendrix (December 20, 1878 Rockvale, Rutherford County, Tennessee - 1959 Lewisburg, Marshall, Tennessee), never married.
2. Frances "Fannie Belle" Hendrix Cheek, b. 22 Mar 1880, d. 4 Apr 1970. m. John Calvin Cheek 28 Mar 1902. He b. 5 Apr 1873, d. 23 Apr 1956.
They had four children:
----- Margaret Cheek, b. 7 May 1903, d. 1969. m. C. A. Harrison 26 May 1936. They had one child. Norman A. Harrison b. 6 Sep 1939, d. NFI
----- Catherine Anne Cheek b. 24 Jan 1908, d. 1998. m. Buford E. Ellington 19 Dec1929.
They had two children:
Anabelle Ellington b. 26 Mar 1941. m. William Timothy Wagner 29 Nov 1963.
John Earl Ellington b. 30 Nov 1934, m. Carole Ann Dennis 2 Jan 1965.
3. Annie Mai Hendrix Tindell, b.23 Oct 1882 Tennessee, d. 24 Jun 1923 R89 Maury County, TN. m. Wilburn Thomas Tindell, Sr. 22 Nov 1905. He b. 17 Apr 1878, d. 16 Mar 1955.
They had two children:
Wilburn Thomas "Jake" Tindell, Jr.
Mildred Belle Tindell Sharp.
4. Thomas Bascum Hendrix, b.14 July 1888 Rockvale, Rutherford County, Tennessee, d. 7 Jan 1957 Marshall County, Tennessee. m. Anna Lou Andrews b.16 Feb 1889, d. 16 Mar 1970. They had no children but raised nephew Wilburn Thomas Tindell, Jr. upon the death of his sister Annie Mae Hendrix Tindell who died eighteen days after birth of son.
5. William Bernise "Bernie" Hendrix, b. 2 Jan 1891 Rockvale, Rutherford County, Tennessee , d. 22 Mar 1960. m. Era Hardison. She b 1893, d. 1990. They had one child Dr. William H. Hendrix b. 5 Dec 1925. m. Margaret Gatlin. She b. 6 Jun 1925, d. 9 Nov 1998. They had one son Don.
6. Kathleen Hendrix Crawford b. 3 Nov 1894 Tennessee, d.1 Aug 1935. m. Hubert Crawford.
They had one daughter Betty Crawford. She had one son David Hines b. 6 Jun 1952.
7. Elisabeth Hendrix Cheek. b.27 Dec 1899, Rockvale, Rutherford County, Tennessee d. 25 Oct 1969 Lewisburg, Marshall County, Tennessee. m. Tom Cheek, b.25 Apr 1894, d.1 July 1950. They had no children
Cumberland Presbyterian Church minister for 72 years.
Contributor: GWS (48361349)
Henry Crawford Hendrix b.20 Dec 1877, d. 2 Jul 1959.
Fannie Belle Hendrix b. 22 Mar 1880, d. 4 Apr 1970. m. John Calvin Cheek 28 Mar 1902. He b. 5 Apr 1873, d. 23 Apr 1956.
Catherine Anne Cheek, b. 24 Jan 1908, d. 1998. m. Buford E. Ellington 19 Dec1929.
Wilburn Oslen Cheek, b. 13 Dec 1911, d. 29 May 1963. m. Marjorie Aldridge 23 Sep 1937 b. NFI, d. NFI
William Hendrix Cheek. b. 13 Dec 1911, d. 1975. m. Mary Powell 30 Nov 1940. She b. 21 Oct 1915, d.1975.
Annie Mae Hendrix b.23 Oct 1882, d. 24 Jun 1923. m. Wilburn Thomas Tindell, Sr. 22 Nov 1905. He b. 17 Apr 1878, d. 16 Mar 1955.
Louisa Tribble Hendrix b. 20 Mar 1885, d. 19 Oct 1886.
Thomas Bascom Hendrix b.14 July 1888, d. 7 Jan 1957. m. Anna Lou Andrews. She b.16 Feb 1889, d. 16 Mar 1970.
William Benise Hendrix b. 2 Jan 1891, d. 22 Mar 1960. m. Era Hardison. She b 1893, d. 1990.
Cathleen Hendrix b. 3 Nov 1894, d.1 Aug 1935. m. Hubert Crawford.
Elisabeth Hendrix b.27 Dec 1899, d. 25 Oct 1969. m. Tom Cheek. He b.25 Apr 1894, d.1 July 1950.
Family Documents, Berlin 1986 Homecoming Publication by Frances Tindell, Marshall Co. Historical Quaterly Fall 1978
Bethlehem Cumberland Presbyterian Church:
The pulpit shown in the photo above was built by the Reverend Thomas Mead Hendrix, a master carpenter and Cumberland Presbyterian minister for over 74 years. Its whereabouts today is unknown. The Columbia Cumberland Presbyterian Presbytery took ownership of the church once the church affiliation was discontinued in August 1983 and made the final disposition of the fixtures.
Reverend Thomas Mead (Papa to his family) Hendrix was a native of Rutherford County, an active ordained minister in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church for over 74 years, and a Mason. He moved to the Hardison Mill Community in 1900 from Rutherford County, later living in the Berlin area and late in life lived in the Bethlehem Community with his son Bascom. He was living with his daughter Fannie Belle Hendrix Cheek at the time of his death. He was a master carpenter and helped build the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Rockvale. He was the first pastor of the Jackson Ridge Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He served various churches in Rutherford, Bedford, Lincoln, and Marshall counties including the Bethlehem Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He occupied the post of Moderator of the Elk Presbytery for a longer period than any other minister. He lived to the age of 97 and his life spanned 21 United States presidents.
Reverend Hendrix and wife Sarah Catherine Tribble Hendrix are buried in the formerly church owned Bethlehem Cemetery less than a mile from the church and adjacent to his son's former farm.
When the present building was erected the north pillars of the old church were used in the foundation. The south pillars sit some 5 feet to the side because the new church is smaller than the one which burned. The lumber used to build the present church building was purchased from a sawmill operated by 'Doc' Morris at Hardison's Mill. The sawing of the lumber was performed by 'Big' Jim Davis.
Services were held in the yard under the trees, until completion of the building. The present church building was completed in 1917 and renovated in the mid 1950s, with services being held in member's homes until completion of the renovation. The renovation was performed by members Eugene Sharp, Wilburn Thomas Tindell, Jr.., Paul Shires, L. R. Cheatham and others and consisted mainly of re-engineering the original 'self supporting' roofing system that had failed shortly after being built and required the installation of steel rods spanning the building. At this time Sunday School rooms were also added.
Great-grandson's Memories of this Church:
One of the very earliest memory I have of this church is that of my Great Grandfather, Rev. Thomas Mead (Papa) Hendrix, who was a minister for 74 years and a minister at this church before I was born, standing before the pot bellied stove, in his long frock coat and long gray beard, teaching Sunday School one Sunday morning. I was probably 4 or 5 years of age at the time. When I would visit him with my mother, his Grand Daughter, or my father it was at his son's home just across the field from the church and across the road from our farm. He would be sitting in the corner of the living room next to the fireplace and for a 3 or 4 year old this 90+ year old man was very scary with his long beard and wearing his famous long black frock coat, which he wore year around.
My family has strong ties to this area and this church building. In addition to my family owning the land surrounding the church since 1887 and my Great Grandfather being a minister here, this was the church of my Great Grand Parents Vannie and Tom Tindell, the church of my Grand Parents Wilburn Thomas, Sr. and Annie Mai Hendrix Tindell. I had great uncles who served here as Elders and Sunday School teachers, great aunts who served as pianists, organists, and Sunday School teachers. I had cousins, a sister, a wife, and a daughter who attended this church. My uncle Wilburn Thomas (Jake) Tindell, Jr. served as a Deacon here. My father was an Elder, a Sunday School teacher, and the church treasurer. My father's first cousin. Ivy Sharp Derryberry, the first woman ordained as a minister in Maury County, also taught Sunday School and occasionally preached here. My mother, Mildred Belle Tindell Sharp, was an occasional pianist here, and I attended this church for over 42 years, and I was a Sunday School Superintendent here.
Perhaps the saddest day came when my father made the decision that the church could not continue as a viable institution and would have to close its doors, a phenomenon that had reached out and touched a lot of rural Cumberland Presbyterian Churches over the previous 10 years and would continue to reach out and touch the remaining rural CP churches for years to come.
Although it was approximately two years before the doors would reopen as the Bethlehem Baptist Church (thank the Lord they kept Bethlehem in the church name), my family did visit the church building on occasion as a way of keeping the spirit of worship alive until it could, hopefully, be revived as a house of the lord. I remember my daddy giving me the keys and telling me to stop in on occasion on the way to or from work and make sure the building 'felt' it had not been forgotten.
As a result of the Bethlehem Baptist Church being opened means in 2015 these grounds will have been a place of worship for the past two hundred years.
Children:
1. Henry Crawford Hendrix (December 20, 1878 Rockvale, Rutherford County, Tennessee - 1959 Lewisburg, Marshall, Tennessee), never married.
2. Frances "Fannie Belle" Hendrix Cheek, b. 22 Mar 1880, d. 4 Apr 1970. m. John Calvin Cheek 28 Mar 1902. He b. 5 Apr 1873, d. 23 Apr 1956.
They had four children:
----- Margaret Cheek, b. 7 May 1903, d. 1969. m. C. A. Harrison 26 May 1936. They had one child. Norman A. Harrison b. 6 Sep 1939, d. NFI
----- Catherine Anne Cheek b. 24 Jan 1908, d. 1998. m. Buford E. Ellington 19 Dec1929.
They had two children:
Anabelle Ellington b. 26 Mar 1941. m. William Timothy Wagner 29 Nov 1963.
John Earl Ellington b. 30 Nov 1934, m. Carole Ann Dennis 2 Jan 1965.
3. Annie Mai Hendrix Tindell, b.23 Oct 1882 Tennessee, d. 24 Jun 1923 R89 Maury County, TN. m. Wilburn Thomas Tindell, Sr. 22 Nov 1905. He b. 17 Apr 1878, d. 16 Mar 1955.
They had two children:
Wilburn Thomas "Jake" Tindell, Jr.
Mildred Belle Tindell Sharp.
4. Thomas Bascum Hendrix, b.14 July 1888 Rockvale, Rutherford County, Tennessee, d. 7 Jan 1957 Marshall County, Tennessee. m. Anna Lou Andrews b.16 Feb 1889, d. 16 Mar 1970. They had no children but raised nephew Wilburn Thomas Tindell, Jr. upon the death of his sister Annie Mae Hendrix Tindell who died eighteen days after birth of son.
5. William Bernise "Bernie" Hendrix, b. 2 Jan 1891 Rockvale, Rutherford County, Tennessee , d. 22 Mar 1960. m. Era Hardison. She b 1893, d. 1990. They had one child Dr. William H. Hendrix b. 5 Dec 1925. m. Margaret Gatlin. She b. 6 Jun 1925, d. 9 Nov 1998. They had one son Don.
6. Kathleen Hendrix Crawford b. 3 Nov 1894 Tennessee, d.1 Aug 1935. m. Hubert Crawford.
They had one daughter Betty Crawford. She had one son David Hines b. 6 Jun 1952.
7. Elisabeth Hendrix Cheek. b.27 Dec 1899, Rockvale, Rutherford County, Tennessee d. 25 Oct 1969 Lewisburg, Marshall County, Tennessee. m. Tom Cheek, b.25 Apr 1894, d.1 July 1950. They had no children
Cumberland Presbyterian Church minister for 72 years.
Contributor: GWS (48361349)
From GWS - Children of Papa Hendrix and Catherine Tribble Hendrix:
Henry Crawford Hendrix b.20 Dec 1877, d. 2 Jul 1959.
Fannie Belle Hendrix b. 22 Mar 1880, d. 4 Apr 1970. m. John Calvin Cheek 28 Mar 1902. He b. 5 Apr 1873, d. 23 Apr 1956.
Catherine Anne Cheek, b. 24 Jan 1908, d. 1998. m. Buford E. Ellington 19 Dec1929.
Wilburn Oslen Cheek, b. 13 Dec 1911, d. 29 May 1963. m. Marjorie Aldridge 23 Sep 1937 b. NFI, d. NFI
William Hendrix Cheek. b. 13 Dec 1911, d. 1975. m. Mary Powell 30 Nov 1940. She b. 21 Oct 1915, d.1975.
Annie Mae Hendrix b.23 Oct 1882, d. 24 Jun 1923. m. Wilburn Thomas Tindell, Sr. 22 Nov 1905. He b. 17 Apr 1878, d. 16 Mar 1955.
Louisa Tribble Hendrix b. 20 Mar 1885, d. 19 Oct 1886.
Thomas Bascom Hendrix b.14 July 1888, d. 7 Jan 1957. m. Anna Lou Andrews. She b.16 Feb 1889, d. 16 Mar 1970.
William Benise Hendrix b. 2 Jan 1891, d. 22 Mar 1960. m. Era Hardison. She b 1893, d. 1990.
Cathleen Hendrix b. 3 Nov 1894, d.1 Aug 1935. m. Hubert Crawford.
Elisabeth Hendrix b.27 Dec 1899, d. 25 Oct 1969. m. Tom Cheek. He b.25 Apr 1894, d.1 July 1950.
Family Documents, Berlin 1986 Homecoming Publication by Frances Tindell, Marshall Co. Historical Quaterly Fall 1978
Bethlehem Cumberland Presbyterian Church:
The pulpit shown in the photo above was built by the Reverend Thomas Mead Hendrix, a master carpenter and Cumberland Presbyterian minister for over 74 years. Its whereabouts today is unknown. The Columbia Cumberland Presbyterian Presbytery took ownership of the church once the church affiliation was discontinued in August 1983 and made the final disposition of the fixtures.
Reverend Thomas Mead (Papa to his family) Hendrix was a native of Rutherford County, an active ordained minister in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church for over 74 years, and a Mason. He moved to the Hardison Mill Community in 1900 from Rutherford County, later living in the Berlin area and late in life lived in the Bethlehem Community with his son Bascom. He was living with his daughter Fannie Belle Hendrix Cheek at the time of his death. He was a master carpenter and helped build the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Rockvale. He was the first pastor of the Jackson Ridge Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He served various churches in Rutherford, Bedford, Lincoln, and Marshall counties including the Bethlehem Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He occupied the post of Moderator of the Elk Presbytery for a longer period than any other minister. He lived to the age of 97 and his life spanned 21 United States presidents.
Reverend Hendrix and wife Sarah Catherine Tribble Hendrix are buried in the formerly church owned Bethlehem Cemetery less than a mile from the church and adjacent to his son's former farm.
When the present building was erected the north pillars of the old church were used in the foundation. The south pillars sit some 5 feet to the side because the new church is smaller than the one which burned. The lumber used to build the present church building was purchased from a sawmill operated by 'Doc' Morris at Hardison's Mill. The sawing of the lumber was performed by 'Big' Jim Davis.
Services were held in the yard under the trees, until completion of the building. The present church building was completed in 1917 and renovated in the mid 1950s, with services being held in member's homes until completion of the renovation. The renovation was performed by members Eugene Sharp, Wilburn Thomas Tindell, Jr.., Paul Shires, L. R. Cheatham and others and consisted mainly of re-engineering the original 'self supporting' roofing system that had failed shortly after being built and required the installation of steel rods spanning the building. At this time Sunday School rooms were also added.
Great-grandson's Memories of this Church:
One of the very earliest memory I have of this church is that of my Great Grandfather, Rev. Thomas Mead (Papa) Hendrix, who was a minister for 74 years and a minister at this church before I was born, standing before the pot bellied stove, in his long frock coat and long gray beard, teaching Sunday School one Sunday morning. I was probably 4 or 5 years of age at the time. When I would visit him with my mother, his Grand Daughter, or my father it was at his son's home just across the field from the church and across the road from our farm. He would be sitting in the corner of the living room next to the fireplace and for a 3 or 4 year old this 90+ year old man was very scary with his long beard and wearing his famous long black frock coat, which he wore year around.
My family has strong ties to this area and this church building. In addition to my family owning the land surrounding the church since 1887 and my Great Grandfather being a minister here, this was the church of my Great Grand Parents Vannie and Tom Tindell, the church of my Grand Parents Wilburn Thomas, Sr. and Annie Mai Hendrix Tindell. I had great uncles who served here as Elders and Sunday School teachers, great aunts who served as pianists, organists, and Sunday School teachers. I had cousins, a sister, a wife, and a daughter who attended this church. My uncle Wilburn Thomas (Jake) Tindell, Jr. served as a Deacon here. My father was an Elder, a Sunday School teacher, and the church treasurer. My father's first cousin. Ivy Sharp Derryberry, the first woman ordained as a minister in Maury County, also taught Sunday School and occasionally preached here. My mother, Mildred Belle Tindell Sharp, was an occasional pianist here, and I attended this church for over 42 years, and I was a Sunday School Superintendent here.
Perhaps the saddest day came when my father made the decision that the church could not continue as a viable institution and would have to close its doors, a phenomenon that had reached out and touched a lot of rural Cumberland Presbyterian Churches over the previous 10 years and would continue to reach out and touch the remaining rural CP churches for years to come.
Although it was approximately two years before the doors would reopen as the Bethlehem Baptist Church (thank the Lord they kept Bethlehem in the church name), my family did visit the church building on occasion as a way of keeping the spirit of worship alive until it could, hopefully, be revived as a house of the lord. I remember my daddy giving me the keys and telling me to stop in on occasion on the way to or from work and make sure the building 'felt' it had not been forgotten.
As a result of the Bethlehem Baptist Church being opened means in 2015 these grounds will have been a place of worship for the past two hundred years.
Children:
1. Henry Crawford Hendrix (December 20, 1878 Rockvale, Rutherford County, Tennessee - 1959 Lewisburg, Marshall, Tennessee), never married.
2. Frances "Fannie Belle" Hendrix Cheek, b. 22 Mar 1880, d. 4 Apr 1970. m. John Calvin Cheek 28 Mar 1902. He b. 5 Apr 1873, d. 23 Apr 1956.
They had four children:
----- Margaret Cheek, b. 7 May 1903, d. 1969. m. C. A. Harrison 26 May 1936. They had one child. Norman A. Harrison b. 6 Sep 1939, d. NFI
----- Catherine Anne Cheek b. 24 Jan 1908, d. 1998. m. Buford E. Ellington 19 Dec1929.
They had two children:
Anabelle Ellington b. 26 Mar 1941. m. William Timothy Wagner 29 Nov 1963.
John Earl Ellington b. 30 Nov 1934, m. Carole Ann Dennis 2 Jan 1965.
3. Annie Mai Hendrix Tindell, b.23 Oct 1882 Tennessee, d. 24 Jun 1923 R89 Maury County, TN. m. Wilburn Thomas Tindell, Sr. 22 Nov 1905. He b. 17 Apr 1878, d. 16 Mar 1955.
They had two children:
Wilburn Thomas "Jake" Tindell, Jr.
Mildred Belle Tindell Sharp.
4. Thomas Bascum Hendrix, b.14 July 1888 Rockvale, Rutherford County, Tennessee, d. 7 Jan 1957 Marshall County, Tennessee. m. Anna Lou Andrews b.16 Feb 1889, d. 16 Mar 1970. They had no children but raised nephew Wilburn Thomas Tindell, Jr. upon the death of his sister Annie Mae Hendrix Tindell who died eighteen days after birth of son.
5. William Bernise "Bernie" Hendrix, b. 2 Jan 1891 Rockvale, Rutherford County, Tennessee , d. 22 Mar 1960. m. Era Hardison. She b 1893, d. 1990. They had one child Dr. William H. Hendrix b. 5 Dec 1925. m. Margaret Gatlin. She b. 6 Jun 1925, d. 9 Nov 1998. They had one son Don.
6. Kathleen Hendrix Crawford b. 3 Nov 1894 Tennessee, d.1 Aug 1935. m. Hubert Crawford.
They had one daughter Betty Crawford. She had one son David Hines b. 6 Jun 1952.
7. Elisabeth Hendrix Cheek. b.27 Dec 1899, Rockvale, Rutherford County, Tennessee d. 25 Oct 1969 Lewisburg, Marshall County, Tennessee. m. Tom Cheek, b.25 Apr 1894, d.1 July 1950. They had no children
Cumberland Presbyterian Church minister for 72 years.
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Henry Crawford Hendrix b.20 Dec 1877, d. 2 Jul 1959.
Fannie Belle Hendrix b. 22 Mar 1880, d. 4 Apr 1970. m. John Calvin Cheek 28 Mar 1902. He b. 5 Apr 1873, d. 23 Apr 1956.
Catherine Anne Cheek, b. 24 Jan 1908, d. 1998. m. Buford E. Ellington 19 Dec1929.
Wilburn Oslen Cheek, b. 13 Dec 1911, d. 29 May 1963. m. Marjorie Aldridge 23 Sep 1937 b. NFI, d. NFI
William Hendrix Cheek. b. 13 Dec 1911, d. 1975. m. Mary Powell 30 Nov 1940. She b. 21 Oct 1915, d.1975.
Annie Mae Hendrix b.23 Oct 1882, d. 24 Jun 1923. m. Wilburn Thomas Tindell, Sr. 22 Nov 1905. He b. 17 Apr 1878, d. 16 Mar 1955.
Louisa Tribble Hendrix b. 20 Mar 1885, d. 19 Oct 1886.
Thomas Bascom Hendrix b.14 July 1888, d. 7 Jan 1957. m. Anna Lou Andrews. She b.16 Feb 1889, d. 16 Mar 1970.
William Benise Hendrix b. 2 Jan 1891, d. 22 Mar 1960. m. Era Hardison. She b 1893, d. 1990.
Cathleen Hendrix b. 3 Nov 1894, d.1 Aug 1935. m. Hubert Crawford.
Elisabeth Hendrix b.27 Dec 1899, d. 25 Oct 1969. m. Tom Cheek. He b.25 Apr 1894, d.1 July 1950.
Family Documents, Berlin 1986 Homecoming Publication by Frances Tindell, Marshall Co. Historical Quaterly Fall 1978
Bethlehem Cumberland Presbyterian Church:
The pulpit shown in the photo above was built by the Reverend Thomas Mead Hendrix, a master carpenter and Cumberland Presbyterian minister for over 74 years. Its whereabouts today is unknown. The Columbia Cumberland Presbyterian Presbytery took ownership of the church once the church affiliation was discontinued in August 1983 and made the final disposition of the fixtures.
Reverend Thomas Mead (Papa to his family) Hendrix was a native of Rutherford County, an active ordained minister in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church for over 74 years, and a Mason. He moved to the Hardison Mill Community in 1900 from Rutherford County, later living in the Berlin area and late in life lived in the Bethlehem Community with his son Bascom. He was living with his daughter Fannie Belle Hendrix Cheek at the time of his death. He was a master carpenter and helped build the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Rockvale. He was the first pastor of the Jackson Ridge Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He served various churches in Rutherford, Bedford, Lincoln, and Marshall counties including the Bethlehem Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He occupied the post of Moderator of the Elk Presbytery for a longer period than any other minister. He lived to the age of 97 and his life spanned 21 United States presidents.
Reverend Hendrix and wife Sarah Catherine Tribble Hendrix are buried in the formerly church owned Bethlehem Cemetery less than a mile from the church and adjacent to his son's former farm.
When the present building was erected the north pillars of the old church were used in the foundation. The south pillars sit some 5 feet to the side because the new church is smaller than the one which burned. The lumber used to build the present church building was purchased from a sawmill operated by 'Doc' Morris at Hardison's Mill. The sawing of the lumber was performed by 'Big' Jim Davis.
Services were held in the yard under the trees, until completion of the building. The present church building was completed in 1917 and renovated in the mid 1950s, with services being held in member's homes until completion of the renovation. The renovation was performed by members Eugene Sharp, Wilburn Thomas Tindell, Jr.., Paul Shires, L. R. Cheatham and others and consisted mainly of re-engineering the original 'self supporting' roofing system that had failed shortly after being built and required the installation of steel rods spanning the building. At this time Sunday School rooms were also added.
Great-grandson's Memories of this Church:
One of the very earliest memory I have of this church is that of my Great Grandfather, Rev. Thomas Mead (Papa) Hendrix, who was a minister for 74 years and a minister at this church before I was born, standing before the pot bellied stove, in his long frock coat and long gray beard, teaching Sunday School one Sunday morning. I was probably 4 or 5 years of age at the time. When I would visit him with my mother, his Grand Daughter, or my father it was at his son's home just across the field from the church and across the road from our farm. He would be sitting in the corner of the living room next to the fireplace and for a 3 or 4 year old this 90+ year old man was very scary with his long beard and wearing his famous long black frock coat, which he wore year around.
My family has strong ties to this area and this church building. In addition to my family owning the land surrounding the church since 1887 and my Great Grandfather being a minister here, this was the church of my Great Grand Parents Vannie and Tom Tindell, the church of my Grand Parents Wilburn Thomas, Sr. and Annie Mai Hendrix Tindell. I had great uncles who served here as Elders and Sunday School teachers, great aunts who served as pianists, organists, and Sunday School teachers. I had cousins, a sister, a wife, and a daughter who attended this church. My uncle Wilburn Thomas (Jake) Tindell, Jr. served as a Deacon here. My father was an Elder, a Sunday School teacher, and the church treasurer. My father's first cousin. Ivy Sharp Derryberry, the first woman ordained as a minister in Maury County, also taught Sunday School and occasionally preached here. My mother, Mildred Belle Tindell Sharp, was an occasional pianist here, and I attended this church for over 42 years, and I was a Sunday School Superintendent here.
Perhaps the saddest day came when my father made the decision that the church could not continue as a viable institution and would have to close its doors, a phenomenon that had reached out and touched a lot of rural Cumberland Presbyterian Churches over the previous 10 years and would continue to reach out and touch the remaining rural CP churches for years to come.
Although it was approximately two years before the doors would reopen as the Bethlehem Baptist Church (thank the Lord they kept Bethlehem in the church name), my family did visit the church building on occasion as a way of keeping the spirit of worship alive until it could, hopefully, be revived as a house of the lord. I remember my daddy giving me the keys and telling me to stop in on occasion on the way to or from work and make sure the building 'felt' it had not been forgotten.
As a result of the Bethlehem Baptist Church being opened means in 2015 these grounds will have been a place of worship for the past two hundred years.
Children:
1. Henry Crawford Hendrix (December 20, 1878 Rockvale, Rutherford County, Tennessee - 1959 Lewisburg, Marshall, Tennessee), never married.
2. Frances "Fannie Belle" Hendrix Cheek, b. 22 Mar 1880, d. 4 Apr 1970. m. John Calvin Cheek 28 Mar 1902. He b. 5 Apr 1873, d. 23 Apr 1956.
They had four children:
----- Margaret Cheek, b. 7 May 1903, d. 1969. m. C. A. Harrison 26 May 1936. They had one child. Norman A. Harrison b. 6 Sep 1939, d. NFI
----- Catherine Anne Cheek b. 24 Jan 1908, d. 1998. m. Buford E. Ellington 19 Dec1929.
They had two children:
Anabelle Ellington b. 26 Mar 1941. m. William Timothy Wagner 29 Nov 1963.
John Earl Ellington b. 30 Nov 1934, m. Carole Ann Dennis 2 Jan 1965.
3. Annie Mai Hendrix Tindell, b.23 Oct 1882 Tennessee, d. 24 Jun 1923 R89 Maury County, TN. m. Wilburn Thomas Tindell, Sr. 22 Nov 1905. He b. 17 Apr 1878, d. 16 Mar 1955.
They had two children:
Wilburn Thomas "Jake" Tindell, Jr.
Mildred Belle Tindell Sharp.
4. Thomas Bascum Hendrix, b.14 July 1888 Rockvale, Rutherford County, Tennessee, d. 7 Jan 1957 Marshall County, Tennessee. m. Anna Lou Andrews b.16 Feb 1889, d. 16 Mar 1970. They had no children but raised nephew Wilburn Thomas Tindell, Jr. upon the death of his sister Annie Mae Hendrix Tindell who died eighteen days after birth of son.
5. William Bernise "Bernie" Hendrix, b. 2 Jan 1891 Rockvale, Rutherford County, Tennessee , d. 22 Mar 1960. m. Era Hardison. She b 1893, d. 1990. They had one child Dr. William H. Hendrix b. 5 Dec 1925. m. Margaret Gatlin. She b. 6 Jun 1925, d. 9 Nov 1998. They had one son Don.
6. Kathleen Hendrix Crawford b. 3 Nov 1894 Tennessee, d.1 Aug 1935. m. Hubert Crawford.
They had one daughter Betty Crawford. She had one son David Hines b. 6 Jun 1952.
7. Elisabeth Hendrix Cheek. b.27 Dec 1899, Rockvale, Rutherford County, Tennessee d. 25 Oct 1969 Lewisburg, Marshall County, Tennessee. m. Tom Cheek, b.25 Apr 1894, d.1 July 1950. They had no children
Cumberland Presbyterian Church minister for 72 years.
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