A sign outside notes that this is an “Old Line” Primitive Baptist Church. The congregation was established in 1884.
Upper Mill Creek Primitive Baptist Church, Bulloch County
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So glad to see that this church was included in your collection. My Great Great Grandfather was one of the founders and as a child in the 60’s I would attend service there with my grandparents (Church was on second Sundays). I have many family members buried in the cemetery, including grandparents, my father and a brother. I remember the men sitting on the right and the ladies sitting on the left. The men would stand and call out a hymn to sing then lead the congregation in the old style Lining of the song. Mostly, I remember the sing-song cadence of the preacher as he would espouse the wages of sin. My most recent attendance was the service at my aunt’s funeral some years ago and the church was much the same then as I remembered, with some improvements.
I think my Cone ancestors are buried at Upper Mill Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. All in unmarked graves therefore they don’t show up on name list for the cemetery.
Aaron Cone
BIRTH 10 OCT 1810 • Bulloch County, Georgia
DEATH 5 JUL 1881 • Bulloch County, Georgia
my 2nd great-grandfather
Clarissa Banks Cone
BIRTH 19 JAN 1819 • Bulloch County, Georgia
DEATH 1838 • Bulloch, Georgia, United States
my 2nd great-grandmother
John Cone
BIRTH Unknown
DEATH Bulloch County, Georgia
my 3rd great-grandfather
Is the Upper Mill Creek Primitive Baptist Church still an active congregation?
Kind regards,
Charles A. Cone
Smyrna, Georgia