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Mt. Tabor Baptist Church in Forsyth County, Georgia

Many thanks goes to Wanda Collins for this donation to the Bruton Cemetery Pages!  Below is her work.

BRUTON Alberry ["thy will be done"] 22 February 1818

15 April 1904

Jane Wood Pace 1780    12 March 1879
Joab 2 January 1792         8 March 1888
Mary E. (1st wife of A.) ["in memory of" "first wife of A. Bruton; was

a member of Mt. Taber (sic) Church aged 48 years and 14 days"] 17

November 1825               1 December 1873

Mattie (Plot with A.) ["thy will be done"] 20 April 1839

16 January  1926

NOTE:    There are no markers for Joab and Jane, other than a very large cedar tree that was planted in 1888 when Joab died. This information was given to Joyce Stokes from her great uncle, John Joab Bruton. John Joab was the son of Alberry and Mattie.

Wanda and her husband have also written a book about Mt. Tabor Baptist Church in Forsyth County, GA.  It is called "Stepping Out On Faith, The History of Mt. Tabor Baptist Church."  Contains:

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1. Stepping Out On Faith: Pioneer History of Mt. Tabor

CHAPTER 2. Mt. Tabor: God's Holy Sanctuary

CHAPTER 3. Conference Minutes

CHAPTER 4. Church Leaders: Pastors and Deacons

CHAPTER 5. Church Officers, Delegates, and Miscellaneous Information

CHAPTER 6. Worship, Activities, and Celebrations

CHAPTER 7. Baptisms

CHAPTER 8. Cemetery Records and Deceased Members

CHAPTER 9. Church Membership Records

CHAPTER 10. Mt. Tabor Community: Places, People, and Stories of Gold

References & Index

Photos and Biographies on over 70 Pastors/Deacons. Over 45 baptism photos with individuals identified. References to ~2000 people dating back to the 1700s. Old photos of the interior/exterior of the Church Catalog of Church Cemeteries. Over 150 years of Church Conference minutes. Exhaustive index of all names including over 400 surnames. Approximately 140 photos & 225 pages in length. 8½ X 11 Hardbound on 50# archival paper.  Price is $ 40.00 + $3.00 shipping and handling if shipped.  All proceeds from the sale of this book go to the Church Building Fund.  To send orders please click on Wanda's name above or below.

To contact Cathy send email to pastseeker@nc.rr.com & to contact Wanda send email to wcollin8@bellsouth.net

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