SANDIFORD, Susan J.
Sex: Female; Birth Date: 1860 Birthplace: Methodist Episcopal Church South, St Marys,
Camden, Georgia
Christening Date: 1875 Recorded in: Methodist Episcopal Church South, St Marys, Camden,
Georgia
Christening Age: 15 years
Father: James SANDIFORD
Mother: Jane
Source: FHL Number 176445
Sandiford, John
Sex: Male; Christening Date: 22 Apr 1763 Recorded in: Congregational Church, Midway,
Liberty, Georgia
Father: John SANDIFORD
Source: FHL Number 203210
SANDIFORD, Mary
Sex: Female; Christening Date: 23 Feb 1770 Recorded in:
Congregational Church, Midway, Liberty, Georgia
Father: John SANDIFORD
Mother: Mary SANDIFORD
Source: FHL Number 203210
SANDIFORD, ______
Sex: Male; Christening Date: 26 Jun 1774 Recorded in:
Congregational Church, Midway, Liberty, Georgia
Father: John SANDIFORD
Mother: Mary SANDIFORD
Source: FHL Number 203210
SANDIFORD,______
Sex: Male; Birth Date: 31 Mar 1793; Recorded in: Congregational Church, Midway, Liberty, Georgia
Father: Audley SANDIFORD
Mother: Jemina SANDIFORD
Source: FHL Number 203211
SANDIFORD, _______
Sex: Female; Birth Date: 08 Jan 1797 Recorded in: Congregational Church, Midway,
Liberty, Georgia
Father: James SANDIFORD
Mother: Elisabeth SANDIFORD
Source: FHL Number 203211
SANDIFORD, Mary Esther
Sex: Female; Christening Date: Feb 1798 Recorded in:
Congregational Church, Midway, Liberty, Georgia
Father: James SANDIFORD
Mother: Elisabeth SANDIFORD
Source: FHL Number 203211
SANDIFORD, Eliza Jane
Sex: Female; Christening Date: 06 Apr 1800 Recorded in:
Congregational Church, Midway, Liberty, Georgia
Father: James SANDIFORD
Mother: Elizabeth SANDIFORD
Source: FHL Number 203211
SANDIFORD, ________
Sex: Male; Birth Date:1805 Recorded in:
Congregational Church, Midway, Liberty, Georgia
Father: James SANDIFORD
Mother: Sarah SANDIFORD
Source: FHL Number 203211
SANDIFORD, John Francis
Sex: Male; Christening Date: 17 Apr 1808 Recorded in:
Congregational Church, Midway, Liberty, Georgia
Father: James SANDIFORD
Mother: Sarah SANDIFORD
Source: FHL Number 203211
SANDIFORD, Sarah
Sex: Female; Christening Date: 24 Feb 1810 Recorded in:
Congregational Church, Midway, Liberty, Georgia
Source: FHL Number 203211
SANDIFORD, Hester Rebecca
Sex: Female; Christening Date: 07 Apr 1811 Recorded in:
Congregational Church, Midway, Liberty, Georgia
Father: James SANDIFORD
Source: FHL Number 203211
SANDIFORD, Elizabeth
Husband: James Wood
Date: 1784
Midway Congressional Church
Marriage Records
SANDIFORD, Mary
Husband: Joseph Law
Date: 1785
Midway Congressional Church
Marriage Records
SANDIFORD,
Mary
Husband: Andrew Maybank
Date: January 18, 1787
Midway Congressional Church
Marriage Records
SANDIFORD,
Audley
Wife: Jemima Taylor
Date: July 1792
Midway Congressional Church
Marriage Records
SANDIFORD,
James
Wife: Elizabeth Baker
Date: March 17, 1796
Midway Congressional Church
Marriage Records
SANDIFORD,
James
Wife: Sarah Shepard
Date: January 12, 1804
Midway Congressional Church
Marriage Records
Cloud's Creek Church today!
(Source:
Standefer Family Records by Mary Jewel Standefer, 1968).
Cloud
Creek Baptist Church members: Rachel Forrest Standifer (d. 1801); son, Anderson Standefer
(b. 1784; son of Benjamin). She appears as a charter member in 1788. The church is located
at Ft. Olive and it is thought that Rachel Forrest Standifer is buried there in the
churchyard. Anderson Standefer joined the Cloud Creek Baptist Church on November 7, 1801.
He was married to Elizabeth James on April 2, 1809 in Elbert Co. GA..
Recently, I received a message from Alice Hughes, a member of Cloud's Creek Baptist Church, informing me that the small church is trying to raise funds for a marker and engraved plaque which will list the names of the 25 charter members of the church. The church was originally established September 20, 1788 in Wilkes County, GA, now Oglethorpe County. These 25 names have been read aloud at each anniversary celebration of the church.
The new state historical marker will have the text cast into it: "CLOUD'S CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH. In 1785, following the Revolutionary War, pioneers from North Carolina--including the Hendons, Harsfields, Standifers, Johnsons, Lawrences, and Olives --- settled near Big Cloud's Creek on the Georgia frontier near the Creek and Cherokee nations. Olive's Fort was soon constructed and Cloud's Creek Baptist Church was constituted within its walls in 1788. The church was later moved 2 1/2 miles south to its present location on land deeded by Thomas Hendon in 1798. The second and current sanctuary on the new site was constructed in 1909 and continues in use today".
The plaque naming the charter members will be affixed to a church wall.
It is hoped that descendants of Israel and Cassandra Anderson Standifer's daughters Elizabeth (Hendon), Cassandra (Hendon) and Benjamin (m. Rachel Forrest) will contribute to this fund.
This is a very worthy project and will serve as a great tribute to our early ancestors.
The total cost of the marker itself is $1,500. The Georgia Historical Society will pay $750 plus the cost of installation. Supporters are expected to pay the remaining $750 as well as the cost of maintenance. The plaque will be an additional substantial expense. If you would like to make a donation, please write your check to Janice P. Gillespie, Treasurer, and mail it to:
| Mrs. Janice P. Gillespie 1206 Littlebrook Lane Birmingham, AL 35235 |
For more information, visit the Hendon Website.
The following is the list of the original 25 charter members:
Robinson Hendon
Elizabeth (Hartsfield) Hendon
Thomas Hendon
Cassander (Standifer) Hendon
William Hendon
Elizabeth (Standifer) Hendon
Kerehappuch (Hendon) Olive
Joseph Embry
Rachel Embry
Benjamin Standifer
Rachel (Forrest) Standifer
Reuben Johnson
Thomas Johnson
Penelope Johnson
Lydia Johnson
William Lawrence
Jimmy Sims
Abel Gowan
Benjamin Tribble
Adam Simmons
Isaiah Haile
Timothy Carrington
Mary Bridges
Tabitha Simillion
