A Guide to the Fifth Street Baptist Church (Richmond, Va.) Membership List, 1907 Fifth Street Baptist Church (Richmond, Va.) Membership List, 19071092280

A Guide to the Fifth Street Baptist Church (Richmond, Va.) Membership List, 1907

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Barcode numbers: 1092280


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers
1092280
Title
Fifth Street Baptist Church (Richmond, Va.) Membership List, 1907
Physical Characteristics
1 v.
Collector
Richmond (Va.) Circuit Court
Location
Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Fifth Street Baptist Church (Richmond, Va.) Membership List, 1907. Local government records collection, Richmond (City) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219-8000.

Acquisition Information

This collection came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of records from Richmond.

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Historical Information

Richmond, located between Henrico and Chesterfield Counties, was named by William Byrd II, who envisioned the development of a city at the falls of the James River and with the help of William Mayo laid out the town in 1737. Richmond was established in 1742 and in 1779 was designated the capital of Richmond effective April 1780. It was incorporated as a city in 1842. Richmond was enlarged by annexation of Manchester (or South Richmond) in 1910, and by the addition of Barton Heights, Fairmount, and Highland Park in 1914.

Fifth Street Baptist Church was organized in 1880 from First (African) Baptist Church in Richmond. The Reverend A.E. Edwards was pastor of the church circa 1905 to 1908, when the congregation sought the return of the previous pastor.

Scope and Content

Fifth Street Baptist Church (Richmond, Va.) Membership List, 1907, contains an alphabetical list of members compiled by decree of the Chancery Court of the City of Richmond 1906 July 18 in W.W. Fields and others vs. A.E. Edwards and others. There is a check mark for yes or no after the name of most members, suggesting a vote of some kind.

Index Terms

    Persons:

  • Edwards, A.E.
  • Fields, W.W.
  • Corporate Names:

  • Fifth Street Baptist Church (Richmond, Va.)
  • Richmond (Va.)--Circuit Court.
  • Subjects:

  • African American Baptists--Virginia--History.
  • Equity--Virginia--History.
  • Geographical Names:

  • Richmond (Va.)--Church history--20th century.
  • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Church records--Virginia--Richmond.
  • Local government records--Virginia--Richmond.
  • Membership lists--Virginia--Richmond.

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Richmond (Va.)--Church history--20th century.