Found in the vertical files of the Atlanta Public Library. Note: Photocopies of the original records are there as well.

1879-1905
Following is the membership of Harmony Methodist Church which was founded on August 13, 1879. The Church was located just off the old Atlanta and Linden Road at Roach. This small place which once had it's own post office was two miles west of Laws Chapel. The original roll book for the Church is now in the Methodist Archives at Lon Morris College in Jacksonville. A copy has been placed with the Cass County Genealogical Society.

The Charter Members on August 13, 1879:

Giles C Birmingham
Mary A Birmingham
John W. Bryd - transf. To Union Ch.
Ruth J. Bryd in 1900.
Vandy V. Caver - Steward
Mart T. Caver
William A. Caver
Sarah P. Caver
Nancy J. Caver
Amandy L. Caver
Jas. W. F. Cook
Martha F. Everett
Permelia A Griffin
Sara J. R. Guinn
Sarah J.R. Guinn
Ann Eliza O'Rear
Samuel Paulett, Sen.
Isabelle B. Paulett
Elizabeth C. Paulette
Henry O. Paulett
Anna E. Paulett
Samuel J. Paulett
Cyrus A. Perkins
Jas. L. Smith
Elizabeth A. Smith
Julia C. Smith
Jas M. Tate
Eliza J. Tate
Bradberry Teel
Susannah E. Teel
Thomas D. W. Teel
Mary A. Teel
Lucinda Williams

The Following joined through 1905:
Fannie Byrd - mar. A Smith in 1900
Samuel Byrd - 1894
Jas H. Bruce
Sarah N. Bruce
Ophelia Bruce
Henry S. Bruce
Madison Birmingham
Laura A. Caver
Mary A. Caver
Ben W. Caver
Lucinda Caver
Walter Caver
Sarah Caver died Dec. 26,1896
William A. Caver trans from Queen City
John D. Caver
Columbus V. Caver - 1884
Dorah Caver
Wiley Caver
Myrtle Caver
Ben Chapman
Jas. D. Chapman
Alice Chapman
Henrietta Chapman
Annie Chapman
Martha R. L. Cook
Jas. W. V. Cook
Daniel C. Cook
Virginia A. Cook
Mary E. Echols died Aug. 10, 1897
Kitty V. Echols
Mariah J. Echols
Sarah F. Echols
Simeon H. Frazier by rite Sept. 28, 1881
Caroline D. Frazier
Mollie Galloway
Emma Graham died Mar., 1900
Nora Griffin
J. F. Griffin
Jas. C. Griffin
Jessie Griffin
Jos. Griffin
Mary E. Griffin
Sophronia S. Griffin
Charles Griffin
William Guinn
Robert Guinn
Matt Guinn
Elizabeth Beavers
Sylvanus W. Echols
Georgia Echols
John S. Harrod
William D. Harrod
Jas. H. Harrod
Sarah Harrod
Josie Harrod
Temperance A. Harrod
John D. May
Sallie May
Roland May
Jessee May
Flora May
Asa Mounts
J. M. Myers
Hattie Myers
Jas F. McWaters
Mary E. McWaters
Escie Mc Waters
Roena McWaters
Josiah O'Rear
Jas F. O'Rear
Julia O'Rear
Sallie O'Rear
Josephine O'Rear
John J. Oliver
Mary E. Oliver
Walter Paulette
Nellie Paulette
Cattie Paulette
Mary E. Paulette
Kizah Perkins
Nancy Perkins
Sarah Perkins
Thomas Perkins
Mollie Perkins
Isabella Perkins
Ann Sloan by rite, 1900
Emitt Steger
Ebbie Steger
Merriett Steger
Levi Surratt
Mary E. Surratt bap. Apr., 1896
John L. Squyres
Annie Squyres
Jas. H. Squyres
William Squyres
Oden Teel
Celestia Teel
Lula Alice Teel by rite May, 1905
Julia Teel
Maggie Vaughan joined the Baptist Aug., 1894
Jordan Walston
Mary A Walston
Amanda Washington
Ahah Washington
Verie Washington
Erie Washington
Joshua A. Wilkerson
Mary A. Wilkerson
May Wilkerson
Lena Wilkerson
Hosea Wilkerson
Lucinda Williams
Zona Weems by rite, 1899.

The Cass County Genealogical Society Quarterly, 1973-1983, Vol. IX, Dec, No. 4. Permission granted by Cass County Genealogical Society to Dana Thomas for publishing on The Cass County, TXGenWeb Project Pages.

HARMONY METHODIST CHURCH
1879 - 1905

Following is the membership of Harmony Methodist Church which was founded on Aug. 13, 1879. The Church was located just off the old Atlanta and Linden Road at Roach. This small place which once had it's own Post Office was two miles west of Laws Chapel. The original roll book for the Church is now in the Methodist Archives at Lon Morris College in Jacksonville, Tx. A copy has been placed with the Cass County Genealogical Society.

The Charter Members on August 13, 1879:

Giles C. Birmingham
Mary A. Birmingham
John W. Byrd in 1900
Vandy V. Caver - Steward
Mart T. Caver
William A. Caver
Sarah P. Caver
Amandy L. Caver
Jas. W.F. Cook
Mary E. Cook
Mary E.A. Cook
Martha F. Everett
Permelia A. Griffin
Sarah J.R. Guinn
Amnn Eliza O'Rear
Samuel Paulett, Sen.
Isabelle B. Paulett
Henry O. Paulett
Anna E. Paulett
Samuel J. Paulett
Cyrus A. Perkins
Jas. L. Smith
Elizabeth A. Smith
Julia C. Smith
Jas. M. Tate
Eliza J. Tate
Bradberry Teel
Susannah E. Teel
Thomas D.W. Teel
Mary A. Teel
Lucinda Williams

The following joined through 1905:

Fannie Byrd (mar. a Smith in 1900)
Samuel Byrd - 1894
Jas H. Bruce
Sarah N. Bruce
Ophelia Bruce
Henry S. Bruce
Madison Birmingham
Laura A Caver
Mary A. Caver
Ben W. Caver
Lucinda Caver
Walter Caver
Sarah Caver (died Dec. 26, 1896)
William A. Caver (trans. from Q.C.)
John D. Caver
Columbus V. Caver - 1884
Dorah Caver
Wiley Caver
Myrtle Caver
Ben Chapman
Jas. D. Chapman
Alice Chapman
Henrietta Chapman
Annie Chapman
Martha R.L. Cook
Jas. W.V. Cook
Daniel C. Cook
Virginia A. Cook
Mary E. Echols (died Aug. 10, 1897)
Kitty V. Echols
Mariah J. Echols
Sarah F. Echols
Simeon H. Frazier (by rite Sept. 28, 1881)
Caroline D. Frazier
Mollie Galloway
Emma Graham (died Mar., 1900)
Nora Griffin
J.F. Griffin
Jas. C. Griffin
Jessie Griffin
Jos. Griffin
Mary E. Griffin
Sophronia S. Griffin
Charles Griffin
William Guinn
Robert Guinn
Matt Guinn
Elizabeth Beavers
Sylvanus W. Echols
Georgia Echols
John S. Harrod
William D. Harrod
Jas. H. Harrod
Sarah Harrod
Josie Harrod
Temperance A. Harrod
John D. May
Sallie May
Roland May
Jessee May
Flora May
Asa Mounts
J.M. Myers
Hattie Myers
Jas. F. McWaters
Mary E. McWaters
Escie McWaters
Roena McWaters
Josiah O'Rear
Jas. F. O'Rear