As published (expect where formatting was web prohibitive) in Cass County Connections Summer 2005 Cass County Connections is a quarterly publication put out by the Cass County Genealogical Society of Cass County, Texas. Permission granted by Cass County Genealogical Society to Dana Thomas for publishing on The Cass County, TXGenWeb Project Pages.

On 8 Nov 1869, residents near the town of Douglassville, Texas, constituted the Olive Branch Baptist Church with fourteen members. Bro. McLoud served as chairman and Mr. M. Heldt as church clerk. Bro. Whittle preached the first sermon. The charter members were:

Henry and Emily Bullard 

James M. and Lourena Cauthren

K. Hewett 

M. Heldt

Wm. H. Heldt 

M. A. E. Heldt

John Morris 

Sarah A. Morris

Amazon Morris 

Mary Heldt

B. F. Morris 

Bro. McLoud

Shortly afterwards, members joining were Mrs. M. A. Baker, Silas G. and J. A. H. Granberry, Mary and Fannie Hendrix, Jane Green, John Harbuck, J. K. Perdue, T. F. Grogard, Fredonia Hunt, W. D. Stone, P. H. Greene, M. A. Carlow, L. K. Draper, and A. J. Williams. No actions in the minutes show when the name was actually changed, but after a few years the church became known as the Baptist Church at Douglassville.