Emmanuel Episcopal Church records, 1850-1956

Summary

Creator:

Emmanuel Episcopal Church (Athens, Ga.)

Date:

1850-1956

Extent:

3 Linear Feet

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

[Item, box, folder], Emmanuel Episcopal Church records, ms4661, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes church registers from the Emmanuel Episcopal Church of Athens, Georgia. The registers include parishioners, baptisms, conformations, communicants, marriages, and deaths with a number of enslaved people named. Some of the registers list cause of death and location of burial.

Biographical / historical:

Emmanuel Episcopal Church was organized in 1842 and received into the Diocese as a parish in 1843. Originally located at the corner of Clayton and Lumpkin Streets a new chapel opened on Prince Avenue in 1892.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Enslaved persons -- Georgia
Church records and registers

Preferred citation:

[Item, box, folder], Emmanuel Episcopal Church records, ms4661, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.