Comments on: Hellers or No-Hellers? http://www.appalachianhistory.net/2011/06/hellers-or-no-hellers.html Stories, quotes and anecdotes. Wed, 15 May 2013 13:33:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Jeff Williams http://www.appalachianhistory.net/2011/06/hellers-or-no-hellers.html#comment-1182518 Jeff Williams Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:20:29 +0000 http://www.appalachianhistory.net/?p=6141#comment-1182518 I am interested in learning more about the history of this area. My grandfather was Carlos Williams, his son Wendell, & his son Aaron were all preachers. I remember the name Jennings Short from my childhood too.

]]> By: Lucas Shortt http://www.appalachianhistory.net/2011/06/hellers-or-no-hellers.html#comment-1173871 Lucas Shortt Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:34:48 +0000 http://www.appalachianhistory.net/?p=6141#comment-1173871 Jennings Shortt is my grandfather. He was one of the best men I knew and did his preaching not only in the stand but by the way he lived his life. I’m proud to say we are still singing old time hymns here in southwest VA and sticking to the old traditions. I learned a little history here. Thanks for the article.

]]> By: Stephen Blevins http://www.appalachianhistory.net/2011/06/hellers-or-no-hellers.html#comment-168688 Stephen Blevins Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:40:29 +0000 http://www.appalachianhistory.net/?p=6141#comment-168688 Hi,
My family help start that church! it was also a stone church in the 1700s its been there longer than reported and is the second oldest church in Tennessee next to sinking creek baptist. I have the original church records were my 3rd Great grand parents Looney Blevins & Martha Garland signed over the land for the Church that was handed down from Samuel Garland my 6th great grand father you obtained the land from a revolutionary war grant. Looney and Martha helped swear the church into business the second time the doors were open in the 1800s.

If you do a search on Primitive Baptist & Crypt-o Jews you will see where the church started. basically the Jewish people married into the Cherokee in the Appalachian mountains and used the Term “primitive Baptist ” to hide under. Those people later became know as the melungeons the primitive baptist church is the first place the word was uttered. This church may be found in the buludeen community on carter branch road basically Holston Mountain. I have deep roots surrounding the history of this church. The blevins men who married the garland women were from The Holston Long-hunters that were with Daniel Boone that discovered Tennessee in 1761 before the Wautaga settlement and William bean family. Hit me up on facebook and I will give you some info on this family line.
Steve

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