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• Yolanda Harris - St. James
  Yolanda Harris gives a brief history of St. James
• Yolanda Harris - Sunday School
  Yolanda Harris talks about Sunday school.
• Lindsay Haflin's Headstone
  Pieces of Lindsay Haflin's headstone in St. John's Cemetery in Pilot Point, Texas
• 1900 Census of the Davis Family
  Census record from Denton County, Texas in 1900 which depicts Frank, Wash, and Dora Davis Brown.
• Charles Ellis Draft Card
  Draft Card of Charles Ellis
• Gus Finch's Death Certificate
  Death Certificate of Gus Finch
• Morning Chapel CME
  A sketch of the Morning Chapel CME church in Fort Worth TX
• First African Baptist Church.
  The First African Baptist church in Savannah, Georgia.
• Rev. C. H. Phillips
  Rev. C.H. Phillips was the founder of the C.M.E. church
• Rev. John Jamison Moore
  John Jamison Moore was one of the most influential bishops of the A.M.E. Zion church and also wrote a detailed history of the church.
• Rev. Richard Allen
  Richard Allen was the first bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal church in
• Charity Shears and PE Helm Marriage Certificate (1913)
  Marriage Certificate of Charity Shears Holloway and Prince E. Helm in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma (1913).
• Charity Shears and Amos Holloway Marriage Certificate (1902)
  1902 marriage certificate for Charity Shears and Amos Holloway in Denton County, Texas.
• St. John's Cemetery
  Map of St. John's Cemetery in Pilot Point, Texas
• Photo of Daniel Alexander Payne (1891)
  Daniel Alexander Payne (1811-1893) was the sixth bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church. Payne was instrumental in the A.M.E. Church's purchase of Wiberforce University from the Methodist Episcopal (M.E.) Church, and served as its President.
• 1880 United States Census
  This page of the 1880 Census confirms that Josaphine and her family lived in Chambers County, Alabama.
• St. James AME church activities (1919)
  The Christian Endeavor Society meets at St. James AME Church in Denton. Mrs. Moten, wife of Dr. Moten is the president of that group. Pastors are arranging for a conference to be held at the church.
• St. Emmanuel preacher travels (1919)
  Rev. Ayers of St. Emmanuel Missionary Baptist travels to one of his preaching posts in Ardmore, Oklahoma.
• Dr. Moten attends conference at St. James AME (1919)
  Dr. Moten of Denton is attending the District Conference at St. James AME Church and visited the Dallas Express office.
• Denton church activities (1919)
  This articles reports on the Denton church activities, including St. Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church.
• Mt. Pilgrim of Denton hosts the Sunday School Conference (1923)
  Mt. Pilgrim CME of Denton, hosts Sunday School Convention, sponsored by the West Texas Conference of the Colored Methodist Church, in 1923. Around 125 delegates are expected to attend the convention
• John White Photos
  Photos given by John White
• Mt. Pilgrim CME hosts Sunday School Convention (1923)
  Mt. Pilgrim CME of Denton, hosts Sunday School Convention, sponsored by the West Texas Conference of the Colored Methodist Church, in 1923. Leading deacons express the importance of religious education
• Marvin Newsom Draft Card
  World War I Draft Card of Marvin Newsom
• Map of Denton County
  Map of present day Denton County.