Patrick M. Valentine’s The Episcopalians of Wilson County: A History of St. Timothy’s and St. Mark’s Churches in Wilson, North Carolina 1856-1995 (1996), features several invaluable appendices that illuminate Wilson’s tiny African-American Episcopalian community. Valentine credits Cindy and Jeff Day with compiling them, and this post is the first in a series annotating the confirmations list.
“Appendix H: Confirmations & Receptions, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church” shows these confirmations by Right Reverend T.B. Lyman:
On 20 March 1890:
- Joseph C. Palmer
- Mallissie Knigh
- Adline Allen
- Samuel S. Niscon
- Mary Harrison
- Mattie Palmer Moore
- Alice Mabry
In May 1891:
- John Boykin
- Dora Filmore