Est. 1849
John W. Ray, his wife, Martha; their infant son; and her fifteen-year-old brother, James R. Conyers, moved to Mt. Meigs from Greene County, Georgia. He and his older brother, Isaac Ray, owned extensive landholdings along Vaughn and Taylor Roads. These early settlers were devout Missionary Baptists. John W. Ray assisted in organizing Antioch Baptist Church, the first church of any denomination organized in Montgomery County, in 1818 at Mt. Meigs. John W. Ray, James R. Conyers, and members of the Ray, Conyers, Nicholson, Handey, and Relfe families are buried here. Among them are veterans of four wars: Dr. John C. Nicholson, Surgeon I AL Calvalry Regt, Civil War; his uncle, Vincent Cogburn, veteran of the Mexican War; Mason Handey, Navy, World War I; and John Robert Relfe, Captain, US Army, World War II.| HM Number | HM1D7D |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2006 |
| Placed By | The East Montgomery County Historical Society and the Handey Family |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Saturday, September 20th, 2014 at 9:44pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 581772 N 3578236 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 32.33803333, -86.13108333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 32° 20.282', W 86° 7.865' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 32° 20' 16.92" N, 86° 7' 51.90" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 334 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 135 Briar Ln, Pike Rd AL 36064, US |
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