History
of Cupco
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Cupco is the Choctaw word for Hackberry |
Cupco
Church was started in 1896, finished in 1897. After completion a Presbyterian
Church organized as soon as the building was finished. Construction: Carpenters:
Tuck and Charley Holman
Volunteers: Willy King, Sam Henderson, Ed Wall, Lewis Karns, Joshua Potts Church
Officers: Pastor:
Sam Bohanon
Deacons: Billy Bolbert, Peter Hudson
Sponsors: Ellis Bohanon, Sophia King, Robert Bohanon Due
to low attendance, Cupco was temporarily closed as a church and used as a hay
barn. In 1913, Cupco was reorganized as a Free Will Baptist Church. Reorganizers: Ministers:
W.M. Sturgeon, John Farmer, Elzy Yadel
Deacon: W.m. Castle
Members: Andy Hamby, Sam Stafford <<More
To Come.>>
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