The Internet just continues to amaze me. Decided this morning to google my Great-Great Grandfather, Reverend John Young Register, who is buried in the Geneva City Cemetery. Found this in the minutes of a December 7, 1864 conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in Tuskegee.

Double Bridges Mission is represented by J. Y. Register

as doing well, considering the effect of the war on this section

of the country — about Geneva, Ala. We have reports for the

3d and 4th quarters from the missionary, who has received in-

to full connection 15 members, and on probation 8 ; baptised,

6 adults and 7 children. There is a membership of 155, and 6

appointments in this mission filled monthly.

Jackson {Fla.) Colored Mission, served by W. B. Adams.

This is a new mission, and the people are not educated on the

subject, but are willing to have their negroes preached to on

their plantations on Sundays; has preached to 11 plantations,

and had more plantations offered, but could not serve them. —

The Yankee raid was through the centre of this work and broke

up four appointments, which have not since been reorganized.

But little money paid as yet by the patrons for its support.

They desire the continuation of it. It is out of the power of

the missionary to remove his family, on account of the condi-

tion of the country, and his re-appointment would be accepta-

ble. Members 94 ; probationers 27 ; catechumens ISO ; hearers

300.