ABC Wednesday: A is for Agee

Agee is a small community tucked between Fairy and Lanham on FM 1602 eleven miles northeast of Hamilton. It was named for Dr. William Absalom Agee, a medical doctor, dentist, merchant, and ordained Baptist preacher. Dr. Agee, an Alabama native, moved into Hamilton County at least in 1896.

The Agee Post Office was in the  home of Dr. William A. Agee from 11 September, 1897, to 14 October, 1905, and his wife, Narcissa Caroline (Freeman) Agee, was the postmistress.

Agee School existed for a several years. Presley Curry taught in the Agee School.  Before 1936 the Agee School consolidated with the Fairy School. In 1936 E. C. Allison drove the school bus from Agee to Fairy and Agee School board members were J. D. Patterson, C. M. Tinkle, and J. M. Blacklock

1900-1992, picture was taken around 1997.

Dr. and Mrs. Agee, and a daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John Little Anglin, Sr., and Nanna Stockton were charter members of the Agee Baptist Church which was formed 1 July, 1900. On 15 June, 1901, John Little Anglin, Sr. and G. B. Covey, deacons of the Missionary Baptist Church at Agee received a tract of land as a gift from Isaac Massengill who gave the land “to further the cause of Christianity at Agee.” Massengill signed the deed with his mark. The deed was notarized by C. P. Woodward at Fairy, TX, and was recorded in Hamilton County Deed Book, Vol. 22, p. 60. The land was described as being situated in Hamilton County, and was a tract of land of the Isaac Massengill Subdivision of the John Riley Survey, on the waters of Leon River and on the Hico-Jonesboro Road.

The Agee Baptist Church disbanded in July, 1992, and  the building was used for a Spanish-speaking mission, Nueva Vision Iglesia sponsored by Fairy Baptist Church and the Tri-Rivers Baptist Association for several yeas.

Lanham Baptist Church apparently changed its name to Agee Baptist Church in 1900. Lanham Baptist Church was admitted to Hamilton County Baptist Association 16 August, 1900. The minutes of Hamilton County Baptist Association do not record the admission of Agee Baptist Church despite the fact that it actively participated in the association for over ninety years.

Early pastors of Agee Baptist Church have included:

J. T. Beam, 1901–1902

F. M. Walker, 1903

J. T. Adams, 1904–1905

Randolph Hunter “Randall” Gibson, 1906

John Seymour Deaton, 1907–1910

Early church clerks included:

John L. Anglin–1900 (Lanham)

John L. Anglin, 1901–1905 (Agee)

R. A. Driver, 1906–1910

Early messengers to the annual association meeting were:

1900–(Lanham) Rev. William Absalom Agee, John L. Anglin, Sr., John L. Anglin, Jr.;

1901–William Absalom Agee, John L. Anglin, Jr.;

1902–John L. Anglin, Jr.;

1903—William Absalom Agee, John L. Anglin, R. A. Barrett;

1904–J. P. Stockton, J. Jameson, John Anglin;

1905–Joshua Iredell Jameson, John L. Anglin, Jr., Willie Driver;

1906–R. A. Driver, J. A. Anderson;

1907–J. J. Vinson, W. T. Driver, J. A. Anderson

1908–J. J. Vinson, W. L. Franklin

1909–J. J. Vinson, J. S. Webber, R. A. Driver

1910–J. S. Webber, William Absalom Agee

1911–R. A. Driver, William Absalom Agee, J. M. Blakely, and J. J. Vinson — ECW

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