Leila B. LaGrone Family History Center

Leila B. LaGrone Family History Center in Carthage (Panola County) has several old records of Baptist associations, including the minutes of the first session of the Rusk County Baptist Association. It met in Henderson, November 23, 1901; W. H. H. Hays, moderator, C. E. Philips, clerk. During the church party/board party schism, Hays led a minority of churches out of the Mt. Zion Association and they organized the Rusk County Baptist Association. They merged with the Panola County Association circa 1928 to form the Rusk-Panola Baptist Association.

The Family History Center is located at 211 N. Shelby St. in Carthage, Texas, and is open Sunday 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Tuesday 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., Wednesday 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.