I have been able to identify 87 baptisms in Tennessee during 1917. Below is a map of them by county. On the left side of the map are the baptisms in the Middle Tennessee Conference, and on the right are the East Tennessee Conference. A few areas stand out.
There were five baptisms in Shelby county (left bottom) where we have the member-led Memphis Branch. There were 10 in Humphreys county (center left) where the Turkey Creek Branch meets. The branch is at the north end of the county so having 7 baptisms from neighboring Houston county doesn't surprise me. There were also 10 baptisms in Putnam county with a few in neighboring Smith (4) and Overton (5) counties too. There wasn't a branch in that area, as far as I can tell, at least not yet. Cocke county (on the right center. Pronounced like Coke) had 9, most from a single large family. Hamilton county (bottom right) had 5, but only one was in Chattanooga and that was the mission president's daughter. The other 4 were at Soddy at the other (north) end of the county where a branch was organized.
What doesn't stand out? Nashville had no baptisms. There weren't many members there in 1917, despite nearly constant efforts so there wasn't a branch at the time. Grundy County had a large branch at Hurricane, but no baptisms for the year. Knoxville had a branch, and 1 baptism. Sweetgum in Van Buren county had a branch and only 1 baptism. Maury county had a branch, and only 1 baptism. Robertson county had a branch and only 1 baptism.
Of the 87 baptisms 32 were under 18 years old. Of those, 14 were for 8 year old children. To use a modern standard they would be considered children of record baptisms, instead of convert baptisms. Many of the other minor aged baptisms would functionally fall into the same category since they may have not been baptized at age 8 because they had to wait until a missionary came around to perform the baptism.
As you might expect in a time when many baptisms were still held in the open air, almost none of them happened during the winter.
| Heather Ora Fulcher | 31-Mar-17 |
| Clarence Monroe Stone | 2-Apr-17 |
| Flora H Stone | 2-Apr-17 |
| Tilly L Stone | 2-Apr-17 |
| Jesse L Emby | 9-Apr-17 |
| Ella Featherston | 22-Apr-17 |
| Ruby R Mitchell | 24-Apr-17 |
| Corda N Williamson | 24-Apr-17 |
| Thomas Coggins | 29-Apr-17 |
| Charles M Ellison | 29-Apr-17 |
| Thomas L Frazier | 29-Apr-17 |
| Dossie Priest | 30-Apr-17 |
| Della Coggins | 30-Apr-17 |
| Cordelia Coggins | 30-Apr-17 |
| Ellen C Ellison | 30-Apr-17 |
| Orva Woolbright | 14-May-17 |
| Polley E Hughes | 20-May-17 |
| Minnie Hughes | 20-May-17 |
| Mary C Seiber | 22-May-17 |
| James Wade Nichols | 24-May-17 |
| Jane Arthy Bevenue | 26-May-17 |
| Nash N Fuller | 2-Jun-17 |
| Charlie E Abney | 3-Jun-17 |
| Cara M Butler | 3-Jun-17 |
| Charlie T Gilpatrick | 3-Jun-17 |
| Flora L Gilpatrick | 3-Jun-17 |
| Carl W Stone | 9-Jun-17 |
| Josephine Thompson | 10-Jun-17 |
| William R Conner | 11-Jun-17 |
| Fred L Amonett | 11-Jun-17 |
| Josephine Callis | 15-Jun-17 |
| Alice Geoffy | 18-Jun-17 |
| Isaac M Robinson | 29-Jun-17 |
| Franklin Murray | 4-Jul-17 |
| Effie O Booker | 8-Jul-17 |
| Soffie I Booker | 8-Jul-17 |
| Melvin L Booker | 8-Jul-17 |
| Beatrice O Booker | 8-Jul-17 |
| Luther H Clemons | 12-Jul-17 |
| Bertha M Lindsey | 12-Jul-17 |
| John I Lindsey | 12-Jul-17 |
| Oscar Gorden Stone | 17-Jul-17 |
| Harris Haager Carter | 23-Jul-17 |
| Cleveland Bigham | 28-Jul-17 |
| Richard Andrew Bigham | 28-Jul-17 |
| Albert Harris Durham | 28-Jul-17 |
| Eva Leaner Durham | 28-Jul-17 |
| Mary Bell Barron | 29-Jul-17 |
| John Clinton Smith | 29-Jul-17 |
| John M Wilson | 1-Aug-17 |
| Pernancy Catherine Dunn | 5-Aug-17 |
| Lonnie Mae Heaton | 6-Aug-17 |
| Hattie Jentry | 10-Aug-17 |
| Lona A Parham | 10-Aug-17 |
| Louis C Parham | 10-Aug-17 |
| George S Starkey | 12-Aug-17 |
| Mary Bryant Ausbrooks | 13-Aug-17 |
| Claude Earl Stamper | 16-Aug-17 |
| Jesse Lou Bigham | 19-Aug-17 |
| Maggie A Bigham | 19-Aug-17 |
| Carroll Sampson Busby | 21-Aug-17 |
| Sophia Isabelle Busby | 21-Aug-17 |
| Mallie Busby | 21-Aug-17 |
| Elsie Erma Busby | 21-Aug-17 |
| Daisy D Box | 22-Aug-17 |
| Mary Jane Bigham | 23-Aug-17 |
| Maggie Ida Hill | 29-Aug-17 |
| Mandy Alice Holt | 31-Aug-17 |
| Sarah L Hailey | 31-Aug-17 |
| Lillie M Robinson | 2-Sep-17 |
| Fleeder Willhelm | 2-Sep-17 |
| Mattie Lousia Gray | 9-Sep-17 |
| Maude Ethel Gray | 9-Sep-17 |
| Paul A Ragan | 18-Sep-17 |
| Eliza L James | 23-Sep-17 |
| Nancy E Shannan | 23-Sep-17 |
| Jady D Kirby Jr | 23-Sep-17 |
| Bernard Talley | 25-Sep-17 |
| Callie N Talley | 25-Sep-17 |
| Glen W Williams | 25-Sep-17 |
| Nancy E Clemons | 5-Oct-17 |
| Allie V Clemons | 5-Oct-17 |
| William S Clemons | 5-Oct-17 |
| Rachel Lee Gleason | 15-Oct-17 |
| Anna Price Caur | 18-Nov-17 |
| John Harrison Caur | 18-Nov-17 |
| Nina M Ragan | 9-Dec-17 |
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