Presbyterian Church

Presbyterian Church. . The original building for the First Presbyterian Church of Griffin was built on this site. It is here where John Henry “Doc” Holliday and his mother Alice Jane were baptized into the Presbyterian faith., Despite being born into a Methodist family, Alice Jane had not previously joined a church. She was received into the Presbyterian faith two months following the passing of their first born child, Martha Eleanora in June 1850. Church records show that almost eighteen months later, on Sunday, March 21st 1852, “John Henry, infant son of Henry B. and Allice [sic] J. Holliday received the ordinance of baptism.”, Anecdotal accounts describe young John Henry and his mother as being very close. As was the custom of the time, it is likely that Alice Jane would have been responsible for his education before beginning formal schooling. She was raising him to be a Southern gentleman. John Henry's informal education may have included piano and social graces.