"A Historical Sketch of the Presbyterian Church of Greeneville, Tennessee"
Reverend John E. Alexander presented this sketch to the Presbyterian Historical Society of Philadelphia on July 2, 1876. In it, he details the history of the Presbyterian Church of Greeneville, Tennessee (previously known as Harmony and Mt. Bethel), including a list of the members of the church's session since its early years.
Dates
- 1876 July 2
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
Reverend John E. Alexander presented this sketch to the Presbyterian Historical Society of Philadelphia on July 2, 1876. In it, he details the history of the Presbyterian Church of Greeneville, Tennessee (previously known as Harmony and Mt. Bethel), including a list of the members of the church's session since its early years.
Biographical/Historical Note
John Edmiston Alexander was born to Samuel Edmiston and Mary (Alexander) Alexander on June 2, 1815. He attended Jefferson College and later Princeton Theological Seminary. Alexander married Mary Milliken (1820-1855) in 1842, and the couple had five children: Samuel Millikin (1843-), Robert Wilson (1845-1924), Anna Mary (1842-), Martha A. (Alexander) Shangle (1850-), and John E. Alexander (1854-). After Mary's death in 1855, John married Catharine Milligan Potter in 1856. John and Catharine had four children: Catharine, Daniel Potter, Susan, and William. Alexander was licensed by the Huntingdon Presbytery in 1842 and served as pastor of churches in Indiana (Penn.) and Washington and Senecaville (Ohio) in addition to working as the principal of Miller Academy (Zanesville, Ohio), founding Hightstown Classical Institute, and teaching at Ridley Park Academy before taking charge of the Presbyterian Church in Greeneville (Tenn.) in 1875. John E. Alexander died on April 4, 1902.
The Presbyterian Church of Greeneville, Tennessee began in 1780 when Samuel Doak preached at a gathering of worshippers. Mt. Bethel Presbyterian Church was formally organized in 1783 with Hezekiah Balch as the first pastor. The church's name changed to Greeneville Presbyterian Church in 1840 and finally to First Presbyterian Church in 1940.
Arrangement
This collection consists of a single folder.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository