George E. Booker served as pastor of Ivy Creek United Methodist Church in 1884, and he is our first documented pastor.
World Events of 1884
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| Chester Arthur |
- Chester Arthur was President of the United States, having taken over for James Garfield who was assassinated in 1881.
- There were 38 states and the Alaska Territory was organized
- The International Meridian Conference (19 nations) met in Washington DC and established the prime meridian at Greenwich and divided the world into 24 time zones. The US had been divided into 4 time zones in 1883
- Mark Twain published The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Life Details
- He enlisted in the Confederate Army as a chaplain on September 5, 1861 originally with Company S, 48th Infantry Regiment Virginia and then received his commission as a captain in Company H, 58th Infantry Regiment Virginia
- He served as pastor at Bellamy Methodist Episcopal Church in Glouster County in 1876-1880
- According to the 1880 Census, he was 45 years old; married to Fanny M. (28 years old); and had three sons George E. Jr (8), Francis E. (6), and Marshall B. (28 months)
- By 1890, he was pastor of Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church in Chesterfield, VA
- According to a 1936 survey report, Old Booker Cemetery in Cumverland County has a tombstone with the following inscription and likely marks the grave of our first documented pastor:
| Rev. George E. Booker, D.C. |
Born February 9, 1828
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Died February 14, 1899
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A finished scholar. A true philanthropist
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A faithful Christian. "He being dead yet speaketh."
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 09 September 2008 )
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