My great grandfather was born in Henry County, AL, on Jan. 11, 1869, moving shortly afterward to Skipperville.He received his early education in the Alabama public schools and later attended Southern University at Greensboro, AL, near where he taught school for some time.After moving to DeFuniak Springs, FL, he taught both in Palmer College and Thomas Industrial Institute.He entered the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, early in life, and was licensed to preach in 1892. |