Freed-Hardeman Connections
Researching the Restoration Movement in Mississippi and West Tennessee
Attendees
Charles H. Roberson
Charles Heber Roberson was born in Robersonville, N. C. on Feb. 28, 1897. His parents moved to Marshall County, TN in 1892. He attended Gerogia Robertson Christian College at the age of nineteen. He became the co-founder, along with A. B. Barret, of Cleburne College in Celburne, TX.
Gospel Advocate, Feb. 15, 1940
Leonard Lee Brigance
1879-1950
Biographical Sketch On The Life Of L. L. Brigance
Leonard Lee Brigance was born in 1879 at Scotts Hill, Henderson County, Tennessee. He was the son of W. Sanders and Mary Frances Brigance. He obeyed the gospel early in life under the preaching of R. P. Meeks. He finished high school at Scotts Hill and continued his studies at Georgia Robertson Christian College in Henderson. He completed the course there in 1905 and obtained the M.A. degree from that school. He became a member of the faculty of the college, then known as National Teachers Normal and Business College, in the year of 1909, the second session of its operation. He was instructor in Latin, Greek, Literature and the Bible. His philosophy was the saying of Emerson, "Hitch your wagon to a star." With the exception of a few years, he was a member of the Freed-Hardeman College faculty from its earliest years until he passed away.
Father of Brad Brumley
Brad Brumley's father attended the last session of Georgie Robertson Christian College and the first year of National Business College,
Hugo McCord's Father
"My father, a Georgia-Robertson Christian College student, and later a church pillar ...." --- In an article "I Am A 'Teetotaler'" by Hugo McCord
Sue Shelton White
1887-1943
Sue Shelton White, suffragist, lawyer, government official, and active Democrat, was born on May 25, 1887, in Henderson, Tenn., the second of three children of James Shelton White and Mary Calista (Swain) White. Her father, a lawyer and Methodist minister, died when she was nine. When her mother died four years later, SSW went to live with an aunt. When she was sixteen she took a teacher training course at Georgia Robertson Christian College and the following year (1904-05) attended West Tennessee Business College. From the time of her first job, as a stenographer in Jackson, Tenn., until her death in 1943, she held a variety of paid positions and was active in the woman suffrage movement and the Democratic Party.
--- Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Radcliffe College, December 1986
James Shelton White had three children. They lived in a house, part of which is still standing, just across from the city cemetery, near Lofton Chevrolet Company. Sue Shelton White, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. White, attended Georgie Robertson Christian College, then became a court reporter, moving to Jackson. She worked as a reporter for a few years in Jackson and is remembered by some of the citizens living now in Henderson. Sue White studied law and was a secretary for former Senator K. D. McKellar for a number of years. She secured her law degree and was one of the people who made great contributions to our present social security laws. She was a close friend of President and Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt. She was a national leader in the woman''s suffrage movement and took the lead in the same movement to gain women the right to vote in Tennessee. She died in May 1943 of cancer and is buried in the state of Virginia.
David Richard Shelton
1879-1936
David Shelton's brother was Pinkney Shelton, grandfather of Mrs. Tom (Carole) Day Childers. He is buried in the Antioch Primitive Baptist Cemetery near Ripley, MS in Tippah County. He taught school in Booneville, MS.
Clint Atkins Daniel
Apr. 2, 1886 - Jan. 30, 1961
Clint was a native of Daniel's Landing in Perry County, TN, and was a graduate of Georgia Robertson Christian College at Henderson. It is now called Freed-Hardeman Christian College. He was a postmaster at Daniel's Landing for 33 years and also operated a store. Clint was a member of the Church of Christ. He moved to Madison, TN and lived there for 15 years and was employed by B. F. Myers & Sons department store. He passed away at Madison Hospital, after an extended illness.
Clint Atkins Daniels, 74, of Madison, TN died Monday at Madison Hospital, after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wed at the Madison Feneral Home with Dr. Ira North minister of the Madison Church of Christ. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wed at the Crooked Creek Church of Christ in Perry Co., with C. N. Hudson officiating, and burial in the Northern Cemetery, Perry Co., TN in the family burial grounds. He was married 50 years ago to the former Sallie Daniel, who survives. The son of John N. and Martha Young Daniel and was born and raised in Perry Co., TN. Survivors include; son, Homer A. Daniel minister of Church of Christ in Ft. Oglethorpe, Chattanooga; a brother, former Judge John B. Daniel, two sisters; Mrs. Jennie H. Daniel, and Mrs. Willie Bell, also three grandchildren; Jane, Martha, & Jimmie Daniel all of Chattanooga. Active pallbearers were elders and deacons of the Madison Church of Christ. Funeral Homes in charge of arrangements were Luff-Bowen, Waverly (Most of all the Daniel's use this funeral home), and Madison Funeral Home.
Family links: Parents: John Nuton Daniel (1837 - 1925) and Martha Young Daniel (1845 - 1923)
Children: Homer Atkins Daniel (1915 - 1997)*
Spouses: Eva Mae Cotham Daniel (1889 - 1911) and Sallie Mae Daniel Daniel (1893 - 1980)
Burial: Northern Cemetery, Lobelville, Perry County, Tennessee, USA, GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 35.81310, Longitude: -87.91890
Created by: Sandy Daniel, Find A Grave Memorial# 22986572
Charles H. Roberson
Charles Heber Roberson was born in Robersonville, N. C. on Feb. 28, 1897. His parents moved to Marshall County, TN in 1892. He attended Gerogia Robertson Christian College at the age of nineteen. He became the co-founder, along with A. B. Barret, of Cleburne College in Celburne, TX.
Gospel Advocate, Feb. 15, 1940
Leonard Lee Brigance
1879-1950
Biographical Sketch On The Life Of L. L. Brigance
Leonard Lee Brigance was born in 1879 at Scotts Hill, Henderson County, Tennessee. He was the son of W. Sanders and Mary Frances Brigance. He obeyed the gospel early in life under the preaching of R. P. Meeks. He finished high school at Scotts Hill and continued his studies at Georgia Robertson Christian College in Henderson. He completed the course there in 1905 and obtained the M.A. degree from that school. He became a member of the faculty of the college, then known as National Teachers Normal and Business College, in the year of 1909, the second session of its operation. He was instructor in Latin, Greek, Literature and the Bible. His philosophy was the saying of Emerson, "Hitch your wagon to a star." With the exception of a few years, he was a member of the Freed-Hardeman College faculty from its earliest years until he passed away.
Father of Brad Brumley
Brad Brumley's father attended the last session of Georgie Robertson Christian College and the first year of National Business College,
Hugo McCord's Father
"My father, a Georgia-Robertson Christian College student, and later a church pillar ...." --- In an article "I Am A 'Teetotaler'" by Hugo McCord
Sue Shelton White
1887-1943
Sue Shelton White, suffragist, lawyer, government official, and active Democrat, was born on May 25, 1887, in Henderson, Tenn., the second of three children of James Shelton White and Mary Calista (Swain) White. Her father, a lawyer and Methodist minister, died when she was nine. When her mother died four years later, SSW went to live with an aunt. When she was sixteen she took a teacher training course at Georgia Robertson Christian College and the following year (1904-05) attended West Tennessee Business College. From the time of her first job, as a stenographer in Jackson, Tenn., until her death in 1943, she held a variety of paid positions and was active in the woman suffrage movement and the Democratic Party.
--- Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Radcliffe College, December 1986
James Shelton White had three children. They lived in a house, part of which is still standing, just across from the city cemetery, near Lofton Chevrolet Company. Sue Shelton White, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. White, attended Georgie Robertson Christian College, then became a court reporter, moving to Jackson. She worked as a reporter for a few years in Jackson and is remembered by some of the citizens living now in Henderson. Sue White studied law and was a secretary for former Senator K. D. McKellar for a number of years. She secured her law degree and was one of the people who made great contributions to our present social security laws. She was a close friend of President and Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt. She was a national leader in the woman''s suffrage movement and took the lead in the same movement to gain women the right to vote in Tennessee. She died in May 1943 of cancer and is buried in the state of Virginia.
David Richard Shelton
1879-1936
David Shelton's brother was Pinkney Shelton, grandfather of Mrs. Tom (Carole) Day Childers. He is buried in the Antioch Primitive Baptist Cemetery near Ripley, MS in Tippah County. He taught school in Booneville, MS.
Clint Atkins Daniel
Apr. 2, 1886 - Jan. 30, 1961
Clint was a native of Daniel's Landing in Perry County, TN, and was a graduate of Georgia Robertson Christian College at Henderson. It is now called Freed-Hardeman Christian College. He was a postmaster at Daniel's Landing for 33 years and also operated a store. Clint was a member of the Church of Christ. He moved to Madison, TN and lived there for 15 years and was employed by B. F. Myers & Sons department store. He passed away at Madison Hospital, after an extended illness.
Clint Atkins Daniels, 74, of Madison, TN died Monday at Madison Hospital, after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wed at the Madison Feneral Home with Dr. Ira North minister of the Madison Church of Christ. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wed at the Crooked Creek Church of Christ in Perry Co., with C. N. Hudson officiating, and burial in the Northern Cemetery, Perry Co., TN in the family burial grounds. He was married 50 years ago to the former Sallie Daniel, who survives. The son of John N. and Martha Young Daniel and was born and raised in Perry Co., TN. Survivors include; son, Homer A. Daniel minister of Church of Christ in Ft. Oglethorpe, Chattanooga; a brother, former Judge John B. Daniel, two sisters; Mrs. Jennie H. Daniel, and Mrs. Willie Bell, also three grandchildren; Jane, Martha, & Jimmie Daniel all of Chattanooga. Active pallbearers were elders and deacons of the Madison Church of Christ. Funeral Homes in charge of arrangements were Luff-Bowen, Waverly (Most of all the Daniel's use this funeral home), and Madison Funeral Home.
Family links: Parents: John Nuton Daniel (1837 - 1925) and Martha Young Daniel (1845 - 1923)
Children: Homer Atkins Daniel (1915 - 1997)*
Spouses: Eva Mae Cotham Daniel (1889 - 1911) and Sallie Mae Daniel Daniel (1893 - 1980)
Burial: Northern Cemetery, Lobelville, Perry County, Tennessee, USA, GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 35.81310, Longitude: -87.91890
Created by: Sandy Daniel, Find A Grave Memorial# 22986572