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Whitesville Methodist Episcopal Church, South
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By David Seibert, July 20, 2003 | |
| | | 1. Whitesville Methodist Episcopal Church, South Marker | | |
Inscription. (Side 1):
The Methodist church in Whitesville had its origins about 1828 in meetings held at the home of Reuben Mobley. The First Methodist Church was founded in the early 1830s and by 1837 the decision was made to erect a church for the growing congregation on land donated by a trustee. The first church was used until 1854, when the current building was completed. This was the early church of Rev. William Jackson Callahan, a 1891 Emory graduate who was a missionary in Japan. Rev. Charles L. Allen, later pastor of Grace Methodist Church in Atlanta and well-known author, preached his first sermon here. The Whitesville Methodist Church has been actively in use as a Methodist church since its dedication.
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Whitesville Methodist Church Cemetery
The adjacent cemetery predates the church building. It has several types of burial markings from the earliest stacked stone and brick graves to metal mail-order grave markers. There are numerous family plots defined by retaining walls, copings and iron fencing. Many graves are unmarked as uninscribed field stone markers were inadvertently removed. The earliest burial date on a marker is 1844 for Reuben Mobley, on of the church founders
Erected 2002 by Historic Chattahoochee Commission and Whitesville United Methodist Church| | | | 
By David Seibert, July 20, 2003 | |
| | | 2. Side 2: Whitesville Methodist Church Cemetery | | |
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Location. 32° 49.183′ N, 85° 2.132′ W. Marker is in Whitesville, Georgia, in Harris County. Marker is on Pine Lake Road 0.1 miles south of Monument Road, on the right when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pine Mountain GA 31822, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Whitesville (approx. ¼ mile away); Sunnyside School, Midway Baptist Church and Midway Cemetery Historic District (approx. 3 miles away); Jones Crossroads (approx. 3.5 miles away); Mountain Hill District Consolidated School (approx. 8.6 miles away); Tenth Street School (approx. 8.7 miles away); Fort Tyler Cemetery (approx. 9 miles away); Gen. Robert C. Tyler, C.S.A. (approx. 9 miles away); "Daughters of the Confederacy" (approx. 9.4 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Whitesville. |
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By David Seibert, September 18, 2010 | |
| | | 3. Whitesville Methodist Episcopal Church, South | | |
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By David Seibert, September 18, 2010 | |
| | | 4. Whitesville Methodist Church Cemetery | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on October 1, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 483 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 1, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 3, 4. submitted on September 20, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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