1954, April 22 - Cleveland County Early Days

Authors

Mamie Jones

Files

Description

This article traces the history of Shelby Presbyterian Church from its organization in 1858 through the early 20th century. It describes the founding members, early worship in homes and other churches, and construction of the first church building completed in 1875. The narrative highlights hardships during the Civil War and Reconstruction, when only a few women sustained the congregation, and later growth under successive pastors. It also documents church leadership, expansions, and regional Presbyterian developments.

Publication Date

4-22-1954

City

Shelby, NC

Keywords

Jesse Rankin, Isaac Erwin, Margaret Erwin, Margaret Forbes, Jane Wilson, Margaret Dellinger, W. E. Ryburn, Martin Mullinax, Ellen Quinn, Ann Ryburn, Nancy Ford, Amanda Jones, H. F. Jones, Susan Maxwell, J. H. Gouger, John F. Tiddy, B. B. Babington, Lee Kerr, Walter Ramseur, Martha Beattie, DeWitt Quinn, Ora Poston Davis, Mattie Adams, William Forbes, Elizabeth Forbes, Margaret Tiddy, Shelby Presbyterian Church, Shelby

Contributors

Fay Webb Gardner Collection in the Gardner-Webb University Archives

Recommended Citation

Jones, Mamie, "1954, April 22 - Cleveland County Early Days" (1954). Cleveland County Early Days Newspaper Column. 54.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/fay-webb-gardner-cleveland-county-early-days-newspaper-column/54