Pleasant Henderson Ordination Certificate
This collection contains one ordination certificate for Pleasant Henderson at the Baptist Church in Brawley's Fork, Cannon County, Tennessee from October 1844. It states that he has "sufficiently proven himself worthy, as a former member of the Baptist Church at Enon, Rutherford County ... Thus, they have ordained him an Evangelist to lead prayers and preach."
Dates
- 1844
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This collection contains one ordination certificate for Pleasant Henderson at the Baptist Church in Brawley's Fork, Cannon County, Tennessee from October 1844. It states that he has "sufficiently proven himself worthy, as a former member of the Baptist Church at Enon, Rutherford County ... Thus, they have ordained him an Evangelist to lead prayers and preach."
Biographical/Historical Note
Pleasant Terry Henderson was born January 24, 1817, in Rutherford County, Tennessee. In 1845, he married Ann E. Furman (1807-1882). Henderson diedon February 12, 1901, and is buried in Rutherford County.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single folder.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository