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John Hodges Weatherall

Birth
Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
Death
1 Apr 1903 (aged 74)
Palmer, Ellis County, Texas, USA
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John Hodges Weatherall was born 12 Nov 1828 in Abbeville, SC and moved to Mississippi when he was about 6 years old. He was a cripple from the age of 12 years old from a rattlesnake bite, having had the amputation of 2/3 of his right foot.

He tried 4 times to enlist in the Confederate Army. Finally, they were desperate for men and accepted him. He served as a staff officer; his 6 brothers also fought for the Confederacy (James, George, William, Joseph, Samuel, and Robert).

He married Susan Arrens Smith on 14 March 1860 in the Smith home in New Albany, Mississippi. John and Susan had 11 children, of whom one died at age 4. John was a Methodist Minister in Memphis, TN and he also pastored other churches - rode the circuit. He received his PhD from Harvard University and taught at the University of Mississippi. He also taught at the first free school in Bell County, Texas near Belton. John could speak several languages. He was also educated for "Old School Presbyterian Ministry." Some of his papers were placed in the Historical Building at Norman, OK.

He died on 1 April 1903 and he & Susan are both buried in the Palmer, Texas cemetery.
John Hodges Weatherall was born 12 Nov 1828 in Abbeville, SC and moved to Mississippi when he was about 6 years old. He was a cripple from the age of 12 years old from a rattlesnake bite, having had the amputation of 2/3 of his right foot.

He tried 4 times to enlist in the Confederate Army. Finally, they were desperate for men and accepted him. He served as a staff officer; his 6 brothers also fought for the Confederacy (James, George, William, Joseph, Samuel, and Robert).

He married Susan Arrens Smith on 14 March 1860 in the Smith home in New Albany, Mississippi. John and Susan had 11 children, of whom one died at age 4. John was a Methodist Minister in Memphis, TN and he also pastored other churches - rode the circuit. He received his PhD from Harvard University and taught at the University of Mississippi. He also taught at the first free school in Bell County, Texas near Belton. John could speak several languages. He was also educated for "Old School Presbyterian Ministry." Some of his papers were placed in the Historical Building at Norman, OK.

He died on 1 April 1903 and he & Susan are both buried in the Palmer, Texas cemetery.

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