A man called Anthony Foster was one of the earliest settlers in the community. His home was a short distance North of where the old church once stood. In 1842, the Foster's young son, Simpson Bobo Foster, died after a short illness, and since there was no church or cemetery nearby, Mr. Foster wanted the boy buried near a big oak tree down in the flat. Because of his son's grave, Mr. Foster and other members of the community met to discuss plans for a church. Very soon a pine log building was erected and Foster's Chapel Church was organized.
[D.L. Murphree, The Southern Democrat, 1936]
[D.L. Murphree, The Southern Democrat, 1936]
A man called Anthony Foster was one of the earliest settlers in the community. His home was a short distance North of where the old church once stood. In 1842, the Foster's young son, Simpson Bobo Foster, died after a short illness, and since there was no church or cemetery nearby, Mr. Foster wanted the boy buried near a big oak tree down in the flat. Because of his son's grave, Mr. Foster and other members of the community met to discuss plans for a church. Very soon a pine log building was erected and Foster's Chapel Church was organized.
[D.L. Murphree, The Southern Democrat, 1936]
[D.L. Murphree, The Southern Democrat, 1936]
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