George Gilman Smith, Jr. (1836-1913) was a Methodist minister, writer, and historian. He was born December 24, 1836 at Sheffield, Newton County, Georgia, the son of Dr. George Gilman Smith and Susan Howard Smith. His youth was spent in the Georgia towns of Oxford, Atlanta, and Sandersville. In 1855, Smith attended Emory College for eight months. In 1867, the College awarded him a D.D. degree.
Dr. Smith began his career as a Methodist minister in 1857, when he was assigned to the Waynesboro Circuit, which included most of Burke County, Georgia. He was next assigned to Macon, Georgia, and from there went to the Forsyth (Georgia) Circuit.
Dr. Smith held a pastorate in Cedartown, Georgia, when the Civil War broke out. Smith joined Phillips' Legion as chaplain, and remained at this post until he was severely wounded at Sharp's Mountain during the Antietam Campaign of September, 1862. That year he left the army an invalid, and returned to Georgia.
Smith resumed his career in the ministry upon regaining his health after the war. His first pastorates were located in Baltimore, Maryland and Lewisburg, West Virginia. From 1871-1881, Smith held a series of appointments in the Georgia, North Georgia, and South Georgia Conferences, serving in Dalton, Marietta, Barnesville, LaGrange, Milledgeville, Gainesville,
and Madison. From 1882 to 1888, Smith toured the state as a Sunday School agent. In 1888, he retired from the active ministry. In his retirement, Smith made his home in Macon, Georgia, and devoted much time to writing. He died on May 7, 1913, in Macon.
Dr. Smith's first wife was Sarah Joanna Ousley Smith (1840-1869). The couple had five children. In 1870, Smith married Hanrice "Nannie" Lynn Lipps.
George Gilman Smith's published works include: History of Methodism in Georgia and Florida from 1785 to 1865 (1877), Life and Letters of James Osgood Andrew (1888), Life and Times of George Foster Pierce (1888), Childhood and Conversion (1891), Boy in Gray (1894) Life and Labors of Francis Asbury (1896), Story of Georgia and the Georgia People (1900), History of Georgia Methodism (1911) an many religious tracts and articles.
Dr. Smith began his career as a Methodist minister in 1857, when he was assigned to the Waynesboro Circuit, which included most of Burke County, Georgia. He was next assigned to Macon, Georgia, and from there went to the Forsyth (Georgia) Circuit.
Dr. Smith held a pastorate in Cedartown, Georgia, when the Civil War broke out. Smith joined Phillips' Legion as chaplain, and remained at this post until he was severely wounded at Sharp's Mountain during the Antietam Campaign of September, 1862. That year he left the army an invalid, and returned to Georgia.
Smith resumed his career in the ministry upon regaining his health after the war. His first pastorates were located in Baltimore, Maryland and Lewisburg, West Virginia. From 1871-1881, Smith held a series of appointments in the Georgia, North Georgia, and South Georgia Conferences, serving in Dalton, Marietta, Barnesville, LaGrange, Milledgeville, Gainesville,
and Madison. From 1882 to 1888, Smith toured the state as a Sunday School agent. In 1888, he retired from the active ministry. In his retirement, Smith made his home in Macon, Georgia, and devoted much time to writing. He died on May 7, 1913, in Macon.
Dr. Smith's first wife was Sarah Joanna Ousley Smith (1840-1869). The couple had five children. In 1870, Smith married Hanrice "Nannie" Lynn Lipps.
George Gilman Smith's published works include: History of Methodism in Georgia and Florida from 1785 to 1865 (1877), Life and Letters of James Osgood Andrew (1888), Life and Times of George Foster Pierce (1888), Childhood and Conversion (1891), Boy in Gray (1894) Life and Labors of Francis Asbury (1896), Story of Georgia and the Georgia People (1900), History of Georgia Methodism (1911) an many religious tracts and articles.
George Gilman Smith, Jr. (1836-1913) was a Methodist minister, writer, and historian. He was born December 24, 1836 at Sheffield, Newton County, Georgia, the son of Dr. George Gilman Smith and Susan Howard Smith. His youth was spent in the Georgia towns of Oxford, Atlanta, and Sandersville. In 1855, Smith attended Emory College for eight months. In 1867, the College awarded him a D.D. degree.
Dr. Smith began his career as a Methodist minister in 1857, when he was assigned to the Waynesboro Circuit, which included most of Burke County, Georgia. He was next assigned to Macon, Georgia, and from there went to the Forsyth (Georgia) Circuit.
Dr. Smith held a pastorate in Cedartown, Georgia, when the Civil War broke out. Smith joined Phillips' Legion as chaplain, and remained at this post until he was severely wounded at Sharp's Mountain during the Antietam Campaign of September, 1862. That year he left the army an invalid, and returned to Georgia.
Smith resumed his career in the ministry upon regaining his health after the war. His first pastorates were located in Baltimore, Maryland and Lewisburg, West Virginia. From 1871-1881, Smith held a series of appointments in the Georgia, North Georgia, and South Georgia Conferences, serving in Dalton, Marietta, Barnesville, LaGrange, Milledgeville, Gainesville,
and Madison. From 1882 to 1888, Smith toured the state as a Sunday School agent. In 1888, he retired from the active ministry. In his retirement, Smith made his home in Macon, Georgia, and devoted much time to writing. He died on May 7, 1913, in Macon.
Dr. Smith's first wife was Sarah Joanna Ousley Smith (1840-1869). The couple had five children. In 1870, Smith married Hanrice "Nannie" Lynn Lipps.
George Gilman Smith's published works include: History of Methodism in Georgia and Florida from 1785 to 1865 (1877), Life and Letters of James Osgood Andrew (1888), Life and Times of George Foster Pierce (1888), Childhood and Conversion (1891), Boy in Gray (1894) Life and Labors of Francis Asbury (1896), Story of Georgia and the Georgia People (1900), History of Georgia Methodism (1911) an many religious tracts and articles.
Dr. Smith began his career as a Methodist minister in 1857, when he was assigned to the Waynesboro Circuit, which included most of Burke County, Georgia. He was next assigned to Macon, Georgia, and from there went to the Forsyth (Georgia) Circuit.
Dr. Smith held a pastorate in Cedartown, Georgia, when the Civil War broke out. Smith joined Phillips' Legion as chaplain, and remained at this post until he was severely wounded at Sharp's Mountain during the Antietam Campaign of September, 1862. That year he left the army an invalid, and returned to Georgia.
Smith resumed his career in the ministry upon regaining his health after the war. His first pastorates were located in Baltimore, Maryland and Lewisburg, West Virginia. From 1871-1881, Smith held a series of appointments in the Georgia, North Georgia, and South Georgia Conferences, serving in Dalton, Marietta, Barnesville, LaGrange, Milledgeville, Gainesville,
and Madison. From 1882 to 1888, Smith toured the state as a Sunday School agent. In 1888, he retired from the active ministry. In his retirement, Smith made his home in Macon, Georgia, and devoted much time to writing. He died on May 7, 1913, in Macon.
Dr. Smith's first wife was Sarah Joanna Ousley Smith (1840-1869). The couple had five children. In 1870, Smith married Hanrice "Nannie" Lynn Lipps.
George Gilman Smith's published works include: History of Methodism in Georgia and Florida from 1785 to 1865 (1877), Life and Letters of James Osgood Andrew (1888), Life and Times of George Foster Pierce (1888), Childhood and Conversion (1891), Boy in Gray (1894) Life and Labors of Francis Asbury (1896), Story of Georgia and the Georgia People (1900), History of Georgia Methodism (1911) an many religious tracts and articles.
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