Advertisement

Rev. William McWhorter

Advertisement

Rev. William McWhorter

Birth
Walhalla, Oconee County, South Carolina, USA
Death
9 Feb 1884 (aged 72)
Oconee County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
Oconee County, South Carolina, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.6081028, Longitude: -83.0836556
Memorial ID
View Source
Son of John Bayles McWhorter, Sr. and Elizabeth Wilson McWhorter.
Brother of James Baxter McWhorter, David McWhorter, Martha M. McWhorter Rogers, Elizabeth Ann (Betsy) McWhorter McClure, John Bayles McWhorter, Jr., Ezekiel Andrew McWhorter, Samuel McWhorter, Sarah (Sallie) McWhorter Langston, and Andrew Brown McWhorter.
Husband of Margaret McElroy Kyle McWhorter.
Father of John Samuel McWhorter, two other sons, and two daughters.
Liscensed by the Presbytery of SC in 1837. Ordained the Chickasaw Presbytery in Poncotoc, MS (his wife's home)in 1838. He preached in Laurens, Anderson, Abbeville, Oconee, Pickens, and Andrew Counties in SC. He taught classics in private institutions and at Erskine College. He was a commissioner to the Presbyterian Church at Philadelphia, PA in 1841. He was a staunch supporter of the Confederacy, and three sons fought for the C.S.A.. One son, John Samuel McWhorter, died at the Battle of Franklin, TN at the age of 18.
Son of John Bayles McWhorter, Sr. and Elizabeth Wilson McWhorter.
Brother of James Baxter McWhorter, David McWhorter, Martha M. McWhorter Rogers, Elizabeth Ann (Betsy) McWhorter McClure, John Bayles McWhorter, Jr., Ezekiel Andrew McWhorter, Samuel McWhorter, Sarah (Sallie) McWhorter Langston, and Andrew Brown McWhorter.
Husband of Margaret McElroy Kyle McWhorter.
Father of John Samuel McWhorter, two other sons, and two daughters.
Liscensed by the Presbytery of SC in 1837. Ordained the Chickasaw Presbytery in Poncotoc, MS (his wife's home)in 1838. He preached in Laurens, Anderson, Abbeville, Oconee, Pickens, and Andrew Counties in SC. He taught classics in private institutions and at Erskine College. He was a commissioner to the Presbyterian Church at Philadelphia, PA in 1841. He was a staunch supporter of the Confederacy, and three sons fought for the C.S.A.. One son, John Samuel McWhorter, died at the Battle of Franklin, TN at the age of 18.


Advertisement