Rev. Story was the son of Thomas Story and Phoebe Ann (Brooks) Story. He was a Methodist Minister. He married Ann Hill on 5 Aug 1829 in Fayette Co., GA. They had nine children. After she died he married Mary Patterson on 7 Oct 1852. They had three children. Then 15 Oct 1867 he married Harriet Tennison in Macon Co., AL.
He was described as having quaint ways, a sharp wit, a clear common sense, a fiery temper, stubborn will, an intense zeal and untiring labors all working together and controlled by an Elijah-like faith and courage, presented in a bony, wizard-like man. . He seemed the very embodiment of a religious hero. He could excite to laughter or move to tears, but listeners
always went away with more vivid convictions of the righteousness and mercy of God, the sinfulness of sin, and the power of the Holy Ghost to save the soul. (History of Methodism in Alabama and West Florida by Lazenby.)
He was described as having quaint ways, a sharp wit, a clear common sense, a fiery temper, stubborn will, an intense zeal and untiring labors all working together and controlled by an Elijah-like faith and courage, presented in a bony, wizard-like man. . He seemed the very embodiment of a religious hero. He could excite to laughter or move to tears, but listeners
always went away with more vivid convictions of the righteousness and mercy of God, the sinfulness of sin, and the power of the Holy Ghost to save the soul. (History of Methodism in Alabama and West Florida by Lazenby.)
Rev. Story was the son of Thomas Story and Phoebe Ann (Brooks) Story. He was a Methodist Minister. He married Ann Hill on 5 Aug 1829 in Fayette Co., GA. They had nine children. After she died he married Mary Patterson on 7 Oct 1852. They had three children. Then 15 Oct 1867 he married Harriet Tennison in Macon Co., AL.
He was described as having quaint ways, a sharp wit, a clear common sense, a fiery temper, stubborn will, an intense zeal and untiring labors all working together and controlled by an Elijah-like faith and courage, presented in a bony, wizard-like man. . He seemed the very embodiment of a religious hero. He could excite to laughter or move to tears, but listeners
always went away with more vivid convictions of the righteousness and mercy of God, the sinfulness of sin, and the power of the Holy Ghost to save the soul. (History of Methodism in Alabama and West Florida by Lazenby.)
He was described as having quaint ways, a sharp wit, a clear common sense, a fiery temper, stubborn will, an intense zeal and untiring labors all working together and controlled by an Elijah-like faith and courage, presented in a bony, wizard-like man. . He seemed the very embodiment of a religious hero. He could excite to laughter or move to tears, but listeners
always went away with more vivid convictions of the righteousness and mercy of God, the sinfulness of sin, and the power of the Holy Ghost to save the soul. (History of Methodism in Alabama and West Florida by Lazenby.)
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Sacred to the memory of Rev. Elias W. Story
a Minister of the M. E. Church South,
to which he was faithful and true. He was
born in Warren Co., GA April 15, 1807
Died in Macon Co., Ala Dec. 18, 1888
in sure and certain hope of eternal life.
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