Early County Georgia Biographies - Rev. Thomas Henry Stout b.1835 Submitted by Charlene Parker Sep 2002 ****************************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profitor for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. ****************************************************************************************** From "History of Bethel Association Including Centennial Meeting", by Alexander Lee Miller Rev. Thomas Henry Stout, son of Samuel H. and Mary E. Stout, was born at Orange Courthouse, Virginia, on the 23rd of July, 1835. As a boy, he was exceedingly moral in his conduct, never having been guilty of profanity, intoxication, fighting, or any other kinds of immorality. Before reaching his majority he moved to Kentucky, where he professed conversion and was baptized into the fellowship of the First Baptist Church at Covington, by Dr. S. W. Lynd, when seventeen years of age. When twenty three he was ordained, at the request of the Macedonia church, Walker county, Georgia, after having taken a collegiate course at Mercer University, Penfield, Georgia, where he was chiefly educated. Mr. Stout had been a hard-working minister, since his ordination in July, 1858, and served many churches in Georgia, the principal of which are those at Macedonia, Walker County, Blakely, Early County, Salem, Calhoun County, Bethel, Randolph County, Lumpkin, Georgetown, Thomaston, Talbotton, Buena Vista, Benevolence, besides several other country churches among them those at Brundige and Troy, Alabama. He was very successful in his ministry, many converts having been the result of his preaching. He was warm-hearted and full of feeling, devout and earnestminded. He acted as clerk for the following Associations of Georgia: The Middle Cherokee, the Rehoboth and five years as Clerk of the Bethel Association, namely in 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870, and 1871; and for seven years he served the Georgia Baptist Convention as assistant clerk. He married Miss Ellie J. Kidd of Troup County, Georgia on the 28th of August, 1855, but of six children, one son only, Thomas Henry survives. following notes added by Debra Crosby ************************************************ 1840 Culpeper Co. Va pg 266 Samuel H. Stout 1m 0/5, 2m 5/10, 1m 40/50; 1f 10/15, 1f 30/40 pg 266 Jacob Stout 1m 30/40, 1m 60/70; 1f 70/80 pg 266 Elizabeth Stout 2f 50/60, 1f 80/90 pg 267 Susan M. Stout 2m 15/20; 2f 15/20, 1 f 40/50 pg 267 Winston S. Stout 1m 5/10, 2m 10/15, 1m 40/50; 3f 0/5, 1f 15/20, 1f 30/40 1850 Kenton Co. Ky Covington page 318 710-S. H. Stout 59 Va Eleanor 49 Va Samuel 20 Va Robert S. 18 Va Thomas H. 15 Va John L. 7 Va STOUT, T. H. State: GA Year: 1860 County: Gordon County Township: Calhoun Page: 259 Database: GA 1860 Federal Census Index Virginia Marriages Culpeper County Ballenger, Mildred - Stout, Jacob Marriage Date: 27 Oct 1796