Randolph County Georgia - Biography - Larkin Culbreth ********************************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ********************************************************************************************** This file contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Charlene Parker" Sep 2002 LARKIN CULBRETH Larkin Culbreth came into the Association or began to preach about the year 1853. The first account of him was when he lived at Cuthbert, Randolph County, Georgia and for many years he was one of the outstanding preachers, and leaders of this Association. Brother Culbreth had a large family and many of them still live in Calhoun and Randolph County, and some of whom bear his full name, Larkin Culbreth. Brother Culbreth died just across the line in Alabama in 1893. The association on hearing of his death had the following to say in reference to him: "Brother Culbreth who had been long with us, and only a few months ago moved over the Chattahoochee River, has since died. A feeling of brotherly tenderness arises at the thought that he was soon to cross another river whose banks are out of sight. We regret that we are without means of making a fuller and more accurate report of the brother's life and works. Brother Culbreth was a man of good standing, had been pastor of some of our best churches, and they valued his services and regarded him as a good man and sound in his faith. Such men are the salt of the earth while here, but the Lord knows when to promote them to a higher plane and when to clothe and crown them for Heaven." Brother Culbreth's pastorates were many within the bounds of the Bethel Association, serving some of his churches for long periods of time and baptizing many into the fellowship of the Baptist denomination. He helped constitute churches and carry on revivals and loan himself unreservedly to the preaching of the Gospel and the promotion of the work of his churches. He was highly esteemed and loved by those with whom he came in contact. following notes added by Debra Crosby 1850 Randolph County Georgia 5th District page 369 52- Culbrith Larkin 21 NC Elizabeth 22 Ga Joseph 2 Ga Mary 2 Ga John 9/12 Ga Georgia Marriages Georgia Randolph County Adams, Elizabeth - Culbreath, Larkin 29 Dec 1847