Unknown County GaArchives Biographies.....Granberry, George 1797 - 1856
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Author: J. H. Campbell

GEORGE GRANBERRY.

  The subject of this brief sketch was born in Jefferson county, in this State,
February 5th, 1797, where he was brought up in the family of his brother, his
parents having died while he was yet a child. In his early manhood he married a
Miss Jane Ann Whitley, in Louisville, in December, 1822, who survived her
marriage only about six months. In November, 1824, he married Miss Sarah S.
Hill, in Twiggs county, and removed to Harris county in about 1830, where he was
again soon left a widower. His third wife was a Miss Mary B. Folsom, whom he
married in Laurens county, in July, 1882, and who still survives him. In early
life, he was engaged in merchandising. After his removal to Harris county, his
business was that of a farmer. He was a member of the Legislature several years.

  He was baptized by Rev. John M. Gray into Mount Zion church, Muscogee county,
in 1831, and commenced preaching in 1835. Was ordained at Rehoboth church,
Harris county, by Elders B. B. Buchanan and John M. Gray. He served as pastor
the village churches of LaGrange and Hamilton, and in the course of years gave
his attention to several country churches, all of which enjoyed much prosperity
under his ministrations. Though a man of limited education, and of quite
ordinary gifts as a public speaker, yet he possessed a sound mind, excellent
judgment, ardent zeal in the Master's cause, and enjoyed, in an unusual degree,
the confidence of the public. He studied the Bible perseveringly and
prayerfully; took great pains in the preparation of his sermons, and delivered
them as one who felt that he "must give account." It is believed that few men
have been, more eminently useful, within a given period, than he.

  And while he enjoyed the love of his brethren and the confidence and respect
of the world, it was in the family circle especially that his excellency of
character shone forth. He was a model husband and father, indeed, and here his
memory will be fragrant while any of his family survive.

His death, which occurred January the 14th, 1856, was the result of a chronic
disease of the heart, under which he had suffered for years, and by which he had
been for a long time disqualified for preaching. When the summons came, however,
it found him ready, and he passed away in the full assurance of future bliss.
The death of such a man is a public calamity.



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GEORGIA BAPTISTS: HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL
BY
J. H. CAMPBELL,
PERRY, GEORGIA.


MACON, GA.: J. W. BURKE & COMPANY. 1874.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by
J. H. CAMPBELL,
In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.


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