Biographies, Adair County KY; DANIEL SELF   (abt)1785-1841

Submission Date: 13-Nov-2001
Source: "A History of Kentucky Baptists from 1769 to 1885 (Including More Than
800 Biographical Sketches (in 2 volumes); printed for the author J.H. Spencer in
1886; republished by Church History Research and Archives in 1976, Lafayette TN
Found on Kentucky Biographies Project <www.starbase21.com/kybiog/adair.html>

Daniel SELF was an early preacher in Adair County. He was born in Culpeper
County VA about 1785. Losing his father in his infancy, he was carried to
NC where he was raised up by a widowed mother. At the age of 15 years he
united with a Baptist church. He married and moved to Adair County KY, not
far from 1810. He served as a soldier in the War Of 1812-15. At the close of
the war, he returned to his home in KY and some time afterwards was
liberated to preach. His education was very meager indeed, but he now
applied himself to improving it so earnestly that he finally acquired a fair
stock of information, including some knowledge of the Greek and Latin
languages. He is said to have been warm and zealous in prayer and
exhortation, but dull and prosy in his attempts to elucidate a text. He did
not acquire (much) preaching ability, and it is believed was never a pastor
of a church, but he was regarded a good man and he made a good impression on
the people. About 1833 he moved to Logan County where he died in May-1841.
He was twice married and raised fifteen children. John W. SELF, his only son,
by his second wife, is a very acceptable preacher in Warren County.

Surnames: SELF

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