Robeson-Moore County NcArchives Obituaries.....Oliver, Rev. John 1879
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Christian Advocate-Raleigh, NC  08/13/1879
Died…
   Rev. John Oliver, a local deacon in
the M. E. Church, South, was born in
Moore county, N. C., January 4, 1784;
came to Robeson county in 1805; was
married to Miss Ann Grantham, and
settled on Ashpole swamp, 20 miles
south from Lumberton, in 1806, where
they lived about 70 years; was licensed
to exhort October 4th, 1812, and to
preach March 15th, 1816; was ordained
1835, and died February 12th, 1879. 
His wife went before.  They had
raised seven sons and three daughters,
but only three sons survive him now. 
There were about 50 grandchildren
and about as many great-grandchild-
ren when he died-nearly all the living
that are old enough, are members of
the church.  In 1812 he paid two-thirds
of the assessment of his church for
support of the ministry, and now his
family pay the same proportion of
$200-the present assessment.  He was
a good man, and full of the Holy
Ghost.              James J. Carden.



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