Date Original
Undated
Description
This memorial of Thomas H. Ware was written by George L. Basham (1848-1914), Commander of the Omer R. Weaver Chapter, United Confederate Veterans.
Biographical/Historical Note
Thomas H. Ware was born March 2, 1846, in Talladega County, Alabama. He was licensed to preach in the Methodist Church on October 31, 1868, at Hampton, Arkansas. On December 4, 1870, he was ordained a deacon at Washington, Arkansas. On January 7, 1888, he helped organize Rison Methodist Church. His first wife was the daughter of Richard F. Colburn (1814-1876), a well-respected man in the Methodist church. She died August 14, 1898. On September 24, 1901, he married Fannie Cook, an English teacher at Peabody High School and sister of Robert T. Cook. From 1906 to 1907, Ware was the pastor of First Methodist Church of Camden, Arkansas. He was appointed presiding elder of the Camden district on November 20, 1911. He died June 9, 1912.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas; Alabama
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.019.005
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Thomas H. Ware memorial, SMC.019.005
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Thomas H. Ware memorial, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
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Disciplines
United States History
