Cumberland Presbyterian Church History
Historical Foundation
The Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America maintains a research library and archives for the denomination and its congregations. Click here to visit the Web site.
Published History
Rev. B. W. McDonnold
Click here to read a transcription of this important work by Overton County native Rev. Benjamin Wilburn McDonnold (1827 – 1889). The work contains a great deal of information about the establishment of the denomination in the Upper Cumberland and Highland Rim regions of Tennessee.
Click here to read Reverend McDonnold’s biography.
Some Important Ministers in the Links Below
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Rev. John Leath Dillard |
Rev. Abraham L. Williams |
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Rev. William D. Chadick |
Rev. Stokely R. Chadick |
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Rev. James Tate Williams |
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Overton County Links
Cave Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Livingston
First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Livingston
Tennessee Cumberland Presbyterian Churches
Sparta Presbytery – Cumberland Presbyterian Church (founded in Overton County)
Allons, Tennessee – Allons Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Rock Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church-Nacogdoches, Texas
(connected to Rock Springs in Overton County)
Rev. John Leath Dillard, 1793-1884
Rev. Milton Wayne Swearingen 1854-1918
Rev. Abraham Lansden Williams, 1852-1915
Rev. John M. Lansden, 1830-1890
Rev. Samuel McSpadden 1779-1860
(connections to Overton County)
Rev. John Mitchell McMurry, 1804-1875
Rev. William Davidson Chadick, 1817-1878
Rev. Stokely R. Chadick, 1818-1909
Rev. Samuel Young Thomas, 1797-1880
Rev. William Carter Cantrell 1836-1911
Rev. George Donnell, 1801-1845
Rev. Francis Johnson/Johnston, 1790-1856
Rev. David L. Foster, 1780-1833
Rev. James Tate Williams 1847-1886
Fentress County Links
Rev. William Carter Cantrell 1836-1911
Pickett County Links
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