-Born in Chattanooga, Tenn.
-Body servant of Gen. Stonewall Jackson
-in the Civil War
-Founder of 2nd Baptist Church of Mumford.
-Caretaker of this cemetery for 25 yrs...."
****Confederate Veteran Marker****
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******Published in:
LOCAL HISTORY ROCS!
ROCHESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY/LOCAL HISTORY & GENEALOGY DIVISION.
"At the time of the Civil War, Clayton was enslaved as a body servant of Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. Escaping from Jackson's service, Clayton later went to fight for the Union."
"Living in Culpeper, Virginia after the war, he heard from African Americans who had moved north of the opportunities available in the town of Wheatland, NY. In 1888, Clayton settled in Monroe County."
"In addition to his work as a laborer, Clayton was a preacher. Soon after moving north, he began conducting services in his home."
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From a publication called
"Wheatland, Monroe County, New York: a brief sketch of its history."
from 1908, by George E. Slocum, 1824-1906
"During the year 1897. the colored people of Mumford and vicinity built a small frame church in Mumford which was organized as the Second Baptist Church of Mumford. Elder Cole acted as pastor until 1906, when he resigned. The pastors and supplies at the First Baptist Church have officiated since then. George Stewart was the builder of the church."
-Body servant of Gen. Stonewall Jackson
-in the Civil War
-Founder of 2nd Baptist Church of Mumford.
-Caretaker of this cemetery for 25 yrs...."
****Confederate Veteran Marker****
==========================================================
******Published in:
LOCAL HISTORY ROCS!
ROCHESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY/LOCAL HISTORY & GENEALOGY DIVISION.
"At the time of the Civil War, Clayton was enslaved as a body servant of Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. Escaping from Jackson's service, Clayton later went to fight for the Union."
"Living in Culpeper, Virginia after the war, he heard from African Americans who had moved north of the opportunities available in the town of Wheatland, NY. In 1888, Clayton settled in Monroe County."
"In addition to his work as a laborer, Clayton was a preacher. Soon after moving north, he began conducting services in his home."
============================================================
From a publication called
"Wheatland, Monroe County, New York: a brief sketch of its history."
from 1908, by George E. Slocum, 1824-1906
"During the year 1897. the colored people of Mumford and vicinity built a small frame church in Mumford which was organized as the Second Baptist Church of Mumford. Elder Cole acted as pastor until 1906, when he resigned. The pastors and supplies at the First Baptist Church have officiated since then. George Stewart was the builder of the church."
-Born in Chattanooga, Tenn.
-Body servant of Gen. Stonewall Jackson
-in the Civil War
-Founder of 2nd Baptist Church of Mumford.
-Caretaker of this cemetery for 25 yrs...."
****Confederate Veteran Marker****
==========================================================
******Published in:
LOCAL HISTORY ROCS!
ROCHESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY/LOCAL HISTORY & GENEALOGY DIVISION.
"At the time of the Civil War, Clayton was enslaved as a body servant of Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. Escaping from Jackson's service, Clayton later went to fight for the Union."
"Living in Culpeper, Virginia after the war, he heard from African Americans who had moved north of the opportunities available in the town of Wheatland, NY. In 1888, Clayton settled in Monroe County."
"In addition to his work as a laborer, Clayton was a preacher. Soon after moving north, he began conducting services in his home."
============================================================
From a publication called
"Wheatland, Monroe County, New York: a brief sketch of its history."
from 1908, by George E. Slocum, 1824-1906
"During the year 1897. the colored people of Mumford and vicinity built a small frame church in Mumford which was organized as the Second Baptist Church of Mumford. Elder Cole acted as pastor until 1906, when he resigned. The pastors and supplies at the First Baptist Church have officiated since then. George Stewart was the builder of the church."
-Body servant of Gen. Stonewall Jackson
-in the Civil War
-Founder of 2nd Baptist Church of Mumford.
-Caretaker of this cemetery for 25 yrs...."
****Confederate Veteran Marker****
==========================================================
******Published in:
LOCAL HISTORY ROCS!
ROCHESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY/LOCAL HISTORY & GENEALOGY DIVISION.
"At the time of the Civil War, Clayton was enslaved as a body servant of Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. Escaping from Jackson's service, Clayton later went to fight for the Union."
"Living in Culpeper, Virginia after the war, he heard from African Americans who had moved north of the opportunities available in the town of Wheatland, NY. In 1888, Clayton settled in Monroe County."
"In addition to his work as a laborer, Clayton was a preacher. Soon after moving north, he began conducting services in his home."
============================================================
From a publication called
"Wheatland, Monroe County, New York: a brief sketch of its history."
from 1908, by George E. Slocum, 1824-1906
"During the year 1897. the colored people of Mumford and vicinity built a small frame church in Mumford which was organized as the Second Baptist Church of Mumford. Elder Cole acted as pastor until 1906, when he resigned. The pastors and supplies at the First Baptist Church have officiated since then. George Stewart was the builder of the church."
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