" Rev. William Bell Allen, eldest son of Rev. and Mrs. W. M. Allen, was born in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, August 2, 1847. When about eight years old, he moved with his parents to Shelby County, Texas. He became a candidate for the ministry under the care of Marshall Presbytery in 1870 and was ordained in 1873 at Marshall. After several years spent as pastor at Pine Tree, Ewing Chapel, Atlanta, and other points, he was called to be the pastor of the church at Longview in 1883, which had just been organized with thirteen members. He remained here about twelve years, during which time a strong church was built up. He later established a mission at Shreveport, but in the struggle to establish that work his health was undermined. He was for thirty years stated clerk of Marshall Presbytery, and for ten years stated clerk of Texas Synod. He died at Marshall in 1930."
[Source: Campbell, Thomas H. History of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Texas. Nashville, Tenn.: Cumberland Presbyterian Publishing House, 1936, page 152.]
Contributor: Kerry Szymanski (49782268)
[Source: Campbell, Thomas H. History of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Texas. Nashville, Tenn.: Cumberland Presbyterian Publishing House, 1936, page 152.]
Contributor: Kerry Szymanski (49782268)
" Rev. William Bell Allen, eldest son of Rev. and Mrs. W. M. Allen, was born in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, August 2, 1847. When about eight years old, he moved with his parents to Shelby County, Texas. He became a candidate for the ministry under the care of Marshall Presbytery in 1870 and was ordained in 1873 at Marshall. After several years spent as pastor at Pine Tree, Ewing Chapel, Atlanta, and other points, he was called to be the pastor of the church at Longview in 1883, which had just been organized with thirteen members. He remained here about twelve years, during which time a strong church was built up. He later established a mission at Shreveport, but in the struggle to establish that work his health was undermined. He was for thirty years stated clerk of Marshall Presbytery, and for ten years stated clerk of Texas Synod. He died at Marshall in 1930."
[Source: Campbell, Thomas H. History of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Texas. Nashville, Tenn.: Cumberland Presbyterian Publishing House, 1936, page 152.]
Contributor: Kerry Szymanski (49782268)
[Source: Campbell, Thomas H. History of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Texas. Nashville, Tenn.: Cumberland Presbyterian Publishing House, 1936, page 152.]
Contributor: Kerry Szymanski (49782268)
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