Zack Yeargin Appleton's middle name "Yeargin" came from his maternal grandmother, Martha Jane (Yeargin) Hill (1840-1884).
The 1910 US Census of Collinsville, DeKalb Co., AL enumerated the household of 49 Y/O John Ellis Appleton, a farmer, and his 38 Y/O wife, Amanda (Amanda M. Hill). Also living in the household were their children: 17 Y/O Iris Martha Appleton; 16 Y/O Loraine Lula Appleton; 13 Y/O Cora E. Appleton; 11 Y/O Ben Hill Appleton; 8 Y/O Frank B. Appleton; 5 Y/O Zack Yeargin Appleton; 3 Y/O Jessie L. Appleton and 8 months old John Bulow Appleton.
NOTE: Amanda named her son, Zack Yeargin Appleton, after her mother's maiden name, Yeargin.
The 1920 US Census of Leesburg, Cherokee Co., AL enumerated the household of 53 [sic] Y/O John Ellis Appleton, a farmer, and his 47 Y/O wife, Amanda (Amanda M. Hill). Their children living in the household were: 20 Y/O Ben Appleton; 18 Y/O Frank B. Appleton; 16 Y/O Zack Yeargin Appleton; 12 Y/O Jesse L. Appleton and 10 Y/O John Bulow Appleton. In 1920, their 24 Y/O unmarried daughter, Loraine Lula Appleton, was living in the household of her married sister, Iris Martha (Appleton) Garrison.
Zack graduated in 1920 from Cherokee County High School in Centre, AL,, a short distance away from his home in Leesburg, AL. Zack was brought up in a Christian home with four brothers and three sisters and accepted Christ at a young age.
Zack heard the call of the ministry and matriculated as a freshman in 1925 at Howard College (Now Samford University), then a small Baptist affiliated school located in Birmingham, AL (His hometown in 1925 was listed as Ft. Payne, AL.) Also during this period of time he was working as a laborer at the Alabama Boy's Industrial School located in Birmingham, AL.
While working at the Alabama Boy's Industrial School in the late 1920s, he met his future wife, Velma Kate Chappell, a teacher there. He graduated from Howard College in 1927 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
He was ordained in 1927 at the Huffman Baptist Church in Huffman, Jefferson Co., AL. He married Velma Kate Chappell on 02 Aug 1928 at Ashville, St. Clair Co., AL and from 1928-1932, he worked as the pastor of the church and principal of the school of Collins Chapel, Chilton County, Alabama.
During the darkest years of the Great Depression, from 1933 to 1935 he attended "The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary" in Louisville, KY and graduated with a Master of Theology Degree in 1935. They made ends meet by doing lawn work. Their only child, Jon Gilbert Appleton, was born there 09 Aug 1934. During the period of 1936 to 1943, Zack was pastor of the Baptist church of Linden, AL and Dwight Baptist Church of Alabama City, AL, respectively. His monthly salary at Dwight was $100.00.
On 17 Jan 1943, in the midst of World War II, he was lured from Dwight Baptist Church in Alabama City, AL to be pastor of the Acipco Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL by a monthly salary of $125.00 and remained in that position until his retirement on 30 Sep 1975. On his arrival at Acipco, he found the church facilities to be inadequate and over the years two building funds donated by his church members resulted in a beautiful building, "standing in honor of our Lord". There weren't any mega churches at the time; his membership averaged about 750 parishioners. He and his wife, Kate, were much beloved. "ACIPCO" is the acronym for "The American Cast Iron Pipe Company. At that time, most of the large neighborhood worked for or were affiliated in some way with the company. Zack was doing the duties of an "Industrial Chaplin" long before it was named such. The founder of this plant, John Egan, was an outstanding Christian and believed in the "Golden Rule". The employees essentially co-owned the plant and shared in the company profits by receiving quarterly bonuses. Zack and his wife were welcomed in the homes of everyone including employees not connected to his church on a personal basis. Home visits were frequent for religious counseling and hospital visits were routine for comforting the ill and dying. Also during his years as pastor of the Acipco Baptist Church, he remembered his early days, and ministered to the troubled young men at the Alabama Boy's Industrial School on a regular basis.
On 10 Dec 1958, in Montgomery, AL, Zack was elected to the executive board of the Alabama Baptist State Convention.
In 1972, Judson College of Marion, Alabama presented Zack with a well deserved Honorary Degree of Doctor of Divinity (D.D.).
His hobbies were gardening and listening to the distant nighttime melodious barking and baying of fox hounds during their deep woods chase.
Source:
"The John and Richard Hood Clan of Halifax County, Virginia; Burke County, North Carolina; and Pendleton and Greenville Districts, South Carolina" by Clyde B. Hood III, 2013, p203.
Bio by Dr. Gresham Farrar (An admiring, respectful nephew).
The 1910 US Census of Collinsville, DeKalb Co., AL enumerated the household of 49 Y/O John Ellis Appleton, a farmer, and his 38 Y/O wife, Amanda (Amanda M. Hill). Also living in the household were their children: 17 Y/O Iris Martha Appleton; 16 Y/O Loraine Lula Appleton; 13 Y/O Cora E. Appleton; 11 Y/O Ben Hill Appleton; 8 Y/O Frank B. Appleton; 5 Y/O Zack Yeargin Appleton; 3 Y/O Jessie L. Appleton and 8 months old John Bulow Appleton.
NOTE: Amanda named her son, Zack Yeargin Appleton, after her mother's maiden name, Yeargin.
The 1920 US Census of Leesburg, Cherokee Co., AL enumerated the household of 53 [sic] Y/O John Ellis Appleton, a farmer, and his 47 Y/O wife, Amanda (Amanda M. Hill). Their children living in the household were: 20 Y/O Ben Appleton; 18 Y/O Frank B. Appleton; 16 Y/O Zack Yeargin Appleton; 12 Y/O Jesse L. Appleton and 10 Y/O John Bulow Appleton. In 1920, their 24 Y/O unmarried daughter, Loraine Lula Appleton, was living in the household of her married sister, Iris Martha (Appleton) Garrison.
Zack graduated in 1920 from Cherokee County High School in Centre, AL,, a short distance away from his home in Leesburg, AL. Zack was brought up in a Christian home with four brothers and three sisters and accepted Christ at a young age.
Zack heard the call of the ministry and matriculated as a freshman in 1925 at Howard College (Now Samford University), then a small Baptist affiliated school located in Birmingham, AL (His hometown in 1925 was listed as Ft. Payne, AL.) Also during this period of time he was working as a laborer at the Alabama Boy's Industrial School located in Birmingham, AL.
While working at the Alabama Boy's Industrial School in the late 1920s, he met his future wife, Velma Kate Chappell, a teacher there. He graduated from Howard College in 1927 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
He was ordained in 1927 at the Huffman Baptist Church in Huffman, Jefferson Co., AL. He married Velma Kate Chappell on 02 Aug 1928 at Ashville, St. Clair Co., AL and from 1928-1932, he worked as the pastor of the church and principal of the school of Collins Chapel, Chilton County, Alabama.
During the darkest years of the Great Depression, from 1933 to 1935 he attended "The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary" in Louisville, KY and graduated with a Master of Theology Degree in 1935. They made ends meet by doing lawn work. Their only child, Jon Gilbert Appleton, was born there 09 Aug 1934. During the period of 1936 to 1943, Zack was pastor of the Baptist church of Linden, AL and Dwight Baptist Church of Alabama City, AL, respectively. His monthly salary at Dwight was $100.00.
On 17 Jan 1943, in the midst of World War II, he was lured from Dwight Baptist Church in Alabama City, AL to be pastor of the Acipco Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL by a monthly salary of $125.00 and remained in that position until his retirement on 30 Sep 1975. On his arrival at Acipco, he found the church facilities to be inadequate and over the years two building funds donated by his church members resulted in a beautiful building, "standing in honor of our Lord". There weren't any mega churches at the time; his membership averaged about 750 parishioners. He and his wife, Kate, were much beloved. "ACIPCO" is the acronym for "The American Cast Iron Pipe Company. At that time, most of the large neighborhood worked for or were affiliated in some way with the company. Zack was doing the duties of an "Industrial Chaplin" long before it was named such. The founder of this plant, John Egan, was an outstanding Christian and believed in the "Golden Rule". The employees essentially co-owned the plant and shared in the company profits by receiving quarterly bonuses. Zack and his wife were welcomed in the homes of everyone including employees not connected to his church on a personal basis. Home visits were frequent for religious counseling and hospital visits were routine for comforting the ill and dying. Also during his years as pastor of the Acipco Baptist Church, he remembered his early days, and ministered to the troubled young men at the Alabama Boy's Industrial School on a regular basis.
On 10 Dec 1958, in Montgomery, AL, Zack was elected to the executive board of the Alabama Baptist State Convention.
In 1972, Judson College of Marion, Alabama presented Zack with a well deserved Honorary Degree of Doctor of Divinity (D.D.).
His hobbies were gardening and listening to the distant nighttime melodious barking and baying of fox hounds during their deep woods chase.
Source:
"The John and Richard Hood Clan of Halifax County, Virginia; Burke County, North Carolina; and Pendleton and Greenville Districts, South Carolina" by Clyde B. Hood III, 2013, p203.
Bio by Dr. Gresham Farrar (An admiring, respectful nephew).
Zack Yeargin Appleton's middle name "Yeargin" came from his maternal grandmother, Martha Jane (Yeargin) Hill (1840-1884).
The 1910 US Census of Collinsville, DeKalb Co., AL enumerated the household of 49 Y/O John Ellis Appleton, a farmer, and his 38 Y/O wife, Amanda (Amanda M. Hill). Also living in the household were their children: 17 Y/O Iris Martha Appleton; 16 Y/O Loraine Lula Appleton; 13 Y/O Cora E. Appleton; 11 Y/O Ben Hill Appleton; 8 Y/O Frank B. Appleton; 5 Y/O Zack Yeargin Appleton; 3 Y/O Jessie L. Appleton and 8 months old John Bulow Appleton.
NOTE: Amanda named her son, Zack Yeargin Appleton, after her mother's maiden name, Yeargin.
The 1920 US Census of Leesburg, Cherokee Co., AL enumerated the household of 53 [sic] Y/O John Ellis Appleton, a farmer, and his 47 Y/O wife, Amanda (Amanda M. Hill). Their children living in the household were: 20 Y/O Ben Appleton; 18 Y/O Frank B. Appleton; 16 Y/O Zack Yeargin Appleton; 12 Y/O Jesse L. Appleton and 10 Y/O John Bulow Appleton. In 1920, their 24 Y/O unmarried daughter, Loraine Lula Appleton, was living in the household of her married sister, Iris Martha (Appleton) Garrison.
Zack graduated in 1920 from Cherokee County High School in Centre, AL,, a short distance away from his home in Leesburg, AL. Zack was brought up in a Christian home with four brothers and three sisters and accepted Christ at a young age.
Zack heard the call of the ministry and matriculated as a freshman in 1925 at Howard College (Now Samford University), then a small Baptist affiliated school located in Birmingham, AL (His hometown in 1925 was listed as Ft. Payne, AL.) Also during this period of time he was working as a laborer at the Alabama Boy's Industrial School located in Birmingham, AL.
While working at the Alabama Boy's Industrial School in the late 1920s, he met his future wife, Velma Kate Chappell, a teacher there. He graduated from Howard College in 1927 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
He was ordained in 1927 at the Huffman Baptist Church in Huffman, Jefferson Co., AL. He married Velma Kate Chappell on 02 Aug 1928 at Ashville, St. Clair Co., AL and from 1928-1932, he worked as the pastor of the church and principal of the school of Collins Chapel, Chilton County, Alabama.
During the darkest years of the Great Depression, from 1933 to 1935 he attended "The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary" in Louisville, KY and graduated with a Master of Theology Degree in 1935. They made ends meet by doing lawn work. Their only child, Jon Gilbert Appleton, was born there 09 Aug 1934. During the period of 1936 to 1943, Zack was pastor of the Baptist church of Linden, AL and Dwight Baptist Church of Alabama City, AL, respectively. His monthly salary at Dwight was $100.00.
On 17 Jan 1943, in the midst of World War II, he was lured from Dwight Baptist Church in Alabama City, AL to be pastor of the Acipco Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL by a monthly salary of $125.00 and remained in that position until his retirement on 30 Sep 1975. On his arrival at Acipco, he found the church facilities to be inadequate and over the years two building funds donated by his church members resulted in a beautiful building, "standing in honor of our Lord". There weren't any mega churches at the time; his membership averaged about 750 parishioners. He and his wife, Kate, were much beloved. "ACIPCO" is the acronym for "The American Cast Iron Pipe Company. At that time, most of the large neighborhood worked for or were affiliated in some way with the company. Zack was doing the duties of an "Industrial Chaplin" long before it was named such. The founder of this plant, John Egan, was an outstanding Christian and believed in the "Golden Rule". The employees essentially co-owned the plant and shared in the company profits by receiving quarterly bonuses. Zack and his wife were welcomed in the homes of everyone including employees not connected to his church on a personal basis. Home visits were frequent for religious counseling and hospital visits were routine for comforting the ill and dying. Also during his years as pastor of the Acipco Baptist Church, he remembered his early days, and ministered to the troubled young men at the Alabama Boy's Industrial School on a regular basis.
On 10 Dec 1958, in Montgomery, AL, Zack was elected to the executive board of the Alabama Baptist State Convention.
In 1972, Judson College of Marion, Alabama presented Zack with a well deserved Honorary Degree of Doctor of Divinity (D.D.).
His hobbies were gardening and listening to the distant nighttime melodious barking and baying of fox hounds during their deep woods chase.
Source:
"The John and Richard Hood Clan of Halifax County, Virginia; Burke County, North Carolina; and Pendleton and Greenville Districts, South Carolina" by Clyde B. Hood III, 2013, p203.
Bio by Dr. Gresham Farrar (An admiring, respectful nephew).
The 1910 US Census of Collinsville, DeKalb Co., AL enumerated the household of 49 Y/O John Ellis Appleton, a farmer, and his 38 Y/O wife, Amanda (Amanda M. Hill). Also living in the household were their children: 17 Y/O Iris Martha Appleton; 16 Y/O Loraine Lula Appleton; 13 Y/O Cora E. Appleton; 11 Y/O Ben Hill Appleton; 8 Y/O Frank B. Appleton; 5 Y/O Zack Yeargin Appleton; 3 Y/O Jessie L. Appleton and 8 months old John Bulow Appleton.
NOTE: Amanda named her son, Zack Yeargin Appleton, after her mother's maiden name, Yeargin.
The 1920 US Census of Leesburg, Cherokee Co., AL enumerated the household of 53 [sic] Y/O John Ellis Appleton, a farmer, and his 47 Y/O wife, Amanda (Amanda M. Hill). Their children living in the household were: 20 Y/O Ben Appleton; 18 Y/O Frank B. Appleton; 16 Y/O Zack Yeargin Appleton; 12 Y/O Jesse L. Appleton and 10 Y/O John Bulow Appleton. In 1920, their 24 Y/O unmarried daughter, Loraine Lula Appleton, was living in the household of her married sister, Iris Martha (Appleton) Garrison.
Zack graduated in 1920 from Cherokee County High School in Centre, AL,, a short distance away from his home in Leesburg, AL. Zack was brought up in a Christian home with four brothers and three sisters and accepted Christ at a young age.
Zack heard the call of the ministry and matriculated as a freshman in 1925 at Howard College (Now Samford University), then a small Baptist affiliated school located in Birmingham, AL (His hometown in 1925 was listed as Ft. Payne, AL.) Also during this period of time he was working as a laborer at the Alabama Boy's Industrial School located in Birmingham, AL.
While working at the Alabama Boy's Industrial School in the late 1920s, he met his future wife, Velma Kate Chappell, a teacher there. He graduated from Howard College in 1927 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
He was ordained in 1927 at the Huffman Baptist Church in Huffman, Jefferson Co., AL. He married Velma Kate Chappell on 02 Aug 1928 at Ashville, St. Clair Co., AL and from 1928-1932, he worked as the pastor of the church and principal of the school of Collins Chapel, Chilton County, Alabama.
During the darkest years of the Great Depression, from 1933 to 1935 he attended "The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary" in Louisville, KY and graduated with a Master of Theology Degree in 1935. They made ends meet by doing lawn work. Their only child, Jon Gilbert Appleton, was born there 09 Aug 1934. During the period of 1936 to 1943, Zack was pastor of the Baptist church of Linden, AL and Dwight Baptist Church of Alabama City, AL, respectively. His monthly salary at Dwight was $100.00.
On 17 Jan 1943, in the midst of World War II, he was lured from Dwight Baptist Church in Alabama City, AL to be pastor of the Acipco Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL by a monthly salary of $125.00 and remained in that position until his retirement on 30 Sep 1975. On his arrival at Acipco, he found the church facilities to be inadequate and over the years two building funds donated by his church members resulted in a beautiful building, "standing in honor of our Lord". There weren't any mega churches at the time; his membership averaged about 750 parishioners. He and his wife, Kate, were much beloved. "ACIPCO" is the acronym for "The American Cast Iron Pipe Company. At that time, most of the large neighborhood worked for or were affiliated in some way with the company. Zack was doing the duties of an "Industrial Chaplin" long before it was named such. The founder of this plant, John Egan, was an outstanding Christian and believed in the "Golden Rule". The employees essentially co-owned the plant and shared in the company profits by receiving quarterly bonuses. Zack and his wife were welcomed in the homes of everyone including employees not connected to his church on a personal basis. Home visits were frequent for religious counseling and hospital visits were routine for comforting the ill and dying. Also during his years as pastor of the Acipco Baptist Church, he remembered his early days, and ministered to the troubled young men at the Alabama Boy's Industrial School on a regular basis.
On 10 Dec 1958, in Montgomery, AL, Zack was elected to the executive board of the Alabama Baptist State Convention.
In 1972, Judson College of Marion, Alabama presented Zack with a well deserved Honorary Degree of Doctor of Divinity (D.D.).
His hobbies were gardening and listening to the distant nighttime melodious barking and baying of fox hounds during their deep woods chase.
Source:
"The John and Richard Hood Clan of Halifax County, Virginia; Burke County, North Carolina; and Pendleton and Greenville Districts, South Carolina" by Clyde B. Hood III, 2013, p203.
Bio by Dr. Gresham Farrar (An admiring, respectful nephew).
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