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Individual Record for: Robert Kilgore (male)

     Full Name: Reverend Robert Kilgore , Nickname: Rev. Robin

     
  Robert Kilgore       
Robert Kilgore      Family Record  
 
  Winnifred Millie Clayton       
     

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Jane Porter Green
  (Family Record)

Event Date Details
Birth 1765 Place: Orange, NC
Death 29 MAY 1854 Place: Copper Creek, Nicklesville, Scott, VA
Notes:
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Burial 1854 Place: Nicklesville Cem., Nicklesville, Scott, VA
Source:
Dixon Family History Book
Quality: Primary
Source:
New River Notes/SW Virginia
Quality: Primary
Source Text: Historical Sketches of Southwest Virginia,
Publication 9 - 1975
http://www.ls.net/~newriver/swva/hssv-9.htm#kilfo rt

Rev. Robert Kilgore of the forthouse was known far beyond his residence as a minister in the Regular Baptist church. He began his ministry at the Regular Primitive Baptist Church on Copper Creek two miles east of Nickelsville where he was one of the original members. (10) At that time the meetings were held in dwelling houses and sometimes in the Good Intent schoolhouse.
It was here that Rev. Robin was ordained to preach April 16, 1808. (11)
Later he often held services at the forthouse. It was here between the dates of 1815 and 1853 that he performed wedding ceremonies for 285 couples. (12)
And here at his beloved forthouse he died May 29, 1854. His wife Jane Porter Green had preceded him in death by 12 years. (14) They were buried in the Nickelsville Cemetery. An emblem on Rev. Robin's stone shows he was a mason. In all probability he first joined the masons at a lodge held in the loft of the old...

Attribute Details
Religion ordained to preach April 16, 1808.
Notes:
(1) In the Russell County, Virginia courthouse, order book No. 3, page 266. Entered 1803. Ordered to be certified to the registrar of the land office that it is proved by this court that James Green who is the son and heir at law of James Green who was killed by the savages December 31, 1782 and that said James Green the younger was born February 12, 1783. (2) Addington, R. M., History of Scott County, Virginia, p. 303. (3) Summers, Lew, Annals of Southwest Virginia, p. 1155. (4) Charles Kilgore pension statement, number S699 (5) Addington, H. M., Charles Kilgore of King's Mountain, p. 141. (6) Russell County, Virginia, Order Book No. 3, p. 266. (7) Addington, H. M. op. Cit., p. 41 (8) ibid, p. 141 (9) Summers, Louis, op. Cit., p. 1225 (10) Copy of original Copper Creek Primitive Baptist minute book, p. 1, Date 1807. (11) Ibid, p. 2 (12) Addington, H. M., op. Cit., p. 142 (13) Robert Kilgore, Jr.'s statement in death register at Gate City. (14) Addington, H. M., op. Cit., p. 18
Notes Source: Dixon Family History Book
Notes Source: New River Notes/SW Virginia
Picture:
Image of the Fort House of Robert Kilgore
Picture:
Image of Kilgore Coat of Arms
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