Papa - The Preacher

 Papa is baptized c.1902

Photo courtesy of Carolita Jones Quillin 

Uncle Perry baptizing Papa. Papa is just to Perry's left. Mama is standing on the bank with a blanket. Perry King was Mama's (Ella Vermell King) brother. 

Photo courtesy of Carolita Jones Quillin

Frank McNair baptizing converts c.1920

In my blogpost date July 23, 2023, I give the recollections of Papa's granddaughter, my mother, Carolita Jones Quillin. She gives a full account of Charles Franklin McNair's ministry. Below, I will list the places and dates as given to me by Mother. As far as accuracy, I can only go on what was written by her. 

• 1902 - called by God to preach
• preached first sermon while visiting his father in Jones County, Texas
• began to pastor small churches that couldn't support a full time preacher
• pastored at Guion, 26 miles SW of Abilene
• served as Associational Missionary from Guion, traveling by horse and buggy
• 1920-1921 Thalia Baptist Church in Foard County, Texas
• Margaret, a small town north of Crowell for 10 months
• 1924- Locket, 10 miles west of Vernon, Texas. He organized the Lockett Baptist Church with 12 members. They met in the Lockett School facilities. The church was built under his leadership. He lived in Lockett for about 13 years.
• Moved to Electra, Texas and preached at a church outside of Delhi, Oklahoma. This was the largest church he pastored with a membership of 500. 
• moved to Hess, Oklahoma and retired from there in 1948 at the age of 70.
• 1948 - returned to Lockett and built his retirement home where he lived until 1968.
• 1968 - died at the age of 90

For any history buffs, I had never heard of Guion. I found it in the following website as a Texas ghost town. Quite interesting. 

Guion, Texas, Taylor County ghost town. (texasescapes.com)

Guion was formed in 1879 as a stage and mail stop. The Lemon's Gap Baptist church moved to Guion in 1883 and held its first service in the Union Church on September 12, 1886. When the railroad came through in 1910, the original settlement became known as Old Guion and the community was moved three miles to be near the railroad. 

http://texasescapes.com/Counties/Taylor-County-Texas.htm

The map is courtesy of the Texas General Land Office, Taylor County 1920