Historical Marker

William Pentecost

Ga. 82 N. E. of Winder, 4.1 miles from Ga 82-53 intersection, at Pentecost Methodist Church ยท Barrow

Georgia marker

Inscription

WILLIAM PENTECOST Born Nov. 4, 1762 - Died Jan. 27, 1839. Served 3 years in Revolutionary War from Dinwiddie Co., Va. in Buford's Detachment. Lost an arm at Waxhaws, May 29, 1780. Remembered as successful business man, educator and civic worker, but most outstanding as devout Methodist minister. He established Pentecost Methodist Church in 1785.

William and Delilah Pentecost were buried in family plot. In 1909 their bodies were re-interred in a single grave in the Pentecost Church cemetery. MARKER ERECTED BY PENTECOST FAMILY

Location

AddressGa. 82 N. E. of Winder, 4.1 miles from Ga 82-53 intersection, at Pentecost Methodist Church
CountyBarrow
StateGeorgia
Coordinates33.992610, -83.720170

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