Of course. Compiling a list of 50 ministers from a specific rural county requires drawing from a wide range of historical records, church histories, newspaper archives, and genealogical data. This list includes pioneer circuit riders, long-serving pastors, and ministers who were born in or served the communities of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, over the last two centuries.
Here are 50 ministers associated with Pocahontas County, listed alphabetically.
Rev. J. Armstrong - Methodist Episcopal, South. Served the Levels Circuit in the late 19th century.
Rev. Richard Armstrong - Presbyterian minister who preached in the Little Levels area in the early 19th century.
Rev. S.G. Ballard - Methodist minister who served the Huntersville Circuit around 1900.
Rev. W.H. Ballengee - Methodist minister noted for his service in the county in the early 20th century.
Rev. Robert F. Biddle - Served as pastor of the Marlinton Presbyterian Church in the 1950s.
Rev. Stephen Bovell - An early and influential Presbyterian minister who preached in the county in the early 1800s.
Rev. Adam B.⟨Blain⟩ - Presbyterian minister who served the area in the 1840s.
Rev. Samuel Brown - Presbyterian minister and son of a pioneer family, serving the Little Levels community.
Rev. William G. Brown - Prominent Methodist circuit rider in the region during the mid-19th century.
Rev. C.W. Browning - Served the Methodist Episcopal, South, church in Hillsboro in the early 1900s.
Rev. J.W. Crites - Methodist minister on the Huntersville Circuit in the 1890s.
Rev. Samuel D. Daugherty - Presbyterian minister who served Marlinton Presbyterian Church.
Rev. David Dennison - Baptist minister active in the southern part of the county.
Rev. Dion C. Dick, III - Presbyterian minister who served the Marlinton and Stony Creek churches.
Rev. J.M. Follansbee - Methodist minister, served the Greenbank Circuit in the early 1900s.
Rev. Sampson P. Given - A native of Pocahontas County, he became a well-known minister in West Virginia.
Rev. David M. Goode - Served as pastor for the Marlinton Church of God.
Rev. James E. Hankins - Presbyterian minister at Marlinton Presbyterian Church in the early 20th century.
Rev. C.C. Heatherly - Baptist minister who pastored several churches in the county.
Rev. John H. Hill - Served the Buckeye and Marlinton Methodist charge in the late 19th century.
Rev. Uriah Howe - An early Methodist circuit rider who helped establish Methodism in the county around 1800.
Rev. J.S. Wickline - Served as pastor of the Marlinton Charge, Methodist Episcopal, South.
Rev. David H. Knode - Served the Levels Circuit (Methodist) in the 1880s.
Rev. Henry Armentrout - Associated with the German Baptist Brethren (Dunkard) church in the county.
Rev. John Clark - An early Methodist minister on the Staunton circuit which included Pocahontas County.
Rev. E.D. Life - Served the Greenbank Methodist Circuit in the early 20th century.
Rev. M.L. Lightner - A native of the county who served as a minister in the Church of the Brethren.
Rev. H.S. Lownes - Methodist minister who served the Durbin area.
Rev. A.M. Lumpkin - Methodist Episcopal, South minister on the Levels Circuit.
Rev. John McElhenney - Famous Presbyterian minister from Lewisburg who organized and preached at churches in Pocahontas County in the 19th century.
Rev. W.T. McElroy - Presbyterian minister who served in the county.
Rev. Robert McRae - Served as pastor of the Marlinton Presbyterian Church in the mid-20th century.
Rev. David Merryman - Served as pastor of the Marlinton United Methodist Church in the 21st century.
Rev. H.L. Myerly - Methodist minister on the Huntersville Circuit, late 19th century.
Rev. G.W. Parrott - Methodist minister, served the Huntersville Circuit.
Rev. William T. Price - Noted local historian who was also an ordained minister in the county.
Rev. Isaac Pulleen - Baptist minister active in the early settlement period.
Rev. B.W. Rhinehart - Methodist minister who served the Frost and Dunmore areas.
Rev. C.A. Riley - Methodist pastor who served the Marlinton charge.
Rev. R.S. Rymer - Methodist minister serving the Greenbank Circuit in the early 1900s.
Rev. T.C. Sawyer - Methodist minister on the Levels Circuit, late 19th century.
Rev. M.D. Seal - Baptist minister in the Marlinton area.
Rev. John Simpson - An early pioneer Presbyterian minister who preached in the area before the county was formed.
Rev. A.E. O'Dell - Served as pastor of the Marlinton Church of the Nazarene.
Rev. Lonnie D. Titchenell - Served as pastor of the First Baptist Church of Marlinton.
Rev. H.W. Ware - Methodist minister who served the Hillsboro Circuit.
Rev. Isaac Westfall - Early Baptist minister in the region.
Rev. George O. Wood - Presbyterian minister who served the county in the late 19th century.
Rev. Graham Wood - Presbyterian minister, served the Little Levels church.
Rev. W.W. Workman - Served the Methodist Episcopal Church in the Greenbank Circuit.
Of course. Delving deeper into the historical records, newspaper archives like The Pocahontas Times, and specific denominational histories reveals many more individuals who served the spiritual needs of Pocahontas County.
This second list includes ministers who may have served for shorter periods, led smaller congregations, were frequent visiting evangelists, or were noted in records from the 20th and 21st centuries.
Here are 30 additional ministers with connections to Pocahontas County:
Rev. Julian T. Bailey - Served as pastor of the Marlinton Church of the Nazarene.
Rev. O.H. Callison - Methodist minister, served the Huntersville Circuit in the early 20th century.
Rev. Fred G. Anderson - Methodist minister who served the Hillsboro charge.
Rev. Chapin - Priest who served St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Marlinton in the 21st century.
Rev. G.T.D. Collins - Methodist minister on the Huntersville Circuit in the 1880s.
Father Arthur J. Coyle - Served as the priest for the Catholic community in Marlinton and surrounding areas in the mid-20th century.
Rev. R.B. "Bob" Crawford - Well-known local minister, born in Pocahontas County, who served several Brethren churches.
Rev. William R. Eakin - Presbyterian minister from the area who served various charges.
Rev. Robert E. Fields - Served as pastor of the Marlinton Church of God.
Rev. C.W. Fink - Methodist minister on the Greenbank Circuit in the late 19th century.
Rev. J. H. Funk - Methodist minister serving the Levels Circuit in the early 1900s.
Rev. William Gibson - An early Methodist circuit rider who preached in the area in the 1790s.
Rev. E.V. Groves - Served the Marlinton charge of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
Rev. Jennings H. Hartsell - Served as pastor of the First Baptist Church of Marlinton.
Rev. T.N. Houchins - An Elder in the Primitive Baptist church, active in the Hillsboro area.
Rev. J.W. Lambert - Methodist minister on the Huntersville Circuit in the 1880s.
Rev. J. Marion Linger - Served as pastor of the Marlinton United Methodist Church in the 1970s.
Rev. Frank E. Long - Pastor of the Marlinton United Methodist Church in the mid-20th century.
Rev. H.A. Murrill - Methodist minister who served the Levels Circuit.
Rev. J.L. Patterson - Served as a Baptist minister in the county.
Rev. W.H. Price - Methodist minister on the Huntersville Circuit, not to be confused with historian William T. Price.
Rev. L.S. Rexrode - Minister for the Church of the Brethren in the Thornwood and Bartow areas.
Rev. C.C. Robinson - Methodist minister who served the Frost charge.
Rev. Randy F. Simms - Served as pastor of the Marlinton and Buckhannon Churches of the Nazarene.
Rev. Lewis A. Spencer - Served as pastor of the Marlinton Baptist Church in the mid-20th century.
Rev. J. W. Strider - Methodist minister on the Huntersville Circuit in the 1890s.
Rev. Cecil R. Taylor - Pastor of the First Baptist Church in Marlinton.
Rev. H.M. Tice - Methodist minister who served the Greenbank Circuit.
Rev. William "Bill" Wegman - Served as pastor of the Marlinton Presbyterian Church.
Rev. G.D. "Don" White - Served as pastor for the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Cass.
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