Brotherton, Levi, 1810-1893.

Levi Brotherton (October 8, 1810-November 22, 1893) was born in Greene County, East Tennessee and died in Atlanta, Georgia. His father, John T. Brotherton, moved to Blount County, Tennessee in 1824. Levi lived with his parents until 1833. In that year he received his license to exhort and went into the Cherokee Indian Nation. He remained there five years until the Indians were pushed westward. Near Dalton, Levi got his license to preach in 1837; was ordained deacon in 1842 at Knoxville; was ordained elder at Madison, Ga. in 1848. In the same year he and his family moved to Dalton, Ga. Levi was married twice. His first wife, Winnie Epperson, whom he married in 1834, left four children when she died in 1848. He married Martha Ann Gudger in 1850. She died in 1885, leaving five children. Levi Brotherton was among the earliest pioneers in Dalton, Ga., where he built the first church and the second residence in the community.

From the description of Levi Brotherton papers, 1832-1919. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123430495