South, Walter S., 1824-1890

Reverand Walter S. South (1824-1897) was a Methodist clergyman, farmer, and circuit rider, born in Kentucky. He moved to Texas in 1847, settling in the town of Bryan in Brazos County, Texas in 1863. South’s duties as a circuit rider required him to travel throughout Texas in an effort to minister to settlers and organize congregations.

Source: “Statewide County NcArchives Obituaries.....Freeman, Andrew 1894”. TX Gen Web Project. Accessed on February 28, 2011. http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/statewide/obits/f/freeman2141ob.txt.

From the guide to the Walter S. South Diaries 1938., 1860-1890, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)

Reverand Walter S. South (1824-1897) was a Methodist clergyman, farmer, and circuit rider, born in Kentucky.

He moved to Texas in 1847, settling in the town of Bryan in Brazos County, Texas in 1863. South's duties as a circuit rider required him to travel throughout Texas in an effort to minister to settlers and organize congregations.

From the description of Walter S. South Diaries, 1860-1890 (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 775449959