Henry Albert Newman (1852 – 1933)

“NEWMAN, ALBERT HENRY (1852-1933), Albert Henry Newman, Baptist Church Historian and one of the founders of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary , one of five children of John Blackstone and Harriet (Whitaker) Newman, was born in the Edgefield District of … Continue reading

William Stewart Simkins (1842 – 1929)

“SIMKINS, WILLIAM STEWART (1842-1929).  William Stewart Simkins, lawyer and teacher, was born in Edgefield, South Carolina, on August 25, 1842, the son of Eldred James and Pattie Simkins.  He entered the Citadel, the South Carolina military academy, in 1856 and … Continue reading