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Beverly Carradine
Beverly Carradine
Beverly Carradine
BornBeverly Francis Carradine
(1848-04-04)April 4, 1848
Yazoo County, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedApril 22, 1931(1931-04-22) (aged 83)
Western Springs, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationAuthor
Methodist minister
Evangelist

Beverly Francis Carradine (April 4, 1848 – April 22, 1931) was an American Methodist minister and a leading evangelist for the holiness movement.[1] He was a productive author, writing primarily on the subject of sanctification.[2] The patriarch of the Carradine family, he was the grandfather of actor John Carradine and great-grandfather of actors David, Keith, and Robert Carradine.

Early life

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Beverly Carradine was born on April 4, 1848, on Altamont Plantation in Yazoo County, Mississippi.[3] Carradine was the sixth of nine children, and fourth son of Mary Caroline Hewitt Carradine (born June 5, 1819, in Washington, D.C.; died 1881 in Yazoo City, Mississippi) and Henry Francis Carradine (born June 7, 1808, in Yazoo City, Mississippi; died March 8, 1854),[4] a planter.[5] The Carradine family moved to Yazoo City in 1852.[citation needed]

In 1865, Carradine, aged 16, enlisted in Wood's Regiment in the Confederate Cavalry in Mississippi, and served until the end of the American Civil War.[6] In May 1865, he was mustered out with the 6th Cavalry Regiment Mississippi.[7]

Carradine graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1867. Later he studied pharmacy and worked as a clerk and bookkeeper in a store.[8]

Career

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Carradine "prayed through" on July 12, 1874, and then he told his wife, "Laura, I’m not going to go to Hell after all."[8] He was licensed to preach in October 1874 and became a pastor in Mississippi and New Orleans.[9] He was ordained a Methodist elder in 1878.[citation needed]

On June 1, 1889, Carradine received the "blessing of sanctification" in his study in the parsonage at 35 Polyminca Street, New Orleans. His third book, Sanctification, was published the next year.[8] Many of his subsequent books were centered on the concept of sanctification. He published at least 26 books.[10]

He also wrote about his opposition to the Louisiana lottery, making an analogy between it and slavery. The New York Times reported that his early opposition as a prominent New Orleans pastor helped to end the lottery in that state.[11][12]

Death

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Carradine died on April 22, 1931, in Western Springs, Illinois, aged 83.[13] He was buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Vicksburg, Mississippi.[13]

Personal life

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Although a prolific author, Carradine wrote little about himself and his family, not even in his autobiographical Pastoral Sketches.[8]

Carradine was married twice, and had at least nine children. On July 3, 1869,[14] Carradine married Laura Green Reid (born 1851 in Washington, D.C.; died in Vicksburg, Mississippi in 1882), in Yazoo, Mississippi. They had five children: Ernest Carradine (died 1880); William Reed Carradine (1872–1909), a correspondent for the Associated Press, and the father of actor John Carradine,[15] and the grandfather of actors David, Keith and Robert Carradine;[16]: 5  Maude Virginia Carradine (born 1874); Guy Carradine (1879–1885); and Lula (1880–1946). Laura died in 1882 at the age of 30.[citation needed]

On August 1, 1883, Carradine married Modesta A.M. Burke (born March 16, 1861, in New Orleans, Louisiana; died April 6, 1924, in Chicago, Illinois) in New Orleans, Louisiana.[8][17] Their four children were: Burke Carradine (1887–1932); Victoria Carradine (born 1889); Glendy Carradine (born 1890); and Josephine (born 1891).

Bibliography

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  • Sanctification (1891) ISBN 978-0-88019-379-5
  • A Journey to Palestine (1892) ISBN 978-1-4367-3505-6
  • The Second Blessing in Symbol (1893)
  • The Old Man (1896)
  • Sanctified Life (1897) ISBN 978-0-88019-339-9
  • The Better Way (1899)
  • Soul Help (1900) ISBN 978-0-938037-05-7
  • Bible Characters (1907)
  • People I Have Met (1910)
  • Graphic Scenes (1911) ISBN 978-0-88019-270-5
  • Yazoo Stories (1911) ISBN 0-548-46432-4
  • Revival Incidents (1913)

References

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  1. ^ Synan, Vinson. Holiness-Pentecostal Tradition, second edition (1997) Wm. Eerdmans Publishing Company, pg. 62
  2. ^ Balmer, Randell. The Encyclopedia of Evangelism. (2002) Westminster John Knox Press
  3. ^ Beverly Carradine, Passport Application (New York, NY: June 28, 1890). Source Citation: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Washington D.C.; Passport Applications, 1795–1905; ARC Identifier 566612 / MLR Number A1 508; NARA Series: M1372; Roll #356. Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S. Passport Applications, 1795–1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.
  4. ^ Mcclure, R. (2003). Finding Your Famous {& Infamous} Ancestors. F+W Media. ISBN 9781558706545. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  5. ^ Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Yazoo, Mississippi; Roll: M432_382; Page: 519A; Image: 1050. Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls).
  6. ^ Source Citation: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Confederate Organizations, compiled 1903–1927, documenting the period 1861–1865; Catalog ID: 586957; Record Group #: 109; Roll #: 40. Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861–1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861–1865 provided by Fold3 ©
  7. ^ Source Information: Historical Data Systems, comp.. American Civil War Soldiers [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA
  8. ^ a b c d e Time and Location Line of the Life of Rev. Beverly Carradine, Gene A. Long, Holiness Data Ministry (2475)
  9. ^ Lloyd, James B. Lives of Mississippi Authors 1817–1967. (1981)University of Mississippi Press, pg. 74
  10. ^ Catalogue of Beta Theta Pi, (1917) Edited and Published by James T. Brown
  11. ^ Thomas-Wright Russell, "DEATH LIST OF A DAY", April 24, 1901; accessed August 14, 2010.
  12. ^ Vale of Tears. New Essays on Religion and Reconstruction. Edited by Edward J. Blum and W. Scott Poole. (2005) Macon, Georgia: Mercer University Press.
  13. ^ a b Source Information: Ancestry.com. Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916–1947 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. FHL Film Number: 1653756.
  14. ^ Source Information: Hunting For Bears, comp.. Mississippi Marriages, 1776–1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
  15. ^ Turley, Briane. A Wheel Within a Wheel. (1999) Mercier university Press
  16. ^ Carradine, David (1995). Endless Highway. Journey. ISBN 9781885203205.
  17. ^ Source Information: Ancestry.com. New Orleans, Louisiana, Marriage Records Index, 1831–1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data: State of Louisiana, Secretary of State, Division of Archives, Records Management, and History. Vital Records Indices. Baton Rouge, LA, USA. Source Citation: Vol. 10, pg. 85.

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