The Rev. John C. Woolam
Crockett, Houston County, Texas
Marker Inscription
(January 15, 1813 -- January 18, 1894) South Carolina native John C. Woolam lived in Tennessee and served in the Florida Indian Wars before coming to Texas in 1838. After being licensed to preach by the Methodist Church in 1840, he served 34 churches in East and Southeast Texas during the next 50 years. He was a Confederate chaplain during the Civil War, and as chaplain of the Texas Veterans Association he delivered the dedicatory prayer at the opening of the State Capitol building in 1888. Recorded - 1994
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Born in South Carolina in 1813, John C. Woolam served in the Florida Indian Wars before reaching Texas in 1838 and taking up Methodist preaching in 1840. Over fifty years he ministered to thirty-four churches across East and Southeast Texas and served as a Confederate chaplain during the Civil War. As chaplain of the Texas Veterans Association he offered the dedicatory prayer at the opening of the State Capitol in 1888.
Why it matters
Woolam's long ministry ties frontier religion, Confederate service, and the commemoration of Texas's founding generation into a single life on the East Texas circuit.
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