History of Coosa County: Rev. Robert Carlisle, Primitive Baptist preacher near Mount Olive

Citation: George E. Brewer, "History of Coosa County, Alabama," The Alabama Historical Quarterly 4, nos. 1–2 (Spring and Summer 1942): 92 and 244; Internet Archive item histcoosacobrew, scans n189 and n495, https://archive.org/details/histcoosacobrew/page/n189/mode/1up?q=Carlisle.

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Page 92, the country east of the hills and west of Hatchet Creek (around Mount Olive):

Quite a number of people who are prosperous have lived in here from a period early in the history of the country. Among them are remembered Larkin Newman, Peter Vardeman, […] Rev. Robert Carlisle, long a leading Primitive Baptist preacher, and sons, Thomas King, Mr. Finch, Rev. Benj. Foscue, another Primitive preacher, and Hon. Fred Foscue. […] Most of the others have long lived here, and their descendants are clinging to the old homes. […] A large set of saw mills for more than twenty years has been established a few miles above Mt. Olive, at Hollis […]

Page 244, sketch of John A. Suttle:

John married Rebecca, a daughter of Hiram Bentley, as his first wife, by whom he reared several good children. His second wife was a daughter of Rev. Robert Carlisle, a prominent Primitive Baptist preacher. She was a good wife, looking well to his comfort in his feebleness. Several useful sons and daughters were born to them. John was for a good many years a Missionary Baptist, but changed to the Primitives and became a preacher.