Reverend Sam Black

Sam Black
Photograph of Reverend Sam Black
Personal life
Born	Samuel Black March 3, 1813 Greenbrier County, West Virginia, U.S.
Died	July 13, 1899(1899-07-13) (aged 86) Greenbrier County, West Virginia, U.S.
Resting place	Blacks Farm Cemetery, Rupert, West Virginia
Religious life
Religion	Christianity
Denomination	Methodist
Church	West Virginia Methodist Conference
Profession	Circuit Rider

Reverend Samuel Black (March 3, 1813 – July 13, 1899) was a Methodist circuit riding preacher from Greenbrier County, West Virginia. Largely based in Greenbrier County, the Reverend also preached through the counties of Kanawha, Braxton, Webster, Nicholas, Fayette, Jackson, and Clay. One of 16 founding members of the West Virginia Methodist Conference, Reverend Black was ordained as a deacon in 1844 and continued to preach until near his death.[1] The community of Sam Black Church, West Virginia along with its centerpiece, the Sam Black Methodist Church were named after the influential preacher shortly after his death.[2]

References

1. Miller, Cathy Hershberger (28 October 2019). "Sam Black". e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
2. Scott, Eugene (April 8, 1946). "Sam Black, Famed Methodist Circuit Rider, Left a Landmark". Beckley Post-Herald. Retrieved September 14, 2020.