Biography:

Clergyman. Born– March 3, 1859 in Madisonville, Tenn. Parents– Samuel Smith and Susan Francis (Fonville) Stakely. Married– Sarah Jessie Davis in 1881. Children– Four. During his childhood, he moved to Montgomery, Ala. with his family. Education– Mercer University, M.A.; admitted to bar at age 18 in Georgia; ordained to Baptist ministry in 1880. Served as pastor in Georgia; South Carolina; Washington, D.C.; and Montgomery, Ala.; trustee of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Awarded honorary D.D. by Richmond College (Va.) and LL.D. by Furman University.

Source:

Owen’s The Story of Alabama.

Publication(s):

The History of the First Baptist Church of Montgomery; With Sketches of the Other Baptist Churches of the City and County. Montgomery, Ala.; Paragon Press, 1930.

A Small Collection of Original Poems. Atlanta; Bennett & Wells, 1879.