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Rev. Walter J. Barrington

"A History of the Baptist of Butler County, Alabama, 1819-1957"

Walter J. Barrington is listed as the pastor of Gravel Hill Church in Butler County, Alabama. Rev Barrington was born in Rutledge in Crenshaw County, Alabama where he married Velma Tidwell. After he became a Minister of the Baptist Church he served with the Gravel Hill Baptist Church in Butler County.

GRAVEL HILL BAPTIST CHURCH

This church was organized in the year 1890. Dr. B. H. CRUMPTON, who was pastor of the First Baptist Church of Greenville at that time, and W. R. MARTIN and W. FELTER were the presbytery in charge. A full list of the charter members cannot be obtained, but the names that follow were in the organizing: Sister Ann RHODES, J. A. RHODES, M. M. WEST, J. B. SMITH, W. M. JAY, J. M. HAWKINS, Kate HAWKINS, and J. F. FREEMAN.
In the early years of the church we do not know the pastors, but for the last forty years the following pastors have served: Rev. Charley PERRY, Rev. J. L. P. COOK, Rev. Bennie OWENS, Rev. Walter J. BARRINGTON, Rev. L. R. TINDAL, Rev. G. D. EVERETT, Rev. C. A. EILAND, and the present pastor is Rev. GUYTON. Two fine young men heard God's call for the ministry and were ordained by this
church, Rev. Has HALFORD and Rev. Ray CROWLEY.


I have found discrepancies in the 1900 and 1910 Federal Census for Crenshaw County, Alabama. The 1900 census list Walter J. Barrington as 20 years of age, putting his birth in 1889, the 1910 census list his birth as September 1888. However, according to the Social Security Index, the birth date of Walter is listed as August 03, 1889, which is probably the correct date. This is also the date on his tombstone.
Walter and Velma were still living in Crenshaw County as of 1911 where he was listed on the Counties Voter Registry. On December 04, 1913 he is found in the Crenshaw County Deed Records where he sold land to Sarah Dean, the widow of Charles Sumpter Dean Sr. He married Velma Tidwell in Rutledge, Crenshaw County, Alabama on April 19, 1913. Velma was born in Alabama April 07, 1894, a daughter of Joah T Tidwell of Rutledge, Crenshaw County, Alabama.
Walter and Velma are both buried at the Hickory Grove Cemetery near the city of Opp in Covington County, Alabama. Next to their graves is a cemetery plot listed simply as "Barr". This plot contains three unmarked graves and two of them are the graves of Samuel MacDonald Dean and his second wife Emma Marler. Samuel first married Annie Barrington, daughter of Marion Madison Barrington, brother of William Winfield. Samuel Dean was a son of Charles Sumpter and Sarah Dean mentioned in the preceeding paragraph.
I am not sure of how many children Walter and Velma had, possibly only one, a daughter who is buried next to them. She is listed as Rubt Jewell Barrington Tucker.

1930 Federal Census, Crenshaw County, Alabama
Township of Rutledge

Walter J. Barrington
(son of William Marion Barrington)

Walter J. Barrington and his family are listed in the 1930 Federal Census for Crenshaw County, Alabama living in th Township of Rutledge. Walter is listed as 40 years of age and his wife, Velma Tidwell, is listed as 36 years of age. At home with them are five children. Anna age 13; Louvisa age 11; Dalvine age 6; Hayward age 5 and Ruby Jewell age 2. Also living with the family is the mother of Walter, Amanda Paralee Barrington, she is listed as 69 years of age.
Another listed as living in the household of Walter J Barrington is Sarah Ann Dean. Sarah is the mother of Amanda Paralee Barrington and is listed as 96 years of age.

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