Individual Details

Cantrell Bethel

(December 17, 1779 - October 22, 1848)

"Cantrell Bethel was a Baptist preacher in Smith County (later became DeKalb County), Tennessee in 1802. He was founder and pastor of Salem Baptist Church." ("The Early Bethells and their Descendants" by Virginia Mohler Garde, Rt 3 Box 327A, Edwardsville, IL 62025; pg 93 & 143. Carol & Jim Garde; THE EARLY BETHELLS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS; 1635-1994; Interlaken, New York; Heart of the Lakes Publishing, 1994; page 40-41; copy of the book in possession of Reta Evans, Ft. Worth, TX.)

Events

BirthDecember 17, 1779Guilford County, North Carolina
DeathOctober 22, 1848Salem County, Tennessee
MarriageDeKalb County, Tennessee - Mary Bratten
BurialSalem Cemetery, DeKalb County, Tennessee

Families

SpouseMary Bratten (1780 - )
FatherSampson Bethel (1750 - 1806)
MotherMary M. Cantrell (1754 - 1844)
SiblingLarkin Bethel (1775 - 1830)
SiblingConstance "Polly" Bethel (1776 - 1848)
SiblingJ. Bethel (1778 - )
SiblingPierpoint? Bethel (1782 - )
SiblingGreene Floyd Bethel (1784 - 1842)
SiblingEsther P. Bethel (1786 - )
SiblingDr. Tilman Bethel (1788 - 1865)
SiblingChester Bethel (1791 - 1869)
SiblingCloud Bethel (1793 - 1844)
SiblingTalitha P. Bethel (1795 - 1859)
SiblingBluford C. Bethel (1798 - 1854)