Elias Wells Story (1807 - 1888)

Born 15 Apr 1807 in Warren County, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Hill) Story — married 5 Aug 1829 in Fayette, Georgia, United States

Husband of Mary Emily Patterson — married 7 Oct 1852 in Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States

Husband of Harriet Tennison — married 15 Oct 1867 in Macon, Alabama, United States

Descendants

Died 18 Dec 1888 at age 81 in Macon County, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Rev. Story was the son of Thomas Story and Phoebe Ann (Brooks) Story. He was a Methodist Minister.

He married Ann Hill on 5 Aug 1829 in Fayette Co., GA. They had nine children.

After she died he married Mary Patterson on 7 Oct 1852. They had three children.

Then 15 Oct 1867 he married Harriet Tennison in Macon Co., AL.

Rev. Story died 18 December 1888 in Macon Co., AL. He is buried in the Noble Cemetery which is north of Old Union Church and west of Tuskegee, AL. ^[1]

An Iron footstone reads “ E. W. Story”. The tombstone is a six-foot high obelisk surrounded by an iron fence. It reads:

Sacred to the memory of Rev. Elias W. Story a Minister of the M. E. Church South, to which he was faithful and true. He was born in Warren Co., GA April 15, 1807 Died in Macon Co., Ala Dec. 18, 1888 in sure and certain hope of eternal life."

He was described as having quaint ways, a sharp wit, a clear common sense, a fiery temper, stubborn will, an intense zeal and untiring labors all working together and controlled by an Elijah-like faith and courage, presented in a bony, wizard-like man. . He seemed the very embodiment of a religious hero. He could excite to laughter or move to tears, but listeners always went away with more vivid convictions of the righteousness and mercy of God, the sinfulness of sin, and the power of the Holy Ghost to save the soul. (History of Methodism in Alabama and West Florida by Lazenby.)"

Research Notes

Children of Rev. Elias Wells and Ann (Hill) Story

1. Calvin Story, M. D. b. 18 Jan 1831 Fayette Co., GA, d. 24 Oct. 1912, Cherokee Co., AL; m. 26 May 1853 in Paulding Co., GA, Patience Priscilla McGriff. She was b. 5 Nov 1835, d. Jan 1935 in Leesburg, Lake Co., FL. She was the daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Beazley) McGriff.

a. Sarah Ann Lucinda Story b. 23 Apr 1854, d. 23 Mar 1928; m. Barney Williams.

b. Martha Ann Elvira Story b. 15 Sep 1856, d. 20 Sep 1858.

c. Mary Jane Story b. 23 Feb 1859; m. William Mote.

d. Frances Elizabeth Story b. 25 Oct 1863, d. 28 June 1949; m. John Pinkney Mote.

e. Patience Priscilla Story b. 3 Mar 1866, m. 1) Pearson Franklin, 2) William Mote.

f. John Calvin Story b. 4 July 1870, d. 3 Apr 1950.

2. Martha Ann Story b. 25 July 1833; d. 2 June 1917; m. 6 Jan 1853 John Uriah Hoffman. (See below.)

3. Elias Wells Story, Jr. b. 8 Apr 1835; d. 17 June 1926; m. 8 Dec 1868 Betsy Jane (Hooks) Harris.

4. Lucinda Story b. 21 Sept 1837; d. 7 Nov 1861; m. 9 Aug 1859 Rev. Ethelbert B. Norton.

5. Sarah Jane Story b. 15 June 1839, Fayette Co., GA; d. 15 June 1929, Breckenridge, Shackelford Co., TX; m. 9 Aug 1859, Macon Co., AL, Wilbur Fisk Perry, the son of Rev. Dow and Tabitha T. T. (Hunt) Perry. He was born 1 Apr 1835 and died 8 Jan 1896 in Erath Co., TX.

6. George Chappell Story b. 13 Feb 1841; d. 1 Jul 1903; m. 14 Nov 1866 Josephine Elizabeth Noble.

7. James Osgood Story b. 20 Jan 1843; d. 23 Aug 1862 during Civil War in Mobile, AL.

8. John Wesley Story b. 25 Mar 1845; d. 14 June 1863 during Civil War in Petersburg, VA.

9. Frances Elizabeth Story b. 4 Mar 1849; d. aft. 1917; m. 28 Apr 1872 Seaborn T. Henderson

Rev. Story married Mary Emily Patterson, daughter of Archibald and Mary (Taylor) Patterson on 7 Oct 1852. She was born 12 July 1815 in Elizabethtown, Bladen Co., NC and died 13 Dec 1864 in Macon Co., Al.

Children of Rev. Elias Wells and Mary Emily (Patterson) Story

10. Mary Taylor Story b. 22 Oct 1853; d. 8 Aug 1926; m. 31 Aug 1875 Rev. John Otway Taylor.

11. Emily Catharine Story b. 10 Jan 1855; d. 13 Sept 1924; m. Jan 1885 Thomas Andrew Wall.

12. Julia Owen Story b. 20 Jan 1858; d. 7 Nov 1904; m. 20 Dec 1881 Robert Henry Noble.

After his wife, Mary Emily, died Rev. Story married a third time to Harriet Tennison on 15 Oct 1867. They had no children.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39014668/elias-wells-story: accessed 26 September 2022), memorial page for Rev Elias Wells Story (15 Apr 1807–18 Dec 1888), Find A Grave: Memorial #39014668 citing Noble Cemetery, Macon County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Emily Benefield (contributor 48330352) .

See Also:

• https://sites.rootsweb.com/~gafayett/biography/story.htm