First Presbyterian Church of Paoli
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The following describes the building in use between 1927 and 2001.
Introduction
Some years ago, long-time Church members were asked to share some of their remembrances of the early days of Paoli's Presbyterian Church. Tidbits of information have been gathered concerning the families represented ont eh stained-glass windows, for they were not only pillars of the church, but of the community as well.
We can actually sit in our familiar pews and take a journey back in time as we meditate on the lives and faith of those memorialized in these beautiful stained-glass windows, and the generations who followed them.
A number of people have researched Orange County's pioneer days to weave an interesting tapestry of the inter-relationships of our Christian forefathers who worked so hard to leave us the legacy of a lovely church. We may well ask ourselves what will be remembered of our service here by the generations yet to come?
As you travel back in time, this guide will be helpful as you enter the sanctuary and move to your right to each of the twenty-two windows, ending back at the narthex door. There are cross references to aid in identifying parents, children, siblings, etc. We apologize for any inaccuracies and would appreciate any further information you might be able to provide.
Our thanks to the following for the tedious compliation of this presentation: Kathryn Murray, Emma Clements Carriker, Gladys Kaufman, Mary Riley, Mary Margaret Patton Colglazier, Shirley Wilson, Elinor Gardner Jones, Nancy Garth Kimmel, and Barbara McClain.
The tombstones of Paoli Community Cemetery, Odd Fellows' Cemetery, and Livonia Cemetery revealed much, as well as records of the Orange County Historical Society, Paoli Public Library, Orange County Genealogy Society, and their library at the home of Wilma and Everett Davis and Orange County Courthouse. Data was gleaned from Orange County History, a 1939 article in the Paoli Republican; History of Lawrence, Orange Counties (1884), and a brief history of this church by Harriett Frazer Gooden and Hannah Frazer Patton.
Window Index
Window #1
John H. Campbell (1792-1873) & Eleanor Reilly Campbell (1789-1869)
Children:
- Mary A. (1816-1894) married AJ Simpson (1796-1831).
See Window #2. - Eliza Jane (1825-1890) married Henry T. Moxley (1813-1894).
See Window #13. - Sophia Emily (1819-1856) married TN Braxtan (1824-1907).
See Window #14
The Campbells were among the earliest settlers in Orange County. The Orange County 1850 Census shows them as residents including Sophia E. (age 2), Henry T. Moxley (age 27), and Eliza Jane Moxley (age 24) residing in the Campbell household.
John H. Campbell was active in both civic and early church affairs, being one of the first members to join after the church was chartered in 1825. He was superintendent of the county's first Poor Farm in 1837. In 1847 he served on the Courthouse Committee which planned the construction of the present courthouse. An active member of the Whig Party, John was an associate judge of the Orange County Court.
Eleanor Reilly was the daughter of John Reilly, a verteran of the American Revolutionary War. Herself a native of Pennsylvania, she married John Campbell, a Kentuckian, and they began their married life in Winchester, Kentucky. Mary and Eliza Jane were born there. By 1825 they had moved to Orange County, for Eleanor was one of the twelve charter members of the First Presbyterian Church of Paoli. She died January 23, 1869.
John and Eleanor, as well as her father, John Reilly, are buried in Paoli Cemetery.
Window #2
Arthur J. Simpson (1796-1881) & Mary Campbell Simpson (1816-1894)
Children:
(more to come)
Window #3
Window #4
Window #5