He was licensed to preach in 1853, and was admitted into the Mississippi
Conference and appointed to Warren Colored Mission. He gave four years of
service to the Negroes. He spent two years, 1866-1867, in Tennessee, and four
years, 1881-1884, in California, and with this exception he spent his full
labors in the Misissippi Conference, serving on missions seven years, in
stations eight years, and presiding elder eight years. Hiwassee College
conferred the degree of D.D. on him in 1885. He was the great-grandfather of
H.W.F. Vaughn of the Mississippi Conference.
From: Methodism in the Mississippi Conference - Notes.
1872: F.M. Featherstun organized the Vicksburg mission Grove Street Church.
Henry Walter Featherstun from the North Warren Council admitted on
trial to the Miss. Conf. and ordained a local deacon.
1874: F.M. Featherstun succeeded to the position of presiding elder of the
Vicksburg District.
Lewis R. Featherstun admitted on trial from North Warren. "Ten young men were
admitted on trial, four of them from Vicksburg district . . .One of them, Lewis
R. Featherstun, is the second son whom our brother
F.M. Featherstun has given to the ministry in this conference..."
1876: L.R. Featherstun ordained deacon
"H.Walter Featherstun, who transferred in the middle of the year to California
wrote a complete description of his transfer to Los Angeles, his new field. He
went by boat from Vicksburg to St. Louis and by train and boat to his
destination.' His assignment was in Santa Anna."
1878: L.R. Featherstun ordained traveling elder
1880: L.R. & F.M. Featherstun transferred to the Pacific conference
1883: "Reverend Lewis R. Featherstun died at Yuba, California on Friday, October
19. The widow and children were in New Orleans with Rev. H.W. Featherstun on
November 5. Mrs. J.T. Leggett is a daughter of Rev.
L.R. Featherstun."
1884: H.W. Featherstun transferred in from the Pacific Conference
"F.M. Featherstun, formerly of the Mississippi Conference, now of the
Pacific Conference, was the recipient of a degree of Doctor of Divinity
from Hiwassee."
"A new institution was established at Holmswell, 8 miles east of Magnolia, by H.
Walter Featherstun called Kavanaugh College. It began its first session on Sept.
29, 1884. H.W. Featherstun was appointed "President."
1895: H.W. Featherstun resigned as President of Edward McGehee College (for
young ladies) at Woodville
1899: H.W. Featherstun presiding elder and president of the State Epworth League
1901: H.W. Featherstun has a new book out .. The Christ of our Poets which was
selected for study by the Epworth League
submitted by: Mrs. Connie Moretti
(JFH; Francis Marion Featherstun was son of Burrell and Rebecca (Adams)
Featherston - Branch *5.)
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