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History Related to Methodism and Early Settlement in Florida (1961) Esther Bernice Howell Haworth

Charles H. B- Collins, born June 21, 1798 in South Carolina. He was called
“Squire” Collins, and from Vol. 24 “The Territorial Papers of the United States pages
967-659-478-527-580—He was appointed Justice of the Peace of Columbia County 2 -
13 -1834, also in 1838, on on page 527 “C. II. B. Collins got his commission from the
Secretary of the United States Treasury; page 580 in 1839 signed a petition in
reference to Dade Institute of Florida; Tustunnuggee Methodist Church was
organized in his home in 1846. He died June 12, 1868, his headstone still stands in the
remains of “Old Bethel” Cemetery.

James John Andrew Collins, son C. H. B. and Ann Mary Robarts Col- lines;
was bom May 19, 1827, in Camden County, Georgia. (Other children of the above
were bom in East Florida—one being bom in 1823 “at the Ship Landing in East
Florida;” and one in 1836 at “Fort Lancaster,” the times possibly made it necessary
for Ann Mary Robarts Collins to enter the fort for his birth—some of the children
prior to this had been bom in Georgia.) James J. A. Collins died Sept. 15, 1872, the
headstone of James A. still stands in the remains of “Old Bethel” Cemetery.

George 0. E. Robarts was bom May 17, 1857. He was the son of William Henry
Thomas and Sarah Goodbread Robarts. George 0. E. Robarts died July 16, 1869- His
headstone still stands in the remains of “Old Bethel” Cemetery.

X William S. Goodbread, was bom February 9, 1833 in Georgia. He was the son of
John Sarling and Charity (Crews) Goodbread. He was soldier in the Florida War
where lie served as a Lieutenant in Wright’s Company. He died Oct. 22, 1859. His
headstone still exists in the remains of this oldest existing Cemetery in Columbia
County—“OLD BETHEL.”

UNMARKED GRAVES OF KNOWN BURIED AT “OLD BETHEL”
CEMETERY

Ann (Andrew) Robarts, daughter of JOHN and Ann (Lambright) Robarts; bom
January 11, 1770; died November 29, 1852.

Abram, Isaac Robarts, son of John and Mary Labright Robarts. (Mary was the
daughter of Anthony and Violet Lambright) Abram. Issac Robarts, was born Oct.
25, 1770; died Jan. 11, 1832.

John Starling Goodbread, Sr., who was born in 1797 in Camden County
Georgia; was a soldier in the war of 1812. He died Aug. 18,1885.

V Charity (Crews) Goodbread, wife of the above mentioned John Starling
Goodbread, Sr.

! “Dr. Sowder Goodbread, son of John Starling and Charity Goodbread who
was killed’ in the service of the Confederate Army.”

“John Mcp. Berrieen Goodbread who was the son of John Starling and
Charity Goodbread. John B. was a former Sheriff of Camden County, Georgia.

Joel Niblack, son of William and Dennie Tyson Niblack; bom June 29, 1811;
died August 28,1841.

Samuel Niblack, son of William and Dennie Tyson Niblack.

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