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Robert Sheffey Historical Marker

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Inscription The Reverend Robert Sayers Sheffey (1820-1902), although one of a kind as to style and personality, was a Methodist Circuit Rider in the classic frontier tradition. Celebrated for the intensity of his faith and prayer, as well as for his eccentricities, Sheffey’s authority was recognized throughout this region. He is buried nearby, in Wesley Chapel Cemetery, beside his second Read more...
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Robert Sheffey Historical Marker

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Inscription The Reverend Robert Sayers Sheffey (1820-1902), although one of a kind as to style and personality, was a Methodist Circuit Rider in the classic frontier tradition. Celebrated for the intensity of his faith and prayer, as well as for his eccentricities, Sheffey’s authority was recognized throughout this region. He is buried nearby, in Wesley Chapel Cemetery, beside his second Read more...
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Robert Sheffey Grave

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From Wikipedia: Sheffey was born near the hamlet of Ivanhoe, Wythe County, Virginia, of a locally prominent family, the youngest of five brothers.[2] His mother died when he was two, and he was reared by an aunt in Abingdon, Virginia. Sheffey attended Emory and Henry College in 1839–40, but “his early dislike for books and an aversion for profound study” Read more...
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Robert Sheffey (1820-1902), ministered in the Appalachian region, often seen as ‘unique’ by other parts of the country. But no matter what stereotypes Appalachia had, Sheffey was the most unique of all. Born into a respectable family and having attended some college, Sheffey was born again at a revival meeting and became a Methodist minister of sorts. Of sorts, because Read more...
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