Background
Carson, Charles Clifton was born on January 2, 1870 in Rogersville, Tennessee, United States. Son of John Milton and Marietta Mariah (Wells) Carson.
Carson, Charles Clifton was born on January 2, 1870 in Rogersville, Tennessee, United States. Son of John Milton and Marietta Mariah (Wells) Carson.
Bachelor of Arts, Sweetwater (Tennessee) College, 1889. Special course Southwestern Presbyterian University, Clarksville, Tennessee, 1890. Graduate Auburn (New York) Theological Seminary, 1892.
Doctor of Divinity, Davidson (North Carolina) College, 1905.
University of Georgia, 1905. Doctor of Laws, King College, Bristol, Tennessee, 1917, Doctor of Letters, 1927.
Stamps (Mistress Almond Gray). Married second, Mamie Cassels, November 3, 1897. Children—Elizabeth, Charles Clifton, Mary Cassels.
Ordained ministry of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, 1892.
Pastor Flemington and Blackshear, Georgia, 1892-1898, Valdosta, Georgia, 1899-1908, Bristol, Tennessee, 1908-1927. General Assembly evangelist since 1927.
Built 2 churches Trustee King College, Louisville Theological Seminary Moderator of 3 synods of Presbyterian Church in the United States.
Author: The Glorious Gospel, 1926.
Member American Red Cross (ex-chairman Bristol chapter), Young Men's Christian Association, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Married Mollie Netherland Stamps, January 4, 1893 (deceased). Married second, Mamie Cassels, November 3, 1897. Children: Elizabeth, Charles Clifton, Mary Cassels.