Background
Pepper, John Robertson was born on April 6, 1850 in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States. Son of Robert R. and Mary (McClaren) Pepper.
Pepper, John Robertson was born on April 6, 1850 in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States. Son of Robert R. and Mary (McClaren) Pepper.
Educated Christiansburg Commercial College. Graduate in Chautauqua course, 1883.
Grocery companies, Greenville, Greenwood, Yazoo City and Rosedale, Mississippi. President Memphis Machine Works. Trustee of Cossitt Library, Memphis.
Commissioner Goodwyn Institute, Memphis.
Author: Modern Sunday School Superintendent, 1885. Quiver Tips for Lovers of Sunday School Work, 1894.
Tried Plans for Sunday School Work, 1895. Thirty Years at the Superintendent’s Desk, 1909.
Well-Nigh 50 Years at the Superintendent’s Desk, 1929.
Home: Memphis, Tennessee
Married Mission Charlie Read, November 18, 1875. Children: Mistress Mary Ketchum, Samuel M. Wholesale grocer.