Born: Virginia (Scott Co) formerly Russell Co).
Died: Bell Co. TX.

BIO:
Rev. Charles Booth Whitely, was the son of Joseph and Sarah (Stapleton) WHITELY.
Charles had two brothers, (among others), Samuel and Isaac Whitely, who all left Virginia, travelled through Tennessee, and on to Northwestern Arkansas, into Marion, then Madison Co. Charles B. was a United Baptist minister, and was the first of the brothers to settle in the newly opened Arkansas territory, and soon after his arrival, he established the Union United Baptist Church in Marion Co. at least by 1838. Goodspeed, in his History of Northwestern AR, mentions these brothers and their missionary work. These United Baptists were no strangers to the Separatist or Free Will history in Kentucky, but were a part of it.
C.B. Whitely and others left Middle Tennessee about 1835, along with the Isaac Boren, and Joel Plumley, for a a new beginning in Arkansas after a break with the Primitive Baptists over foreordination and free salvation issues. He along with the Plumley family and others organized a United church in the Plumley home in July 1838. Other churches were soon organized and the Union Association of United Baptist was formerly organized. (this info from old Association Minutes). This Union Ass'n was closely associated with the FreeWill Baptist throughout the ninetenth century. The Ass'n reported to the New England General Conference as early as 1883. (from William F. Davidson's History of FWB, 1727-1984, pub. 1985, Randall House Publications).

Rev. C.B. Whitely's family are enumerated in the Prairie Twnshp, Carroll Co. AR in 1850:
Charles, 50y b. VA
Sarah, 44y b. TN
Mary, 18y b. IL
Anna, 16y b. AR
John 14y b. AR
Thomas 12y b. AR
Charles 9y b. AR
Henderson 7y b. AR
Sarah 2y b. AR

Rev. Charles B. and wife Sarah, were still in Carroll, at Prairie in 1860, (info below says they removed to Texas in 1861 or 1862)-- and certainly before 1870 he was in Bell Co. TX census. He wrote to his 'beloved daughters' in 1866, from Texas, saying his goodbyes, as he had typhoid fever and it looked to him as though he would not recover. He did get medical treatment, and at the end of the letter, it stated that he thought he would recover. And he did.

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The following is from the "Whitely Family Genealogy:"

"Charles Booth Whiteley was a Baptist minister, man of public spirit. Fair ability as a speaker, with character worthy of his calling. he was active in the support of free schools." (History of Northwest Arkansas).

He was one of the first men to be in the tanning business, known to be very strict. but held in the greatest respect by children, grandchildren, and in-laws. He had a store at one time in Arkansas. He was a Free-will Baptist preacher, and never charged for marriages or funerals. He went to Texas in the fall of 1861 or spring of 1862.
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