S. M. Carlton, doctor, author, Rusk Countian
A few years ago I heard about a book called Diagram of the Churches by S. M. Carlton,
M.D. I was interested because Dr. Carlton was supposed to be a Baptist of the “Two-Seed”
variety, and because he lived in my county – Rusk County, Texas. At the time I
was unsuccessful garnering further information, but last week I discovered the
book had been added to Archive.org: Diagram of the
Churches: Illustrated by a Supposed Interview between the Arminian’s All-wise
and Omnipotent God of the Universe and his Arminian Ministers (S.
M. Carlton, M. D., Middleton, NY: Gilbert Beebe s Sons, 1884).
The book itself is much an unusual dialog with the
“Arminian” God and his ministers. Beginning at page 344 Carlton inserts an appendix
that includes a “condensed biography” and his religious experience. Dr. S. M.
Carlton was Snider
Miles Carlton, who was born October 1, 1830, in Thomas County,
Georgia, to Shadrack Carlton and Catharine Sloan (p. 346). His parents are
buried at the old Randolph Cemetery in Houston County, Texas. The older Carltons had several children, including, Harmon, Margaret, Susan, Elvie, John Sloan, Blake, S.M.,
and Catharine.
Snider
Miles Carlton married Nancy
Clark Satterwhite (p. 357). They came to Texas and first located in
the Clayton area of Panola Conty in 1872 (p. 369). He also mentions being
baptized at “Mt. Carmel Church, twenty miles east of Henderson” where his wife
had been a member since that church was constituted (p. 377; Mt. Carmel was
probably in Clayton, Panola County). They moved to Henderson in February 1879. Dr.
Carlton, his wife and six others constituted a church called Siloam in
Henderson, Texas on the 4th day of July 1883 (p. 378). S. M. & Nancy Carlton had six
children, Elijah and Catharine R., who died in Alabama while still small; Lobel Alva, Mary Elena, Sallie Ada, and Oswald Snider.
After the death of Nancy, Dr. Carlton married Lucinda (last name unknown) circa 1894. The Carltons lived in Hill County, Texas in 1900, and later moved to Limestone County, Texas, where they are buried in the Thornton Cemetery.
After the death of Nancy, Dr. Carlton married Lucinda (last name unknown) circa 1894. The Carltons lived in Hill County, Texas in 1900, and later moved to Limestone County, Texas, where they are buried in the Thornton Cemetery.
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