Elder Tully Choice

Tully Choice was Georgia-born and educated (Mercer Institute). He was born February 22, 1834 in Hancock County, Georgia, and died 18 May 18, 1897 at age 63 in Gregg County, Texas. By 1860, the Tully Choice family had moved to Rusk County, Texas, where they are found in the 1860 census (post office, New Danville). They probably came around 1856-57. This was probably in area that later became part of Gregg County

Choice was an ordained Baptist minister. He organized and pastored several churches in East Texas, laboring mainly in the churches of the Cherokee Baptist Association. I did not finish a short article I intended to write about him, so instead (for now) offer these links of Elder Tully Choice in the newspapers (unfortunately, you will need access to Newspapers.com to read them). I will hope to finish the article and post it at some point.

• 1878 Speaks at 4th of July celebration in Longview: https://www.newspapers.com/image/210294466/
• 1878 Democratic convention https://www.newspapers.com/image/23824828/
• 1878/1892 A murder on his farm https://www.newspapers.com/image/320130576/
• 1883 Board of ETBC https://www.newspapers.com/image/21063123/
• 1884 Wife dies https://www.newspapers.com/image/588936029/
• 1884 Minister’s conference https://www.newspapers.com/image/99504422/
• 1884 East Texas Baptist Convention corresponding secretary https://www.newspapers.com/image/21308911/
• 1885 Baptist Church organized at Kilgore https://www.newspapers.com/image/588936986/
• 1885 Providential open door https://www.newspapers.com/image/76477717/
• 1886 Nominated for VP BGCT https://www.newspapers.com/image/76516902/
• 1886 Vice-President of BGCT https://www.newspapers.com/image/68285647/
• 1887 Baptist Convention https://www.newspapers.com/image/168435840/
• 1891 Injured in boiler explosion https://www.newspapers.com/image/30158134/
• 1891 Delegate to the Southern Baptist Convention https://www.newspapers.com/image/1000540323/
• 1894 East Texas Baptist Institute cornerstone https://www.newspapers.com/image/71159343/