Person:Hiram Johnson (7)

Rev. Hiram Johnson

Rev. Hiram Johnson was born about 1795 in Kentucky. He became a member of the Liberty Baptist Church prior to 1820. He married Peggy Nickols in Green County on 29 Nov. 1813. He became a Baptist Minister somewhat late in life when in his mid 50's. Hiram was ordained by Liberty Baptist Church in July of 1855 and he was pastor at Liberty Baptist Church from Feb. 1857 till he died in July of 1861. He was licensed to solemize marriages in Green County on 16 Oct 1855. Thus, Hiram was only a Separate Baptist Minister for about 6 years.

Rev. Moses H. Huber 'The Elder'

• Rev. Moses H. Huber was born in Mercer County, Kentucky on 24 Jan. 1795. The Huber family came to Green County in the early 1800's. Moses married Lydia Skaggs, the daughter of Rev. James Skaggs Jr., Hardin County, on 23 Feb. 1819. Rev. Skaggs helped to constitute the Rolling Fork Baptist Church in 1801. Moses Huber lived for a short time in Henry County, Tennessee near Sparta. However, Moses moved back to Green County with his family in the mid 1820's.
• Moses and his wife both joined the Liberty Baptist Church on Brush Creek in northern Green County. Moses joined by "recommendation" in May of 1829 and had close ties to this particular church till about 1850. There were many men from the Liberty Baptist Church that were bound to have influenced Moses. Men such as -

Rev. James Skaggs

Rev. David Elkin,

Rev. Joseph Pepper,

Rev. Moses Etherton,

Rev. William Downs,

Rev. John D. Oaks,

Rev. Johnson Graham,

Rev. Hiram Johnson, and

Rev. Elijah Etherton.

• Rev. Moses Huber was of the Baptist faith most of his life. He began to perform marriage's in about 1840 in both Green and LaRue County. thus, he was likely ordained as a mininster at Liberty Baptist in the early 1840's.
• He was connected with the Mt. Zion Separate Baptist Church near Zero in Hart County during the 1850's. He was pastor of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church from May of 1859 to Feb. 1864.
• On January 22, 1863, Moses Huber, 66, married Malinda Atherton, Etherton, 52. Both were born in Kentucky and both had been married once before.
• On April 29, 1868, Moses married America Kestler. This marriage record states that Moses was born in Mercer County, Kentucky and that he was 70 years of age.
• In April of 1868 he returned to Mt. Moriah as a member of that body. His first wife, Lydia had died in November of 1862. His second wife Malinda Atherton, Etherton is not with him. Moses married a third wife America Kessler in April of 1868. She was the widow of D. W. Kessler. In June of 1872, Moses and America joined the Mt. Zion Separate Baptist Church where they were members till Moses died 'cause Measles'.
• Moses Huber deeded much of his property to his three living children, James H. Hoover, Mary Hoover, and Mrs. Louisia Jane Johnson before he died. Moses spent some of his last days in the watch care of Sydney L. Johnson, his son-in-law, who was the first merchant and postmaster of Mt. Sherman. Moses H. Huber or Hoover as it was sometimes spelled died on 17 Nov. 1874 and is buried at Mt. Sherman by his wife Lydia.