John C. Carmical



John C. Carmical was a Baptist preacher in the Rockcastle area for many years. He was born about 1838 and died in 1906 (I think).

He pastored at both Line Creek Baptist Church and Mount Pisgah Baptist Church.

There was an interesting note in the Rockcastle Baptist Association minutes, which read: "Pleasant Valley church failed to send any letter or messenger to our last annual meeting, so we employed Elder J.C. Carmical to go there and hold a meeting of eleven days which resulted in 19 additions, 15 by experience and baptism, 4 by letter and the church greatly revived. Collected there $4.25 and we paid $6.75--amount, $11.00."

Thanks to Timothy Carmical for the photo.