Avent - Person Sheet
Avent - Person Sheet
NameLOWERY, Gen. Mark Perrin
Birth Date30 Dec 1828
Birth PlaceMcNairy County, Tennessee
Death Date27 Feb 1885 Age: 56
Death PlaceMiddleton, Hardeman County, Tennessee
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Mark Perrin Lowery was a Southern Baptist preacher otherwise known as the "Preacher General". He is known for being a Confederate brigadier general during the Civil War, for his works in the Mississippi Southern Baptist Convention, and for founding the Blue Mountain College.

Note: The general’s daughter, Modena, married William Edwin Berry, who was Julius G. Berry’s great uncle and also partner with Gen. Lowery in founding the college.
Spouses
Birth Date20 Jun 1827
Birth PlaceElk River, Lincoln County, Tennessee
Death Date2 Dec 1898 Age: 71
Death PlaceTippah County, Mississippi
ChildrenFrances Modena (1850-1942)
Last Modified 22 Mar 2016Created 1 Mar 2024 by Robert Avent