Catlett, T. K. (Thomas K.), 1796-1867
Biographical Note
Thomas K. Catlett (1796-1867) was a Reverand and Master Clergyman in Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia. He preached for the Methodist denomination and was a member of the Holston Conference for 40 years. Reverend T. K. Catlett was also a Free Mason. According to the 1860 census, he enslaved four people, including two children. T. K. Catlett died in a friend's home on February 25, 1867. As a Free Mason, T. K. Catlett was buried with Masonic honors.
External Sources:
United States Federal Census, 1860.
Baker, John A. P., W. F. Campbell, George V. Litchfield Jr. "Rev. Thos. K. Catlett." The Abingdon Virginian, March 01, 1867, p. Page 2, https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/584633495/?match=1&terms=Catlett&pqsid=gyjSXhlYMNfup3X6V8L1NQ%3A18479%3A2048517607, accessed on August 30, 2024.
"Rev Thomas K Catlett" entry, findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158447059/thomas_k_catlett, accessed on August 30, 2024.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
T. K. Catlett Letter
This collection contains a letter from Thomas K. Catlett (1796-1967), a Master Clergyman in Abingdon, Virginia, to James O. Lewis, a merchant in Pemberton, South Carolina. The letter dated December 15, 1831, discusses books that Catlett purchased but did not receive. After discussing the books, T. K. Catlett describes his new district to James O. Lewis before going on to mention the next South Carolina annual Methodist conference.