William Barringer

(1816-1873)

At a Glance

From Concord, North Carolina, William Barringer attended the University of North Carolina and became a Methodist minister.

Story

During his lifetime, William Barringer held several posts in his office of minister. He was the presiding elder in the North Carolina and South Carolina conferences for 20 years. Moreover, he was a four time member of the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church of the South. He served at the Hillsborough Methodist in 1870 most likely until his death in 1873. He was buried in Greensboro.

Biographical Data

Important Dates

William Barringer was born on February 18, 1816. He died on March 17, 1873, and was buried in Greensboro, NC.

Relatives

• Spouse: Lavinia M. Alston  (d. 1867), married until August 18, 1867 [1].
  Children:
  
  • four sons, John Alston Barringer (b. 1851) [1], Paul Brandon Barringer (b. 1853) [1], Victor Clay Barringer (b. 1855) [1] and William Barringer, [Jr.] (b. 1861).
  • one daughter, Ella Barringer (b. 1859) [1].

References

1. Mary Claire Engstrom. The Book of Burwell Students: Lives of Educated Women in the Antebellum South. (Hillsborough: Hillsborough Historic Commission, 2007).