Appointed Assistant Chaplain General, South McAlester, U.C.V.
FH record--Born in Tennessee, died at the age of 81 in March instead of November.
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Judge Treadwell Honored
Judge W. A. Treadwell, pioneer and community builder, celebrated his 75th birthday anniversary last Monday, and was the recipient of numerous mementos of affection from members of his congregation and from long-time friends who have known him from the days when he was one of the first ministers of the city on down throughout his 14 years of service as a magistrate in McAlester. He organized the First Bapitist Church in McAlester, and has been helping to improve what is now Pittsburg county and the sections roundabout for 30 years, having come here as a missionary in 1890. He has the distinction of having served continuously as justice of the peace since statehood, and has tried over 8,500 civil and criminal cases in that time. He is an ex-Confederate, a Scottish Rite Mason, and a perennial booster for Oklahoma.
(Pittsburg County Guardian (McAlester, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 17, 1921)
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W. A. Treadwell removed to Mississippi at the age of four. He married Miss Mary Cartwright on June 25, 1873 and came to McAlester Dec. 11, 1890, removing to Oklahoma City in 1927. He died in McAlester, OK. He was a minister.
Appointed Assistant Chaplain General, South McAlester, U.C.V.
FH record--Born in Tennessee, died at the age of 81 in March instead of November.
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Judge Treadwell Honored
Judge W. A. Treadwell, pioneer and community builder, celebrated his 75th birthday anniversary last Monday, and was the recipient of numerous mementos of affection from members of his congregation and from long-time friends who have known him from the days when he was one of the first ministers of the city on down throughout his 14 years of service as a magistrate in McAlester. He organized the First Bapitist Church in McAlester, and has been helping to improve what is now Pittsburg county and the sections roundabout for 30 years, having come here as a missionary in 1890. He has the distinction of having served continuously as justice of the peace since statehood, and has tried over 8,500 civil and criminal cases in that time. He is an ex-Confederate, a Scottish Rite Mason, and a perennial booster for Oklahoma.
(Pittsburg County Guardian (McAlester, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 17, 1921)
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W. A. Treadwell removed to Mississippi at the age of four. He married Miss Mary Cartwright on June 25, 1873 and came to McAlester Dec. 11, 1890, removing to Oklahoma City in 1927. He died in McAlester, OK. He was a minister.
Inscription
Married in Lexington, Mississippi, June 25, 1873
Attended Oak Grove Seminary
Confederate Soldier-32nd Degree Mason
Children
John Crimn, Judson Jack, William Mack, Christmas Albert, Wattcoat Alston, Mollie V., Fannie Lou, Mary Elizabeth.
Back of stone reads:
William and Mary with their five children arrived in McAlester, Indian Territory, in 1889. They came in a Schooner wagon with two horses and one cow.
William was a missionary sent to the Choctaw and Chickasaw Tribes. He became a circuit rider preacher. His other occupations were watchman, farmer, pastor, builder, furniture maker, merchant, Justice of the Peace, Judge, Chief of Police, tax assessor, and most importantly, a devoted husband and father.
Rev. W. A. Treadwell was the first pastor and oversaw the building of the First Baptist Church in McAlester. As the membership grew, a second and then a third larger church was needed. Through his missionary work 25 more churches and the Christian Network System were started.
We acknowledge the many, many people who helped him accomplish his mission. We thank God for his life and ministry.
They left a prolific family legacy. We are honored to be their descendants.
Gravesite Details
Stone was erected in 2011.
