Cephas Washburn

Cephas Washburn (1793-1860) was a noted Christian missionary and educator who worked with the Indians of northwest Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma. He is often referred to as "The Apostle to the Cherokees" and "Builder of Presbyterianism in Arkansas". Cephas Washburn was born in 25 July 1793 in Rutland, Vermont. He graduated from the University of Vermont and the Andover Theological Seminary. Washburn married Abigail F. Woodward of Randolph, Vermont on 6 October 1818. He was ordained in 1818 in Waitsfield, Vermont by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions to serve as an Indian missionary.^[1] Cephas Washburn This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... Cephas Washburn This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... Year 1793 (MDCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... For other uses, see Christian (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Missionary (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) English Capital Little Rock Largest city Little Rock Largest metro area Little Rock Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 29th  - Total 53,179 sq mi (137,002 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 261 miles (420 km)  - % water 2. ... Official language(s) None Capital Oklahoma City Largest city Oklahoma City Largest metro area Oklahoma City metro area Area  Ranked 20th  - Total 69,898 sq mi (181,196 km²)  - Width 230 miles (370 km)  - Length 298 miles (480 km)  - % water 1. ... For other uses, see Cherokee (disambiguation). ... is the 206th day of the year (207th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1793 (MDCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Rutland, Vermont Rutland is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. ... The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, or simply The University of Vermont, is a public university located in Burlington, Vermont. ... Andover Theological Seminary, now part of Andover Newton Theological School, is the oldest graduate school of theology in the United States. ... Randolph is a town in Orange County, Vermont, United States. ... is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Waitsfield, Vermont Waitsfield is a town located in Washington County, Vermont. ... For other uses, see Missionary (disambiguation). ...

Served as a missionary to the Cherokee Indians at Brainerd Mission, Tenn. for a short while and migrated with them westward, arriving in Arkansas in 1819^[2]. For other uses, see Missionary (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Cherokee (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) English Capital Little Rock Largest city Little Rock Largest metro area Little Rock Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 29th  - Total 53,179 sq mi (137,002 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 261 miles (420 km)  - % water 2. ... 1819 common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Washburn founded Dwight Presbyterian Mission near Russellville, Arkansas in 1821 to serve the newly arrived Cherokee. Dwight was the first American mission to the Indians west of the Mississippi River. The mission was later moved to what is now Sallisaw, Oklahoma. It was named for Rev. Timothy Dwight, president of Yale College and a corporate member of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Dwight Presbyterian Mission was the first American mission to the Native Americans established west of the Mississippi River. ... Russellville is a city in Pope County, Arkansas, United States. ... Year 1821 (MDCCCXXI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... For other uses, see Cherokee (disambiguation). ... For the river in Canada, see Mississippi River (Ontario). ... Sallisaw is a city in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States. ... Timothy Dwight is the name of two presidents of Yale University Timothy Dwight IV (1752-1817) -- President of Yale University from 1795-1817. ... Yale redirects here. ...

Washburn was the driving force in establishing the Far West Academy in Washington County, Arkansas in 1844 which was a short-lived attempt to establish a college where both white and Indian students could achieve and education together. Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ...

Washburn served as the primary Indian missionary in the region until he resigned in 1850. For the game, see: 1850 (board game) 1850 (MDCCCL) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

From 1850 to 1856 he served as minister for the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Smith, Arkansas. For the game, see: 1850 (board game) 1850 (MDCCCL) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Presbyterianism is part of the Reformed churches family of denominations of Christian Protestantism based on the teachings of John Calvin which traces its institutional roots to the Scottish Reformation, especially as led by John Knox. ... Fort Smith is a city situated at the junction of the Arkansas and Poteau rivers. ...

Cephas Washburn died at Little Rock, Arkansas on 17 March 1860 of pneumonia. He is buried at the historic Mount Holly Cemetery in downtown Little Rock. Location in Pulaski County, Arkansas Coordinates: , Country State County Pulaski Founded 1821 Incorporated 1831 Government  - Mayor Mark Stodola Area  - City  116. ... is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... This article is about human pneumonia. ... Mount Holly Cemetery is the original cemetery in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas and is the resting place for numerous Arkansans of note. ...

Washburn's son Edward Payson Washburn was the artist who painted the famous Arkansas Traveller painting that was later immortalized as a Currier & Ives lithograph. The painting was inspired by the humorous song Arkansas Traveller by Colonel Sanford 'Sandy' Faulkner. Edward Payson Washburn (1831-1860) American artist, son of Indian missionary Cephas Washburn. ... You may also be looking for things named with the similarly spelled Arkansas Traveler The Arkansas Traveller (1858) is a famous American painting by Edward Payson Washburn depicting an encounter between a wealthy traveller and a family of squatters. ... Currier and Ives was a firm headed by Nathaniel Currier (1813-1888) and James Merritt Ives (1824-1895). ... Lithography is a method for printing on a smooth surface, as well as a method of manufacturing semiconductor and MEMS devices. ... You may also be looking for things named with the similarly spelled Arkansas Traveler The Arkansas Traveller (1858) is a famous American painting by Edward Payson Washburn depicting an encounter between a wealthy traveller and a family of squatters. ... Colonel Sanford C. Sandy Faulkner (1806-1874) was a teller of tall tales, fiddle player, and composer of the popular fiddle tune The Arkansas Traveller which was the State song of Arkansas from 1949-1963. ...

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External links

• Encyclopedia of Arkansas entry