Reverend Samuel Black (March 3, 1813 – July 13, 1899) was a

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preacher from Greenbrier County, West Virginia. Largely based in Greenbrier County, the Reverend also preached through the counties of Kanawha, Braxton,

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, Fayette, Jackson, and

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. One of 16 founding members of the West Virginia Methodist Conference, Reverend Black was ordained as a deacon in 1844 and continued to preach until near his death. The community of

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along with its centerpiece, the Sam Black Methodist Church were named after the influential preacher shortly after his death.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Black, Samuel 1813 births 1899 deaths People from Greenbrier County, West Virginia Methodists from West Virginia 19th-century American Methodist ministers Religious leaders from West Virginia