Record #:

15253

Author(s):

Lawrence, R.C.

Abstract:

Reverend Adolphus Nussman emigrated to the United States in 1773 and became a valiant religious and educational leader in his lifetime. Nussman was the first Lutheran minister to reach North Carolina and held pastorates in Rowan and Cabarrus Counties, as well as in Mecklenburg. In 1786, Nussman was appointed as one of the Commissioners for erecting an Academy in Salisbury.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 7 Issue 36, Feb 1940, p12-13, f

Subject(s):

Lutherans--North Carolina; Nussman, Adolphus, 1739-1794