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Rev. Dr. George Washington Truett

6 May 1867 – 7 Jul 1944

Birth	6 May 1867
Death	7 Jul 1944
Cemetery	Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park Dallas , Dallas County , Texas , USA
Added by	Barbara Hunnicutt Edwards on 18 Dec 2014
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19945

Bio

A native North Carolinian, George Truett was educated and converted to Christ in the Hayesville Baptist Church at the age of 19. When he surrendered his heart to Christ for salvation, he also surrendered his will to God for service. The desire of his life seemed to be, "Thy will be done." In 1889 he moved with his parents to Grayson County, Texas, where he was ordained one year later by the Whitewright Baptist Church. In 1897 he was graduated from Baylor University and in September of that year was called to the pastorate of the First Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas, and remained there for 47 years. Under his leadership, the First Baptist Church grew into the largest church in the world at the time. Dr. Truett served as president of the Southern Baptist Convention from 1927 to 1929, and as president of the Baptist World Alliance from 1934 to 1939.

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Family

Parents

• Charles Levi Truett 1830–1925
• Mary Rebecca Kimsey Truett 1830–1911

Spouse

• Josephine Jenkins Truett 1872–1956 FaG

Siblings

• William Thomas Truett 1852–1928
• Rev. Dr. James Lafayette Truett 1854–1946
• Sarah Caroline Hicks "Sally" Truett Penland 1857–1936
• Charles Spurgeon Truett 1859–1941
• Marion Lee Truett 1861–1863
• John Harvey Truett 1865–1908
• Luther Jeremiah Truett 1869–1941

Children

• Jessie Jenkins Truett James 1897–1961 FaG
• Mary Truett Gilliam 1904–1981 FaG
• Annie Sallee Truett Holsonbake 1907–1982 FaG

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