Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Pioneer Methodist Preacher. Altogether he recruited over 10,000 members for the church, baptized 8,000 children and 4,000 adults. Brought religion to most all southern states and across to Ohio and Illinois. He did it all by horseback.
• _ELEC: Cartwright jumped into politics as a Democrat. Twice a member of the Illinois legislature, he ran for the United States Congress in 1846, but was defeated by the Springfield Whig, Abraham Lincoln.
• _MILT: 1812; American Army - War of 1812

Notes:

Buried:
Frances Gaines and Rev Peter Cartwright, buried together

Rev married Frances Gaines on 18 Aug 1808 in Barren County, Kentucky, USA. Frances was born on 16 Aug 1789 in Charlotte County, Virginia, USA; died on 7 Feb 1876 in Cartwright, Sangamon, Illinois, USA; was buried in Pleasant Plains Cemetery, Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]