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Ernest Chapel

Lord family founded Ebenezer Methodist Church in Elder Springs (Sanford)

John Minton Lord (1839-1924) served with his brother, Jeremiah, for the 3rd Georgia Regiment of the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He was wounded and left for dead at Gettysburg. He lay for nine days under an apple tree,...
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