First person to speak in tongues in the Assemblies of GOD

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First person to speak in tongues in the Assemblies of God was William Jethro Walthall of the Holiness Baptist Churches of Southwestern Arkansas

Brian Roden [09/01/2015 10:50 AM]
I know wome Walthalls in central Arkansas. I wonder if they may be related.

John Kissinger [09/01/2015 11:33 AM]
worth checking

Brian Roden [09/01/2015 11:42 AM]
Searching the name Walthall on FB, I find several in Arkansas. Good chance at least one is a descendant or at least distant cousin of WJ.