The Sullivans of Washington County

This chapter traces the Sullivan family's history in Washington County, Alabama, within a region shaped by faith and tradition. It recounts Owen Sullivan's early settlement, Gibeon Sullivan's Civil War service, and the family homestead's role as a community gathering place. The chapter shifts to J.B. and Hattie Sullivan, whose life in the timber industry frames Arthur Sullivan's dramatic healing, conversion, and leadership in brush arbor revivals that spark the family's ministry. It underscores Arthur's role in building churches, guiding Oneness Pentecostal worship, and fostering gospel music through instruments, radio, and community revivals. Finally, the chapter describes Arthur's death in 1957, the rise of the Sullivan Family Gospel Singers, and the later ministry of Jerry and Tammy Sullivan, who carry the family's spiritual and musical legacy into a new generation.