The Rev. Floyd McGonegal apparently served the Cleveland Church during its beginning years; however, records are not available to reflect the dates of his ministry here. It is believed that he probably was the son of Patrick McGonegal, who left Caswell County, North Carolina, after Floyd's birth in 1793 and is noted in Grainger County, Tennessee, tax records in 1814.

Floyd McGonegal and Nancy Mills were married on February 14, 1812, in Jefferson County, Tennessee. He was living in Monroe County in 1830 and in McMinn County in 1840. He later married Nancy Dorsey of McMinn County on April 23, 1849. Floyd McGonegal and his wife Nancy were listed as charter members of the Madisonville Cumberland Presbyterian Church on March 14, 1835. He was moderator of the Session on May 12, 1836.

The Rev. Mr. McGonegal is also listed as moderator of the Hickory Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Monroe County from 1836 until 1838. From 1843 to 1845 he served the Clear Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church in McMinn County, Tennessee. He is listed as attending meetings of Ocoee Presbytery between 1846 and 1848 and was appointed to supply the Pleasant Hill congregation in March 1846.
[Source: History of the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Cleveland, Tennessee 1837-1987. Edited by Ann Morelock and Katharine Trewhitt, 1989, page 202.]

The Clear Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church was located six miles southeast of Calhoun, in McMinn County, Tennessee. Calhoun in fifteen miles south of Athens, the McMinn county seat. The church was located near the Hiwassee River.

The Clear Springs Church was organized in the late 1830's or early 1840's, and was originally part of Knoxville Presbytery, which was created in 1827. The congregation held religious services in a large shelter that had been erected for conducting camp meetings. The Rev. Floyd McGonegal was pastor of the church from 1843 to 1845. William C. Porter was one of the charter elders in the church.

The Rev. Floyd McGonegal was one of the early Cumberland Presbyterian ministers in Ocoee Presbytery. The exact date of his membership in Ocoee Presbytery, however, is unknown. The Rev. McGonegal served many Cumberland Presbyterian Churches in southeast Tennessee in the 1830's and 40's. Besides serving as one of the first pastors of the Clear Springs Church, he was also moderator of the Hickory Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Monroe County, Tennessee from 1836 until 1838. He attended the meetings of Ocoee Presbytery from 1846 through 1848, and was appointed by Ocoee Presbytery to supply the Pleasant Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church in March 1846.

It is believed that the Rev McGonegal was the son of Patrick McGonegal. Floyd McGonegal, it is believed was born around 1793. Shortly after his birth, McGonegal's family moved from Caswell County, North Carolina to several locations in Tennessee before eventually settling in Grainger County, Tennessere.

Floyd McGonegal married the former Miss Nancy Mills on February 14, 1812, in Jefferson County, Tennessee. He was living in Monroe County, Tennessee in 1830, and in McMinn County, Tennessee in 1840. After his first wife died, he married the former Miss Nancy Dorsey of McMinn County, Tennessee on April 23, 1849. The Rev. McGonegal and his second wife, Nancy, were listed as charter members in the Madisonville Cumberland Presbyterian Church. This church was organized on March 14, 1835. He was moderator of tahe church session on May 12, 1836.
[Source: A Presbytery Called Chattanooga: Tracing the History of Chattanooga Presbytery, Cumberland Presbyterian Church From 1842 to 1989. By Conway Gregory, Jr., pages 246-247]