| Date of Conference Journal Memoir/Obituary | April 15-20, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Deceased Person | Pezavia O'Connell |
| Birth | 3/2/1861 in Natchez, Mississippi |
| Death | 11/26/1930; 69 yo |
| Church Service, Charges Served, Affiliated Locations, and Other Biographical Information | Attended public schools in Natchez & entered Jackson Baptist College at 18 yo. Bachelor of Diviity at Gammons Theological Seminary; pastorate of a Methodist Episcopal Church in Raleigh, N.C., then served in Greensboro N.C. In 1893 transferred to Delaware Conference. Charges: Newark, N.J.; Bainbridge Street, Philadelphia; Principal of Princess Anne Academy; Wilimington, Del.; District Superintendent of Salisbury District. Professor in Howard University in 1911 then to Gammon Theological Seminary & Cory M.E. Church in Cleveland, Ohio. Then headed Dept. of History in 1920. Matriculated in Graduate School of University of Pennsylvania & earned Doctorate of Philosophy in 1893. |
| Family and Other Information | Parents: Richard & Angeline O'Connell. Spouse: Maria Jane Johnson on 10/24/1888. Wife & adopted daughter survive him. |
| Online PDF Page Number (if available) | pdf pg 119 |
| Photo availbility? | Yes |
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