| Date of Conference Journal Memoir/Obituary | April 4-9, 1933 |
|---|---|
| Deceased Person | John Hamilton Reed |
| Birth | 3/4/1864 in Plaguemine Parish, Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Death | 1933 Cottage Grove, Md.? |
| Church Service, Charges Served, Affiliated Locations, and Other Biographical Information | Educated in elementary & grammar schools of Baton Rouge. Entered New Orleans University in 1886. Joined Texas Conference in 1891. Chair of Mathematics Wiley University, Marshall Texas. Then appointed to Galveston, Texas & was there when great storm occurred; He, wife, & 2 children survived. Worked in other locations in country & Liberia, Africa - 18 yrs. Trnsferred to Delawre Conference. Charges: Cambridge Circuit; Port Deposit; St. Andrews, Fairmount; Woodbury N.J.; Cottage Grove, Md. |
| Family and Other Information | Parents: Hannah & Philip Reed (who was local preacher to African Methodist church who died at 98 yo in 1911) Spouse: Marguerite Louise Jackson 12/10/1894 - 4 children: Walter Emmit, Verna Leona, Fannie Mary & Florence Roberts. Survived by wife, son, daughter, brother & 2 sisters. |
| Online PDF Page Number (if available) | pdf pg 133 |
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