| Date of Conference Journal Memoir/Obituary | November 30, 1939 & March 27-31, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Deceased Person | Thomas Hilton Woodley |
| Birth | St. Kitts, British West Indies |
| Death | 2/24/1940 in Mercy Hospital, Phila. Pa. Service in Ezion Methodist Church. |
| Church Service, Charges Served, Affiliated Locations, and Other Biographical Information | Set up his own business as a tailor in both native home & New York City. 1902 attended Gammon Theological Seminary in Atlanta, Ga.,earning Degree of Dr. of Divinisty. Degree of Bachelor of Arts from Howard University, Washington, D. C. Degree of Dr. of Philosophy from Tuscaloosa, Okla. 1906 became member of Delaware Annual conference. Charges: Fordsville, N.J.; Hudson, N.Y.; Berlin, Md.; Easton, Md.; John Wesley, Phila. Pa.; John Wesley, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Trenton, N.J. Elkton,Md. Worked 24 years in the church. "Knew nothing of racial prejudice - careful to send among us the same type and character of men whom he sent to the best favored conference in the church." |
| Family and Other Information | Parents: Neomis & Margaret Woodley (1 of their 9 children) Spouse Hillie & daughter Pearl survive him. |
| Online PDF Page Number (if available) | 1940 pdf pg 132 |
| Photo availbility? | Yes |
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