| Date of Conference Journal Memoir/Obituary | April 29 - May 3, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Deceased Person | Rev. Robert Salisbury Johns |
| Birth | 1/8/1871 in Hurlock, Md |
| Death | 9/10/1941 in Charles Wesley parsonage Centreville, Md. Funeral at Charles Wesley Methodist Church, Centreville, Md and interment in Philadelphia |
| Church Service, Charges Served, Affiliated Locations, and Other Biographical Information | Early education in public school at Hurlock & attended Princess Anne Academy & Delaware State College in Dover. Converted at Washington Methodist Curch, Hurlock charge at 18 yo. Joined Delaware Conference & supplied Beckwith,Md; Frankford, Del; Exmore, Va; & Dover Ct., Del. Member of conference in 1906. Charges: Centreville Ct, Md; Port Penn, Del; Oriole, Md; Sassafras, Md; New Castle, Del; Frankford, Pa; Pleasantville, N.J.; Cambridge Ct, Md; Carmichael, Md; Federalsburg, Md; Trappe, Md; St. Michaels, Md; Centreville Ct, & Frankford, Pa. Responsible for building parsonage at Pleasantville, N.J. & ending debt of tabernacle at Centreville. |
| Family and Other Information | Parents: Solomon & Rhoda Johns. Spouse: Emma Cornish of Hurlock (deceased) - child: Hally P. Johns, prominent mortician of Philadelphia & layman of Methodist church. 2nd spouse: T. Elizabeth McCray of Frankford, Del - child: Mrs. M. J. Harewood of Snow Hill, Md. Survived by wife, son, daughter, sister, 4 brothers. |
| Online PDF Page Number (if available) | pdf pg 111 |
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