| Date of Conference Journal Memoir/Obituary | April 1-5, 1925 |
|---|---|
| Deceased Person | Lewis Wesley Deakins |
| Birth | 1/29/1846 near Frederick, Md |
| Death | 3/12/1925 at Cape May, N. J. Funeral service at Ferry Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, Camden, N.J. Interment at Mount Peace cemetery at Magnolia, N.J. |
| Church Service, Charges Served, Affiliated Locations, and Other Biographical Information | His school training was very limited. No public school education; but he learned to read & write & became quite a Bible student. Licensed to exhort & to preach. Admitted to Delaware Conference in 1884. Appointments: Port Deposit, Md; Middletown, Del; New Castle, Del; Salem, N. J.; Dover, De; Lewes, Del; East New Market; Berlin Md; Deals Island, Md; Snow Hill, Md; Quantico, Md; Townsend, Del; Swainton, N.J. Moved to Cape May City, N.J. in 1921. |
| Family and Other Information | Spouse: Ellen Gumby [Gunby?] of Berlin, Md md. 11/9/1873. - only child died young. |
| Online PDF Page Number (if available) | pdf pg 103 |
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