| Date of Conference Journal Memoir/Obituary | April 19-20, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Deceased Person | Dr. James William Jewett |
| Birth | 9/15/1879 at Crisfield, Md |
| Death | 5/1/1944 at home -5919 West Girard Ave, Philadelphia, Pa |
| Church Service, Charges Served, Affiliated Locations, and Other Biographical Information | Elementary school in native community. Graduated Princess Anne Academy in Princess Anne, Md in 1900. Graduated from Morgan College, Baltimore, Md in 1906 & joined Delaware Conference while student. Became pastor at New Haven, Conn. Rec'd Doctor of Divinity in 1935 from Morgan. Charges & districts served (sometimes as Superintendent): Pleasantville, N.J.; New Haven, Con.; Preston, Md.; Salisbury District; Montclair, N.J.; Asbury, Atlantic City, N.J.; Dover District; Philadelphia District; Zoar, Philadelphia. Was 32 degree Mason. |
| Family and Other Information | Parents: Preston & Annie Francis Jewett (she passed 11/1942) Spouse: Lavinia Bailey at St. Michaels, Md., home of bride. - 3 children: Thelma Louise, Preston Bailey & Hamilton Sherman; Preston died in infancy. Surviving: Mrs. Jewett; daughter Mrs. Thelma L. Taite, social worker in NY City; son, Staff Sergeant Hamilton S. Jewett, with Armed Forces in North Africa; sister Mrs. Lida Miles of Crisfield. |
| Online PDF Page Number (if available) | pdf pg 124 |
| Photo availbility? | Yes |
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