Date of Conference Journal Memoir/Obituary | April 6-10, 1911 |
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Deceased Person | Isaac Henry White |
Birth | 3/6/1842 in Kent County, Md near Smithville |
Death | 11/4/1910 in Salisbury, Md. Funeral at Salsibury, Md. |
Church Service, Charges Served, Affiliated Locations, and Other Biographical Information | Converted 11/12/1860 at Mt. Pisgah Church near Hanesville, Kent Co., Md. Organized first Sunday School in Kent County "among our people" outside of Chestertown. Founded Union Leagues among the freemen. New Castle, De - opened a school. Wilmington Circuit, St. Michaels, Md ordained as Elder 7/28/1878. Washington Circuit, East New Market, Dorchester Co., Md -erected church. Princess Anne, Md bought old jail & erected Union Church 4 miles from town, Philadelphia district. In 1886 worked to have a higher education institution for colored youth - Princess Anne Academy at Princess Anne. Presiding Elder of the Salisbury District. Fruitland, Md, White's M.E. Church, Salisbury, Md. Other details listed about his work in Memoir. |
Family and Other Information | Parents: Philip White b. 1822 at Wye River, Talbot County, Md & Elizabeth, born in Baltimore. Spouse: Martha Elizabeth Spencer md. 3/23/1865 at Still Pond, Md. Survived by wife Martha and adopted daughter Viola White. |
Online PDF Page Number (if available) | pdf pg 135 |
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