| Date of Conference Journal Memoir/Obituary | March 29- April 3, 1922 |
|---|---|
| Deceased Person | Rev. Alfred R Shockley |
| Birth | 1/18/1849 in Broadkill Neck near Milton, De, Sussex County |
| Death | 7/6/1922 at Mercy Hospital. Funeral services at Zoar M. E. Church, Phildadelphia |
| Church Service, Charges Served, Affiliated Locations, and Other Biographical Information | He was freeborn, but ran away at 15 yo and enlisted on 6/7/1864 with Co. B Forty-fifth Regiment of U.S. Colored Infantry & discharged 2/24/1865. Entered Centenary Biblical Institute (Morgan College), in Baltimore, Md. Taught school & served as junior preacher. Charges; Passaic, N.J.; Laurel, Del.; Germantown, Pa.; Bridgeville, Del; Haven, Phila. Pa; also later member of Newark Conference & New York East Conference before returning to Delaware Conference & serving in Dover, Del.; Easton, Md and becoming District Superintendent of Salisbury district and later others. Settled in Moorestown, N.J. after retiring in 1916. |
| Family and Other Information | Parents: Jesse & Diana Shockley Spouse: Annie Elizabeth Moore - 10 children: Cora Virginia, Arensy Colwell, Bessie Lynn, Caley Warren, Alphonso Ward, Elwood Gracesconde, Alfred Goodsell, Jessie Lenora, Joseph Wardell, Andrew Fowler; 5 of whom survive him. Also survived by widow & 11 grandchildren. |
| Online PDF Page Number (if available) | pdf pg 72 |
| Photo availbility? | Yes |
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