Rev. Bishop James Whitford Bashford

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Rev. Bishop James Whitford Bashford

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Fayette, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
Death: March 18, 1919 (69)
Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery, Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio USA
Immediate Family:

Son of Samuel Morris Bashford and Mary Ann McKee
Husband of Mahala Jane (Jennie, Jane M) Bashford
Brother of Sarah E. Bashford; Robert McKee Bashford; John Wesley Bashford and Agnes Bashford
Half brother of William W Parkinson; Elvira Jane " Jane Elvira" Cone and Samuel Whitney Trousdale

Managed by: Judith "Judi" Elaine (McKee) Burns
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About Rev. Bishop James Whitford Bashford

Rev. Bishop James Whitford Bashford was the son of Rev. Samuel Morris Bashford and Mary Ann (McKee) Parkinson Bashford Trousdale. He was the husband of Mahala Jane "Jennie" (Field)Bashford. He was a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church: New England Conference 1880 F 1882 To Maine Conference by transfer 1884 To Genesee (now Western New York) Conference by transfer 1887 To Cincinnati Conference by transfer 1890. He was elected Bishop in 1904. - - Who Was Who In America, Vol 1, 1897-1942, Page 66

BASHFORD, James Whitford, bishop; b. Fayette, Wis., May 29, 1849; s. Rev. Samuel and Mary Ann (McKee) B; A.B., U. of Wis., 1873, A.M., 1876; S.T.B., Boston U., 1876, Ph.D., 1881; grad. Sch. of Oratory, 1878; (D.D., Northwestern, 1890; grad. Sch. of Wesleyan, 1903, U. of Wis., 1912); m. Jane M., d. Hon. W. W. Field, of Madison, Wis., 1874; ordained M.E. ministry, 1878; pastoral supply of Harrison Sq., Boston, 1876-1878; pastor Jamaica Plain, Mass., 1878-1880, Auburndale, Mass., 1881-1904, Portland, Me., 1884-1887, Buffalo: Delaware Avenue, N.Y., 1887-1889; pres. Ohio Wesleyan U., 1889-1904; elected bishop M.E. Ch., 1904. Held conferences in U.S., 1904 and 1906; organized China Centennial Thank Offering, 1907-1908, resulting in special contribution of $600.000, toward missionary work in China; assisted in organizing relief measures in China famine dist., 1907; visited India on missionary tour, 1907; del. World's Missionary Conf., Edinburg, 1910. Author: Outline Of Science Of Religion, 1891; The Awakening Of China, 1906; China And Methodism, 1907; God's Missionary Plan For The World, 1907; China--An Interpretation, 1910; Oregon Missions, 1918. Died Mar. 18, 1919 - - Memoir Methodist Episcopal Church West Ohio Conference Journal 1919, Page 685 Rev. Bishop James Whitford Bashford was the son of Rev. Samuel Morris Bashford and Mary Ann (McKee) Parkinson Bashford Trousdale. He was the husband of Mahala Jane "Jennie" (Field) Bashford. He was a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church: New England Conference 1880 F 1882 Maine Conference by transfer 1884 Genesee (now Western New York) Conference by transfer 1887 Cincinnati Conference by transfer 1890. He was elected Bishop in 1904.

Who Was Who In America, Vol 1, 1897-1942, Page 66

BASHFORD, James Whitford, bishop; b. Fayette, Wis., May 29, 1849; s. Rev. Samuel and Mary Ann (McKee) B; A.B., U. of Wis., 1873, A.M., 1876; S.T.B., Boston U., 1876, Ph.D., 1881; grad. Sch. of Oratory, 1878; (D.D., Northwestern, 1890; grad. Sch. of Wesleyan, 1903, U. of Wis., 1912); m. Jane M., d. Hon. W. W. Field, of Madison, Wis., 1874; ordained M.E. ministry, 1878; pastoral supply of Harrison Sq., Boston, 1876-1878; pastor Jamaica Plain, Mass., 1878-1880, Auburndale, Mass., 1881-1904, Portland, Me., 1884-1887, Buffalo: Delaware Avenue, N.Y., 1887-1889; pres. Ohio Wesleyan U., 1889-1904; elected bishop M.E. Ch., 1904. Held conferences in U.S., 1904 and 1906; organized China Centennial Thank Offering, 1907-1908, resulting in special contribution of $600.000, toward missionary work in China; assisted in organizing relief measures in China famine dist., 1907; visited India on missionary tour, 1907; del. World's Missionary Conf., Edinburg, 1910. Author: Outline Of Science Of Religion, 1891; The Awakening Of China, 1906; China And Methodism, 1907; God's Missionary Plan For The World, 1907; China--An Interpretation, 1910; Oregon Missions, 1918. Died Mar. 18, 1919

Memoir Methodist Episcopal Church West Ohio Conference Journal 1919, Page 685

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Rev. Bishop James Whitford Bashford's Timeline

1849
May 26, 1849
Fayette, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
1919
March 18, 1919
Age 69
Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Oak Grove Cemetery, Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio USA