1832-1918
Adoniram Judson Furman
Baptist Pastor Pennsylvania PA/PA
Adoniram Judson “A.J.” Furman was born on 11 November 1832, in Strattanville, Pennsylvania. He attended Bucknell University 1859-62 in Lewisburg while pastoring the Baptist Church in Lock Haven, PA, where he was licensed to the ministry and ordained. He was a Civil War veteran serving 25 September 1862 to June 16, 1864, as chaplain in the 7th Reserves. Rev. Adoniram Judson Furman had two sons, Charles B (b. 1861) and Leander B (b. 1866) and two daughters, Leila and Carrie. According to the 1870 census, his wife, Marie, was a teacher born in New York in 1840.
After completing his service in the Civil War, Adoniram Judson Furman, spent his career in the Baptist ministry serving these churches:
- 1865-68. Minister, Baptist Churches at Union and Huntington, Lancaster Co., PA
- 1868-71. Minister, Baptist Church, Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., PA
- 1871-75. Minister, Baptist Church, Factoryville, Wyoming Co., PA
- 1875-76. Minister, Baptist Church, Vermillion, Clay Co., SD
- 1876-78. Minister, Baptist Church, Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co., IA
- 1880-87. Minister, Baptist Church, Pittston, Luzerne Co., PA
- 1890. Minister, Baptist Church, Indiana, Indiana Co., PA
- 1890-91. Minister, Baptist Church, Johnston, Franklin Co., PA
- 1892-96. Minister, Baptist Church, Brandywine, Chester Co., PA
In addition to these local pastorates, A. J. Furman also served as editor of “The Baptist Visitor” and “The Temperance Herald.” The Phi Gamma Delta Magazine describes the passing of Adoniram Judson Furman and his wife, Marie, from the perspective of his sons who among the first Fijis.
Bro. Charles B. Furman, ’86, of Norristown, Pennsylvania, one of the founders of Delta, and Bro. L. B. Furman, of Denver, Colorado, one of the first initiates, lost their aged and highly esteemed parents within twenty-four hours, their father passing away at 6 o’clock Sunday morning, their mother at 3 o’clock Monday morning. Rev. A. J. Furman was one of the very best known Baptist clergymen in the state of Pennsylvania. He had also served pastorates in Vermillion, South Dakota, Oskaloosa, Iowa and Hillsdale, Michigan. Reverend Furman was 85 years of age, Mrs. Furman 78. They had been married over 58 years.[1]
He died October 19, 1918 (age 85) and is buried in the Oakland Cemetery and mausoleum in Indiana, Pennsylvania.
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[1] Adoniram Judson Furman, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134067902/adoneram-judson-furman