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1856-1930 Adoniram Judson Hughes Baptist Pastor              Canada/PA Adoniram Judson Hughes was born in Canada on June 27, 1856.  Census records report that he immigrated to the United States in 1881 and that he claimed his calling as a Baptist Clergyman, the only person I have discovered to use such a moniker. In the 1910 census […]

1856-1934 Adoniram Judson Watkins Farmer/Rancher       Missouri     MO Sometimes the story of the Judson namesake pales in relationship to the story of their parents or off-spring. Let’s begin with the story of the parents of Adoniram Judson Watkins of Missouri before we review his place in the plot. Altus Watkins and Mary Ann Holloway were married on

1855-1930  Joseph Judson Taylor Baptist Pastor/Pacifist                 VA/GA Joseph Judson Taylor was born May 1, 1855, in Henry County, Virginia, to Daniel Gray Taylor and Martha King Taylor.[1] J. J. was named for his material grandfather and missionary Adoniram Judson who had died five years before J. J. was born. He attended Richmond College (now University

1854-????  Adoniram Judson Buchanan Musician/Composer MO/?? Adoniram Judson Buchanan was born in 1854 in Linn County, Missouri, the son of Joseph Buchanan and Sarah Elizabeth McComb, both natives of Kingston, TN.  In 1867, short­ly af­ter the Am­er­i­can ci­vil war, the Bu­chan­ans moved to a com­mu­ni­ty near Sher­man in Gray­son Coun­ty, Texas, pur­chas­ing se­ver­al acres of land and

1853-1902 Adoniram Judson Holmes Attorney/Public Servant                   OH/IA The Wikipedia account of the life of Adoniram Judson Holmes is both thorough and clear. Adoniram Judson Holmes was born in Wooster, Ohio, in 1853 and moved with his parents to Palmyra, Wisconsin. He attended the common schools, and entered Milton College of Milton, Wisconsin, but left in 1862 to enter

1853-1916 Adoniram Judson Wharton Baptist Pastor    Arkansas/Texas       AR/TX When Adoniram Judson Wharton was born on 8 March 1853, in Bradley, Arkansas, his father, James Campbell Wharton, was 44 and his mother, Amanda Jane Lunsford, was 29. He was child number 9 of 13. His sister, number 6, was named Nancy Ann Wharton thus carrying both names

1853-1935 Adoniram Judson Reamy Baptist Pastor/Lecturer        VA/SC In 1853, a two-volume work entitled A Memoir of the Life and Labors of the Rev. Adoniram Judson, D.D. was published. Compiled by Judson’s widow, Emily Chubbuck Judson and written by Francis Wayland, president of Brown University, this book became a national best-seller. But also that same year,

1851-1910 Adoniram Judson Barrett Career Unknown         New York       NY Adoniram Judson Barrett was born on 29 March 1851 in Putnam County, New York, the son of Dr. Isaac Barrett and Mary Ann Cole Barrett. He was the seventh of eight children born to this couple.  Adoniram Judson Barrett died at age 59 on 23 November 1910

1851-1884 Adoniram Judson Jones Husband/Father         Kentucky      KY There is a non-traditional message on a tombstone in the Fairview Cemetery in Liberty, Missouri about 10 miles from my house.  The stone is rather audacious and reads: Judson Waldo Jones Psychologist Feb. 2, 1883-July 7, 1962 Son of Adoniram Judson Jones And Mary Elizabeth Bryant Gt. Gt. Grandson

1851-1880 Adoniram Judson Marshall Two entries.                PA/OH (Compiler’s Note: Though material is sketchy on both, we have discovered two individuals named Adoniram Judson Marshall.) First. Our first Adoniram Judson Marshall was born on 31 August 1851, in Smicksburg, Pennsylvania. His father, Joseph Wilson Marshall, was 23 and his mother, Jane Davis, was 26 when