1896-1963 Earnest Judson Wilson Professional Baseball Player VA/VA As compiler and czar of The Judson Legacy Project, I have chosen on only four occasions to allow someone into this listing who did not meet the standard of being verifiably named for Ann or Adoniram Judson. I choose to do this with Earnest Judson Wilson who […]
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1960-Present Judson Strain Lawyer-turned-Librarian Illinois IN/IL Judson Strain was born in LaPorte, Indiana, June 5, 1960, and graduated from Judson College (now University) in 1982 where he was involved in theater and intramurals. Three years later finished his Juris Doctorate from Northern Illinois University and began a successful career in the legal profession. Judson finished a
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2012-Present Judson Christian Schumacher Student Ames, Iowa IA/IA There are a pair of God-fearing parents in Iowa that has named their children for Biblical and Christian heroes. The first-born is named Josiah (king of Judah) Martin (think Luther). The next is Micah (prophet) John (think Bunyan), Then comes Elijah (think prophet) Ames (think John Ames,
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2011-Present Judson Breckenridge Merkle Student Myanmar/CO On November 22, 2011, missionary Candice Merkle delivered her second child, her first son in Ching Mai, Thailand. Based on long conversations with her husband, Breck Merkle, the lad was named for the iconic Baptist missionary, Adoniram Judson. This couple were serving as missionaries in Myanmar and working
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2009-Present James Adoniram Greear Student Raleigh, North Carolina NC He was only 8 years old in 2018 when I heard his name mentioned by this father who was being interviewed on the radio. It was winter and I was in Florida and learned the lad was frequently called Adon. He is the son of Veronica
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1855-1939 Judson Wheeler van DeVenter Composer/Evangelist MI/FL [Compiler’s Note: No, I cannot document the Judson Wheeler van DeVenter was named for Ann and/or Adoniram Judson but I will make the guess that he was. His father was named for the founder of Methodism, John Wesley (van DeVenter). His sister who only lived six years was
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2016-Present Judson Felix Roberts Martinsburg, West Virginia WV Rev. Arthur Joseph (A.J.) Roberts, father of young Judson Felix Roberts, told why he named his son for the iconic missionary. I went to India in 2010 for the first time and read To the Golden Shore while there (was there for a month). God stirred me
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1947-Present Judson Cabin, Camp Bentley Drake North Dakota ND In the mid-20th century, Mrs. Anna Bentley owned a ranch near Drake, ND, and wanted her legacy to include “a religious youth camp for posterity.” A delegation of North Dakota Baptists met with her for the first time in November 1946 and by March 1947 a deed
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1849-Present Judson’s Burmese Dictionary Dictionary Burma/Myanmar This compiler grew up having to tote a Merriam-Webster dictionary to school every day and then haul it to class as a part of my physical development and training—it was big and heavy. The book also accompanied me to college and now sits on my desk only to be
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1900-Present Another Interlude: Judson Day July 13 Arrival in Burma The World Nor can I find a specific point in history when Judson Day began, thus we will put it here as another interlude in The Judson Legacy Project. Ann and Adoniram Judson first saw Burma on 12 July 1813 as their ship, Georgiana, pulled
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