John Walker Hundley
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The Reverend John Walker Hundley (1841–1914) was a prominent 19th-century Baptist
minister and church leader in Virginia
.
Born in King and Queen County, Virginia
, to William Clarke Hundley and Marion Street Hundley, John Hundley was raised by his maternal grandparents, John Walker Street and Frances Street, following the death of his mother in 1843.
Hundley attended Richmond (VA) College from 1858 until 1861, when he joined the 26th Virginia Infantry
of the Confederate Army, as second lieutenant, under the command of his uncle, Capt. Napoleon B. Street. Following the Civil War, he entered the Crozer Theological Seminary
and was ordained to the Baptist ministry in November 1876 at Mechanicsville Church in Hanover County, Virginia
.
He began his ministry on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, at Modesttown and Chincoteague
. In 1877, he organized a new congregation - the Atlantic Baptist Church - and, throughout the 1870s and 1880s, served as pastor of seven additional churches on the Eastern Shore. In 1890, he was called to Tarboro, North Carolina
, where he led the effort to construct a new church building there.
From 1897 to 1904, he served both as the moderator of the Augusta Association of Baptist churches and as the pastor of the Covington (VA) Baptist Church, where he spearheaded the erection of a new sanctuary, which was dedicated in 1902. Following his tenure at Covington, he returned to the Eastern Shore of Virginia and Maryland.
Reverend Hundley married Virginia M. Quarles, of Louisa County, Virginia, in 1865, with whom he had seven children. He died in October 1914 at the Covington home of his daughter, Augusta Hundley Rinehart.
Baptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
minister and church leader in Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
.
Born in King and Queen County, Virginia
King and Queen County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,630 people, 2,673 households, and 1,897 families residing in the county. The population density was 21 people per square mile . There were 3,010 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile...
, to William Clarke Hundley and Marion Street Hundley, John Hundley was raised by his maternal grandparents, John Walker Street and Frances Street, following the death of his mother in 1843.
Hundley attended Richmond (VA) College from 1858 until 1861, when he joined the 26th Virginia Infantry
26th Virginia Infantry
The 26th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War...
of the Confederate Army, as second lieutenant, under the command of his uncle, Capt. Napoleon B. Street. Following the Civil War, he entered the Crozer Theological Seminary
Crozer Theological Seminary
The Crozer Theological Seminary was a multi-denominational religious institution located in Upland, Pennsylvania. The school succeeded a Normal School established at the site and the building's use as a hospital during the American Civil War...
and was ordained to the Baptist ministry in November 1876 at Mechanicsville Church in Hanover County, Virginia
Hanover County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 86,320 people, 31,121 households, and 24,461 families residing in the county. The population density was 183 people per square mile . There were 32,196 housing units at an average density of 68 per square mile...
.
He began his ministry on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, at Modesttown and Chincoteague
Chincoteague
Chincoteague may refer to:Geography*Chincoteague Bay, a bay on the coast of Maryland and Virginia*Chincoteague Channel, a channel in Virginia connecting Chincoteague Bay and Chincoteague Inlet*Chincoteague Inlet, an inlet on the coast of Virginia...
. In 1877, he organized a new congregation - the Atlantic Baptist Church - and, throughout the 1870s and 1880s, served as pastor of seven additional churches on the Eastern Shore. In 1890, he was called to Tarboro, North Carolina
Tarboro, North Carolina
Tarboro is a city located in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. It is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the town had a total population of 13,121. It is the county seat of Edgecombe County. Tarboro is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region...
, where he led the effort to construct a new church building there.
From 1897 to 1904, he served both as the moderator of the Augusta Association of Baptist churches and as the pastor of the Covington (VA) Baptist Church, where he spearheaded the erection of a new sanctuary, which was dedicated in 1902. Following his tenure at Covington, he returned to the Eastern Shore of Virginia and Maryland.
Reverend Hundley married Virginia M. Quarles, of Louisa County, Virginia, in 1865, with whom he had seven children. He died in October 1914 at the Covington home of his daughter, Augusta Hundley Rinehart.
Sources
- Virginia Baptist Ministers, Fifth Series, 1902-1914 by George Braxton Taylor. J.P. Bell Company, Inc., Lynchburg, VA, 1915.