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Police and the United Way campaign. The Fund donated money to children for clothes. His wife of 74 years,
Minnie Maiden, died in 1980. Rev. Maiden died May 27, 1988, at his home in Arlington; he had cancer.
Services were held on May 31 at Ives-Person Funeral Homes in Arlington, with interment at National Memorial
Park. His memoir is provided in Section II.A (below). The picture on the left is from [Glovier 1965, p. 77],
taken in 1919. The picture on the right is from [Mellott 2000]. [Funkhouser 1921, p. 175; see also pp. 128,
301-303, 305, 308] and [Glovier 1965, p. 289; see also pp. 77, 79, 90, 173, 187, 206, 257, 259, 333]
MAIDEN: John William Maiden was born Nov. 18, 1844, in Rockingham County. His
father’s name was James Garland Maiden (b. Oct. 13, 1820; d. Dec. 24, 1898), his mother’s
Mary Ann Wyant Maiden (b. Mar. 10, 1819; d. July 30, 2024). He was a twin and one of three
children in the family. His two sisters, Rebecca and Sallie (Sarah) married brothers Ezra and
Silas Hensley. He was married to Mary Bethilda “Polly” Long (b. Feb. 18, 1845; d. Apr. 6,
1938), next youngest of a family of 16 children. John w. and Polly Maiden had eight children:
Lucy Ann, Joseph Thomas, Elizabeth Ellen, Sallie Florence, William Marvin (see below), Arthur
Lee (see above), Zaida Athalia, and Charles Ernest. His early years were spent on the farm, in
a typical mountain home on top of the Blue Ridge Mountains. He was converted in 1869 and
began his ministry as a local preacher in Albemarle, Green, Madison, and Rockingham Counties. “For many
years, Grandpa had been an itinerant preacher along with his farming. When his License was granted in
1875, he became a full-time preacher, and for the rest of his life he was a U.B. preacher, and two of his sons
were preachers in the same Faith. He and Polly lived the last 10 years of their life with my parents (Elizabeth
Ellen “Bettie” and John Bowman) in Waynesboro and are buried there. My mother Bettie met my father
[John] while her father [John W.] was a preacher at Bethlehem and later married him. The Maiden home was
close to the Maiden Cemetery near Swift Run—the Cemetery remains but not the home place.”62 He was
instrumental in building Swift Run U.B. Church in East Rockingham County. He received his Quarterly
Conference license to preach in 1875. He became a member of Va. Conf. in 1892, and was ordained in 1896.
He has preached 40 years, serving Madison (1884-93, 1894-95), Mt. Bethel (1893-94), Rockbridge (1896-99,
1905-09), Cross Keys (1899-1900), Pleasant Valley (1900-04), Albemarle, Shenandoah (1904-05),
Churchville (1909-11), Winchester (1911-12), Tom’s Brook (1912-14), Great Cacapon (1914-16), Potomac
(1916-17), Fountain (1918-19), and Swoope (1919-20). His long life of almost 93 years was marked by
sacrifice and personal denial. He was a careful student of the Word. His preaching was scriptural, systematic
and exegetical. His appeal was to the conscience rather than to the emotions. His delivery was quiet and
deliberate. After retirement at an advanced age, he still preached as opportunity presented, and never lost
the urge to preach. He and his faithful wife spent their last days with a daughter, Mrs. J. W. Bowman, in
Waynesboro, Va. He died Mar. 16, 1937. Funeral services were held in Waynesboro, in the charge of Rev.
David Glovier, assisted by Dr. U. P. Hovermale, Conference Supt., and several other ministers. Interment was
in Riverview Cemetery at Waynesboro, Va. His memoir, as well as his wife’s, is provided in Section II.A
(below). The picture is from [Glovier 1965, p. 77], taken in 1919. [Funkhouser 1921, pp. 141, 175; see also
pp. 128, 281, 286, 290-292, 294, 312] and [Glovier 1965, pp. 90, 96, 124, 227, 260, 289, 308]
MAIDEN: William Marvin Maiden was born Jan. 11, 1882, at Swift Run,
Rockingham County, Va., son of Rev. John William and Mary Ann “Polly” Maiden
(see above). He attended public school in Rockingham County, and Shenandoah
College (1898-1900), and taught school for a period of two years. He was
granted Quarterly Conference License in 1902 and Annual Conference License in
1904 when he joined the Conference. He served Prince William Mission, 1903-
04, Albemarle, 1904-05; Broadway, 1905-06; Lost River, 1906-07; Great
Cacapon, 1910-15; Cherry Run, 1916-20; Big Pool, 1920-21; South Branch,
1921-24; Riverton, 1924-58; both Manassas and Harriston, 1929-30; Mt. Horeb,
1930-33; and Harriston, 1933-42. He was instrumental in building two churches and a parsonage on South
Branch Circuit and in organizing a local church at Franklin, W.Va. For more than 4 years he conducted an
early morning radio program on Station WSVA, Harrisonburg, Va. At the age of 82 (1964) he was preaching
and teaching Sunday school classes as opportunity presented. W. Marvin Maiden died 1965 at age 83; buried
at Spader’s Lutheran. His brother, Rev. Arthur Lee Maiden (see above), lived until 1988 and died at age 101.
His memoir, as well as his wife’s, is provided in Section II.A (below). The pictures are from [Glovier 1965,
p. 77, 260], the one of the left taken in 1919. [Funkhouser 1921, pp. 128, 299-302] and [Glovier 1965,
p. 260; see also pp. 5, 90, 257-258]
MANN: Andrew Brown Mann (1885-1963) was born Mar. 9, 1885, in the shire of
Kingscavil-Linlithgow, Scotland, of Presbyterian parents. His father, James, was a
shale miner, and his mother’s name was Jane. Rev. Mann was educated in Great
62 Notes from his granddaughter, Lillian Bowan Kerby dated January 14, 1973.
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Police and the United Way campaign. The Fund donated money to children for clothes. His wife of 74 years,
Minnie Maiden, died in 1980. Rev. Maiden died May 27, 1988, at his home in Arlington; he had cancer.
Services were held on May 31 at Ives-Person Funeral Homes in Arlington, with interment at National Memorial
Park. His memoir is provided in Section II.A (below). The picture on the left is from [Glovier 1965, p. 77],
taken in 1919. The picture on the right is from [Mellott 2000]. [Funkhouser 1921, p. 175; see also pp. 128,
301-303, 305, 308] and [Glovier 1965, p. 289; see also pp. 77, 79, 90, 173, 187, 206, 257, 259, 333]
MAIDEN: John William Maiden was born Nov. 18, 1844, in Rockingham County. His
father’s name was James Garland Maiden (b. Oct. 13, 1820; d. Dec. 24, 1898), his mother’s
Mary Ann Wyant Maiden (b. Mar. 10, 1819; d. July 30, 2024). He was a twin and one of three
children in the family. His two sisters, Rebecca and Sallie (Sarah) married brothers Ezra and
Silas Hensley. He was married to Mary Bethilda “Polly” Long (b. Feb. 18, 1845; d. Apr. 6,
1938), next youngest of a family of 16 children. John w. and Polly Maiden had eight children:
Lucy Ann, Joseph Thomas, Elizabeth Ellen, Sallie Florence, William Marvin (see below), Arthur
Lee (see above), Zaida Athalia, and Charles Ernest. His early years were spent on the farm, in
a typical mountain home on top of the Blue Ridge Mountains. He was converted in 1869 and
began his ministry as a local preacher in Albemarle, Green, Madison, and Rockingham Counties. “For many
years, Grandpa had been an itinerant preacher along with his farming. When his License was granted in
1875, he became a full-time preacher, and for the rest of his life he was a U.B. preacher, and two of his sons
were preachers in the same Faith. He and Polly lived the last 10 years of their life with my parents (Elizabeth
Ellen “Bettie” and John Bowman) in Waynesboro and are buried there. My mother Bettie met my father
[John] while her father [John W.] was a preacher at Bethlehem and later married him. The Maiden home was
close to the Maiden Cemetery near Swift Run—the Cemetery remains but not the home place.”62 He was
instrumental in building Swift Run U.B. Church in East Rockingham County. He received his Quarterly
Conference license to preach in 1875. He became a member of Va. Conf. in 1892, and was ordained in 1896.
He has preached 40 years, serving Madison (1884-93, 1894-95), Mt. Bethel (1893-94), Rockbridge (1896-99,
1905-09), Cross Keys (1899-1900), Pleasant Valley (1900-04), Albemarle, Shenandoah (1904-05),
Churchville (1909-11), Winchester (1911-12), Tom’s Brook (1912-14), Great Cacapon (1914-16), Potomac
(1916-17), Fountain (1918-19), and Swoope (1919-20). His long life of almost 93 years was marked by
sacrifice and personal denial. He was a careful student of the Word. His preaching was scriptural, systematic
and exegetical. His appeal was to the conscience rather than to the emotions. His delivery was quiet and
deliberate. After retirement at an advanced age, he still preached as opportunity presented, and never lost
the urge to preach. He and his faithful wife spent their last days with a daughter, Mrs. J. W. Bowman, in
Waynesboro, Va. He died Mar. 16, 1937. Funeral services were held in Waynesboro, in the charge of Rev.
David Glovier, assisted by Dr. U. P. Hovermale, Conference Supt., and several other ministers. Interment was
in Riverview Cemetery at Waynesboro, Va. His memoir, as well as his wife’s, is provided in Section II.A
(below). The picture is from [Glovier 1965, p. 77], taken in 1919. [Funkhouser 1921, pp. 141, 175; see also
pp. 128, 281, 286, 290-292, 294, 312] and [Glovier 1965, pp. 90, 96, 124, 227, 260, 289, 308]
MAIDEN: William Marvin Maiden was born Jan. 11, 1882, at Swift Run,
Rockingham County, Va., son of Rev. John William and Mary Ann “Polly” Maiden
(see above). He attended public school in Rockingham County, and Shenandoah
College (1898-1900), and taught school for a period of two years. He was
granted Quarterly Conference License in 1902 and Annual Conference License in
1904 when he joined the Conference. He served Prince William Mission, 1903-
04, Albemarle, 1904-05; Broadway, 1905-06; Lost River, 1906-07; Great
Cacapon, 1910-15; Cherry Run, 1916-20; Big Pool, 1920-21; South Branch,
1921-24; Riverton, 1924-58; both Manassas and Harriston, 1929-30; Mt. Horeb,
1930-33; and Harriston, 1933-42. He was instrumental in building two churches and a parsonage on South
Branch Circuit and in organizing a local church at Franklin, W.Va. For more than 4 years he conducted an
early morning radio program on Station WSVA, Harrisonburg, Va. At the age of 82 (1964) he was preaching
and teaching Sunday school classes as opportunity presented. W. Marvin Maiden died 1965 at age 83; buried
at Spader’s Lutheran. His brother, Rev. Arthur Lee Maiden (see above), lived until 1988 and died at age 101.
His memoir, as well as his wife’s, is provided in Section II.A (below). The pictures are from [Glovier 1965,
p. 77, 260], the one of the left taken in 1919. [Funkhouser 1921, pp. 128, 299-302] and [Glovier 1965,
p. 260; see also pp. 5, 90, 257-258]
MANN: Andrew Brown Mann (1885-1963) was born Mar. 9, 1885, in the shire of
Kingscavil-Linlithgow, Scotland, of Presbyterian parents. His father, James, was a
shale miner, and his mother’s name was Jane. Rev. Mann was educated in Great
62 Notes from his granddaughter, Lillian Bowan Kerby dated January 14, 1973.
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