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[Funkhouser 1921, p. 145, 188; see also pp. 128, 188, 290-292, 296-301, 303] and [Glovier 1965, p. 114;
see also pp. 90, 94]
WALTON: Arthur P. Walton was born near Mt. Solon, Va., in 1876, and converted at the age of 16. He
was licensed in 1896 and in the next three years had built three churches. He became a member of
Conference in 1898, was ordained in 1899, and elected to the itinerancy in 1900. He served Franklin Circuit,
1898-1900; and Roanoke Mission, 1900-01. Reed’s Creek U.B. Church on Franklin circuit was built by A. P.
Walton in 1898 at a cost of $500; and South Mill Creek U.B. Church on Franklin circuit was built by A. P.
Walton in 1899; cost, $550. In 1902 he served as Conference Sunday School Secretary and Treasurer.
Granted a transfer to Iowa Conference in 1902 (apparently not exercised). [Funkhouser 1921, p. 145, 188;
see also pp. 128, 200-201, 294-297] and [Glovier 1965, pp. 90, 220]
WALTZ: Charles P. Waltz received his quarterly conference license in 1936 in the Pa. Conf., where he was
licensed and to which joined in 1938 and ordained in 1939. He transferred to Va. Conf. in 1941 and served
Antioch Circuit, 1939-40; and Reliance Circuit, 1940-43. He also served Lykens (East Pa. Conf.), 1943-44,
lived in Philadelphia, 1944-45; transferred to Calif. Conf. in 1946. In the 1960s he was listed as living in
Michigan and Ohio, but he is not listed in the 1968 EUB Yearbook. [Glovier 19654, p. 91; Lycoming 2013]
WAN: Johnny Wan served Pendleton-Grant Circuit, 1957-58.
WARE: John Herman Ware, Jr., graduated from Shenandoah College in 1958 and United
Theological Seminary in 1963 with a B.D. degree, and was received into Va. Conf. He was
advanced to the order of Elder and received into the Itinerancy. Prior to his entrance at United
Seminary, he had served Pendleton-Grant Charge, 1957-60. In 1964 he was assigned to
Winchester Charge and served there until 1966. In 1987 he was serving the Mill Creek Charge,
United Church of Christ, in Mt. Jackson, Va. [Glovier 1965, p. 286, from which the picture was
taken; see also pp. 902, 259]
WARNER: Dr. Zebedee Warner (1833-1888) was born in the west of Pendleton County,
W.Va., Feb. 28, 1833, and died in Nebraska, Jan. 24, 1888. He joined the U.B. Church in
1850. Feeling the need of a better education than he could secure in his native County, he
went the following year to the Northwestern Academy at Clarksburg, W.Va. He arrived there
without any money, yet he remained one year, earning his board and tuition by manual
labor. A student he remained all his life. In 1853 he was licensed as a preacher, and three
years later was sent to the extreme west of Virginia. He became a member of Conference in
1855 and was ordained in 1856. He served West Columbia Station, 1855-56; and Taylor
Circuit, 1857-58. In 1858 he helped to organize the Parkersburg Conference, this being
done in Taylor County, and from the very first he was a leader in it. In the new conference
his first charge was Taylor circuit, which took in parts of five counties. His salary was $100,
and out of this he had to pay rent on a little log cabin in the outskirts of Philippi. At times
the family faced want. From 1862 to 1869 he was a presiding elder. Whether as pastor or
elder, Mr. Warner had very unusual courage and endurance and neglected no duty. He made a specialty of
“catching and training” young men. For this purpose he established a theological institute for the benefit of
young candidates for the ministry who were without a sufficient education, and he taught this school without
compensation. His pastorate at Parkersburg—1860 to 1880—was when it closed the longest known in the
history of the Church. He was Missionary Secretary, 1880-87. In 1878 Mr. Warner was made a Doctor of
Divinity by Otterbein University. He was one of the greatest pulpit orators in the Church, a great advocate of
temperance, and he helped to change the attitude of his Church on the question of secret orders. He wrote a
book, Life of Jacob Bachtel. Rev. Z. Warner died Jan. 24, 1888, as a member of the Parkersburg Conference.
The picture is from [Glovier 1965, p. 69; see also p. 89], taken in 1886. Note: Phoebe Bland married a
Zebedee Warner (1807-1891) June 4, 1835, but there is no indication of a son named Zebedee. From
[Funkhouser 1921, pp. 152-153]:
Zebedee Warner was born in the west of Pendleton county, W.Va., Feb. 28, 1833, and died in Nebraska, Jan. 24, 1888.
He joined the U.B. Church in 1850. Feeling the need of a better education than he could secure in his native county, he
went the following year to the Northwestern Academy at Clarksburg, W.Va. He arrived there without any money, yet he
remained one year, earning his board and tuition by manual labor. A student he remained all his life. In 1853 he was
licensed as a preacher, and 3 years later was sent to the extreme west of Virginia. In 1858 he helped to organize the
Parkersburg Conference, this being done in Taylor County, and from the very first he was a leader in it. In the new
conference his first charge was Taylor circuit, which took in parts of five counties. His salary was $100, and out of this he
had to pay rent on a little log cabin in the outskirts of Philippi. At times the family faced want. From 1862 to 1869 he was
a presiding elder. Whether as pastor or elder, Mr. Warner had very unusual courage and endurance and neglected no duty.
He made a specialty of “catching and training” young men. For this purpose he established a theological institute for the
benefit of young candidates for the ministry who were without a sufficient education, and he taught this school without
compensation. His pastorate at Parkersburg—1860 to 1880—was when it closed the longest known in the history of the
Church. He was Missionary Secretary, 1880-87. In 1878 Mr. Warner was made a Doctor of Divinity by Otterbein
University. He was one of the greatest pulpit orators in the Church, a great advocate of temperance, and he helped to
Biographical Sketches 153
[Funkhouser 1921, p. 145, 188; see also pp. 128, 188, 290-292, 296-301, 303] and [Glovier 1965, p. 114;
see also pp. 90, 94]
WALTON: Arthur P. Walton was born near Mt. Solon, Va., in 1876, and converted at the age of 16. He
was licensed in 1896 and in the next three years had built three churches. He became a member of
Conference in 1898, was ordained in 1899, and elected to the itinerancy in 1900. He served Franklin Circuit,
1898-1900; and Roanoke Mission, 1900-01. Reed’s Creek U.B. Church on Franklin circuit was built by A. P.
Walton in 1898 at a cost of $500; and South Mill Creek U.B. Church on Franklin circuit was built by A. P.
Walton in 1899; cost, $550. In 1902 he served as Conference Sunday School Secretary and Treasurer.
Granted a transfer to Iowa Conference in 1902 (apparently not exercised). [Funkhouser 1921, p. 145, 188;
see also pp. 128, 200-201, 294-297] and [Glovier 1965, pp. 90, 220]
WALTZ: Charles P. Waltz received his quarterly conference license in 1936 in the Pa. Conf., where he was
licensed and to which joined in 1938 and ordained in 1939. He transferred to Va. Conf. in 1941 and served
Antioch Circuit, 1939-40; and Reliance Circuit, 1940-43. He also served Lykens (East Pa. Conf.), 1943-44,
lived in Philadelphia, 1944-45; transferred to Calif. Conf. in 1946. In the 1960s he was listed as living in
Michigan and Ohio, but he is not listed in the 1968 EUB Yearbook. [Glovier 19654, p. 91; Lycoming 2013]
WAN: Johnny Wan served Pendleton-Grant Circuit, 1957-58.
WARE: John Herman Ware, Jr., graduated from Shenandoah College in 1958 and United
Theological Seminary in 1963 with a B.D. degree, and was received into Va. Conf. He was
advanced to the order of Elder and received into the Itinerancy. Prior to his entrance at United
Seminary, he had served Pendleton-Grant Charge, 1957-60. In 1964 he was assigned to
Winchester Charge and served there until 1966. In 1987 he was serving the Mill Creek Charge,
United Church of Christ, in Mt. Jackson, Va. [Glovier 1965, p. 286, from which the picture was
taken; see also pp. 902, 259]
WARNER: Dr. Zebedee Warner (1833-1888) was born in the west of Pendleton County,
W.Va., Feb. 28, 1833, and died in Nebraska, Jan. 24, 1888. He joined the U.B. Church in
1850. Feeling the need of a better education than he could secure in his native County, he
went the following year to the Northwestern Academy at Clarksburg, W.Va. He arrived there
without any money, yet he remained one year, earning his board and tuition by manual
labor. A student he remained all his life. In 1853 he was licensed as a preacher, and three
years later was sent to the extreme west of Virginia. He became a member of Conference in
1855 and was ordained in 1856. He served West Columbia Station, 1855-56; and Taylor
Circuit, 1857-58. In 1858 he helped to organize the Parkersburg Conference, this being
done in Taylor County, and from the very first he was a leader in it. In the new conference
his first charge was Taylor circuit, which took in parts of five counties. His salary was $100,
and out of this he had to pay rent on a little log cabin in the outskirts of Philippi. At times
the family faced want. From 1862 to 1869 he was a presiding elder. Whether as pastor or
elder, Mr. Warner had very unusual courage and endurance and neglected no duty. He made a specialty of
“catching and training” young men. For this purpose he established a theological institute for the benefit of
young candidates for the ministry who were without a sufficient education, and he taught this school without
compensation. His pastorate at Parkersburg—1860 to 1880—was when it closed the longest known in the
history of the Church. He was Missionary Secretary, 1880-87. In 1878 Mr. Warner was made a Doctor of
Divinity by Otterbein University. He was one of the greatest pulpit orators in the Church, a great advocate of
temperance, and he helped to change the attitude of his Church on the question of secret orders. He wrote a
book, Life of Jacob Bachtel. Rev. Z. Warner died Jan. 24, 1888, as a member of the Parkersburg Conference.
The picture is from [Glovier 1965, p. 69; see also p. 89], taken in 1886. Note: Phoebe Bland married a
Zebedee Warner (1807-1891) June 4, 1835, but there is no indication of a son named Zebedee. From
[Funkhouser 1921, pp. 152-153]:
Zebedee Warner was born in the west of Pendleton county, W.Va., Feb. 28, 1833, and died in Nebraska, Jan. 24, 1888.
He joined the U.B. Church in 1850. Feeling the need of a better education than he could secure in his native county, he
went the following year to the Northwestern Academy at Clarksburg, W.Va. He arrived there without any money, yet he
remained one year, earning his board and tuition by manual labor. A student he remained all his life. In 1853 he was
licensed as a preacher, and 3 years later was sent to the extreme west of Virginia. In 1858 he helped to organize the
Parkersburg Conference, this being done in Taylor County, and from the very first he was a leader in it. In the new
conference his first charge was Taylor circuit, which took in parts of five counties. His salary was $100, and out of this he
had to pay rent on a little log cabin in the outskirts of Philippi. At times the family faced want. From 1862 to 1869 he was
a presiding elder. Whether as pastor or elder, Mr. Warner had very unusual courage and endurance and neglected no duty.
He made a specialty of “catching and training” young men. For this purpose he established a theological institute for the
benefit of young candidates for the ministry who were without a sufficient education, and he taught this school without
compensation. His pastorate at Parkersburg—1860 to 1880—was when it closed the longest known in the history of the
Church. He was Missionary Secretary, 1880-87. In 1878 Mr. Warner was made a Doctor of Divinity by Otterbein
University. He was one of the greatest pulpit orators in the Church, a great advocate of temperance, and he helped to
Biographical Sketches 153
