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Works Project Administration – Articles from Rockingham County
CHURCHES
The Episcopal Church in Rockingham Country
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Mr. Dudley, having tendered his resignation, preached his last sermon on the last Sunday night in December,
1868, using the same text upon which his first sermon was based “Except ye repent ye shall all likewise perish:.
He, too, was called to the rectorate and pulpit of Christ, Church, Baltimore, Maryland.
The Rectors serving the Parish and residing at Harrisonburg, since 1869, have been:
Alexander W. Waddell 1870-1875
David Barr 1875-1879
T. Jervis Edwards 1879-1881
O.S. Bunting 1881-1889
W.T. Roberts 1889-1892
O.M. Yerger 1893-1899
W.J. Horton 1900-1902
Robert U. Brooking 1903-1908
Dallas Tucker 1908-1909
John L. Jackson 1910- ?
Herbert S. Osburn No dates provided
Walter Williams 1919-1937
7. ART:
None.
8. SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
Court Records, Clerk’s Office, Rockingham County, Harrisonburg, Virginia.
J. Houston Harrison in his Settlers by the Long Grey Trail.
Dr. John W. Wayland in his History of Rockingham County.
January 21, 2025 Geo. W. Fetzer
Harrisonburg, VA
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CHURCHES
The Episcopal Church in Rockingham Country
Page Three
Mr. Dudley, having tendered his resignation, preached his last sermon on the last Sunday night in December,
1868, using the same text upon which his first sermon was based “Except ye repent ye shall all likewise perish:.
He, too, was called to the rectorate and pulpit of Christ, Church, Baltimore, Maryland.
The Rectors serving the Parish and residing at Harrisonburg, since 1869, have been:
Alexander W. Waddell 1870-1875
David Barr 1875-1879
T. Jervis Edwards 1879-1881
O.S. Bunting 1881-1889
W.T. Roberts 1889-1892
O.M. Yerger 1893-1899
W.J. Horton 1900-1902
Robert U. Brooking 1903-1908
Dallas Tucker 1908-1909
John L. Jackson 1910- ?
Herbert S. Osburn No dates provided
Walter Williams 1919-1937
7. ART:
None.
8. SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
Court Records, Clerk’s Office, Rockingham County, Harrisonburg, Virginia.
J. Houston Harrison in his Settlers by the Long Grey Trail.
Dr. John W. Wayland in his History of Rockingham County.
January 21, 2025 Geo. W. Fetzer
Harrisonburg, VA
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