Emporia, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Bishop William McKendree
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, May 9, 2009
1. Bishop William McKendree Marker
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Bishop William McKendree. . William McKendree was born in King William County in 1757. He soon moved with his family to present-day Greensville County, and later served in the Revolutionary War. In 1786, the county licensed him to keep a tavern at his house (12 miles south). The next year, transformed by the Second Great Awakening, McKendree entered the Methodist ministry as a circuit rider. In 1790, Francis Asbury ordained him Deacon. McKendree became presiding elder in the Western Conference extending from western Virginia to Illinois in 1800. In 1808, he became the first native-born American elected Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal (now United Methodist) Church. He died on 5 March 1835.
William McKendree was born in King William County in 1757. He soon moved with his family to present-day Greensville County, and later served in the Revolutionary War. In 1786, the county licensed him to keep a tavern at his house (12 miles south). The next year, transformed by the Second Great Awakening, McKendree entered the Methodist ministry as a circuit rider. In 1790, Francis Asbury ordained him Deacon. McKendree became presiding elder in the Western Conference extending from western Virginia to Illinois in 1800. In 1808, he became the first native-born American elected Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal (now United Methodist) Church. He died on 5 March 1835.
Erected 1995 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number UM-43.)
Location. 36° 40.954′ N, 77° 32.676′ W. Marker is in Emporia, Virginia. Marker is at the intersection of South Main Street (U.S. 301) and Greensville Avenue, on the
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right when traveling south on South Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Emporia VA 23847, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 25, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 951 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on May 13, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.