REV. WILLIAM C. WADE
Was born in York county, Va., June 15, 1851, and is a son of Chidley
and Anne C. (Curtis) Wade of York county. He was married Aug.
31, 1886, to Noalice M., daughter of James V. and Emma J. Buckingham,
of Baltimore, Md. Three children have blessed the union,
Herbert V. C., William C., and Lawrence Curtis. Rev. Wade comes
of an old and well known Virginia family, his ancestors being Virginians
for several generations. His father has filled several county
offices of public trust and is at present the clerk of the county, serving
since July, 1887. Rev. Wade united with the Christian church in
1866; attended college at Bethany, W. Va., from September, 1874,
until June, 1876, then took a classical course at Columbia University,
Washington, remaining there until September, 1877; he returned to
Bethany, graduating from there in June, 1879, and entered the ministry
immediately afterward, having been ordained the year previous.
Has preached at various places: first at Warwick, C. H., afterward
establishing the church near there known as the Olivet, then went to
Hanover county and preached for Independence church about nine
months, then returned to York where he engaged in teaching for two
sessions, preaching in the meantime at Grafton church until September,
1862, when he received a call to Harford, Md., and served two
churches, Jerusalem and Avondale. In November, 1884, he commenced
devoting his time to the Jerusalem church, continuing there
until June, 1887, when he went into the county clerks office as deputy,
doing gratuitous work on the Lord's day for weak and struggling
churches. His postoffice address is Yorktown, Va.
