Individual Details

Reverend Elvero Greenleaf PERSONS LL.B, D.D.

(Mar 1842 - )

Events

BirthMar 1842New York
Military22 Aug 1862enlisted in the 18th Mich. Volunteers of the Union Army
Military14 Oct 1863enlisted as 1st Lieutenant, upgraded to 2nd Lieutenant then Captain of the US Colored Infantry - Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee
Military14 Oct 1863discharged from Co C, 18th Michigan Infantry
OccupationBet 1865 and 1866Judge Advocate in the Department of Tennessee - Tennessee
Marriage2 Apr 1867Gertrude Adelia REED
Graduated1868the Law Department of Michigan University - Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan
Miscellaneous1868entered the Methodist Episcopal ministry of the North Ohio Conference - Ohio
Occupation6 Aug 1870minister - Perkins, Erie County, Ohio
Occupation7 Jun 1880preacher - Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio
Residence7 Jun 1880with his family and father on Center Street - Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio
MiscellaneousBet 1883 and 1887was the Presiding Elder of the Wooster District - Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio
Military26 Mar 1886discharged from the US Colored Infantry
Miscellaneous1888was a delegate to the General Conference - New York, New York County, New York
ResidenceJun 1890Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio
Residence1892at 25 Norwood Ave - Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio
Occupation1892pastor - Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio
Degree1894Doctor of Divinity (honorary) by the Ohio Wesleyan University - Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio
MiscellaneousBet 1894 and 1900was the Presiding Elder of the Mansfield District - Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio
Occupation6 Jun 1900minister - Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio
Residence6 Jun 1900with his wife and children at 58 William St East - Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio
Miscellaneous22 Sep 1903was mentioned in the Mansfield News as being stationed - Berea, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Residence1906Plymouth, Richland County, Ohio
Occupation1906minister - Plymouth, Richland County, Ohio
Occupation6 May 1910methodist minister - Oak Harbor, Island County, Washington

Families

SpouseGertrude Adelia REED (1843 - )
ChildLieutenant Colonel Elbert Elvero PERSONS M.D. (1869 - 1924)
ChildFrank PERSONS (1871 - 1871)
ChildAlfred Cookman PERSONS (1873 - 1881)
ChildJohn Reed PERSONS (1876 - )
ChildAlice Lora PERSONS (1877 - 1953)
ChildVictor Smith PERSONS (1878 - )
ChildChristopher Edgar PERSONS (1882 - )
ChildVincent John PERSONS (1884 - )
FatherGeorge PERSONS (1810 - )