Background
Wade, Cyrus U. was born on March 16, 1849 in LaGrange Company, Indiana, United States. Son of Joseph B. and Louisa J. (Warner) Wade.
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Cyrus U. Wade
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Academic education, LaGrange, Indiana. Doctor of Divinity, DePauw, 1903.
Career
Practiced law at LaGrange, 1870-1880. Prosecuting attorney 34th Judicial Circuit, Indiana, 1873-1875. Ordained Mechanical Engineering ministry, 1880.
Pastor in North Indiana Conference, 18 years. At Roann, 1880-1882, Bourbon, 1883-1885, South Whitley, 1886, Muncie, 1887-1891, Blufton, 1892-1896, Wabash, 1967. Presiding elder Muncie District, 1898-1903, Ftt.
Wayne District, 1904-1909. Pastor Broadway Church, Logansport, 1909-1910. Endowment secretary, DePauw University, 1910-1923.
General secretary Preachers’ Aid Society, North Indiana Conference of Methodist Episcopal Church Church, April 1, 1923-1929. Retired at own request, 1930, age of 81. Delegate General Conference of Methodist Episcopal Church Church, 1900, 04, 08.
President trustees Methodist Memorial Home for Aged, Warren, Indiana, since 1907. Member general board Conference Claimants for Methodist Episcopal Church, 1908-1912. Member board of trustees and visitors, DePauw University, 12 years Home: Muncie, Indiana.
Membership
Member general; member board of trustees and visitors, DePauw University, 12 yrs.
Connections
Married Mary Will, of LaGrange, March 27, 1873 (died, October 8, 1891).; married second, Elizabeth L. Welburn, of Knightstown, Indiana, September 12, 1893. Children: Raymond J. (Doctor of Divinity), Will Haven, Cyrus Earl (deceased).
