Ellis Eldridge O'Neal

Background

O'Neal, Ellis Eldridge was born on December 18, 1923 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Son of Ellis Eldridge and Lelia Alice (McDaniel) O'N.

Education

Bachelor, U. Richmond, 1946; postgraduate, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, 1946-1947; Master of Divinity, Andover Newton Theological School, 1949; Master of Science, Simmons College, 1962.

Career

Pastor, Hillsboro Baptist Church, Crozet, Virginia, 1949-1956; pastor, Chamberlayne Baptist Church, Richmond, Virginia, 1956-1960; library, faculty, Andover Newton Theological School, Newton Centre, Massachusetts, 1960-1986; retired, Andover Newton Theological School, Newton Centre, Massachusetts, 1986. Library consultant Zion Research Foundation, Boston, 1976, American Baptist History Society, Rochester, New York, 1977, Florida Memorial College, Miami, 1977, Theological College, Samford U., Birmingham, Alabama, since 1988.

Achievements

• Ordained to ministry Southern Baptist Convention, 1948, American Baptist Churches in the The United States of America, 1961.

Membership

Active 1st Baptist Church, Newton Centre, since 1960. Member American Theological Library. Association (Lilly Endowment scholar 1961-1962), American Baptist History Society (secretary since 1989, 20 year certified of service 1981).

Connections

Married Helen ElizabethSpivey, August 12, 1961.

Father:

Ellis Eldridge O'N.

Mother:

Lelia Alice (McDaniel) O'N.

Spouse:

Helen ElizabethSpivey