James Berry Leavell

Background

Leavell, James Berry was born on March 1, 1880 in Oxford, Mississippi, United States. Son of George Washington and Corra Ball (Berry) Leavell.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University of Mississippi, 1904. Th.B., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1909.

Career

Ordained ministry Baptist Church, 1905. Pastor McComb, Mississippi, Indianola, Gulfport, Oxford, until 1917, First Church, Houston, Texas, since 1917. Membership over 5,000 in 1926.

Trustee Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Baptist Bible Institute, New Orleans.

Achievements

• James Berry Leavell has been listed as a noteworthy clergyman by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Mason.

Connections

Married Lulu Freeland Bryan, May 29, 1907. Children: James Berry, Lulu Lawton, Corra Eleanor, Robert Thomas, Ulleen Elise.

Father:

George Washington Leavell

Mother:

Corra Ball (Berry) Leavell

Spouse:

Lulu Freeland Bryan

child:

Corra Eleanor Leavell

child:

Lulu Lawton Leavell

child:

James Berry Leavell

child:

Robert Thomas Leavell

child:

Ulleen Elise Leavell