Background
Mckim, James Miller was born on November 14, 1810 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James and Catharine (Miller) Mckim.
Mckim, James Miller was born on November 14, 1810 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James and Catharine (Miller) Mckim.
Graduate Dickinson College, 1828. Attended Princeton Theological Seminary, 1831, Andover Theological Seminary, 1832-1833, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, 1838-1839.
Represented Carlisle Negroes in American Anti-Slavery Society, Philadelphia, 1833. Ordained to ministry Presbyterian Church, Wilmington, Pennsylvania, 1835. 1st pastor Presbyterian church, Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania, circa 1835-circa 1837.
Editor Pennsylvania Freeman (organ Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society), Philadelphia, circa 1840.
Accompanied Mistress John Brown to Harpers Ferry to receive John Brown’s body, 1859. Organizer Philadelphia Portuguese Royal Relief Committee which provided for freed slaves, 1862.
Correspondent secretary Pennsylvania Freedman’s Relief Association, 1863, American Freedman’s Union Commission (agency to promote education among Negroes), New York City, 1865-1869.
Married Sarah Allibone Speakman, October 1, 1840. Children: Charles Follen, Lucy.