Background
Stiles, James Washington was born on November 5, 1886 in Flintville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Rufus Washington and Mattie Elizabeth (Knowles) Stiles.
Stiles, James Washington was born on November 5, 1886 in Flintville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Rufus Washington and Mattie Elizabeth (Knowles) Stiles.
Bachelor of Arts, Bethel College Bachelor of Divinity, Vanderbilt University, 1932.
One son, John William. Ordained ministry Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1910. Pastor successively Rutherford, Dyer, Trimble, South Pittsburgh and Jasper, Tennessee, until 1917, First Church, Hopkinsville, 1917-1921.
Editor Cumberland Presbyterian, 1921.
Again pastor at Hopkinsville, 1923-1927. Pastor Grace Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Nashville, Tennessee, 1927-1944.
Instructor in Christian Education, Cumberland Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 1942-1944. Editor in chief Cumberland Presbyterian Sunday School Literature, 1944-1947.
Pastor Kelly’s Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian Parish since 1947.
Odd Fellow.
Married Eula Vashti Duer, May 7, 1923.