Background
Tims, John Chapel was born on August 23, 1870 in Kosciusko, Mississippi, United States. Son of William Chapel and Elizabeth (Thompson) Tims.
Tims, John Chapel was born on August 23, 1870 in Kosciusko, Mississippi, United States. Son of William Chapel and Elizabeth (Thompson) Tims.
Bachelor of Arts, Southwestern U., Memphis, Tennessee, 1896. Studied Union Theological Seminary, Virginia, 1896-1898. Doctor of Divinity, Rollins College, 1910.
Ordained ministry Presbyterian Church, United States of America, 1898. Assistant pastor First Church, Macon, Georgia, 1898-1899. Pastor First Church, Lake City, Florida, 1899-1901, Moultrie, Georgia, 1901-1907, First Church, Tampa, Florida, since 1907. With Young Men’s Christian Association at Camp Wheeler, Macon, Georgia, World War I.
Mason, Knight of Constantine.
Married Elizabeth Pasco, November 20, 1901.