Background
Elliott, John Wesley was born on August 19, 1891 in South Boston, Virginia, United States. Son of John Wesley and Sallie Henry (Jeffress) Elliott.
Elliott, John Wesley was born on August 19, 1891 in South Boston, Virginia, United States. Son of John Wesley and Sallie Henry (Jeffress) Elliott.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Richmond, 1913. Bachelor of Divinity, Colgate, 1916. Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1917.
Doctor of Divinity, Kalamazoo College, 1935, University of Richmond, 1936.
April 1967). Ordained ministry Baptist Church, 1917. Pastor First Baptist Church, Canton, New York, 1917-1918. Acting pastor Haddonfield, New Jersey, 1918-1919.
Pastor Central Baptist Church, Wayne, Pennsylvania, 1919-1923.
General secretary Education Board Pennsylvania Baptist General Convention, 1923-1925. Director social education, American Baptist Publication Society, 1925-1933, secretary of Christian Education, 1933-1939.
President Alderson-Broaddus College, 1939-1950. Pastor Central Church, Westerly, 1950-1956, Millers Mills (New York) Community Church, 1956-1967.
Member Phi Delta Theta.
Married Grace Aline Young, September 25, 1916 (died September 30, 1961). Married second, Winifred Mills Beckstead, October 14, 1962 (deceased. Children: Grace Elizabeth (Mistress Humphrey A. Olsen), Martha Jeffress (Mistress West. Edgar Diechler), John Young.