Background
Ham, John Wiley was born on April 29, 1882 in Jackson, Georgia, United States. Son of Thomas Wilkinson and Elizabeth Elmina (Higgins) Ham.
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John Wiley Ham
John Wiley Ham, American evangelist. Mason.
Education
Student Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, 1904-1905, Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, 1907, University of Chicago, winter terms 1916, 17.
Career
Ordained ministry Missionary Baptist Church, 1905. Pastor Baptist Tabernacle, New Bern, North Carolina, 1907-1909. Assistant pastor Baptist Tabernacle, Atlanta, 1910-1912.
Evangelist, 1913-1915.
Pastor Tabernacle Church, Atlanta, 1917-1924 (membership increased to 3,250 and South.S. to 2,500). President Atlanta Bible Conference, 1918-1924.
In evangelistic work on nation-wide basis since 1924. Also widely known as speaker on national and international questions.
Achievements
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John Wiley Ham has been listed as a noteworthy evangelist. by Marquis Who's Who.
Membership
Mason.
Connections
Married Sara Jean Ousley, of Middendorf, South Carolina., June 23, 1908.
- Father:
- Thomas Wilkinson Ham
- Mother:
- Elizabeth Elmina (Higgins) Ham
- Spouse:
- Sara Jean Ousley
