Background
Overs, Walter Henry was born on March 26, 1870 in Harbury, England. Son of John and Sarah (Culley) Overs.
Overs, Walter Henry was born on March 26, 1870 in Harbury, England. Son of John and Sarah (Culley) Overs.
Educated Wolverhampton Technology School, Rochdale Bible School, England. B.Ph., Taylor University, Upland, Indiana, 1899, Master of Arts, 1900. Doctor of Philosophy, Grove City (Pennsylvania) College, 1908.
South.T.D., Hobart College, 1925.
Sent from England as missionary of United Methodist Episcopal Church to West Central Africa, 1893. Discovered 250,000 natives who practiced human sacrifice, slavery and polygamy. Established 35 schools and churches
Came to the United States on account of ill health, 1898, naturalized citizen, 1904.
Pastor various churches in New York State. Joined Protestant Episcopal Church, 1910.
Rector Saint Luke’s Church, Mechanicsburg, New York, 1910, Saint Paul’s Church, Wellsboro, 1910-1912, Church of the Ascension, Bradford, Pennsylvania, 1912-1919. Bishop of Liberia, December 18, 1919-November 30, 1925.
A general secretary field department of National Council Protestant Episcopal Church, 1925-1928.
Later rector Grace Church, Hastings-on-Hudson, New New York
Member of the board of directors National Board of Education, Liberia. Mason, Odd.
Married Mary Davis Sweet, September 20, 1900. Children: Helen May, Irene Elizabeth, Robert Perry.