William Forney Hovis

Background

Hovis, William Forney was born on May 18, 1872 in Wesley, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William and Harriet Newell (Smith) Hovis.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Allegheny College, 1895, A.M., 1898, Doctor of Divinity, 1907. Bachelor of Sacred Theology, Garrett Biblical Institute, 1898.

Career

Began as teacher public schools (permanent certificate from Pennsylvania 1893). Principal high school, Mercer, Pennsylvania, 1893. Ordained Mechanical Engineering ministry, 1898.

Student pastor South Valparaiso and East Chicago, Indiana, until 1901. Pastor Danville, Indiana, 1901, and successively at St. Paul’s Church, South Bend, Endion Church, Duluth, Minnesota, Grand Avenue (now First) Church, Milwaukee, Grand Avenue Temple, Kansas City, Missoury, Maple Avenue Church, St. Louis, Wesley Church, Oklahoma City, Kenwood Boulevard Church, Milwaukee. Lecturer, traveler; research worker in patent office A.O. Smith Corporation, Milwaukee.

Membership

Member 4th Ecumenical Conference of Methodist Episcopal Church Church, Toronto, Canada, 1911. Member General Conference of Methodist Episcopal Church Church, Minneapolis, 1912. Member Phi Delta Theta.

Mason; Member Rotary.

Connections

Married Aimee Parry, September 3, 1902 (died December 1909). Married second, Ina Mosiman, January 9, 1912. Children: William Forney II, Keith Wendell.

Father:

William Hovis

Mother:

Harriet Newell (Smith) Hovis

Spouse:

Aimee Parry

Spouse:

Ina Mosiman

child:

Keith Wendell Hovis

child:

William Forney II Hovis