Background
Deberry, William Nelson was born on August 29, 1870 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Caswell and Charlotte (Mayfield) Deberry.
Deberry, William Nelson was born on August 29, 1870 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Caswell and Charlotte (Mayfield) Deberry.
Bachelor of Science, Fisk University, Nashville, 1896. Bachelor of Divinity, Oberlin Theological Seminary, 1899. Doctor of Divinity, Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, 1914.
Ordained ministry Congregational Church, 1899. Pastor Saint John's Church, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1899-1931. Second Assistant moderator National Council Congregational Churches, 1919.
Trustee Fisk University executive secretary Dunbar Community League, 1914-1917.
Appointed by mayor, member Spring field Board of Public Welfare, 1935. Appointed by Governor Saltonstall member of Governor's Committee on Religious and Interracial Understanding in 1913.
Director New England Camping Association.
Member Massachusetts Home Missionary Society (trustee), Alpha Phi Alpha.
Married Amanda McKissack, September 6, 1899. Married second, Louise Scott, October 9, 1943. Children: Charlotte Pearl (Mistress Henry George Tracy), Anna Mae (Mistress Arthur H. Johnson).