The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1915-07-08


was born Sept. Is, 1851 on his
fathers farm about two miles
southwest of Maryville, Tenn.
essee. His parents were David
Wear and Sarah Jane Tedford.
He had two brothers and three
sisters: Rev. Charles Erskine
Tedford who is the pastor of the
Presbyterian Church of Fletcher,
O; DR.. Edward w. Tedford who
is druggist and resides in Mary
vile; Jerusha who died on her
birthday when she was just one
year old; Martha Eleanor who
became the wife of Capt. VIM.
H. Henry and spent her life in
Maryville; Malinda who married
DIR. Lafayette Currier and moved
to Missouri where she died.
MIR. Tedford spent his youth
and young manhood upon his
fathers farm, that is now owned
by A. B. Montgomery. From
his earliest life he attended the
Sunday School of New Providence
Church. He became a christian
so early in life that he was &C
customed to say that he did not
know when he was converted,
that he had always been christ
ian. When he was just boy he
united with New Providence
Presbyterian Church of Maryville
where he kept his membership
until he was formally ordained
to the Gospel Ministry. During
these days of his youth he be-
came a student of Maryville
college and graduated with the
class of 1877, with the degree
of Bachelor of Arts. In the
autumn of the year of his gradu-
alton from college, he entered
Lane Theological Seminary to
prepare himself by the study of
Theology for the Presbyterian
Ministry. He was licensed to
preach the Gospel on August 30,
1879 by the Presbytery of Kings
ton. After spending three years
of study in Lane Seminary, he
graduated in the spring of the
year of 1880. He was ordained
to the Presbyterian Ministry by
the Presbytery of Kingston on
September IL, 1880. Then, one
day later on September Is, 1880
which was his birthday, he was
to Miss Sarah NJ. Silsby
a daughter of Rev. JohnaaSilsby
who had been a Missionary to [
Siam. Two days later, on Sep
TENDER Is, 1880, he and his bride
started on their long journey to s
India to serve as Missionaries {
under our Presbyterian Board .
Gu. S. A. of Foreign Missions. {
Mr.. Tedford's work in India I
was that of an Itinerating Evan ]
gelist, going from place to place t
and from village to village, telling t
the heather people about the c
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
The Mission Stations in India
where he served as Missionary S
were as follows: Kolapur, Rat |
1agiri, Sangli, and Kodoli. a
Mr.. Tedford while serving as n
Missionary came back to the l
four times on furlough. v
The first furlough came in 1891 h
after eleven years on the field. n
Then, there was another furlough 5
n 1901 after they had passed Il
through the terrible famine of t
900-1901. Then again he was Ii
allied back home by the serious a
Illness of his son, Arthur, and on u
his furlough he resigned as fl
Visionary and remained in this W
ountry for five years. On Ia
october Is, 1910, after his son CT
ad regained his health, he and re
is wife started back to India to m
axe up again their work at the tt
tation of Kodoli. Here they re-
lained almost five years until tie
Ir. Tedford's physician drove fl
i'm home again in the hope that fir
is failing health might be re- a
aimed. There were thirty-four o.
ears between the first going out he