Amherst B. Wickline Poem: Memory of a little log church, 1944

Access and use

Location of collection:
Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society
Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society
200 Second Street, NE
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (434) 296-1492
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Amherst B. Wickline Poem: Memory of a little log church, MS 633, Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society, Charlottesville, Virginia

Summary

Extent:
1 item
Creator:
Wickline, Amherst B.
Abstract:
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Amherst B. Wickline Poem: Memory of a little log church, MS 633, Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society, Charlottesville, Virginia

Background

Scope and content:

This is a 2 page poem written by Amherst B. Wickline, about his childhood church in Sweet Springs, West Virginia.

Biographical / historical:

Amherst Benonia Wickline (1866-1945) was born in Sweet Springs, West Virginia to John E. Wickline and Margaret Miller. Amherst married Ida May Walker (1872-1960) in 1899. They moved to Fluvanna County in the early 1900s, then to Albemarle County by 1920. Amherst lived the last 15 years of his life in Charlottesville on Belmont Avenue. He died in 1945 and was buried in Riverview Cemetery in Charlottesville.

Acquisition information:
Unknown
Physical location:
Archive Room File
Physical description:
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Indexed terms

Subjects:
American poetry