Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

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

Acquisition Information

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Biographical Information

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.

Scope and Content

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

Index Terms

Persons:

• Wickline, Amherst B., 1866-1945

Subjects:

• American poetry

Geographical Names:

• Sweet Springs (W. Va.)