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Dr Brodie Strachan Herndon (1810-1886)
Herndon was the son of Dabney Herndon a cashier for the Farmers Bank of Virginia. Its building later became home of the National Bank of Fredericksburg. The Farmers building was known as “Herndon House” because of the presence of the Herndons. (Daughter Ann went on to marry Commodore Matthew Fontaine Maury, ”Pathfinder of the Seas.” … Read more
Joseph Walker (1854-1943)
Joseph Walker was not a parishioner here but worked as St. George’s sexton from 1886 until 1940 when he retired, a total of 53 years. He was here longer than most parishioners. Walker was born a slave in 1854 on the farm of Col William Goodwin in Spotsylvania. He recalled how at age 9 Goodwin … Read more
R. C. L. Moncure (1805-1882)
Richard Cassius Lee Moncure served on the Vestry in the years 1847-1865 and then in 1869 until he died in 1882, serving a total of 30 years on the Vestry. He purchased pew 73 for $310 in 1849. (During the renovation 2007-2010 this pew was eliminated for the purpose of the daily office services and … Read more
Getting Started in St. George's History - 6 essential resources
Selections from several categories of our history.
McGuire served all 3 churches over the course of 45 years. He is probably the most influential of all our rectors in all phases of ministry from preaching, teaching, and outreach. Trip Wiggins, our archivist, wrote this for a Sunday school class and has been teaching classes for years
6. Tom Faulkner confronts the Vestry on race
Faulkner served St. George's for 30 years from 1946-1976. During these years racial policies were paramount, especially 1954, in the year of Brown vs. Board of Education, Faulkner was challenged by the Vestry on the role of Blacks in our service. He was able to move St. George's toward racial justice that other rectors would further
