Saint James Episcopal Church Cemetery in Tidwells, Virginia

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63 St James Lane
Montross, Virginia 22520 United States

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131 Memorials
90% photographed
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In the late 1800s, Tidwells, VA was an isolated community with poor roads and no churches or schools. Samuel Henry Chatham, a resident of Tidwells, along with three of his neighbors, approached an Episcopal Minister, the Rev. R. A. Castleman, to provide religious services for their community. Rev. Castleman agreed to accommodate the request and held his first service beneath a sail in the yard of Mrs. James Evans. Later a brush arbor was built and eventually, a small house was built to serve as a union chapel.

Episcopal ministers continued to hold services and finally, with the written consent of the community, the charming little chapel was dedicated as St. James Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Virginia.

St James Church, Yeocomico Church, and Nomini Church are "The Episcopal Churches of Cople Parish".