BIO: William J. Judd, Wyoming Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, PA & NY

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Chaffee, Amasa Franklin. History of the Wyoming 
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 
New York: Eaton & Mains, 1904, page 351.
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  Judd, William J., was born on April 14, 1833, at Flemingville, N.Y., 
where his father, Gaylord Judd, was stationed at that time. He attended 
district school until sixteen years of age, when he spent some time in 
an academy in Elmira. After teaching a while he went to Cazenovia and 
spent some time in that school. He then taught school several years. 
Meanwhile he had been licensed as a local preacher by the Candor 
Church, which he joined when fifteen years of age. His conversion was 
at a camp meeting. He became convinced that it was his duty to preach 
the Gospel when about twenty-four years old. Accordingly he joined the 
Conference in 1857.
  In 1861 he married Miss Frances W. Bacon. They have a son, William 
B., who is a member of Newark Conference, where he preached twelve 
years, and is now professor of philosophy in Mount Union College, 
Alliance, O. His brother Charles was a missionary in India twenty 
years. 
  He was secretary of the Conference from 1881-84. Since retiring from 
active work he has resided at Marlboro, N.J.
  His pastoral record is as follows: 1857, Caroline Center; 1858, Tioga 
Center; 1859, Union; 1860-61, Kingston and Wyoming; 1862-63, Hyde Park, 
Scranton; 1864-66, Pittston; 1867-69, Honesdale; 1870-72, Providence, 
Scranton; 1873, Montrose; 1874-75, Norwich; 1876-78, Susquehanna; 1879-
81, Newark; 1882-84, High Street, Binghamton; 1885-86, sy.; 1887-88, 
Park Place, Scranton; 1889-1903, sd.